Chapter 405 - 935: Crazy Old Man!
Listening to the pig-like squeals and sickening thuds from behind them, Jiang Yinuo couldn’t help but shudder. She was being pulled along by Qin Fan, and the memory of the threat—to beat the man until he couldn’t take care of himself—sent a chill down her spine.
"Qin Fan, isn’t this going a bit too far?" she said. "What if something happens?"
"Nothing will happen! Don’t worry about me! Since Heaven itself saw fit to put him in my path like this, it’s clearly fate. I can’t defy destiny by letting him off the hook!" Qin Fan licked his lips, speaking flippantly.
Watching Qin Fan spout nonsense with a perfectly straight face, Jiang Yinuo was momentarily speechless before retorting, "What are you talking about? If he really ends up unable to care for himself, there will definitely be trouble! Judging by his clothes and that sports car, he’s not from an ordinary family. What will we do if this escalates?" Instead of calming down, Jiang Yinuo grew even more tense and uneasy.
"He won’t escalate it! He’ll soon understand that making a big deal out of this would be suicidal!" Qin Fan chuckled dismissively.
Hearing the firm conviction in his tone, Jiang Yinuo bit her lip. "Qin Fan, can you tell me... what’s the deal between you, your dorm mates, and those two bald men? Also, who is this Chang Yuanyi you mentioned?"
"Chang Yuanyi is a top young master from Jinling whom I met by chance," Qin Fan patiently explained with a light chuckle. "As for the bald brothers, you’re right, we didn’t get along at first. It started the day you called me a scumbag. I was feeling all pent up, so I went to a bar that night. As luck would have it, I ran afoul of one of the bald guys, and then the other one showed up with his men. Later that night, my dorm mates came looking for me, and we all ended up in a massive brawl. Afterward, the bald brothers put the word out that they were coming to school to get us, but then they heard I had connections to Chang Yuanyi. Terrified that Chang Yuanyi would deal with them, they came to offer a humble apology and beg for forgiveness. That’s the whole story. Understand now?"
"So you’re relying on Chang Yuanyi? What if he can’t handle this? It will all fall back on you in the end!" she said, her voice still laced with worry, seemingly forgetting that her hand was still clasped tightly in his.
"Yinuo! I know what I’m doing! Don’t worry, you really don’t need to worry!" Qin Fan laughed, reaching out with his free hand to gently tap her cute nose.
Stung by the gesture, Jiang Yinuo reflexively snatched her hand back. She turned away, her face flushed. "Hey, you’re going too far!"
"Alright, alright, I won’t cross the line! Let’s go, we still have seven kilometers ahead of us! If you get tired, just say the word and I’ll carry you!" Qin Fan said cheekily.
"No need! I’ll just call a ride; we’ll be there in no time!" Jiang Yinuo shot back, rolling her eyes at him.
"What if I insist on carrying you?"
"Then our friendship is over!"
"Is it that serious?"
"Don’t push your luck!"
「On Kunlun Mountain.」
A figure moved swiftly through the night, arriving at the mountain’s peak. Facing the silhouette sitting on the edge of the cliff, Hua Xiaotian asked with grave urgency, "Master, this is the first time you’ve actively sought me out! What’s happened?"
"No need to be so alarmed. Nothing has happened," the blind old man chided, his tone laced with dissatisfaction.
"Then why, Master...?" Hua Xiaotian frowned, completely puzzled. After such an urgent summons, was his master just toying with him?
"Have you forgotten what I told you?" the blind old man said with another quiet rebuke, his head bowed.
After a moment’s hesitation, Hua Xiaotian replied with a helpless air, "Master, are you referring to bringing that young Grandmaster over?"
"Of course! Why else would I need to find you? It’s only because my eyes are blind. Otherwise, I wouldn’t need you—I’d go find him myself!" the blind old man snapped.
"Master, it’s not that I don’t want to bring him. It’s just that now is not a suitable time for me to approach him. If I go so rashly, he will certainly refuse. Besides, he isn’t just uninterested in the Guardian Institute; he’s developed a prejudice against it. If our invitation fails, who knows how long we’ll have to wait for another chance!" Hua Xiaotian explained.
"I’ve told you before! That Guardian Institute is a complete joke! Do you really expect to fend off our enemies with those soldiers of yours? If we were truly targeted by those Divine Level masters from abroad, we would have to rely on those old freaks from the North, South, East, and West. As for your Guardian Institute? It’s like it’s made of tofu dregs; it would crumble at the first push! To think that kid saw through it too! Not bad, not bad at all. I’m becoming more and more interested in him! By the way, you must have felt the anomaly in the Southwest a few days ago. Well? Do you know who caused it?" His voice became extremely grave by the end.
"It’s untraceable. I sent men over immediately after the phenomenon occurred, but they couldn’t find anything," Hua Xiaotian said, his brows knitting together. "However, there is one thing that’s very strange and intriguing."
"Hmm? Go on," the blind old man said, an eyebrow twitching.
"Master, it’s about the young Grandmaster. I’ve discovered that during the last few celestial anomalies, it was as if he’d vanished from the Human World. We couldn’t find any trace of him during those specific timeframes."
"So you think the anomalies are related to him?"
"Yes! I can’t find a single reason or logical argument to refute this view."
"Haha! Interesting... very interesting!"
"Master, can you analyze this?"
"I can’t. Without seeing him, it’s impossible to say for sure. But I’m becoming more convinced that he is the chosen one of the Heavenly Dao! Xiaotian, no matter what, you must bring him to me as soon as possible. I can hardly wait!" The blind old man laughed, a clear note of excitement in his voice.
Gritting his teeth, Hua Xiaotian’s tense brow twitched. After a moment of hesitation, he continued, "Master, it might be difficult to get him to come here. What if I take you down the mountain? He’s currently studying at a university. It would be extremely easy to find him!"
"No! Here, at the summit of Kunlun Mountain, the noble, vital energy of heaven and earth gathers. Though I am blind, nothing can escape my inner vision. But if I go down the mountain, I will be truly blind, and that would be meaningless! So, he must be the one to come up here! In short, you must make it happen!" the blind old man said solemnly, gently shaking his head.
"Yes, Master. I will do my best to find the right opportunity," Hua Xiaotian said, nodding as he gazed at the blind old man’s back.
His curiosity about the mysteries surrounding Qin Fan was growing stronger and stronger. As far as he knew, not even the mention of the four old freaks from the North, South, East, and West had ever caused his master to lose his composure. Yet now, his master was showing an excitement he had never seen before—and all for Qin Fan, a person he had never met and knew almost nothing about. On the surface, Hua Xiaotian remained calm, but inwardly, he was shaken beyond words.
"Go," the blind old man said with a wave of his hand.
His crossed legs, perched on the cliff’s edge, shifted slightly before becoming completely still, like a statue. Even as the biting mountain wind raged around him, his body and his clothes remained as motionless as the mountain itself.