Chapter 436 - 426: What Can You Do to Me?
His arrival at the Qin family mansion had been uneventful, but as he left, Qin Fan felt a rare sense of melancholy and wistfulness.
Qin Jie’s integrity was beyond doubt. Although Qin Fan’s feud with the Qin family was to the death, it didn’t extend to Qin Jie and his daughter. After all, when his family had suffered bullying from the entire Qin family, only this father-daughter duo had refused to join the pack. To Qin Fan’s family of three back then, any member of the Qin family who didn’t kick them while they were down was a good person!
It was for this reason alone that Qin Fan had spared the father-daughter duo while radically tearing down the rest of the Qin family.
But alas, fate plays cruel tricks.
At this point, besides muttering a "rest in peace" and feeling a sense of pity, Qin Fan had nothing more to say. He understood Qin Jie’s actions, but understanding was one thing. As Qin Jie himself had said, debts of sin must be repaid, and the monsters one creates must be answered for.
Perhaps for this Third Young Master of the Qin family, who claimed that living was a constant state of torment and torture, such a release wasn’t a bad choice after all.
Walking out of the Qin Family mansion, Qin Fan gazed up at the overcast sky and let out a long sigh.
Just as he was about to stride away, his phone suddenly buzzed in his pocket. An unfamiliar number vibrated urgently on the screen.
Qin Fan furrowed his brow slightly but answered the call. "Hello," he said indifferently, starting to walk.
"Master Qin, it’s Hua Xiaotian!" The voice on the other end was grave.
"Speak." Qin Fan’s voice was deep and sparing, betraying a slight surprise but no shock.
"I’ve heard about your parents! Have you found out who was behind it?" Hua Xiaotian asked, his voice laced with tension.
Yes, he was nervous. He was afraid it was the work of some major family in the country. If that were the case, all hell would break loose. Who could possibly stop Qin Fan’s revenge? He knew he himself wouldn’t be able to. If that happened, they would surely face a bloody massacre at the hands of this heaven-defying talent! Such a scenario was absolutely not an outcome that the Guardian Institute or the Huaxia elites could easily accept.
But he also knew this was a man who could send him flying with a single punch. Even if he and the other higher-ups found Qin Fan’s decision unacceptable, they would simply have to endure it.
At this point, Qin Fan had more or less deduced what Hua Xiaotian was thinking and replied calmly, "We have."
"Who?" Hua Xiaotian’s heartbeat quickened.
"Qiao Xiyuan of the Qiao Family."
"The Qiao Family of the Demon Capital?"
Hua Xiaotian panicked. Although the Qiao Family was a far cry from a clan like the Ye Family of Lingnan, if anything were to happen to them, the turmoil for the entire Demon Capital would be no less than an earthquake. Given the circumstances, how could he not be anxious?
"Yes," Qin Fan said.
"What are you planning to do?"
"What am I planning? Heh. You’ve had people tracking my every move for so long, Master Hua. Do you still not understand me?" Qin Fan chuckled, his voice laced with mockery.
BUZZ...
At his words, Hua Xiaotian’s head swam.
That damn kid. Is he planning to go to extremes again?
"Can’t we discuss this? The Qiao Family is different from a corporate family like the Du Family. If something were to happen to them, it would be a storm for the entire Demon Capital, for all of Huaxia!" Hua Xiaotian pleaded, his voice lacking conviction.
Little did he know, Qin Fan just scoffed at the notion. "That’s your problem to consider! What does it have to do with me? Of course, you can try to obstruct me. But I guarantee you, if a man stands in my way, I’ll kill him. If a god stands in my way, I’ll slaughter it!"
"Are you trying to challenge the law of the land?" Stung by Qin Fan’s audacious words, Hua Xiaotian blurted out subconsciously.
He regretted the words as soon as they left his mouth. As if he already knew how Qin Fan would answer, his expression changed instantly.
"So what if I challenge it? In my world, there is no law, only my own rules! If I’m pushed to the brink, so what if I become a public enemy to the entire world? What can any of you do to me? Hahaha! Hua Xiaotian, oh, Hua Xiaotian. Don’t you dare wave your title of ’Huaxia’s Number One’ in my face, and don’t even start with that bullshit about the Guardian Institute. If I wished it, all of you would be nothing but trash! Trash I could stomp into the eighteenth level of Hell in minutes! Understand? Behave yourselves, and if I’m in a good mood, I might even grant you some benefits! Haha!" Qin Fan tilted his head back and laughed with scorn.
Provocation? So what! No law! Only his own rules! The Guardian Institute was bullshit! They were all just trash!
Listening to these outrageous, wildly arrogant words, Hua Xiaotian found he couldn’t muster the slightest bit of resentment or anger. The strong, after all, are the class that dominates this world. Ever since that one probing exchange at the Du Family’s private hospital, Hua Xiaotian had been utterly convinced of Qin Fan’s power.
Faced with Qin Fan’s brazen speech, he felt neither shame nor irritation. Instead, he was captivated by the last part of Qin Fan’s tirade.
Benefits? What kind of benefits?
He held his breath, his mind racing for a few seconds over those two words. After a moment of silence, he asked urgently, "What do you mean?"
"The ones behind my parents’ kidnapping this time were the Japanese. So after I’m done with the Qiao Family, a trip to Japan is inevitable. I was wondering if Master Hua has any interest in coming along. We might even get to face that Orochi. Also... correct me if I’m wrong, but you’ve been stuck at the threshold of the Gang Jin realm for quite a while now, haven’t you? Want to break through?" Qin Fan asked with a playful smile.
Break through to Gang Jin? Hua Xiaotian dreamed of it!
Hua Xiaotian was utterly stunned that Qin Fan had seen through his Martial Arts Cultivation with a single sentence. But what shocked him even more was the question, "Want to break through?" That one casual phrase completely shattered his composure.
His breathing grew ragged in an instant as he asked, "You have a way to help me break through?"
"I need a helping hand for my trip to Japan. Interested?" Qin Fan said with a smile, shaking his head and ignoring Hua Xiaotian’s somewhat naive question.
"You want me to face the Orochi with my Martial Arts Cultivation, which hasn’t even reached the Gang Jin realm? What’s the difference between that and suicide? Besides, my identity is known worldwide. If I just barge into Japan and go on a killing spree, do you understand the implications? It would instantly spark a war between the Martial Arts Worlds of our two nations!" Hua Xiaotian said, frowning at Qin Fan’s fearless words that completely disregarded the consequences.
At my current level of Martial Arts Cultivation... am I not aware of my own limits, even if the ignorant masses in Huaxia’s Martial Arts World call me ’Number One’? If I set foot in Japan with this level of power, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even leave behind dust! Even titans like Qi Lian the Demi Immortal and the four old masters of the cardinal directions wouldn’t dare to take the Onmyoji and Divine Ninjas lightly. How could he, Hua Xiaotian, possibly stand against them? Go to Japan? That’s suicide! Forget breaking through the Gang Jin bottleneck! I’d probably never make it out alive the moment I set foot there!
"I don’t want to hear all that nonsense," Qin Fan sneered as he walked. "I’ll ask you one thing: are you interested? Do you dare?"