Chapter 1575
: An ordinary man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade in his arms
Chapter 1575: An ordinary man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade in his arms
After clarifying the hidden dangers within the family's territory, a deep, thoughtful light flashed in Su Fan's eyes, and he had already made up his mind.
The Li family's legacy is not something that just anyone can covet.
This is a perfect opportunity to wipe out all those lurking, watchful forces in the shadows and eliminate any future threats.
As the saying goes, "A single punch can prevent a hundred more."
For many years to come, he will most likely settle down here.
He had no interest in dealing with these trivial matters on the family's territory every day, and he would not tolerate anyone causing trouble on the Li family's land.
Su Fan turned his head and looked at the little girl bouncing around beside him, his voice unconsciously softening.
"Girl...who are the people in your family..."
Upon hearing this, the little girl's big, dark eyes lit up instantly. She quickly raised her fair little hand, her chubby fingers carefully counting each one.
"My family... has a father, an aunt, a second aunt, a third aunt, a fourth aunt, a fifth aunt, a seventh aunt, and many older brothers and sisters..." she said in a childish voice, her little head nodding along with the words.
What the hell...
Su Fan's lips twitched slightly. The Li family was having an excessively large number of members.
Damn it, he's lived to such an old age and has only taken in three Daoist partners.
But Old Li's son actually took seven wives in one go, which was even more extravagant than his father's.
He glanced at the little girl's exquisitely beautiful appearance, her eyes and brows carrying a touch of the heroic spirit unique to the Li family bloodline.
But Su Fan couldn't say for sure which son of the Li family this girl was born to.
Su Fan knew that most families in the cultivation world followed the same principle.
The only way to ensure the prosperity of a family is to continuously expand its branches and strengthen its bloodline.
The Li family has only been here for a few hundred years. In terms of resource reserves, clan strength, and foundation, they are far inferior to those old families that have been passed down for thousands or tens of thousands of years.
Since they can't compete in terms of raw power, they can only make up for it by breeding offspring on a large scale and expanding the number of descendants as much as possible.
After all, the more descendants a family has, the greater the probability of producing a child with exceptional talent.
It should be understood that for many cultivation families, producing even one exceptionally talented disciple every few hundred or even a thousand years is already considered a stroke of luck, enough to sustain the family's prosperity for a period of time.
Su Fan's three Daoist partners are all outstanding individuals, but his own talent is considered quite poor.
This means that his family will inevitably produce mediocre offspring in the future, which is something he has always been secretly worried about.
The little girl in front of them was actually a rare dual spiritual root.
This level of qualification is already considered top-tier in a newly emerging family like the Li family.
As his thoughts raced, Su Fan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his brows furrowed slightly.
He could clearly sense several auras of varying strength rapidly approaching the restaurant from various corners of the market.
A sense of doubt arose in his mind: Could it be that these people had seen through his background?
Before he could think it through, a soft whooshing sound suddenly rang out in the previously empty second-floor hall of the tavern, and several figures appeared almost simultaneously.
These people were dressed in different clothes and had a deep and imposing aura; they were all cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage.
Their gazes fell undisguisedly on the spirit crystal that the little girl was clutching tightly.
Their pupils contracted slightly, their eyes surging with undisguised greed, like hungry wolves eyeing a piece of meat.
Seeing this, Su Fan suddenly realized what was happening, and his doubts instantly vanished.
So that's how it is. No wonder they arrived so quickly.
These guys were all attracted by the aura of the spirit crystal.
He chuckled inwardly. In this desolate, spiritually barren place, a spirit crystal from the upper realm was like a bright lamp suddenly lit in the darkest night, impossible to ignore.
One of the elderly men, with gray hair and wearing a blue robe, forced a fake smile and spoke to the little girl in a deliberately gentle tone.
"Child... could you let this old man take a look at what you're holding?"
"Girl, hand over what you're holding..." The other person was less patient, speaking harshly with a strong sense of threat, and his eyes turned fierce.
"Child, how about this..." Another person pulled out a jade pendant that shimmered with spiritual light from their storage bag and tempted him.
"How about I use this to trade you for what you have?"
"Enough nonsense... you little brat, hand over the stuff right now, or I'll kill you right now..." The last man had the most volatile temper. As soon as he finished speaking, he exuded a sharp killing intent and locked onto the little girl.
The little girl had never seen anything like this before. She shrank back in fright, her face turning deathly pale, and her eyes reddening slightly.
She quickly turned around and hid tightly behind Su Fan, her small hands gripping the hem of his clothes so tightly that her knuckles turned slightly white.
Seeing the little girl trembling with fear, Su Fan's anger flared up instantly, and his previously calm gaze turned icy cold.
How dare you scare my granddaughter!
These ignorant fools, are they tired of living?
He slowly turned around, gently covering the little girl's eyes with his broad palms, his fingertips carrying a hint of warmth, soothing the frightened little one.
Immediately, he looked up at the Nascent Soul cultivators, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his aura suddenly became sharp.
"Boom...bang..."
With a series of muffled explosions, the Nascent Soul cultivators who had just been so fierce and arrogant were brought to their knees.
Apart from one person who was stunned into standing still by the sudden pressure and fell into a state of confusion.
The heads of the others exploded like watermelons hit by a heavy object.
Blood mixed with brain matter splattered everywhere, covering the surrounding tables and chairs, and the pungent smell of blood instantly filled the entire second floor.
"Puff... puff..."
Immediately afterwards, a dull thud was heard as several headless corpses fell straight to the floor, their limbs twitching slightly before becoming completely still.
Just then, a thick plume of black smoke shot out from the Yin Gathering Secret Realm token at Su Fan's waist.
The black smoke swirled rapidly in the air, instantly transforming into a demonic figure with a blue face and fangs, kneeling respectfully before Su Fan.
"Old servant pays homage to my master..." Yaksha's voice was hoarse and low, filled with deep reverence.
Su Fan glanced indifferently at the mess on the ground and calmly gave the order.
"Clean this place up. Take the survivor back and interrogate him thoroughly. I need to know why they gathered in this market town..."
"This old servant will obey my master's decree..."
Yaksha respectfully responded, bowed deeply to Su Fan again, and then got up to get busy.
It waved its hand and unleashed a wisp of black energy, engulfing several headless corpses and the remnants of souls floating in the air, and taking them all into the Gathering Yin Secret Realm.
Then, it took out a cleansing talisman from its storage bag and activated it with a wave of its hand.
A rune flashed with a faint light, instantly cleaning up the bloodstains, brain matter, and other filth on the ground, leaving not even a trace of blood. Having done this, the Yaksha transformed into a wisp of ghostly smoke, carrying the still bewildered Nascent Soul cultivator, and swiftly disappeared back into the Yin Gathering Secret Realm.
Only after the aura of the Yaksha completely dissipated did Su Fan slowly release his hand from covering the little girl's eyes.
He gently patted her back and softly comforted her, "Don't be afraid, the bad guys are all gone..."
The little girl timidly peeked her head out from behind Su Fan, her big eyes scanning her surroundings warily.
Seeing that those fierce and menacing villains had indeed disappeared, his tense body finally relaxed slightly.
She let out a long sigh of relief, and her face gradually regained some color.
Seeing this, Su Fan took out an antique-style storage ring from his pocket, grabbed the little girl's fair hand, and gently slipped the ring onto her index finger.
The ring was the perfect size, fitting snugly against her finger, and faintly radiated a gentle spiritual light.
"Keep this storage ring..."
Su Fan's tone was gentle yet tinged with seriousness as he instructed, "From now on, never take out spirit crystals again when you're out, understand? If you want to play with them, wait until you get home before taking them out to look at them slowly..."
He secretly regretted it; the spirit crystal was too conspicuous in this place.
After Su Fan finished speaking, his eyes turned cold, and he casually waved towards the window.
Several dark gray auras, like ghosts, rushed out of the eatery and silently swept away in all directions of the market.
At this moment, the cultivators who were confronting each other in the market had not yet figured out what was happening, nor even seen the appearance of the attacking objects, when their consciousness was instantly pierced by those gray-black auras.
The next second, their eyes widened, their bodies went limp and they fell to the ground, completely lifeless, their lives extinguished.
Normally, Su Fan wouldn't even bother to deal with these low-level nobodies.
But those who frightened his granddaughter had to pay the price.
Just then, a subtle thought entered Su Fan's mind; it was a report from Yaksha.
Su Fan's eyes darkened slightly after hearing this.
It turns out that a month ago, someone accidentally discovered a vein of "Crimson Fire Black Copper" on Li's territory.
Although Crimson Fire Black Copper isn't considered a top-tier or rare cultivation material, it's still quite valuable.
Moreover, this mine is quite large; if properly exploited, it will undoubtedly become a money-making machine with a continuous stream of income.
For a small family like the Li family, the sudden discovery of such a large mineral vein was not a good thing at all; on the contrary, it was a disaster.
Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.
It was this Crimson Fire Black Copper Mine that attracted a host of ferocious forces from the surrounding area, all of whom pounced on it, wanting to seize the mine for themselves.
This is why so many cultivators from various factions have gathered in the market recently.
Just as Su Fan finished processing the information sent by Yaksha, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from downstairs.
Immediately afterward, a figure rushed up the stairs, his breathing slightly disordered; he was a middle-aged cultivator at the Golden Core stage.
"Fifth brother..."
The little girl recognized the person at a glance, and her previously timid face instantly lit up.
She quickly broke free from Su Fan's clothes and, with her short legs, stumbled and ran towards the middle-aged cultivator.
"Sister, are you alright? Were you frightened?"
The middle-aged cultivator scooped up the little girl who had rushed towards him and nervously looked her up and down.
He gently patted her back to comfort her, his forehead still covered in fine beads of sweat, clearly from running too fast.
Su Fan observed coldly and quickly figured out the reason.
This tavern originally belonged to the Li family. It seems that this middle-aged cultivator was on duty at the market this time, and the little girl insisted on coming along, so he conveniently settled her here.
I just heard that several Nascent Soul cultivators broke into the tavern. The middle-aged cultivator must be terrified.
Those were all Nascent Soul Realm experts from several nearby forces. With the Li family's current strength, they were simply not enough to contend with these forces.
Normally, the family could only swallow their anger and remain silent in the face of these people's provocations, letting them confront and shout on their own territory.
That's why he rushed over at all costs, fearing that something might happen to the little girl.
Su Fan glanced at the middle-aged cultivator holding the little girl and noticed that his features resembled Li Chao's.
He had already made up his mind that this kid must be Li Chao's son.
The middle-aged cultivator breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the little girl was safe and sound, without even a scratch.
He held the little girl in his arms, turned around and solemnly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Su Fan, his tone filled with apology and gratitude.
"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoist. The little girl is naughty and has disturbed your meal. I hope you will forgive her..."
Su Fan waved his hand and laughed.
"It's alright, this girl is smart and clever, quite lovable, it's not like she's bothering us..."
"That's good then. Please enjoy your meal. I'll take my leave with my sister now..."
The middle-aged cultivator bowed again, then turned and walked towards the stairwell with the little girl in his arms.
The little girl was held in his arms, and she kept turning back to look at Su Fan. Her big, dark eyes were full of reluctance, and her little mouth was slightly pouting. She looked especially adorable.
Seeing the girl's adorable eyes, Su Fan's heart melted, and his nerves, which had been tense due to the crisis, softened a little.
He didn't say much, just waved gently to the little girl. Anyway, he'd have plenty of time to see her when he got back to the family mansion, so there was no need to rush.
The most urgent task now is to help the Li family completely resolve these troubles.
Those scum who dare to extend their claws into the family territory, all shall be killed to prevent future troubles.
Thinking of this, Su Fan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his divine sense spread out without reservation, like an invisible net that instantly covered an area of tens of thousands of miles.
Everything within this area, from the slightest breeze to the flow of a cultivator's aura to the roars and fleeing of a demon beast, was clearly imprinted in his mind.
He clearly sensed that at this moment, cultivators from different factions were confronting each other in several markets and resource points within the family's sphere of influence. The atmosphere was tense, and a conflict could break out at any moment.
Especially in the direction of the family's old residence, the aura was the most chaotic, and high-level cultivators from several nearby forces had gathered there.
Among them, several auras were the most powerful and domineering, having already reached the Refinement of Emptiness realm.
Inside the family's old residence, several familiar auras were struggling to hold on, namely one Nascent Soul Realm cultivator and three Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
Su Fan's heart stirred; these auras must undoubtedly belong to Luo Guyin and his three Daoist partners.
Su Fan's gaze darkened, and a hint of anger rose in his heart.
There's no way around it; with the Li family's current strength, they simply cannot compete with these nearby forces.
We could only watch helplessly as they ran rampant on our own turf, even bringing their troops to the gates of our old house.
Such frustration would be unbearable for anyone.
(End of this chapter)