"Well, I guess you're right."
Faust surprisingly didn't respond in the way that Lin Fan had thought he would.
With how he had been releasing the aura of death, anyone would have thought that he would be much violent or unstable, but no matter how Lin Fan looked at him, he didn't seem like that.
To Lin Fan, he looked no different from a normal friendly person that he would meet on the street.
Of course, for him to release that kind of aura of death, it was clear that things weren't as simple as they seemed, so Lin Fan didn't let his guard down for even a second.
After a slight pause, Faust's voice suddenly fell and he said in a voice that was so cold that it felt like being dragged into the deepest parts of hell, "But it's too bad that you're not qualified to know my name."
Lin Fan immediately raised his hands and there was a pure white sword that suddenly appeared in them. He didn't let his eyes wander at all as he kept them on Faust the entire time.
There was a tense atmosphere in the air for the longest time before Faust suddenly gave a laugh and asked, "Why so serious?"
Lin Fan was taken aback the moment he heard this because the way he had said it had been exactly like a character that he had seen in a movie back on earth, one who always asked people about how he had gotten his scars.
That character was someone who had been completely mental, so at least they had that in common. However, if Faust was just as smart as that character, it really would mean trouble for Lin Fan…
But before Lin Fan could do a thing, Faust had waved his hand and the chair by the desk was pulled out by an invisible force before coming to a stop right in front of Lin Fan.
After the chair stopped there, Faust asked, "How about we have a talk before our life and death showdown? I'm sure that you have some questions for me, just like I have some questions for you."
Lin Fan looked at the chair, but when he looked back up, Faust was already leaning back in bed again, looking quite relaxed. This didn't seem like the stance of someone who wanted to fight at all.
After hesitating for a bit, Lin Fan sat down in the chair, but he had also changed the Iron Eater Bone Artifact into a little white dagger that he placed in his sleeve just in case. If Faust made even a single move, Lin Fan would be able to pull it out and protect himself at any time.
But after sitting down, Faust didn't say a single word as he just sat there looking at his book. It was almost as if he had completely forgotten about Lin Fan.
There was an awkward silence that filled the air.
When Mo Ze Chen who was outside saw this, he wanted to come forward to say something to Lin Fan, but the moment he reached the threshold of the door, it was like there was an invisible barrier that was in front of him.
Even when he tried to talk, it was like Lin Fan couldn't hear him at all.
That was because Lin Fan indeed couldn't hear him.
Even with Mo Ze Chen hitting the barrier in front of him and shouting at Lin Fan, the inside of the room was completely silent.
Mo Ze Chen was planning on bringing out his weapon to attack the barrier, but he suddenly felt a gaze fall onto him. The moment this gaze fell onto him, it felt like being crushed by a mountain as he crumpled to the floor, finding it hard to even breathe.
Mo Ze Chen had been able to track the source of this gaze and he found that it was the person sitting on the bed.
That person had raised the book in just the right way so that his face was blocked from Lin Fan's gaze, but Mo Ze Chen could still see him.
That person had one finger to his lip and a cold look in his eyes, almost as if he was telling Mo Ze Chen to be quiet or he would die.
Mo Ze Chen didn't have time to see anything else as he was crushed into the ground and he lost consciousness.
Once Mo Ze Chen was out of the picture, the person behind the book turned his gaze back to Lin Fan. Even though there was the book blocking him, the way he was looking at Lin Fan was like he could see him through the book.
After another minute of silence, the person behind the book suddenly revealed a smile and said under his breath, "Soon."
Eventually, Lin Fan couldn't take it and he asked, "Are you going to say anything?"
Faust lowered the book and revealed a smile as he said, "Well, isn't it polite for the person asking to answer first?"
Lin Fan was taken aback since he never expected his own words to be used against him.
Faust saw this and shook his head with a smile before saying, "How about we play a game then?"
Lin Fan was even more surprised, but he still asked, "What kind of game?"
Faust looked right into Lin Fan's eyes and said, "It's a simple game, we'll take turns asking questions and the first one to stop will be the loser. Are you interested in playing?"
Lin Fan didn't turn his gaze away as he looked right into Faust's gaze.
After looking for a bit, Lin Fan couldn't help feeling even more doubtful since he couldn't sense any hostility from that gaze at all. It was almost as if there was a kind of a familiarity that was in that gaze…Almost a kind of love…
Lin Fan felt a chill when he realized this.
Although he had to admit that Faust was a good looking person, Lin Fan definitely wasn't into that kind of stuff.
Still, Lin Fan didn't look away as he said, "How do we decide who starts?"
Faust didn't answer right away and after a pause, he said, "Well, seeing as you are the guest, how about I let you start?"
Lin Fan also paused before asking, "Who are you?"
Faust shook his head when he heard this question before saying, "You're asking something you already know, that really is a waste of a question."
Lin Fan then said, "Then I'll ask another question."
But Faust suddenly raised his hand and said, "Nope, you've already asked your question, so you can't change it now. Yes, as you've already guessed, my name is Faust."
Lin Fan nodded, but he didn't say anything.
Faust didn't mind this at all as he suddenly revealed a smile and asked, "Then how about you introduce yourself as well?"
Lin Fan hesitated before saying two simple words, "Lin Fan."
Faust just smiled without saying a thing.
Lin Fan then asked, "What are you planning?"
Faust said with a smile, "Something big."
Lin Fan had three dark lines appear on his face as he asked, "Is that it? I think I've won this game then."
Faust raised a finger and wagged it as he said, "The only rule here is that we have to answer the question and we would lose if we couldn't. No matter how vague it is, that is still an answer, don't you think?"
Lin Fan's face turned darker when he heard this, but he couldn't refute this. Faust had used this loophole to hide his real secrets. Still, this also meant that Lin Fan could give his answer in a different way if he didn't want to reveal anything.
Seeing that Lin Fan wasn't complaining, Faust gave a nod of praise before asking, "How are you related to Huang Di?"
Lin Fan was surprised when he heard this.
Huang Di, that was the name of his transmigration senior, the one that was hailed as a saviour in this village.
When Lin Fan had first seen this name, he almost couldn't believe his eyes because he knew for sure that wasn't his person's real name. After all, there was no one who dared to name their child this and no government official would even approve it.
This was the title of the legendary Yellow Emperor from Chinese mythology, so while it didn't mean anything to the people of this world, it meant something for anyone who came from earth.
But to Lin Fan, the only feeling he had was shame.
Not shame for himself, but rather shame for his transmigration senior.
It seemed like his transmigration senior had quite the case of Eighth Grade Syndrome…
Faust had been carefully watching Lin Fan the entire time and he could see his reaction to this, but strangely it was a kind of reaction that he wasn't expecting. After all, it seemed like he was reacting more to the name than the person that it represented.
After another pause, Lin Fan said, "I'm not."
Both of them had been using their own techniques to check if the other person was lying since this was just that kind of game. However, when Faust used his technique on Lin Fan when Lin Fan had said this, he could clearly tell that Lin Fan wasn't lying.
But what about that reaction when Lin Fan had heard the name?
What was that about?
Still, while Faust was curious, he didn't push it since he knew that he still had time.
The game was just starting.