?Lin Fan just ignored her and got back in the driver seat to make the horse go forward.
As the carriage continued forward, he could feel the way that Lin Li Zi stared at him, but he didn’t address it at all.
He just kept the carriage moving forward.
But in the end, Lin Li Zi couldn’t take it anymore and asked, “How did you take care of all those Rampaging Bulls? With their powerful charges, just being grazed would mean being seriously injured.”
Lin Fan kept the carriage moving forward and without even looking at her, he said, “I don’t think that’s any of your business, is it?”
Lin Li Zi was surprised to hear this since she had thought that they were getting closer, but it seemed that this was just in her imagination…
She lowered her head and said, “I’m sorry.”
Lin Fan just gave a simple grunt without even looking at her as he kept the carriage moving.
Lin Li Zi didn’t seem to be upset about this since she knew that this was just something normal. She might have even crossed the line by asking something like this.
The best way for one to survive was to keep one’s cards hidden. Only when one’s cards were hidden would one have the best chance of fooling one’s enemies about one’s true powers.
When enemies didn’t know how strong you were, they would make mistakes and those mistakes were fatal.
Not to mention, it was her who had dragged him into this mess in the first place.
So it wasn’t strange that he didn’t want to tell her anything.
They continued for a bit longer and in less than an hour, they arrived at the edge of the Roaming Mist Forest.
However, they didn’t enter right away.
This Roaming Mist Forest, the name really suited it.
Even before entering it, Lin Fan could see why it was named as such.
There was mist drifting out of the gaps in the trees, even though that mist didn’t last long once it left the forest. It was as if there was something in the air in the forest that created this mist.
And it was because of this mist that they didn’t enter right away.
They could have cut right into the forest, but it would have been death to enter like this.
Instead, it was better to enter through the official entrance, which was the entrance to the place that had already been explored.
As they came closer, Lin Li Zi suddenly said, “It’s said that the mist is mist that contains the resentment of those who had died in this forest. The mist will lead those that are unprepared to their death, so they can be with those who have died forever.”
After saying this, she couldn’t help giving a shiver as if a chill had run down her spine.
Though Lin Fan didn’t seem to think the same.
As soon as he came close, he tried to use his Appraisal Eyes to see through the mist, but he found that he wasn’t able to see anything. It was as if the mist didn’t exist for the Appraisal Eyes.
So he could only give up on this thought.
They followed the road to the checkpoint that had been set up by the Mercenary Guild. Ths chapter is updated by NovlFir(.)nt
This forest was a place filled with precious materials, so of course the Mercenary Guild had invested in clearing out this space to control the flow of materials.
At the end of the road, just outside of the forest was a checkpoint that had a few guards standing there.
When they saw the carriage approach, they raised their hand for the carriage to stop before waving their hand at Lin Fan to come down.
Lin Fan had already expected this, so he simply brought out his mercenary license and the mission that he had taken to show them that he was clear to enter the forest.
The guards looked at the mercenary license before looking back up at him and saying, “Aren’t you a bit too young to be so highly ranked?”
Lin Fan just gave a shrug before saying, “Age doesn’t have anything to do with ability or talent, does it?”
The guard narrowed their eyes to look at him, but then they returned everything to him.
Since it was all official, it wasn’t as if there was anything that they could do to him even though they were displeased by what he had said.
After handing it back, the guards just waved for Lin Fan to drive forward without saying a word.
If they liked the person who entered, they would give them a few kind words.
But if they didn’t, then they would remain silent like they had done with Lin Fan.
Lin Fan didn’t care at all since he didn’t feel there was anything useful that they would be able to give him.
After entering the forest, the entire atmosphere around them changed.
First, it became much quieter.
Though there were still the sounds of the creatures who lived in this forest that came from around them, it was much quieter than it should have been.
Second, the mist that hung in the air around them, it really made it feel very depressing.
But there was nothing that they could do except continue forward.
What they were looking for was the camp that the Mercenary Guild had set up inside of this Roaming Mist Forest. This was where those that came into the Roaming Mist Forest gathered, so it was a good place to get information.
Not long after entering the forest, they saw a light from in front of them.
When they came closer, they found that it was coming from a building on the side of the road.
There was only this single building here, but it was clear by the way that the building was designed that it was an inn.
So they pulled up to this inn and went in.
After entering the inn, the atmosphere completely changed.
This place wasn’t just an inn, but also a bar. So there were many people who were at the tables drinking when they came in.
Based on their appearances, it was clear that they were also mercenaries.
No one even batted an eye when they heard Lin Fan and Lin Li Zi come in, it was as if they were already used to this.
Lin Fan went over to the front desk of the inn where a beautiful lady was standing.
When he came up, he asked, “How does this place work? Do we need a room to go to the bar or is it open to everyone?”
The beautiful lady was surprised by this question, but she still said in a soft voice, “It’s open to everyone. Feel free to go and have a drink if you want.”
Lin Fan just simply gave a nod before heading over to the bar.
Lin Li Zi couldn’t help feeling that he was acting strange, though she didn’t know what it was.
But she quickly remembered what happened earlier and suppressed these feelings.
She didn’t know him that well in the first place, so it wasn’t as if she was in a place to talk about these things.
The only thing that she could do was silently follow behind him.
The two of them sat down at a table before Lin Fan waved his hand to get the attention of the waitress.
When she came over, this beautiful waitress who wasn’t inferior to the lady at the front desk asked with a bright smile, “What can I get you?”
Lin Fan just simply said, “Two waters.”
The beautiful waitress was surprised to hear this before saying, “You’re asking for water at a bar?”
Lin Fan just gave a simple nod without saying anything.
The beautiful waitress looked at him like she thought there was something wrong with him, but she still took this order and went to get their waters for them.
When she came back, there were also two jugs of wine that had been brought over.
Lin Fan knitted his brows and said, “I said just the water, I don’t want wine.”
The beautiful waitress said with the same bright smile, “It’s on the house. I’m sure that it’s your first time here, so I wanted to give you some special service.”
“You can tell it’s our first time here?” Lin Fan suddenly asked.
The beautiful waitress gave a nod before saying, “Of course, it’s very clear based on the way that you’re acting. Anyone who’s been in this place before would be able to see that it’s your first time here. To be honest, it’s very clear that you’ve never been here before based on how you’re acting.”
Lin Fan gave a nod without saying anything.
The beautiful waitress just said with the same smile, “You should really try to relax a bit more. This place isn’t as dangerous as you think it is.”
Without even waiting for a response, the beautiful waitress went to the other customers.
Lin Li Zi looked at Lin Fan with a look that seemed to be asking what they should do, but she found that Lin Fan wasn’t even looking at her.
Instead, he reached his hand out towards the jug of alcohol on the table and picked it up.
He brought it up in front of his face to take a sniff before pouring a cup for himself.
He brought this cup up to his mouth and said, “Relax a bit more, huh?”
Then he took a sip.
As soon as he took that sip, his face turned red and he fell forward onto the table.