The two old men narrowed their eyes again to look at Lin Fan after he said this.
Even though they looked at him like this, Lin Fan just calmly looked back at them with a serious look on his face.
It was as if he wouldn’t be forced back no matter what they did to him.
There was a tense silence that hung in the air as neither side said anything, but it really seemed like they wouldn’t be able to reach an agreement at this rate.
That was until the first old man said, “Alright, I understand what your intentions are. We won’t interfere in this matter anymore.”
The second old man was surprised to hear this, but the first old man continued by saying, “However, I want to remind you of your position and what you should be doing as per that position. I hope that you will have your own discretion in this matter.”
Basically, he was saying…
“Don’t betray us or else.”
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Lin Fan was certainly surprised that this old man would accept the decision that he had stuck to and he had been prepared to threaten him with something, but it seemed that it wasn’t necessary.
After all, it wasn’t as if he was completely useless.
If he really wanted to, he could threaten the old man by saying that he didn’t care if he lived or died.
If he really said this, then the old men would have no choice but to take him seriously since it would be a matter that concerned their own mission as well.
They had been sent here for a reason, so they had to complete their mission.
He was the important piece that would allow them to complete their mission, so they couldn’t risk losing him.
So once Lin Fan said that he would be willing to die, then they would have no choice but to back down.
Though Lin Fan was surprised he didn’t need to go that far.
He had been fully prepared to risk his own life to protect those that were important to him, but it didn’t seem necessary.
Once the first old man finished saying this, he said, “Alright, there’s nothing else to discuss tonight. Sect Master Lin should go back and rest early since there will be a long day tomorrow. If there’s anything else that we need to discuss, we will send someone to find you.”
Once again, Lin Fan was surprised to see that he was being dismissed that easily, but since they were letting him go…
There was no reason for him to remain here.
Staying here would only invite more problems, so it was best to leave while he could.
So Lin Fan turned to leave without a word, giving off the feeling of someone who was obedient.
When he was gone and the elders were alone in the room, the second old man turned to look at the first old man. He just looked at him with a raised brow without saying anything, as if he was trying to figure out what he was thinking.
The first old man had been staring at the door for a bit before suddenly saying, “I know what you’re thinking. Why did I let him go that easily?”
The second old man didn’t answer right away, but he did eventually give a nod.
The first old man suddenly revealed a smile before saying, “He’s got spunk, doesn’t he?”
The second old man raised a brow when he heard this as he looked at the first old man with a strange look.
After a moment of silence, the second old man asked, “You want to take him in?”
The first old man gave a nod before taking out some papers for the second old man.
The second old man was confused at first, but that expression quickly changed to shock when he read these papers. He had to look through them a few times to be sure before turning to the first old man to ask, “Are you serious? Is this really true?”
The first old man nodded in response with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, the second old man revealed a very strange expression on his face.
The first old man gave a sigh before saying, “It’s clear that he’s had some kind of fortuitous encounter, so I want to bring him under him.”
His eyes turned cold as he said, “If I can take that fortuitous encounter from him, then I’ll make it mine. If I can’t, then I’ll just turn him into a puppet that works for me. Either way, I won’t suffer a loss.”
The second old man gave a sigh before turning to look at the door again.
As he stared at it for a bit, he shook his head as he gave another sigh.
It seemed that it was the bad luck of this kid to catch this crazy old man’s eyes.
…
After Lin Fan left that room, he found that Elder Qian was waiting outside for him.
It seemed like they weren’t planning to let him be alone for even a moment.
Even if they said that they would let him do what they wanted, they would still be monitoring him just in case he wanted to try something.
So Lin Fan could only go along with Elder Qian as they headed back to the courtyard prepared for the Love Sect.
Elder Qian didn’t say a single word, unlike before where he couldn’t stop talking.
It seemed like he had been ordered to remain silent so that Lin Fan wouldn’t be able to get any clues from him. It seemed that other than telling him what he needed to know, they were completely cutting him off.
But that wasn’t strange since he had stood up to those two elders from the Five Great Sects.
It would be strange if they could maintain the same relationship as before.
So the two of them walked in silence…or at least it would have been if Lin Fan didn’t suddenly hear something.
“Soon, we’ll meet soon.”
Lin Fan couldn’t help being surprised when he heard this, causing him to stop moving.
Elder Qian immediately turned around and said in a stern voice, “What’s wrong? Why are you stopping?”
Lin Fan looked around himself before saying, “I thought I heard something.”
Elder Qian knitted his brows when he heard this before suddenly giving a snap of his fingers.
As soon as he snapped his fingers, there were several cloaked figures that appeared around them.
Elder Qian said a few simple words before they suddenly disappeared again.
Elder Qian didn’t move as he waited for these cloaked figures to come back and when they did, the leader of these cloaked figures shook their head before saying, “There was nothing.”
Elder Qian knitted his brows when he heard this before turning back to look at Lin Fan to say, “Sect Master Lin, there’s nothing in the surrounding area. Are you sure that you heard something?”
Lin Fan gave a nod before shaking his head and saying, “It should have just been the wind then.”
Elder Qian narrowed his eyes to look at Lin Fan for a bit before saying, “Please don’t make this harder than it has to be. As long as you cooperate, there’s no reason for us to show you courtesy. But if you want to make this hard for yourself, then we have no reason not to oblige.”
Lin Fan was a bit surprised to see how blunt Elder Qian was, but he said with a smile, “I have no intentions of making things harder. I really did hear something just now, but it seems that I must have been mistaken.”
Elder Qian still had a look of doubt in his eyes, but he didn’t say anything else.
He dismissed the cloaked figures with a nod before saying, “Then let’s head back then.”
Lin Fan just gave a nod in response before looking around one more time.
This time, Elder Qian just ignored him.
Lin Fan was certain that he had heard something just now, but he had no idea what it meant.
What did the person mean by saying that they would meet soon?
After thinking for a bit, Lin Fan slowly realized something.
The only one that could send that message without anyone noticing was an expert that was on the same level as the two old men. This would be an expert that was in the Soul Formation Realm.
But experts like that wouldn’t just suddenly appear out of nowhere…
So there had to be a place that this expert came from.
The Heavenly Demon Sect.
It seemed that his guesses were correct and there was someone from the Heavenly Demon Sect who was in the Martial Might Sect right now.
That person must be watching over everything and waiting for the right time to strike.
Judging by the tone of that person’s voice, it didn’t seem like they were an enemy.
It seemed like they were willing to help Lin Fan and the Love Sect, or they wouldn’t have contacted him now.
So were they planning on helping them escape?
Was that what they meant by meeting him soon?
It seemed that things were getting more and more complicated as the situation kept developing.
And…it seemed like it was more and more likely that he would have to use his trump card…
The Mimic Slime was powerful, but the moment that it was revealed…
Lin Fan could feel the pain that was developing in his head.
He was getting a headache just thinking about all these different things happening at once.