Chapter 423: Lin Fan Says, "Stop!"

After Xiao Yun and several other servants and maids left,

One maid muttered,

"Ingrates."

Lin Fan smiled. "How can you say that about your friends?"

"That's what they are! The master was so good to them, and they actually left him in times of danger. I have family too, but I'm not going back," the maid retorted.

See? They even dare to talk back to the master.

This is enough to show how much Lin Fan dotes on them, to the point that they are no longer afraid of him.

Di Sheng asked, "Master Lin, facing a vast army, how much confidence do you have?"

He was very curious.

Lin Fan's expression was too calm. From the time they met until now, he had never seen Master Lin show any other expression, such as anger or worry. He always greeted people with a smile, unfazed by anything. People who could reach this state of mind were rare.

"I won't bully the weak," Lin Fan replied.

Di Sheng pondered the meaning of Master Lin's words. He had been following Master Lin to learn martial arts, but hadn't learned a single move. However, his own martial intent had greatly increased, which was inseparable from Master Lin's guidance.

Tian Sheng smiled. "Master Lin must be completely confident."

He no longer resented Lin Fan at all. It was good that the giant sword had shattered. If it hadn't, he wouldn't have achieved what he had today. In the end, he was grateful to Lin Fan.

The small wooden house was no longer inhabited.

Unless someone had a problem with their head, they wouldn't live in that small wooden house when there were comfortable houses available.

Lin Fan smiled. He kept thinking about one thing: why was there a vast army coming? He had always stayed here and had never offended anyone.

So he was very troubled.

Where had he gone wrong?

He could only find out by asking the other party.

"Let's eat. The porridge will get cold soon," Lin Fan said, picking up his bowl and drinking the porridge. It tasted very good, and he especially liked it. Drinking porridge every morning made him feel particularly comfortable.

The reputation of the Purple Mountain Lin Manor spread throughout the Jianghu (martial arts world).

Everyone in the Jianghu knew that the two saints, Tian Sheng and Di Sheng, had appeared at the Purple Mountain Lin Manor. What shocked everyone even more was that they had actually defected to the Lin Manor and betrayed the imperial court. The imperial army sent to conquer the manor was defeated by the two saints and fled in disarray. The current emperor was furious and personally led hundreds of thousands of troops on a punitive expedition, including many experts cultivated by the imperial court.

The imperial court controlled everything and had countless treasures and resources. Cultivating some experts was not difficult at all.

Although it was difficult to cultivate existences as powerful as Tian Sheng and Di Sheng,

no one knew how many experts the imperial court had.

Many people saw the imperial army. The sheer number was astonishing. As they approached, the ground seemed to tremble. Any force seemed insignificant in the face of this army.

Wang Zhong followed closely by the emperor's side.

As the leader of the Surveillance Department, he had been entrusted by the emperor with the task of subduing Purple Mountain, but he was defeated and forced to retreat by Tian Sheng and Di Sheng. This was an unbearable humiliation for him.

Several days later.

Boom!

Boom!

The servants of the Purple Mountain Lin Manor felt the ground shaking. Someone looked down from the mountain and saw a dense mass of soldiers advancing. The scene was truly shocking and terrifying.

The maids and servants were willing to stay and share the fate of the Lin Manor, but they were truly afraid.

It was a fear that came from the depths of their hearts.

Tian Sheng and Di Sheng had long known about the arrival of the army. Even they, facing such a large army, were powerless. There was no room for resistance. Human strength was limited; how could they possibly confront such a vast army?

They knew the emperor was enraged.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have personally led the expedition, nor would he have dispatched such a large number of troops.

"The Emperor is making an example," Di Sheng said gravely.

Tian Sheng added, "Is he telling everyone in the Jianghu that this is the fate of anyone who opposes the imperial court?"

"Exactly. We two have a mythical reputation in the Jianghu, but this battle is to tell everyone that even myths can't defy the imperial court. The price of defiance is death," Di Sheng said.

Over the years, the strength of Tian Sheng and Di Sheng had increased. They were true peerless experts in the Jianghu, arguably the best in the world. But facing such a terrifying army, they had no confidence.

When the numbers in a human wave tactic reached a certain level, it possessed absolute destructive power.

No matter who it was,

they couldn't face it.

At the entrance of the Lin Manor,

Lin Fan carried a fish basket and looked into the distance. "So many people."

Han Yan's gaze locked onto Lin Fan. She wanted to see how his expression would change. She was surprised that he remained so calm. She knew that Lin Fan must have already taken action, and perhaps everything was under his control.

But facing this vast army,

she really wanted to know how Lin Fan would break the situation.

Looking at the maids and servants around her, who were clearly afraid but still stayed with their master, Han Yan felt sorry for them. Later, when they were abandoned, they would know how cruel reality was.

Dong, dong, dong!

At this moment,

deafening drumbeats came from afar.

In the army, strong soldiers, stripped to the waist, beat the war drums. The momentum was overwhelming and soul-stirring.

The imperial flag fluttered in the wind, the strong wind making it rustle.

"Wang Zhong."

"Your servant is here."

"Tell Tian Sheng and Di Sheng that I don't want to kill them. If they come to apologize now, I can pardon them."

"Yes."

Wang Zhong immediately gave the order. A group of messenger soldiers mustered their breath and shouted towards Purple Mountain:

"Tian Sheng and Di Sheng, His Majesty doesn't want to kill you. Come and apologize now, and you will be pardoned."

The distance was a bit far.

The advantage of having many people was that shouting together was very effective.

Tian Sheng and Di Sheng stood beside Lin Fan. They knew the emperor didn't want them to die because there were many matters in the Jianghu that needed their help to resolve.

Di Sheng gathered his breath and projected his voice, "Your Majesty, retreat your troops. Tian Sheng and I have decided to seclude ourselves here. If Your Majesty insists on bringing the army here, we will have no choice but to fight to the death."

Han Yan didn't expect that Tian Sheng and Di Sheng would be so brainwashed by Lin Fan.

Facing such a large army, they hadn't even considered retreating.

She had to admit, it was truly terrifying.

In the imperial chariot amidst the army, the emperor's face was expressionless, but Wang Zhong felt the temperature around him drop sharply, giving him a feeling of suffocation. He knew that the emperor was furious. Tian Sheng and Di Sheng were so ungrateful, how could the emperor be happy?

Just at this moment,

Wang Zhong exclaimed, "Your Majesty, Lin Fan from the Lin Manor is coming!"

Hearing this,

the emperor was also quite surprised. He didn't expect Lin Fan to dare to come.

"Let him come."

"But Tian Sheng and Di Sheng are also with him. Your servant is afraid they will be unfavorable to Your Majesty."

"It doesn't matter."

Being able to say "It doesn't matter" showed that the emperor was truly confident, a confidence that came from within.

Tian Sheng and Di Sheng followed Lin Fan. They didn't expect Master Lin to actually enter the vast army and talk to the emperor face to face.

Han Xiaoxiao insisted on staying by Lin Fan's side, refusing to stay in the manor. Han Yan tried to stop her, but it was useless. In the end, Han Yan also accompanied Xiaoxiao and followed Lin Fan.

Xiaoxiao knew her sister would definitely follow.

Part of it was love for her, and the other part was not wanting to lose to her.

Soon,

Lin Fan approached the imperial chariot. "I don't know you. Why did you send so many people to my place and even take the initiative to attack me?"

Everyone looked at Lin Fan in astonishment.

They thought to themselves,

Stupid.

Don't you have any idea what's going on?

The emperor lifted the curtain of the imperial chariot, revealing a slit. "I didn't expect the remnants of the previous dynasty to actually be at the Purple Mountain Lin Manor. As a family from the previous dynasty, the current dynasty spared your lives, but you don't know gratitude. Not only did you harbor remnants of the previous dynasty, but you also dared to plot for the previous dynasty's treasure. Do you know your crime?"

The emperor, who had long been at the peak of power, spoke with a certain majesty, a kind of suppression that came from the depths of one's soul.

"I don't understand what you're saying," Lin Fan replied.

He really didn't understand.

He really hoped the other party could say something that people could understand.

The emperor was furious. He heard a hint of disdain in Lin Fan's tone, a disdain that didn't take the imperial court seriously.

Di Sheng came to Lin Fan's side and whispered, "Master Lin, what he wants is the jade pendant hanging from your waist."

He knew that Master Lin wasn't saying this on purpose, but had already reached a certain state of mind. In this state, Master Lin's perspective on issues was no longer something ordinary people could understand.

Lin Fan looked down, took off the jade pendant from his waist, and asked, "You called so many people here just for this?"

The emperor saw the jade pendant through the slit and his expression changed slightly.

Wang Zhong's eyes also radiated a fervent light. This was what they had been searching for for nearly ten years.

"That's right," the emperor said.

Lin Fan asked, "Do you need it very much?"

"That's right."

"Here you go."

Lin Fan tossed the jade pendant into the imperial chariot. "Since you need it so much, I can give it to you. I hope you can change your way of doing things next time. If you like something, you can discuss it with others. Using force is very wrong."

Han Yan looked at Lin Fan in shock.

What was he doing?

He actually handed over the jade pendant.

This was a crucial item related to the previous dynasty's treasure, an essential item. Could it be that the jade pendant was fake? But she didn't think a fake jade pendant could fool the emperor.

Inside the imperial chariot, the emperor found it strange that Lin Fan had so readily handed over the jade pendant.

He thought Lin Fan was trying to deceive him with a fake.

But when he touched it, he found the jade pendant was cold to the touch. A fake definitely wouldn't have such a texture.

It was real.

It was actually real.

"Good," the emperor slowly said. "Wang Zhong."

"Your servant is here."

"Give them the things."

"Yes."

Wang Zhong waved his hand, and immediately someone brought over a hemp sack and tossed it towards Lin Fan and the others. The sack opened in mid-air, and several heads rolled out onto the ground.

"I originally intended to destroy the Lin Manor, but your actions have won my favor. I will give the Lin Manor a chance. I hope you will behave yourselves."

The emperor in the imperial chariot never revealed his true face from beginning to end.

"Stop."

Lin Fan stared at the imperial chariot and slowly walked forward, putting the heads of the servants and maids into the sack.

"Why did you kill them?"

Wang Zhong shouted angrily, "Insolent! Does His Majesty need your permission to kill someone?"

Tian Sheng and Di Sheng exchanged glances and remained silent.

They only had one thought in their minds:

Lin Fan was courting death.