From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

When they got far enough into the woods, Lin Fan stopped and motioned for Zhang Xi to keep quiet.

Zhang Xi’s cheeks were now flushed a deep crimson, her heart racing wildly.

All that she could think of was Lin Fan’s hand holding onto hers.

What does this mean? She thought.

She calmed down the next moment when Lin Fan let go of her hand and was looking intensely in Lan Kou’s direction.

Lin Fan was listening to the conversation between Lan Kou and the coachman.

"Darling, now that they are gone, time for us to have some fun?" The coachman said in a frivolous tone.

"My heart is pumping so fast now. Next time, don’t even think about asking me to do something so dangerous!" Lan Kou said.

"Stop pretending. You know this is the only way for us to have some private time together. If not, why would you take this opportunity to get out of the mansion?"

"Don’t remind me of the mansion. Thinking about that old man makes me sick," Lan Kou said with a disgusted tone.

Lin Fan was surprised when he heard the conversation.

So, Lan Kou was the one having an affair.

He thought about what had happened so far, trying to make sense of everything.

Lan Kou was the one having an affair, instead of what she had told them earlier, trying to push the attention to Liao Wang.

And her wanting to get out of the mansion was on the instruction of the coachman.

Everything suspicious now pointed to the coachman.

Lin Fan turned and briefed Zhang Xi on what he had heard.

She was shocked that Lan Kou and the coachman had so many things to hide.

The previous time she came and investigated, her questioning didn’t yield much as she didn’t suspect anything from them.

"So, what do we do now?" Zhang Xi asked.

"Pretend we don’t know anything and say that we are going back to Qing Feng Sect," Lin Fan said as he looked around at the surroundings.

There were potholes and fallen trees all around them, most likely made by the battle of the disciples and whoever took them away.

But it all stopped as he went further into the woods.

After so long, the tracks were no longer around, so he couldn’t know for sure which way they went.

Seeing that this was a dead end, Lin Fan decided to return to where Lan Kou and the coachman were.

Cough.

Lin Fan pretended to cough as he approached the horse carriage.

He didn’t want to see things that weren’t savory.

"Oh. You are done? Found any clues to where they went?" Lan Kou asked with a concerned look as she adjusted her long silk coat.

"No. We didn’t find any clue," Lin Fan said as he looked down, looking very disappointed.

"I’m so sorry. Maybe we should get back to the mansion first," Lan Kou suggested.

Lin Fan nodded and they got on the horse carriage.

On the journey back, there was silence in the horse carriage.

Zhang Xi didn’t know where to put her eyes as she tried to avoid Lan Kou’s glances.

The imagery of Lan Kou and the coachman together in her mind was too much for her to bear.

It was something she couldn’t comprehend.

Lin Fan had to nudge her to make her stop her eyes from wandering all over, which might raise suspicion.

When Lan Kou saw what Lin Fan did, she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you two… I’m so sorry."

She quickly apologized without finishing her question, using her hand to cover her awkward smile.

What was she thinking, she thought.

"What? No. I’m his senior martial sister," Zhang Xi said as she sat up straight, with her head held high.

"I apologize again. Both of you reminded me of a scholar I knew when I was young..." Lan Kou said, and she turned her head to look out the small window of the carriage.

Lin Fan frowned when he heard what Lan Kou said.

This woman’s mind is all about romance and love, he thought.

A prime target for a con man.

This made Lin Fan increase his suspicion of the coachman.

Finally, they arrived back at the mansion, and Liao Wang was waiting for them.

After they got off the horse carriage, Lin Fan said, "We are done with the investigations. Time for us to leave Mei Hua Town. Thanks for the cooperation."

"Leaving so soon? I’ve asked the servants to prepare your meal," Liao Wang said.

"So sorry about that, but we have other matters to attend to in Qing Feng Sect," Lin Fan said and left with Zhang Xi.

The coachman squinted his eyes as he watched them slowly disappear into the distance.

…

Nightfall.

Lin Fan was on the rooftop of a house opposite the mansion.

Next to him was Zhang Xi.

They were observing the mansion closely.

"Are you sure the coachman would leave?" Zhang Xi asked.

"Trust me," Lin Fan replied.

And the next moment, he pointed at the mansion’s door opening.

It was the coachman.

The coachman looked left and right suspiciously before walking out of the door.

"Follow him."

They leapt from roof to roof as they followed behind the coachman.

The coachman got out of the town eventually.

Lin Fan and Zhang Xi followed behind.

He finally came to an old, abandoned temple.

Knock.

Knock.

The coachman knocked two times on the door of the temple.

A man in a black robe opened the door and led the coachman inside.

Lin Fan quickly activated his Sound Memory ability to hear what they were talking about.

"Have you done what we asked of you?" The man in the black robe asked.

"Yes, they didn’t suspect anything and left Mei Hua Town," the coachman replied.

"Hmph. I’m not too sure about that," the man in the black robe suddenly shouted.

Lin Fan quickly took out his spear and injected his Qi into the spear.

He was just in time as a white flash came at him.

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Dang.

Lin Fan parried it to the side, and the sword that was shot at him fell to the ground.

Soon after, he heard a loud bang as the man in the black robe smashed his way out of the temple.

Whoosh.

The man in the black robe attempted to grab Lin Fan’s throat.