This Is What a Villain Is Like

"Qinghan..."

Lin Fan witnessed this, a bit stunned that Su Qinghan would humble herself to plead for him.

In his memory, Su Qinghan had always been cold and proud, like an aloof snow lotus standing alone in the biting cold—solitary and looking down on everyone. When had she ever begged someone like this?

’It seems my nominal wife isn’t completely indifferent to me after all.’

A smile touched the corner of Lin Fan’s lips. He felt a sense of relief, and also a strange satisfaction. Then, his gaze sharpened, and he said in a clear voice, "Qinghan, you don’t have to bow and beg for me..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, Jiang Lan’s indifferent voice cut him off. "Kill him."

The expression on Lin Fan’s face froze.

Su Qinghan’s expression also froze. Her delicate hand, clutching Jiang Lan’s sleeve, turned white from the force of her grip.

At that moment, a wave of humiliation far greater than before washed over her, and her mind instantly went blank.

"Miss Su, just how much is your reputation worth?"

"I may have some interest in you, but don’t forget, you were just trying to assassinate me."

"We haven’t settled that score yet."

Jiang Lan looked at her, his tone still unhurried.

It sounded as if he were kindly explaining things to her.

Yet, these words, so indifferent they were devoid of any emotional ripple, made Su Qinghan’s beautiful face turn pale, drained of all color.

Jiang Lan’s attitude had indeed softened just a moment ago, but she had forgotten that this man was never a good person...

’What was I even hoping for?’

Hearing Jiang Lan mention the word "assassination"...

Bitterness and helplessness welled up in Su Qinghan’s heart.

If she tried to explain to everyone that this so-called "assassination" was just a show directed by Jiang Lan himself, would anyone believe her?

She might even be slapped with an additional charge of slander.

Before a behemoth like the Prime Minister’s Mansion, the Su Family had no right to resist.

Lin Fan watched coldly as the men charged at him, an astonishing Sword Intent suddenly emanating from his body.

Faintly, a weak light seemed to glow from his cheekbones.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the phantom of an ancient Divine Sword emerged, shrouded in a radiant mist. Its brilliant sword light dispelled the darkness, ready to erupt.

BOOM!!!

The next moment, a shockingly powerful aura suddenly erupted from the center of the courtyard, sending the group of Patrol Guards charging at Lin Fan flying.

A simple yet vast sword shadow, glowing with divine light and surging with radiance, seemed to be veiled in mist as it flashed past.

Lin Fan stood tall and straight as a sword. Though he still looked disheveled, his gaze had regained its calm and composure.

"I will remember the humiliation of this day."

He swept a cold gaze over Jiang Lan, who still looked on with great interest, and left him with this threat, planning to use the Eternal Damnation Sword from his past life to break through the Void and leave.

This was his greatest reliance and his ultimate trump card.

But now he had no choice. If he were captured and his cultivation sealed, even his secret of being the Eternal Damnation Sword Master in his past life might be exposed.

He was unwilling to use his trump card unless it was a critical moment.

After all, it meant he would be plunged into a state of weakness for a long time to come.

But this Jiang Lan was truly detestable. Relying on his background and the strength of his subordinates, he not only acted improperly toward Su Qinghan but also humiliated him in this manner.

If he didn’t use his trump card, he would likely die a miserable death here today.

’To think that I, a grand Eternal Damnation Sword Master who once looked down upon all realms and oversaw the world, have been reduced to fleeing for my life like a stray dog. How utterly laughable.’

"Breaking through the Void?"

Sensing the ripples in the Void and the feeling of it shattering, even Zhao Tianhe, the strongest expert here, couldn’t help but show a change in expression.

In the current Nine Provinces Land, only those at the Eighth Realm Tribulation Bridge Realm possessed the ability to traverse the Void with their physical bodies.

Without relying on an external object, even he couldn’t do it.

But Lin Fan was only at the Second Realm, yet he could open the Void to escape. This meant he definitely carried some kind of mysterious and powerful treasure.

BUZZ!!!

Lin Fan ignored everyone’s shocked and astonished expressions as he stepped into the air.

The Void cracked open before him, revealing a blurry expanse of thick mist. A powerful and terrifying astral wind howled out, threatening to blow a person to dust.

’I knew there was something strange about this guy.’

Watching this, Ying, who stood with his saber held horizontally, had a grim expression.

He, of course, also possessed a treasure capable of breaking through the Void, but it was a gift from the Prime Minister and was extremely precious.

He could only use it to help Jiang Lan escape when he encountered a life-threatening danger that was truly impossible to resolve otherwise.

This Lin Fan was merely a live-in son-in-law of the Su Family, yet he possessed such a powerful treasure. It was enough to show that his origins were anything but simple.

’This man’s background is likely tied to many other matters. His attempt to assassinate the Young Master couldn’t have been without reason...’ he thought, inwardly shocked.

Jiang Lan’s eyes narrowed slightly. He then suddenly took something from his robes and asked with a faint smile, "Ying, can you keep him here?"

"This is..."

Ying looked over and couldn’t help but tremble.

The object in Jiang Lan’s hand was a small, simple wooden box. A faint but powerful aura emanated from within it, causing even Zhao Tianhe, who was standing some distance away, to feel a tremor of apprehension.

As the wooden box opened, layer after layer of Restriction Runes flashed by. Suddenly, a blazing light emerged, dazzling and brilliant.

A flawless, round, and crystalline jade stone lay quietly inside, as serene as the deep sea.

A faint, pale blue aura, like a cold mist, seemed to swirl around it.

With the appearance of this jade stone, the temperature of the entire area seemed to drop significantly.