Outside Tianfu Villa, a car drove up, and Lu Fan alighted alone.
Grandma Guihua was sitting in the courtyard enjoying the shade, with Lin Ke sitting beside her. Several osmanthus cakes were also nearby.
“Why are you two outside?” Lu Fan walked over. “Is something on your mind?”
“Just now, Grandma was telling us about her childhood stories!” Lin Ke said with a smile. “Brother Lu Fan, where did you go? Why are you back so late?”
“Just handling some personal matters!” Lu Fan chuckled. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had Grandma’s osmanthus cakes!”
As he spoke, Lu Fan picked up a cake and began to eat, sitting beside Lin Ke. The three of them looked like a loving family.
“Grandma, you had such a tough time back then!” Lin Ke said earnestly. “But it’s better now, you have us!”
“Yes! It’s better now, I have you all!”
Grandma Guihua sighed, “I only wonder if I will see my wish fulfilled before I depart this world!”
“Grandma, you are still young!” Lin Ke quickly said. “You can’t say such disheartening things!”
“That’s right!” Lu Fan nodded. “Grandma, tell me if you have any wishes! Perhaps I can help resolve them!”
“My greatest wish is to see you two get married.” Grandma Guihua looked at Lu Fan. “You were both found by me, and you are like siblings. If you could be together, this old woman would be content even in death!”
Lin Ke’s face turned red, and Lu Fan was even more bewildered, feeling instantly awkward.
“Grandma, please don’t say such things!” Lin Ke quickly replied. “Brother Lu Fan is a man of great deeds, you can’t hold him back!”
“I…” Lu Fan paused. “I am just a commoner. Such matters might have to wait until I achieve success and fame in the future!”
“So, you two do not object to Grandma’s proposal?” Grandma Guihua’s face lit up with joy. “If that’s the case, for my sake, you must tie the knot soon!”
“Grandma!”
Lin Ke, her face flushed with embarrassment, ran into the villa, her lingering gaze on Lu Fan, full of tenderness.
“Aren’t you going to chase her, boy?” Grandma Guihua shot him a look. “I can see that Xiao Ke has feelings for you. This is all I can do for you!”
Lu Fan coughed a few times before walking towards the villa.
As soon as he entered the villa, Lin Ke, like a mouse seeing a cat, darted towards her room, her face burning hot.
The next morning, Lu Fan arrived at Taikang Pharmaceuticals. As soon as he entered his office, he saw Han Yunhai. “My lord, what has happened?”
“Within seven days, summon the experts of the Azure Dragon Sect!” Lu Fan stated directly. “And prepare a sturdy coffin. I am going to a birthday celebration!”
“A birthday celebration with a coffin?” Han Yunhai asked awkwardly. “May I ask who is making you go to such lengths?”
“My clan’s enemy!” Lu Fan said the last four words with considerable weight.
“Your subordinate understands!” Han Yunhai bowed respectfully.
The events of that year were related to the hidden families. Now that Lu Fan was preparing to act, it would surely lead to a bloodbath.
Just as Han Yunhai left, a man walked in.
He glanced around before cupping his fists. “Greetings, Young Master!”
“Ahai, why are you here instead of being with Uncle Fu?” Lu Fan asked.
“Master Fu knew he could not stop you, so he sent me with a message: Tianquan Villa will face death and life with you, Young Master!” Ahai said, cupping his fists. “We hope you can avenge your deep hatred!”
“Very well!” Lu Fan stood up. “Go and tell Master Fu that his intention is enough. Tianquan Villa is the culmination of his life’s work, and I will not use it!”
“Young Master…” Ahai’s expression changed. “This is Master Fu’s order. If you are unwilling, how can you avenge your great hatred?”
“In the face of absolute strength, everything else is ephemeral!” Lu Fan’s expression was cold.
Ahai had no choice but to turn and leave, even more perplexed by Lu Fan’s decision.
But at that moment, the secretary, holding a note, approached Lu Fan. “Mr. Lu, a man asked me to deliver this note to you!”
Lu Fan frowned and opened the note. He saw the words written in large characters: “Eighteen years ago, the entire Lu family was annihilated. Little did we expect there to be any lingering remnants! The strange corner building complex, fate is in your hands!”
Suddenly, the note ignited in the air, and Lu Fan strode out of the company.
Regardless of the note’s sender’s intentions, Lu Fan was determined to find this person.
The strange corner building complex was an abandoned development. It was rumored to be haunted, and many people had died there. Normally, no one dared to go there.
The rows of abandoned buildings towered into the clouds. On the roof of a tall building, a man stood, overlooking the entire complex. “Are all arrangements made?”
“Master Qin, rest assured, the snipers are all in position!” the sharp-mouthed man chuckled. “Let alone people, even birds that enter the strange corner building will not leave alive!”
“We cannot be careless!” Qin Hai said coldly. “This brat’s strength is not ordinary. Even I might not be his match!”
“Ten snipers are ambushed at the locations within the strange corner building,” the sharp-mouthed man said proudly. “Even a celestial being cannot escape!”
“Hahaha, well done!”
Qin Hai nodded, a cold glint in his eyes. His father, the Qin family patriarch’s birthday was approaching. If he could kill Lu Fan and present him as a gift that day, he was sure to receive praise!
Lu Fan followed the address to the strange corner building complex. After observing for a moment, he stepped inside.
“Who lured me here!” Lu Fan said coldly, his voice echoing around.
“Eighteen years ago, the entire Lu family was exterminated. Little did I expect there to be any remaining scum!”
A burst of laughter sounded, and Qin Hai leaped down from the tall building, landing beside Lu Fan.
“Are you from the Qin family?” Lu Fan asked coldly. “Or perhaps one of the other four great families?”
“You are correct!” Qin Hai nodded. “I truly admire your courage, knowing it’s a trap, yet you still dare to jump in!”
“Only you came alone?” Lu Fan glanced around with a hint of disdain.
“I am enough by myself!” Qin Hai said coldly. “I had the good fortune to witness your prowess by West Lake that day. You are indeed capable, but escaping from here will be harder than climbing to heaven!”
“Just with the snipers hidden in the dark?” Lu Fan clasped his hands. “You are likely overestimating yourself!”
Qin Hai frowned. “You can sense them?”
“I was just wondering what to give the Qin family patriarch for his birthday. I wonder if he will be surprised if I present your head!”
Lu Fan chuckled, but with a chilling ruthlessness.
“That remains to be seen if you have the ability!”
Qin Hai stepped forward, and at the same time, the ten snipers were in position. Three bullets were fired in succession, streaking towards Lu Fan.
Lu Fan stomped his foot on the ground, and an eerie wind blew. Three leaves shot out like arrows, attacking in three different directions.
Three snipers died instantly. The sharp-mouthed man and Qin Hai cried out in shock.
“Martial Grandmaster, internal energy manifesting!”
“Master Qin, what kind of power does this brat possess?” the sharp-mouthed man asked urgently. “To injure with leaves, what divine ability is this!”
“Didn’t you assure me?” Qin Hai frowned. “You do your best to resist, and the promised reward will not be a cent less!”
Saying this, Qin Hai prepared to leave. The instant kill of three snipers was not something he could contend with.