"So you brought me here because you want to drive me away!" Ling'er frowned, "What if I refuse to leave?"
"If you don't want to go, that's your business," Old Master Zhao smiled. "But you'd better think it through. If you're unwilling to leave, you might not have a good outcome. After all, our Zhao family is not known for nothing. If we truly want to obtain something, we will resort to any means."
"What, you intend to lay hands on me?"
Ling'er sneered, "Let me tell you, my father is a Martial Emperor. If you dare to touch me, your Zhao family's power is not enough for him to deal with!"
"Martial Emperor?"
Old Master Zhao narrowed his eyes. "I really didn't see it. So you have this kind of identity. If that's the case, do I need to be more cautious when dealing with you?"
"What do you mean by that!" Ling'er frowned.
But at that very instant, Old Master Zhao's figure shot up and he grabbed Ling'er by the neck. "To tell you the truth, no one can stop what I want to do. I said you fancy that boy, and it's that boy's fortune. If you dare to interfere, I will kill you directly!"
"You want to kill me!"
Ling'er struggled constantly, her face turning pale. She never expected that Old Master Zhao would be so ruthless and disregard them completely.
"So what if I kill you!"
Old Master Zhao's voice was ice-cold. "No one I want to deal with has ever escaped!"
"If you truly have the ability, then kill me."
Ling'er said coldly, "When Lu Fan finds out, he will surely avenge me!"
"How would he know, and with his strength, it's probably not that simple for him to avenge you!"
Old Master Zhao sneered, his eyes glinting with a cold light, as if everything seemed insignificant in his eyes.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ling'er's internal energy surged instantly, wanting to leave this place as quickly as possible. She could feel that Old Master Zhao had murderous intent towards her, and if she didn't leave, death would surely await her.
"Want to leave? I'm afraid it's not that easy!"
Old Master Zhao grabbed Ling'er and said coldly, "If you swear now to leave Tianhai City and keep this matter forever secret, I can spare your life. Otherwise, today will likely be your death day."
"Of course I can leave Tianhai City, but I must take Lu Fan with me!" Ling'er said firmly, "If you want to break us up, I will not take such a vicious oath even if I die!"
"Then go die!"
Old Master Zhao's eyes glinted with coldness. He was not a kind person, and since Ling'er was so direct, he had nothing to hide.
"Grandfather, no!"
Zhao Xue's voice rang out, and she rushed over immediately. She never expected her grandfather to act this way, catching her off guard.
"Why are you here, girl!" Old Master Zhao frowned, naturally not expecting Zhao Xue to suddenly appear, which caught him off guard.
"Grandfather, don't trouble him, this has nothing to do with him!" Zhao Xue said repeatedly, "If you trouble him, I will not forgive you."
"Little Xue, grandfather is doing this all for you!"
Old Master Zhao frowned, "Can't you see that?"
"I know you're doing all this for me, but I don't want it this way!" Zhao Xue said directly, "Everyone has their own fate. I hope Grandfather can respect my wishes."
Old Master Zhao was somewhat helpless and directly released Ling'er. He knew very well that if he made a move here, Zhao Xue would definitely resent him.
Ling'er coughed a few times, and just as she was about to curse, Lu Fan's figure suddenly appeared and he entered the courtyard. He had sensed a killing intent and Ling'er's danger, which was why he appeared in time.
"Old man, why is this happening!" Lu Fan questioned, his gaze fixed on Old Master Zhao.
"You brat, you still have the nerve to ask!" Old Master Zhao gave him a sideways glance. "To tell you the truth, my granddaughter fancies you. If you can become my Zhao family's son-in-law, it will be the Zhao family's fortune."
"Miss Zhao, this matter is probably..." Lu Fan looked towards Zhao Xue, his brow furrowed slightly. He hadn't expected things to turn out this way, which caught him off guard.
"I know, I know all of this!" Zhao Xue quickly nodded, a trace of awkwardness on her face as she looked at her grandfather. "Grandfather, don't meddle in my affairs anymore! I will handle this matter. In the future, you are not allowed to meddle in my affairs anymore, otherwise, I won't return to the Zhao family!"
"Fine, fine. Since it has come to this, I have nothing more to say!" Old Master Zhao turned and left, appearing somewhat helpless. He had intended to help Zhao Xue, but it backfired.
As they were talking, Lu Fan seemed to sense something and hurried out.
Outside the Zhao family's gates, Lei Batian appeared, but he was covered in blood and looked quite disheveled.
"Captain, why are you here?"
Lu Fan asked repeatedly. Lei Batian had always been the captain of the guards in Xuandi City. His sudden appearance in Tianhai City, and being covered in wounds, seemed inexplicable.
"Finally found you!"
Lei Batian gave a wry smile. "Xuandi City has fallen. You must not return to Xuandi City, or you will surely die!"
"What's going on? How could it become like this?" Ling'er asked urgently, her heart filled with worry. She had naturally not expected things to turn out this way.
"Miss, Xuandi City was attacked. This matter is likely not trivial," Lei Batian said directly. "Three Martial Emperors went to Xuandi City and fought with Xuandi for three hundred rounds. Xuandi has been missing, so I risked my life to escape Xuandi City to inform Miss that you must not enter Xuandi City, otherwise, it will be troublesome."
"Do you know who it was?" Lu Fan frowned. He had a feeling that everything was calculated by Xuandi, first by letting him leave Xuandi City, and then Ling'er running away from home. This way, even if Xuandi City was in danger, she would not be affected.
"I'm not entirely sure who it was, but I heard it was from the Bai family of the Northwest Commandery!"
Lei Batian's voice was solemn. Such an event had caught him off guard.
"Northwest Bai family?"
Lu Fan frowned slightly. He didn't know much about the division of the Heavenly Realm, but one thing was for sure, the Bai family of the Northwest Commandery was by no means ordinary, otherwise, they wouldn't have deployed three Martial Emperor level experts.
"Northwest Bai family?"
Zhao Xue was slightly taken aback. "This is a big mess. What kind of existence is the Northwest Bai family? In these numerous cities, no one dares to offend them easily!"