"Zhao Feitian, are you even from our Profound Emperor City, speaking up for someone else!"
Ling'er questioned with displeasure.
"I'm just stating facts, please don't mind!" Zhao Feitian gave an awkward smile. "Besides, this is common knowledge. The Heavenly Horse Merchant Association spans the entire Heavenly Realm, and it's filled with experts!"
"Enough, enough, I don't want to argue with you about this!"
Ling'er waved her hand, preparing to leave with Lu Fan. After all, he had obtained the divine beast egg, and she was quite satisfied. She didn't pay much attention to other matters.
"I'll go back with you!" Zhao Feitian said with a smile. "After all, it's not often I get out, and I'm quite happy to be with you!"
"You're happy, but I'm not!" Ling'er rolled her eyes and then set off towards Profound Emperor City with Lu Fan.
However, in that instant, they felt a world-shattering aura pervading the entire area, appearing exceptionally terrifying.
"Emperor-level aura!"
Zhao Feitian was shocked and somewhat fearful. He never expected an Emperor-level aura to lock onto them, carrying a killing intent. This was not a good omen and made their hearts tremble.
"It truly is Emperor-level!"
Ling'er frowned. "Could it be targeting me?"
"No, it's targeting me!"
Lu Fan's voice rang out, his eyes appearing serious, as if he wasn't lying.
Following these words, Ling'er also frowned. Under normal circumstances, Lu Fan had come to Profound Emperor City and had never left, so he shouldn't have offended anyone outside. Now that an Emperor-level aura was locking onto Lu Fan, it must be someone from within Profound Emperor City.
"Patriarch Chen, I know it's you!"
Ling'er shouted. "He is my personal guard! If you dare to lay a hand on him, when my father returns, he will not let you off easily!"
There was no response from the void, but the locking force did not retreat, making everyone even more confused.
"Patriarch Chen?"
Zhao Feitian was slightly stunned and quickly retreated to the side. This matter had nothing to do with their Zhao family, so he naturally didn't want to get into trouble. However, he was curious and hadn't expected things to turn out this way, leaving him somewhat caught off guard.
At that very moment, a figure in black appeared and lunged towards Lu Fan, looking extremely fierce, without any hesitation.
Zhao Feitian wanted to get a clear look at the figure, but unfortunately, the figure used an illusion technique, making it impossible to see clearly.
"I know it's you, it must be your Chen family!" Ling'er shouted. "If you dare to touch him, I will make your entire Chen family pay!"
The person in black said nothing, only let out a cold laugh and pressed directly towards Lu Fan. Perhaps in their eyes, Lu Fan was already like fish on a chopping board, ripe for the slaughter.
Lu Fan felt this pressure and also frowned. Even he hadn't expected the person in black to be so powerful and so brazen.
At that instant, the person in black struck Lu Fan with a palm, sending him flying backward. Upon receiving this powerful blow, Lu Fan's body shot backward, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. He hadn't expected the aura of a Half-Emperor to be so strong. Even someone as powerful as him was no match.
"As expected, unfathomable!"
From the distant sky, the Second Master of the Chen family spoke. "To be able to withstand my elder brother's attack at such a young age, if we allow him to continue developing, he will likely become a great disaster for our Chen family in the future."
"There will be no future!"
Revealing a slight smile, Chen Jianbei's eyes glinted with light. It seemed that in his eyes, everything was already decided.
"Let's hope so!" The Second Master of the Chen family nodded, still feeling some worry. As long as this matter wasn't settled, his heart would remain uneasy.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ling'er rushed forward to protect Lu Fan but was directly repelled by an Emperor-level aura, blood oozing from her lips.
"Are you crazy? That's an Emperor-level aura!"
Zhao Feitian grabbed Ling'er. "Let's quickly return to Profound Emperor City. No matter who this person is, outside of Profound Emperor City, they won't hold back!"
"But Lu Fan will die!" Ling'er shook her head, breaking free from Zhao Feitian. She couldn't just watch Lu Fan get hurt.
"He's just a guard. If you want a guard, you can pick any one. Besides, there are so many ascendants below, why do you care about a subordinate!" Zhao Feitian spoke again, his voice sounding earnest.
Facing these words, Ling'er felt a touch of emotion. After hearing this, she felt it was indeed true.
However, Lu Fan got along well with her, and she also felt Lu Fan was a good person. If he were to die unjustly, how could she bear it?
With this thought, Ling'er stopped again, intending to stand in front of Lu Fan, but Zhao Feitian knocked her unconscious with a palm, showing no mercy. Su Dan Novel Network
The members of the Zhao family were panicked by this scene. They clearly hadn't expected their young master to be so direct. After all, this was the daughter of the Profound Emperor. If the Profound Emperor were to investigate this matter, their Chen family would not be able to bear the consequences.
"Hurry up and leave this place. Don't worry about anyone else!" Zhao Feitian said, then set off towards Profound Emperor City. Although he sympathized with Lu Fan, this Emperor-level expert was targeting Lu Fan, so he had no choice but to do so.
"This kid is good!"
The Second Master of the Chen family laughed heartily. "Without Miss Ling'er's interference, your father can act with more freedom and doesn't need to be so reserved!"
"When we get back to Profound Emperor City, I'll have to have a few drinks with him," Chen Jianbei also laughed heartily. He had been worried that Ling'er might fight to the death, but now it seemed there was no need to worry about that.
With this thought, everyone's hearts were touched, and they could see things clearly.
At this moment, Lu Fan's mouth was bleeding, and his brows were slightly furrowed. He truly hadn't expected things to turn out this way, leaving him caught off guard.
Seeing that Ling'er had left, Patriarch Chen no longer hid his figure. He directly removed his veil and looked directly at Lu Fan. "Brat, your time has come. You offended my Chen family, and this is your fate!"
"I knew it was you. I didn't expect my guess to be correct!" Lu Fan squinted his eyes. "To think that the dignified Patriarch of the Chen family, a Half-Emperor realm expert, would do such a disgraceful thing. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed!"
"You can say as much as you want, because you won't have the chance later!" Patriarch Chen burst into laughter. "Do you think I care about that? What I care about is your life and death. Only when you die can my Chen family feel at ease!"