Chapter 677: Chapter 676: We Must Not Have Internal Strife!
Ruan Hongying also wanted to see Lin Fan’s true strength.
As for whether Lin Fan will lose in this battle?
If Lin Fan wins, that would be the best outcome. In other words, even if Lin Fan fails, Ruan Hongying would use her lightning-fast methods to resolutely prevent the position of the Young Palace Master from slipping away.
Just now, Lin Fan and his mother Ruan Hongying had a lengthy exchange via transmitted messages, which in reality, only took a moment.
The Great Elder said, "Hongying, that’s unreasonable of you. Look, your son has already agreed to this battle, yet you’re trying to stop it? Are you looking down on your own son?"
"Hmph!"
Ruan Hongying snorted and said with a cold laugh, "Great Elder, you don’t have to provoke me with reverse psychology. However, since you insist on their battle, I’ll agree, but..."
At this point, Ruan Hongying paused briefly before continuing, "I have one condition."
Upon hearing Ruan Hongying’s words, the Great Elder was immensely overjoyed.
For the current Great Elder, nothing was more important than having Ruan Hongying agree to this battle.
The Great Elder immediately asked, "What condition? Speak!"
Ruan Hongying said, "I will decide the time for their battle. It will be in half a month!"
The Great Elder pondered for a moment, calculated in his mind, and confirmed that even if Lin Fan was given half a month, he wouldn’t be able to turn the tables.
"Alright!"
The Great Elder immediately said, "Then, the time is set for half a month from now. As for the location, let it be at our Guiyun Palace’s main square. The battle between your son and my grandson—whichever wins will be Guiyun Palace’s Young Palace Master. Do you have any objections?"
"Hmph!"
Ruan Hongying just snorted coldly, without saying a word.
The reason Ruan Hongying remained silent was that she had her own plans. If she didn’t speak now, there would still be a chance to change things if Lin Fan lost later. But if she spoke today and Lin Fan lost later, she would have no grounds for change.
The Great Elder didn’t understand all these intricacies in Ruan Hongying’s mind. He thought she had already agreed and happily said, "Let’s go!"
Then, the Great Elder and those accompanying him all followed him and left.
Lin Fan looked at Ruan Hongying and asked, "I’m curious, earlier, why didn’t you just make your move and kill the Great Elder? I’m confident that you are much stronger than the Great Elder. If you had killed the Great Elder, wouldn’t all the troubles have been solved?"
Ruan Hongying glanced at Lin Fan but did not answer his question. Instead, she asked, "Do you know how your grandfather, my father, died?"
Lin Fan was stunned and didn’t understand Ruan Hongying’s point.
Still, without saying much, he just shook his head to indicate he didn’t know.
Ruan Hongying said, "Back in the day, there was internal strife within Guiyun Palace, and your grandfather died amidst it."
"Since your grandfather passed away, I’ve sworn to maintain Guiyun Palace’s stability at all costs, to avoid internal chaos!"
"You’re right, had I killed the Great Elder just now, all troubles would’ve been resolved, but... it could well have sparked internal chaos, so I endured!"
"Although the Great Elder is aggressive, for the sake of Guiyun Palace, I still endured him!"
By the end, Ruan Hongying’s voice was somewhat subdued.
It was apparent that Ruan Hongying’s mood was not very good at the moment.
And Lin Fan silently watched Ruan Hongying, without saying a word.
It’s not that Lin Fan didn’t want to speak, but in such a situation, he truly didn’t know what to say.
To be honest, Lin Fan strongly disagreed with Ruan Hongying’s approach.
Sometimes, showing mercy to an enemy doesn’t mean they’ll return the favor.
Lin Fan felt that his mother was far too indecisive.
Clearly, it was a trouble that could be solved by killing one person, yet she refused to do so. This approach only allowed the troubles to continue indefinitely.
"If mother won’t kill, then let me do the killing!" Lin Fan thought to himself.
Ruan Hongying then said, "By the way, Li’er, in the battle with Ruan Zhengquan half a month from now, if you win, you must not kill, understand?"
Lin Fan asked, "What if he tries to kill me?"
Ruan Hongying replied, "Don’t worry, I won’t let him kill you!"
"Hehe..."
Lin Fan just chuckled without saying more.
To be honest, he was truly curious. How did his kind-hearted mother, who lacked ruthlessness, manage to survive in a world full of deceit?
Ruan Hongying said, "Alright Li’er, you rest well. After a full recovery, I’ll figure out a way to enhance your strength."
"Alright!"
Lin Fan didn’t say much and simply agreed.
Three days later, in the martial arts secret room of Guiyun Palace.
Lin Fan and Ruan Hongying stood there.
Other than the mother and son, there was no one else.
Ruan Hongying said, "Li’er, use all your energy and attack me!"
"Alright!"
Lin Fan agreed and started to act.
The Fast Character Technique, Transformation Character Technique, Borrowing Character Technique, Breaking Character Technique, and Defensive Character Technique from the Combat Six-Character Technique were all mobilized by Lin Fan, transforming into various moves that swept towards Ruan Hongying, each containing powerful energy and explosive attacks.
When Lin Fan attacked Ruan Hongying, he did not hold back at all.
Because Lin Fan knew that his mother was incredibly strong and even if he went all out, he wouldn’t be able to harm her in the slightest.
Since that was the case, there was no need to hold back.
"Hmm?"
Seeing Lin Fan’s attack, Ruan Hongying’s brows slightly furrowed.
She, too, had not expected her son to be so powerful.
To be honest, Ruan Hongying had always been worried that although her son’s cultivation was decent, his combat strength might be lacking, especially since he had grown up in the lower-ranking Nine-state Continent.
But now...
Having personally experienced Lin Fan’s strength, she was at ease.
She believed that with such formidable combat ability, without any other accidents, defeating Ruan Zhengquan in twelve days would be a certain victory.
Boom boom boom...
One move after another clashed between the two.
Lin Fan constantly changed his techniques, executing the Five-Character Technique from the Combat Six-Character Technique.
However, Lin Fan did not use the Kill-Character Technique.
Because once the Kill-Character Technique was to be deployed by Lin Fan, it would inevitably lead to killing, so it was not appropriate to use against Ruan Hongying during their battle.