Su Fan wanted to escort Lin Yao home, but she refused.
She said she wanted to send Jiudi home herself. Su Fan couldn't stop her, so he could only follow silently behind Lin Yao, just in case something happened to her.
Lin Yao, carrying Jiudi on her back, walked into the mountains and all the way back to the Blood Flame Sect. In the back mountain, she dug a pit with her bare hands and placed Jiudi inside.
"Senior Brother, wait for me. After I avenge you, I'll have you as my Senior Brother again in the next life."
Lin Yao took one last deep look at Jiudi before burying her.
Su Fan watched quietly from the side.
During this time, he thought about contacting Mu Yuanying, but he didn't have Mu Yuanying's contact information. He could only protect her, her only disciple, from afar.
"Su Fan."
Lin Yao suddenly called out to Su Fan.
"Hmm?"
Su Fan was taken aback.
"The Martial Alliance has a spot for my Senior Brother, right?"
Lin Yao asked Su Fan.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Su Fan was a little curious why Lin Yao was asking this.
"I want to join the Martial Alliance. I don't need any compensation, I just want to become stronger!"
Lin Yao said to Su Fan with a serious expression.
Su Fan began to understand what Lin Yao intended to do.
"I can let you join the Martial Alliance, but before that, shouldn't you inform your master?"
Su Fan didn't have the right to make choices for others. He couldn't stop Lin Yao from doing what she wanted. Even if he didn't let her join the Martial Alliance, she would surely find other ways to become stronger and seek revenge on the Assassin's Alliance.
It would be better to keep her under his watch, at least to ensure that Lin Yao wouldn't go astray.
"No need."
Lin Yao said expressionlessly.
Where was her master when she and her Senior Brother were in trouble? Where was her master when her Senior Brother was dying?
They had tried to contact their master, but they couldn't find him at all.
In the end, the one who came to save them was Su Fan, whom Lin Yao had once hated. This made Lin Yao feel a sense of irony.
At the same time, she harbored some resentment towards her master.
If her master had been there, her Senior Brother wouldn't have died.
"Alright, come with me."
Su Fan felt it was best to settle Lin Yao first. When her master came out of seclusion, he would naturally come to find him, and then he would deliver the bad news to Mu Yuanying.
Su Fan took Lin Yao back to the new city and to the Martial Alliance.
"What is this?"
Dongfang Tingyin was surprised when she saw Lin Yao.
She didn't know why Su Fan had brought a woman with him. Was he that bold? Wasn't he afraid she would complain to Yu Tong?
"This is Lin Yao. Please arrange something for her to do in the Martial Alliance. She is Jiudi's junior sister."
Dongfang Tingyin knew Jiudi, so she understood immediately.
Su Fan didn't say much. It was better not to say too much in front of Lin Yao.
After Dongfang Tingyin had arranged for Lin Yao, Su Fan found an opportunity to tell her everything.
"Jiudi is dead?"
Dongfang Tingyin was very surprised.
She hadn't expected Jiudi to die like this.
"I understand. I will take good care of her."
Dongfang Tingyin understood Su Fan's intentions.
Jiudi had no one to rely on except for her master and junior sister. If this junior sister were to have an accident, it would be a great disservice to him.
"Have you had any news about the sorcerers recently?"
Su Fan hadn't been to the Martial Alliance for some time. He took this opportunity to ask Dongfang Tingyin about the sorcerers.
"No, these people seem to have vanished. There have been no more missing martial artists recently. They've either left or are hiding."
Dongfang Tingyin said to Su Fan.
Recently, the investigation missions for sorcerers had not been removed from the Martial Alliance's task board. They were still posted, but no one could provide any effective information. These people were hiding very well.
Ring ring ring!
At this moment, Su Fan's phone rang.
Su Fan picked it up and saw that it was Tang Xin calling.
Su Fan raised an eyebrow.
Last time, he had brought in the Super Management Bureau to investigate the sorcerers. Could there be news?
Su Fan quickly answered.
"Su Fan, there has been a suspect appearing multiple times in your Martial Alliance these past two days. Please be careful."
Tang Xin warned Su Fan.
The Super Management Bureau could access surveillance and had roughly pinpointed the locations of the sorcerers. They had also discovered that these suspects had appeared near the Martial Alliance more than once. Tang Xin suspected that these people were planning something against the Martial Alliance and had specifically come to warn Su Fan.
Su Fan was stunned.
Could they have found out about his connection with the Martial Alliance?
Suddenly, Su Fan understood.
The task of investigating sorcerers had always been at the top of the Martial Alliance's task list, and it was even pinned. Moreover, the reason the sorcerers had come to China was because of Su Fan. This couldn't help but make them suspect Su Fan's relationship with the Martial Alliance.
With this realization, Su Fan felt relieved.
He wasn't necessarily trying to hide his identity. If they knew, let them know. It was a good opportunity for them to reveal their weaknesses, making it easier for him to deal with them.
"I understand. Have you found their location yet?"
Su Fan nodded and asked Tang Xin.
"We've almost locked down their location. We're planning to make a move tonight."
Tang Xin didn't hide anything from Su Fan.
"Call me when you do."
Su Fan said to Tang Xin.
"Okay."
Tang Xin didn't refuse.
Their Super Management Bureau lacked top experts. The success rate of this mission was not high to begin with. They were more than happy to have an expert like Su Fan actively helping.
Su Fan thought for a moment and said to Dongfang Tingyin.
"Does our Martial Alliance have any experts at the Kaiyang realm strength right now?"
"Yes, there's one."
Dongfang Tingyin nodded.
Due to the short time, Dongfang Tingyin also had to ensure that the people being trained were loyal to the Martial Alliance. Therefore, despite pouring all their efforts into training martial artists, they had only managed to cultivate one expert at the Kaiyang realm in such a short period.
"Alright, have him go with me tonight."
Su Fan said.
Just in case, Su Fan needed to bring some helpers.
"Li Jun is also here today. Should I ask him to help as well?"
Dongfang Tingyin reminded Su Fan.
Su Fan, Jiudi, Li Jun, Wu Yun, Dongfang Tingyin, and Su Bei were all early founders of the Martial Alliance and its veterans.
Li Jun's strength had also successfully broken through to the Kaiyang realm, officially entering the ranks of top experts.
"Alright, have him come over."
Su Fan nodded.
He would also inform Li Jun about the bad news of Jiudi's death.
As a former comrade-in-arms, Su Fan believed that Li Jun would be more heartbroken than Su Fan.
But death was like a extinguished lamp. Su Fan couldn't do anything. His game items couldn't bring people back to life.
When Li Jun learned of Jiudi's death, he was indeed filled with grief and indignation.
He even vowed to destroy the Assassin's Alliance.
Su Fan just watched Li Jun vent his anger.
After Li Jun calmed down, Su Fan spoke to him about business.
"I'm going to kill a few people tonight to vent your anger."
Su Fan said to Li Jun.
Although the sorcerers were not part of the Assassin's Alliance, they were common enemies of martial artists. Moreover, in the south, bordering the East Asian region, the Nine Li tribe had far more friction with the sorcerers than the northern martial artists, and their hatred for the sorcerers was even deeper.