"No, wait a moment..."
Chen Fan was confused, "I'm asking if you are the Pavilion Master of Piaoxue Pavilion."
"Please."
The woman gestured with her hand.
Chen Fan: "..."
This conversation was going nowhere.
Chen Fan remained unmoved, neither advancing nor retreating.
They simply stared at each other.
Chen Fan's eyes were full of confusion, while hers held a trace of anger.
"Why are you angry?" Chen Fan's brow furrowed.
He glanced at the sleeping infant in her arms. Was it because of the baby?
Taking a deep breath, Chen Fan spoke again, "May I ask if you are the Pavilion Master of Piaoxue Pavilion?"
"..."
The other party remained silent, and after a moment, said, "Mr. Hanye, have you come to my Piaoxue Pavilion for a mission? If so, please state it clearly. Perhaps there are better ways to resolve it without resorting to force."
Fine.
Chen Fan didn't want to talk anymore.
Whether she was the Pavilion Master of Piaoxue Pavilion or not, she seemed to be avoiding one topic.
The infant.
She didn't want to shift the topic to the infant.
What did that imply?
It implied nothing.
After a moment of thought, Chen Fan turned to leave, "I will be in Snow City for three days."
As expected, Chen Fan heard the woman's clearly relieved voice, "Thank you, Mr. Hanye, for understanding my Piaoxue Pavilion. If Mr. Hanye suffers any losses on this mission, Piaoxue Pavilion is willing to compensate tenfold."
"Mm."
Chen Fan didn't look back.
Pang Tong was completely stunned, following Chen Fan as they left.
This time, he had certainly seen something.
After walking out of the barrier, Chen Fan said, "Find a place to stay."
"Come to my place."
"Alright."
Chen Fan was never picky about where he stayed.
As long as it was a place where people could live.
Unfortunately, when he reached Pang Tong's residence, he regretted it.
"This is your home?" Chen Fan pointed to the collapsed ruins in front of him.
"Holy crap."
Pang Tong was also bewildered, "Who the hell demolished my house."
The ruins before them still had dust and smoke lingering.
It was clear that the place had collapsed not long ago.
"Of course not."
Pang Tong was agitated, "This was a house I bought for a lot of money. Who the hell did this."
It was too much of a bullying.
Fighting and killing were one thing, but destroying someone's residence?
"Enough."
Chen Fan waved his hand.
No matter how angry he was, the house was gone. "You are a cultivator, rebuilding won't be difficult."
Logically, it was true, but Pang Tong still felt very uncomfortable.
His well-built house had been destroyed, and anyone would feel the same.
Despite his anger, Pang Tong began to act.
The power of ice and snow spread, and the destroyed house began to rebuild at a visible speed.
This was the power of cultivators.
What ordinary people would take half a year to build, cultivators could restore to its original state in just a moment.
"Done."
It wasn't tiring, but he still felt bad.
Chen Fan casually found a room to rest, nurturing the infant with spiritual energy and placing it on the bed to sleep.
"Sigh."
He sighed inwardly and looked at the infant on the bed with a sense of helplessness.
The little one had been sleeping, not crying or fussing.
Occasionally, it would wake up, only to fall asleep again quickly.
He wasn't starving the little one, as it was well-nourished by spiritual energy.
Time passed, and it was soon evening.
"Whoosh."
In the darkness, Chen Fan's eyes opened.
A golden light flashed and disappeared in his eyes.
Someone was here.
Many people.
The breathing sounds were faint, but they could not escape his perception.
The residence was currently surrounded by a group of powerful cultivators.
"Brother."
Pang Tong's voice sounded outside the door.
"Come in," Chen Fan said.
Pang Tong entered with a grim expression, "I have a bad feeling about this."
Chen Fan: "..."
His premonition was quite sharp.
Pang Tong said in a deep voice, "Someone must have set their sights on the Heavenly Star Stone I have. Snow City is not a safe place, and there will definitely be many people trying to snatch it."
Heavenly Star Stone.
Chen Fan frowned slightly, "Is it really about the Heavenly Star Stone?"
He glanced at the infant on the bed, then withdrew his gaze.
No matter the reason, these were not friendly visitors.
"Brother."
Pang Tong was a little nervous, "We..."
Although he sensed danger, he was unaware that the residence had already been surrounded.
"Boom."
Only then did a booming sound ring out.
Instantly, a pervasive pressure spread, and at the same time, various attacks rushed towards them.
"Holy crap."
Pang Tong's face turned pale.
Clang!
A sword light illuminated Pang Tong's pale face.
The sword light broke through the window, and screams immediately followed.
"Ah..."
"What is it?"
"Invisible Sword."
"Be careful, these guys are tough..."
There were also murmurs from the martial world.
"Chichichi."
The sword light was sharp, slaughtering in all directions.
No one could capture that flash of sword light. In the blink of an eye, dozens of people became the souls under the Cangyun Sword.
More than half of the people's presence instantly vanished.
Gulp.
Pang Tong swallowed and looked at Chen Fan.
This brother was so strong.
Just as he was about to express his admiration, a killing intent that made his hair stand on end appeared above his head.
A cold ice sword appeared out of thin air.
The people outside were just bait. The real killing blow was here.
"Chich."
The long sword stabbed towards the crown of Chen Fan's head.
"Be careful."
Just as Pang Tong reminded him, two fingers clamped onto the stabbing icy sword light.
Immediately after, a violent blaze erupted.
"Boom."
The long sword and the figure were engulfed by flames.
The attacker couldn't even scream, and was directly burned to ashes.
But the next moment, Chen Fan had already disappeared from his original position.
He reappeared standing by the bed.
Extending his hand, a lightning whip wrapped around an invisible sword.
As expected, these people's target was the infant on the bed.
"You're seeking death."
Chen Fan was enraged.
What wrong had the infant done?
Boom.
A violent flame surged into the sky.
The residence, which had just been rebuilt, was swallowed by the flames.
It was even worse than before. Previously, there were at least some ruins.
But this time, under the burning flames, everything was reduced to nothingness.
"Kill."
The flames surged, as if a fiery beast was being nurtured.
The next moment, a fire demon burst out of the sea of fire.
It wasn't the fire demon from Damilia, but a fire demon conjured by rules.
"Roar."
The fire lizard roared, driving out all the figures hidden in the wind and snow.
Seven people.
Its tail, like a dragon whip, lashed out with a 'crack', shattering one figure.
It spewed fire, burning another person into a charred corpse.
The fire lizard, conjured by rules, was too powerful, instantly killing with overwhelming force.
"Form a formation."
The remaining four quickly formed a formation to resist the fire lizard's killing spree.
Below, Chen Fan's expression was icy.
He suddenly turned and looked at a certain void space.
"There are still people."
It was quite a grand undertaking.
Two Supremes were leading the team, and they were still hidden, not having made a move.
Drip.
The Dragon-patterned Compass spun, pointing to a certain space.
If Chen Fan hadn't activated the Dragon-patterned Compass in advance, he would probably not have discovered the two hidden figures.
"Protect the child."
He said this to Pang Tong.
"Alright."
Pang Tong finally awoke from his shock.
His admiration for this brother had turned into fear.