It was as expected.
Ling Fan was not surprised.
He looked at the two people with indifferent eyes, as if he were looking at two clowns.
This gaze immediately angered Zhu Hui and the other.
Because they usually felt superior to Ling Fan, Ling Fan's unprecedented gaze made them very uncomfortable.
They felt despised by a cripple, which was unbearable!
"Why don't you quickly kneel and kowtow!" Wang Gan shouted.
"If you let us have your wife for a night, we'll let you go, how about that!" Zhu Hui still wanted to play around and have some fun.
However, these words instantly chilled Ling Fan's gaze.
Although he and Lan Xueyi had no marital relations, she was his legally married wife in name.
How could he allow such a scoundrel to insult her.
Ling Fan's demeanor suddenly changed, and his voice carried an indescribable indifference: "Mere ants, do you know that a dragon has scales that should not be touched? Touch them and you will die!"
Zhu Hui and Wang Gan were stunned at first.
Then they looked at each other and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, has this cripple's brain been burned? Who is he trying to scare? He's just a useless son-in-law who can't be supported by mud. He's powerless, and he dares to compare himself to a celestial dragon?"
"If you are a celestial dragon, then I am a Buddha. You are only fit to be my mount, ridden under my crotch!"
"I have insulted your wife, what can you do about it! Let me tell you, the Lan family won't last long. When the Lan family's protection is gone, Lan Xueyi, this beautiful goddess, will fall into the hands of thousands of men. We two also want to have a taste. Have you touched her yet? Hahaha, but it's a pity you won't see that day!"
Zhu Hui and Wang Gan laughed wantonly.
Wang Gan's laughter stopped, and he drew a large saber. With a flash of true qi, he fiercely slashed down at Ling Fan.
A sinister smile was on his face.
He seemed to have already seen Ling Fan's head being split into pieces.
However, at that moment, Ling Fan slowly raised a palm.
Azure-gold true qi covered it.
Clang!
The scene that Wang Gan and Zhu Hui expected did not happen. Ling Fan's hand was not cut off. Instead, Wang Gan's saber was broken by a palm strike!
This sudden turn of events made Wang Gan and Zhu Hui's faces change drastically.
Wang Gan was a cultivator who had opened nine meridians. Although he couldn't compare to those who had perfected their meridian opening, or even those in the Qi Refining realm, his strength was enough to break iron chains with a single saber strike.
He couldn't even break Ling Fan's palm, this cripple?
Moreover, seeing the azure-gold true qi on Ling Fan's palm, they couldn't help but gasp, their eyelids twitching uncontrollably.
That was the mark of having opened twelve meridians, the perfection of the Meridian Opening realm.
True qi enveloped the body!
How could this be possible?
Ling Fan was clearly the most useless cripple, with no meridians opened, how could he suddenly transform into a great master of the Meridian Opening realm!
The two were greatly shocked.
Wang Gan, even more terrified, threw the broken saber in his hand as a flying knife and retreated rapidly.
Ling Fan accurately caught the broken saber. A wisp of gold-attribute true qi was injected into it, and the broken saber immediately erupted with great sharpness!
The broken saber seemed to have gained sentience and shot out from Ling Fan's hand.
Pfft!
The broken saber pierced into Wang Gan's back and then went through his body, shooting into the high wall of the alley, blasting a hole in it.
Wang Gan coughed twice and died.
"Flying knife! This is a method of controlling qi that can only be used in the Qi Refining realm. You are not in Meridian Opening, you are in Qi Refining!"
Zhu Hui's legs went weak with fear.
Seeing Ling Fan kill with the saber just now, he didn't dare to have any fighting spirit.
Ling Fan snorted coldly.
These vile things with mortal eyes, how could they recognize the methods of this Azure Cloud Emperor.
Although he had not yet reached the Qi Refining realm, he had only used a minor technique called "Li Jian Shi," and he could easily achieve this, and its power was even greater than the so-called qi control methods.
Seeing Ling Fan approaching.
Zhu Hui's fat flesh trembled with fear. He no longer dared to be presumptuous. His legs gave out, and he fell to his knees at Ling Fan's feet, begging for mercy: "Young Master Ling, spare my life, Young Master Ling, spare my life!"
"Who sent you to kill me?"
Ling Fan asked indifferently, but his tone carried an undeniable authority.
Zhu Hui's thick lips, like two fat intestines, trembled, "Yes, yes... if I tell you, can you spare my life?"
"In front of me, you have no right to bargain."
Ling Fan beckoned, and a broken saber flew back from the blasted wall, hovering in front of Zhu Hui's forehead.
Zhu Hui's eyes widened in terror, his soul flying out of his body. He was even more terrified of Ling Fan's methods.
He had never heard of Qi Refining realm qi control methods being so precise!
"It's the Jin family, Jin Wudao!"
"Jin Wudao?"
Ling Fan searched his memory for information related to this name.
This person was the eldest young master of the Jin family, one of the Ten Great Young Masters of Jiangnan City. He had considerable ability and means. In recent years, the Jin family had handed over many of its businesses to him to manage.
"Yes, Young Master Ling, you are wise. Jin Wudao is the mastermind. We were just following orders."
"Jin Wudao took a fancy to Lan Xueyi and wanted to bring down the Lan family's weapon forge, allowing the Jin family to monopolize the weapon casting industry. So he found us and asked us to harm you. Not only that, but he also colluded with that brothel madam. He wanted the madam to demand an exorbitant compensation. The Lan family's cash flow was already tight, and this would deal a heavy blow to the Lan family!"
Zhu Hui spilled out everything he knew like a string of beans.
"I told you, I told you everything, Young Master Ling, spare my life. Just let me go like a fart. I promise I will never interfere in the disputes between your two families again. No, I can even help you. I have value..."
"Noisy."
Ling Fan's eyes were indifferent.
The half-broken blade, like a viper's tongue, fiercely pierced into Zhu Hui's forehead, leaving a huge bloody hole.
...
At the entrance of the Lan Mansion.
Lan Junjie's face was ashen with anger. He paced back and forth at the entrance with his hands on his hips.
He had let Ling Fan slip out of the mansion by accident, causing his father, Lan Tianxiong, to scold him severely.
It was all this damned brother-in-law's fault.
Not only was he useless, but he also caused trouble for him every day, making the entire Lan Mansion restless.
If it weren't for the fact that he had to consider his relationship with his sister, he would have beaten him up long ago.
"Young Master, the son-in-law is back!"
"Is he!"
Lan Junjie turned around abruptly.
When he saw Ling Fan returning, his anger could no longer be contained, and he was about to curse.
However, when he saw Ling Fan's indifferent eyes, his anger immediately halted.
He suddenly remembered the scene where Ling Fan had reprimanded him in the weapon forge.
For some reason, he felt a trace of fear deep in his heart.
This fear was not due to any seniority, but... he couldn't quite explain why.
He had a vague feeling that something unknown had happened to his cripple brother-in-law.
And this feeling seemed to be growing stronger.
Lan Junjie put on a stern face and had just uttered the word "you," wanting to question Ling Fan about where he had been.
However, Ling Fan seemed to know what he wanted to say and said indifferently, "I don't need to explain my actions to you. Remember what I taught you in the weapon forge and temper your character."
With that, Ling Fan brushed past him.
Lan Junjie was stunned by the reprimand again.
When he came to his senses, Lan Junjie was furious. Why should he be afraid of him!
He had violated his father's confinement, and he was being lectured by him. I'll be damned if I believe him.
"I almost forgot about the important matter. The family study hall is opening today, and my sister specifically invited Wu Tong from the Wu family to lecture. If you skip class again and fail to live up to her kind intentions, I will not let you off!"
Lan Junjie said coldly at Ling Fan's retreating back.
Hearing this, Ling Fan paused.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I will go."