Tū Wenhǎi had no choice but to leave, his heart filled with despair. He had intended to teach Lù Fán a lesson, but Elder Hán intervened, leaving him quite displeased.
"Kid, I'm your savior now!" Elder Hán said with a smile. "You'd better be polite to me, or I can take your life at any moment."
"If you have the ability, feel free to try!" Lù Fán said coldly. "If I so much as blink, then I've lost!"
"Alright, you're tough enough. I admit defeat, okay?"
Elder Hán rolled his eyes. "I've seen people who don't fear death, but I've never seen anyone as reckless as you. But then again, you're young, and you seem to have an extraordinary demeanor. Could you be a Saint Son from some Holy Land?"
"I'm just an ordinary person, with no such significant background!" Lù Fán shrugged. "If I were that powerful, no one would have come to ask for me after I was captured!"
"Nonsense, even if you were a Saint Son, we wouldn't release you!"
Elder Hán said coldly. "Do you think Holy Lands can do whatever they please? Among the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu, the ones they despise the most are the Holy Lands and the Ancient Families."
"If you have such power, why do you still make things difficult for people like us!"
Lù Fán said with dissatisfaction. "We are just ordinary people, not worth mentioning!"
"Here in the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu, there are many spirit mines that require people to mine them."
Elder Hán shrugged. "If we don't let you go, then who else will?"
"Your way of thinking is clearly that of bandits!"
Lù Fán rolled his eyes. "Those like you will surely face divine retribution in the future, treating life as worthless!"
"So what?"
Elder Hán said indignantly. "This is all forced upon us by the Holy Lands. If the Holy Lands weren't so overbearing, how could we have become bandits, and how would we have established our cave dwellings in the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu!"
"You do evil, and then you blame others?"
Lù Fán sneered. "I've truly never heard of such logic!"
"You've got quite a bit of nerve, daring to speak to me like that!"
Elder Hán was furious. He stared directly at Lù Fán. In all these years, no one had dared to be so presumptuous in front of him.
"I'm already in your hands anyway. Kill me or torture me as you please!"
Lù Fán said indifferently. "I won't yield to you, and don't expect me to say anything pleasant!"
"I like your temper, kid. It reminds me of myself back in the day!"
Elder Hán smiled. "Why don't you join my eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu? You'll live like a king."
"I think I'll pass. I don't have the leisure for that." Lù Fán said faintly.
"You really don't know what's good for you!"
After saying that, Elder Hán didn't say anything more. Having captured Lù Fán, he wasn't in a hurry.
Meanwhile, in the Magic Mall, Hán Xiǎoxiǎo was worried when she learned that Lù Fán had been captured by people from the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu. She didn't know what to do.
"Father, you must think of a way!" Hán Xiǎoxiǎo pleaded. "It's not easy to escape alive once you're captured by the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu. How can we save him!"
"How can we rescue him after he's been captured by the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu?" Patriarch Hán said with a wry smile. "You know as well as I do how powerful the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu are!"
"Are we just going to stand by and watch?" Hán Xiǎoxiǎo frowned. "Why don't we join forces with the Shěn family and go to the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu together? Perhaps that will make them release him, after all, the Hán and Shěn families have some standing!"
"In front of the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu, our two families are nothing!"
Patriarch Hán shook his head. "So, we can only leave it to his fate."
Hán Xiǎoxiǎo stood there stunned, her eyes filled with unwillingness, yet she didn't know what to do. She was well aware of the power of the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu, and now that Lù Fán was captured, she was also filled with worry.
"There is actually another way, and that is to go to the Ancient Táo family!"
Patriarch Hán said directly. "The Ancient Táo family has immense influence. If they were to intervene, perhaps they could make the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu release him. Only they possess such power!"
Faced with these words, Hán Xiǎoxiǎo frowned. "If that's the case, I'll personally go to the Ancient Táo family. Since they are sworn brothers, they surely won't stand by and watch!"
"Be careful on your journey!" Elder Hán nodded.
"Father, don't worry. I'm a Saint now, so no one can threaten me." Hán Xiǎoxiǎo smiled, her gaze becoming even more indifferent, even carrying a sense of superiority.
However, this was normal. As a Saint, her strength was considerable throughout the Eastern Domain. If she truly encountered danger, self-preservation would not be a problem.
At the same time, Lù Fán had been staying in the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu for several months. He followed Elder Hán, spending his days wandering around, living quite leisurely.
He had also become quite familiar with the people of the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu.
However, during these months, Lù Fán had been thinking about how to escape. As long as he had an opportunity, he would not let it pass.
Unfortunately, the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu were protected by powerful formations, and he had no spiritual energy at all, giving him no chance to leave.
With nothing else to do, Lù Fán wandered around the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu. It was then that he discovered a waterfall in the back mountain, which was also filled with spiritual energy.
Although his spiritual energy was sealed, if he could slowly absorb the spiritual energy here, perhaps one day he could return to his peak.
With this thought, Lù Fán visited the waterfall every day. Elder Hán paid him no mind.
After all, they had become quite familiar with each other over this long period, and he could do as he pleased.
One day, as usual, Lù Fán was slowly absorbing spiritual energy by the waterfall when he saw a graceful figure in the center of the waterfall, playing around.
Lù Fán's expression tightened slightly. He was about to leave when a woman suddenly appeared and was playing so carelessly. Lù Fán had seen her completely, and if he were discovered, it would be disastrous.
"Who!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out. The graceful figure quickly put on her clothes and leaped into the air. She clearly hadn't expected anyone to be by the waterfall. Sū Dān Novel Network.
"Ahem, it's me!"
Lù Fán chuckled awkwardly. "I didn't mean to peep, please don't blame me, miss!"
"How dare you!"
Chén Xiān'ér was furious. She was the pride of the eighteen sects of Jiǔzhōu and never expected to be molested by Lù Fán.
"I really didn't mean to!"
Lù Fán quickly explained, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Chén Xiān'ér, however, paid no heed and grabbed Lù Fán by the neck. "You're just a slave, how dare you lust after me? I will kill you today!"
"I belong to Elder Hán, you can't kill me!"
Lù Fán shouted. He had no spiritual power at all now, so how could he resist Chén Xiān'ér.