NOVEL NEXT Chapter 24: Despair
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Chapter 23:
Lin Fan continued to think and adjust his plans for more than two hours before reaching complete satisfaction with his final plan. He left the room with slow, deliberate steps and a faint smile on his face.
He walked calmly, his mind still working as he left the Crimson Fox restaurant and headed toward the city gates along the cobbled road.
After about half an hour, Lin Fan finally arrived at the only exit and entrance to the city, where Yu Kuan, Yu Ming, Xiao Mi, and the rest of the group were waiting for him.
Next to the city stood a vast forest, the very forest where Lin Fan had obtained the Phoenix's inheritance, the Forest of Magical Beasts. In front of it was only a wide path used by travelers.
Meanwhile, Xiao Mi's expression showed more despair than ever before. Her head was hung low, standing behind Yu Kuan, her heart heavy with sorrow. They abandoned me. The looks of disdain they gave me when they saw I had no cultivation… I will never forget those looks.
Xiao Mi struggled to hold back the tears that threatened to fall as she remembered her grandfather's and the clan elders' shocked expressions, which quickly turned to utter disdain once they confirmed her complete loss of cultivation, not a single drop of Qi remaining!
And Yu Ming, who had seemed to put great effort into avoiding eye contact with her at first, now, sensing her transformation into a mortal with no strength, looked at her with contempt, without hesitation.
In the end, the law of this world remained unchanged, the law of the jungle! The strong devour the weak, survival and rule belong to the strong, while enslavement and obedience are for the weak. This is the harsh law of this world, plain and simple!
Xiao Mi lost her cultivation, and Lin Fan broke through several layers at once. All of this in one night... This cannot be just a coincidence. Lin Fan must be the reason for Xiao Mi's transformation into a mortal. Perhaps he has a skill to absorb others' Qi or something like that. Yu Kuan thought as he clenched his fist in a friendly salute to Lin Fan before continuing his train of thought.
Lin Fan always surprises me, even though it's only been a day since we met, but this is a good sign. The stronger he gets, the more benefits I will reap, and the better it is for me.
After everyone greeted Lin Fan with respect, he asked in a calm tone, "Is everything ready? And the goods?"
Yu Kuan nodded, "Yes, two carts have been prepared, and the goods are in good condition as well. The journey will take about two months." No one knew what these goods were, except Lin Fan and Yu Kuan, who both knew that the "goods" were, in fact, Xiao Ming.
"Good," Lin Fan responded briefly, then called out to Xiao Mi, "Xiao Mi, come, you'll ride with me in my cart." Lin Fan ordered as he climbed into his large cart, which was marked with the Yu Clan's emblem.
"Y… Yes," Xiao Mi whispered under her breath in response, before walking toward Lin Fan's cart, somewhat surprised.
This time, Yu Ming paid no attention to Xiao Mi, who would be riding with Lin Fan in the cart, even though she had been his former fiancée. Instead, he thought with bitterness, Damn, this bitch has become a mere mortal, and she's the reason I've turned into nothing more than a servant for Lin Fan. Damn it! If I had known this, I would never have confronted Lin Fan for her, and I would have handed her over to him gladly!
All she had was that damned face of hers! But without cultivation, she can be nothing more than a slave. I really wonder why Lin Fan called on her again. Maybe he only wants her services as a slave, and even her position as a concubine will disappear for sure! Yu Ming continued thinking with disdain for Xiao Mi before pushing her out of his mind and getting into the cart with his father.
Then, the two carts finally began to move, followed by dozens of guards on foot or horseback, all heading in the same direction: the Yu City.
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Inside one of the carts, Lin Fan sat with a smile on his face as he watched Xiao Mi, who appeared tense as she fidgeted with her hands, trying not to look at her master.
Now comes the real subjugation! Lin Fan thought with an enigmatic smile.
"Xiao Mi, are you perhaps... surprised at why I summoned you even though you've lost your power?" Lin Fan asked with a mischievous and cunning smile on his face.
Xiao Mi became even more tense under Lin Fan's gaze, struggling to reply quickly, "Y… Yes, young master, w... why didn't you despise me and throw me away? Why did you still insist on calling me?" Xiao Mi gathered all her remaining courage to ask this question, as her confidence had been shattered completely.
"You ask me why? Hah, I'll answer you later. But first, tell me, did you see how quickly everyone abandoned you? Did you see how quickly their faces turned, like flipping pages? Did you feel the sense of betrayal and humiliation? Tell me!" Lin Fan's eyes widened as he moved his face closer and closer to Xiao Mi with each question.
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