60: Chapter 60 Awakening Crisis

"Snap!"

A sharp sound echoed through the main bedroom of the Su Family.

The sandalwood cane struck Su Changhe heavily on his shin, the sound of bone cracking clearly audible.

This Second Master of the Su Family, who usually commanded the winds and rain in the Jianghai, flew sideways like a kite with a broken string, slamming hard into the famous picture frame on the wall, shattering the glass across the floor.

Su Zhentian withdrew his cane, his originally withered body now standing straight, his qi and blood burning like a furnace, washing away the lingering cold in the bedroom completely.

Martial Master Peak.

There was even a faint hint of a Grandmaster's aura.

"Dad... I..." Su Changhe clutched his broken leg, cold sweat soaking his back, his features twisted in pain, yet he dared not utter a single scream.

"Shut up."

Su Zhentian didn't even glance at his second son, his voice icy.

"As a core member of the Su Family, you are blind and heartless. Young Friend Lin is my savior and a distinguished guest of the Su Family. Yet you treated him like a charlatan? Go kneel in the ancestral hall, and from now on, hand over the industries under your control to your elder brother. If there is a next time, get out of the Su Family genealogy."

The entire room of Su Family direct descendants was silent as cicadas in winter.

This strike from the old master not only woke up Su Changhe but also woke up everyone who was still watching.

Su Zhentian turned around, and when facing Lin Fan, that majestic face was instantly filled with warm smiles, even carrying a hint of ingratiation.

"Young Friend Lin, great kindness need not be thanked in words. From now on, the doors of the Su Family are always open to you. Whoever dares to disrespect you is slapping my, Su Zhentian's, face."

"Just a small effort."

Lin Fan adjusted his collar, his tone casual, "Although the cold poison in the old master's body has been removed, the meridians are severely damaged. Go to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion later and open a few 'blind box' blood qi supplements. Remember to queue up; no credit allowed."

The corners of the surrounding people's mouths twitched.

Make the head of the Su Family queue up? And buy blind boxes? In this entire Jianghai, only Lin Fan would dare to speak like this.

"Certainly, certainly!" Su Zhentian agreed extremely readily, as if this were some great honor.

Su Qingxue, who had been standing on the side, stepped forward.

She took a deep breath and bowed ninety degrees to Lin Fan.

Her long hair fell, revealing a section of snow-white, slender neck.

"Lin Fan, thank you."

After rising, her cold eyes had warmth for the first time, "From today on, you are not only my partner, but also the most distinguished guest of the Su Family. The Su Family owes you a massive favor."

"Things like favors are only valuable when they are cashed in."

Lin Fan smiled, breaking the somewhat sentimental atmosphere, "Since I am a distinguished guest, next time I go to the Su Family firm to stock up, can I not get a discount?"

Su Qingxue was stunned: "A discount?"

"Yeah, discounts are so embarrassing; I need a price hike." Lin Fan said deadpan, "After all, my status is different now."

Su Qingxue: "..."

This guy, he can't go three sentences without talking about his old business.

"Let's talk business."

Lin Fan put away his joking manner, took out a folded list from his pocket, and handed it to Su Qingxue, "I don't lack money. Exchange the consultation fee for the items on this list. Within three days, I want to see the goods."

Su Qingxue took the list, glanced at it, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

They were all corpses.

And not ordinary exotic beast corpses.

Illusion Spirit Cat, Nightmare Beast, Purple-Eyed Demon Fox...

They were all extremely rare "spiritual" exotic beasts. These beasts had weak physical bodies but extremely strong spiritual power, and their movements were mysterious, making them extremely difficult to acquire on the market.

"What do you need so many spiritual materials for?" Su Qingxue asked subconsciously, "Materials like this made into blind boxes have a very small audience."

"Trade secret."

Lin Fan did not explain.

This was prepared for his younger sister.

Lin Xiaoya's illness was not just a genetic defect; it was more like some massive spiritual power being imprisoned by her physical body. To solve it completely, one must use high-level spiritual power to channel it, or... awaken.

"Okay." Su Qingxue put away the list without asking further, "The Su Family's channels in the provincial capital will operate at full capacity."

...

Wang Family mansion, study.

"Crash!"

A priceless antique vase was smashed to pieces.

Wang Tianba's eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaving violently, like a mad dog driven into a desperate situation.

The butler knelt on the ground, trembling.

"Family Head... the military has intervened. That Iron Pillar Zhao brought people and directly broke through our checkpoints at the Jianghai gate. He said... he said it was under special wartime regulations; those who obstruct military supplies will be killed without mercy."

"The military..."

Wang Tianba slumped into his chair, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

The capital chain was broken, shops were snatched, his son was crippled, and now even his last commercial means had been violently broken.

The foundation he had managed in the Jianghai for twenty years had actually been torn to shreds by an eighteen-year-old high school student in just a few days.

"I am not reconciled..."

Wang Tianba clutched the armrests tightly, his nails breaking, blood seeping into the wood grain, "Lin Fan... you forced me to do this."

Since I can't beat you with the rules, I'll flip the table.

He opened the drawer and took out a black mobile phone with no markings.

Turned it on and dialed.

It was a string of encrypted numbers with no notes.

"Beep... beep..."

The call connected.

There was no sound on the other end, only the chilling, heavy sound of breathing.

"I am Wang Tianba."

Wang Tianba's voice was as cold as if he were chewing ice, "I want to place an order. Target: Lin Fan. No... move against the people around him first."

"I heard he has a younger sister who lives in Longhu No. 1?"

"I want her alive. I want to, in front of Lin Fan, slice the person he cares about most, one cut at a time... death by a thousand cuts."

The other side of the phone was silent for two seconds.

Then came an electronic voice processed by a voice changer, filled with mockery and greed.

"The security at Longhu No. 1 is very strict; you'll have to pay more!"

"Fifty million."

Wang Tianba's eyes flashed with crazy red light, "The deposit has been transferred. I want to see the result tonight."

"Shadow Fang accepts the order. Boss Wang, happy cooperation."

...

Longhu No. 1, Imperial Dragon Residence.

The night was deep.

Lin Fan pushed open the door, and a faint smell of burning mixed with the aroma of food drifted out.

It wasn't that unpleasant burnt smell, but carried a kind of clumsy warmth.

"Brother, you're back!"

Lin Xiaoya, wearing an apron that was clearly two sizes too big, poked her head out of the kitchen. Her small face was covered in flour, and there was a smudge of black ash on the tip of her nose, making her look like a painted-face cat.

"Don't change your shoes, quickly wash your hands and eat. I learned a new dish today, Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, although... hmm, the color is a bit dark, but the taste is definitely fine!"

She carried the plate to the dining table as if offering a treasure.

Lin Fan looked at that plate of black carbon collection, but his heart softened completely.

He changed out of his coat, which was stained with the smell of disinfectant, in the entryway.

"Hiss..."

A very light gasp came from the kitchen.

Lin Fan's eyes narrowed, and his figure vanished from the spot instantly.

The next second, he appeared beside Lin Xiaoya and grabbed her wrist.

On her originally fair and slender fingers, there was now a blister, swollen and red.

"How did you do this?" Lin Fan's voice sank.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, it just splashed when I was pouring oil earlier." Lin Xiaoya tried to pull her hand back, a pleasing smile on her face, "Brother, I'm not in pain, really. Look, I've already rinsed it with cold water."

"Don't move."

Lin Fan forcefully pulled her hand over and lowered his head to blow on it.

[Talent Activated: Eye of True Sight]

He originally only wanted to check the injury, but the pale blue data stream before his eyes suddenly started jumping wildly.

In his field of vision.

At the wound on Lin Xiaoya's finger, it was not red and inflamed like an ordinary person's.

Under the broken skin, a mass of eerie purple-red energy was surging wildly. This energy was massive, chaotic, and extremely unstable, just like an active volcano about to erupt, forcibly compressed into a weak mortal body.

It wasn't just the finger.

This energy was spreading along her meridians toward her heart and brain.

[High-energy spiritual reaction detected!]

[Target: Lin Xiaoya]

[Status: S-Rank Spiritual Talent Awakening (On the verge of losing control)]

[Reason: Weak constitution, unable to carry the massive spiritual tide, may erupt at any time.]

[Consequence: At best, brain death; at worst, triggering a spiritual self-explosion, razing Longhu No. 1 to the ground.]

Lin Fan's pupils contracted violently.

Awakening?

Could erupt at any time?

"Brother... what's wrong? Don't scare me."

Lin Xiaoya felt the stiffness of her brother's palm and asked in a small, fearful voice, "Is it... is it infected? Will it cost a lot of money? Then I won't treat it, just putting on a Band-Aid is fine..."

"Silly."

Lin Fan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart.

He raised his head, his face having recovered its usual calmness, even carrying a hint of a relaxed smile.

"It's not an infection. It's because you have a unique talent and are about to become a Superwoman."

Lin Fan rubbed her head, the [Divine Ember Flame] in his palm quietly operating, turning into the gentlest heat flow, temporarily sealing the meridians in her arm and delaying the spread of the energy.

"Really?" Lin Xiaoya's eyes lit up.

"When has Brother ever lied to you?"

Lin Fan pressed her down onto the chair, "Eat first. After eating, Brother will give you special training. It might hurt a little tonight, can you endure it?"

"I can endure it." Lin Xiaoya clenched her small fist, "As long as I can help Brother, I'm not afraid of pain."

Lin Fan turned and walked into the kitchen to serve rice.

The moment he turned his back to his sister, the smile on his face vanished instantly.

The Su Family's goods will take another three days.