98: Chapter 97 Taking Action

Facing Qian Zhenzhen's provocation, Wen Xinmei ignored it completely and spoke slowly.

"The laws of the Xuan Gui Department, the people of the General Management Bureau... so what?"

Before her voice could fade, the air around her suddenly solidified, and frigid Spiritual Qi gathered frantically around her body.

Qian Zhenzhen was slightly startled. Before she could react to what she intended to do, Father Qian's face changed drastically, and he let out a low shout.

"Not good!"

At the critical moment, he hastily raised his hand and shot out a golden Spiritual Qi barrier, barely blocking the space in front of Qian Zhenzhen.

Boom!

A fiery red spell arrived in an instant, slamming heavily against the golden barrier. The impact swept through the entire inner hall, causing the Spiritual Qi to vibrate violently.

Without waiting for the aftermath to settle, Father Qian did not dare to delay for a moment. He flew to Qian Zhenzhen's side, grabbed her shoulder, and prepared to escape with her.

But just as the two were about to escape, the doors of the inner hall slammed shut with a bang.

Countless Formation runes rapidly emerged along the doorframe, completely cutting off the father and daughter's exit.

The sudden turn of events instantly threw Qian Zhenzhen into a panic, her entire body tensing up.

Within the barrier formed by the Formation runes, Wen Xinmei's bone-chilling voice slowly echoed.

"As long as I kill you here, all troubles will be easily resolved."

As she finished speaking, Spiritual Qi gathered in her palm once again, the fiery red glow becoming increasingly prominent.

Under the pressure of life and death, Qian Zhenzhen completely lost her composure and shouted sharply,

"Wen Xinmei! You are only at the Early Stage Golden Core cultivation. How could you possibly be a match for my father!"

She forced herself to remain calm and threatened,

"If you strike, it's attempted murder! Once we escape, we will definitely report this to the Xuan Gui Department to hold you accountable. You won't escape severe punishment!"

"When that time comes, Li Fan and I will finally be able to live in peace."

But Father Qian, who stood beside her, had a solemn expression and quickly gestured to his little ancestor next to him to stop talking.

Qian Zhenzhen caught sight of the cold sweat continuously seeping from her father's forehead, and only then did she suddenly realize.

Although her father was at the Middle Stage Golden Core and his cultivation level was higher than Wen Xinmei's, he had been in business for many years, and his Realm was piled up by a massive amount of resources.

Wen Xinmei was completely different; she was a graduate of Xuanzhuan University and had received the top combat training. Her actual combat strength far exceeded those of the same tier!

Thinking of this, Qian Zhenzhen felt a chill in her heart and spoke up once more.

"A battle between Golden Core Cultivators makes a massive commotion! There's no way you can hide it if you fight here. You'll be discovered sooner or later!"

Hearing this, Wen Xinmei raised her eyes. The fiery red spell gathering in her palm grew even brighter, and a sneer curled at the corner of her lips.

"Since you call Li Fan your husband, I will call you sister one last time."

Her gaze was cold.

"Sister Qian, don't forget that this is a branch of United Pharmaceutical."

"Here, I have plenty of means to suppress all noise and erase all traces."

After speaking, a cold light flashed in Wen Xinmei's eyes, and she was about to unleash the fiery red spell.

At this moment, Li Fan, who had been acting like an invisible person in the corner the entire time, finally stopped watching and stepped forward.

He walked between the two hostile parties, raised his hands in helplessness to stop them, and advised,

"Stop, everyone stop. Why must it come to this?"

However, neither Wen Xinmei nor Father Qian showed any sign of stopping. A major battle seemed on the verge of breaking out.

Seeing this, Li Fan let out a long sigh and directly summoned the System panel.

"Sys, consume hard training points to upgrade my Spirit Reflection."

[1000 hard training points consumed. Spirit Reflection has broken through from Formidable to Manifestation.]

[Remaining hard training points: 80]

"Great, the hard training points I just managed to accumulate are gone again."

Li Fan gave a bitter smile to himself, then gently raised his finger and casually snapped it.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi rushed into Li Fan's body like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea. Before long, there was not a single trace of Spiritual Qi left in the inner hall.

Deprived of Spiritual Qi support, the spells in both of their hands dissipated one after another.

Not only that, but the spiritual power circulating inside their bodies also became sluggish and blocked, making them unable to cast even a single spell.

Wen Xinmei had already anticipated Li Fan's strength, so she was only slightly surprised.

On the side, Father Qian was filled with shock. He stared intently at Li Fan, a storm raging in his heart.

Li Fan was only at the Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, yet he could suppress two Golden Core Cultivators so easily.

In Father Qian's current state, he was no different from a Mortal with no means of defense.

Seeing this, Li Fan stopped standing in the middle to mediate. He turned, walked to the conference table, and casually pulled out a chair to sit down.

He lightly tapped the tabletop with his fingertips and spoke.

"Everyone, sit down and let's talk properly."

Once everyone was seated, Li Fan finally began to slowly explain the whole story.

After understanding exactly how Qian Zhenzhen had become Li Fan's Dao Companion,

The corner of Wen Xinmei's mouth curled up as she reached out and took hold of Li Fan's left arm.

"I knew Husband wouldn't agree to become someone else's Dao Companion so easily."

As she spoke, she glared fiercely at Qian Zhenzhen.

"Snatched a title by relying on schemes and tricks... what kind of achievement is that?"

Qian Zhenzhen snorted, slapped the table, and not wanting to be outdone, she grabbed Li Fan's right arm.

"Even so, I am still his legally certified, legitimate Dao Companion, while you... have no title or status!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the two women tugged in their respective directions, both wanting Li Fan to lean toward them.

Li Fan threw his head back and closed his eyes. His body was pulled from side to side, and he secretly regretted why he had let the two of them sit on his left and right.

On the side, Father Qian lowered his head and covered his face with his hand. He had thought Li Fan had used some kind of trick.

But in the end, it turned out that Qian Zhenzhen had taken the initiative to form the Dao Companion bond. He felt that he had completely lost face.

Meanwhile, across the table, Xiao Chun was constantly typing something on her terminal.

Li Fan caught this out of the corner of his eye, quickly broke free from the two women's grasp, and said,

"Xiao Chun, this isn't an official meeting. There's no need to record it."

Xiao Chun nodded obediently and silently moved the terminal under the table, though her gaze still kept drifting downward.

Li Fan had no time to worry about that. Crossing his arms, he looked left and right at the two women who were confronting each other, and spoke tentatively,

"How about... we get along in harmony?"

The implication went without saying.

As soon as the words left his mouth, the two women slapped the table in unison and refused.

"No way! There's already not enough of Husband to go around!"

"Why should we! Husband can only belong to this Young Miss!"

Li Fan's thoughts were in a mess as he closed his eyes, pondering a way to break the deadlock.

At this moment, Wen Xinmei spoke first,

"Qian Zhenzhen, you only forced yourself to become Husband's Dao Companion by exploiting a loophole in the wager duel."

"I'm going to report this to the authorities and apply to reopen the wager duel!"

As she spoke, she grabbed Li Fan's hand and held it once more.

"When that time comes, I'll have Husband set the condition of the wager duel as... you can never see him again for the rest of your life!"

Hearing this, Qian Zhenzhen's heart trembled, but she still shot back fiercely.

"Wen Xinmei, you committed attempted murder! Once I report it, you will definitely be severely punished, and you won't be able to stay by Husband's side either!"

As the two women argued, Li Fan also figured it out.

Both Qian Zhenzhen and Wen Xinmei were extremely strong-willed. He couldn't use force with them; he could only use a soft approach.

He opened his eyes, looked at the two confronting women, and let out a soft sigh, his tone carrying a hint of determination.

"What virtues or abilities do I, Li, possess to deserve the devotion of two Fairies?"

"Since you two can never get along in harmony, and I do not wish to let down either of you..."

"Things having come to this, the only thing left for me to do is to prove my resolve with my death."

Across the table, Xiao Chun's eyes widened. She hadn't expected Li Fan to say something like that.

Her hands under the table rapidly tapped on the terminal, recording every single word without missing a thing.