19: The pattern needs to be opened

A single “Qinger” briefly pulled Lin Fan back to reality from his resentment and unwillingness.

The woman before him, dressed in a goose-yellow gauze skirt, had a graceful figure, exquisite beauty, and a gentle, water-like demeanor.

She stood there quietly, like a ray of light, illuminating the dark and dilapidated room, and also shining into Lin Fan's heart.

It was Su Qinger, the only girl who had given him warmth and encouragement during his most down-and-out youth.

Su Qinger looked at Lin Fan's face, at his eyes that were no longer clear but filled with malice, and a pang of pain shot through her heart.

She quickly stepped forward, her voice trembling: "Lin Fan Gege, how could you... how could you become like this?"

That “Lin Fan Gege” completely shattered all of Lin Fan's pretense.

Shame, humiliation, grievance, and hatred all surged into his heart at this moment.

His most wretched and disgraceful side was thus nakedly displayed before the girl he had always yearned for.

"Qinger, you... why are you here?" Lin Fan lowered his head, not daring to look into her eyes, his hands clenched tightly into fists.

"If I hadn't come, were you planning to hide it from me forever?" Su Qinger's eyes reddened; she looked at Lin Fan's simple clothes, her heart aching beyond measure.

"Lin Fan Gege, what exactly happened? Who harmed you like this?" she pressed.

"It's Jiang Chen!"

At the mention of that name, Lin Fan suddenly looked up, his eyes erupting with deep-seated hatred, "It's the Saint of Hongtian Holy Land, Jiang Chen!"

He seemed to have found an outlet, and he exaggeratedly recounted all the humiliation and pain he had suffered during this period to Su Qinger.

From how he was humiliated by Jiang Chen in one move at the assessment ground, to how his Opportunity was intercepted and everything taken from him at Dragon-Severing Cliff.

In his description, Jiang Chen became a despicable, ruthless Devil Head who enjoyed bullying the weak.

And he himself was a tragic hero who defied authority, fought back, but suffered a terrible fate.

"He not only destroyed my cultivation and stole my Opportunity, but he also trampled on all my dignity!" Lin Fan's eyes were bloodshot, his voice hoarse, "Qinger, I must avenge this!"

"Jiang Chen..." Su Qinger repeated the name, her gentle face now replaced by icy anger.

As the direct daughter of a prominent Family, she had always had a smooth life and had never witnessed such despicable acts.

In her heart, although Lin Fan Gege was not of high birth, he was pure in character and unyielding.

Yet such a person was bullied to this extent by the so-called Saint!

"How outrageous!" The space around Su Qinger subtly fluctuated, and the powerful aura of the Seventh Realm Early Stage Soul Transformation uncontrollably leaked out, making the entire room tremble.

"As a Saint, he does not follow the Righteous Path but instead bullies fellow Disciples like this. Is this how Hongtian Holy Land educates its Disciples?"

"Young Miss, don't be impulsive."

Su Qinger's Guardian spoke up.

But Su Qinger couldn't hear him.

Looking at Lin Fan's miserable state, the anger in her heart had burned away all her reason.

"Lin Fan Gege, don't worry." Su Qinger held Lin Fan's shoulders and said word by word, "I will get justice for you!"

After speaking, she turned and walked out of the courtyard gate, giving Lin Fan and the old man no chance to dissuade her.

Behind her, two Su Family Elders exchanged glances and helplessly followed her.

"Qinger!" Lin Fan wanted to chase after her but was stopped by the old man in the ring.

"Aren't you causing enough trouble? If Young Miss Su goes, she will only make things worse. How will you clean up the mess then?"

Lin Fan's footsteps halted.

Yes, although Su Qinger was in the Seventh Realm, Jiang Chen was also in the Seventh Realm, and his backing was even more formidable.

What could she accomplish by rushing in like that?

But then, a strange sense of satisfaction rose in his heart at the thought that Su Qinger was standing up for him.

After being suppressed by Jiang Chen for so long, finally someone was willing to stand up for him... Half an hour later, a piece of news swept through the entire Hongtian Holy Land like a storm.

"Have you heard? Su Qinger, the direct daughter of the ancient Su Family, publicly declared in the Inner Sect that she wants His Highness the Saint to provide an explanation for an Inner Sect Disciple named Lin Fan!"

"What? Someone from the Su Family? How audacious of her! How dare she come to our Hongtian Holy Land and question the Saint?"

"It is said that Lin Fan is her childhood sweetheart, and he was taught a lesson by the Saint during the assessment. This woman is here for revenge!"

"There's a good show to watch! On one side is the Daughter of Destiny of an ancient Family, and on the other is the Saint of our Holy Land. If they were to fight..."

Countless Disciples discussed animatedly, and busybodies even flocked directly to the Inner Sect, wanting to witness this commotion firsthand.

The news naturally reached Holy Son Peak at the first Opportunity.

Inside the bedchamber, Jiang Chen had just finished listening to Jiang Jiu's report, which was about Lin Fan and Xu Ying's private contact, and the nine revolutions yang returning pill.

"Xu Ying... is indeed a clever man, knowing how to make use of waste." Jiang Chen toyed with a Jade Slip in his hand, his face showing no surprise.

At this moment, a servant rushed in to report, relaying Su Qinger's declaration in the Inner Sect about demanding an explanation, exactly as it happened.

After listening, Jiang Chen was not angry; instead, he smiled.

"Interesting, truly interesting." He shook his head, "The Daughter of Destiny's thought process is indeed different from ordinary people. Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart? I think it's a Nine-Orifice Leaky Heart."

The System screamed excitedly in his mind.

"Indeed, it's a head delivery." Jiang Chen stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the increasingly lively Inner Sect below, "However, this head cannot be accepted so simply."

What he wanted was not to embarrass Su Qinger, but to make her completely disappointed in Lin Fan.

"Jiang Jiu."

"Your subordinate is here."

"Spread my words." Jiang Chen's voice resonated leisurely, "Say that Young Miss Su, having traveled a long distance, is a guest, and she is speaking up for a fellow Junior Brother, which is commendable."

"However, this matter is an internal affair of our Holy Land, and it is not convenient for outsiders to interfere. There might be some misunderstanding between Junior Brother Lin Fan and me. After the Holy Land Grand Competition begins, I will personally give him an Opportunity to explain on the martial arts arena."

"Additionally."

Jiang Chen's tone shifted, "Carelessly reveal to Young Miss Su's Guardian that Xu Ying secretly gave Lin Fan the nine revolutions yang returning pill to help him Breakthrough his Bottleneck, intending for him to challenge me in the Grand Competition."

Jiang Jiu's figure wavered in the shadows.

These words seemed to give Su Qinger and Lin Fan a way to back down, turning a big issue into a small one.

But the eight characters "internal affairs" and "outsiders interfering" subtly drew a line with Su Qinger, putting her in an awkward position.

This was tantamount to telling Su Qinger that her childhood sweetheart, while accepting her sympathy, was still plotting against the Saint.

"Go do it." Jiang Chen waved his hand.

"Yes."

Watching Jiang Jiu disappear, the smile on Jiang Chen's lips grew even wider.