42: Chapter 42 Capture of the Bandits

On the Nine Heavens above the Tianxuan Continent and the Taihuang Ancient Land, in the Heavenly Palace.

At this moment, the Ancient Heavenly Emperor slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of Immortal Qi, and looked at the woman wearing golden armor with tears in her eyes, saying, "I have exhausted one hundred thousand years of my Immortal Qi to find him, but since we are under different heavens, there is nothing more I can do. It is too far, far too far..."

Seeing the Ancient Heavenly Emperor shake his head, Ji Yao's phoenix eyes filled with sorrow, "Are he and I destined never to meet for all eternity?"

The Ancient Heavenly Emperor smiled bitterly, "With this [tear of the empress], can you not meet whenever you wish? It merely costs you some Immortal Qi. This is all I can do... Alas, my one hundred thousand years of Immortal Qi. How many hundred-thousand-year periods can I even have..."

Ji Yao's phoenix eyes turned fierce, and she pointed her sword at the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, "But that is only a virtual version of him! I want to see the real him! What is the point of meeting in an illusion!?"

The Ancient Heavenly Emperor spread his hands, his face full of helplessness, "You know that in these myriad worlds, our heaven is different from the one he resides in. Their domain is called the Universe, and our domain is separated from theirs by countless other domains and mysterious realms. In their words, it is separated by countless Universes; it is too far... I have already exhausted one hundred thousand years of Immortal Qi just to peer into that domain. Please, spare me..."

Ji Yao kept her sword pointed at the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, her phoenix eyes nearly bursting, her silver teeth clenched, "If you have no solution, I will kill you!!!"

"Fine, fine, fine, I am afraid of you. You girl... you attained the Dao through killing, even I cannot control you. How about this: go to the nearest Longevity Heaven. After entering the Longevity Domain, go directly to the Endless Immortal Domain. The Endless Immortal Domain has teleportation arrays that lead to the myriad worlds. See if there is one that leads to the Universe. Perhaps this is the fastest way to see him..." the Ancient Heavenly Emperor said.

"Really?" A glimmer of hope ignited in Ji Yao's eyes.

"Naturally, it is true. The master of the Endless Immortal Domain, the Supreme Immortal Emperor, is the co-master of the Immortal Realm. If all else fails, seek him out; he surely has a way..."

"You had better not be lying to me!!"

The woman wearing golden armor withdrew her sword, mounted her white Dragon, and headed toward Longevity Heaven...

The Ancient Heavenly Emperor stroked his chest, watching the woman depart, still looking fearful. He muttered to himself, "Attaining the Dao through killing, inheriting the Immortal Qi of everyone she kills... This girl is only three thousand years old, yet she possesses such supreme power. It is too terrifying..."

Earth.

Su Fan's head buzzed as he suddenly received a surge of information.

In the palm of his hand was her tear, the [tear of the empress]!

"What is wrong?"

Qin Xiaoxiao gazed at the dazed Su Fan and asked with a look of concern.

"Nothing."

Carefully putting away this [tear of the empress], Su Fan took the spirit shackles and went to the edge of the swamp. At this moment, the kid Huang Lang had his entire head submerged in the swamp, bubbles bubbling up.

Su Fan directly used his spiritual power to pull him up and then arrested him.

"Just kill me."

Huang Lang pleaded.

"What? Afraid to face judgment?"

At this time, Qin Xiaoxiao pushed the mountain motorcycle over. After saying that to Huang Lang, she looked at Su Fan with gentle eyes, "Are you hurt?"

"No," Su Fan looked around, "What about that Mecha Lightning Sable?"

Qin Xiaoxiao gazed into Su Fan's eyes, her expression somewhat complex, and said, "That Mecha Lightning Sable has long since escaped. Its speed ranks in the top three among mecha mutated beasts; catching it is almost impossible..."

Su Fan nodded.

He did not know much about the Mecha Lightning Sable, but he believed what Qin Xiaoxiao said was true.

"Kill me, you two!"

Huang Lang pleaded again.

Qin Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, "If you knew it would come to this, why did you do it? You killed so many people and still want to avoid judgment? Absolutely impossible!"

A cold sneer appeared on the corner of Huang Lang's lips as he looked up at the sky with an air of nonchalance, "Damn it, my life can be considered acting on behalf of Heaven. How many rich people and celebrities have died at my hands? As the saying goes, 'After my flower blooms, a hundred flowers wither; the whole city is covered in yellow armor,' hahahaha, it was worth it!"

Su Fan slapped the back of his head, "You bastard! Are the people you killed necessarily bad people? Acting on behalf of Heaven? Who do you think you are! You are just satisfying your bloodlust and perversion!"

That slap was infused with spiritual power. Huang Lang was instantly in too much pain to speak, his head buzzing, and he felt as if he were about to faint.

Afterward, Su Fan and Qin Xiaoxiao returned to the convoy with Huang Lang.

It turned out that a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator from the First Security Division had arrived to provide support and had subdued all the remaining bandits, which was why Qin Xiaoxiao felt safe enough to come after Su Fan.

"First Security Division, Zhang Xin."

A young man in uniform wearing a military helmet walked up to Su Fan and Qin Xiaoxiao, saluted, and introduced himself.

"13th Security Section, Section Chief, Qin Xiaoxiao."

Qin Xiaoxiao returned the salute.

"Oh, so it is the beautiful Qin. I have heard much about you; my apologies for not recognizing you sooner!"

Zhang Xin smiled.

Su Fan shook hands with Zhang Xin, "13th Security Section, Intern, Su Fan."

Zhang Xin was stunned. He looked at Su Fan, then at Huang Lang, who had a broken arm and had been beaten to the point of being unrecognizable, and was momentarily taken aback...

"He caught him!"

Qin Xiaoxiao's pretty face was filled with pride as she pointed at Su Fan, a playful look on her face.

Zhang Xin was full of astonishment, "An intern... catching such a bandit leader is incredible. Many of my fellow brothers in our division couldn't handle him. Impressive!"

As he spoke, Zhang Xin gave Su Fan a thumbs up.

"Senior Brother Zhang, we still need to rush to Safety Zone No. 68 and have a mission. Could you please help us escort these bandits back to the bureau?" Qin Xiaoxiao said to Zhang Xin.

Zhang Xin nodded readily, "It is my honor to be able to help the beautiful Qin. Remember to treat me to a meal after you get the bonus."

"Yes, definitely. Thank you, Senior Brother Zhang. By the way, I will allocate three vehicles to you..."

"Alright, then I will head back to the bureau first."

Qin Xiaoxiao made the arrangements. At this moment, the engineering team in front had also cleared the landslide on the road. She gazed at Su Fan with a complex look, "Su Fan, let's go."

Su Fan nodded and then continued to drive.

As soon as he got into the car, he heard Wang Hao clapping loudly. This guy started praising Su Fan incessantly, like the endless waters of the Yellow River.

"Junior Brother Su, I didn't expect you to be so powerful!"

"Honestly, I thought I was pretty awesome at Qi Refining Stage 3, until I saw you show off your skills, Junior Brother Su. Wow, that was so cool! Stunning! Awesome!! Mind-blowing!!"

"Yes, exactly! Junior Brother Su... uh, no, I should call you Senior Brother Su. I really admire you so much!"

Chen Qian's eyes were filled with stars. Resting her chin on her hands, she looked at Su Fan with eyes that were both flirtatious and worshipful.

Qin Xiaoxiao picked up the walkie-talkie, ordered the entire team to continue, and then said to Chen Qian, "Chen Qian, you go drive."

"Ah?"

Chen Qian looked at Qin Xiaoxiao beside her with some surprise.

"Just to get some practice. Don't you have a driver's license?"

"Yes, but I don't drive often. Shall I give it a try?"

"Yes, go ahead. Su Fan, you come sit in the back."