Chapter 295: Chapter 295

Lin Qingqing might have been quite tired during the day, so once she lay down, she soon drifted into dreamland.

Ding Fan immediately sat cross-legged in meditation. With the advancement of his cultivation, he could completely replace sleep with meditation.

In the wee hours around three in the morning, a rustling sound came from outside, Ding Fan opened his eyes and could distinctly sense an extremely dangerous aura.

Ding Fan swept out with his Divine Sense, but did not find anyone nearby. The constant battles in the Cultivation World had sharpened his perception of danger. Ding Fan carefully extended his Divine Sense to probe the surroundings once more.

Eventually, Ding Fan discovered the problem. In the corner of the inn, a green cicada remained quiet and motionless.

This green cicada had the head of a Giant Cicada with the body of a cicada.

At first glance, Ding Fan recognized it—it was indeed a Giant Cicada.

The so-called Giant Cicada is a Second Grade Yuan Beast in the Cultivation World. The creature is about the size of a fist with wings like those of a fly, and a head resembling a cart, hence the name Giant Cicada.

Mei Li had suffered from the Giant Cicada's poison before, and it was only after Ding Fan obtained the Soul Gathering Herb from the Underground Auction House that he managed to save her by the skin of his teeth. At this moment, Ding Fan had not expected to encounter a Giant Cicada here.

However, Ding Fan believed that the Giant Cicada's appearance here was definitely not a coincidence. Clearly, someone wanted him dead. However, the person was very cautious, releasing the Giant Cicada and then disappearing without a trace.

While Ding Fan was considering how to take down the Giant Cicada without anybody noticing, he sensed Qingqing stirring restlessly.

Qingqing now shared a mental connection with Ding Fan. He realized that Qingqing was very interested in the Giant Cicada.

After a brief contemplation, Ding Fan understood that, as a Second Grade Yuan Beast, its Primordial Spirit was a substantial supplement for Qingqing. That's why Qingqing was so restless at the moment.

Though Qingqing was only the size of a thumb, Ding Fan had no doubt about its combat strength. It was fully capable of slaughtering the Giant Cicada. Without hesitation, Ding Fan released Qingqing.

Once released, Qingqing immediately darted towards the Giant Cicada.

While the Giant Cicada lay in wait, it had not expected to become the target of Qingqing. Qingqing's reputation as the King of Beast was not unfounded, and the Giant Cicada did not dare to confront Qingqing head-on. Just as it was about to flee, it was instantly killed by Qingqing's aberrant movement technique.

As Qingqing eliminated its target, Ding Fan quickly discovered that the Giant Cicada was being controlled by thoughts.

Ding Fan was startled; on Earth, somebody could actually manipulate a Yuan Beast.

At that moment, Ding Fan sensed a car suddenly starting up outside the inn with his Divine Sense.

Previously, his Divine Sense had failed to detect anyone in the car, which indicated that the person possessed a treasure that could conceal their presence. If it weren't for the car starting, Ding Fan might not have realized there was someone inside.

The person lurking around was definitely up to no good.

Instantly, Ding Fan left Qingqing behind to protect Lin Qingqing.

Although Qingqing was only at the first enlightenment stage, it still had the absolute capability to kill any Martial Artist below the Human Level Third Grade.

After leaving Qingqing behind, Ding Fan chased after the car...

"Master, why are we leaving? Aren't we going to make a move?" A man around thirty years old was driving the car, full of confusion as he addressed an old man beside him.

The old man, around sixty years of age, had a gloomy look in his eyes, and his hunched-over body exuded a strange aura.

"Lu Fang, the person you targeted is not someone we can afford to provoke. With this move, you might have implicated our entire sect," the old man said gravely to the younger man driving the car.

"Master, we haven't even made a move against that person yet. How do you know we're no match for him? Master, your beast-taming skill is unparalleled in the world, and with your precious pet, the Giant Cicada, how could he possibly survive?" Lu Fang, the young man, argued.

The old man snorted coldly. "My Giant Cicada is already dead..."

Lu Fang looked disbelief at the old man. "How is that possible... It seems like you haven't even signaled the Giant Cicada to strike yet..."

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But now the old man was claiming that the Giant Cicada had been killed...

"What do we do now?" At this point, Lu Fang was clearly at a loss and turned to look at the old man beside him.

The old man's forehead was deeply furrowed.

Yet before the old man could speak, a voice came from the back seat. "Who sent you two here?"

Upon hearing the voice, the old man's eyes widened involuntarily. When he turned around, he realized that Ding Fan had somehow already appeared in their car.

At that moment, the old man was on full alert. His cultivation was not weak, yet he had no idea when Ding Fan had boarded the car.

Lu Fang hurriedly pulled the car over.

"You... When did you get in the car..."

Ding Fan didn't pay any attention to Lu Fang beside him; in his eyes, Lu Fang was nothing more than a tiny ant. However, the elder was someone Ding Fan had to guard against.

The Giant Cicada was controlled by the Elder's thoughts, and a person who could control a Second Grade Yuan Beast could not be ordinary.

"We are from the Wang Family," the elder said, "We didn't come here tonight to kill you, but to kill the woman who came with you." "We didn't know a great power was present earlier, please forgive our offence…"

Lu Fang was starting to doubt his own ears, his master was actually apologizing to Ding Fan.

Others might not know his master's background, but how could Lu Fang be unaware? His master was a well-known figure among the Hidden Sects, commonly referred to as the Assassin who targets the Emperor, and few remembered the elder's original name.

Whenever the Assassin who targets the Emperor made a move, no one lived to see the next day. There was a Martial Artist at Earth Level who died silently at the hands of the elder.

The elder had always been proud, and Lu Fang had followed him for a long time; this was the first time he had seen his master actively apologize.

Ding Fan hesitated for a moment.

The Ye Family had just snatched away Lin Qingqing in an attempt to provoke a conflict between him and the Honggang Lin Family. The people from the Ye Family had just been driven out, and now the people from the Wang Family had stepped forward.

"How can I believe what you're saying," Ding Fan asked the elder indifferently.

The elder hesitated, then slowly took out a phone. "This phone was given to me by the Wang Family. All the calls here were made by the Wang Family's people...

Ding Fan looked at the call history and was somewhat convinced.

A barely audible sound came through, then a green shadow shot towards Ding Fan at breakneck speed.

The green shadow was very fast, and the corners of the elder's mouth lifted slightly.

The elder's conversation with Ding Fan was entirely to lower Ding Fan's guard, waiting for the moment Ding Fan's vigilance relaxed before he would release his trump card.

The green shadow was a poison that the elder had been cultivating for many years, the Green Bamboo Snake.

This snake was also a Heaven and Earth Yuan Beast, incredibly fast and even more venomous than the Giant Cicada. The elder rarely used the Green Bamboo Snake. This Yuan Beast was often his trump card.

At this moment, the elder decided to use this Green Bamboo Snake against Ding Fan.

Ding Fan's cultivation was defiant of the heavens, and someone who could easily slay a Giant Cicada couldn't be mediocre. Moreover, earlier Ding Fan had appeared abruptly in the back seat of the car. The elder considered himself proficient in cultivation, but he had not detected Ding Fan at all.

Therefore, when facing Ding Fan, the elder went straight for his trump card!

The space inside the car was small, plus the elder had been numbing Ding Fan all this time, he believed that once the Green Bamboo Snake made its move, it would surely claim Ding Fan's life.

But what happened next left the elder wide-mouthed in surprise.

Just as the Green Bamboo Snake was about to dash into Ding Fan's face, Ding Fan's right hand transformed into a hand blade, slashing down with one strike. The Green Bamboo Snake was cleanly sliced into two halves by Ding Fan…

Over such a short distance, especially since the elder had been lulling Ding Fan with words…

After all the preparation, what the elder thought was a guaranteed kill turned out this way.

The elder suddenly opened the car door, without hesitation he leaped out of the car.

Everything had happened too suddenly, just moments ago the elder was talking amiably with Ding Fan, and in the blink of an eye, the elder violently released the snake, Ding Fan made the kill, and then the elder immediately fled from the car...

Lu Fang was utterly muddled by what he saw…

Thud, thud… Ding Fan directly pressed two acupoints on Lu Fang's body, ensuring that Lu Fang couldn't escape, after which Ding Fan stepped out of the car.

"You're not bad!" The elder stood opposite, his face stern as he addressed Ding Fan. "Being able to evade my assassination twice, in this world, you are indeed remarkable…"

Ding Fan had no time to banter with the elder. He cut straight to the point. "There was a woman called Mei Li before, she was also injured by you, wasn't she? Why did you harm her…"

"If someone offers the right price, I carry out the killing… that woman called Mei Li was indeed killed by me… I don't know the reason, all I can tell you is that it was the Wang Family's people who had me do it," the elder explained.

Ding Fan glanced at the elder. "Exposing all the Wang Family's secrets doesn't seem to fit the rules of your assassins."

The elder nodded. "If you leave here alive, that would indeed break the rules, but if you're dead, then it doesn't matter. After all, a dead man, no matter how much he knows, is of no concern."

"You're quite confident in yourself…," Ding Fan asked blandly.

"No one I intend to kill can live to see the next day. Since you've managed to evade twice, but I will definitely not let you escape a third time…"

After finishing his words, the elder took out a gourd. He slowly opened the mouth of the gourd and suddenly a swarm of mosquitoes was released by the elder.

The mosquitoes were the size of Go pieces, entirely crimson red, and by the looks of it, there must have been over thirty...

"Blood Mosquitoes," Ding Fan's gaze sharpened…