Chapter 839: Fateful encounter
Since he had already obtained everything that he was looking for here, there was no reason for Lin Fan to stay here any longer.
As for this cave that was under Tortoise Hill…
After thinking about it for a bit, Lin Fan decided to leave a rock filled with dense earth elemental energy in the center of the cave that he was standing in. The rock didn't seem like it was capable of doing anything with the way that it was just left there.
However, Lin Fan didn't care about that.
It was only after Lin Fan left that the rock showed its power.
The cave suddenly collapsed.
It was as if there was something that pulled the roof of the cave down and caused it to fall down into the cave. The rocks continued to rain down until it was completely filled up.
With how much fell to fill the cave, it seemed like what was above should have collapsed as well.
However, that wasn't the case.
That was because of a simple trick that Lin Fan used with this piece of rock that he had left inside of the cave. On the outside, Tortoise Hill had the same appearance as ever.
Though if one looked closely, they could see that there were some animals that were approaching Tortoise Hill now as if there was something there that attracted them. It was different from before where the animals completely ignored Tortoise Hill.
Perhaps in time, Tortoise Hill would return to how it was before.
But if there was someone that hit it with a strong impact, it would be hard to tell what would happen to Tortoise Hill.
Only that wasn't Lin Fan's problem.
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When he arrived back in Diamond City, it was already getting dark.
Though it didn't take him long to get to Tortoise Hill, it had taken Lin Fan a bit of time to absorb that dense black ball and to get used to his new power.
However, no one had cared that he was gone since there was no one watching over him during this time.
He was able to arrive back at the inn without a problem.
Now was just a matter of going back to Dungeon City since this was the only thing that he had to accomplish first. It was just that he wasn't able to go back to Dungeon City right away or it would seem suspicious.
So what he had to do was travel for a bit before heading back.
Even before that, the first thing that Lin Fan was planning to do was fill his stomach.
Even though he was considered a high level cultivator that didn't need to worry about food now, he still wanted to eat something. Since he had come all this way, he would just treat it as a kind of vacation instead.
This was his first time being able to travel freely like this after all.
Every other thing that he went anywhere, it was usually for some kind of work.
Now that he had some free time, he would treat it as a gourmet trip instead.
Though whether Diamond City would be able to hold up to his expectations was to be seen. It would be wrong to say that his expectations weren't high since this was his first time being able to relax like this.
It was just too bad that fate wouldn't give him that chance.
After Lin Fan came out of the inn, he looked around for a good restaurant to have a meal in.
Since this inn was in the center of a business street, there were quite a few places that were still open with customers inside.
Lin Fan had already decided to try everything, he just didn't know where he wanted to go first.
But because he had let his guard down and was focused on looking around for a place to eat, he didn't seem to notice the person that ran right into him.
This person wasn't able to move him a single inch and they fell down in the end, but they still acted like they were in the right as they shouted, "What do you think you're doing standing in the middle of the road? Why don't you watch where you're going?"
It was a soft and feminine voice that rang out, but Lin Fan didn't care as he revealed a bitter smile.
After all, he was the one that was wronged, not this person.
He didn't get a chance to look down at the person who had fallen down as he heard more voices coming from the distance which made him turn in that direction. When he looked over, he found that there were several men who were running towards him.
"Stop that little girl!"
"Don't let her get away!"
When he looked down, he found that the person that he knocked down had already stood up and was moving past him. However, this little girl didn't go any further as she went behind him and hid there.
With the way that she was standing behind him, it was as if she was planning on using him as a shield.
This made the bitter smile on Lin Fan's face become even more bitter.
Seeing the little girl hide behind him, the men who had been chasing her suddenly stopped and looked at Lin Fan with narrowed eyes.
There were traces of hostility in their eyes, along with hints of caution.
After all, they didn't recognize Lin Fan and he didn't seem like a normal person.
After a moment of silence, the leader of these men came forward and said, "Move out of the way, this doesn't involve you. This little girl stole from us, we just want to get back what she took from us."
Lin Fan shook his head with a sigh since he didn't want to get involved in this matter, but it didn't seem like the little girl was planning on letting him go. Especially since she had already grabbed his clothes and looked like she would hang on with all his might.
Lin Fan wasn't interested in getting involved in this matter, so he gathered his spiritual energy and prepared to force his way out of her grasp.
But before he could, he suddenly narrowed his eyes.
Lin Fan had taken a look at the little girl who was hiding behind him since he wanted to get a closer look at this person who wanted to use him, but he suddenly noticed something as he looked at her.
It wasn't that he recognized this little girl, he had no idea who she even was.
It was when he saw the jade pendant that was hanging off her waist, he couldn't help narrowing his eyes.
That was because the moment that the jade pendant entered his gaze, there was a response from his Appraisal Eyes.
Moreover, based on the information from his Appraisal Eyes, he could tell that this jade pendant was anything but normal. In fact, it seemed that this jade pendant was something that shouldn't have appeared in a place like this.
In that case, this girl wasn't someone normal.
After considering it, Lin Fan suddenly became interested in this little girl.
After all, there were all kinds of encounters like this in cultivation novels that he read.
Perhaps this was his lucky encounter?
When he made up his mind, Lin Fan turned to the men who were trying to get to the little girl and said, "She's with me, back down."
The men and the little girl were all surprised to hear this.
The little girl was especially surprised since she was able to sense this man's spiritual energy gathering. She had known that he had been planning to escape on his own, but he just suddenly stopped to help her.
This was definitely not something that she expected.
However, this little girl was someone who could roll with the punches and could adapt with the changing situation. Since this person was willing to help her, then there was no reason for her not to go along with it.
Seeing the men looking at her, she poked her head out and stuck her tongue out at them as if she was taunting them.
When the men saw that, they completely lost control of their anger.
Even if they were cautious, they just couldn't take it anymore. Especially since everyone was now looking over with curious gazes, wondering what had happened.
If they were to back down at this point, there was no doubt that everyone would look down on them. Discover hidden stories at empire
They would lose all the reputation that they had in the city.
So the only thing that they could do was end this matter.
Without a word, all of them drew their weapons and pointed them at Lin Fan as if they were about to attack him.
Seeing this, Lin Fan gave a sigh before flicking a finger.
These men were considered strong among normal people, but when it came to matching a high level cultivator like him…they were nothing more than children in front of an adult.
A single flick of his finger was all it took to break the swords and blades that they pointed at him.
However, it wasn't just their weapons that had been snapped.
After their weapons broke, there was also the sound of cloth being cut that rang out.
When the men looked down, they found that the clothes that they had been wearing had been cut apart and they were now completely naked.
Their faces turned completely red before covering their private parts and running over.
As they ran off, they said, "You won't get away with this!"