Chapter 3: Conman Lin
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Fan was opening the door, but…
Boom!!!
Both wooden doors instantly shattered into piles of splinters and scattered over the floor.
What the hell?!!
Lin Fan was shocked inwardly, but his facial expression did not change at all. In fact, his eyes became colder…
What had happened?
Still, he had a hunch.
In a nutshell, the saintess was too powerful. And since he did not know cultivation or whatnot, he could not control his strength well.
It was not that hard to comprehend.
And right now, the problem was that he must keep up his act, or there would be problems.
Nonetheless, his eyes found two young girls who were wearing the same clothes standing on each side of the door.
Right now, they were looking at Lin Fan in shock, and quickly turned to look at each other.
"What happened?"
"The saintess's expression… is so scary."
The two girls communicated with their glances, and soon lowered their heads, afraid to provoke the saintess right now.
"You…"
Scowling, Lin Fan pointed at the girl on the left. "Get some good food."
"Yes, Saintess."
The girl on the left was at first startled, but almost broke into a giggle. Still, she quickly left after a bow.
The girl on the right looked very envious, but continued to stand in the distance despite her apprehension.
"You. Inside."
Lin Fan turned around and returned inside the room and sat beside the table.
He did not have to worry too much about exposing himself when he walked, since muscle memory still worked—there would not be that much difference.
The girl took a deep breath and followed him inside, although she did not dare to take a seat and only stood beside Lin Fan. "What is thy bidding, Saintess?" She asked respectfully.
"I've been in seclusion for too long."
Lin Fan said. "What has happened over these days?"
That was the idea Lin Fan had.
Otherwise, would he not be stupid if he directly asked others about the saintess's name and what she was doing?
That was why direct questioning would not work. He had to skirt around and get the information he wanted laterally, thereby understanding his situation as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, the girl breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that all the saintess wanted to know, and quickly responded, "It has been quiet here in our domain of the Eastern Wilds, Saintess. Nothing really happened."
"The sect." Lin Fan quickly emphasized.
"The sacred grounds?"
The girl thought about it. "There's nothing much concerning you, Saintess… but it was said that the saint has improved to the next level and in a good mood."
"And rumor had it, that…"
"Speak freely."
Lin Fan was freely absorbing the information from her limited speech just like a sponge.
Moreover… in the sacred grounds?
Those words were enough to prove that this sect was much more powerful than the one he had imagined. After all, would an ordinary sect dare to declare their own domain sacred grounds?!
It was an important piece of information!
Sadly, however, he had no idea what sort of sacred grounds this was.
However, Lin Fan immediately wanted to curse when the girl uttered her second sentence.
'You're not talking just because there's not much concerning me? Can't you just go into detail?'
Moreover, he clearly could not press the girl on that matter.
On the other hand, the so-called saint also left him deeply unsettled.
Damn it.
'Surely those two are not a couple… or are they?
'Does my body really have a fiancé?'
Fortunately, what the girl added relieved Lin Fan.
"They are spreading the word that the saint would reach the realm of Refined Void before you, and that your chance of claiming First Rank a year later is small…"
"But those are just hearsay. In my opinion, you would definitely claim First Rank for our sacred grounds…"
Lin Fan: "…continue."
The information in those two lines were vital!
And Lin Fan was quietly shocked.
One could surmise from the context that the saint and saintess were rivals at the moment, and were openly competing despite being in seclusion.
The reason for that was to compete for the First Rank or something, which would take place a year later.
What was the First Rank supposed to be?
Having read many novels, Lin Fan could guess that it would be a dispute to claim the place of the strongest lord in the sacred grounds or whatnot, which provided more cultivation compared to the resources already afforded to the saint and saintess.
They even might be groomed as the future successor of the Sect Leader or whatnot.
Meanwhile, the girl became relaxed when she saw that the saintess's expression did not change, and added, "There's nothing of note aside from that."
"If that's so, you may leave."
Lin Fan nodded lightly.
"Chen Cheng, taking my leave…"
The girl, Chen Cheng, was about to go when Lin Fan stopped her.
"By the way, the door."
"I'll send someone to fix it right away…"
Being a quick-witted person herself, Chen Cheng went off to get the handyman disciple.
On the other hand, Lin Fan was still pulling a long face and remained seated, feeling a little helpless.
He had managed to fool his way through the first wave, although he did have a little accident by breaking the door. Fortunately, he passed it off as being angry, and so the other girls did not suspect a thing.
But it was a pity that the information he got was very limited.
Still, Lin Fan could not afford to keep asking questions about everything because that would be too weird, and would arouse suspicion.
Greed could easily ruin his work here.
"According to what I understand right now, I should be staying right here and only leave until I ascend to Refined Void. Or I could just wait a year and then take part in the fight for First Rank?"
It hurts to think!
After all, both choices were equally miserable.
Ascension? He knew nothing about cultivation, so how was he supposed to cultivate?
And joining the fight directly a year later? Would he not just lose? But a direct surrender was not the saintess's style either…
Neither choice was right.
"Luckily, there is one piece of good news: this whole year would be a safe period for myself. As long as I don't step out of line or get too unlucky, I might not get exposed."
"Lucky me, something good came out of this…"
Lin Fan discreetly thought to himself.
Soon, Chen Cheng returned with others and repaired the doors. The handyman slash disciples did not even dare to give Lin Fan so much as a glance.
Still, Lin Fan did have many theories about the doors blowing up.
Of course, the disciples were quite efficient in repairing the doors, and the girl whom Lin Fan had told to bring some food returned when they were done.
There were fruits Lin Fan had never seen as well as some shiny liquid.
"…"
Closing the doors, Lin Fan blinked. "So, the people cultivating immortality eats this stuff?"
"Twinkle-twinkle, it actually shines!"
He felt good after eating them.
The fruit tasted unique, but it was fresh, juicy, and melted in the mouth, whereas the sparkly liquid was revitalizing.
After having his fill, Lin Fan stroked his belly with zero care for his image. "So full."
"But… what is this feeling?"
There was an unusual sensation that left him rather confused, since there were differences between the anatomy of men and women…
And Lin Fan became blue with shock after feeling it out.
"So, this feeling is… I need to pee?"
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