“Senior, what are you planning to do?” Qu Xiangge was almost in tears. Why was this senior acting so oddly, bringing them into the forest and binding them to trees with vines?
“Quiet, it’ll be over soon.” Lin Fan commanded the remaining underlings to find a tree each and stand still without moving.
For these underlings, even their leader had been bound, so how dare they act out? They could only hope this senior would spare their lives.
Qu Xiangge had been a bandit for quite some time now. Although not particularly ruthless, he knew how to protect himself in dangerous situations.
His Hu Men blade was no ordinary weapon—it was a high-grade weapon he had seized from a former teacher at Tianfu Academy, not quite comparable to a Xuan artifact, but still a divine blade capable of slicing through iron like mud. Yet now, this senior had taken his top-tier Hu Men blade and slashed at himself with it, emerging unscathed while destroying the blade. This left Qu Xiangge speechless.
The person before him must be an expert. Trying to escape from an expert’s grasp was simply a fool’s dream.
“Senior, I know I was wrong. Please let me go.” Qu Xiangge pleaded. The senior’s strange behavior made him feel uneasy and fearful.
What was the purpose of binding them to the trees? And the faint smile occasionally flashing on the senior’s face made Qu Xiangge tremble all over.
“Don’t worry, I won’t take your life. I just need your cooperation.” After binding all the bandits, Lin Fan clapped his hands together in satisfaction.
“Senior, I will definitely cooperate.” Qu Xiangge hurriedly replied. Now that things had come to this, he accepted his fate. No one wanted to die, and if he could survive, he naturally wanted to live.
“I ask you, how much wealth do you have? Judging from how skillfully you’ve played the role of a bandit, you must have stolen a lot of things.” Lin Fan looked at Qu Xiangge and, without waiting for him to explain, started patting him down.
“What? This is all the money you have?” Lin Fan pulled out some coins from Qu Xiangge but found nothing else.
This was supposed to be a bandit at the Fourth Heaven Stage of Xiantian cultivation. Couldn’t he at least have some dignity?
“Senior, I really don’t have anything else. Although I’m a bandit, today was actually my first heist in months. Tianfu Academy has issued a wanted notice for me—I’ve been too afraid to come out.” Qu Xiangge explained.
Lin Fan looked helplessly at Qu Xiangge and shook his head. Being a bandit like this was almost an insult.
Without further ado, Lin Fan put the collected silver into his robe and carefully examined Qu Xiangge.
Qu Xiangge felt uneasy under Lin Fan’s gaze, fearing that the senior might be dissatisfied and kill him outright.
“I have a question for you. You must answer honestly—do you prefer men or women?” Lin Fan wanted to test the techniques “Reversing the Heavens” and “Black Tiger Stealing the Heart.”
Since “Reversing the Heavens” had been upgraded, he had never used it and didn’t know its effects.
Now, with a free test subject conveniently available, Lin Fan naturally wanted to try it out.
Still, Lin Fan was a professional and would certainly ask for the other party’s consent before conducting the test.
Qu Xiangge was taken aback, puzzled by the senior’s question. He quickly analyzed the current situation in his mind.
What did the senior mean by asking this?
In the Xuanhuang World, it was a law of the jungle: women either possessed extraordinary talent and became powerful cultivators or became the playthings of men.
However, Qu Xiangge couldn’t honestly say that. He noticed a sharp glint in the senior’s eyes.
“Senior, I believe in equality between men and women. Therefore, I think both genders are equally good.” Qu Xiangge replied, betraying his true feelings.
In reality, Qu Xiangge had always regarded women as playthings, never giving them a serious glance. But at this moment, he could only say this, hoping his words would resonate with the senior.
Perhaps this way, he could escape unharmed.
At that moment, seeing the senior nodding continuously, Qu Xiangge’s heart leaped with joy. It seemed his words had exactly matched the senior’s thoughts. This was truly great.
“Good…” Lin Fan’s face lit up with delight. “Very good.” He then turned to the surrounding underlings and asked, “What about you all? What do you think?”
Seeing how their leader’s words had pleased the senior, the underlings naturally had nothing to say. They all nodded vigorously, “We think the same way too.”
“Yes, both genders are good.”
“Oh, I even regret not being born a woman myself.”
…
Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction. Initially, he had thought these people might be reluctant, but now that they were all willing, he felt no guilt.
“Alright then, since that’s the case, I hope I can fulfill your wishes.”
…
“Senior…” Qu Xiangge’s face changed, for the senior’s gaze had suddenly turned sharp.
“Reversing the Heavens.”
Lin Fan didn’t know the exact effects of “Reversing the Heavens,” but the description said it could reverse yin and yang. Could it really transform a man into a woman?
At the moment he struck, Lin Fan suddenly sensed something different.
An inexplicable willpower surged into his palm, as if modifying the laws of heaven and earth itself.
“Ding! Congratulations, experience gained +100 for ‘Reversing the Heavens.'”
Lin Fan knew that Qu Xiangge, at the Fourth Xiantian Stage, wouldn’t bring much experience. Still, he hadn’t expected to gain a hundred experience points.
At this moment, Lin Fan suddenly noticed that Qu Xiangge’s fierce and menacing face was slowly changing.
The previous ferocity gradually softened, and even his Adam’s apple started to shrink.
“Reversing the Heavens.”
Lin Fan struck again, and his experience increased by another hundred.
Now Lin Fan noticed that Qu Xiangge’s face had initially transformed toward a more delicate appearance, but now it was gradually returning to its original form.
Lin Fan was stunned.
Could he actually revert the transformation?
To confirm his idea, Lin Fan repeatedly used the technique. Each time he struck, Qu Xiangge let out a series of pained screams.
After multiple experiments, Lin Fan confirmed it: “Reversing the Heavens” could indeed alter yin and yang, gradually changing a person’s gender.
Sighing, Lin Fan thought that in terms of practicality, “Reversing the Heavens” was somewhat disappointing—it wasn’t even as effective as “Monkey Stealing the Peach.”
“Senior, what have you done to me?” Qu Xiangge asked, his face pale.
Lin Fan shook his head. “Nothing much, just testing a technique. Alright, now it’s time for ‘Black Tiger Stealing the Heart.'”
…
Meanwhile, Zang Tianhao and others, having already distanced themselves from the danger zone, stopped to catch their breath.
“Senior, do you think he’ll be okay?”
“He should be fine. The senior naturally has his reasons.” Zang Tianhao firmly believed.
“Brother Zang, let’s wait here for the senior.” Han Mengmeng said.
“Alright.” Zang Tianhao nodded. They had no other choice at this point, only hoping the senior would be safe.
“Hey, look, the senior is coming.”
Zang Tianhao, Han Mengmeng, and the others immediately looked over, their faces lighting up with joy as they rushed forward. “Senior, are you alright?”
Lin Fan strolled over slowly, still pondering the recent experiment. He found the functions of “Reversing the Heavens” and “Black Tiger Stealing the Heart” somewhat strange.
Lin Fan had figured out “Black Tiger Stealing the Heart”—it seemed to swell the chest area, but he didn’t know what would happen after it was upgraded.
Hearing Zang Tianhao and others’ voices, Lin Fan lifted his head and smiled. “I’m fine. Let’s go.”
Seeing that Lin Fan didn’t mention Qu Xiangge and the others, Zang Tianhao didn’t ask further questions and continued on his way with peace of mind. It wouldn’t be long before they reached the Great Yan Empire, and they could arrive quickly if they sped up.
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