Chapter 1475: Chapter 1473: Blood... Blood!

Suddenly!

The Divine Phoenix’s breath became rapid as she stared directly at the sharp blade, which rested against Lin Fan’s neck.

She opened her mouth wide, wanting to scream and awaken Lin Fan.

But.

No matter how hoarse her voice was, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t make a sound.

What should she do?!

What to do...

Is she really going to watch Lin Fan die so painfully?

Then she would be in even more pain than Lin Fan.

Goosebumps stood on end, and her scalp tingled.

Lan Zhengqing, who appeared refined, was unexpectedly so perverse! He planned to slaughter Lin Fan in such a manner, and right in front of her.

She was trembling with anxiety, yet found herself like she was under an Immobilization Spell, unable to move at all.

Unable to shout, unable to move.

The Divine Phoenix’s only option was to watch with unblinking eyes.

Lan Zhengqing smiled slightly as he slowly placed the blade against Lin Fan’s neck, whispering softly.

"Say goodbye."

Suddenly!

His eyes hardened, a violent and malicious gleam flashing through.

He tightened his grip on the knife handle, ready to pull it backward.

"Zhengqing brother! Zhengqing brother, are you there? Huh, strange, didn’t they say Zhengqing brother was here? Where is he then, is he inside the room?"

At that moment.

Footsteps and a voice of puzzlement sounded from outside.

Lan Zhengqing seemed to freeze, immediately halting his hand’s action, becoming stiff on the spot, even afraid to breathe loudly.

He could tell from the voice that the newcomer was Zhu Ruoling.

Damn it, why is she here?

Lan Zhengqing’s heart skipped a beat, his brows furrowing slightly.

The footsteps outside were approaching the room.

"Ruoling! Ruoling! Over here, in this room!"

The Divine Phoenix suddenly came to her senses and shouted towards the outside.

Lan Zhengqing glanced at the Divine Phoenix, chuckled coldly, but did not stop her.

Seeing Lan Zhengqing ignore her, the Divine Phoenix screamed even louder, feeling as though her voice could resonate throughout Wenyu City.

However.

Zhu Ruoling seemed not to hear, continuing to wander outside aimlessly.

"Why...why can’t she hear?"

"Save your strength, the Frost Sky Formation naturally filters sound. Only I can talk to you, others cannot hear what you say." Lan Zhengqing whispered, lowering his voice.

No wonder!

The Divine Phoenix wiped the sweat from her forehead, feeling a rising anger.

No wonder this guy didn’t stop her, it turned out Zhu Ruoling couldn’t hear, causing her to waste her effort.

Lan Zhengqing turned back around, still frowning.

Though the Divine Phoenix’s calls were inaudible to Zhu Ruoling, there weren’t many rooms here, and if Zhu Ruoling was determined to search each one, she would soon find this place.

He was not ready to make a move against Zhu Ruoling yet.

No matter what.

After all, she was the little sister who grew up playing behind him.

He wasn’t an unfeeling monster. To lay hands on Zhu Ruoling, he might lack the courage and resolve.

But.

He didn’t want Zhu Ruoling to see everything here, especially not to discover Lin Fan and the Divine Phoenix’s whereabouts.

Zhu Ruoling’s shouting and footsteps grew closer.

Lan Zhengqing had to make a decision quickly.

If he let Zhu Ruoling in, it would mean he must kill her too.

If he didn’t want to kill Zhu Ruoling, he had to leave immediately, which meant he couldn’t kill Lin Fan for now.

Damn!

He cursed harshly in his heart.

To him, Zhu Ruoling’s presence was truly ill-timed, ruining his great moment!

There was no other choice.

He didn’t want to kill Zhu Ruoling too, so he could only let Lin Fan go temporarily.

"Consider yourself lucky, I’ll deal with you later."

His eye twitched fiercely, casually plunging the Hand Blade into Lin Fan’s back, the blade instantly disappearing, blood gushing profusely.

It was unbearable.

He tossed Lin Fan to the ground carelessly, not even bothering to look, and walked towards the outside.

Outside.

Zhu Ruoling wandered back and forth in the empty hall, looking around, but couldn’t find any trace of Lan Zhengqing.

Puzzled, she scratched the back of her head, talking to herself: "Strange, if Zhengqing brother isn’t here, where else could he be, did he go somewhere else?"

"Little girl, looking for me?"

Lan Zhengqing’s voice, warm like sunlight, suddenly came from behind.

Zhu Ruoling was startled, quickly turned around, seeing Lan Zhengqing walking towards her with a smile, her face turning red with shyness.

"Zhengqing brother, where did you come from, how come I didn’t see you."

Lan Zhengqing smiled without speaking.

But his heart was coldly laughing, if she knew where he came from, she’d probably leave her life here.

Therefore.

It’s best if she doesn’t know.

"Didn’t I ask my men to take you to play in Wenyu City, why did you suddenly come back?"

Lan Zhengqing had arranged people earlier to move Zhu Ruoling away, to ensure she wouldn’t stumble upon this scene.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Ruoling returned again.

She nearly uncovered his plan.

"No...just felt a bit bored..."

Zhu Ruoling lowered her head, fiddling with her fingers, pouting slightly with frustration.

Lan Zhengqing’s face turned grim, speaking sternly.

"Bored, why bored? Wenyu City isn’t a place you can enter freely, without permission outsiders can’t wander around at will, this chance is so rare and you don’t cherish it, throwing a tantrum."

Zhu Ruoling was stunned, not expecting Lan Zhengqing to get so angry. She just didn’t want to play, no need to take it out on her... she hadn’t done anything wrong...

Besides, the reason she didn’t want to go was entirely because of Lan Zhengqing.

Without Lan Zhengqing by her side, wandering around Wenyu City alone seemed pointless, like she was a fool.

Her nose tingled, feeling somewhat wronged, she lowered her head as tears started to fall.

Lan Zhengqing didn’t have time to comfort her, his mind focused on resolving the issue with Lin Fan.

So seeing Zhu Ruoling cry didn’t affect him, he just wanted to quickly send her away.

Women, truly troublesome!

But he softened his tone, knowing if he was too forceful, the situation might drag on until morning.

"Why are you crying?"

"No...nothing..."

"Did I use too harsh a tone?"

"..."

Zhu Ruoling shook her head gently, biting her lip and staying silent.

Thud.

A slight sound reached Lan Zhengqing’s ears.

His heart skipped in shock, quickly looking towards the room.

He strained his ears, but heard nothing more.

What was that?

Could Lin Fan have woken up?

Damned, he had to send Zhu Ruoling away immediately.

His heart was burning with urgency, he darted to Zhu Ruoling’s side, gripping her shoulders, speaking softly: "Ling’er, I’m a bit occupied now, could you wait outside for me? When I’m done, I’ll take you around Wenyu City, how’s that?"

"Really?" Zhu Ruoling’s dim eyes suddenly brightened, she said excitedly.

"Really, so please wait for me outside. I’ll come to you as soon as I finish handling things." Lan Zhengqing turned Zhu Ruoling’s body towards the door, gently pushed her.

"Sorry Zhengqing brother, I didn’t know you were busy..." Zhu Ruoling muttered, still reluctant to leave.

Meanwhile, Lan Zhengqing’s mind was already back in the room, consumed with thoughts of that faint sound.

Seeing Zhu Ruoling hesitating to leave, he kept glancing back at the room, fearing Lin Fan might suddenly rush out, his heart practically leaping from his throat.

"Ah!"

Suddenly! Zhu Ruoling screamed, pointing at Lan Zhengqing in terror.

Lan Zhengqing was startled, almost about to make a move on Zhu Ruoling.

"What’s the matter?!"

"Blood...blood!"