Chapter 293: Shocking Action

Chapter 294: True Appearance

Jiang Fan’s appearance clearly reflected in Su Qiuning’s eyes.

“Jiang… Junior Brother Jiang?”

Su Qiuning was stunned on the spot.

She wiped away the tears from her eyelids, wondering if she had seen wrongly.

But it was indeed Jiang Fan.

“No, no, how could you be my Junior Brother Jiang?”

Su Qiuning suspected she was dreaming, shaking her head continuously.

Although Jiang Fan was formidable, how could he be as terrifying as the person before her?

This couldn't be Junior Brother Jiang.

Jiang Fan chuckled, “If you think you’re dreaming, I can pinch you awake.”

With that, he pinched her arm.

“Ouch!”

Su Qiuning immediately gasped in pain, sobering up.

She covered her red lips, her eyes wide with disbelief.

“Junior Brother Jiang! How could it be you?”

She still couldn't reconcile the formidable person in front of her with Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan gave her a sidelong glance.

“Otherwise, who would be so kind as to help you kick away the persistent Tang Tianlong, help you choose a dagger, and resolve the threat for you?”

Upon hearing this, Su Qiuning suddenly understood.

“So that’s it, I thought…”

She was too embarrassed to continue, her cheeks flushing.

It turned out she had been overthinking things, believing someone was after her beauty.

Jiang Fan chuckled, “You thought I was lusting after your beauty, didn’t you?”

Su Qiuning was mortified, covering her face and saying, “Stop, stop! It’s so embarrassing!”

“Hahaha!” Jiang Fan burst into laughter at her appearance.

He somewhat regretted taking off his mask; he should have teased her more.

Su Qiuning’s face felt hot from the laughter, and she said irritably,

“Are you still laughing?”

“It’s all your fault for bringing me into this alley!”

“If you hadn’t done this, how… how would I have thought that way?”

Jiang Fan couldn't help but laugh, “I’m currently being hunted by that woman, the Sect Master of the Joyful Union Sect.”

“If I dare show my face in public, I’ll be arrested immediately.”

Su Qiuning was startled, “You’re wanted by the Sect Master of the Joyful Union Sect?”

“Why? Did you offend her, Junior Brother?”

How was that possible?

One was the Sect Master of the Joyful Union Sect, the other a junior disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect.

They should have no connection whatsoever.

How could it escalate to the point of a manhunt?

When this was brought up, Jiang Fan’s face darkened. “It’s nothing much.”

“I just won against her in a sparring match.”

“I didn’t expect that woman to be such a sore loser; she actually tried to force me to stay in the Joyful Union Sect, and when I escaped, she put out a warrant for my arrest!”

“What a terrible temper!”

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

Su Qiuning, however, grew more and more astonished as she listened.

“It’s nothing much, I just won against her in a sparring match…”

What kind of outrageous statement was that?

It took her a while to process his words, and she couldn't help but worry for Jiang Fan. “So, are you planning to escape from Joyful Union City?”

Jiang Fan nodded, “I was planning to leave, but I ran into you being bothered by Tang Tianlong, so I decided to deal with him before I go.”

So Jiang Fan had come to the exchange convention for her sake.

And he did so while being wanted.

Su Qiuning’s eyes misted over once more.

This time, it was from emotion.

“Junior Brother Jiang…” Su Qiuning choked up slightly, gazing at the handsome face before her.

Her heart stirred.

At that moment, she seemed to understand why a proud woman like Liu Qingxian would fall for Jiang Fan.

Even willing to accept a secondary position.

Suddenly.

Jiang Fan caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye, then suddenly pressed her shoulder, crouching down, and said, “Hide well!”

Su Qiuning froze, asking, “What’s wrong?”

Following Jiang Fan’s gaze, Su Qiuning noticed that the elite disciples of the exchange convention were leaving one after another.

It seemed the exchange convention had ended.

Jiang Fan teased, “Interested in robbing someone with me?”

Robbing?

Su Qiuning was a bit bewildered. “Who do you want to rob, Junior Brother?”

Jiang Fan smiled faintly, “Whoever is the richest among them, that’s who I’ll rob.”

Richest?

Su Qiuning immediately thought of someone and exclaimed, “Ah? Junior Brother, you’re going to rob Ouyang Jun?”

“This… this isn’t good, is it?”

“Ouyang Jun is the Young Sect Master of the Thousand Refinements Sect; his status and position are clear.”

“Robbing him would cause huge trouble.”

If they were recognized, it would at least affect the relationship between the two sects.

Jiang Fan teased, “I’m going to rob him.”

“And I’m taking you with me!”

Su Qiuning immediately looked troubled.

She couldn’t bring herself to rob anyone in the first place.

Let alone robbing Ouyang Jun?

Just then.

A line of carriages slowly drove away.

It was Ouyang Jun’s caravan.

Jiang Fan pulled Su Qiuning along, quickly and quietly following them.

The group left the city gates and traveled along a wide official road.

It was already late into the night.

The moon was bright, the stars were sparse, and tree shadows swayed.

In the distance, the calls of unknown birds and beasts echoed, sounding particularly jarring in the silent night.

Suddenly.

Inside the carriage, Ouyang Jun seemed to sense something. His brow furrowed, and he said in a deep voice, “Be alert!”

The disciples of the Thousand Refinements Sect immediately spread out around the caravan.

He then stepped out of the carriage, looked around, and said loudly, “Friend, you’ve been following us for a while. Is there something you wish to say?”

*Whoosh*—

From the woods beside the official road, Jiang Fan, wearing a mask, leaped out.

Su Qiuning followed closely behind him.

She had covered her face with a veil and stammered, “Ro…ro…robbery!”

Ouyang Jun rubbed his nose. “Su Qiuning? You’re robbing me?”

Although her face was veiled, her posture, attire, and voice were barely concealed.

This must be a joke, right?

He turned to Jiang Fan, a look of sudden realization on his face, and teased,

“Brother, you’re quite capable. In such a short time, you’ve tamed Junior Sister Su so well that she’s now following your lead, like a wife obedient to her husband.”

“Impressive, truly impressive!”

When they left earlier, Su Qiuning had been quite resistant.

How long had it been, and now she was even willing to rob with Jiang Fan?

A vein throbbed on Jiang Fan’s forehead.

“You’re the short one!”

“Your whole family is short!”

He said expressionlessly, “Miss Su was just joking with you all.”

“I’m here to complete an unfinished transaction.”

He raised his hand and threw the claw of the Silver-Winged Thunder Roc from his shoulder onto the ground.

Su Qiuning froze.

A transaction?

So you lied to me that we were robbing someone?

Realizing she had been tricked by Jiang Fan, Su Qiuning was so furious she wanted to pounce on him and bite him!

This guy was truly detestable!

She had lost more dignity in a moment than she could have in years.

However, she was quickly drawn to the mysterious object wrapped in cloth.

Ouyang Jun also looked on with curiosity, smiling faintly, “Could this item also be something illicit?”

“Something you can only exchange in private, Brother?”

Jiang Fan said indifferently, “Why don’t you take a look?”

Ouyang Jun gave a disciple of the Thousand Refinements Sect a look.

The latter carefully cut open the cloth with a low-grade magic longsword.

Inadvertently, the longsword was used with too much force and struck the curved part of the sharp claw.

*Clang!*

The longsword instantly broke into two pieces!

Ouyang Jun was startled. He carefully gazed at the mostly exposed sharp claw and recognized it instantly.

“The claw of a Silver-Winged Thunder Roc!”

He looked at Jiang Fan with some disbelief. “Where did you get this item?”

Jiang Fan crossed his arms over his chest and said, “Its origin is clean; rest assured.”

Ouyang Jun’s gaze flickered as he stared at Jiang Fan.

He highly suspected that Jiang Fan himself had severed this claw.

Because the cut was very fresh.

It didn’t look like it had been stored for a long time.

But this was a Silver-Winged Thunder Roc. Judging by the size of the claw, it was definitely an adult, its strength likely at the fifth level of the Core Formation realm.

How could Jiang Fan have cut off its claw?

Although he really wanted to confirm if Jiang Fan had severed it, since Jiang Fan hadn’t stated it, he couldn’t press the matter.

He mused, “You want to exchange it for Mournful Frost, right?”

“This claw isn’t quite enough.”

“My requirement is the bone of a late-stage Core Formation realm beast king.”

“This claw here is only from a mid-stage Core Formation realm beast king.”

Jiang Fan wasn’t too surprised.

Although the value of this claw was no less than that of a late-stage beast king’s bone.

However, no matter how one looked at it, it wasn’t Ouyang Jun’s target item.

“What else do you want?”

Hearing this, Ouyang Jun glanced at the still unconscious Black-Backed Blood-Eyed Ape and said expectantly,

“I’d like some more Three-Step Drunkenness.”