"Sigh!"

After a long while, Gao Feiyan heaved a sigh, unable to help talking to herself: "What on earth is going on? Why have I been thinking about that jerk all this time? Could it be that I've actually started to like him?"

"Impossible!"

Then Gao Feiyan shook her head and said, "It's impossible for me to like that guy. He's so annoying, how could I possibly fall for him?"

"Hmph, how dare he refuse my invitation to challenge the Heavenly Ladder? Such talent, yet he doesn't dare to climb the Heavenly Ladder? He's nothing but a coward!"

Thinking about the Heavenly Ladder, her heart was once again filled with War Intent.

"If he is unwilling to join me in challenging the Heavenly Ladder, then I'll just go by myself. Although it's very dangerous, I've prepared everything. As long as my luck isn't too bad, and I am careful enough, I might just succeed."

At that moment, Gao Feiyan was also determined to take on the Heavenly Ladder, no matter what.

Just as Gao Feiyan was thinking this, the void around her began to pulsate.

Then, Lin Fan suddenly appeared.

"Is it you?"

When Gao Feiyan saw Lin Fan appear, she was taken aback.

The next moment, Gao Feiyan became excited and asked: "You dare to come back?"

Lin Fan said: "Why wouldn't I dare to come back?"

Gao Feiyan said: "I never imagined your enemy would be the Empress herself. I'm very curious, how did you offend her? To become the enemy of the Empress is quite an honor in itself. Tell me, what's really going on between you and the Empress?"

Lin Fan waved his hand and said, "There are many things you are better off not knowing. If you knew too much, it wouldn't be good for you!"

"Oh?"

Gao Feiyan's eyes suddenly lit up as she stared at Lin Fan: "It seems my previous guess was not wrong; there really is a story between you and the Empress!"

Lin Fan said: "You don't need to guess wildly; some things, I will not tell you!"

"Not telling me? Who cares!"

Gao Feiyan said somewhat discontentedly.

At that time, Gao Feiyan had already decided that she must find a way to figure out what exactly was going on between Lin Fan and the Empress.

Then Gao Feiyan said: "By the way, Lin Fan, now the entire Central Empire has issued a warrant for you. You should know your life is very valuable, yet you come looking for me? Aren't you afraid I'll betray you?"

"Heh heh..."

Lin Fan laughed and said: "I'm not afraid of you betraying me!"

Gao Feiyan asked: "You mean, you trust me a lot?"

Lin Fan shook his head and said: "You're wrong, it's not that I trust you, but... I have enough confidence in my strength. Even if you really did betray me, you still wouldn't be able to do anything to me!"

"Hmph!"

Gao Feiyan snorted, annoyed again, "Such an arrogant guy!"

Lin Fan said: "Alright, I don't want to argue with you. I came to see you today because I have something important to discuss!"

"Ah?"

Gao Feiyan said, "You're looking for me? What's the matter?"

Now Gao Feiyan was very curious. What did Lin Fan want with her?

Lin Fan said, "Didn't you mention before that you wanted to attempt the Heavenly Ladder?"

Gao Feiyan asked excitedly, "Do you mean... you're willing to take on the Heavenly Ladder with me?"

Lin Fan nodded and said, "Yes, we can give it a try!"

Gao Feiyan jumped up happily and said, "That's fantastic. Just now, I was planning on going alone if nobody would join me. But now that you're willing to go with me, I'm sure we can make it!"

Gao Feiyan seemed extremely happy.

After Gao Feiyan finished her happy outburst, Lin Fan said, "However, although we're going to challenge the Heavenly Ladder, we can't just rush in recklessly. We must prepare first. By the way, how much do you know about the Heavenly Palace above the Heavenly Ladder?"

Gao Feiyan said, "Don't worry, Lin Fan. You don't need to remind me about preparations; I've already made complete arrangements. I've even got a Super Transfer Talisman ready. If we encounter any real dangers while ascending the Heavenly Ladder, we can use the Super Transfer Talisman to leave. Besides that, I've prepared many other life-saving measures. In short, unless we're incredibly unlucky, even if we can't enter the Heavenly Palace, we'll at least be able to withdraw safely."

Lin Fan asked in surprise, "You actually have a Super Transfer Talisman?"

The Super Transfer Talisman is basically something out of legend.

It's said that a Super Transfer Talisman allows for unimpeded teleportation, regardless of any barriers or obstacles around, even if space is sealed off.

However, the Super Transfer Talisman is extremely rare. In the annals of history, the Super Transfer Talisman has only appeared a handful of times, and Lin Fan had not seen one in his past life.

Unexpectedly, Gao Feiyan had one?

Lin Fan then asked, "How did you manage to get a Super Transfer Talisman?"

Gao Feiyan smiled and, mimicking Lin Fan's previous tone, said, "There are many things it's better you don't know. Knowing too much isn't good for you!"

"Ugh!"

Lin Fan was rendered somewhat speechless by Gao Feiyan's retort.

Seeing Lin Fan's embarrassed expression, Gao Feiyan couldn't help laughing with delight.

After she finished laughing, Gao Feiyan said, "By the way, Lin Fan, I've arranged a room for you. Let's properly rest for a few days, and then head for the Heavenly Ladder. It's extremely dangerous to challenge the Heavenly Ladder; we must prepare in advance and at least be at our peak state."

Lin Fan shook his head and said, "No, we don't need to rest. Let's set off now."

"What?"

Gao Feiyan looked at Lin Fan in astonishment and asked, "Are you in such a hurry?"

Lin Fan nodded and said, "Time waits for no one!"

Gao Feiyan said, "Alright, I can understand how you feel right now. After all, you have an enemy like the Empress, and indeed you need to improve your strength as soon as possible, but..."

At this point, Gao Feiyan hesitated as if there was something she couldn't quite say.

Lin Fan's brow furrowed slightly as he asked, "Is there a problem?"

Gao Feiyan said, "Well... It's not like we can't set off right now, but... I can't leave. It seems my father has guessed that I intend to try the Heavenly Ladder. Therefore, he has set up a Barrier around me. If I were to leave, he would quickly find out. Earlier, I was considering resting for a few days before figuring out a way to leave, but now that you're in such a rush, if I just leave like this, my father will definitely notice, and once he discovers anything, it would be impossible for us to leave!"

It was clear that Gao Feiyan was in quite a dilemma.

However, Lin Fan suddenly burst into laughter.