Ding Fan watched Long Ren and Xi Lao, and couldn't help but reveal a subtle smile at the corner of his mouth.

Regarding Xi Lao, with Ding Fan's observations throughout their journey, he felt evermore that Xi Lao was quite extraordinary, possibly even having cultivation above the Transcendance Tribulation Stage! This left Ding Fan quite startled, as even in the entire Cultivation World, there weren't many cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage!

Moreover, such an elder was so respectful to his virtuous brother, even acting as a mere errand runner before Ding Fan's brother; it made Ding Fan doubt his brother's identity, which was clearly not ordinary.

Even a Sect Master from a Great Gate Sect might not achieve what Ding Fan's brother had, having a Tribulation stage Cultivator at his side, running errands. Clearly, with such an identity, Ding Fan knew that even the Lake Master among the people gossiping about the thirty-six caves would be no more than this!

Ding Fan believed that if his brother wasn't the Lake Master of the thirty-six caves, his status definitely wouldn't be lower!

After all, those who could command a Tribulation stage Cultivator weren't ordinary people!

Obviously, Ding Fan wasn't in a hurry to find out his brother's identity, as his brother had already said it wasn't convenient at the moment to disclose it; Ding Fan trusted his brother would eventually tell him, and he had faith in that.

"Big brother, it's done, let's go in."

Soon, Long Ren walked from the inn's front desk to Ding Fan and the others, speaking respectfully to Ding Fan. Xi Lao, behind Long Ren, held several inn room plaques with different engravings.

"Jerk!"

Just as Ding Fan was about to respond to Long Ren and Xi Lao, Wu Qianwen suddenly burst out like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, glaring angrily at a pair of men and women not far away, yelling sharply.

Ding Fan and the others were startled by Wu Qianwen's voice and followed her gaze. The pair turned out to be Tong Xie and the black-clad woman from earlier. Ding Fan was quite surprised, not expecting to meet them here again.

However, upon reflection, it seemed normal to run into them, as they were heading to Lan City as well. Ding Fan looked at the pair with contempt, clearly holding no good impression of Tong Xie, simply considering him a lustful miscreant.

At this moment, Ding Fan wanted to pull Wu Qianwen away from the scene, as regardless of Tong Xie's worthlessness, Wu Qianwen was just as ambitious, simply a battle of one willingly being struck and one striking. Although Wu Qianwen had the right, what could she ultimately do to Tong Xie?

Just as Ding Fan tried to stop Wu Qianwen, she charged forward instead, her face filled with anger. She had figured it out over these days—blame herself for being blind enough to fall for that scumbag Tong Xie—but every time she thought about him, she felt a suffocating sense of grievance in her heart with no place to vent.

Seeing Tong Xie again, Wu Qianwen couldn't hold it any longer. She wanted to reason with him, asking why he treated her this way, why he left without even an apology, even saying such hurtful things. She demanded to know why!

"Tong Xie, you hypocrite! I ask you, what is our relationship? Who said you'd love me forever, even marrying me into your family in the future? But why, upon seeing this vixen, did you abandon me and slander me? You despicable scoundrel, today you must apologize to me!"

With an expression of disgust, Tong Xie was stunned upon seeing Wu Qianwen, not expecting to run into such bad luck again.

Clearly, for Tong Xie, Wu Qianwen was merely a woman with some beauty whom he toyed with. How could he marry her into his family? It was simply ridiculous! Tong Xie's eyes gleamed with intense disdain as he looked at Wu Qianwen.

He never expected her to be so foolish as to believe even his words—it was pure stupidity...

Seeing this, Ding Fan couldn't help but feel a bit worried for Wu Qianwen and walked towards her with Chai Er. Watching Tong Xie's disdainful and scornful expression, Ding Fan's heart filled with fury; such filth truly deserved to vanish from the Cultivation World.

Long Ren and the others, witnessing the scene, clearly didn't understand what was happening, prompting Long Ren to stride to Ding Fan's side and ask:

"Big brother, what's happening?"

Upon hearing Long Ren's question, Ding Fan recounted how Tong Xie maneuvered Wu Qianwen to Long Ren.

After hearing Ding Fan's words, Long Ren's gaze at Tong Xie was filled with a strong disgust and cold killing intent, feeling such a disgrace was truly an insult to the Cultivation World!

Xi Lao clearly heard Ding Fan's recount as well, his eyes turned to struggling aversion as he looked at Tong Xie, full of contempt.

Tong Xie, hearing Wu Qianwen's words, replied with intensive disdain:

"Stop spouting nonsense, you promiscuous fool, tempting me is one thing, but coming here to harass me!"

At this moment, as soon as Tong Xie finished speaking, the black-clad woman beside him looked much more rosy-faced compared to the first time they met. She was clinging closely to Tong Xie, appearing to be very dependent on him. Now, with a stern expression, she asked Tong Xie:

"What exactly is going on with this slut? What's your relationship with her?"

"Linger, can I deceive you? Can't you feel my sincere heart? And you're right; she really is a slut. She failed to seduce me and now has come back to me. Truly a shameless tramp!"

At this moment, Tong Xie said with a venomous look, obviously showing no courtesy to Wu Qianwen, speaking with all sorts of nastiness. Then, Tong Xie couldn't help but glance at Ding Fan and the others nearby, noticing that the highest cultivation among them seemed to be that of Ding Lin, who appeared to be just under the Nascent Soul Stage.

Such cultivation was practically worthless in his eyes, and the rest of Ding Fan's group, no matter male or female, young or old, were dressed in coarse woven fabrics, clearly indicating they were probably no more than trash, after all, birds of a feather flock together.

"Do you think with those few worthless people by your side, someone will back you up? I'm telling you, Wu Qianwen, get as far away as possible, otherwise don't blame us for being rude to you!"

Tong Xie, with a ruthless look, sneered venomously at Wu Qianwen and even at Ding Fan and his group, feeling thoroughly contemptuous.

"You... I'll fight you to the end! Not only did you ruin my chastity, but you also caused my cultivation to plummet! I'll fight you..."

Upon hearing his words, Wu Qianwen could no longer contain herself. The other party showed no intention of remorse or apology and even humiliated her and the people around her like this. Unable to hold back, Wu Qianwen unsheathed her longsword and charged toward Tong Xie with fierce determination, her strike swift and unhesitant, clearly aiming to kill him outright!

Seeing Wu Qianwen's movement, Ding Fan wanted to stop her but Wu Qianwen had already rushed forward. Ding Fan knew Wu Qianwen's current cultivation was no longer what it used to be, clearly just at the Early Nascent Soul Stage, and she would surely be no match for Tong Xie.

Moreover, Ding Fan noticed the elder behind the black-clad girl maintaining a tense stance all along, evidently a cultivator of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, not someone ordinary cultivators could contend with.

By now, quite a number of cultivators in the inn had gathered around, many coming just for the spectacle, though most had no idea what was going on. Some cultivators recognized Tong Xie because he was the Young Family Head of the Tong Family, quite a well-known figure in Lan City, albeit not for good reasons...

"Looks like that Young Lord from the Tong Family has gotten into another of those capricious affairs! If only I had those kinds of resources, I would devote myself to cultivation, instead of luring in one woman after another, becoming an infamous lecher around here..."

"Keep it down! He's the Young Family Head of the Tong Family, not just anybody, and we don't even know whose girl she is, so unlucky to get tangled with Tong Xie!"

"Truly pitiful! That Tong Xie has been with countless women, it's beyond counting..."

"Poor girl..."

"The Tong Family's influence speaks for itself; that girl has no way to deal with Tong Xie..."

...

Seeing the scene, everyone couldn't help but feel great sympathy for Wu Qianwen. They could see that the cultivators with her, including Ding Fan, were insignificant figures, none with any noteworthy cultivation.

Moreover, everyone knew that even if there were cultivators of decent stature on the woman's side, they wouldn't dare step forward easily. The Tong Family's power is not something ordinary, and Tong Xie, being the Young Family Head, clearly not someone any regular cultivator would oppose.

...

"Since you seek trouble, I'll grant it to you!"

Now, seeing Wu Qianwen rushing forward with her longsword in a frenzy, Tong Xie's face turned vicious. With a swift motion, he drew his own longsword, mustered his True Qi, and lunged at Wu Qianwen.

Being a Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, Tong Xie's cultivation was evidently far superior to Wu Qianwen's. With just one move, he knocked Wu Qianwen's sword to the ground and then, with a look of sinister determination, lunged fiercely at Wu Qianwen.

Evidently, she was just an insignificant girl; killing her would save future trouble!

Tong Xie's sword flashed with a chilling aura of death as it darted rapidly towards Wu Qianwen's vital points!

The crowd witnessed the scene and collectively gasped, astounded that the Young Family Head of the Tong Family was not only a lecher but also ruthless, wanting to kill a woman he had already wronged. Such a person was truly despicable...