Chapter 207 - 99: Why is Lin Fan Already Dead? He Has Returned to Take Revenge on All His Past Life’s Enemies.

"Return to the Imperial Capital, Jingyang City."

Jiang Lan gave the order to depart, no longer willing to rest. It was also time for him to meet with his parents and explain the recent changes in his personality.

...

"Sir, are you saying that Lin Fan, the son-in-law of the Su Family in Yu Yi City, is dead?"

"He was wanted and hunted down for attempting to assassinate the young master of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, and he died in the mountains?"

In a remote teahouse at the mouth of an alley in Yu Yi City.

A woman sat within, her face obscured by a veiled hat, asking in a soft voice.

She was dressed in white, with a graceful figure and a slender neck. Her skin was as flawless as jade, whiter than frost and snow. Even just sitting there, she exuded a transcendent aura that seemed utterly out of place with her surroundings.

And yet, none of the cultivators around her seemed to notice her at all.

"Yes, Fairy, that is indeed the case. It was a huge affair in Yu Yi City a while back. You could say everyone knows about it."

"The young master of the Prime Minister’s Mansion took a liking to the eldest daughter of the Su Family and made her his concubine."

"And because of this, the Su Family latched onto the Prime Minister’s Mansion. In one fell swoop, they became the most powerful family in Yu Yi City. Even the City Lord has to greet them with a smile..."

"That son-in-law of the Su Family was unbelievably audacious. He’d been lying low in Yu Yi City, hiding his true strength, all to attempt to assassinate the young master of the Prime Minister’s Mansion. He got what he deserved. He nearly dragged many innocent people down with him..."

The owner of the teahouse was a man in his sixties.

Gazing at the rare and precious Spirit Stone on the table, the owner’s eyes lit up. He explained everything vividly, recounting the events at Yu Yi City’s Snow Moon Pavilion from some time ago without leaving out a single detail.

’An assassination attempt on the young master of the Prime Minister’s Mansion...’

The woman in white was silent for a long moment. She asked for a few more details before thanking the owner and departing.

As she walked, her figure blended into the crowd. Despite her otherworldly, ethereal, fairy-like aura, it was as if no one could see her; she drew no attention at all.

The teahouse owner, for his part, felt a wave of confusion, as if a segment of his memory had simply vanished.

Yet the rare and precious Spirit Stone on the table told him that it hadn’t been a dream; he had truly been speaking with someone.

"How strange. Did I see a ghost in broad daylight?"

The owner shook his head and pocketed the Spirit Stone.

Yu Yi City was bustling, a steady stream of merchants and cultivators filling the streets. After a few simple questions, the woman in white quickly located the Su Mansion.

Her figure was like a wisp of smoke. Though she seemed to walk slowly, she soon arrived at the Su Mansion.

The guards at the gate seemed completely oblivious to her presence.

She took a light step, her form dissolving like smoke. When she reappeared, she was already inside the Su Mansion.

’So it’s just as the rumors say. Is Lin Fan really dead?’

’Why did this happen? It’s completely different from my past life. Everything has changed.’

The woman in white sought out the Mansion Master of the Su Mansion.

With a single, light touch, she rendered him unconscious. Then, with a flick of her fair hand, his Divine Soul was drawn out, allowing her to sift through his relevant memories.

After confirming the information was correct, she let out an imperceptible sigh, restored his Divine Soul, and left behind a bottle of Elixir Pills before vanishing from the Su Mansion.

「Half a day later.」

Her figure appeared in the mountains behind Qingshui Village.

Within the Abyss of Despair, mist still lingered, accompanied by gusts of violent wind and a residual, baleful, bloody aura.

The signs of battle had clearly been cleaned up, though faint traces of the brutal fight remained.

At the Bottom of the Abyss, there were only a few Demon Beasts that had recently moved into the area.

She tried to view the memories of these Demon Beasts to determine what had happened here.

But she was quickly disappointed; no memories or clues remained.

In other words, any Demon Beast that had witnessed the battle had been slaughtered. There were no survivors.

’A man of great destiny like Lin Fan... actually died here...’

’It’s truly unbelievable.’

’But he likely wasn’t killed and eaten by a Demon Beast.’

The woman in white stood silently, a ripple suddenly disturbing her calm gaze.

Then, various scenes began to shift and play out. She attempted to deduce and trace the events of that day, but unfortunately, with her current cultivation, she could only see a few blurry, indistinct images.

The only thing she could confirm was that Lin Fan was truly dead, and he had died right here.

This man of great destiny, blessed by the heavens with profound fortune, was someone she had exhausted countless methods to finally kill in her past life. Yet in this life, he had died so quickly.

’Where exactly did things go wrong?’

’Why would Lin Fan die here, hunted down and killed under the charge of trying to assassinate Jiang Lan...’

’Could he have known all this from the beginning? Is that why he acted first, nipping the disaster in the bud?’

The woman in white remained silent for a long while.

In her original memories, Lin Fan had not been so easy to kill. On the contrary, his profound destiny had ensured his path was smooth and unobstructed.

It was because Jiang Lan had offended Lin Fan in Yu Yi City that he was later killed by Lin Fan in retaliation.

But now, Lin Fan had died prematurely at Jiang Lan’s hands.

She refused to believe this was a coincidence. From what she had gathered, Lin Fan’s every step seemed to have been guided, leading him right into a pre-laid trap.

And the person who had set this death trap was none other than Jiang Lan—the very person she had originally wanted to protect.

Why did this happen?

’Did Jiang Lan know he was going to be killed by Lin Fan? Is that why he laid this huge trap and killed Lin Fan first?’

There was no other explanation.

Upon realizing this, all her plans were thrown into complete disarray. Now, she felt nothing but confusion and fear.

She didn’t know why, but she was certain of one thing: Jiang Lan, just like her, must have been reborn from the future...

He had returned to take revenge on all his enemies from the past life.