Hua Laoda and the others shot to their feet, their gazes fixed on Lu Fan with apprehension. Sweat beaded on Hua Laoda's forehead.
"Heh heh! Of course, I wouldn't kill people randomly! I'm not a murderer!" Lu Fan shot them a look, then chuckled and sat down. He continued, "However, I tied them up and threw them into a cave to fend for themselves."
"Wh-which cave?" Hua Laoda grabbed Lu Fan's arm and asked.
"The mountain behind my house, there's a cave there! I... I just threw them in there! What's wrong?" Lu Fan asked, looking at Hua Laoda with a confused expression.
"What's wrong? Something big has happened! Hurry and take me to rescue them." Hua Laoda pulled Lu Fan and headed for the exit.
"It's... it's been several days, they'll all be dried up by now," Lu Fan shouted as Hua Laoda dragged him out.
His shout only made Hua Laoda more anxious, and he pulled Lu Fan rushing outside.
...
Inside the cave of Luoyan Sect, the acupoints of Zhuge Xian and the other two had automatically unlocked. The three of them were now sitting in a circle, all staring at a piece of dried flatbread on the ground.
Having starved for days, the hard and foul-smelling flatbread had indeed become a delicacy as the disheveled old Daoist had said! But there was only one flatbread...
Looking at the heavy iron door at the cave entrance, escaping was impossible. But surviving also seemed unlikely...
"Young Lady! This flatbread... you eat it! You can last another day, and perhaps someone will come to rescue us," Zhuge Wu said, swallowing hard.
"That... that mad old Daoist said that if we could endure these few days, that kid would let us go. Let's split this flatbread. We must all get out alive," Zhuge Xian looked at the flatbread, then suddenly reached out, took it, and divided it into three portions.
"Hmph! When we get out, we'll hang that kid up and expose his body for three days to vent my hatred!" Zhuge Xian said indignantly.
"And that mad old Daoist! We must stuff him into a latrine and drown him! How detestable! This flatbread is so damn hard to eat!" Zhuge Wu cursed as he forced the flatbread in his mouth down. To survive, he had to eat it no matter how bad it tasted. It was better than starving to death.
"Wow! You guys are finally willing to eat that flatbread! Is it stuck in your throats? Hee hee! Do you want some drinks I have here?" Suddenly, the disheveled old Daoist, leaning against the ventilation hole of the heavy iron door, shouted inside.
"Yes... yes...!" Zhuge Wu shot over, shouting urgently.
Who could endure days without food and water? If it weren't for the fact that they were all cultivators and had been meditating all this time, they would have been unable to bear it.
*Swish...* A water bottle was thrown in.
Zhuge Wu quickly caught it, opened the bottle, and gulped down a large mouthful.
"Pfft... Damn it! Old man, what is this stuff you've made? Is this even a drink?" Suddenly, Zhuge Wu spat out the water in his mouth and yelled, grabbing his throat.
"Hahaha! That's this Daoist's urine! You wanted to stuff this Daoist into a latrine and drown me, so this Daoist is letting you get a taste of it first." Outside the door, the disheveled old Daoist burst into laughter.
"You bastard! You old geezer, just you wait until I get out, I'll settle the score with you!" Zhuge Wu immediately jumped up and cursed.
"What the hell... How did that brat bring people back so quickly?" Suddenly, the disheveled old Daoist let out a curse, then slapped the stone wall and quickly vanished.
*Rumble...* The heavy iron gate lifted.
The three inside rejoiced and were about to rush out when they saw two people rush in.
"Young Lady! It really is you!" Hua Laoda exclaimed upon seeing Zhuge Xian and rushed over.
"You... How did you get here?" Zhuge Xian was stunned to see Hua Laoda. Hua Laoda had always been at Hua Rong Mansion, so how did he end up here?
"Hua Thirty-Five told me, so I rushed over here! It's good that Young Lady is alright! It's good that she's alright!" Hua Laoda was somewhat relieved to see that Zhuge Xian was unharmed. However, his gaze fiercely glared at Zhuge Wu and Zhuge Wen. Fortunately, the Young Lady was fine, otherwise, these two would have deserved death a hundred times over.
"Brat! I'll kill you!" At this moment, Zhuge Xian saw Lu Fan following behind Hua Laoda and roared angrily.
"Hey, still want to fight? The three of you weren't my match before, and now the four of you... Heh heh! You still can't beat me!" Lu Fan said with a playful smile.
"It's a misunderstanding... Young Lady! It's all a misunderstanding!" Hua Laoda quickly intervened. What the hell are you fighting for! He's a transformation realm expert, and the three of you are in the qi realm. How can you fight him? Sigh! As expected of the Young Lady's temper!
"Where is that mad old Daoist? That old bastard, let him come out, I'll kill him!" Zhuge Wu suddenly remembered the disheveled old Daoist and rushed out angrily to look for him, but couldn't even find a single hair of the old fellow.
"Holy crap!" Lu Fan suddenly saw the water bottle lying on the ground. No wonder there was a hint of urine smell in the originally refreshing spiritual energy. This old fellow... Lu Fan almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
A short while later, several people emerged from the mountain. They got into Lu Fan's car and sped towards the provincial capital. In the car, Zhuge Xian looked furious, with several impulses to choke Lu Fan from behind. This brat had made them starve for days and eat such terrible flatbread, he was simply deserving of death!
"Hua Thirty-Five! You remember this, I won't let you off! This matter isn't over!" Zhuge Xian, sitting in the passenger seat, finally couldn't help but shout.
"Tch! How is it not over? You gonna bite me?" Lu Fan curled his lips, then suddenly said, "Don't just shout slogans, practice your skills, and then talk when you can beat me!"
"Young Lady! Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!" Hua Laoda quickly explained from the side. She didn't know what had happened, only listening to Lu Fan's serious nonsense. Therefore, she continued to treat it as a misunderstanding.
"Hmph! Just because your skills are good, you can do whatever you want? This young lady isn't afraid of you!" Zhuge Xian glared at Lu Fan from the side and said.
"Of course, might makes right! If you can't win, don't come out and embarrass yourself!" Lu Fan said, not backing down.
"Hmph! I... I'm not riding in your car anymore, stop the car, I'm getting out!" Zhuge Xian was almost bursting with anger, but she couldn't help it, she really couldn't defeat him.
"Then get out! I don't even want to give you a ride! If I knew you were like this, I wouldn't have brought Hua Laoda to save you," Lu Fan said, slamming on the brakes and stopping the car.