Lu Fan fought all the way to the top of the mountain, encountering several waves of interceptions along the way.

Add up to dozens of people.

Looking at the clothes, they all look like horse thieves.

The strength is not too strong.

It must have been sent from various horse thieves to stand guard for the son.

There are several pavilions built on the top of the hill, and one of them is lit up, and it is very bright, and it looks much brighter than ordinary lights.

There were also puffs of smoke wafting out.

Lu Fan smelled the smell of choking and frowned.

Wrong.

I'm burning something.

It is likely that the other party is eager to destroy, but for Lu Fan, it is evidence.

Without hesitation, Lu Fan walked directly towards the pavilion of the bright light.

"Stop!"

Dozens of men in black blocked the way.

"Bang Bang!"

Lu Fan flicked his fingers, and dozens of chess pieces popped up in an instant, flying towards the black-clothed people.

Each chess piece can accurately find a man in black and point to their vital point.

Sensing the danger, the men in black hurriedly swung their knives, in a vain attempt to stop the flying chess pieces.

But in vain.

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

The chess pieces hit the man in black continuously, making a muffled sound.

"Ahh

Screams rang out.

More than half of the men in black were killed and injured at once.

"Huh!"

The knife light up.

Lu Fan swung his knife and rushed into the crowd.

As the shadow of the knife flew, the men in black fell one after another.

"Who are you?"

With a loud shout, the short and fat man appeared in front of Lu Fan.

Lu Fan recognized the other party at a glance, it was the one surnamed Liao.

He didn't reply, but swung his knife at the other party.

Since the surname Liao has come out, the person in the house should be Gongzi.

I'm busy burning things.

The surname Liao is to buy time for the people in the house.

How could Lu Fan let the other party succeed?

He was going to settle the battle in the shortest possible time and rush into the house.

The man surnamed Liao also swung his knife and slashed out.

"Whew!"

Endless sword qi swept in.

But Lu Fan's knife was light and powerless.

It's faster.

In an instant, he passed through layers of knife qi and came to the front of the surnamed Liao.

It was as if those sword qi didn't exist at all.

The man surnamed Liao was taken aback, but he didn't have time to put away the knife to resist, and he didn't have time to change his moves, so he could only watch the knife slash towards him.

Despair welled up in his heart.

Finished.

If this sword is slashed, he will surely die.

Lu Fan suddenly changed his move, turning the blade of the knife, and the knife edge was facing the side.

"Smack!"

The blade of the knife slapped on the man surnamed Liao, knocking him away.

"Bang!"

He fell heavily to the ground, a mouthful of blood spurting out.

The furious power instantly poured into his body, completely sealing his meridians and making him unable to move.

Who is this person?

Why is it so powerful?

He couldn't even block a move?

This strength is about to catch up with Childe, right?

But he is a few years younger than Childe.

Could it be that this person is even more genius than Childe?

No way!

When pigs fly!

Even if there were such people, they would not be here.

The man surnamed Liao was horrified in his heart, lying on the ground and turning his eyes, but he could only see Lu Fan's feet, which were rapidly approaching the bright pavilion.

Hum!

Act recklessly.

There was a hint of cruelty in his eyes.

Lu Fan continued to walk, from the opponent's shot just now, he could easily sense the opponent's strength, but it was only a five-grade cultivation.

Therefore, he doesn't need to use all his strength to restrain the other party.

It can even control the power just right.

The wound is not fatal, but it cannot move.

The combat power is completely lost, and even if the closed meridians are unlocked, it will become difficult to move.

In other words, it is impossible for the surname Liao to escape.

That's it, one more clue.

There's a bigger fish inside, though.

Lu Fan quickly rushed into the building and came to the bright room.

Surprisingly, there was no one in the room.

Rather, there was a brazier, and something was burning in the brazier.

Looks like an epistle?

Lu Fan quickly ran over and saw the contents clearly, in addition to a pile of ashes, there were also several burning letters.

It's about to burn out.

He took the knife and reached out to fish out the letter from the brazier.

Suddenly, a chill hit.

Lu Fan was alert and twisted his body.

"Whew!"

A sword appeared silently, sticking to Lu Fan's abdomen and piercing his clothes.

It was so close that it made him feel a chill to the bone.

"Huh?"

There was a soft sound in the darkness, and the person who drew the sword seemed to be a little surprised.

But then the sword edge turned and slashed towards Lu Fan's abdomen.

Lu Fan shrank back, and with a snort, his clothes were cut into several pieces.

The sword momentum did not stop, and the tip of the sword continued to move forward, stabbing towards Lu Fan's heart.

He was not given the slightest respite at all.

He dodged the sword.

But the sword stabbed him in the back again.

Wherever you go.

Lu Fan was greatly surprised in his heart.

He had never been so embarrassed.

The opponent's sword moves are extremely subtle and varied, and after mastering the initiative, he has always had the upper hand.

Let him only be passive defense, and danger will arise.

If it weren't for his agility, he wouldn't know how many swords he had been hit.

Moreover, the opponent's sword was silent, but it was extremely fast.

The swordsmanship has at least reached the Great Completion Realm, or even the Perfection Realm.

There was not a single leak of power.

If such a sword stabbed Lu Fan, even with his strong body, it might leave scars.

Therefore, he will not easily try to catch the sword with his physical body.

You can only rely on your own way to seek opportunities.

"Huh!"

The knife light up.

Lu Fan finally found an opportunity, pulled out his knife, and slashed it out casually.

"Bell!"

The swords intersected with a crisp sound.

Immediately afterward, the forces of rage met and exploded.

Lu Fan took a few steps back before he stabilized his figure.

On the other hand, the other party did not retreat a step, and even took advantage of his unstable foothold to slash him again.

Judgment from above.

It's so strong.

Lu Fan was even more surprised, the strength of the other party was far beyond his imagination.

At least the pinnacle of the third grade?

Is it even possible to reach the second grade of cultivation?

What surprised him was not only the strength of the other party, but also the age of the other party.

In this fight just now, he finally took a look at the other party and saw the other party's face clearly.

It was a young man, who looked to be only about twenty years old, not much older than him.

Handsome, but slightly feminine.

The eyes, in particular, were full of viciousness and coldness.

It's like a poisonous snake's eyes, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.

didn't have time to think about it, and in a hurry, Lu Fan reluctantly swung a knife.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, Lu Fan took more than a dozen steps back before stopping.

Qi and blood in the body surged.

"Humph!"

The man snorted coldly and was about to draw his sword again.

At this moment, there was a burst of shouting outside.

"Lu Fan!"

"Lu Fan!"

"Where are you?"

The sound was very loud, there were dozens of people.

"Your name is Lu Fan?"

The man suddenly put away his sword and glanced at Lu Fan coldly, "I remember you, I will spare you for the time being, and I will take your life next time." ”

With that, he suddenly disappeared.

Well?

Let's go?

Lu Fan hurriedly came to the brazier and took out the remnants of the letter inside.

"Ahh

There was a scream outside.

Oops.

Lu Fan's heart tightened, and he came outside the house with a knife.

I didn't see the man, but I saw Mr. Liao lying on the ground.

He hurried over and crouched down to investigate.

The one surnamed Liao was no longer breathing.

He's dead!

Such an important witness was silenced.

What a ruthless heart!

Even his own subordinates did not let go.

Lu Fan could already guess that the person who fought with him just now was the son that Han Chuang said.

And the surname Liao is undoubtedly Gongzi's subordinate.

The relationship between the two should be extremely close.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Gongzi to let the surnamed Liao convey orders for him.

But even so, there was no mercy.

Throw it away.

I have to say that this person is extremely decisive.

Ruthless.

With the strength of this person, even if he brings his subordinates surnamed Liao, he may not be able to escape.

But he chose to kill people.

The reason is simple.

Don't want to take risks.

Even the slightest risk is that this person does not want to leave with his men.

After all, bringing a person will affect the speed, and it is very likely to be discovered, and if you want to escape in the case of being surrounded and intercepted, you may pay a great price.

Far less relaxed and more sure than being alone.

This shows that this person is extremely resolute and can give up anyone for the sake of profit.

It is also possible that the surname Liao is just a chess piece in the hands of this person.

Even if it is abandoned, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

There may be a lot of chess pieces like this.

Coupled with the strong strength of Childe, as well as the fact that many horse thieves can bow down to orders, it shows that this Childe's identity is very unusual.

There must be a strong background and power behind him.

Why do such people intersect with horse thieves?

What's the point of controlling these horse thieves?

To make money?

Or is it for some shady deed?

For example, a hundred young girls.

What is the true identity of this son?

What kind of power is behind him?

Lu Fan fell into deep thought.

He didn't chase it, knowing he couldn't.

The opponent is not only stronger than him, but also faster than him.

In his judgment, even if he was replaced by Ye Wuchen, he would not be able to catch up with the other party.

Therefore, it is impossible to catch that son this time.

Fortunately, he made a note of the other party's appearance and the other party's voice.

If they meet again in the future, he will definitely be able to recognize each other.

While thinking, Lu Fan's hand was not idle, he flipped through the body surnamed Liao, but only turned out some broken silver, plus a few silver tickets.

Other than that, nothing was found.

"Lu Fan."

Yang Cheng ran over with the dragon shadow guards.

"Are you alright?"

"It's fine."

Lu Fan pointed to the corpse on the ground and said, "This is the one surnamed Liao, he was killed by Gongzi, I didn't stop him." ”

"Childe ran away, I can't beat him, and I can't catch up with him."

Lu Fan sighed: "His strength is very strong, and his identity must not be simple." ”

"Huh?"

Everyone was stunned for a while, and then remembered to comfort them: "It's okay, just run away." ”

"With Han Chuang in his hands, sooner or later he can ask for the identity of the son."

"I'll catch him then."

"You said it, his identity is not simple, and his strength is inevitable."

"Even if you can't beat him for the time being, it doesn't matter."

"You'll definitely be able to surpass him in the future."

Everyone comforted Lu Fan a few words.

"I'm fine."

Lu Fan shook his head slightly.

Although he was a little unhappy, he still had faith in himself.

Now he is really not Childe's opponent.

However, in the near future, he will definitely surpass Childe, and he will personally defeat the other party, capture the other party, find out the identity and background of the other party, and the forces behind him.

He was convinced of this.

So, there's nothing to be discouraged about, and a little setback doesn't hurt.

On the contrary, it aroused his fighting spirit even more.

No matter who Childe is and what his identity background is, he will eradicate this person sooner or later.

"By the way, how is Han Chuang?"

Lu Fan glanced at everyone, didn't find Su Mu and Song Yu, and asked, "Are they still looking at Han Chuang?" ”

"Hmm."

Yang Cheng nodded, "We have already joined up with the friendly forces and passed the news to the Commander, I believe it won't be long before the Commander will go over and deal with it." ”

"In addition to Su Mu and Song Yu, there are also several friendly soldiers who are also guarding Han Chuang together."

Pei Jun answered: "Don't worry, Han Chuang will definitely not be able to run." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan waved his hand, "You guys go to various rooms to search and see if you can find useful clues?" ”

"Yes."

And they dispersed.

Wrong.

Lu Fan suddenly had a little doubt in his heart, since Gongzi could kill the surnamed Liao, would he kill Han Chuang?

Probably not.

First of all, the other party may not be able to know that Han Chuang is not dead.

It is even more impossible to guess that it was because of Han Chuang that it was exposed.

Don't forget, there are twelve thieves.

The other party can't kill them one by one, right?

How much risk does that have to take?

And the most important point is that Childe is already under siege, and the most important thing to do at this time is to escape.

After all, the strength of the other party is not strong enough to be unscrupulous.

If you really meet Li Yongtai, you can't leave if you want to.

As far as Lu Fan knows, Li Yongtai's strength is as strong as a grade, much stronger than that son.

Childe must not dare to take the risk and kill Han Chuang.

However, this was his guess after all.

He was still a little uneasy.

After all, Gongzi ran away, the surname Liao died, and only the clue of Han Chuang remained.

If Han Chuang dies again, the clue will be completely cut off.

This man is too important to die.

Thinking of this, he shouted, "Yang Cheng." ”

"Hey."

Hearing the shout, Yang Cheng ran out.

"I'll go see Han Chuang."

Lu Fan instructed: "You take people to continue the search, and you must protect useful clues when you encounter them." ”

"After the search, you will wait for me here, and keep an eye on this corpse."

"Maybe this corpse will be useful to us too."

As he spoke, Lu Fan walked down the mountain.

"Okay."

Yang Cheng agreed.

……

……

Lu Fan went down the mountain, followed the cliff, and climbed the top of Han Chuang's mountain.

Reaching the top of the hill, he quickly found the large hall and walked briskly to the bedroom.

Listening to the movement inside, he was a little relieved.

Luckily, nothing happened.

As he walked, he deliberately made a noise so that the people inside could hear it.

"Who?"

Song Yu was the first to hear the voice and looked out the door with a vigilant expression.

"It's me, Lu Fan."

Lu Fan stepped into the room, only to see that in addition to Su Mu and Song Yu, there were four or five people inside.

"Oh."

"It's you."

"You're back."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if it wasn't Long Yingwei, they had all heard of Lu Fan's name.

Naturally know who he is.

"Are you alright?"

Lu Fan approached and saw Han Chuang tied to the bed with iron chains, his eyes tightly closed, and his breathing was a little heavy.

"I can't die."

Su Mu said: "However, he is seriously injured, and his cultivation has been greatly damaged, even if he recovers from his injury in the future, it is impossible for his strength to return to the beginning." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan nodded, he knew it very well in his heart.

This is what he did on purpose.

The first thing to do when you catch jackals, tigers and leopards is to pull out their fangs and remove their claws, so that they have no ability to hurt people.

After a while, there was a slight sound of footsteps.

Lee Yong-tae is here.

Lu Fan could tell who the person was just by listening to the footsteps.

"I've seen the Commander."

"Hmm."

Li Yongtai glanced at everyone, and finally turned his gaze to Lu Fan, walked to his side, and patted him gently, "Good job!" ”

"My lord, let's take a step to speak."

"Okay."

The two walked out of the main hall and came to the top of the mountain, and there was no one else around.

"My lord, here's the thing."

Lu Fan told Li Yongtai what happened tonight.

"How can there be such a thing?"

Li Yongtai was surprised, pondered for a moment, and nodded at Lu Fan, "Thanks to you, I found a big fish, although I didn't catch it, but it doesn't matter, as long as Han Chuang is there, I can find this big fish sooner or later." ”

"My lord, I'm not good enough."

Lu Fan shook his head lightly, "Let that boy run away and don't say anything, even the surname Liao has been killed." ”

"It's not your fault."

Instead of a trace of resentment, Li Yongtai looked at Lu Fan with appreciative eyes, "You have done a very good job, and it is impossible for anyone to do a good job in this matter." ”

As he spoke, Li Yongtai sighed and straightened Lu Fan's broken clothes, "After all, you are only one person, and the strength of the other party is so strong, you are fortunate that you are not injured." ”

"You have to command the team to attack Han Chu's thieves, and you have to personally capture Han Chuang, and at the same time, you have to take care of the son in the back mountain."

"It's not easy to do this to this extent."

"It's also that son who is so ruthless that he didn't even let go of his subordinates."

"If I were me, I might not have thought of taking precautions in advance."

"What's more, your strength is not as good as the other party."

"In every respect, you've done it impeccably."

Li Yongtai praised: "I really didn't see the wrong person, you are indeed the most effective cadre under me." ”

"My lord, let's go to the back mountain to have a look?"

Lu Fan reminded: "Han Chuang's side, you send more people to take care of him, but you must not let him die." ”

"Well, don't worry."

Li Yongtai faced the darkness and beckoned, "Someone." ”

"Yes."

Out of the darkness came a young man, who looked to be in his thirties, tall and thin.

Coupled with a black dress, he looks especially tall and thin.

In the dark, like a ghost, it suddenly appeared in front of Lu Fan.

Lu Fan was surprised, he didn't perceive this person's existence at all.

This shows that the strength of the other party is far superior to him.

Moreover, he had never met this person before.

It seems that he is a master hidden by Li Yongtai's side, and he is usually responsible for protecting Li Yongtai.

Lu Fan was relieved when he thought about it.

Although Li Yongtai is very strong, after all, he is a human being, and there are always times when he is negligent.

One more person around you to protect you will always be safer.

Especially Li Yongtai's special identity, not only the commander of Long Yingwei, but also the royal family.

So many great things have been done recently.

It must have been hated by many people.

"You go and watch Han Chuang, and secretly protect him, don't let him be killed."

Li Yongtai commanded, "Go ahead." ”

"Yes."

As soon as the man finished speaking, the man was gone.

"Let's go."

Li Yongtai glanced at Lu Fan, "Go to the back mountain." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan took the lead in the front.

At this time, his mood was a little complicated.

Through tonight's events, Li Yongtai obviously trusts him more.

Even the man in black beside him let him see it.

But at the same time, the relationship between the two has also become closer.

In the future, if something happens to Li Yongtai, Lu Fan will definitely be implicated.

Vice versa.

The two of them walked on the road, neither spoke, thinking about things separately.

Lu Fan knew that Li Yongtai would have a lot of questions in his heart at this time.

Just like he just did.

The mystery of the identity of the childe, the purpose of controlling the horse thief, etc., many questions need time to be answered.

It's not that easy to sort it out.

Come to the back mountain.

The two climbed to the top of the mountain.

Yang Cheng and the others were guarding the corpse, and when they saw the two coming up, they hurriedly saluted.

"I've seen the Commander."

"No need to be polite."

Li Yongtai waved his hand, came to the corpse, and squatted down to investigate.

"He was killed by sword qi, and the person who killed him was very strong, at least he also had a three-grade cultivation."

"Huh?"

The crowd was amazed.

"So strong?"

"No wonder Lu Fan can't keep that person."

"It's a three-grade master."

When they looked at Lu Fan again, there was a little more admiration in everyone's eyes.

Alone in the enemy camp, he killed hundreds of horse thieves and captured a key person.

Although it fell short in the end, it could not hide Lu Fan's achievements.

On the contrary, being able to retreat under the sneak attack of the third-grade masters, doesn't it mean that Lu Fan's strength is far stronger than they imagined?

If it were them, I am afraid that even that man would not be able to stop him with a sword.

The gap is too big.

In less than a year, Lu Fan had already left them far behind.

Especially Song Yu, who has the most experience.

Although he lost to Lu Fan at the beginning, the gap was not big.

But now, Lu Fan is in front of him, like a high mountain, so that he can only look up.

In the future, maybe he won't even be able to look up.

"Did you find anything?"

Lu Fan glanced at everyone and said, "Like a letter or something?" ”

"Nope."

Everyone shook their heads, "There are only some clothes, and then there is food, use, and a small amount of silver tickets." ”

"Take all your clothes back."

Li Yongtai thought for a while and said, "As for the things to use, bring some that are easy to bring." ”

"If you can't take it away, make a detailed record."

"It's the same with food."

Li Yongtai pointed to the corpse on the ground and said, "There is also this corpse, which must also be brought back." ”

"Although we haven't seen this person's appearance, there will definitely be people who have seen him."

"When I go back, I will find the best painter to draw the person's appearance and then offer a reward."

"I don't believe anyone knows him."

"Humph!"

Li Yongtai snorted coldly and said, "Even if that Han Chuang doesn't speak, I have a way to find out the true identity of that son." ”

"Yes."

The crowd agreed in unison and dispersed.

"My lord, here's a letter that hasn't been burned yet."

Lu Fan took out the letter and handed it to Li Yongtai, "I haven't had time to read it yet." ”

"Oh?"

Li Yongtai took the letter and looked at it and frowned.

It was originally an envelope, but it had long since been burned, and only a little bit was left that had not been burned.

Not to mention half of it, not even a third.

He quickly opened the envelope, took out a few scraps of paper, and looked at them carefully by the help of the moonlight.

(End of chapter)