Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2091: Chapter 2135: Defying the Master, Rebelling as the Disciple

Clang——

A chilling, radiant longsword flew in from outside the mountain, piercing the ground in front of Jiang Fan.

Then, a figure draped in a purple gown, exuding celestial grace, flew towards him. It was Qin Ling’er with a cold, dark demeanor, stepping on the sword hilt, looking down at Jiang Fan.

"You still came." Qin Ling’er’s eyes were devoid of emotion.

Jiang Fan slowly gripped the sword hilt and said calmly, "I’ve waited three years for this day."

Qin Ling’er slightly closed her eyes, and after a moment, suddenly opened them, her gaze cold:

"Alright! Let me see what a waste from back then has become now!"

The two sides engaged in fierce battle.

Sword Qi swept across all directions, yellow dust filled the sky.

"Ancient Moon Illuminates the River!"

"Shocking Dragon Soars Skyward!"

"Ten Directions Cloud Step!"

...

The fierce battle between them ranged from the ground to the sky, from one corner of the plaza to another, with neither gaining the upper hand.

Qin Ling’er sneered, "Three years later, you still disappoint me!"

"If this is all you’ve got, you might as well admit defeat!"

Clasping her hands together, her aura suddenly changed, and she murmured: "Man and Sword as One!"

A surge of sword shadows erupted from within her, transforming into hundreds of sword phantoms that charged forward.

Jiang Fan released the longsword from his grip, a dragon’s roar erupted from within him, and he stated indifferently, "The one conceding defeat is you!"

"Transform into Dragon!"

White bones emerged from his body, transforming into a massive skeletal dragon on the spot, rushing towards the sword shadows.

Clang, clang, clang——

All the sword shadows were forcefully blasted away. Qin Ling’er let out a choked cry as she was fiercely knocked to the ground, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

Jiang Fan returned to human form, looking down at her with indifference, saying:

"Qin Ling’er, you have quite the poor judgment."

Then he turned and walked towards his mentor, smiling, "Mentor, I won."

Jian Sankuang smiled faintly.

Though assuming the role was simply playing a part, having watched a young disciple gradually rise to prominence, the sense of fulfillment was exceptionally genuine.

She even contemplated, upon returning to reality, whether to take on a young disciple for a genuine life-changing experience.

But just as everything was about to conclude.

The aging Sect Leader suddenly showed sharp eyes and, without warning, flew over with his five fingers forming claws aimed at Jiang Fan’s Heavenly Spirit Cover.

Everyone was struck with shock, and even Jian Sankuang looked astonished.

This segment of the story was not shown to her, so she was unaware.

Yet, wanting to stop it was already too late.

Facing the Sect Leader’s surprise attack, Jiang Fan was utterly defenseless.

He felt slightly bewildered, wondering why there wasn’t a story prompt at this moment?

At this moment.

Suddenly, a pair of hands pushed him from behind, and immediately after, a pained groan echoed.

Jiang Fan turned around to see that it was Qin Ling’er who had taken the hit for him.

Her Heavenly Spirit Cover was smashed, her body limp as she collapsed to the ground.

The Sect Leader’s fierce nature was exposed, angrily saying, "Damn girl, you ruined my plan for possession!"

He intended to attack Jiang Fan, but the other elders rushed in angrily to besiege the Sect Leader.

The story content appeared before Jiang Fan.

Following the content, he walked forward, picked up the dying Qin Ling’er, and asked in bewilderment:

"Why... did you save me?"

Qin Ling’er extended her blood-stained right hand, gently caressed Jiang Fan’s face with tender eyes:

"Brother Lu Yun, you shouldn’t have come to the White Cloud Sect."

"The Sect Leader has been looking for a genius to nurture as a vessel for his possession for years."

"And you are the perfect target."

Jiang Fan’s pupils shrank, "So when I first participated in the sect assessment, and my Spirit Root was destroyed, it was your doing behind the scenes?"

"You were protecting me?"

Qin Ling’er weakly nodded, "Sadly, Brother Lu Yun’s talent is too strong, becoming even stronger after three years of silence."

"Brother Lu Yun, hurry and run, the Sect Leader won’t let you go."

Jiang Fan pulled Qin Ling’er into his arms, trembling as he said, "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, the woman I hated for three years, turns out, she loves me the most deeply."

"I’m sorry, Ling’er..."

Qin Linger’s lips turned pale, her eyes weakly opened and blinked, she murmured intermittently: "Don’t cry..."

"It should be Ling’er who says sorry to you..."

"I... shouldn’t have driven you away so ruthlessly... I hurt Brother Lu Yun’s heart..."

"I’m sorry... Brother Lu Yun..."

After saying "brother," Qin Linger’s hand that was caressing Jiang Fan’s face fell weakly.

Her eyes slowly closed.

Jiang Fan tightly held Qin Linger’s lifeless body, his eyes were moist.

He remained silent.

Until the surrounding scene fell into temporal stasis.

Jian Sankuang rushed over reproachfully, saying, "Quickly act according to the story, why did you stop..."

When she got closer, Jian Sankuang saw that Jiang Fan’s eyes were moist.

She couldn’t help but mutter, "This is just a story, why are you so into it?"

Jiang Fan gazed at the body of Qin Ling’er in his arms, a tinge of bitterness emerging in his heart, after a long time, he said softly:

"Because... in reality, I also have a Qin Ling’er."

An image of Xu Yining appeared in his mind.

He recalled disguising as the No.1 Shadow Guard and executing a mission with Xu Yining, when they encountered dangerous Copper Scale Black Centipedes and were trapped.

Xu Yining resolutely covered for him and asked him to apologize to Jiang Fan on Xu Yining’s behalf.

How similar was this scene to Qin Ling’er?

It’s just that Xu Yining’s outcome wasn’t as pitiable as Qin Ling’er’s.

At this moment, Jiang Fan’s heart was also shaken.

If one day, Xu Yining indeed died for him like Qin Ling’er, would he regret it then?

Jian Sankuang looked at Jiang Fan’s genuine expression of sorrow, silent for a moment.

This damn bastard, turns out he also has human moments.

She turned away, humming: "Finish acting out the story, apologize to me outside, let me beat you up to vent my anger, and our account will be settled!"

With that, she returned to her spot.

Jiang Fan deeply gazed at the Qin Ling’er in his arms, a flash of complexity in his eyes.

He then followed the story, picking up Qin Ling’er and running down the mountain.

Just as he reached outside the sect.

A figure heavily landed in front of him, it was Jian Sankuang.

She was severely injured and in her last moments, saying: "Lu Yun, run quickly, the other elders are all dead."

"The Sect Leader is about to..."

Thump——

With a muffled sound, the elderly Sect Leader flew in with murderous intentions, grasping Jian Sankuang’s neck, threatening fiercely:

"Brat, if you don’t want your mentor dead, obediently let me possess you!"

Jian Sankuang said: "No, Lu Yun, don’t worry about me!"

Jiang Fan looked at Qin Ling’er in his arms, then at Jian Sankuang, and finally at the sect stained with blood, full of grief and indignation: "For the sake of possession, so many people were harmed!"

"Old scoundrel, let my mentor go, I’ll give you this body!"

He put Qin Ling’er down and spread his arms open.

Jian Sankuang exclaimed: "Don’t, don’t do anything stupid for me..."

The Sect Leader sneered, a Spirit Light burst from his forehead, drilling into Jiang Fan’s body.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, the Spirit Light was engulfed in bone-colored flames and flew out, screaming in agony.

"Ah! You actually have the Supreme Dragon Bone, brat, you killed me..."

Poof——

The Spirit Light was extinguished, the Sect Leader’s old eyes closed, and he collapsed with a thud.

Jian Sankuang tearfully rushed over, hugging Jiang Fan: "Who told you to die for me?"

Jiang Fan smiled faintly: "You are my mentor, my only family now."

Just as he finished speaking, his vision suddenly blackened, and he fell to the ground.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already on Jian Sankuang’s bed.

He suddenly sat up, confused, "Isn’t the story finished? And why did you bring me here?"

As he spoke, the surrounding space-time froze.

Jian Sankuang approached with a frown, saying: "According to the story, I brought you back to my cave to heal, but there were no further story prompts."

Jiang Fan was puzzled: "The grand finale, why are we still stuck here?"

At this moment, a segment of content appeared simultaneously before Jiang Fan and Jian Sankuang.

"Final Chapter of the story."

"Mentor moved, devoted herself to the disciple."

"After intimacy, mentor ashamed of breaking conventions, left her homeland alone."

"Lu Yun took over the White Cloud Sect, becoming the Sect Master."

"Thus, the story concluded."

The air suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Fan and Jian Sankuang both became petrified on the spot.

If not misunderstood, it meant they were to... engage in deep communication?

Jiang Fan felt dizzy.

The final story was actually about rebelling against the mentor as a student!