darknovel Chapter 285 is her
Chapter 285 is her
Seeing this, the other seven cultivators did not find anything wrong with what the big man did. Instead, they all stepped forward, smiling, and said that they would follow the lead of the Green Forest Stronghold in the future. They were extremely humble at this moment, afraid of arousing the other party's dissatisfaction.
"Fellow Daoists, you're too kind. Let's not stand here any longer, let's go inside." Upon hearing this, Du Fan immediately showed a hint of satisfaction, and then personally led everyone into the village courtyard.
In the following hours, other martial arts gangs continued to arrive, but very few of these forces had cultivators. Two hours later, four or five hundred people had gathered in the Green Forest Stronghold's courtyard.
At noon, the Green Forest Village feast officially began. As the leader of the host, Du Fan naturally went to the front, shouted some polite words, and then announced that everyone should start the meal.
The men and women seated at the table were either bandits or outlaws, so their table manners were naturally not very good. They were noisy and boisterous, clinking glasses and even drinking from the same jar, creating quite a lively scene.
The banquet had been going on for less than half an hour when the eight cultivators came to Du Fan with their wine bowls and offered their congratulations. However, after they finished toasting, they took their leave with a hint of trepidation on their faces.
Du Fan seemed to have anticipated the actions of the eight people and was not too surprised. He exchanged a few polite words with them and then did not try to keep them any longer. He instructed a bandit to escort the people out properly.
After the eight men left, Du Fan immediately got up, carried two jars of wine, and went to his bandits' quarters to toast them one by one.
Even with his powerful cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Refining, after drinking one round of drinks, his face turned slightly red and his head felt a little dizzy.
After returning to his location, Du Fan's head was throbbing. In the end, he shamelessly began to activate the magic power within his body, circulating it through his meridians. Only then did the effects of the alcohol wear off, and he became somewhat sober.
At the same table with Du Fan were the Four Elders of the Green Forest, several other retired elders from the stronghold, the leaders of the Green Forest Stronghold, and Guo Huaifu. Tian Wu was also among them, but at this moment, her pretty face was slightly gloomy, clearly showing that she was somewhat unhappy.
Tian Wu glanced at Du Fan and found that he was either drinking silently or staring blankly at her, never once looking at her. Tian Wu gritted her teeth, enduring and enduring... but finally couldn't hold back anymore. She immediately snorted coldly, picked up a jar of wine, and walked straight to Du Fan.
"I'll switch seats with you!" The woman glanced coldly at Guo Huaifu, who was sitting next to Du Fan, and said with an unfriendly expression.
"Hmm? Ah! Okay, no problem, Boss Tian, please go ahead..."
Guo Huaifu was already somewhat drunk, but upon hearing Tian Wu's extremely cold words and seeing the fiery look in her eyes, he couldn't help but shudder. He sobered up considerably, glanced at Du Fan with sympathy, and quickly got up. Without daring to utter a sound, he tiptoed to Tian Wu's original spot and obediently sat down.
"Why won't you drink with me?" Tian Wu asked coldly, her face stern, after sitting down.
"We have many opportunities to drink together, and it's rare for us brothers to get together today. I can't very well appear to be prioritizing women over friends," Du Fan said with a dry laugh, sounding somewhat forced.
"Why have you been avoiding me all day?" Tian Wu persisted, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of resentment as she spoke again.
"No way, I've been washing vegetables ever since I got up this morning. My brothers all saw it. I just haven't had a chance to do it, haha."
Du Fan was not good at lying to ordinary women, especially in front of Tian Wu at this moment. He felt very guilty and dared not look the woman in the eye. He could only pick up a bowl of wine and take a small sip to cover it up.
"Is there something you're hiding from me?" Tian Wu asked Du Fan softly, her eyes slightly narrowed. Although her voice was very soft, her tone was extremely serious.
"What could possibly be wrong with me? Besides, even if something were wrong, I wouldn't dare hide it from you, Boss Tian. You're overthinking it, overthinking it, haha..." Du Fan coughed lightly, looking rather embarrassed.
"As the dignified leader of a stronghold, you naturally cannot only marry one wife. If you really take a fancy to a girl, I will not mind. Just marry her. You don't need to make things so difficult for yourself." Tian Wu sighed, her gaze softening, and she even seemed to smile.
Upon hearing this, Du Fan's fake smile froze instantly. He felt bitter inside, and his gaze became extremely complicated, even showing a hint of pain.
"How about you secretly take me to see her after the banquet tonight? Maybe we'll hit it off immediately and become best friends in the future," Tian Wu said with a smile, taking a deep breath and finally mustering the courage to reach out and grasp Du Fan's hand.
"Stop talking. There's no one like that on Crescent Island. You're overthinking it." Du Fan's expression turned somewhat grim. After a moment of silence, he looked at Tian Wu and spoke slowly.
Seeing Du Fan's indifferent attitude, Tian Wu's body suddenly trembled, her face turned pale, and the fair hand that was holding Du Fan slowly withdrew in a trembling motion. A hint of panic, as well as shame and anger, flashed in her eyes.
Seeing this, Du Fan felt a pang of pity and felt incredibly guilty. He had never regretted what happened on the stage that day as much as he did now. If he could do it all over again, even if it would make his plans more complicated, he would never do it that way.
"Miss Tian..."
A hint of pain flashed across Du Fan's brows. He was about to say something when he suddenly changed his expression, stood up abruptly, and looked up at the distant sky, his mind reeling.
In the far distance of the sky, a black dot appeared, as inconspicuous as a speck of dust. However, with Du Fan's cultivation level, he could see it clearly. The black dot was a flying magical artifact shaped like a boat, or even... a flying magical treasure.
This ship was enormous, hundreds of feet long. On the deck at the front of the ship, dozens of cultivators could be vaguely seen standing. Judging from the direction the ship was heading, it was heading towards the sky above Green Forest Village.
The giant ship flew at an extremely fast speed. One moment it was a black dot, and the next it revealed the enormous outline of a huge ship. It sped through the air at a height of thousands of feet, and even ordinary mortals could see it clearly.
"Tian Wu, stay here and drink with the other brothers as usual. I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back, don't come with me. Brother Guo, come with me out of the village!" As he spoke, Du Fan immediately appeared beside Guo Huaifu, grabbed him, and rushed out of the village.
Du Fan had no time to pay attention to the astonished looks of the bandits. He judged that the giant ship would arrive here in just a few breaths at most, so he could only run as far as possible.
"Brother Guo, let's split up and escape. A flying artifact of this scale most likely belongs to one of the Golden Core protectors on the island. We must not let that senior on the giant ship discover that we're mingling with these mortal forces, or we'll be in trouble!"
After running out of the village gate, Du Fan spoke quickly, then suddenly increased his speed and rushed off in a certain direction in the bamboo forest.
Guo Huaifu naturally understood the implications, and without bothering to respond, he immediately transformed into a gust of wind and sped off in the opposite direction from where Du Fan had fled.
A few breaths later, Du Fan appeared a hundred feet away from the Green Forest Village. At this moment, the huge ship roared past him thousands of feet above his head with an extremely sharp whooshing sound.
In the blink of an eye, the giant ship had flown hundreds of feet away, and it looked like a few more flashes would be enough to leave the area completely.
Du Fan's divine sense could not cover such a distant altitude, so he could only glance back and feel slightly relieved. However, just to be on the safe side, he still sped off at full speed, continuing to race away from Green Forest Village.
"Huh?" Just when Du Fan thought the matter was over, a soft "huh" suddenly appeared in his ears.
The voice belonged to a woman. It was not loud, nor was it harsh. It was extremely gentle, like a spring breeze, which was very pleasant to listen to. However, this extremely gentle voice made Du Fan's mind jolted and his face turned pale instantly.
"It's her..." Du Fan's mind raced, and he had already made a judgment. However, he did not hesitate for a moment. All he could do at this moment was to run as far as he could and try not to let that senior figure out what relationship he had with the Green Forest Village.
"You little brat, you know perfectly well that I am here, yet you don't come to pay your respects. Are you in such a hurry to be reincarnated?" The same voice as before rang out again, slowly echoing in Du Fan's ears.
Du Fan felt a chill run down his spine. He glanced unwillingly at the edge of the bamboo forest ahead. If he had just three or four more breaths, he could escape the bamboo forest. At that time, no one would guess his relationship with the Green Forest Village.
However, at this moment, he dared not move an inch more. If he really did that, he would be courting death. Therefore, Du Fan could only curse his bad luck, pause, and slowly turn around with a bitter expression.
"Hehe, you're quite sensible. If you had taken another step just now, you wouldn't have had the chance to speak to me now."
A few feet in front of Du Fan, the void suddenly rippled, a fragrant breeze spread in an instant, and then a graceful woman in a purple dress with a charming face appeared out of thin air.