Chapter 77: 77. Lord of Human Tower

“Me? I’m just an ordinary person.” Upon hearing this, Lin Fan picked up another slender silver needle and shook his head. “First, you answer me. Seven years ago, why did your Holy Poison Sect plant the Seven-Core Deadly Lotus poison in a young man? And why was the Ying family of the Imperial Capital nearly driven to utter ruin?”

He stared intently at Master Feng, suppressing the turmoil in his heart as he asked in a deep voice.

“Heh, if you want to know the answer, you’ll have to beat me first!”

CRACK!

Master Feng stomped hard on the ground. The tiles under the standing water instantly shattered, sending large fissures snaking outwards. With a powerful leap, he shot high into the air. A short spike on the back of his hand emitted a one-inch-long blue light, flickering uncertainly like a candle’s flame.

“My patience is limited. I already gave you a chance.”

Lin Fan’s eyes turned completely cold. He set down the silver needle, raised his fist, and unleashed a devastating punch at the approaching figure.

BOOM!

The tremendous force of the punch made the surrounding rain explode violently, creating transparent, arc-shaped ripples in the air. Even Yuan Ruohai, Stubborn Su Gang, and Xiao Jie, who were a short distance away, turned pale and retreated several steps. The sheer power of the aura was overwhelming, as suffocating as if a great mountain was pressing down on them.

“You—you’re not a Qi Condensation Grandmaster! You wield mysterious energy… Pfft!”

The furiously charging Master Feng suddenly froze mid-air. He let out a hysterical scream, his eyes bulging as if he had seen a ghost. Sent flying backward by Lin Fan’s punch, he vomited a spray of blood.

SPLASH!

Master Feng crashed heavily into a puddle, struggling frantically to lift his head from the rainwater. His long hair was plastered to his head and his black robe was soaked through, making him look like a giant, drenched black chicken.

GASP!

Seeing this, Stubborn Su Gang and Xiao Jie were left dumbfounded yet again.

Yuan Ruohai trembled, his heart leaping into his throat. He had known Lin Fan was formidable, capable of single-handedly wiping out the Black Tiger Hall’s headquarters. But he had never imagined that Lin Fan could overpower even Master Feng! Just two moves, and Master Feng had lost.

He instantly regretted meddling in this mess. But now he was in an untenable position. If Master Feng died here, he would be hard-pressed to escape the blame. How could he possibly explain this to Chen Heihu and Iguchi Watanabe!

SPLASH. SPLASH.

Expressionless, Lin Fan waded through the water, approaching Master Feng step by step. A murderous intent surged in his eyes, so sharp it was hard to look at him directly.

“Lin Fan! Do you know who he works for?” Yuan Ruohai gritted his teeth and rushed in front of Master Feng, blocking Lin Fan’s path. “Even the renowned Mr. Iguchi Watanabe, the vice president of Iguchi Pharmaceutical Group, holds Master Feng in the highest regard!” he braced himself and shouted sternly. “If you dare lay a single finger on him, it’s not just you—the entire Yuan family won’t be able to bear the consequences!”

“Iguchi Pharmaceutical Group?” Hearing this, Lin Fan’s brow furrowed, his expression growing even colder. “Yuan Ruohai, I originally thought you had simply gone astray because you were unhappy with Yuan Youwei taking charge.”

SMACK!

He suddenly raised his hand and sent Yuan Ruohai flying with a heavy slap.

“You dog. How dare you collude with a pharmaceutical company from Sakura Country? Who gave you the right to bark at me?”

“You… you bastard, you dare hit me? Who the hell do you think you are, lecturing me, the Second Master of the Yuan family!” Yuan Ruohai collapsed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood and broken teeth, his head buzzing. He shook it violently to clear his vision. Filled with shock and fury, he pointed at Lin Fan and screamed.

“Getting a beating is the least you deserve. For years, Mr. Yuan Sr. has refused to let foreign pharmaceutical companies get their hands on Haicheng’s medical market. But you? You went out of your way to suck up to them?” Lin Fan said, his eyes flashing with rage as he coldly raised his hand again. As a former soldier of Xia Country, he naturally despised such traitorous dogs. Even if this man is a member of the Yuan family, Yuan Youwei’s own uncle, if he dares to remain so stubbornly delusional… Lin Fan didn’t mind personally exterminating a traitor for his country.

“You—what are you doing? Lin Fan! If you kill me, do you think Yuan Youwei will ever forgive you!?”

Facing those cold, murderous eyes, Yuan Ruohai’s body trembled violently, and he fought the sudden urge to wet his pants. He was absolutely certain that Lin Fan genuinely wanted to kill him. In an instant, Yuan Ruohai scrambled with his hands and feet, crawling desperately toward the alley exit.

Where there’s life, there’s hope. To die here for nothing would be a tremendous loss!

“If Yuan Youwei knew she had an uncle like you, I’m sure she would support my choice,” Lin Fan said, walking slowly and deliberately toward Yuan Ruohai.

“Don’t… don’t come any closer!” A chill shot through Yuan Ruohai’s entire body, and his heart turned to ice. In his terror, he had no choice but to scream at Master Feng, who was just a few steps away. “Master Feng! Save me, please save me!”

“Even if you scream yourself hoarse today, no one can save you,” Lin Fan said, glancing at Master Feng without breaking stride as he continued to advance on Yuan Ruohai.

“Wait! Just a moment!”

Just then, Master Feng, struggling to his feet while clutching his chest, cried out. His pair of cold, triangular eyes were fixed intently on Lin Fan’s right hand.

THUD!

“This subordinate greets the Young Master!” Master Feng’s expression changed drastically. Trembling, he dropped straight to his knees before Lin Fan in the pouring rain.

The sudden turn of events plunged the alley into a dead silence, broken only by the raging thunderstorm overhead.

Inside the clinic, Stubborn Su Gang and Xiao Jie, who had mustered the courage to peek outside, were completely stunned. Even Yuan Ruohai, who was desperately crawling to escape, was instantly petrified. He gaped, his mouth wide enough to fit a large sausage.

What… what is happening now? It’s one thing to lose the fight, but how can you have the gall to kneel before him?! Some martial arts grandmaster, some external affairs elder of the Holy Poison Sect… What a colossal joke! Stunned, Yuan Ruohai was both shocked and enraged, cursing a blue streak in his mind.

“You also recognize this ring?” Lin Fan fell silent for a moment. He followed Master Feng’s gaze down to the precious ring on his own hand.

This relic from my mother… its origins are probably far greater than I ever imagined. First, it terrified Yuan Tianguang into kneeling and wetting his pants. And now, even a fierce and haughty Qi Condensation Grandmaster is forced to bow his head and kneel?

“This… this is the symbol of the Human Tower Master! I would recognize it even if I were turned to ash!” Master Feng shuffled forward on his knees, stopping before Lin Fan and replying with his head bowed in terror and reverence.

SMACK!

He suddenly raised his hand and struck himself hard across the face. “This subordinate was blind not to recognize the Young Master earlier! I beg for punishment!”

“Hold on. ’Lord of the Human Tower’? What does that mean?” Lin Fan frowned, removing the ring to examine it closely.

On the ruby face of the ring, a small bird poised for flight was engraved using an intaglio method. The lines were smooth and fluid, a clear display of the Eight Blade Technique, making the bird look charmingly simple and delightful.

“The Human Tower is one of the three great towers of the Vermilion Bird Twelve Towers, alongside the Heaven and Earth Second Building. Together, these great towers command the nine lower towers,” Master Feng explained, looking up with a mixture of doubt and astonishment. “Could it be that the Young Master has never heard that the Vermilion Bird Twelve Towers is a notorious assassination organization, known both at home and abroad? As long as the price is right, we dare to assassinate anyone, from powerful dignitaries to the head of a state! And this Vermilion Bird Ring is the symbol of the Human Tower Master. To see the ring is to see the Human Tower Master!”

As he spoke, tears of excitement streamed down Master Feng’s face, and he prostrated himself before Lin Fan once more.

“This subordinate, Feng Zhengkuang, codename Han Ya, was the former Vice-Lord of the Human Tower! Alas, seven years ago, the Lord vanished. The brothers of the tower scattered, and the Human Tower now exists in name only! Please, Young Lord, revive the glory of the Human Tower and let us hold our heads high once more!”

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep