Chapter 60: Being Hunted

Under the icy gaze of Xiao Fan, the Su Clan Elder whose stomach had been smashed in trembled violently inside…

He had originally wanted to act tough, but glancing to the side, he saw his companion, whose hands and feet had been severed, wailing desperately in a state worse than death.

"Gulp." The Su Clan Elder swallowed hard and decisively abandoned the idea of acting tough, nodding repeatedly as he said, "I'll talk, I'll talk…"

"We dispatched eight Su Clan Elders this time, and our Su Family Patriarch also came along…"

This man recounted the entire process of the Su Family's operation in full detail, without leaving anything out.

After they arrived at Nanjiang City, they could not contact the two Cultivators that Xiao Fan had killed during the day, and knowing that Xiao Fan was not ordinary, they proceeded in groups of three to search for traces of Xiao Fan.

According to their intelligence, Xiao Fan was at the fifth level of the Huaqi Realm, while the lowest cultivation level of the Su Clan Elders was the sixth level of the Huaqi Realm or higher.

Even if Xiao Fan were more of a Prodigy, he would not be their match.

In fact, the reality was much as they had guessed; if they were to face each other head-on, with Xiao Fan fighting three Su Clan Elders at the sixth level of the Huaqi Realm alone…

With his current strength, he might truly not be enough.

However, no one could have expected that Xiao Fan would use the corpses of those two people as bait, remaining in ambush nearby, and when they let their guard down and were about to leave, he would suddenly launch a lethal surprise attack!

And with a single strike, one died and one was crippled!

"Why did you know I was going to the Jixian Sect?"

Xiao Fan looked down at the Su Clan Elder and spoke coldly: "Who told you about my whereabouts?"

"This…"

The Su Clan Elder clutched his stomach, his intestines spilling out, and endured the pain as he said, "I really don't know. The Su Family Patriarch handled all these matters, and we were just following his orders. Please, spare us!"

This man's face was pale, and he had lost so much blood that if he didn't receive treatment and stop the bleeding, he would likely die here.

The other Su Clan Elder, whom Xiao Fan had reduced to a human stick, was in an even worse state; the blood had drained from his severed limbs… He barely had the strength to wail anymore and was on the verge of death.

"Sir, I have said everything I should say. Please, spare us."

The Su Clan Elder with the smashed-in stomach clutched his belly and begged for mercy…

"In your next life, don't provoke people you shouldn't…"

A silver light flashed from the longsword in Xiao Fan's hand, and the Su Clan Elder's voice abruptly ceased.

The other Su Clan Elder who had been turned into a human stick did not escape the fate of death either, having his throat sealed by the longsword.

Xiao Fan's gaze tightened as he quickly collected the Storage Pouches of these five people, along with the long spear, and his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

A surprise attack can only be done once.

Furthermore, according to the intelligence obtained, the enemy still had five Su Clan Elders and the Su Family Patriarch remaining.

The enemy had already sent a signal just now, and the Su Family members would likely arrive very soon.

"I cannot enter other cities to rest this time; I must leave directly."

Xiao Fan ran through the thicket, muttering to himself.

In the fight just now, he first killed one person, then instantly used the Throat-Crushing Lock to injure another, and finally defeated the last one head-on.

Although it seemed like a short time, it had consumed a lot of his energy.

He had previously taken the Spirit Medicine from the star chart to restore his Qi, so his Qi was gradually recovering.

Xiao Fan headed east, stopping his figure every so often to check the surroundings for any movement.

He was looking to see if there was an ambush or if there were pursuers behind him.

Although this was very time-consuming, these were essential processes for self-preservation.

…

At the place where the three Su Clan Elders had just died.

The other two groups of Su Clan Elders arrived shortly after, and the Su Family Patriarch was also among them.

"Damn it, damn it, it must be that little bastard!!" The Su Clan Elders all had red eyes… furious beyond measure.

"This little bastard is too ruthless!!"

"Damn it, I will definitely crush his bones and scatter his ashes!"

"Based on the scene, it must have been that little bastard who launched a surprise attack; otherwise, it wouldn't be like this."

The Su Family Patriarch spoke viciously: "That little bastard cannot have run far. We will split up to pursue him, but do not spread out too far. We must kill him this time!"

The Su Clan Elders were filled with anger; they collected the bodies of the three into their Storage Pouches and left, heading east to pursue him.

Regardless of the outcome this time, the Su Family had suffered heavy losses; three Su Clan Elders at the sixth level of the Huaqi Realm had been killed in battle!

It was a devastating blow to their vitality.

Xiao Fan remained cautious along the way, having traveled fifty miles to the east, and the Qi he had consumed had gradually recovered to its Peak.

Along the way, he passed by a city, but he did not stop and left directly.

The Su Family members were surely like madmen now; they wouldn't care where it was, and if they saw him, they would definitely attack immediately.

In fact, the reality was much as Xiao Fan had guessed; the Su Clan Elders pursuing him were all red-eyed.

The Su Family had arranged informants in every surrounding city, and as soon as Xiao Fan appeared, they would definitely receive the news.

At that time, they wouldn't care about anything else and would just kill Xiao Fan immediately!

He ran for a day and a night in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Fan did not rest for even a moment, constantly running; rather than calling it traveling, it was more appropriate to call it fleeing for his life.

During this day and night, Xiao Fan dealt with two groups of Cultivators who tried to track him; these people had all come for the Su Family's bounty.

This time, in order to kill him, the Su Family had truly spared no expense, offering five hundred Spirit Stones just for providing intelligence on Xiao Fan.

This was enough to make most Loose Cultivators go crazy.

"Damn it… someone is coming again."

Xiao Fan sensed another group of people pursuing him from behind, and they were very fast, with high cultivation levels.

"It's Xiao Fan, we finally found him!"

"Notify the Su Family Patriarch and the others to come over too!"

"Little bastard, don't run! Die!"

The group that had caught up from behind was indeed the Su Clan Elders; they were traveling in groups of three, and with the various intelligence received along the way, they finally caught up to Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan was always cautious while traveling and had experienced two more battles, so his speed of movement was naturally much slower than the Su Clan Elders.

These three Su Clan Elders were filled with Killing Intent, and their gazes toward Xiao Fan were full of fury, wishing they could tear him alive!

Su Ming had lost an arm, which could still be recovered, but Su Yizhou had been injured in his Foundation, and his future speed to Cultivate would not even be as good as an ordinary person's.

Coupled with the fact that Xiao Fan had killed three of their clan Elders, this grudge was already a blood feud!

"Die!"

One of the Su Clan Elders pursuing from behind roared, and a flying knife appeared in his hand, which he shot towards Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan always kept his peripheral vision on what was behind him, and seeing the flying knife coming, his longsword appeared in his hand, and he swung it back, knocking the flying knife away.

However, taking advantage of this moment, the other two Su Clan Elders also flashed over and surrounded Xiao Fan, cutting off his escape routes.

Xiao Fan gripped his longsword, his expression grave as he looked at the three Su Clan Elders who had surrounded him.

"Little bastard, today is your death day."

"Xiao Fan, you brat, pay with your life!"