Chapter 385: The calm before the storm

After deciding their next course of action, Lin Fan's group left the meeting room since they were no longer needed there.

There were still some other things that needed to be decided, but that was up to the Xu Family and had nothing to do with Lin Fan.

All Lin Fan was responsible for was providing some muscle to take down any experts that might be behind the One Shadow Organization. As for those normal rank and file soldiers, the Xu Family could take care of them by themselves.

Not to mention that this whole operation wouldn't be held today. There was still time before the attack of the One Shadow Organization, so they would take some time to gather their forces before heading out.

Right now, all Lin Fan cared about was getting some rest since he had been camping in the forest for two days now. Although he had been in Qing Ao's castle, it wasn't like that castle was designed for humans.

Even though beasts liked to copy the human style of living since they found it much more elegant than their barbaric natural way of living, it didn't mean that they were good at it.

While the beds in Qing Ao's castle looked beautiful, they were crudely made. They were made out of cloth that simply had straw stuffed in them instead of having a proper mattress made of down and spring.

That was the one problem with beasts, they weren't able to make the same things as humans.

So finally having the chance to sleep in a normal bed was something that Lin Fan was looking forward to. Even though he technically didn't need to sleep…

There was nothing else that came up for Lin Fan during that night, but in another part of Harmony City, in a luxurious manor.

…

"Mom, dad, don't you see how handsome he is?" Qiao Yi Fei said while pointing at a blown up picture that she was displaying.

That picture was from the game that she adored, it was a blown up picture of Diabolis…

Her parents just looked at her with a concerned look since they were afraid that she was going to spend the rest of her life in the 2D world instead of the 3D world.

Qiao Yi Fei's grandfather was sitting at the head of the table, watching this with a disappointed look. After a while, he finally couldn't take it and turned to his son and said, "It's all because of how much you spoiled Xiao Yi Fei that she turned out this way. If you properly disciplined her, we wouldn't be in this situation."

Qiao Yi Fei's mother and father looked at each other before revealing bitter smiles.

They were thinking that this old man spoiled Qiao Yi Fei more than anyone. Whenever they tried to discipline her, he was the first one to scold them to make them back off…

But of course, they couldn't say that out loud since this was their father and father in law after all.

Still, even with this vibe in the room, it was clear to Qiao Yi Fei that she was losing the support of the room, so she turned to the last person sitting at the table. She said to this old woman who was also her grandmother, "Grandmother, you should be able to see how handsome he is, right? And it's not just that, he might seem cold, but he has a kind personality deep down. He's the perfect prince for me!"

The old woman didn't say a thing as she seriously looked over the photo that Qiao Yi Fei was showing her.

In terms of who spoiled her the most, there was no one that could compare to Qiao Yi Fei's grandmother. So if this was what Qiao Yi Fei wanted, the old woman would do her best to support Qiao Yi Fei.

That was just how it was when it came to an only child. Qiao Yi Fei was the only child and grandchild in the entire Qiao Family, so they couldn't help spoiling her. Not to mention that even though she was acting this way right now, normally she was a very obedient and filial granddaughter, which made them love her even more.

But in the end, she still couldn't do it since this was an important event for Qiao Yi Fei and she didn't feel that this person was a good match for her. Rather, she was like the old man, she was also a firm believer that Qiao Yi Fei should marry Lin Fan.

But before anyone else could even say a thing, there was a knock that suddenly came from the door.

This was their private dinner, so everyone in the manor knew not to disturb them. But that also meant the inverse which was that if someone did disrupt them, it would be for a very important reason.

All the adults in the room knitted their brows before the old man said, "Come in."

A person in full armour came in and kneeled down in front of the table, panting as he tried to catch his breath.

The old man looked at him with a cold look and said, "Tell me, why did you disturb us?"

The person in full armour dug around in his chest before taking out a scroll that he lifted up and said, "This is a report about that person you asked us to watch over."

The old man knitted his brows even deeper when he heard this.

It was no one else, the person that they were looking over was naturally Lin Fan.

If it wasn't something important, they naturally wouldn't bother them, but since they did, it meant something serious was about to happen to Lin Fan.

But the old man didn't take the scroll and said, "What happened?"

The person in full armour bowed his head again before saying, "The Xu Family that person is staying at will be attacked by the One Shadow Organization."

The old man asked, "How strong is the One Shadow Organization?"

The person in full armour said, "The strongest expert in the One Shadow Organization is in the low Embryo Soul Realm, but there is an expert that was invited by the leader of the One Shadow Organization to help them. It's actually one of the candidates for the Hunters Exam and the older brother of the leader of the One Shadow Organization, the One Shadow. That person is in the peak Embryo Soul Realm."

Qiao Yi Fei immediately revealed a concerned look when she heard this and she quickly turned to the old man to say, "Grandfather, you have to do something!"

The peak Embryo Soul Realm was considered the strongest among the rogue cultivators since anyone past that would normally be swallowed into one of the twelve great factions. Anyone who was in the peak Embryo Soul Realm wasn't easy to deal with, so Qiao Yi Fei didn't believe that Lin Fan's group would be able to take care of them.

But the old man just revealed a smile before waving his hand to dismiss the person in full armour without saying a thing.

Qiao Yi Fei saw this and immediately said, "Grandfather!"

The old man turned to Qiao Yi Fei after this and said with a smile, "Are you worried about Xiao Fan?"

Qiao Yi Fei gave a soft snort before saying, "I'm worried about my Diabolis."

The old man revealed a frown and said, "You really will be the death of me one day, this little girl…"

Qiao Yi Fei still said with a worried look, "Grandfather, you know that they can't deal with someone like this. You have to send someone to help them."

But the old man said, "It's fine, if he can't even deal with someone in the peak Embryo Soul Realm, he isn't qualified to be the Qiao Family's son in law. After all, strength is everything in this upper realm."

Qiao Yi Fei knitted her brows even more as she said, "But my Diabolis…"

The old man looked at her before giving a sigh, "You don't have to worry about him at all, he's much stronger than you think."

Qiao Yi Fei's eyes lit up at this, "Then is he strong enough to marry into our Qiao Family."

The old man revealed an angry look and said, "It's not all about strength, it's also about character as well."

Qiao Yi Fei revealed a frustrated look as she said, "But you just said that it was all about strength."

The old man said with the same angry look, "That is that and this is this. Those are two different things. After all, that Momonga, he's even stronger than me. If you married him, you would be caught up in all kinds of different things and I can't bear to see that happen to you."

Qiao Yi Fei was taken aback when she heard this, "Stronger than you? Are you kidding, grandfather?"

The old man shook his head and said, "No, he's really stronger than me, I can't see through his cultivation at all."

Qiao Yi Fei was still shocked as she said, "But you already broke through…How is he still stronger than you?"

The old man's expression became serious as he said, "Don't ask about this, it's not time for you to know this. However, that kid Lin Fan, since he was able to make someone like that follow him around, it's clear that he must have some influence. It would be best if you could marry him."

Qiao Yi Fei pouted her lips and said, "I already said that I will marry my Diabolis."

The old man ignored this and gave a sigh as he thought, "First it's those fellows from the Stellar Kingdom and now this...It really seems like a storm is coming…"

Just like that, they continued arguing over this for the rest of the night.