Chapter 397: Before the exam

"Tricky?" Lin Fan asked in a confused voice, "What do you mean by that?"

As Qiao Yi Fei hesitated, even Fu Ling who was normally very direct hesitated to cut in.

Both of them knew who it was, but neither of them wanted to say who it was.

Lin Fan could naturally see this, so he asked, "Is it really that bad?"

Qiao Yi Fei could tell that Lin Fan was starting to get a bit worried, which was not what she wanted, so she said, "It's not that bad, it's just that this person is not the easiest to get along with."

Lin Fan stroked his chin in thought before saying, "Well, I'll deal with it when it comes, that's the only thing I can do."

Qiao Yi Fei and Fu Ling both suddenly realized something.

They stared at Lin Fan's face for a bit before turning to look at each other. For once, instead of breaking out in a fight, both of them just revealed bitter smiles as they stared at each other.

After a bit, Qiao Yi Fei turned back to Lin Fan and said, "Never mind, it should be fine for you."

Then she changed her tone and said, "The third examiner will be Bi Lan. She's what she calls herself a Cuteness Hunter, but in reality she's actually a Fashion Hunter. It might sound easy based on what kind of Hunter she is, but she's much more intense than you can think."

In her mind, she felt sorry for all those that would be taking part in Bi Lan's test.

Bi Lan was one of the Five Beauties of Harmony City just like Qiao Yi Fei and Fu Ling, but she was very different from them.

First, she was the oldest member of the five beauties and that put quite a bit of pressure on her. Namely, everyone that was the same age as her was already married and she was the only one left behind.

The only problem was her picky tastes.

She loved handsome men, but it wouldn't be that bad if it was just that. The handsome men that she loved were all men that were much more handsome than other men, the cream of the crop.

If it was just that the men that she liked all fit into a certain category, they had androgynous appearances.

Like her title suggested, she was someone who loved looking for cute things and she liked to dress up the men that she dated in "cute" clothing. Most of the time, it would actually be female clothing that she dressed them up in…

The worst part of it all was that she was quite intense about dressing up people to look cute, so it was very hard to go against her once she set her mind on something. Instead of being graceful like her name suggested, she was actually quite direct and intense.

As for people that were ugly, she completely ignored them and even beat them up if they approached her.

This kind of examiner would be the worst since she would be completely willful and do whatever she wanted, so naturally the two of them felt sorry for everyone that took part in her exam.

The final nail in the coffin was that Lin Fan had just the right appearance that Bi Lan loved, which meant that she would definitely target him.

At least that would mean that she would take it easier on him, but that also meant that she would target him and she was not someone who gave up easily…

They could only silently mourn for Lin Fan.

But for now, they just told him about the other two examiners.

After they were finished, Lin Fan was in deep thought over what he had just heard. This was something that was very important for his development path in this upper realm and if he couldn't pass this exam, it would be a very large setback for him.

But there was nothing he could do right now since he could only trust that he was strong and smart enough to handle this.

He thanked both Qiao Yi Fei and Fu Ling for the information they gave him and prepared to leave since he had other business to take care of.

Qiao Yi Fei just let him leave, but not before telling him to come back in another three weeks. The day before she wanted him to come would be the day of the first round and the day she wanted him to come was the day of the second round.

Lin Fan asked her how they would get there since he knew that it wouldn't be held in Harmony City, but all Qiao Yi Fei said was "It's a surprise." As she said this, she didn't forget to reveal a faint smile.

Lin Fan was curious, but he knew that she wouldn't tell him a thing, so he just accepted it and turned to leave.

However, when he did leave, Fu Ling also stood up and hooked her arm around Lin Fan's arm as she said, "Big brother Lin, how about we go and have some fun without this granny now? I know a very good…"

But before she could finish, she suddenly felt a chill coming from behind her. She looked around, but she couldn't find where it was coming from.

This was the same chill that Xiao Ling had felt every time she had tried flirting with Lin Fan, it was a chill that felt like suddenly being thrown into ice cold water and having no way out.

She immediately let go of Lin Fan's arm and only then did she feel the chill suddenly subside.

She didn't know where it was coming from, but it seemed like there was a dangerous foe for her. If she wanted to get Lin Fan, she would have to find a way to deal with this rival first.

It seemed like she would have to report to her grandfather first before doing anything.

So Fu Ling didn't stay a moment longer, she waved her hand to Lin Fan and said, "Big brother Lin, I suddenly remembered something I have to take care of, so I'll be leaving first."

Right after saying that, Fu Ling immediately ran out of the room.

Qiao Yi Fei who had been watching from the corner of her eyes revealed a faint smile when she saw this, but she didn't say anything else.

Just like this, Lin Fan's group made their way out of the room and went back downstairs. They were about to leave the Seekers Guild, but Xiao Ling stopped them right before they could.

She actually had some special missions that she wanted to recommend to Lin Fan, but Lin Fan just rejected them all. He gave the excuse that he wanted to prepare for the Hunters Exam to reject them and Xiao Ling knew that Lin Fan was one of the seeded candidates, so there was nothing she could say.

Before leaving though, she said with pouted lips, "You owe me one."

Lin Fan nodded with a smile before heading back to the Xu Family.

During the next three weeks, Lin Fan didn't go out at all. He just locked himself in and focused purely on three things, training his pets, cultivating, and refining pills.

The third thing was mainly for the Xu Family since they needed pills to continue getting stronger.

There were quite a few ingredients in the stores of the One Shadow Organization, which was mainly what the Xu Family took. After getting those ingredients, they brought them all to Lin Fan to turn into pills because what they needed right now was to increase their strength as much as possible.

All the elders had received a Pill Line Pill and immediately went into closed doors cultivation to break through.

As for Xu Lin and the Xu Family Head, they packed up their things and immediately headed off to the True Spirit Sect.

While there was no evidence that it was done by the Xu Family, everyone could clearly put the pieces together and tie the One Shadow Organization's disappearance to the Xu Family since they had a grudge previously.

The Xu Family was even able to destroy the One Shadow Organization that was very powerful in this group and was rumoured to have ties with the Hunters Organization…

After they had done this, there was no one that dared to provoke the Xu Family. There were even several other forces that brought gifts for the Xu Family as a sign of friendship.

Of course, the Xu Family Head never showed himself since it was said that he was still in closed door cultivation. No one believed this, but they didn't dare poke through this since there was no merit for them.

In truth, once this matter was over, the Xu Family Head immediately headed off to the True Spirit Sect with Xu Lin and the artifact.

It was during this time that no one would mess with the Xu Family that it was the safest time to go.

Before leaving, Xu Lin vowed to Lin Fan that he would definitely become strong enough to fight by his side one day.

Lin Fan accepted this, but in truth, Lin Fan had another way that Xu Lin could help him.

He actually secretly passed a note to Xu Lin before Xu Lin left, telling him to read it once he arrived at the True Spirit Sect.

After Xu Lin and the Xu Family Head left, Lin Fan just silently cultivated for three weeks until it was the day of the exam.