Act One: Returning to the Village: A Sudden Storm
Lin Bufan carried the girl back to the village entrance just as dawn broke, and a dozen young clan members were waiting for him. Each one was astonished.
"You came back from the bottom of the cliff?"
"You didn't die?"
"Wait, who are you carrying?"
Lin Bufan glanced at them lightly. "I saved her on the way."
"Just a few injuries."
"What's her name?"
"I don't know."
"How dare you bring an unknown woman into the village?"
"... She's human, not a monster."
"But what if she's a spy sent by an opposing force?"
Lin Bufan looked at the speaker and replied coldly, "Do you want to try and see if you are a monster?"
The speaker's face turned pale and they were speechless.
—You can never argue with a lunatic who can crush monsters barehanded.
The girl was temporarily staying in Lin Bufan's room. Her breath had not yet returned to normal, but she was already awake. Leaning against the edge of the bed, she watched Lin Bufan's back.
"Thank you for saving me," she said softly, like the wind sweeping away clouds.
"What's your name?"
"Luo Qingwu."
Lin Bufan wrote down her name, but the system immediately popped up:
[Confirming binding to the female protagonist route: Luo Qingwu."
[Affection system activated: current initial value +10]
[Hidden clue: She is the daughter of the leader of the Cloud Domain Sect. She was chased for eloping and fell off a cliff.]
[Protect her to trigger the plot lines 'Sect Collision' and 'Feelings Awakening Quest.']
"Cloud Domain Sect?"Lin Bufan's heart tightened. That's a power capable of destroying a hundred villages with a single sweep. He sensed an opportunity arising.
"From now on, you are mine, Lin Bufan." Luo Qingwu pursed her lips and nodded gently.
[Act Two: Village Tremor: Foreign Enemy Appears]
Just as Lin Bufan was taking care of Luo Qingwu, a tremendous roar echoed from outside the village.
Boom!
The entire village trembled!
A team of armored warriors in purple and gold came soaring in from the distant mountains.Their leader had white hair and a beard and exuded a terrifying aura.
"I am Xuan Jiuyuan, the external affairs elder of the Xuantian Sect. I have been ordered to find someone—"
"My sect leader's daughter, Luo Qingwu, has fallen into this place."
"Whoever hides her will face extermination!"
The crowd gasped in shock. The third elder's face turned pale, and he stood up immediately. "It was not our clan's doing! Lin Bufan saved a girl, but her origins are unknown."
Before he could finish, Lin Bufan stepped out of the crowd. Behind him, Luo Qingwu stood in her cloak and softly called out to him. "Bufan..."
Lin Bufan looked at Xuan Jiuyuan, his tone indifferent.
"She is with me now."
"Do you want to take her away?"
"Did you ask me?"
The whole place fell silent.
Xuan Jiuyuan narrowed his eyes. "Who dares to block me?"
Lin Bufan smiled lightly. "I am her savior, and now I am her man."
Luo Qingwu's face instantly turned red, but she didn't deny it.
Xuan Jiuyuan erupted in fury. "You're looking for death!"
He slapped out, and the wind from his palm tore through the void, carrying Yuandan-level Qi energy!
Lin Bufan frowned. The system rang wildly:
[Ding! Emergency activated mission: Battle against a Yuandan Realm Enemy (Extreme Challenge)
Assist Activated: Spirit Energy Transformation Array·One-Time Use."
[Allows instant explosion of Qi realm level eight combat power (within 30 seconds).]
Lin Bufan stepped forward. The array patterns exploded beneath his feet.
Boom!
His fists thundered, splitting the heavens and earth.In everyone's shocked gaze, he took Xuan Jiuyuan's palm head-on without retreating.
Bang!
The two waves of energy clashed, and Xuan Jiuyuan was pushed back three steps.
Lin Bufan coldly stated, "Who she is doesn't matter. What matters is—she belongs to me now."