Chat Group in Douluo: Messing with the Multiverse

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Elder Han's sinister smile suddenly froze.

For a brief moment, he was completely baffled.

This kid was terrified just a second ago—so why is he suddenly so calm now? He even looks… confident?

Judging by his expression, he almost seems… eager?

Did he lose his mind from fear?

Or does he have some kind of backup plan?

Elder Han couldn't help but feel a little unsure.

"Are we going or not?!"

Ye Fan urged impatiently. Instead of backing away, he actually stepped forward, reaching out to grab Elder Han's arm to hurry him along. He was practically itching to jump into the cauldron and get cooked with the spiritual medicine—so why was this old man hesitating now?

Elder Han was startled by Ye Fan's sudden move and instantly backed up more than ten meters.

Ye Fan: …

So, when I stop panicking, he's the one who freaks out instead…?

[Ye Fan: You guys won't believe this, but I actually scared that old bastard just now…]

[Lu Xian: ?]

[Lu Xian: Wait, what the hell did you do?]

[Ye Fan: I told him to take me and refine me into medicine.]

[Lu Xian: …You said it straight up?]

[Ye Fan: Of course, how else?]

[Xiao Yan: …]

[Lu Xueqi: …]

[Yan Lingji: …]

[Lu Xian: Bro, seriously?]

[Lu Xian: Isn't that a little too direct?]

[Lu Xian: Even if you really want the spiritual medicine, at least pretend to be scared!]

[Ye Fan: I didn't expect him to be such a coward. I mean, the difference in strength between us is huge, who knew he'd be so spineless…]

[Ye Fan: It's fine, I can fix this. Time to put on a show!]

In the restaurant.

Ye Fan locked eyes with Elder Han for a moment before suddenly kicking the table straight at him. Then, without missing a beat, he flipped over and leaped out the window, making a break for it.

"Hmph!"

Elder Han's eyes turned cold. With a simple wave of his hand, the wooden table exploded into splinters. His withered, claw-like fingers stretched out, and before Ye Fan could even take a few steps outside, he was yanked back mid-air and slammed down, his powers completely sealed.

"Not bad, you almost fooled me…"

"Too bad your strength still isn't enough."

Elder Han's wrinkled face twisted back into a creepy smile.

"You old bastard! You senile piece of trash! You think you can just use a living person as an ingredient? Your own sect won't stand for this! You're going to suffer divine retribution!"

Ye Fan struggled with all his might, cursing at the top of his lungs.

Elder Han's eyes narrowed in satisfaction. Yes, yes, now this was the right reaction!

That earlier act nearly had him fooled.

"Nobody's ever going to know about this."

"It's time to go…"

Elder Han grabbed Ye Fan by the shoulder and vanished in a streak of light.

[Ye Fan: Damn, where's my Oscar?]

[Ye Fan: Mission accomplished. The old fossil successfully captured me and is now taking me to meet his old friend for some spiritual medicine. I should be able to feast soon!]

[Lu Xian: 666!]

[Xiao Yan: Ye Hei bro, you're really gambling your life for power…]

[Ye Fan: Not like I can escape anyway, might as well take the risk. Besides, didn't Lu Xian say I have a solid backing? Gotta make the most of it. My cultivation needs an insane amount of resources.]

[Ye Fan: Speaking of which, compared to the novel version of me, I'm actually pretty lucky, huh? Not only do I have Lu Xian helping me strategize, but I also have all of you. Even if we can't meet in person, at least I'm not completely alone.]

[Ye Fan: Haha, if this were the novel, that version of me would probably be scared to death by now!]

[Ye Fan: Lu Xian, bro, I'm really glad to have you around!]

[Lu Xian: No sappy stuff in the group chat! You're gonna make me puke!]

[Lu Xueqi: By Ye Fan's logic, I guess I'm pretty lucky too? I get to know my future in advance and plan accordingly.]

[Yan Lingji: Luck !]

[Xiao Yan: Oh great, so everyone's lucky except me? I was tricked into losing my ring at the start of my story!]

[Xiao Yan: @Lu Xian, why didn't you show up earlier? I swear I'm about to cry! crying emoji]

Xiao Yan felt bitter, cursing Tang Daxian a few hundred times in his heart.

[Lu Xian: If I had shown up earlier, maybe I'd have turned into Tang Daxian 2.0 instead. Who knows, I might've just looked at this chat and gone, 'Whoa, one dragon and one phoenix, both dumb as hell. Better scam some fortunes first!']

[Xiao Yan: Wow, okay! So no matter what, I was bound to get scammed, huh? We're done! Friendship over!]

[Ye Fan: LOL!]

[Ye Fan: By the way, Lu Xian, since you've read my novel, do you know if I ever found a way home?]

[Lu Xian: Yeah, you did. But by the time you made it back, your parents had already passed away from grief after waiting for you for years.]

Ye Fan's expression darkened. So in the end, he never got to see them one last time?

[Lu Xian: But that was the original plot. It has nothing to do with you now. In the novel, it took you 20 years to figure out how to go home. If you can do it in 15 or even 10 years, and improve your parents' health, they could easily live for hundreds, even thousands of years.]

[Ye Fan: Holy shit, don't scare me like that!]

Ye Fan exhaled in relief, determination flashing in his eyes.

Right! That was just the original story. He wasn't the same Ye Fan as before!

"I have to make it home in 10 years!"

"The other me, the one from the novel, reached the peak despite starting with a trash physique. That means he got countless fortuitous encounters!"

"If I want to return home sooner, I have to speed up my cultivation. Lu Xian knows my story—he must know where all the best opportunities are. If I can claim them earlier, my power will skyrocket!"

[Ye Fan: Lu Xian, you must know where all the treasures are on Beidou, right?]

[Lu Xian: You want to beat the novel timeline to them?]

[Ye Fan: Exactly! I have to go home and change my parents' fate. I'm willing to share half of the resources I get with you.]

[Tang Daxian: Ye Fan, I'll settle for 30%. I'll tell you exactly where to find everything.]

[Ye Fan: GTFO, bad omen!]

[Lu Xian: Look, a clown!]

[Xiao Yan: LOL!]

[Lu Xueqi: LOL!]

[Yan Lingji: LOL!]

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