Cultivation: Start with a Spiritual Plant Space

Li Fan and Zhao Liu felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and their heartbeats accelerated rapidly.

"Who?"

Li Fan asked in a low voice with caution.

"it's me."

came a familiar voice.

Li Fan looked over and saw that it was San, the man he had worked with at Zhang's house before.

Ah San walked into the cave, a look of worry barely concealed on his face. He lowered his voice and said, "I heard you were arrested, so I came to see you."

Li Fan's eyes were slightly cold, and he shot a gaze like an arrow at Ah San and asked, "How did you know we were here?"

Ah San smiled, his expression slightly nervous, and lowered his voice, "The masked man told me that he had saved many monks before. He had saved me before, too."

Li Fan didn't completely believe it. He lowered his eyes, his eyes full of suspicion, "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

Ah San glanced around and said nervously in a low voice, "We were all rescued by the masked man. We don't know what he's up to. Anyway, whenever the Zhang family wants to do something, he'll secretly mess it up."

Li Fan frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "So, it seems that this masked man has a deep hatred for the Zhang family."

Zhao Liu interjected, "Who cares? As long as he can help us, that's fine."

Ah San nodded: "But we also have to be careful not to be used as a tool by him."

Li Fan turned around, staring at Zhang San with a sharp gaze. "Didn't the masked man save you before? Why are you still telling us to be careful? Do you know something?"

Ah San's heart tightened under Li Fan's gaze, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. He quickly waved his hands and said, "Li Fan, don't misunderstand me. Although he saved me before, I don't know much about him. I just think he's a secretive person, so I have to be wary of him."

Li Fan snorted coldly: "Humph, that's better. Now we are all on the same boat. If anyone has second thoughts, don't blame me for being rude."

Seeing this, Zhao Liu quickly tried to smooth things over: "Hey, everyone, stop being suspicious of each other and think about how to complete the task."

Li Fan withdrew his gaze and said solemnly, "Asan, think carefully. When the masked man rescued you, did he reveal any useful information?"

Ah San pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said helplessly, "Really? No, the situation was urgent at the time, and I was only concerned about escaping."

Li Fan frowned and fell into deep thought, not knowing who to trust.

At this moment, a slight sound suddenly came from outside the cave.

Li Fan and the others instantly became nervous, and even their breathing stopped.

After a while, the sound gradually faded away.

The three of them finally felt relieved and breathed a long sigh of relief.

I think it was the guards who were chasing him.

Zhao Liu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear: "I can hardly bear this sudden shock."

Li Fan said with a gloomy face: "No matter what, we have to come up with a solution as soon as possible. We can't just sit there and wait."

Ah San bit his lip and said with determination, "How about we just do as the masked man asks and see what happens?"

Li Fan felt that Ah San's behavior was increasingly strange. He looked over again with a sharp gaze and said, "Ah San, I've always felt that something is wrong with you. Ever since you came here, there's been something strange about you."

Ah San's expression changed, and he said hurriedly, "What are you talking about? I really want to help us succeed."

Li Fan sneered, "Really? Then why are you so eager to do what the masked man asks? Aren't you afraid there's a trick going on?"

Zhao Liu looked at Ah San suspiciously and said, "Yeah, Ah San, you're really weird."

Ah San's eyes flickered as he stammered, "I... I just think this is the only solution right now. We can't just sit there and wait for death."

Li Fan stared at Ah San, his eyes seemingly seeing through him, and said, "Ah San, you'd better tell the truth, otherwise if anything goes wrong, none of us will be happy."

Ah San was silent for a moment, then finally seemed to have made up his mind. He took a deep breath and said, "Well, actually, when the masked man rescued me, he said that he and the Zhang family had an irreconcilable feud and wanted me to help him deal with them. But he didn't tell me how to do it."

Li Fan frowned and asked, "Is that all?"

Ah San nodded: "That's really all. I dare not hide it."

Li Fan thought for a moment and said, "I'll trust you for now, but if you dare to play any tricks, hmph!"

Of course, he couldn't easily believe Ah San's lies.

However, if the masked man secretly makes trouble, it will be very beneficial to his assassination plan.

After thinking about it, he immediately pulled the two of them together to discuss how to sneak into the Zhang family's backyard.

Li Fan lowered his voice and said, "The Zhang family's backyard is heavily guarded. We must come up with a foolproof plan."

Zhao Liu scratched his head and said with a sad face, "How about we disguise ourselves as servants of the Zhang family?"

Ah San shook his head and said nervously, "No, the Zhang family's servants all have specific clothing and markings, making them easy to spot."

Li Fan pondered for a moment, then said with a determined look, "I think we should find a chance to sneak in while the servants are delivering supplies."

Ah San's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "That's a good idea, but we have to find the right time."

Zhao Liu said worriedly, "If we get discovered, it will be the end. Don't forget, many people know us."

Li Fan patted his shoulder and encouraged him, "Don't be afraid. As long as we act carefully, there should be no problem. We can disguise ourselves. Don't let our true identity show up when the time comes."

After the discussion, the three began to wait silently.

The next day, they waited not far from the back door of Zhang's house.

Soon, the sound of footsteps and servants talking were heard.

Li Fan quickly signaled for silence.

The three of them hid in the corner, not daring to breathe, their hearts in their throats.

After the voice faded away, Li Fan whispered, "The opportunity has come, let's prepare to act."

They quietly came to the backyard door and saw a group of servants pushing a cart full of food in.

Li Fan whispered, "Asan, Zhao Liu, follow me closely."

They bent over, mixed in with the servants, and moved forward cautiously, their bodies trembling slightly.

However, just as they were about to enter the backyard, a guard suddenly stopped the team.

"Everyone stop and check!"

The guard shouted loudly, his voice like thunder, shaking everyone's heart.

Li Fan's heart tightened, his palms were full of sweat, and Zhao Liu's body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

Asan pretended to be calm, lowered his head, but his eyes were wandering.

The guards checked the servants' identification tags one by one, and it was soon Li Fan and his companions' turn.

Li Fan's hand quietly reached for the sword at his waist, his palms full of sweat, ready to break out by force if he was discovered.

At this critical moment, a shout suddenly came from a distance.

"It's on fire! It's on fire!"

The guard was startled and ran in the direction of the shouting without bothering to check.

Li Fan and others took the opportunity to push the cart into the backyard.

I think it was the work of the masked man.

After entering the backyard, Li Fan breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He said, "This was truly thrilling. Next, we must quickly find a hiding place and wait for the banquet to begin."

They pushed the car to a secluded corner, hid it, and then hid in the storage room next to it.

Zhao Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear, "I hope there won't be any more problems later."

Li Fan frowned and said, "Don't let your guard down. This has just begun."

At this time, bursts of laughter and cheers came from outside, and the banquet seemed to have begun.