Chapter 247: Lin Fan, Indifferent to Fame and Fortune

"Sigh..."

A soft sigh carried Lin Fan's countless helplessness. Seeing the meat within reach just fly away, who could feel comfortable inside?

Why wouldn't they believe him? He really just wanted to say a word to her.

Lin Fan stood in the wind, holding a brick, disheveled. Then he put the brick back into his backpack. Though the meat had escaped, at least he hadn't lost anything. After months of effort, his physical strength had finally been elevated to the Lesser Heaven Minor Perfection realm. From now on, he could fool around recklessly without restraint.

Looking at the crack in the earth, dozens of zhang wide, Lin Fan hesitated. Should he chase down and catch that guy? But when he saw a pitch-black light screen floating inside the crevice, he abandoned the idea.

He wondered what lay beneath that light screen. What would he encounter if he went in?

Then Lin Fan tossed down the leg that the humanoid beast had severed itself, turned around, and left.

The split ground slowly closed at that moment, as if nothing had happened.

...

Qingling Prefecture.

Chicky, full from food and drink, spread its wings and collapsed weakly onto a chair, letting out a slight burp. In its adorable eyes flickered the image of the hen that had just passed before it.

After a meal, thoughts of lust—that was Chicky's true portrayal at the moment.

"My lord, Divine Chicken, it seems to have thoughts, just like us," Xiao Lie said softly, standing behind the lord.

"Of course. Divine Chicken is the pet of that great power. How could it compare to those vulgar beasts?" Xiao Lihai was also shocked by Chicky's enormous appetite.

This full table of dishes had been completely cleared, not even a scrap left. He wondered what Divine Chicken's stomach was made of.

Such a small body could hold such a massive amount.

At this moment, the resurrected commoners, carrying their precious belongings, came to the prefect's mansion to personally express their gratitude. They had learned that the great power had left a pet behind. Although the great power hadn't come, the simple folk still wanted to thank the great power's divine chicken properly.

"General Xiao Lie, let us in to properly thank Divine Chicken," the commoners shouted, carrying their goods.

Xiao Lie looked down at the crowd and pressed his hands down. "Divine Chicken appreciates your kindness, but it is resting now. Please return for now. Do not disturb its rest."

Hearing this, the commoners quieted down and put down their things.

"Lord Xiao Lie, Qingling Prefecture was defended thanks to the soldiers as well. We don't have anything valuable, so we'll leave these here," the commoners said.

Xiao Lie nodded with satisfaction inwardly. Although they hadn't played a major role, it was enough that the people remembered their kindness.

The fallen brothers who defended the city could now rest in peace.

Just then, a voice seemed to pierce through layers of void, exploding in everyone's ears.

"Chicky, let's go..."

Everyone wondered whose voice that was. Could it be that great power?

Chicky, who had been lying on the chair fantasizing about a beautiful life, immediately spread its wings and stood up upon hearing the voice, then dashed wildly outside.

Xiao Lihai followed closely, chasing after it. When the commoners outside saw a featherless chicken emerge, they were startled. Who had plucked all the chicken's feathers? But when they saw the prefect calling out behind it, they were instantly dumbfounded.

Could Divine Chicken be this... this featherless chicken?

"Xiao Lie, have someone prepare immediately and come with me outside the city to welcome that great power," Xiao Lihai said excitedly.

"Yes."

Outside the city.

Lin Fan walked along, and the dense droplets of essence blood floating everywhere were all swept into his backpack with a flick of his sleeve.

This essence blood was enough to advance the Blood Sea Demon Art to the fourth layer.

Chicky truly was the descendant of an ancient ferocious beast; its domineering strength was unmatched.

At that moment, the city gate opened. Chicky ran on its two claws toward Lin Fan, who stood in the distance with his back to the crowd, then leaped onto his shoulder.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!" Chicky crowed, seeming a bit full and unsteady, settling onto Lin Fan's shoulder.

Xiao Lihai and the others stood at the city gate, gazing at the distant figure, all feeling a sense of reverence.

The flowing long hair in the wind, the white robe—so otherworldly. But they couldn't see his face, which made Xiao Lihai regretful.

"Please stay. You saved millions in Qingling Prefecture. Let us thank you with our most sincere hearts," Xiao Lihai said hastily.

Countless commoners gathered at the city gate or on the walls, looking expectantly at that peerless back view.

They truly hoped that the god-like lord would come to Qingling Prefecture as a guest, and they would thank him with the highest respect.

"No need. It was a mere gesture," Lin Fan said lightly, then his body transformed into a rainbow and vanished between heaven and earth.

He came in haste and left in haste, not even showing his face, just like that.

Xiao Lihai stared at the disappearing figure, unable to snap out of it for a long time, the words just spoken echoing in his mind.

A mere gesture... a mere gesture.

"My lord, we..." Xiao Lie hadn't expected that great power to leave just like that, feeling a bit disappointed. The hopeful commoners were also somewhat let down.

"Xiao Lie, this great power is a true lord. I, Xiao Lihai, have seen countless sect members, but never encountered such a lord indifferent to fame and fortune. He saved tens of millions of people and merely said it was a mere gesture. Did you see the bloodstain on the hem of his robe?" Xiao Lihai's deep eyes were filled with infinite respect.

"The lord must be injured. Qingling Prefecture, with its centuries of history, was on the brink of destruction, and that lord saved us. Therefore, I, the prefect, decide to build a hundred-zhang statue of the lord, erected in the city, to commemorate today's event and for future generations to admire." Xiao Lihai looked straight ahead and said.

"Yes." Xiao Lie nodded, having no objection to the prefect's decision.

The lord cared for the people and never wasted resources. Although building a hundred-zhang statue might be costly and laborious, in Xiao Lie's eyes, it was all worth it.

"My lord, but we didn't see his face clearly. What should we do?" Xiao Lie asked.

"No, we saw it clearly. The lord's flowing back view, the white robe—unique in the world. I will paint that back view. You spread the word and have the entire city support this matter." Xiao Lihai was moved by Lin Fan's flowing back view.

"Yes." Xiao Lie nodded.

...

What Lin Fan didn't know was that his first statue for public veneration was thus created in Qingling Prefecture. And on that statue, which later generations would admire, the image of a featherless chicken was even more deeply ingrained in people's hearts.