Extraordinary Medical Saint in the City

Chapter 1373 1371: Leaving It to Fate!

Zhu Sui and Zhu Qilue hurriedly walked out of the Fire Clan prison, heading toward Changwen Hall.

Bang!

Just as they left, a vague explosion sound came from the Fire Clan prison.

However, they didn't know what Lin Fan was going through.

"Father, did you hear that?" Zhu Qilue suddenly stopped, tilting his ear to listen. He seemed to hear the sound from the Fire Clan prison, feeling somewhat worried.

"Hear what?" Zhu Sui was walking briskly, and seeing Zhu Qilue stop, he also stopped, appearing slightly panicked. He looked around and, seeing no one else, asked in a low voice.

"There seemed to be a noise from the prison."

"What noise? I didn't hear anything."

Zhu Sui did hear, but he flatly denied it.

Even if there was a noise from the prison, they absolutely couldn't go back to check.

Because it was likely a trap set by Gong Wenya, and if they turned back, they would completely lose, and all their preparations would be in vain.

Moreover, they might have to face Gong Wenya's terrifying schemes.

"Father, should we go back and have a look?" Zhu Qilue said worriedly.

"What for? What's there to see? What could happen in the prison? You must be hearing things. Let's go." Zhu Sui said coldly, turning to leave.

But after taking two steps, he found that Zhu Qilue hadn't followed.

"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up!"

"Father, shouldn't we..."

Before Zhu Qilue could finish speaking, Zhu Sui angrily rushed over and kicked Zhu Qilue to the ground.

Zhu Qilue rolled over on the ground, looking utterly shocked.

"Useless! I told you to go, why so much nonsense? Do you really want to die, or do you want me to die with you?!" Zhu Sui's eyes were bloodshot, his expression hideous.

Zhu Qilue was stunned for several seconds, his expression suddenly becoming stubborn. His eye twitched, and he got up from the ground.

"Father, this is our last chance. How long have we waited for this opportunity? Hundreds of years! And now a person like him finally appears, are we just going to watch him die in the prison?!"

"Shut up."

Zhu Sui gritted his teeth and whispered angrily.

"I won't shut up. If Lin Fan dies today, we will never have a chance to rise again. Don't you understand?"

Zhu Qilue clearly had no intention of stopping, his body trembled with emotion.

Zhu Sui took heavy breaths, the veins on his clenched fist bulging, as if he was about to assault Zhu Qilue.

And Zhu Qilue was prepared to take a beating, determined that even if Zhu Sui beat him up, he would still speak out, refusing to let Lin Fan die without reason in the prison.

He thought Zhu Sui would be furious and fly into a rage.

But unexpectedly.

Zhu Sui gradually calmed down, releasing his clenched fist.

"If you go back now, you'll fall into Gong Wenya's trap."

"Hmm?"

"Those noises are definitely caused by Gong Wenya. Do you think he's so stupid that he can't see our intentions? Only he has no handle against us yet, so he's not acting. But if you go back now, you'll be handing him a handle."

Zhu Qilue opened his mouth slightly, seemingly wanting to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu Sui, who gave him no chance to speak.

"Don't I know that Lin Fan is the only hope, and that this one hope is in danger of dying? Of course I know. But we can do nothing, we absolutely cannot turn back. Even if Lin Fan dies, I don't know if there will be another Lin Fan. But if we die, the Zhu Family is finished."

Zhu Qilue felt a chill in his heart, his hands and feet inexplicably cold, as if thrown into a millennium ice cave, the cold penetrating to the bone.

Because he realized that his father was right.

If Lin Fan were to die, perhaps another hope might come to save them. But if they died, the Zhu Family was done for.

"But Lin Fan, he..."

"We've waited hundreds of years, can't we wait for another few hundred years? The most important thing for a man isn't courage but wisdom, it's patience."

Zhu Sui said earnestly, looking worriedly in the direction of the prison. He faintly heard chilling screams and sighed heavily.

"Now, we can only pray to the heavens that Lin Fan survives."

With that said, he turned and walked towards Changwen Hall without looking back, casting everything else aside, ignoring and unheeding.

Zhu Qilue stood there in a daze, like a piece of wood. He first looked at his father's receding figure, then toward the prison.

His whole body trembled violently, as though torn in half.

One half wanted to rush to the prison to see what exactly was happening, maybe even saving Lin Fan.

The other half completely agreed with his father's viewpoint; as long as the trees remain, there'll be no lack of firewood, and since they had endured for a century, why not endure for another century? Ultimately, they must not give Gong Wenya any leverage against them.

Frustrated.

Angry.

Torn.

Painful.

Self-mocking.

Countless emotions knotted within Zhu Qilue's heart, plunging him into endless dilemmas.

"Alue, hurry up!" Zhu Sui called loudly without looking back.

Zhu Qilue's body suddenly felt deflated, becoming weak. He turned back for one last glance at the prison; even though Lin Fan had saved his life several times before, he could only choose to leave at this moment.

I'm sorry...

He inwardly said helplessly, quickly catching up with Zhu Sui's pace.

On the way.

The two were silent, each absorbed in their own thoughts.

As they entered Changwen Hall, they saw Xu Tianrui, the leader of the Chi Yun Army, standing at the entrance as if waiting for someone.

Seeing Zhu Sui and Zhu Qilue, he came forward to meet them.

"Clan Leader!"

Xu Tianrui didn't even bow, directly shouting in an overbearing manner that didn't befit addressing a clan leader but rather as if calling for a servant.

Zhu Sui and Zhu Qilue exchanged a glance, frowning slightly.

"Commander Xu, what brings you here? Are you waiting specifically for me?"

"Yes, the High Priest asked me to deliver some news to you."

"What news?"

"Lin Fan is doomed to die!"

Zhu Sui and Zhu Qilue were suddenly stunned, thinking they had misheard. They were left dumbfounded and speechless.

"What did you say?!" Zhu Qilue's voice trembled slightly.

Xu Tianrui smiled slightly but didn't answer.

"Doomed to die?" Zhu Sui took a deep breath.

"Yes."

"Was it the High Priest..."

"No, this wasn't the High Priest's doing. Don't think of him as so sinister. Although that insect did indeed kill Gong Gaoyi, Gong Gaoyi provoked him first and deserved to die. The High Priest said, for the sake of the bigger picture, this matter is over and won't be pursued further."

"Then... how is it that Lin Fan is doomed to die?"

This puzzled Zhu Sui. Since it wasn't the High Priest who wanted Lin Fan dead, then who was it that wanted Lin Fan gone?

"It's the Five Elements Realm that wants him dead because he killed the gatekeeper of Thunder Space, Lao Qiu!"