Ye Bufan finally couldn't stand Wang Xinyan's gaze and gave her a jade stone.
"I'll give it to you, but you have to do something for me," Ye Bufan said.
"You say it, and I'll definitely do it for you," Wang Xinyan replied excitedly.
"I haven't even said anything yet, and you've agreed? Aren't you afraid I'll ask you to do something excessive?" Ye Bufan said.
"Did you forget? My sixth sense is very accurate. If it feels alright, then it's definitely alright," Wang Xinyan said confidently.
Ye Bufan smiled helplessly and said, "Alright. What I want you to do is to give these jade stones to them and have them carry them with them."
"This is simple." Wang Xinyan readily agreed. After taking the required jade stones, Wang Xinyan left the villa.
"My trip to Jinfang can only happen after I deal with the Chu family," Ye Bufan told Zhu Zizhen.
"It's nothing. I'll listen to Master's arrangements for everything," Zhu Zizhen said. After a moment of thought, he continued, "Master, do you need me to intervene in the Yang family's affairs? After all, I'm the 'Miracle Doctor Zhu' they call me, and I still have some connections."
Ye Bufan waved his hand. "The Yang family is the local tyrant of Jinhe. No matter how many connections you have, coming to Jinhe City will only make the whole situation more troublesome. If you involve those people, it will inevitably drag you into this matter."
"So what if I'm dragged into it? You are my Master, and it's only natural for a disciple to help their Master," Zhu Zizhen said earnestly, which warmed Ye Bufan's heart.
"It's good that you have the intention," Ye Bufan said. "I have my own plans for this matter."
After seeing Zhu Zizhen off, Ye Bufan was alone in the villa. He calmly closed all the curtains of the villa windows.
Outside Xiangshan Villa, in a hidden corner, several figures were observing from a distance with binoculars.
"Report. Ye Bufan has entered the villa and drawn the curtains," one of them reported into a walkie-talkie, detailing Ye Bufan's every move.
"Continue observing. Keep a close watch. If he makes any move, report to me immediately." A few seconds later, the voice of the mysterious person who had spoken with Ye Bufan came through the walkie-talkie.
"Yes!" The men replied in unison.
The men continued their observation from daytime to dusk without interruption, never seeing any sign of Ye Bufan.
"Has Ye Bufan made any move?" At this moment, the mysterious person's voice sounded through the walkie-talkie.
"No. Ever since he drew the curtains, we haven't seen him leave the villa." One of them replied into the walkie-talkie.
"What?" The mysterious person's voice was filled with surprise. He then shouted, "Quick! Quickly go to the villa and check if he's still there!"
Following the mysterious person's orders, twelve people converged on the villa from four directions.
Five minutes later, these people stormed into the villa. The interior was dark, making it impossible to see clearly. The twelve men could not find Ye Bufan's figure.
"Boss, boss, we haven't seen Ye Bufan..."
"Dong—" Before the leader could finish reporting into his walkie-talkie, a deafening bell rang out from within the villa.
"Ah—"
The next second, screams echoed throughout the entire villa.
On the outskirts of Jinhe City, in a废弃 factory.
A middle-aged man with a full beard, wearing a long robe, stood on top of the factory. He listened to the screams coming from the walkie-talkie and, with a slight exertion of force, crushed the walkie-talkie.
"Ye Bufan!" the man growled sinisterly.
"Are you looking for me?" Ye Bufan's voice sounded from behind him. The man froze for a moment, then turned around. Ye Bufan had appeared behind him at some unknown time.
"I have to admit, I underestimated you," the man quickly regained his composure and sneered.
"The last person who said that to me is dead. Oh, right, he also had a beard, a goatee," Ye Bufan said indifferently.
"Old Yue and Baldy really died by your hand," the man said, looking at Ye Bufan. "Being able to kill Old Yue means you are at least an intermediate martial artist."
"If you say so," Ye Bufan replied, not bothering to argue.
"You impudent brat, didn't your master teach you to be polite to advanced martial artists?" the man said, extremely displeased with Ye Bufan's attitude. "Did you bring the marriage contract?"
"I brought it." Ye Bufan held out a marriage contract between his fingers.
"Very good. Excellent. I am very satisfied. Young Master Yang said that if you hand over the marriage contract, the Chu family will be fine. It's just a pity for the young lady of the Chu family," the man said, narrowing his eyes with a sinister smile.
Hearing this, Ye Bufan frowned. Wang Xinyan had also mentioned that Yang Fei had threatened that if the Chu family wanted to be safe, Chu Mengyao had to go to him. He hadn't expected it to be so soon.
"A good scheme to kill two birds with one stone." Ye Bufan recalled Yang Fei's lecherous gaze at Chu Mengyao in the clothing store that day and understood that Yang Fei intended to take advantage of this situation to commit unspeakable acts with Chu Mengyao.
"Hahahaha, it's too late now," the man said. "I don't have time to waste with you. Tell me, how do you want to die? I'll make it quick so you don't feel any pain."
"I want to see you die," Ye Bufan said.
"Presumptuous! You dare to be so bold when death is at your doorstep!" the man roared, lunging into the air and unleashing a punch at Ye Bufan.
"Hmm?" The man was slightly taken aback. Just as his punch was about to hit Ye Bufan, Ye Bufan vanished from his spot.
"Too slow."
The next second, Ye Bufan appeared beside the man. The man was shocked and, thinking he had been careless, quickly retreated with a stomp of his foot.
"Still too slow." Ye Bufan's voice echoed beside the man.
"No, absolutely impossible!" The man felt a chill down his spine and threw another punch at Ye Bufan.
"Tell me, how do you want to die? I'll make it quick so you don't feel any pain," Ye Bufan repeated the man's earlier words.
"Ghost Shadow Divine Fist!" The man grunted and unleashed a full-powered punch. "Die!"
Ye Bufan stood his ground. The punch reached within inches of him. The man smiled confidently. "You will die!"
"Weng—" The punch stopped just before Ye Bufan. Ye Bufan had gathered his internal energy to form an invisible wall of Qi.
"No! This is impossible!" The man's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Qi transforming into a barrier! How can there be such a young Martial Venerable in Great Xia? This is impossible," the man cried out.
"It's my turn to act," Ye Bufan said coldly.
The man realized the gravity of the situation and turned to flee.
"Purple Void Sword Art." Ye Bufan formed a sword seal with his hand and waved it. A fierce sword intent, accompanied by internal energy, transformed into an invisible long sword and pierced the man's body.
Ye Bufan drew a line with his sword finger. The man fell to the ground, lifeless.