"Who exactly are you?" Zhenzi shouted, looking at Ye Bufan in terror.
"I am Ye Bufan, didn't you already know?" Ye Bufan squinted and smiled, preparing to deliver the final blow to Zhenzi. He hadn't expected the opponent to struggle and attempt a counter-attack.
"You're seeking death!" Ye Bufan lunged towards Zhenzi, making a few slashes on her body with his sword finger, instantly creating several wounds. Zhenzi drew a long whip and flicked it at Ye Bufan. The whip streaked straight towards him.
Ye Bufan remained calm, took a deep breath, and with a light stroke of his sword finger on the whip, the remnant sword appeared, splitting the whip in half.
"Die!" Ye Bufan blew gently on his sword finger. Kawamae Zhenzi's eyes instantly turned red, and she then stiffly collapsed.
"Bang—"
Upon hitting the ground, Kawamae Zhenzi's head was severed and rolled to Ryuo's front. Ryuo was already speechless, sitting on the floor and trembling with fear.
Ye Bufan looked at Ryuo, who shivered all over, his legs uncontrollably shaking.
"Ye Bufan, what are you doing?" Just then, Liao Yuan heard the commotion and rushed down, blocking Ryuo.
"It's none of your business." Ye Bufan used his suction palm to move Liao Yuan aside. A silver needle flew out and pierced Liao Yuan's acupoint, rendering him immobile on the floor.
"Ye Bufan, I've already called the police. If you dare to act rashly, you'll spend the rest of your life in prison!" Liao Yuan shouted fiercely.
"Too noisy!"
Another silver needle was inserted into Liao Yuan's throat, silencing him. He could only glare at Ye Bufan from the side.
"Why are people from Sakura Island looking for my sect?" Ye Bufan walked up to Ryuo and asked.
Ryuo looked at Ye Bufan and replied with a sinister glare, "Why should I tell you? If I tell you, I die; if I don't, I still die. Either way, I'll make you live in fear every day."
Ye Bufan was amused by Ryuo's words.
"You saw what happened just now. Do you think I would live in fear? Speak! What do they want with my sect's old site?" Ye Bufan's tone changed as he activated his Illusionary Sound Demonic Eyes.
Ryuo's face instantly became vacant. Just as he was about to speak, an energy attack struck him from behind.
Ye Bufan's spiritual sense instantly judged the opponent's cultivation level, and he swung his hand backward forcefully. The attacker was sent flying backward.
"Ruoyan!" Ryuo shouted anxiously towards the back.
Ryuo Ruoyan slammed heavily against the floor-to-ceiling window behind her, shattering the glass.
"Ye Bufan, let go of my father!" Ryuo Ruoyan stood up.
Ye Bufan immediately used his suction palm to pull Ryuo Ruoyan into the room. Ryuo Ruoyan found that no matter how much she struggled, it was futile.
"I didn't expect that after so long, you've become a cultivator," Ye Bufan turned to look at Ryuo Ruoyan.
"Ye Bufan, just you wait. My master will definitely come to save me. Mortals like you will only ever be martial artists," Ryuo Ruoyan sneered.
"Where do you get your confidence?" Ye Bufan looked at Ryuo Ruoyan. "I say you're a cultivator, but you're only at the early stage of Qi Condensation. Do you know my realm? I can easily kill you with one hand." As Ye Bufan spoke, Ryuo Ruoyan felt an immense pressure bearing down on her.
Ryuo Ruoyan's expression changed. She instantly felt the threat of death, losing all strength to resist, and even struggling to breathe.
"This is the difference between the strong and the weak," Ye Bufan scoffed, his true qi lifting Ryuo Ruoyan.
"So, now, tell me immediately what Sakura Island wants with my sect's old site? Otherwise, your daughter will die before your eyes because of your hesitation," Ye Bufan said.
"Ye Bufan! You will die!" Ryuo glared at Ye Bufan hatefully.
"Slap—" Ye Bufan slapped Ryuo across the face. This slap is for when you, taking advantage of my and Chu Mengyao's absence, poisoned an elder.
"Slap—"
This slap is from me, on behalf of my master. My family once helped yours. I can overlook the engagement, but you leading people from Sakura Island to my sect's old site is unforgivable betrayal.
With that, Ye Bufan withdrew all his true qi. Ryuo Ruoyan fell to the floor, gasping for breath, and looked at Ye Bufan in despair.
From the day Ye Bufan appeared, she had looked down on this country bumpkin. But unexpectedly, he had attached himself to the Chu family and later gained fame at the Martial Arts Tournament. She, however, had fallen into ruin because of him. Ryuo Ruoyan harbored an intense hatred for Ye Bufan. She had thought that being noticed by an elder from a cultivation sect would allow her to live a different life.
But she never expected that her greatest pride would mean nothing in Ye Bufan's eyes. Ye Bufan was also a cultivator, so powerful that a mere thought could end her.
Ryuo looked at Ye Bufan, completely bewildered by him.
"Ryuo, for your father's sake, I'll give you another chance. What do you and the people from Sakura Island want at my sect's old site?" Ye Bufan asked Ryuo.
Ryuo looked at Ye Bufan and let out a wry smile, as if he no longer cared about anything.
"Who dared to injure my disciple!"
Just then, a hollow voice echoed from within the villa, a woman's voice.
Ye Bufan ignored the voice and used his Illusionary Sound Demonic Eyes on Ryuo. The next second, Ryuo's veins bulged, and he fell into extreme fear, curling up on the floor, struggling as if going mad.
"Speak!" Ye Bufan's voice reached Ryuo's ears. Ryuo felt that no matter how he refused, he couldn't resist Ye Bufan.
A figure silently appeared in the Ryuo family's living room. The person was wearing a simple robe and holding a whisk.
"Master! It's me..." Ryuo Ruoyan said to the figure.
"Kid, did you injure my disciple?" the figure questioned Ye Bufan.
"Shut up!" Ye Bufan shouted at the newcomer, instantly unleashing his late-stage Foundation Establishment aura. Seeing Ye Bufan's imposing presence, the figure immediately shut up. His mid-stage Foundation Establishment strength was nothing compared to Ye Bufan's late-stage peak.
Thus, Ryuo Ruoyan's master quietly moved to Ryuo Ruoyan's side and channeled his true qi into her. Ryuo Ruoyan's complexion immediately improved.
"Master, you must seek justice for me and avenge me." Ryuo Ruoyan burst into tears.