"What do you want?"
Xia Junwen, his face grim, declared, "I am from the Xia family of Donghai!"
"I don't care where you're from. Crossing me will have dire consequences!"
Lu Fan sneered coldly, "Yesterday it was your left hand. How about I cripple your right hand today?"
"If you dare lay a hand on me, my Xia family will never let you go!"
Xia Junwen's face turned ashen, laced with a threat. As the young master of the Donghai Xia family, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
Lu Fan, however, paid him no mind. With a palm strike, he sent Xia Junwen flying. A scream followed, and Xia Junwen's arms were both broken, a gruesome sight.
The many martial arts experts beside him were also severely injured, staring at Lu Fan as if he were a devil. They had lived in Donghai City for so many years, but they had never encountered anyone as terrifying as Lu Fan.
"Xiao Fan, you've caused immense trouble!"
Yang Shihai frowned. While Lu Fan's skills were impressive, this was Donghai City. Harming Xia Junwen so brutally would surely invite the wrath of the Xia family upon Lu Fan.
"Don't worry, Uncle. I can handle this matter!"
Lu Fan flashed a smile. "You don't need to be concerned!"
With that, Lu Fan walked towards Xia Junwen. "How is it? Still want to fight?"
"You will regret this. You will regret doing this!" Xia Junwen gritted out.
"It seems crippling your hands wasn't enough!" Lu Fan narrowed his eyes. "Perhaps I should cripple your legs too, so you stop being so arrogant!"
Xia Junwen's face contorted in shock. "Shiyun, quickly make him stop! If I truly become crippled, it won't be good for the Yang family!"
"You dare threaten me even now?"
Lu Fan's voice turned icy. He stomped a foot onto the ground, and a wave of energy rippled forth, appearing utterly terrifying.
"Xiao Fan, stop!" Yang Shiyun cried out.
Lu Fan frowned slightly and then asked, "Sister Shiyun, someone like him deserves to die!"
"Xiao Fan, listen to me. Let him go. After this lesson, he will never dare to harbor impure thoughts about me again!" Yang Shiyun pleaded.
Lu Fan stood frozen, indecisive. By his nature, he would have long since dealt with Xia Junwen. But with Yang Shiyun's words, he didn't know how to proceed.
"Xia Junwen, if you want to live, apologize to Xiao Fan, or I won't be able to save you today!" Yang Shiyun urged.
Xia Junwen's face darkened. Having his hands crippled by Lu Fan, and now being asked to apologize to him, filled him with a sense of injustice and deep resentment.
"Someone like that deserves to die," Gu Wen said softly. "If we leave Donghai City, he might very well retaliate against the Yang family!"
Lu Fan nodded slightly, his gaze turning cold. Gu Wen was right; someone like Xia Junwen was a guaranteed threat if left alive. In that moment, Lu Fan's killing intent surged. Su Dan Novel Network.
"I was wrong, it was all my fault. Please, spare my life!"
Feeling the boundless killing intent, Xia Junwen finally panicked and quickly begged Lu Fan for mercy. He didn't want to die pointlessly; that would be too demeaning. After all, he was the young master of the Xia family in Donghai City, with an immeasurable future.
"Xiao Fan, are you not even listening to me now!" Yang Shiyun's tone was firm.
Lu Fan sighed in resignation and looked at Xia Junwen. "I'll say it one last time: you cannot touch the Yang family, or the Xia family will be annihilated. This is my final warning!"
"I understand, I understand!" Xia Junwen nodded quickly, his face even more ashen.
Lu Fan's words were filled with menace, causing Xia Junwen to tremble uncontrollably. He knew very well that Lu Fan could take his life in an instant.
With Lu Fan's signal, Xia Junwen and his entourage fled. They had arrived with an imposing aura, but they left in utter disarray. Their group of over ten, all martial artists, had been utterly neutralized by Lu Fan.
"It's alright now. Shall we go back?" Lu Fan said with a smile.
"Xiao Fan, where did you learn your skills?" Yang Shihai asked, astonished. "The Xia family has a retinue of martial arts experts, all of considerable strength. For you to suppress them, you must possess extraordinary abilities!"
"After the Lu family was annihilated, my master took me to the mountains. He taught me these things," Lu Fan replied with a smile. "Uncle, you don't need to worry."
"With your ability to turn the tables, your self-preservation should be assured," Yang Shihai nodded. "That puts my mind at ease."
"Naturally. Within the Dragon Country, no one can harm my master!" Gu Wen exclaimed in admiration.
Yang Shihai, however, shook his head. "A powerful dragon cannot overcome local snakes. Moreover, Xia Junwen is the Xia family's sole heir. If the Xia family head learns of this, you might face severe repercussions. Xiao Fan, quickly prepare your things and leave Donghai City as soon as possible!"
"Uncle, we will face problems as they come. If they come looking for trouble, I have my own ways to deal with it!" Lu Fan stated. "You don't need to worry too much."
"While that may be true, I will only be completely at ease if you leave Donghai City," Yang Shihai said frankly.
Lu Fan stood still for a long moment before replying, "If I leave, the Xia family will undoubtedly not let this go. Since Uncle is so worried, I will personally go to the Xia family and annihilate them!"
Yang Shihai and Yang Shiyun stood by, their faces etched with a peculiar expression. Lu Fan's words, spoken so casually, about annihilating the Xia family, were not the words of an ordinary person. If they hadn't witnessed Lu Fan's extraordinary skills earlier, they would have dismissed his statement as a joke.
"How about this! Xiao Fan, you stay at home and don't go anywhere!" Yang Shiyun suggested. "I will handle this matter. You just stay out of it."
"Sister Shiyun, you still don't believe me!" Lu Fan said with a hint of helplessness.
"I do believe you, of course!" Yang Shiyun quickly nodded. "With the skills you displayed just now, I believe what you say. But to go to such lengths against the Xia family, isn't that too costly?"
"Indeed," Yang Shihai agreed. "If you truly act against the Xia family, it will cause a stir throughout the city, which would be problematic. Xiao Fan, you just stay at home, and leave the rest to us."
"Since Uncle has said so, I will respectfully comply!" Lu Fan clasped his hands. "Coincidentally, Grandmother will also wake up in the next few days. I wonder if she will be happy to see me."
"My dear child, how could Grandmother not be happy to see you!" Yang Shihai sighed. "After the Lu family was annihilated, you were her greatest concern. If she learns you are alive and have healed her ailments, she will surely be greatly moved!"
Hearing these words, Lu Fan felt a slight pang. In truth, the annihilation of the entire Lu family, which had also implicated the entire Yang family, had always weighed heavily on Lu Fan's conscience. There was a barrier, like a vast chasm, that with the slightest touch, would evoke an involuntary response.