The master of Liu Ruoyan was named the Divine Nun Qiongying, the sect leader of the Biluo Nunnery in Nansha. Her cultivation was in the late Foundation Establishment stage. In the martial arts world, everyone believed Biluo Nunnery to be a martial arts sect. Little did they know, it was actually a hidden cultivation sect, extremely mysterious.
"Alas," Divine Nun Qiongying looked at Liu Ruoyan and said, "It's not that I'm unwilling to help you, but the strength of this person before us is simply too great. He is even a level higher than your master."
Qiongying's words made Liu Ruoyan's heart plummet.
"Is he really that strong?" Liu Ruoyan gritted her teeth, still unwilling to believe Divine Nun Qiongying.
Divine Nun Qiongying nodded and said, "He is currently using spiritual power techniques on your father. And when I appeared earlier, he was able to suppress me with his cultivation."
Liu Ruoyan looked at Ye Bufan's receding back, tears streaming down her face.
"Don't worry, he probably won't kill your father," Divine Nun Qiongying said. "He just wants to get the information he needs. Have your father tell him what he wants to know."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruoyan gritted her teeth and opened her mouth to speak, but then closed it again.
"If I speak now, it would mean I've bowed my head to Ye Bufan." Liu Ruoyan was still unwilling, but seeing her father's pained expression, contorted and twisted, she couldn't bear it.
"Dad! You should say it. We can't deal with Ye Bufan," Liu Ruoyan finally spoke, calling out to Liu Sheng.
Ye Bufan turned his head to look at Divine Nun Qiongying, then turned back to Liu Sheng.
Upon hearing Liu Ruoyan's voice, Liu Sheng's entire body slumped, and he gave up struggling.
"People from Sakura Island want to deal with you," Liu Sheng said. "But I don't know the specific method."
Ye Bufan frowned. The people from Sakura Island were cunning. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Did you reveal my sect's old site to the people from Sakura Island?"
Liu Sheng shook his head. Only then did Ye Bufan retract his technique.
"Liu Sheng, I hope today's matter ends here. I hope you don't overstep your bounds. Otherwise, your fate will be the same as this person from Sakura Island," Ye Bufan said before disappearing from his spot.
Liu Sheng collapsed onto the floor. Once Divine Nun Qiongying confirmed Ye Bufan had left, she went to Liao Yuan's side and removed the silver needles from her.
"Master," Liu Ruoyan, wronged, threw herself into Divine Nun Qiongying's arms and cried.
"Amitabha," Divine Nun Qiongying said to Liu Ruoyan's family of three, "Ruoyan, after this ordeal, are you and your parents willing to come with me to Nansha and reside in my Biluo Nunnery?"
Liu Ruoyan nodded and said, "Disciple has let go of the past and is willing to follow Master to Nansha Biluo Nunnery."
Liu Sheng frowned, his face filled with unwillingness. Liao Yuan walked to Liu Sheng's side. Clearly, Liu Sheng had not let go and was still thinking about his commercial empire.
"Benefactor Liu, this world is about to fall into chaos. Even if your commercial empire is built now, all of it will turn to dust in times of great upheaval," Divine Nun Qiongying said. "If you accompany Ruoyan to Nansha Biluo Nunnery, I will do my best to protect your family's safety amidst the chaos."
"Master, are you referring to the Blue Star's predicament you mentioned before?" Liu Ruoyan asked.
Divine Nun Qiongying nodded and said, "It is highly possible that the world will fall into great chaos then, and many things will overturn people's current understanding."
Liu Sheng sighed softly and said, "Alas, forget it, forget it. As long as the family is happy together. Go, go, leave this place."
Divine Nun Qiongying nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then prepare yourselves well and follow me to Nansha."
...
Meanwhile, after Ye Bufan left, he didn't rush back to the Chu family villa.
Instead, he had just searched Liu Sheng's memories and found several suspicious places where there might be traces of people from Sakura Island.
Among them was a bar in the city center. After leaving, Ye Bufan called Chu Mengyao and asked her to investigate the background information of that bar.
The result was that the mastermind behind the bar was a businessman from Sakura Island who had lived in the Kyushu region for ten years.
Ye Bufan quietly hid in the shadows, observing the situation inside the bar. It was daytime, and bars should typically be closed, but Ye Bufan noticed that the bar was bustling with people, and many were even entering.
"Hmm?" Ye Bufan noticed that among the people entering the bar, some walked with a heavy gait, like marionettes.
"Living puppets?" Ye Bufan was greatly surprised. "I didn't expect living puppets to appear here!"
"Baka! Why hasn't Kawane Mako returned yet?"
Inside the bar, a middle-aged man dressed as an Onmyoji roared in anger. The people around him retreated in fear, not daring to speak.
"Foundation Establishment middle stage!"
Ye Bufan frowned. Since when did Jinhe gather so many cultivators?
"Lord Onmyoji, should we still worry about Mako?" a man beside him asked.
"No more waiting," the other replied. "Our plan for Sakura Island is most important."
"Plan?" Ye Bufan took a deep breath. Then, he smelled a faint scent of blood from the bar. Not long after, he saw someone bringing out a child, about four or five years old, from the back.
Ye Bufan's eyelids twitched. He saw that a total of forty-nine people in the bar surrounded the Onmyoji, appearing to be performing some kind of ritual.
"Wuwuwu—"
The child looked around in terror and immediately burst into tears.
The Onmyoji ignored him, lifted the child, and then a large snake appeared in the bar.
The snake was entirely red, and its scales were constantly dripping blood, matching the scent of blood Ye Bufan had detected.
"Hiss— Hiss— Hiss—"
The blood snake greedily flicked its tongue towards the child and lightly licked the child's head.
The child, having never seen such a sight, cried even more fiercely.
"This thing wants to eat this child?" Ye Bufan was greatly surprised and disappeared from his spot, reappearing in the bar.
The moment Ye Bufan appeared, the blood snake suddenly became restless.
The Onmyoji looked around vigilantly and said, "Someone has intruded."
Upon hearing this, the remaining forty-eight people immediately became vigilant, each scanning their surroundings.
"Good heavens, this blood snake's senses are truly strong," Ye Bufan frowned. "Let's save the child first."