Jin Sihuan fled in a hurry, glancing back from time to time, fearing that Jin Yucheng's men would catch up.
But he didn't notice that not far ahead, a person had already appeared, waiting for his arrival.
"Ah—"
Jin Sihuan turned back and saw Ye Bufan standing about ten meters in front of him. He immediately stopped and then frantically ran in another direction.
Five minutes later, Jin Sihuan thought he had escaped Ye Bufan's clutches. He looked up, and Ye Bufan appeared before him again.
"I thought you would protect your two younger brothers," Ye Bufan chuckled. "But I didn't expect you to abandon them and run away yourself."
Jin Sihuan took a deep breath, cautiously retreated a few steps, and shouted at Ye Bufan, "Ye Bufan, let me go. I'll go back to the capital and give you money, lots and lots of money, more than you can spend in this life or the next."
"Do you think I'm short of money?" Ye Bufan retorted.
Jin Sihuan was stunned for a moment, his face changed drastically, and he shouted at Ye Bufan, "Ye Bufan, don't be ungrateful. If you kill me, the Jin family will not let you go. Even if the Chu family's status is not what it used to be, they don't have our Jin family's foundation. As long as our Jin family's ancestor makes a move, you and the Chu family will be finished."
"And that Jin Yucheng, who colluded with outsiders to deal with his own family, should also be wiped out by the ancestor," Jin Sihuan's expression gradually became twisted.
"I remember, your father used this very reason to get my father expelled from the capital, didn't he?"
Jin Yucheng also arrived with his men at this moment, while Jin Zaixing and Jin Dalang had long since disappeared.
"Jin Yucheng! What did you do to my two brothers?" Jin Sihuan's face changed, and he roared.
"What? Now you care about your brothers' lives? I didn't see you caring about them when you were running away just now?" Jin Yucheng retorted coldly.
Jin Sihuan's face darkened as he said, "Jin Yucheng, I'll kill you."
With a fierce shout, Jin Sihuan charged towards Jin Yucheng. Ye Bufan sent a trace of true qi towards Jin Sihuan, and Jin Sihuan immediately fell backward, clutching his chest and collapsing on the ground.
Jin Yucheng sneered and said to Jin Sihuan, "I advise you to give up struggling, or you will only have one outcome."
Jin Sihuan lay on the floor, chuckling bitterly, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, and looked resentfully at Jin Yucheng.
"You, and your father, wanting to return to the capital is impossible, absolutely impossible. If I, Zaixing, and Dalang die, according to my father's temperament, he will definitely suspect you. Then you will all be finished."
Jin Yucheng frowned deeply and shot up into the sky. A swordsman behind him threw a long sword at Jin Yucheng. Jin Yucheng caught the sword in mid-air, spun it, and a faint sword intent emanated from his body as he lunged at Jin Sihuan.
"I'll take you down with me if I die!" Jin Sihuan slammed his hands on the floor and sprang up, but in the next second, he was struck by a mysterious force and fell back to the ground.
Jin Yucheng thrust his sword towards Jin Sihuan's heart. Jin Sihuan looked at Jin Yucheng with disbelief, and finally turned his gaze to Ye Bufan.
"Mr. Ye, why did you intervene just now?" Jin Yucheng cupped his fists and bowed to Ye Bufan, somewhat confused. He had clearly been able to deal with Jin Sihuan, but Ye Bufan had still intervened.
"Look at his sleeve yourself," Ye Bufan said to Jin Yucheng.
Jin Yucheng cut open Jin Sihuan's sleeve with his sword. Inside were dense steel balls, specially made. If he had been careless, he would have been hit.
A martial artist's duel is decided in an instant. If Jin Sihuan had intended to perish with Jin Yucheng, those steel balls would have exploded, taking Jin Sihuan with them, when they approached Jin Yucheng.
Jin Yucheng felt a chill down his spine just thinking about it.
After dealing with the bodies of the three Jin brothers, Jin Yucheng began to make his next move.
A few days later, the news of the three Jin brothers' deaths reached the capital. Jin Feng, the current patriarch of the Jin family and Jin Sihuan's father, was furious. Immediately, the Yue family contacted Jin Feng, saying that three members of their family had been killed in Jinhe.
Suddenly, a name appeared in their conversation.
After a brief discussion, they jointly issued a martial world bounty order. Anyone who could kill Ye Bufan would receive two hundred billion.
The news shocked the entire country. Everyone knew that Ye Bufan had appeared at the Martial Arts Tournament. They never expected him to be so reckless, killing the three sons of the Jin family patriarch and also the old patriarch, current patriarch, and future patriarch of the Yue family in Huzhou.
Discussions raged online, but those people could no longer trouble the Chu family. The Chu family had grown rapidly in a short period, and their members were heavily protected by experts.
Everyone only knew Ye Bufan's address in the Xiangshan Villa.
After the martial world bounty order was issued, a large number of martial artists rushed to Xiangshan Villa, but they all found it empty. There was only a note left by Ye Bufan.
"I am at Cangyun Mountain, on the outskirts of Jinhe."
This news was posted online, sparking a wave of discussion.
"Isn't this Ye Bufan too arrogant? This is a blatant provocation."
"What's the use of provocation? A martial world bounty order. In the past hundred years, who has been able to escape a martial world bounty order?"
"The last person who died from a martial world bounty order, I remember, was also very arrogant at the beginning, wasn't he?"
"I bet Ye Bufan will die."
"I think if Ye Bufan dares to do this, he must have confidence. I think he can survive."
For a time, the internet was polarized, with some believing Ye Bufan was doomed and others believing he could create a miracle.
"Stop arguing. I'm on my way to Cangyun Mountain. I'll live stream it for you. You can watch the live broadcast and find out." At this moment, the streamer from the martial arts tournament posted a message.
Meanwhile, in Cangyun Mountain.
Ye Bufan sat in a pavilion halfway up the mountain, enjoying the mountain breeze among the trees, waiting for those who would come to kill him.
From the bamboo forest not far away, there was a rustling sound. Huangfu Yujia walked out of the bamboo forest.
"Miss Chu sent me to help," Huangfu Yujia said.
Ye Bufan looked back and said, "I never do things I'm not sure of. Go back and protect Chu Mengyao well."
As he spoke, Ye Bufan's eyes narrowed. The Broken Sword flew out of his body. Huangfu Yujia was startled. By the time she reacted, the Broken Sword had already flown past her.
"Ah—"
A scream was heard, and the first corpse appeared in the bamboo forest...