Chapter 580: Chapter 362: Eliminating Wei Fan Takes Priority
Although Wei Fan and Feng Hua came to the City Lord’s Mansion in Yun Jin City with Zhi Hua, they are merely guests, unlike Zhi Hua, who, as the sister of Yang Tao, the Northern Guardian King, is the rightful owner here and naturally won’t live together with them.
Along the way, the subordinates of the City Lord’s Mansion greeted Wei Fan respectfully, but he noticed that their expressions were not pleasant, even mixed with anger.
After walking for a while, Wei Fan finally saw Zhi Hua and Feng Hua by the gate of the front yard.
The two were sitting by a stone table, their pretty faces tense and frosty.
Wei Fan was about to speak when he heard Yang Tao’s voice from the main hall of the front yard: "According to you, he is still a Demon Hunter, and you should press the Demon Hunter Organization to hand him over."
Yang Tao’s voice was filled with anger, yet he suppressed it with a hint of helplessness.
At this moment, a voice full of coldness sounded: "Don’t use the Demon Hunter Organization to pressure us. True, we don’t dare to press the Demon Hunter Organization to hand him over, but I can tell you, we cannot deal with the Demon Hunter Organization, but dealing with your Da Xu Yang Family is no difficult matter."
"You are making unreasonable demands. Do you think my Yang Family has the ability to hand over such a person? If we had such capabilities, we wouldn’t be intimidated by you."
A voice belonging to a Martial King expert of the Yang Family rang out. During the previous banquet, Wei Fan had clinked glasses with this person and knew his identity.
The previous voice paused briefly before continuing: "You have a point, then hand over Yang Zhihua, and we won’t trouble the Yang Family with other matters!"
Hand over Zhi Hua? Someone came to trouble the Da Xu Imperial Family’s Yang family and directly reached Zhi Hua’s eldest brother Yang Tao in Yun Jin City.
"What happened?"
Wei Fan sat down next to the stone table, also paying attention to the conversation in the front yard.
Upon seeing Wei Fan arrive, Zhi Hua urgently whispered, "Hurry, I’ll take you out through the back door."
Wei Fan, not knowing what was happening, couldn’t just leave: "Tell me first what’s going on, could it be that a Martial Saint has come knocking on our door?"
Feng Hua shook her head: "It’s not a Martial Saint. People from the Fire Qilin Cave in Nanhe Continent have come, demanding the Zhihua Clan hand you over..."
In the eyes of all forces on the Beiding Continent, Wei Fan’s origins are mysterious, as if he appeared out of thin air.
The first time he appeared was in Zilan City, already possessing the cultivation of a Martial King Second Layer. Aside from that, no one could find out about his past.
His enemies wanted to trace his background, so they could only target the people around him.
Among those around him, Feng Hua had the deepest ties with him. However, Feng Hua was even more mysterious than Wei Fan; at least Feng Hua knew Wei Fan came from the Wilderness and knew everything about him, yet Wei Fan knew nothing about her.
Secondly, there was Zhi Hua, who had been with them recently. Zhi Hua’s background was simple, anyone with the capability could quickly find out she was a princess of the Da Xu Kingdom.
The people from the Fire Cloud Cave came to Beiding Continent to avenge Tian Qiuping but couldn’t find Wei Fan’s whereabouts. So they decided to threaten the Yang Family to hand over Wei Fan in the name of the Holy Sect, reasoning that Zhi Hua and Wei Fan were friends.
This incident was originally unrelated to Zhi Hua and the Yang family, but that’s how the Jianghu works—might makes right. Even if Wei Fan has no relation to the Yang family, Fire Cloud Cave aggressively found their way to Yun Jin City and threatened Yang Tao, the Northern Guardian King, to hand him over.
"Is that so? I’ll go meet them so as not to trouble the Yang family."
Wei Fan stood up but was held back by Feng Hua: "Don’t be reckless. The Fire Cloud Cave is not simple. Killing them here will only bring trouble to the Zhihua Clan. Rest assured, no matter how overbearing the Fire Cloud Cave is, they wouldn’t dare casually destroy an Imperial Family nor kill the Northern Guardian King at the frontier..."
The Imperial Family is monitored by the Demon Hunter Organization and also protected by it. If it’s not the Imperial Family initiating conflicts with sects, even the Holy Sect wouldn’t casually destroy an Imperial Family merely relying on force.
Feng Hua knew Wei Fan too well. Saying to meet with the Fire Cloud Cave people meant intending to slaughter the experts they sent.
If Wei Fan were to slaughter the Fire Cloud Cave people in Yun Jin City, it would cause trouble for the Yang family. He could easily leave, but the Yang family’s vast business could not.
"Fire Cloud Cave is no ordinary Holy Sect. Whether in the Nanhe Continent or Beiding Continent, they are a colossal entity, existing for over twenty thousand years, with three Martial Saints on the surface. Who knows how many more in the shadows!"
Feng Hua explained to Wei Fan, letting him understand how powerful the sect was. Wei Fan might not fear Fire Cloud Cave, but the Yang family could not contend with them.
If someone from Fire Cloud Cave died at the Yang family’s hands, the Demon Hunter Organization couldn’t protect them because the strong from Fire Cloud Cave were also combating the Demon Fiends. The Demon Hunter Organization couldn’t be biased.
If this really happened, the Demon Hunter Organization wouldn’t need to justify saving the fallen Holy Sect Yang family or wooing a powerful Holy Sect like Fire Cloud Cave.
"Existing for over twenty thousand years, with three living Martial Saints, it truly is a colossal entity."
Wei Fan was somewhat surprised. Comparing the Zilan Sect with the Fire Cloud Cave made them seem worlds apart. Though both are Holy Sects, the gap between them is absurdly wide.
"So, what shall we do?" Wei Fan asked, frowning.
He didn’t fear the Fire Cloud Cave but didn’t want to implicate the Zhihua Clan.
Zhi Hua replied: "At most, the Northern Guardian King will swallow some grievances. They won’t dare do anything to him. This is still Beiding Continent, not Nanhe Continent. Without finding you, they’ll leave.
These people can die anywhere but not in the City Lord’s Mansion of Yun Jin City."
If killing were possible, she would have already taken action against the people of Fire Cloud Cave.
"My sister only knows Wei Fan by acquaintance, Tian Qiuping’s death has nothing to do with her. If you want to hand over someone, then do it; does Fire Cloud Cave have to brutalize people this way?"
Yang Tao’s face darkened, naturally unwilling to hand his sister Zhihua over to the people of Fire Cloud Cave.
Sun Wu sneered: "The Da Xu Yang Family may refuse to hand anyone over, and Fire Cloud Cave will not force it, but if Yang Family disciples encounter mishaps while traveling outside, it has nothing to do with my Fire Cloud Cave."
He spoke openly, issuing a threat.
In the absence of proactive provocation from the Da Xu Imperial Family Yang Family, Fire Cloud Cave indeed didn’t dare start a battle with Yang Family or send strong warriors to annihilate them.
But if they really want to attack secretly, it wouldn’t be a problem to kill a few Yang Family disciples training outside. As long as it’s not a public action against Yang Family and there’s no evidence, the Demon Hunter Organization would have no means to handle such matters.
Upon these words, Yang Tao and the Yang Family Martial Kings present all changed their expressions, not expecting even the Holy Sect to speak such shameless words.
Yet they couldn’t really hand over Zhihua, and dealing with Fire Cloud Cave isn’t easy; is Wei Fan, who dared to slaughter Fire Cloud Cave disciples, easier to deal with?
"Do you really think that with the Demon Hunter Organization’s protection, you dare offend my Fire Cloud Cave, thinking my Fire Cloud Cave is made of mud?"
Another expert from Fire Cloud Cave, Li Tianming, snorted coldly, not concealing his killing intent in the slightest.
"Yang Family disciples traveling outside will inevitably face life and death, so it’s best not to trouble yourselves. I think you should focus on finding Wei Fan to avenge Fire Cloud Cave’s disciples, as it’s quite embarrassing to be slain publicly."
"Farewell!
Having said this much, Yang Tao didn’t bother to pretend anymore, directly dismissing them, unwilling to waste further words with Fire Cloud Cave’s people. Others might not know, but he knew Wei Fan was in the mansion.
Based on Wei Fan’s previous display of prowess, these two Martial Kings from Fire Cloud Cave are already as good as dead; there’s no need to converse with the dead.
The Yang Family Martial Kings present hesitated to speak.
They were indeed somewhat afraid of Fire Cloud Cave’s threat, but with Yang Tao holding great sway in the Yang Family as the Northern Guardian King and a Peak Martial King, it was beyond their control.
Moreover, they couldn’t let Yang Tao hand over his sister to Fire Cloud Cave, only able to shake their heads and lament Yang Family’s unwarranted disaster.
"Worthy of the Great Xu Northern Guardian King, quite stalwart, let’s hope Yang Family disciples are equally resilient!"
Li Tianming and Sun Wu showed anger on their faces for the first time; Yang Tao not only drove them away but mocked Fire Cloud Cave over Tian Qiuping’s death.
Suppressing their anger, the two left the City Lord’s Mansion, momentarily unsure where to find Wei Fan. If there were any trace of Wei Fan, they wouldn’t have resorted to threatening Yang Tao in Yun Jin City.
"Go to Zilan Sect; the information came from them, and they’ve had encounters with Wei Fan. They might have a trace of his presence!"
Sun Wu suggested, as powerful as Fire Cloud Cave is, their influence is in Nanhe Continent, and now they need to rely on local forces in Beiding Continent to find traces of Wei Fan.
Li Tianming questioned, "Don’t we give Yang Family a lesson?"
Just a fallen Holy Sect’s Yang Family dares to treat Fire Cloud Cave so lightly; he planned to stay near Yun Jin City and first kill a few Yang Family members to vent his anger.
His previous words weren’t just said for show; he truly intended to kill.
Sun Wu shook his head: "Yang Family members can be killed anytime; we will punish them slowly later. Avenging Tian Qiuping, killing Wei Fan, and getting pointers from the Spring and Autumn Martial Saint for breaking through to Martial Saint is the most important now."
"Brother Li is indeed correct!"
Li Tianming nodded, immediately summoning a war chariot, and together with Sun Wu, they soared away.
The war chariot took off in Yun Jin City, shooting towards Cloud Summit with a thunderous roar, leaving many below pale with fright.
Some Martial Kings in the city initially wanted to shoot down the war chariot, but upon seeing the Fire Cloud Cave emblem, they refrained.
"So arrogant!"
Yang Tao stepped out of the hall and gazed at the sky, his face a boiling cauldron of anger. The Five Great Domains cities never banned flying, but people rarely flew recklessly within the city.
Some worried about disturbing the public, while others feared offending powerful masters. Numerous instances of people being killed for flying over strong individuals’ heads occur each year.
Li Tianming and Sun Wu, however, cared not for these concerns, brazenly using a war chariot to fly within Yun Jin City, showing how domineering Fire Cloud Cave is.
"He should make a move; otherwise, my Yang Family disciples won’t be able to leave the family for a while!"
He turned to look toward the courtyard where Wei Fan resided, hoping Wei Fan would cut down those two arrogant Martial Kings from Fire Cloud Cave.
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