Chapter 29: Slaying Xu Quan

After speaking with Su Xue for a while, Ye Fan turned and left the Sanya company.

Today was the day his younger sister, Xiao Ya, was discharged from the hospital. He had promised her that once she was out, he would take her back to the Ye family ancestral home.

A little over ten minutes later, Ye Fan arrived at the hospital, picked up Xiao Ya, and headed back to the Ye family estate.

Upon arriving at the grand gate of the Ye family mansion, Ye Fan looked up at the dust-covered plaque that read "Ye Family General’s Residence."

A faint pain stirred in his heart. The Ye family had been loyal and honorable for generations. Countless Ye men had died on the battlefield defending the Dragon Kingdom.

Yet now, with the Ye family fallen on hard times, not a single person from Yunzhou City's government, let alone the military headquarters in the capital, had shown any concern or come to pay their respects.

Xiao Ya, watching her brother gaze at the plaque, spoke softly: “Brother, when the family was in trouble, Father covered for me as I escaped. He told me that if I ever found you, he wanted you to restore the Ye family’s honor. Father said the glory of our ancestors must never fade.”

Ye Fan nodded silently. “Don’t worry, Father. I will never betray your trust. I will definitely make the Ye family rise again.”

Xiao Ya continued, “Brother, Father said the situation would be unfavorable when you returned. He told me to find Lin Xiaoyu at the mighty General’s Residence since the Ye family once had a debt of gratitude to the Lin family. They will help you.”

Ye Fan nodded slightly and pushed open the gate of the old mansion. Seeing the courtyard in utter disarray, memories of the Ye family before their downfall flooded his mind.

The laughter and joy of his family came rushing back, vivid as if it were just yesterday.

Suppressing his emotions, Ye Fan and his sister went inside and began tidying and cleaning the house together.

Just then, Ye Fan felt a tremor on his earlobe—a strong cultivation aura was rapidly approaching the Ye family estate.

“Xiao Ya, your wounds have just healed. Rest at home while I go out to buy some food,” Ye Fan said gently.

Having suffered so much, Xiao Ya could not endure any more hardship or fright.

After settling his sister, Ye Fan had just stepped into the front yard when Xu Quan, accompanied by a man with a tiger-head tattoo on his neck, barged into the mansion and confronted him.

Xu Quan sneered disdainfully. “Ye Fan, I told you, you’re no longer the young master of the Ye General’s Residence who once ruled Yunzhou. Now, the Xu family’s power in Yunzhou is such that with a single word, we can bury you without a trace.”

Smack!

Before Xu Quan could react, Ye Fan struck him hard across the mouth, drawing blood.

Clutching his face, Xu Quan was furious beyond measure, shouting, “What? Ye Fan, you reckless fool! You’re at death’s door and still dare hit me?”

Slap! Slap!

Before Xu Quan could grasp what was happening, Ye Fan dealt him two more slaps.

Xu Quan spat blood, enraged, and ordered the tiger-tattooed man, Shan Liang, “Attack! Kill him!”

Silently nodding, Shan Liang launched himself at Ye Fan.

Xu Quan, brimming with arrogance, taunted, “Ye Fan, you insolent cur! You dare strike me? This time next year will mark your death anniversary!”

Bang!

Just as Xu Quan finished speaking, a heavy punch landed.

The once menacing Xu Quan was dumbfounded and pale as he witnessed what happened next.

Boom!

After delivering a powerful punch to Shan Liang, Ye Fan followed with a strong kick, pinning Shan Liang to the ground.

Xu Quan was stunned, unable to believe what he was seeing.

His top assassin, Shan Liang, once said to have fought off hundreds alone, was powerless before Ye Fan—not even able to defend himself.

Boom!

Ye Fan raised his foot again and stomped Shan Liang’s mouth, forcing him to spit blood.

Shan Liang, trembling with fear and pain, begged desperately, “Please spare me, hero! I won’t dare do it again!”

Boom!

Before Shan Liang could finish, Ye Fan stomped again, breaking both his hands. His voice was icy and sharp: “Tell me, why did you seek out Lin Huan of the Lin family and say our Ye family’s Yin-Yang Cauldron is buried in the ancestral tomb mountain?”

Twitching in agony, Shan Liang nodded repeatedly. “Please spare me, hero! It was Xu Fei, head of the Xu family, who ordered me. Also, I know more…”

Boom!

Ye Fan stomped again, breaking Shan Liang’s legs. “What else do you know?”

Shan Liang nodded frantically. “I know Xu Fei possesses another list to deal with your Ye family!”

Trembling, he pleaded, “Please spare me, hero. I’ve told you everything. Please give me a chance to live…”

Boom!

Without waiting for a response, Ye Fan’s foot struck, ending Shan Liang’s life on the spot.

Witnessing this, Xu Quan trembled violently, his knees buckled, and he knelt before Ye Fan, begging, “Ye Fan, I knew nothing of what he said, it’s all unrelated to me. Please have mercy. I beg you!”

Boom!

Ye Fan kicked Xu Quan squarely in the face, raising an eyebrow as he thundered, “You stormed into my Ye family, brought people to kill me, and now you beg for mercy?”

Boom!

With a fierce glint in his eyes, Ye Fan raised his foot and crushed Xu Quan beneath it, killing him instantly.

Ye Fan was no longer the timid youth who wouldn’t even kill a chicken.

Now, whoever dared move against him would die.

At that moment, Wang Jiu, the underground king who had received a call earlier, arrived on the scene.

“Xiao Jiu, sever their heads and send them to the Xu family,” Ye Fan ordered.

Seeing Wang Jiu nod in acknowledgment, Ye Fan added, “My sister is now living here. Send capable men to guard her secretly and protect her at all costs.”

Wang Jiu complied, beheading Xu Quan and Shan Liang, then dragging their bodies away.

He reported, “Sir, I just received word that the warlord of Qianfeng will visit you in Yunzhou in the coming days.”

Ye Fan nodded silently. “Understood. You may go.”

After Wang Jiu left with his men, Ye Fan went to the market to buy his sister’s favorite dishes and cooked for her himself.

As they ate, Ye Fan looked at Xiao Ya and said, “Xiao Ya, now that we’re home, I promise to protect you. No one will ever hurt you again.”

Xiao Ya was now Ye Fan’s only family left in the world. Anyone who dared harm her would face his wrath.

No matter who they were.

Even if it were the Heavenly King himself,

Ye Fan would tear open the heavens to protect her.