Chapter 60 - 60 57 Out-of-Town Ambush and Murder

60: Chapter 57 Out-of-Town Ambush and Murder 60: Chapter 57 Out-of-Town Ambush and Murder “Young Master Ye Xuan, please wait.” Just as Ye Xuan was about to join the crowd and witness the fate of Jun Shan and the others, at that moment, a soft and numbing voice reached him. Looking up, he saw the charming Lady Hua Rui, smiling radiantly as she approached him. “Is there something you need?” Seeing the voluptuous beauty approaching with a swaying gait, Ye Xuan’s heart skipped a beat. Having seen this woman’s tactics firsthand, he was now quite wary. If it had been someone with lust clouding his judgement, he would have been immediately ensnared by Lady Hua Rui, completely at her mercy. “I have admired Young Master Ye Xuan for a long time. Now that I have the pleasure of seeing you, my heart is greatly delighted. I would like to invite the young master to the inner hall for a chat. I wonder if Young Master Ye Xuan would honor me with his presence?” Lady Hua Rui’s eyes held a flirtatious gaze, and her already tight-fitting red dress seemed to have been intentionally pulled down a bit further. This scene nearly blinded the onlookers! Everyone knew that Lady Hua Rui was a woman who appeared hot on the outside but was cold on the inside. To take the initiative to invite someone, to speak of long-held admiration, and even hint at seduction! Sёarch* The Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. This was a first. Even the heads of the three major families in the Capital might not receive such treatment. Many men swallowed hard and then regarded Ye Xuan with eyes full of envy. The latter was just a green youth; what virtues or abilities enabled him to win such favor from the beauty? Did Lady Hua Rui favor this type? Among the crowd, many thought they were at least fresh meat themselves. Why couldn’t they land such good fortune? “Lady Hua Rui is so leisurely and elegant. If I were to decline, I would be sweeping away the lady’s good mood.” Ye Xuan smiled, a gleaming brightness to his expression, as if graciously accepting Lady Hua Rui’s flirtations. However, those around him viewed it with a mix of intense jealousy and resentment. “It’s just that I have a thrilling spectacle that I must not miss. I’m afraid I won’t be able to accompany you today. Another day, I will certainly visit.” Ye Xuan’s smile remained, but with a twist in his tone, he excused himself. Upon seeing Ye Xuan tactfully decline, the onlookers were momentarily petrified, and then each of them bemoaned the injustice of fate. Such a rare chance for a brush with grace—if Lady Hua Rui would show them such favor, they would pay any price. Yet, now this young man had declined. Why wouldn’t such an opportunity fall to them instead? Lady Hua Rui, surprised at being refused by Ye Xuan, had a flash of astonishment in her beautiful eyes. She knew well the power of her allure over men, and yet her charm was ineffective against Ye Xuan, which dealt her no small blow. However, thinking of Ye Xuan’s standing in the eyes of the higher-ups at the Spiritual Items Workshop, Lady Hua Rui smiled sweetly. Then, a touch of regret appeared on her seductive face, “If that is so, then I shall not insist further. I hope that next time, Young Master Ye Xuan will not decline again.” “That is a certainty.” Ye Xuan nodded lightly, and after a courteous bow, he left the auction with Xia Xun. “Why didn’t you accept? It’s the first time I’ve seen Lady Hua Rui take the initiative to invite a man. She probably truly favors you, and this is a chance that all the men in the Capital dream of, yet you turned it down.” Once outside the Spiritual Items Workshop auction hall, Xia Xun looked at Ye Xuan and couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity. “I don’t like women who are too mature; I prefer them a bit green.” Ye Xuan thought for a moment before replying offhandedly, then quickened his pace towards the city gates. “Is that so?” Xia Xun was taken aback. She hadn’t expected such a direct response from Ye Xuan. Of course, that reason was acceptable, but as far as she knew, didn’t all men like women like Lady Hua Rui, with their big breasts and voluptuous figures? Yet Ye Xuan didn’t? “What am I thinking, getting so muddled? What does it have to do with me?” Shaking her head vigorously, Xia Xun quickly settled her mind and hurried to catch up. … South Gate of the Capital, one mile away. Above the plains, a dozen figures surrounded an elder in black, trapping him so tightly not a single gap was left for escape. Among those figures stood Jun Shan and Jun Wuyan from the Jun family, along with other top fighters of their clan. Since it was forbidden to fight within the Capital, a rule that had been strictly adhered to for a long time, even the Jun family did not dare to violate it. Therefore, they had intercepted the elder in black at the city gate, knowing that outside the city, the killing of the man would go unpunished. By the time Ye Xuan and Xia Xun arrived, the standoff between the two sides was on the edge of erupting into violence. “Old man, hand over the Life Extending Pill, then cripple one of your arms, and I might consider sparing your life,” Jun Shan looked coldly at the elder in black. As far as he was concerned the elder had no way to escape that day, and the Life Extending Pill must naturally fall into his hands. Crippling an arm was the price for vexing him during the auction. “Hmph, the Jun family really is worthy of being one of the Capital’s three great clans. You lost to this old man at the auction, and now you use such disgraceful, underhanded methods in secret, attempting to rob and murder me? Unfortunately for you, you’ve picked the wrong target today.” Seeing this, the elder in black also snorted coldly, seemingly not taking the Jun family’s members seriously at all. “Still so defiant when death is upon you, take him down!” Tired of listening to the opponent’s nonsense, Jun Wuyan shouted fiercely, and the Jun family experts around him sprang into action. Two moved particularly fast, reaching the elder in black’s rear as soon as Jun Wuyan gave the order, their fierce fists and palms targeting the elder’s vital points. “Scram!” Just as the two were about to make contact with the elder, he suddenly roared, his right foot stomping fiercely on the ground. Instantly, a violent surge of True Qi, as though burrowing into the earth, divided into more than a dozen True Qi paths along the ground, spreading like cyan pythons. In that instant, the two in front were struck first, sent flying, while the remaining dozen or so were hit by the True Qi paths one after another, without exception, everyone was sent tumbling through the air. After repelling all the attacking Jun family experts, the elder in black moved like a ghost and before Jun Wuyan could react, he was already in front of him, seizing his throat and lifting him. “Stop!” Seeing Jun Wuyan’s throat seized, Jun Shan’s expression drastically changed and he struck out fiercely, his sharp purple Claw Light aiming for the elder in black. However, this ferocious attack appeared weak before the elder in black. Switching his hold to his left hand on Jun Wuyan, the elder struck out with his right hand as quick as lightning, delivering a heavy punch. Thump! Fist collided with claw, and in the next moment, Jun Shan flew backward, vomiting blood, his expression one of shock. “A Martial Sect Master?!” Such formidable strength, he had only ever felt from his father, Jun Zhantian, and compared to Jun Zhantian, this aura was even stronger. “So, you want to cripple one of this old man’s arms? Then I’ll cripple you first.” A cold light flashed in the elder’s eyes as he grasped Jun Wuyan’s wrist. “No!” Jun Wuyan’s face instantly filled with terror, but the elder in black mercilessly crushed his wrist. A scream of agony pierced the sky, and Jun Wuyan passed out from the intense pain. “Damn you, if you dare to do this, be prepared to face the wrath of the Jun family!” Seeing Jun Wuyan’s hand crippled, Jun Shan also roared with a dark face. “The Jun family? If you seek revenge, come to Green Leaf Valley, where this old man will be waiting.” The elder in black gave a cold laugh, discarding Jun Wuyan on the ground like a dead dog before walking away nonchalantly, clearly not taking Jun Shan’s threats to heart. “What, Green Leaf Valley?” Hearing the words Green Leaf Valley, Jun Shan was visibly shaken, disbelief flooding his eyes. This elder in black, could he actually be from Green Leaf Valley?