Chapter 1788


    “Are there only three thousand left?” Tang Xian''s brows immediately scrunched up in a furrow.


    As the world''s leading martial power, the Chu Sect was five thousand strong at its peak, but they


    found themselves down to only three thousand pairs of able hands at that moment.


    That was to say that Ye Fan had singlehandedly ughtered nearly half of their disciples.


    However, even at their current numbers, the Chu Sect disciples were still a force to be reckoned


    with, as all of the martial artists from the various nations in Epea did not exceed two thousand when


    added together.


    Although China boasted of a poption of one-point-four billion, there were only, on record, a paltry


    one to two thousand martial artists registered with the War God Castle.


    In other words, the number of martial artists Ye Fan had culled on two trips to the Chu Sect was


    already equivalent to having eradicated them from Epea in their entirety.


    “No! The disparity is too much. A mere three thousand is far from being enough,” Tang Xian


    bellowed. “Go and get in touch with the Brown family, the DuPont family, the Adams family, and all


    the rest of the Chu Sect''s vassals. Have them send out their men and mobilize all their military and


    political clout to lock down the borders to Norwal City immediately!


    I want eyes stationed at every stretch of road and coastline leading out of this city!”


    “In addition, have an arrest warrant issued for Chu Tianfan and the Dragon God Hall in both the


    secr and martial arts world. Let it be known that anyone who harbors them shall be regarded as


    our enemy! Also, have a hundred thousand copies of Chu Tianfan''s photos printed out and


    distributed to all personnel involved in the manhunt. I refuse to believe that that little twerp from


    China would be able to escape from the heart of Chu Sect''s stronghold!” In somber spirit, Tang Xian


    rattled off his instructions in a highly organized fashion.


    With Chu Yuan currently recuperating in retreat, the task of searching for Ye Fan and rescuing Tang


    Yun naturally fell upon Tang Xian''s lone shoulders.


    On top of representing the Tang family''s future and aspirations, Tang Yun was the head of the Chu


    Sect as well. In a bid to save her, Tang Xian was also expectedlymitted to hunting down Ye


    Fan.


    Whatever leads he should find on Ye Fan, he would report to Chu Yuan right away.


    Deprived of the protection of the four Dragon yers and Moon God, the arrival of the Old Master


    would mean the end of Ye Fan, whenever Ye Fan should show himself.


    Shortly after the announcement for the all-out extermination of thetter in both the martial and


    secr realms was made, word had arrived through one of Chu Sect''s affiliated families.


    “We have ourselves a lead, head of elders. Someone from the Brown family has been killed by


    martial artists, and they suspect that the culprit may very well be Chu Tianfan, the one who we''ve


    been searching for!” the subordinate anxiously reported inside the hall.


    The head of elders was astounded. “Is this true?”


    Meanwhile, Ye Fan and his crew convened on the shores of Lake Elterton and began to retreat


    toward the fringes of Norwal City in an orderly manner.


    However, they were beaten to the punch, for every stretch of the coast that led away from the


    borders had already been ced on watch.


    On top of that, a massive force had converged in wait along the entire coastline, and included in


    their ranks were members of Anndur''s navy.


    “Damn it! How did this Chu Sect manage to summon these many people? I reckon that they must


    have mobilized at least a hundred thousand men just to capture us.”


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    The wizened faces of Li Er, Lei San, and the others were set in a taut furrow when they learned of


    their present predicament.


    “These people are outsiders, not members of the Chu Sect itself. The Chu Sect had been building


    themselves up here for generations and had practically turned the whole of Norwal City into their


    own stronghold. Here, they wield considerable influence within the military, political, and corporate


    arenas, amongst others. Major local families like the Browns and the Adams have all be their


    vassals,” a beautiful woman to the side said softly in response to Li Er and the rest''smentations.


    “Huh? Who might this be, Mr. Chu?”


    Li Er and his contemporaries had already noticed this resplendentdy in thepany of Ye Fan for


    some time.


    Alongside the translucent veil that kept her face shielded from view, her slender figure had been


    comprehensively concealed beneath her flowing ck dress.


    In spite of that, Tang Yun''s otherworldly countenance, poise, and grace still drew the involuntary


    gazes of others upon her.


    Even Li Er, who had been at Ye Fan''s side for so many years, could not recall when there was such


    a curious woman around Ye Fan.


    Could this be another of Mr. Chu''s confidantes? But she seems remarkably well-informed about


    matters pertaining to the Chu Sect.


    Li Er and the others were quietly absorbed in their own thoughts while Xu Lei to the side, too,


    evoked a look of puzzlement.


    For reasons unknown, she found this veiled woman to be somewhat familiar, as though they had


    met somewhere before.


    “This here, is my cousin,” Ye Fan exined.


    He neglected to mention that the one before them was Tang Yun, the head of the Chu Sect, as her


    identity was, after all, a little too sensitive given the circumstances.


    Moreover, it was not Tang Yun''s wish to reveal who she was either. If word spread that the head of


    the Chu Sect herself was eloping with their enemy, it could prove devastating to the sect''s


    reputation.


    Tang Yun did not desire to see her own master be theughing stock of the martial arts world.


    This was a sentiment Ye Fan was well aware of and hence, endeavored to help keep her identity


    under careful wraps on his part.


    “Cousin? Do you have another cousin besides Yuyan, Ye Fan? How is it that I don''t know anything


    about that?” Xu Lei sounded somewhat doubtful.


    Ye Fan rapped the rascal over the head. “Stay out of grownups'' business,ss,” Ye Fan chided.


    That scene made Xue Renyang, Li Er, and the others wince, for they knew that this Ms. Xu before


    them had the stature of a queen in Yanjing''s corporate world.


    Perhaps only Ye Fan is the only one in all of China who would be able to lecture her like a child.


    What stood out more to them was how Xu Lei merely sped her noggin and whined, hardly


    seeming upset.


    “Huh? Did you mention the Brown familyjust now, Yun? How many Brown families do you know of in


    Norwal City?” Sparked by a sudden recollection, Ye Fan arched his head toward Tang Yun.


    “Just the one,” Tang Yun replied candidly.


    Ye Fan''s expression fell when he heard that.


    “This is not good. Trouble might be abound.”


    Jarred by a bad feeling about all this, Ye Fan turned to walk off.


    “I''m going back to see to something, so all of you should go on ahead and make your way back on


    your own. We''ll reconvene back in Jiangdong!” Ye Fan''s words reverberated amongst them.


    Xu Lei and Chiike Shizuka wanted to catch up with Ye Fan but by the time they looked up, they


    realized that he was already gone.


    Predictably, Tang Yun had also departed alongside him.


    “They came expressly to look for you, so why didn''t you let them wait so that you may all return to


    China together?” Tang Yun asked Ye Fan enroute.


    Ye Fan shook his head. “I''m the one who the Chu Sect wants, so why get them dragged into it?”


    Prior to this, Ye Fan did n to break out of Norwal City alongside Li Er and the others, but the


    gravity of the situation at hand had doubtlessly exceeded Ye Fan''s own expectations.


    To think the Chu Sect actually went out and tapped on the strength of outsiders to corral me. Given


    these circumstances, being in arge group makes Ye Fan and the others a more visible target.


    Hence, it would be better for them to make their way back on their own than risk being seen with


    him.


    Tang Yun did not respond to Ye Fan''s words, but the esteem she held inside for this man had only


    been enhanced.


    She had no idea how much courage one must muster up in order to go up against the entire Chu


    Sect alone, for even when faced with the besiegement of the Chu Sect and in spite of having the


    support of thousands of his allies, Ye Fan nheless chose to brave the storm on his own.


    The very thought of that suddenly left Tang Yun dispirited because she was now unsure whether


    she would be able to sessfully retreat to China alongside Ye Fan.


    Inside the city, the students'' condominium was suddenly ced under lockdown by personnel that


    came surging out of nowhere to have one of the propertiespletely surrounded.


    At this moment, a strikingly beautiful woman was already strung up inside one of the rooms with her


    previously pristine body peppered with wounds all over.


    Shallow of breath, her disheveled appearance cut a sorry sight.