Chapter 1978


    It was a state of dishevelment inside the manor of the Vias family.


    “This is very fine wine. A most excellent drink indeed! The meat is splendid as well. Life is so


    wonderful, Ma De. No wonder that sorry b*stard Ye Fan was dying toe back. Good wine, great


    food, and beautiful women... Even if I were to be struck dead, I''d still try toe back here if I


    could.”


    Owing to the size of the Vias manor itself, much of the other areas remained intact in spite of the


    extensive damage sustained by the main region of the estate after the major shing that took


    ce earlier.


    At that moment, Huangniu was dining and wining away in the middle of the hall, its greasy mouth


    slobbering.


    “Huh? Aren''t youdies going to eat? Eat up, so you''d have more energy to go at it with Ye Fan


    tonight! You don''t want to underestimate him because of his skinny frame. The man''s a real beast.


    My Wan''er became weak and couldn''t even walk properly for two days afterward because of him, so


    you all will do well to learn from it.”


    While Huangniu spoke, it twisted off two drumsticks and passed them along to Junie and Noa.


    Unquestionably stunned, Junie and Noa started to wonder what sort of freak it was.


    If it was not enough that the calf could talk, it had a rather uncouth mouth; bringing up dirty jokes


    even.


    “You go ahead. W-We''re not hungry.”


    A little astonished and somewhat bewildered, Noa waved her hand dismissively in reply.


    “Hey, I tried. You chose not to listen, so don''t me me for not warning you when you can''t get


    yourselves out of bed tomorrow morning.”


    Huangniu shook its head with sage-like disapproval before it continued gobbling away like a


    hurricane.


    Junie and Noa were both too innocent to understand what Huangniu was insinuating.


    Why would they be unable to walk for no reason at all?


    Seeing how engrossed Huangniu was with whatever he was doing drew a bitter smile from Junie


    and her


    Is this calf really Ye Fan''s friend? How could it still work up such an appetite while its own friend''s


    life hung in the bnce?


    They reckoned therein that Ye Fan must not be very discerning about thepany he kept.


    Beset by anxiety, neither one of them felt any hankering for food. Instead, they were casting their


    nces outside from time to time.


    Although Junie and Noa had attested to Ye Fan''s prowess and seen how he was able to


    singlehandedly take the world by storm, their hearts remained tightly wound as ever, unable to


    settle.


    That was especially the case for Junie who felt personally responsible for drawing Ye Fan into that


    conflict.


    She was worried about how she might hold herself ountable to Ye Fan''s parents and loved ones


    should anything happen to him.


    “Is Indra that powerful, Ms. Vias? Is he really stronger than Ye Fan?”


    Having heard Noa recount Ye Fan''s suppression by the ancestor and ancient master of India on a


    previous asion had doubtlesslypounded Junie''s worries.


    That was the one thing that she was most concerned about.


    Even though King Folo and his crew were no match for Ye Fan, there was no telling how scary the


    lost legacy of India''s martial arts world might be, with several thousand years of history behind it.


    When Noa shook her head, the fretfulness was visible on her dainty face. “I don''t know either.


    Whatever the case, there was a silhouette that appeared on Folo Mountain that time, though it was


    vanquished by Ye Fan within a few blows.”


    Junie''s unease only burgeoned when she heard that.


    “That jerk''s still as impulsive as he was back then, doesn''t seem to have learned his lesson after


    having gone through this before. Couldn''t he discuss his n with me first before he went


    galivanting?”


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    Junie was on the verge of tears.


    “No, I must go to Folo Pce to find him.”


    She no longer wished to keep waiting as the tension from the uncertainty was almost driving her


    crazy.


    “I''d strongly advise against that. Not only will you not be of help to Ye Fan, but your presence will


    also be a liability to him,” Huangniu''s voice rang out behind her.


    I can''t believe that this guy is still munching away on a drumstick.


    With her teeth biting down tautly on her red lip, Junie ultimately forwent the idea of venturing forth to


    Folo Pce on her own.


    Huangniu''s right. My being there would only be a distraction for Ye Fan, but surely I can''t


    continue to sit here and do nothing?


    “I know you must know of some ways to help Ye Fan, Mr. Huangniu, so won''t you please go and do


    that?” Junie suddenly turned to plea with Huangniu.


    “Banish the thought!” Huangniu rejected her request outright without giving it a second thought.


    “Save him? Like hell, I will! That rascal tried to get me killed by dragging me down to the


    Thundersea, so he should already be counting his lucky stars that I didn''t ughter him myself!”


    Huangniu''s resolute rejection took Junie and Noa aback.


    “A-Aren''t the two of you like, friends?” asked Noa in puzzlement.


    “Friends? You''ve got to be kidding me! He''s no friend of mine! Thest time he visited my old home,


    he almost cleaned out all the treasures from my cave. Tell me, do you think that''s the sort of thing a


    decent human would do?”


    Continuing, he said, “Besides, the b*stard pulled me into the Thundersea and almost got me struck


    dead by lightning. Afterward, I was abandoned, left lying out there in the wilderness for several days


    while he went fooling around. He returned with two chicks but didn''t even bother finding me one. For


    one, he''s unprincipled, and two, disloyal. That''s why this bugger is no friend of mine!”


    Speaking of Ye Fan got Huangniu in a cantankerous mood, and there was no amount of gripingthat


    would suffice as relief for the amount of displeasure he had pent up inside.


    As Huangniu ranted on, it helped itself to a couple more sses of wine.


    “l-lt''s nothing like that. Ye Fan and I are just friends.”


    Noa''s face became a little blushed as Huangniu spoke without a filter, even in the presence of Ye


    Fan''s main squeeze.


    Afraid that Junie might misunderstand, Noa promptly exined herself despite the fact that Junie


    herself had little to say about it.


    Thetter was quite disappointed with Huangniu, though.


    It would seem like this calf cannot be counted on.


    Just like that, Junie and the others continued to wait several hours, stewing in torrid fretfulness, and


    in between, Noa had people sent out seeking news.


    Around midnight, someone came running in.


    “B-Back. The head of the family is back! The god has returned!”


    The subordinates were extremely hyped up.


    That was right. Ever since they witnessed Ye Fan''s greatness, everyone in the manor, regardless of


    standing, started to regard Ye Fan as though he was


    borne of divinity.


    With one fist to shake the mountains and a palm to rule them all, that was, in their esteem, the sort


    of capability that only the gods possessed.


    Bang!


    A shadowy figure fell from the sky andnded on the hard floor outside just as thest person''s


    voice trailed off.


    Noa and Junie immediately ran out.


    Guided by the flickering light of themps by the doorway, they were able to see clearly that it was a


    body.


    Covered in blood and left with only two limbs, the body''s owner was alive, albeit barely, as one was


    able to make out the groans that he let out.


    “Ye Fan... Boohoo..”


    Noa spontaneously burst into tears as she ran over.


    Kneeling beside and clutching that broken body, she bawled her eyes out.


    In the beginning, Junie, too, was shocked.


    Being more experienced and worldly than Noa, she was able to tell very quickly that the man was


    Fen Tian and not Ye Fan.


    Whoosh!


    At that instant, a blistering wind swept across them, and a fiery sword embedded itself into the


    ground before Junie.


    “As promised, I''ve brought you who you asked for, Junie. So, what do you think? I, Chu Tianfan,


    have always been a man of my word. Having sworn to seek vengeance on your behalf, I have done


    just that.”


    Sounds of impassiveughter echoed from the fore.


    The sobbing Noa''s head shot up, and alongside Junie, she turned in the direction of the voice, only


    to see a slender silhouette emerge steadily from the darkness.


    All smiles as he strode on the graveled path, he drove his slender frame forward on this moonless


    night.


    That smidgen of pleasure expressed upon his delicate features was as delightful as a spring


    breeze, akin to a king who had returned after being victorious over the


    vicious.


    “Ye Fan!”


    “Ye Fan!”


    Two squeals of joy seemingly erupted at the same time.