Chapter 2019
It''s Chu Tianfan! Chu Tianfan has returned!
When that name rang out from within Tang Xian''s head, an unprecedented sense of dread washed
over him.
His wrinkled face turned ashen, and his expression turned grim.
“W-What''s up with you, Mr. Tang? You''re frightening me!"
The change in Tang Xian''s demeanor rmed the second elder beside him.
“Ah! Kill me, kill me...”
At that exact moment, Chu Zhengliang, who had been sealed at the peak of Mount Chumen,
suddenly let out a devastating roar.
His voice was carried by the cold night winds into the hall.
That bellow that came out of nowhere had the two elders shuddering in fear. The head of the elders
himself jumped up and grabbed a de from the table, looking to sh at the first person who
mighte at him.
However, very quickly, they realized that they had overreacted.
“M-Mr. Tang. It''s the head of the Chu family...” the second elder exined.
That came to the head of elders as some reprieve, but he nheless struggled to settle the
unease he felt inside.
“For a moment, I thought that he had arrived,” Tang Xian said amidst his lingering fear.
“Who are you referring to?” asked the second elder, confounded.
Looking at him, the head of elders enunciated, word for word, “Chu Tianfan!”
Thud!
The second elder immediately fell off the couch.
There were some people whose name was still capable of driving horror into the hearts of those
who heard it long after his passing.
Both of the elders were people who had experienced that major battle from many years ago where
Ye Fan single-handedly stormed the Chu Sect, swept away the Supremes from the Chu family, and
destroyed the Chu Sect''s protective formation firsthand.
Had it not coincided with Chu Yuan''s emergence from his retreat, the ancient power they had
possessed for centuries might havee to ruin at the hands of that man named Chu Tianfan.
“H-Have you lost your mind, Mr. Tang? Chu Tianfan''s dead. He''s f*cking dead as a doornail for a
d*mn long time. How could the dead possiblye back to life? Unless you mean to tell me that
ghosts exist?”
The second elderughed as he picked himself up off the floor, using humor to mask the panic and
fear he felt inside.
What the head of elders had to say afterward, however, shook him to the core.
“Do you still remember what the Fifth Elder said before he passed? Just think about it. Who could
have struck such fear within the Fifth Elder? Who possessed the ability to kill him? Who also bore
such hatred toward the Chu Sect? Who else could it be, apart from Chu Tianfan?”
The second elder was positively stupefied. With a zed expression, he regarded the head of
elders while quivering. “D-Don''t you scare me, Mr. Tang. Did we not witness Chu Tianfan end his
own life with our own eyes? How could he possibly still be alive?”
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“We''ve never found his body, even now, haven''t we?” the head of elders noted.
What ensued was silence. Dead silence.
Once an idea manifested, one would quickly discover how prior points of contention would
seeminglye together to validate that notion.
The death of the Fifth Elder, the fall of the King of India, and the mysterious disappearance of the
envoys from the various countries in the earlier period of time all seemed to indicate the emergence
of someone both formidable and elusive.
It was thus highly possible that that person could very well be the one who had been pushed over
the edge by the entire world; the Hall Master of Dragon God Hall and the Unrivalled Supreme—Chu
Tianfan!
Panting vigorously, the second elder was feeling quite overwhelmed.
As logical as Mr. Tang had put it, it can''t possibly be. How could he still be alive? Pierced by tens of
thousands of swords, Ye Fan could not have survived even if his body was made of steel.
“Of course, all of this is purely my conjecture, so perhaps I had been worrying myself for nothing.
Out of caution, though, we should still take care of some loose ends.”
Tang Xian''s eyes darkened, and he appeared extremely solemn.
He had a feeling. Should the Chu Sect fail at their enterprise at that time, there could be only one
reason—Chu Tianfan.
Hence, in order to avoid such a worst-case scenario, no matter how remote it might be, it was his
duty as the Chu Sect''s head of elders to ensure that they were fittingly prepared.
“What are you going to do, Mr. Tang? If Chu Tianfan is alive, the few of us are going to be hapless
against him. We have to inform Ms. Tang, Old Master, and the head of the Chu family...”
Since that battle at the Chu Sect years ago, the head of the Chu family, Chu Zhengliang, had been
imprisoned at the top of Mount Chumen, leading a life worse than death.
His position was vacated as a result.
It was fortunate then that Chu Zhengliang''s son, Chu Tianqi, was able to break new heights and
make tremendous gains in his own ability, thus able to sessfully take over as head of the family,
instantly turning him into one of the three most important figures within the Chu Sect.
That was why those three, in the esteem of the followers of the Chu Sect, were thought of as the
only ones who would be able to stand against Chu Tianfan.
The head of elders shook his head. “The responsibility of dealing with Chu Tianfan belongs to Ms.
Tang and the rest of them, but the business of dealing with Chu Tianfan''s subordinates falls to us.”
The eyes of the second elder lit up when he heard that. “Could you be referring to those four
Supremes who are presently being detained by the Jones family?”
Tang Xian nodded in earnest. “We can''t leave those people alive anymore. Otherwise, if Chu
Tianfan is indeed still alive, he might regroup with his former subordinates and march on the Chu
Sect once more. I fear seeing a repeat of the cmity of yesteryear!”
The Chu Sect had almost been razed to the ground by Ye Fan many years ago, leaving more than
half of the elders dead at his hands, with many of them counted amongst the sect''s most
extraordinary elites.
It took them many years and the application of the secret technique provided by Chu Yuan to
elevate their strength for them in order for them to recover.
Tang Xian managed to survive by the teeth of his skin thest time, so should there be a repeat of
that previous catastrophe, it was aplete unknown whether he would be able to live through it
again.
“But Ms. Tang has forbidden us to harm those people, Mr. Tang... It''d be hard for us to answer to her
should we take it upon ourselves to move against them,” the second elder said worriedly.
All along, the elders had collectively hoped to be rid of those fourSupremes but had been met by
the opposition of Tang Yun, who wanted to turn them to the service of the Chu Sect instead.
In spite of the years that passed, those old fools had not relented. They continued to refuse
cooperation
and had thus remained imprisoned.
“To hell with consequences! Extreme circumstances demand extreme measures. In order to rid
ourselves of any potential threats, these people have to die! We can''t afford to dally either, so this
needs to happen tonight!”
With his mind already set, Tang Xian went on to hand down his instructions on the spot.
His charges were to pass along his orders to the head of the Jones family to have the remaining
members of Dragon God Hall executed.
It was alreadyte at night, so the members of the Jones family had long turned in for the day.
Yet, the visitors from the Chu Sect still came and knocked at their door anyway.
“Where is the head of your family? Summon Mr. Jones to us! Mr. Tang has important instructions
that must bemunicated to him personally!” the envoy from the Chu Sect said solemnly to the
subordinates of the Jones family with a decree in hand.
Not daring to defy him, the Joneses swiftly ran along to inform the head of the family, Bill Jones, of
the
situation.
“What did you say? Someone from the Chu Sect is here with orders for me?”
Bill, awakened from his slumber, frowned reflexively after getting changed.
What could the Chu Sect possibly want from me thiste and so urgently at that?
“Go and wake Michael, and have him be on the alert immediately to deal with any unexpected
incidents that may arise.”
With a worried look on his face, Bill first arranged for his son to be on his guard before he went to
greet the envoy from the Chu Sect.
“Mr. Tang has ordered you, Mr. Jones, to execute those four remaining members of Dragon God
Hall. Their heads are to be cut off and handed over to me so that I can bring them back to the Chu
Sect! Owing to the urgency of the situation, please carry out the order immediately!”
The envoy announced TangXian''s decision and ordered Bill to follow through on it right away.
Bill''s reaction, however, was that of astonishment. “What? Execute the four Supremes? Why? Did
Mr. Tang exin his reasons for this? Why the sudden urgency to condemn them to death?”