Chapter 412: Chapter 412

"Release me and you think I can let him go?" Wu Fatian, who sat collapsed on the ground, looked coldly at Ding Fan. "Starting today, the Heavenly Demon Sect will never let you off!"

With a swing of his longsword, Ding Fan immediately severed Wu Fatian.

How could Ding Fan possibly show mercy to someone who was so intent on killing him?

Thud... Wu Fatian's corpse fell straight to the ground.

Even in his last moments, Wu Fatian had not imagined that he would die so easily.

Originally, Wu Fatian had planned to flaunt his power over Ding Fan and Yang Fan in front of Ji Qing, but unexpectedly, not only did he fail to display his might, he also lost his life here.

Ji Qing's eyes widened in disbelief.

The Heavenly Demon Sect was a super sect capable of contending with the Upper Xuan Sect, the first sect in the world.

Such a sect was not something ordinary people could afford to provoke, yet Ding Fan had directly slain Wu Fatian with a single longsword.

Looking at the corpse on the ground, Ji Qing's brows were tightly furrowed and she remained silent, evidently pondering something.

At this moment, Ding Fan was not at all concerned about killing the sole heir to the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect. He went over and directly took the Tang Sword from Wu Fatian's hand.

Afterward, Ding Fan also removed the storage ring from Wu Fatian's finger, which contained more than five hundred crystal stones.

Wu Fatian was indeed quite the tycoon, carrying so many crystal stones on him.

"Do you know who you have killed?" Ji Qing approached as Ding Fan was examining the treasures inside the storage ring.

"Who it is, what does it matter? He tried to take my life several times. Now that he's dead, he's dead," said Ding Fan in an indifferent tone.

After today's events, even if Ding Fan had spared Wu Fatian, the latter would not have easily let him off. So, no matter how noble the other's status, Ding Fan had no choice but to kill him.

And just as Ding Fan finished speaking, Ji Qing had, at some unknown point, drawn a long whip from her hands. With a flick of her whip, she swiftly bound Ding Fan. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍

"Why are you binding my great-uncle?" Seeing Ji Qing attack Ding Fan, Lu Fan rushed to help.

But before Lu Fan could reach them, Ji Qing struck out with her palm, and Lu Fan was directly knocked to the ground.

At this time, Ding Fan looked at Ji Qing composedly. "What are you trying to do?"

Ji Qing hesitated for a moment. "...Wu Fatian is the sole son of the Heavenly Demon Sect's leader. His death by my side will surely incite the leader's wrath. It's not a big deal if I die alone, but my family and loved ones will undoubtedly suffer because of me... so..."

Ji Qing couldn't continue, but Ding Fan finished her thought beside her. "So you want to tie me up and hand me over to the people of the Heavenly Demon Sect?"

Ji Qing nodded. "For the sake of my family... for the sake of my friends... I am sorry."

"I used to think you were a good person, I had no idea you were a petty opportunist too..." Lu Fan said to Ji Qing.

Ji Qing was silent at this moment.

"Do you think your long whip can restrain me?" As soon as Ding Fan's words ended, a mighty surge of inner strength emerged abruptly, shattering the whip that had tightly bound him.

Ding Fan stood with his hands behind his back, calm and composed...

"How is this possible?" Ji Qing looked at the whip broken on the ground in astonishment.

Although Ji Qing's long whip was not a magic artifact, it was made from the sinews and bones of a Yuan Beast, and was extremely tough.

Yet such a durable whip was so easily broken by Ding Fan.

Whoosh... While Ji Qing was still shocked by Ding Fan's formidable inner strength, Ding Fan was already standing in front of her.

Ji Qing was taken aback, but in the next second, Ding Fan directly struck a palm blow to her chest.

Ji Qing cried out in agony and her body was flung far away.

Thud... After crashing to the ground heavily, Ji Qing spurted out blood and then passed out.

Actually, despite Ji Qing being beaten severely, Ding Fan did not wish to take her life; his palm strike was meant only to deplete her cultivation.

Although Ji Qing had turned against Ding Fan, there was a reason behind it. She acted out of desperation to avoid implicating her own family, and Ding Fan naturally understood her.

By depleting Ji Qing's cultivation, Ding Fan had his own reasons... In a way, injuring her could be considered as saving her life.

With the sole heir of the Heavenly Demon Sect's leader slain and Ji Qing's cultivation depleted, the sect's wrath would no longer fall upon Ji Qing.

It's common knowledge that if a martial artist loses their cultivation, it's as good as losing their life. Even if the Heavenly Demon Sect is considered an evil cult, they should have the decency not to lay hands on a woman who has been deprived of her cultivation.

After concluding this, Ding Fan used the Soul Capturing Technique to erase this part of Ji Qing's memory.

Once that was done, Ding Fan left Ji Qing next to the corpse of Wu Fatian. Then, with peace of mind, he took Lu Fan away with him.

Although earlier Ji Qing had struck Lu Fan with a palm to his chest, the blow wasn't very heavy. Ding Fan gave Lu Fan a Pill, which, after swallowing, left Lu Fan with no serious consequences.

Before Lu Fan left, Ding Fan also erased Lu Fan's memory regarding Wu Fatian.

After all, Ding Fan had killed the only son of the Heavenly Demon Cult's leader. The matter was of great importance; if Lu Fan inadvertently blurted it out, not only Ding Fan but the entire Lu Family of Dejiang would suffer the consequences.

So, Ding Fan erased this part of Lu Fan's memory.

Back in his own room at the hotel, when Ding Fan pushed the door open, he saw Mu Zi lying on the soft bed in a spread-eagle fashion, breathing evenly, apparently asleep.

Mu Zi had obviously taken a bath before sleeping, her hair still damp. Her wide sleeping robe could hardly conceal her delicate skin. The hem of the robe barely covered the crease of Mu Zi's thighs...

Without even using his Divine Sense, Ding Fan could be certain that Mu Zi was not actually asleep. The young lady's heartbeat was incredibly fast, clearly very nervous at the moment. If she were truly asleep, her heartbeat would not be so agitated.

At this time, Ding Fan chose not to bother Mu Zi, not knowing what this little fairy was up to. He pretended to be very tired and collapsed on the sofa, feigning sleep...

Just before Ding Fan returned, Mu Zi happened to be fixing her hair. When she heard Ding Fan at the door, Mu Zi had a spark of inspiration, hurriedly lying on the bed in a haphazard manner and striking the most seductive pose she could.

While Mu Zi secretly hoped that something would happen, Ding Fan unexpectedly collapsed onto the sofa. Mu Zi listened carefully for a while, and sure enough, he seemed to fall asleep with loud snores.

At this point, there was no sense for Mu Zi to keep faking it. She got up from the bed, not bothering with Ding Fan beside her, pulling down the neckline of her sleeping robe revealing the upper half of her bosom.

"Is it that my assets are not impressive enough to catch Brother Fan's attention," Mu Zi murmured to herself.

Lying on the sofa, Ding Fan nearly choked on his own spit after hearing Mu Zi's words.

Having settled down for sleep, Mu Zi didn't make any more fuss and simply tidied up a bit before going to bed herself.

The night passed without incident, and the next day, Ding Fan, Cheng Bufan, Qi Luomei, and Mu Zi arose early for breakfast.

A few days had passed since the Longxi Auction ended, and the hotel was no longer as lively as before; many people had already left.

Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan began discussing their journey back to Yanjing.

"Brother Fan, my grandfather mentioned that the daughter of an old subordinate of his is getting engaged in Xingcheng in a couple of days, and he wants me to go there on his behalf. However, grandfather is worried about me going alone..." Mu Zi said, blinking her beautiful Yanjing eyes expectantly at Ding Fan.

How could Ding Fan not know Mu Zi's little scheme? She clearly wanted him to accompany her to Xingcheng.

"Little brother, since it's , why don't you accompany Mu Zi? Luo Mei and I need to return earlier; the Sect is waiting for our report," Cheng Bufan suggested.

Ding Fan had no objections to parting ways, as everyone had their own affairs to attend to. Thus, he agreed to the suggestion.

"Since that's settled, Luo Mei and I will set out after breakfast," Cheng Bufan announced.

"Xingcheng isn't far from here. After breakfast, Mu Zi and I will make an early start over there. Once we've finished the business here, we'll also be able to head back sooner," Ding Fan said.

After breakfast, Cheng Bufan and Qi Luomei left first.

After their departure, Ding Fan also checked out of the hotel with Mu Zi.

Xingcheng wasn't far from Longxi; Mu Zi had checked online the day before, and it would only take two to three hours to get there.

Because of the short distance, Elder Mu had asked Mu Zi to represent her in Xingcheng.

Ding Fan hired a taxi and, after paying a generous fare, they set off for Xingcheng.

The highway from Longxi to Xingcheng had been completed at the end of last year, so just two hours later, Ding Fan and Mu Zi had already arrived in Xingcheng.

Once in Xingcheng, Mu Zi didn't plan on visiting her grandfather's old subordinate right away. Mu Zi had met many of Elder Mu's old comrades and subordinates, all of them stubborn old men. There was nothing interesting about being with them.

Mu Zi decided to meet Elder Mu's old subordinate on the day of the engagement ceremony.

After arriving in Xingcheng, Mu Zi decided to find a place to stay first and then inquire about any interesting places to visit in Xingcheng.

While Ding Fan and Mu Zi were looking for hotels, Ding Fan realized that someone was following him.

Using his Divine Sense to investigate, Ding Fan was somewhat surprised to find that he knew the person tailing him.

The faithless man who had abandoned Su Qi, the daughter of the Master of Wuhe Sect, on the mountain beside the Longxi Auction...