"He's gone mad again."
Lin Bufan watched Shi Zhixuan leave and then put away the Evil Emperor Relic.
With so many people around, it's not a good time to absorb the Evil Emperor's relic.
However, soon, two people were missing.
Shi Qingxuan and Hou Xibai chased after Shi Zhixuan.
Lin Bufan was worried about Shi Qingxuan, so he quickly chased after her.
The group had barely run out of the treasure vault when Shi Zhixuan was already gone; they had lost track of him.
A large contingent of troops appeared ahead, and it was no ordinary army; it was the imperial army led by Yang Guang.
Yang Guang was accompanied by several hundred people from the Dugu clan and several dozen people from the Yuwen clan.
Yuwen Chengdu and Yuwen Wudi were prominently listed.
The Yang Gong Treasury was small, and most of the troops couldn't get down; they were all outside, above.
The Yue Ma Bridge, the moat, and the outer perimeter of Chang'an City were probably filled with tens of thousands of imperial guards.
"You're Lin Bufan?"
Inside Yang Gong's treasure vault, Yang Guang questioned him sternly.
Lin Bufan countered, "You are Yang Guang?"
"How dare you!" the Dugu clan leader roared. "How dare you call the Emperor's name like that?"
"And who are you?"
"The noble Dugu, Dugu Peak."
The arrogant leader of the Dugu clan said, "Don't think that you are invincible just because you killed Ancestor Yuwen. Little do you know that there are always people more powerful than you and heavens beyond heavens."
Lin Bufan sneered: "From what you're saying, you know the saying 'there are heavens beyond heavens'?"
"Of course." The Dugu Clan leader said arrogantly, "With the Empress in seclusion, the Evil King missing, and the three Heavenly Realm experts not appearing, my Dugu Peak is the sky of the Great Sui Jianghu."
"Such arrogance! Come on then, hit me! I'm standing right here, let's see what you can do to me!"
Lin Bufan called to his men, "Liaokong, little monkey, go up and beat him up."
"I couldn't ask for more." The young monk shifted his form and used the Sun-Changing Technique to attack the Dugu Clan Leader.
"Don't call me little monkey, only my master can call me that."
Hou Xibai roared angrily, but still followed Lin Bufan's instructions and used the Sun-Changing Technique to attack the Dugu Clan Master.
"The Sun-Changing Technique?"
The Dugu Clan leader responded cautiously, "The Overlord Blade Yue Shan technique—is this the move you used to kill Ancestor Yuwen?"
"Enough nonsense, old man, go to hell."
The young monk shifted his form and circled behind the Dugu clan leader, grabbing his hands.
Hou Xibai seized the opportunity to attack the throat of the Dugu clan leader.
The leader of the Dugu clan suddenly unleashed a sword strike, deflecting Hou Xibai's attack.
Then, using the art of shedding one's skin, he broke free from the young monk's restraints.
After one round, the leader of the Dugu clan was breathing heavily, feeling somewhat troubled.
The "Changing the Sun Technique" truly lives up to its name.
However, he had only just warmed up and hadn't yet shown his true strength.
They even had the leisure to mock Lin Bufan: "Is all you can do is hide behind women and children?"
"Who are you calling a child?" the young monk retorted, wanting to hit him again.
The Dugu Clan leader was happy to oblige. He didn't have many rules here. He wouldn't kill children or women, but he treated everyone equally. Anyone who blocked his way would die.
Lin Bufan remained calm and took the initiative to issue a challenge.
"How about we go out and have a good fight? This place is too small to really show off our skills."
"Very well." The Lonely Clan Lord sneered, "Outside Yang Gong's Treasure Vault, I'll make you die with a clear conscience."
"It's not certain who will die."
Lin Bufan had already decided to kill him.
Two masters were about to have a life-or-death duel, and Yang Guang decided to grant their wish, ordering everyone to leave Yang Gong's treasure vault.
A moment later, the group retreated to the outside of Yang Gong's treasure vault, to the moat, near the Yue Ma Bridge, where they discovered...
Many people arrived, people from all sides.
Representatives from the Song and Li clans, along with the Dugu and Yuwen clans who served Yang Guang, made all four major clans of the Sui Dynasty present.
Key figures from the Song and Li factions did not attend; instead, the attendees were mostly second-in-commands or even younger members of the younger generation.
For example, on the Song Clan's side, Song Que from the Heavenly Blade Sect did not appear. Instead, Song Que's second brother, Song Zhi, as well as Song Que's son, Song Shidao, and daughter, Song Yuzhi, came.
On the Li clan's side, Li Yuan of Taiyuan also did not appear; instead, his sons Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, and his daughter Li Xiuning came.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling mingled among the Li clan's people. When they saw Lin Bufan, they waved excitedly: "Big brother, big brother, we're here."
There were too many people, and the shouts were drowned out by the noise. No one paid attention to the two dragons' cries; all their attention was on Lin Bufan and the Dugu Clan Leader.
Yang Guang looked down at the crowd with an air of superiority and said in a domineering tone, "All of you ministers have come. Watch closely as Minister Dugu crushes this traitor of the court who dared to steal my secret of immortality and covet the treasure trove of Lord Yang."
As he spoke, he cast a suspicious and warning glance at Li Shimin, Li Xiuning, Song Zhi, Song Shidao, and their group, and asked in a probing tone, "My dear ministers, you have come to Chang'an City not because you also want to compete with me for the Longevity Formula and Yang Gong's treasure, are you?"
Li Shimin and Song Zhi quickly denied it, displaying their high emotional intelligence by saying they came for the Emperor and hoped to help him solve his problems.
"Hahaha." Yang Guang laughed triumphantly, very satisfied with the attitude of the Li and Song clans, and urged the Dugu clan leader to quickly deal with Lin Bufan.
Dugu, with his unyielding ideology, became increasingly arrogant, believing himself to be the most powerful fighter in the area.
How impressive it would be to kill an arrogant brat in front of so many people!
For the next decade or so, legends of his invincibility will circulate throughout the martial arts world.
"Kid, are you ready?"
The leader of the Dugu clan stretched his wrists and neck, his face contorted in a ferocious expression, preparing to unleash a massacre.
Today, he not only wants to kill Lin Bufan, but also several of Lin Bufan's companions.
A boy, two girls, and a young man from the Flower Sect—they all deserve to die.
Lin Bufan walked over slowly, his eyes flashing with extreme killing intent. "Killing you requires absolutely no preparation."
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