"Bufan, did you break his legs or his hands?"
Chen Bufan smiled. "Don't worry about that. In any case, he won't come harass you anymore."
"Alright. What about Sisi?" Jiang Yurou asked.
"She's in the car outside," Chen Bufan said.
Just then, Canglong walked over in a hurry.
"Lord, are you alright?"
"Didn't I tell you to watch Sisi?" Chen Bufan frowned.
"I had my men keep an eye on her, but I was worried something might happen to you and my sister-in-law, so I came over to check," Canglong said.
"You thought something would happen to me?"
Canglong gave an awkward smile. Indeed, with the Lord's strength, how many people in this world could possibly hurt him?
Rumble!!
Right at that moment, a violent roaring sound suddenly echoed from the street outside.
Oh no!
As if sensing something, Chen Bufan quickly headed downstairs.
They rushed outside, only to see a sedan speeding away at an incredible pace toward the far end of the street.
It was the very car he had ridden in.
Sisi was still inside!
Chapter 18: Wrath Ignites the Night Sky!
"Is this how you have your men keep watch?" Chen Bufan demanded angrily.
"What happened?" Canglong asked his subordinates.
"Reporting to Dragon King, someone just claimed to be Ms. Jiang's friend and went to check on Sisi in the car. We didn't expect that the moment he got in, he drove the car straight away." The subordinate was filled with remorse.
"You bunch of idiots!" Canglong was furious.
"Lord, it's my fault for failing to handle this properly..."
"Stop wasting time talking, go after them!" Chen Bufan shouted.
Canglong decisively led his men in pursuit.
"Bufan, could Sisi be in danger?" Jiang Yurou was extremely worried.
"Don't be afraid, she'll be fine. Let me take you home first. By the time we get there, Canglong might have already brought Sisi back," Chen Bufan comforted her.
They waited at home for an hour, but there was still no news. Jiang Yurou grew increasingly anxious.
"Bufan, do you think Supervisor Bai sent people to retaliate against us?"
"Impossible," Chen Bufan said. With the person already gone, what was there to retaliate for? Besides, Supervisor Bai was just a small fry. Judging by the way the culprit drove off with Sisi, the intent was extremely deliberate, unlike something a petty person would do.
It wasn't until midnight that Canglong finally returned.
"Did you find her?" Jiang Yurou asked hastily, while Chen Bufan stared fixedly at Canglong.
Canglong dropped directly to his knees. "I'm sorry, Lord, sister-in-law. It's all my fault for failing to handle things properly and losing Sisi. We still haven't found her!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yurou lost her footing and burst into tears. "What are we going to do if something happens to Sisi..."
"Yurou, don't overthink it. She'll be fine." Chen Bufan was burning with anxiety inside, but he forced himself to stay calm.
"Buzz, buzz~~"
At that moment, Jiang Yurou's phone suddenly vibrated with a video call.
It might be related to Sisi!
She quickly answered. A young woman appeared on the screen, wearing exquisite makeup and a cold, arrogant expression.
"I'm looking for Chen Bufan."
Jiang Yurou turned to glance at Chen Bufan. "It's for you."
Chen Bufan stepped into the camera's view. The moment he saw the woman on the screen, a chilling frost instantly surfaced in his eyes.
"Chen Bufan, long time no see. I didn't expect to meet you this way."
Han Feiyun!
Han Lie's daughter. Years ago, when he married into the Han Family, it was as Han Feiyun's husband.
Past memories flooded his mind, making Chen Bufan's gaze even colder.
"Did you snatch Sisi?"
"Old friends meeting again, aren't you going to greet me first?" Han Feiyun's expression was haughty.
"Answer me, did you snatch Sisi?" Chen Bufan intensified his tone.
"Chen Bufan, you're nothing more than a dog. What qualification do you have to speak to me in that tone?" Han Feiyun grew angry. "I want you to call me master right now and apologize for your attitude just now!"
"Han Feiyun, answer my question!" Chen Bufan's eyes looked ready to devour someone.
"You won't obey? Then let me show you a gift."
The camera shifted, suddenly aiming at an iron cage. Imprisoned inside that cage was a little girl with a look of sheer terror on her face.
"Sisi!" Chen Bufan cried out urgently. It really was Han Feiyun who had snatched her! This bitch actually imprisoned his daughter in a cage; she was utterly outrageous!
"Little thing, your dad was just a dog in my house back then. How about you be a dog from now on too?" Han Feiyun crouched down and patted Sisi's head with her hand.
"My dad is a great hero, you aren't allowed to scold my daddy!" Sisi shouted stubbornly.
"Haha, a great hero? More like a big clumsy bear!" Han Feiyun laughed recklessly, pinching Sisi's face hard until it turned bright red.
"If you have a problem, take it out on me, don't bully my daughter!" Chen Bufan's eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could fly to her side right this instant and tear Han Feiyun into a thousand pieces.
"As you wish. Before twelve o'clock tomorrow, I want you, Chen Bufan, to come kneel at the door of my Han Family, bark like a dog a hundred times, and then say a hundred times that you were wrong. Otherwise, your daughter..."
On the screen, Han Feiyun's expression turned utterly evil.
"I'm warning you, if Sisi loses even a single strand of hair, I will make you, Han Feiyun, and everyone in the Han Family pay with your lives!!" Chen Bufan roared.
The murderous intent radiating from him could be felt right through the screen!
"Then let's see if you come tomorrow, haha!!" Han Feiyun laughed triumphantly.
With that, the video feed cut off.
"Han Feiyun, you bitch!" Chen Bufan gritted his teeth.
"Bufan, what is your relationship with this woman? Why is she doing this?" Jiang Yurou asked.
"There's no time now. I will explain everything clearly to you later!" Chen Bufan comforted her.
"Chen Bufan, even now, you're still so stubborn? I told you long ago that the Han Family wouldn't let this go, and now they've gone and snatched Sisi. Tell me what we're supposed to do!" Jiang Yurou said in agony. The thought of Sisi being abused made her heart feel as though it were being ripped apart!
That was her daughter, yet someone had locked her in a cage! How was she going to get through the night?!
Chen Bufan took a deep breath. Was he not worried about Sisi?
She was his only daughter, who had waited for him a full three years, sent over a thousand text messages, and folded countless paper cranes, all just for a single glimpse of him.
And now, she was being abused like a dog. The mere thought made Chen Bufan's heart bleed!
"Yurou, please trust me one last time. I will bring Sisi back, and I will never let anything happen to her!" With that, Chen Bufan immediately took Canglong and headed out.
"I'll give the Han Family three days to think, but since they're in such a rush to die, I'll let them live one day less!" Chen Bufan said ruthlessly.
"Canglong!"
"Subordinate is here!"
"By my command, spare no resources to trace the vehicle information! Also, assemble more men and follow me to Han Lie's house!" Chen Bufan quickly ordered.
"Understood!" Canglong nodded and immediately sprang into action.
On this very night, countless members of the Demon God Palace lying low in the shadows of Liyang mobilized in a massive wave once again.
A hunt targeting the Han Family had officially blown its horn!
Chen Bufan vowed that this time, he would completely erase the Han Family from Liyang and consign them to history!
Major government departments in Liyang were resting when suddenly, receiving a certain order, they held emergency meetings through the night, immediately mobilizing resources from all sides to launch a special operation.
Some minor police stations thought they were about to crack some major case, only to find out in the end that it was just to track down a vehicle's information. They were all utterly shocked.
Meanwhile, several sedans arrived simultaneously in front of a villa—Han Lie's home.
Countless men in black stepped out of the cars, numbering in the thousands. Their imposing aura pierced the skies!
"What are you people doing?" the Han Family guards asked in alarm.
"Executing justice on behalf of heaven!"
A cold voice rang out as Chen Bufan stepped out from the crowd, his posture god-like, overwhelming the nine heavens and ten earths.
"Search this place thoroughly. Leave no stone unturned!"
With that command, thousands of people flooded into the Han Family residence, turning virtually every corner upside down.
"Reporting to the Lord, we didn't find your daughter, and Han Lie and his daughter aren't here either," a subordinate reported.
A sharp glint flashed in Chen Bufan's eyes. As he expected, they weren't here, which was why he had split his forces and let Canglong continue searching for the vehicle information.
"Sisi, where on earth are you..." Chen Bufan felt a surge of anxious urgency.
"Lord, we have a lead!" At that moment, Canglong called.
"After investigation, we've tracked the vehicle's trail and confirmed your daughter's location."
"Great!" Chen Bufan said excitedly.
"Keep your eyes on the target, I'm bringing my men right over!"
In a flash, Chen Bufan led his men away.
The moment the main force departed, the entire Han Family residence was subjected to a bloodbath. A raging fire consumed the luxurious estate, resembling the anger burning in Chen Bufan's heart as it lit up the night sky.
"No need to wait until tomorrow, Han Feiyun, I'm coming for you!"
Chapter 19: An Overwhelming Force Descends Like a Tidal Wave!
In the suburbs of Liyang, at the foot of a wild mountain, stood an abandoned factory overgrown with weeds.
At this moment, men in suits surrounded the factory, patrolling back and forth with extremely strict guard.
Inside the factory, Han Feiyun had no desire to sleep; she was still high with excitement.
"Dad, just wait and see. Tomorrow Chen Bufan will come to the front of our house to kneel and beg for forgiveness. I want everyone in Liyang to know that he's nothing more than a stray dog, only fit to bow his head before our Han Family. After humiliating him, I'll kill his child and wife right in front of him and see what kind of expression he has!"
"Feiyun, you're always full of tricks." Han Lie laughed heartily.
Since hiring assassins failed to kill Chen Bufan, striking at the people around him truly was a brilliant plan!
"I'm just worried about one thing right now—what if Chen Bufan finds this place?" Han Feiyun said.
"Feiyun, you can rest easy about that. This place has been abandoned for twenty or thirty years, and there's only one small path leading out, without even a security camera. Even if Chen Bufan calls the police, it'll take him two or three days to find a single clue. Besides, we have so many people guarding the perimeter; any slight disturbance will be under our control," Han Lie said with absolute confidence.
"Then there's no problem," Han Feiyun said with satisfaction.
...
Nobody knew that amid the dark night, thousands of Demon God Palace members were surrounding the factory from all directions.
Like a raging, primordial flood, they scaled mountains and crossed ridges, demonstrating extraordinary operational capability!
At the same time, a white figure suddenly descended from the sky, landing on the outer perimeter of the factory.
"Who goes there?" a lookout asked with sudden alertness.
"Chen Bufan!" the newcomer said coldly.
"What, Chen Bufan?!" The lookout was severely startled. Before he could even react, a cold flash swept past.
Bang!
The lookout instantly collapsed to the ground.
"Alarm, alarm! Someone has broken in!!"
Harsh siren horns blared instantly around the factory. Everyone sprang into action, forming a squad of over a hundred men and charging directly toward Chen Bufan.
Chen Bufan couldn't wait for the rest of the Demon God Palace. Burning with impatience, he gripped his battle sword and instantly unleashed a bloody slaughter.
"Puff, puff, puff..."
His cold sword danced, and one person after another collapsed. In just a short moment, the ground was already paved with corpses.
Before him, only a single man remained standing. It wasn't that Chen Bufan refused to kill him, but rather that the man was so terrified he couldn't even move, trembling violently with a pale face!
Casting his gaze past Chen Bufan, the man saw a dense, pitch-black crowd surging forward like ants. That invincible aura shook his soul so profoundly that with a clank, he dropped his weapon, buckled at the knees, and dropped to the ground to beg for mercy.
"What qualification do you have to kneel to me!" Chen Bufan said coldly, swinging his long sword.
"Splat!"
Before the man's knees even touched the ground, they were severed by a single sword strike. Like a horse with its hooves cut off, he pitched face-first onto the ground, bled out, and went straight to see the King of Hell.
"Seal off this place! Not a single one escapes!" Chen Bufan shouted.
"Understood!" Tens of thousands roared in unison, shaking the night sky.
In the eyes of every single one of them burned fanaticism!
They didn't even need to lift a finger; the Lord had handled all the bodyguards by himself, wielding a sword technique so exquisite it rivaled martial arts masters!
To witness this with their own eyes was the fortune of a lifetime!
Fighting completely alone, Chen Bufan cut his way straight into the interior of the factory!
Deep inside the factory, upon hearing the alarms outside, Han Lie, Han Feiyun, and several trusted aides of the Han Family all crawled out of bed.
"Could Chen Bufan have actually broken in?" The thought flashed instantly through Han Lie's mind. He pulled a firearm from his drawer and hurried outside.
Before he could even step out the door—
Bang!
A violent explosion rang out, sounding like an earthquake. Wooden panels and chunks of stone rained down everywhere.
The entire heavy iron door, along with the wall beside it, instantly shattered into pieces.
Terrified, Han Lie scrambled to find cover. Once he calmed down slightly, he stared wide-eyed.
The massive iron gate had been twisted into something resembling a pretzel.
Amidst the billowing dust and smoke, a single figure stood proudly, resembling the master of the heavens and earth, supreme across the eight desolate realms!
"Chen Bufan!" Han Lie screamed at the top of his lungs, feeling a blast of icy air rush down his throat as his heart turned freezing cold.
He found it hard to believe that Chen Bufan could actually find this place, and in such a ridiculously short amount of time!
"I originally intended to give your entire Han Family the chance to live one more day, but since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish right now!" Chen Bufan shouted coldly. A boundless imposing aura swept outward, stirring up fierce gales on the spot.
"Is he even fucking human?!" Han Lie was dumbfounded.
The aura of a single man was no weaker than that of a god or demon. His anger alone could alter the winds and clouds of heaven and earth—this simply wasn't normal!
He suddenly realized that his previous suspicion of someone powerful assisting Chen Bufan was wrong; that "expert" might very well be Chen Bufan himself!
Four years apart, the good-for-nothing had transformed into a dragon, completely different from before!
"Chen Bufan, it's even better that you came knocking on your own. We'll settle things right here! Men, kill him!"
However, after his voice faded, not a single person appeared.
"Stop shouting. All your subordinates have already gone to Hades. If you want to live a little longer, tell me immediately: where is Sisi locked up?" Chen Bufan demanded, closing in.
"If you don't want your daughter to die, then you'd better submit obediently!" Han Lie said coldly. Across all of Liyang, apart from Hall Master Xing Ao who could suppress him by half a head, he placed nobody in his eyes.
"I'll ask once more: where is Sisi imprisoned?" Chen Bufan's tone turned chillingly, terrifyingly dark.
"If you want to know where your daughter is, do as I say!" Han Lie assumed a lofty posture. Four years ago, Chen Bufan was just a live-in son-in-law of his family, subject to beatings and scoldings at will; did he still want to step on his head now? He ought to take a piss and look at who he really was!
"If you won't talk, then go to hell!" Grasping his sharp sword, Chen Bufan strode forward.
The blade scraped against the ground, screeching and throwing wild sparks!
Han Lie's pupils constricted. The murderous intent on this kid was far too thick—this wasn't the Chen Bufan he knew at all.
"Chen Bufan, I order you to kneel! Take another step forward and I'll blow your brains out!" Han Lie picked up his firearm, cocked it with a click, and aimed it straight at Chen Bufan.
Unfazed, Chen Bufan continued forward, holding his sharp sword as if the gun were nothing more than thin air.
"Go to hell!" Han Lie roared, violently pulling the trigger.
Whoosh!
A bullet instantly tore through the air, streaking straight toward Chen Bufan's head.
Swish! Chen Bufan raised his long sword with lightning speed.
Clang!
With a crisp sound, the bullet was deflected instantly, and Chen Bufan remained completely unharmed.
Han Lie gasped, utterly terrified out of his wits. A sharp sword could block bullets? What kind of monster was this?!
Unwilling to give up, he pulled the trigger again.
"Bang, bang, bang!!"
Bullets fired out frantically.
"Ding, ding, ding!!!"
Crisp impacts rang out one after another. Every single bullet was deflected by Chen Bufan's sword.
The weapon in his hand didn't seem like a sword at all, but rather an impenetrable shield.
"If that's the extent of your tricks, you can die now!" Having reached them, Chen Bufan raised his sharp sword.
"Chen Bufan, I am backed by Kirin Hall, possessing five hundred Blade troops who are invincible! If you dare kill me, you'll be doomed for eternity!" Han Lie threatened. His bullets were spent, and he had no other cards left.
"Five hundred Blade troops?" Hearing this, Chen Bufan threw his head back and laughed aloud.
"Mere five hundred men, and you think you can dominate a region and blot out the sky with one hand?"
"Men, forward!" At Chen Bufan's roar, the Demon God Army—who had been waiting for a long time—strode forward from the night, making the very ground rumble beneath their feet!!
At first, Han Lie didn't know what it was, but upon hearing the sound, his viscera trembled as though tens of thousands of troops were charging into battle.
His gaze locked fixedly on the distance!
The very next second, endless figures appeared, surging forward with the force of an overwhelming tide until the eye could no longer see the end of them.
Chapter 20: Unstoppable! Sisi, Your Great Hero Has Come!
"Oh, sweet mother..." Han Lie went wild, every hair on his body standing on end.
"Who are all these people?!"
"The Demon God Army!" Chen Bufan said coldly. "How do they compare to Kirin Hall's five hundred Blade troops?"
"What? The Demon God Army?!"
Hearing those words, Han Lie was struck as if by lightning, his heart nearly leaping out of his chest!
Who in the world didn't know of the Demon God Palace, commanding a million-strong army, sweeping across the realm, and revered by a hundred nations with a world-shaking reputation?
Kirin Hall didn't even qualify to be mentioned in the same breath as the Demon God Palace!
"The Demon God Army has returned to sweep away all darkness in this world. Wherever they pass, light shines brilliantly!"
His iron-clad words shook the nine heavens.
"Chen Bufan, just what kind of person are you?" Han Lie asked in a deep voice.
"The Lord of the Demon God Palace, Chen Bufan!"
With that, his sharp sword cleared its scabbard. Sweeping out in a chilling arc of light, it instantly struck Han Lie's neck!
Splat!
The blade swept past, and blood sprayed outward.
Bang!
Han Lie collapsed stiffly to the ground, his pupils filled with boundless terror. He could never have imagined that the live-in son-in-law of the Han Family from years ago had become the Lord of the Demon God Palace.
His eyes remained wide open in death, refusing to close in peace!
"Search with everything you've got!" Chen Bufan quickly ordered.
Countless members of the Demon God Palace immediately sprang into action, searching every corner of the factory so thoroughly that not even a fly would escape.
Chen Bufan joined the search himself. Only Han Lie had appeared; Han Feiyun was nowhere to be seen. That woman was deeply scheming; she might have sensed the wind changing and transferred Sisi elsewhere.
He had to find them immediately, or Sisi would be in danger!
Hurry, hurry, hurry!!!
Disregarding the sweat pouring down his face, Chen Bufan kicked open room after room.
Whenever he encountered doors that couldn't be opened, Chen Bufan raised his fist and smashed it down; the walls shattered directly. He was practically a human bulldozer, violently unstoppable.