"You're not being honest!"

Ye Fan shook his head.

Feng Qingyang's eyes narrowed, his heart in turmoil: 'How is this possible? How does he know it's not Wang Guozhong?'

Seeing Ye Fan about to pull the trigger!

"I'll talk! It's the Sixth Prince! It's the Sixth Prince!"

Ye Fan's eyes narrowed.

In his mind appeared a frail figure, reliant on medication for years, legs crippled, always seated in a wheelchair. Everyone in Great Xia knew that the Sixth Prince, Li Youran, could never inherit the throne, and he was almost invisible in court affairs!

Could it be that the Sixth Prince Li Youran is the mastermind?

"Master, don't waste it! He's a 6th-Level Martial King! Quickly absorb his Inner Force!"

Ye Fan stepped forward, placing his palm on Feng Qingyang's forehead!

He activated the Power Absorption Art.

In an instant, Feng Qingyang's Inner Force gushed out like the Yellow River breaking its banks, rushing into Ye Fan's body!

"What's happening? What have you done to me... why is my Inner Force disappearing?" Feng Qingyang struggled in terror.

"Who exactly are you?"

Moments later, all of Feng Qingyang's Inner Force was absorbed by Ye Fan.

In sheer terror, Feng Qingyang was drained of his Inner Force and died violently!

Ye Fan advanced from a 9th-Level Martial Artist to a 4th-Level Martial Master!

The Chaos All-Creation Cauldron spoke: "Congratulations, Master! You've ascended a major realm, according to the rules of the Chaos Space!"

"You can now open the third layer of the Chaos Space!"

Ye Fan's heart stirred, just as he was about to enter the Chaos Space, Wang Danian's voice came from behind.

"Prince!"

A large group of Imperial Guards from the Duke's Mansion rushed over, surrounding the carriage.

"Miss, there are bodies!"

Chen Murong looked shocked!

In front of the carriage lay two bodies, one with half its head missing, the other with a terrifying hole in its chest.

Dead beyond dead!

"Little brother!"

Chen Murong, worried, lifted the carriage curtain, revealing Tang Miaoyi's frightened face.

"I'm here!"

Not far away, Ye Fan's voice called out.

Chen Murong rushed over, seeing Ye Fan unharmed, with a legless corpse on the ground, she breathed a sigh of relief.

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"Little brother, what happened?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "Let's talk back in Dragon Capital!"

...

In Great Xia Dragon Capital, a masked elder hurriedly arrived, landing outside a pavilion.

A shocked voice came from inside the pavilion: "You're injured? Who hurt you?"

The elder spat out two words: "Ye Fan!"

"Impossible!"

The person inside the pavilion was even more shocked: "You're a 2nd-Level Martial Emperor! There are few in the entire Great Xia Dragon Capital with a higher realm than you, how could Ye Fan, even if he can cultivate martial arts, hurt you?"

The elder's eyes were grave: "Not only could he hurt me, but he did so from five hundred meters away!"

"Hiss! Five hundred meters away? Could Ye Fan have a Martial Emperor-level archer by his side?" The person inside the pavilion gasped.

"More terrifying than a Martial Emperor-level archer! He has a weapon, I couldn't tell what it was! But it could instantly kill a Martial King from a hundred meters away!"

...

At the gates of Great Xia Dragon Capital, many nobles were eagerly waiting.

Though no one spoke openly, everyone tacitly understood they were waiting for news of the North Suppressing Prince Ye Fan's death!

"Grandfather! I heard Sister Miaoyi went out of the city with Ye Fan, will she be alright?" Nalan Xueyan's face was pale, listening to the crowd's discussions, there was definitely an assassin sent to kill Ye Fan.

With Tang Miaoyi with Ye Fan, the odds were against them!

Nalan Fengyun's old face was grave, silent.

Suddenly.

"They're coming!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, their voice tinged with excitement.

Nalan Xueyan lifted her head, stood on tiptoe, and looked outside the city.

"Hyah! Hyah! Hyah—!"

Three Akhal-Teke horses galloped in, each dragging a corpse behind them, the bodies bloodied and mangled from being dragged!

"The three assassins who attempted to kill the North Suppressing Prince have all been executed!"

The horses galloped away, leaving a bloody scene, many in the crowd turned pale!

Some even turned and quickly disappeared down the street!

That day, a rumor spread in Great Xia Dragon Capital: "Ye Fan has a Martial Emperor-level expert by his side, the three who attempted to assassinate him were all Martial Kings, yet they were instantly killed by that Martial Emperor-level expert!"

"Every time that Martial Emperor expert strikes, there's a sound like thunder!"

In a luxurious garden.

Wang Guozhong hurriedly knocked on a door: "Your Highness! Feng Qingyang is dead!"

...

Back at the Duke's Mansion.

In the courtyard, Ye Fan dismissed everyone.

Only Chen Murong, Wang Danian, Tang Miaoyi, and the sisters Hua Nongyu and Hua Nongyue remained to attend to him!

"Eighth sister, on the way back, you kept asking how I managed to kill three Martial Kings?" Ye Fan walked over with the Barrett, aiming at a distant rockery.

On it, Ye Fan had someone place a steel shield in advance!

He set up the gun, pulled the trigger, bang—!

A thunderous sound!

Chen Murong and Wang Danian jumped in fright!

Even though Tang Miaoyi was prepared, her heart still skipped a beat.

"Damn! The steel shield, it exploded!"

Wang Danian ran over holding the shattered pieces of the steel shield, his heart nearly bursting!

Chen Murong gasped: "The distance from here to the shield is at least a hundred and fifty meters!"

"This thing can kill a Martial King from a hundred and fifty meters away?"

Chen Murong couldn't stay calm, if this thing could be mass-produced and equipped to the eighty thousand troops of the Northern Frontier, wouldn't it sweep the world?

Her breathing grew rapid, her fiery eyes fixed on Ye Fan: "Little brother, where did you get this?"

"Eighth sister, please don't ask, alright? I don't want to lie to you!" Ye Fan shook his head.

"Alright, I won't ask anymore!"

Chen Murong was very smart.

The destructive power of this thing is terrifying! Even an ordinary person holding it could kill a Martial King within a hundred meters!

"Tang girl, did you make this?"

"When my little brother killed the three Martial Kings, you were there, you know how to explain it to the outside world, right?" Chen Murong stared at Tang Miaoyi, her tone unmistakably threatening!

Tang Miaoyi sighed: "Grand General, do you think I, a weak woman, would dare to speak recklessly outside?"

"As long as you know!"

Chen Murong nodded, her expression softening: "Rest assured! From now on, all your Tang Sect's businesses within Great Xia will be unimpeded!"

"If you encounter any trouble, contact me anytime!"

Tang Miaoyi was overjoyed: "Thank you, Grand General!"

With the support of the North Suppressing Grand General of the Great Xia Empire, her status in the Tang Sect would rise several levels! Perhaps, she could even refuse that marriage proposal!

She just didn't know if the weight of the North Suppressing Grand General of the Great Xia Empire would be enough to negotiate with her parents?

Chen Murong pointed at the Barrett in Ye Fan's hand: "This thing, exactly the same! I want thirty thousand pieces!"

"Thirty thousand pieces?"

Tang Miaoyi's mouth twitched: "Grand General, just this one piece took me and twelve branch elders an entire night to make!"

"If you want thirty thousand pieces, it would take us a hundred years without eating or drinking!"

"Is it that troublesome?"

Chen Murong frowned, a bit disappointed.

Ye Fan smiled: "Eighth sister, this thing is quite intricate."

"Yesterday, on the blueprint I gave to Miss Tang, there was another, simpler version!"

"How's the lethality?"

Chen Murong looked at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan said: "The lethality might be a bit weaker, but the other version is semi-automatic."

"Semi-automatic... what does that mean?" Chen Murong was puzzled.

Ye Fan explained: "It means... it can attack thirty times within ten breaths!"

"My goodness!"

Chen Murong nearly jumped up, directly hugging Ye Fan: "Little brother, do you really not want to be Emperor?"

Tang Miaoyi quickly covered her ears, this wasn't something she should hear!

After sending off Tang Miaoyi and leaving the Barrett for Eighth Sister to study, Ye Fan returned to his room.

The first thing he did was enter the Chaos Space!

He arrived at the second layer of the Chaos Space!

Sure enough, in the second layer, a floating door carved from white jade appeared out of thin air.

Ye Fan walked to the door, raised his hand, and gently pushed!

The third layer of the Chaos Space opened!