Zhang Fan was subdued by Lu Yu with a single hand, and the others were sent flying, lying motionless on the ground, as if they were dead.

Occasionally, a few people glanced over, hoping to see Zhang Fan defeat Lu Yu.

Unfortunately, their hopes were in vain. The gap in strength between Zhang Fan and Lu Yu was too vast. He had no means to resist at all, and the only reason he was still alive was that Lu Yu spared him on purpose.

Otherwise, he might have been frozen to death by the cold, turning entirely into a lump of ice.

Lu Yu looked at Zhang Fan before him, controlling his spiritual power to release the confinement above Zhang Fan's head, allowing him to speak.

"Why attack the Han residence?" Lu Yu asked.

Zhang Fan answered without hesitation, "A group of strangers came to the Yang family recently. Not long after Yang Jiawei received those strangers, he ordered us to destroy the Han residence and capture a few key people."

"As for why, I'm not quite sure. I'm just working for the Yang family, not part of it, so I don't know what they're planning. But I do have something important to tell you."

"The Yang family has issued a bounty order to capture you at all costs. All the underworld forces in Beifeng City know about this. It would be extremely dangerous for you to go to Beifeng City."

"Of course, these are just my personal views. Surely someone as powerful as you would not care about the threats from those insignificant forces in Beifeng City."

"If possible, I am willing to charge ahead for you…"

Zhang Fan had no shame left, addressing Lu Yu as "Your Excellency" and "Sir," repeatedly expressing his willingness to serve Lu Yu, hoping to spare his life.

Lu Yu glanced at Zhang Fan, scanned the people lying on the ground, released the icy confinement, and said calmly, "If you're willing to charge ahead for me, then kill these people first."

Zhang Fan felt the chill being withdrawn from his body, his Qi Blood and spiritual power flowing once more, and strength returning to him, feeling warmth once more.

He had never realized before that warmth could be such a precious and blissful feeling.

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Zhang Fan did not hesitate for a moment. Even before turning around, he released all his spiritual power, suppressing everyone playing dead on the ground.

As the spiritual power compressed them, blood exploded from many people's bodies. A few Martial Cultivators at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Control realm desperately resisted the spiritual pressure, mobilizing the spiritual power within their bodies with difficulty, fleeing far away.

Zhang Fan turned and flew, his spiritual power transforming into six spiritual serpents. Three serpents extended to entangle the three escaping individuals. Under Zhang Fan's control, the three entangled were strangled to death.

After the spiritual serpents released their grip, the bodies of the three, with all bones shattered and twisted, fell to the ground.

The other three spiritual serpents killed the rest of the suppressed Qi Control realm individuals on the ground. After killing everyone, Zhang Fan hesitated briefly before retracting the six spiritual serpents into his body, landing before Lu Yu.

As he landed, he kneeled on one knee, using one palm to support his knee and one fist on the ground, loudly declaring, "Martial Cultivator of the second level of the Qi Sea realm, Zhang Fan, is willing to serve you."

Lu Yu nodded slightly and said indifferently, "Alright."

Zhang Fan finally sighed in relief. He had been hesitating about whether to take the opportunity to escape, considering how troublesome it would be if Lu Yu insisted on killing him.

At the time, he considered that Lu Yu had an absolutely crushing strength over him, and even if he tried to escape, he might not be able to outrun Lu Yu, so he abandoned the idea of fleeing.

Moreover, he realized that following Lu Yu might not be a bad thing.

After all, rumors said Lu Yu was an official disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion. Aligning with Lu Yu was equivalent to siding with the Divine Weapon Pavilion. As long as he was cautious and avoided desolate places, staying within the pavilion's territory, the Yang family wouldn't dare to touch him.

The fact that Yang's bounty order only circulated among underground forces showed that the rumor about Lu Yu being a disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion was true. Otherwise, the Yang family would have fully issued a warrant for Lu Yu.

Lu Yu gently beckoned, and an array plate flew from its hidden place into his hand, placing the Profound Turtle Water Avoidance Array's plate into his backpack, pondering the information he just learned.

Among Zhang Fan's revelations, there was a crucial piece of information: only after a group of strangers entered the Yang family did they act against the Han residence. Moreover, it wasn't a decisive act, more like capturing hostages to coerce someone.

As to whom they intended to coerce, Lu Yu wasn't quite sure, but the identity of those strangers was the key to this matter.

Zhang Fan's face showed hesitance, and after a moment, seeing Lu Yu still contemplating, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, before coming to the Han residence, the Yang family had arranged two teams. One was responsible for clearing out the Han family and capturing people, while another was tasked with luring the Windrock Demon to create the illusion of a monster attack destroying the Han residence."

"If I haven't miscalculated the timing, they have already lured the Windrock Demon out of its lair and are approaching the Han residence."

Rumble, rumble—the ground trembled violently, shaking so much that the debris on the ground bounced up two or three centimeters. Lu Yu gazed toward the forest outside the Han residence, the tremors emanating from that direction.

After hearing Zhang Fan's words, Lu Yu understood that the source of the tremors was likely the Windrock Demon.

Recalling the events that occurred in Windmill Town and his time "gold mining" with Xiaowei in the territory of the Windrock Demon, Lu Yu couldn't help but feel a tinge of nostalgia.

With the passing of time and the changing of circumstances, the familiar Windrock Demon appeared before Lu Yu once more, but the people who once accompanied him were no longer there.

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