"What, just the few of you?"

Below the grand hall, Igarashi had already come to a stop.

Blocking his way were only Chiba and Kato Bear, which was clearly not what he had expected, as disappointment was openly displayed in his eyes.

"You!"

The disappointment in Igarashi's eyes was enough to make Kato Bear incredibly angry!

Could it be he expected everyone to be waiting here for him?

He's just one person; where does he get the confidence to stand against the entire Ohno Temple!

"Igarashi, do you think dealing with you requires more people?"

"My brother and I are enough to send you to hell!"

Rage surged in his heart, and Kato Bear glared fiercely at Igarashi, angrily cursing.

"Hehe."

Not taking Kato Bear's bluster seriously, Igarashi squinted his eyes with a smile, humming, "It seems to me some people are worried their secrets will be discovered."

"To keep a secret, losing one's life is really a tragedy."

"You!"

Having their secret so bluntly revealed by Igarashi, Kato Bear and Chiba both flushed red!

"Stop with the nonsense!"

"Igarashi, you were lucky to escape back then, and now you dare to return; you're just courting death!"

Only the dead can completely keep a secret; convinced of this, Kato Bear and Chiba, with utmost tacit understanding, launched directly at Igarashi!

They knew clearly that only by quickly killing Igarashi could their secret be kept from others!

"Strange..."

In an instant, the three were already fighting fiercely, while Xu Fan watched from the sidelines, noticing some oddities.

He couldn't quite pinpoint it as an oddity; it just seemed strange that this guy had not greeted him at all from start to finish.

Those eyes were as if they had never met before.

"Something's wrong."

After a moment of thought, Xu Fan quietly cursed!

At this moment, his right pupil flashed gold, and he looked again at Igarashi!

His gaze locked onto the opponent, and soon, Xu Fan noticed something unusual!

This guy's face was a disguise!

He's not the real Igarashi!

"How can this be?"

If he's not the real Igarashi, how could Igarashi trust him with Akiyama Tsuki?

In a fleeting glimpse, Xu Fan feared he had missed something, and once more, he looked towards the coffin behind the "Igarashi"!

His eyes, flashing gold, penetrated the coffin, and soon, Xu Fan saw the woman inside again.

"Damn it..."

Upon careful observation, Xu Fan discovered that the woman lying in the coffin still had breath!

This is not the Saintess Akiyama Tsuki!

This is Asao Mai!

"What's this guy up to?"

Xu Fan felt utterly bewildered; Igarashi's scheme was beyond his understanding.

He disguised someone as himself and brought Asao Mai here to Chiba and the others; what was his intention?

Bang!

Before Xu Fan could figure it out, the fight in the grand hall had already reached a conclusion!

Under the night sky, Igarashi spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body flying backwards.

And the stone coffin on his back also flew out!

With a crash, the stone coffin landed heavily on the ground, kicking up dust and revealing "Akiyama Tsuki" lying inside.

"Brother, this?"

Evidently, Kato Bear and Chiba did not expect that the stone coffin on Igarashi's back would contain a person.

Moreover, it was supposed to be the Saintess Akiyama Tsuki, buried under Ohno Temple's soil!

"Hum, Igarashi, it seems you really love this woman, Akiyama Tsuki."

"This corpse, you've preserved it quite well, haven't you?"

Had they not known Akiyama Tsuki died years ago, they might almost think the person in the coffin was still alive.

Kato Bear picked up the Longsword dropped from Igarashi's hand, grinning sinisterly as he approached the stone coffin.

"What are you going to do!"

Clearly not harboring good intentions, the fake Igarashi lying on the ground shouted nervously!

"Heh, what am I going to do?"

Kato Bear's Longsword emitted Sword Radiance, his sneering expression growing more intense.

"Igarashi, you seek death, and we will let you die. But before you do, you must taste despair."

"Since you preserved Akiyama Tsuki's corpse so well, how would it feel to watch it be destroyed?"

"Don't you dare!"

Hearing Kato Bear's plan, the fake Igarashi roared, attempting to get up.

But his injuries were too severe, and before he could stand, he fell again!

Only causing Kato Bear to laugh heartily!

"Chiba, Akiyama Tsuki is the ancient cultivator saintess; are you really going to watch this happen?"

Knowing he couldn't protect Akiyama Tsuki's corpse, "Igarashi" turned to Chiba.

Hoping that the Sect Leader of Ohno Temple would help him at this moment.

But the result was a disappointment.

Chiba stood there, without any response.

"Haha! Brother, looks like you and I both want to teach this guy a lesson!"

"Don't worry, you don't have to trouble yourself with such a small matter!"

This overwhelming silence from Chiba clearly indicated support, and Kato Bear sneered as the Sword Radiance on the Longsword in his hand flared up, ready to destroy the corpse in the stone coffin!

"Stop!"

Seeing him raise the Longsword, Xu Fan cursed inwardly and quickly dashed towards Kato Bear!

Inside lay Asao Mai, and Xu Fan didn't want her harmed!

By now, Xu Fan had everything figured out.

He understood the secret in Chiba's heart, and at the same time, he knew exactly what Igarashi was up to!

Driving his Spiritual Power to the limit! At this moment! Xu Fan's movements were like lightning! In an instant, he reached Kato Bear!

A palm gathering wind and clouds! Directly blocking Kato Bear's Longsword!

"Kid! You!"

Kato Bear hadn't expected Xu Fan, who had been observing from the sidelines, to suddenly intervene.

Seeing Xu Fan's palm attack, Kato Bear cursed and quickly retreated!

"You! You! You're courting death!"

"Brother, this guy dares to help Igarashi, we might as well kill him too!"

Originally hoping to see Igarashi suffer a fate worse than death, who would have thought this good show would be ruined by Xu Fan?

Grinding his teeth, Igarashi glared at Xu Fan with murderous intent!

Even Chiba, standing to the side, moved next to Kato Bear.

Evidently planning to kill to silence them.

Xu Fan watched and couldn't help but chuckle coldly.

Chiba probably thought everything was under his control, didn't he?

"Chiba, can't you see you're being played like this?"

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