"Excellent! Kill him!"
"Cripple him first, then chop off his limbs!"
"Before he dies, make him watch as I seal Lin Chuyue in a coffin to be buried with my son, Han Fei!"
"This is the price for offending my Han Family!"
Han Jianye clenched his fists in excitement and roared.
He wished he were the one plunging that dagger into Xiao Ye!
But in the next second, he froze, his face a mask of utter shock.
The sharp dagger hadn't just failed to pierce Xiao Ye; it was easily caught between two of his fingers, unable to move another inch.
Liu Xiang's face was filled with disbelief. "Impossible! You can't be that fast!"
"With your shifty, rat-like eyes, it's obvious you're a treacherous snake. Did you really think I'd fall for such a cheap trick?"
Xiao Ye sneered. With a flick of his fingers, he snatched the dagger into his palm.
Then, with a reverse grip, he plunged the dagger into Liu Xiang's heart!
"This... this isn't how it was supposed to be..."
Liu Xiang's face was a picture of unwillingness.
Before he could finish, the light faded from his eyes completely.
THUD!
He collapsed to the ground, dying with his eyes wide open!
One of the Eight Vajras—Liu Xiang of the Vajra Palm—was dead!
"Second Brother!"
Song Mingqiao cried out in anguish, then said through clenched teeth, "This kid is vengeful down to the smallest slight. We can't let him leave here alive."
"Otherwise, we'll never know a day of peace!"
"All of us, together! We have to kill him!"
The Vajras roared and charged again!
This time, they didn't underestimate their enemy. They brought out all their trump cards!
Vajra Fist, Vajra Leg, Vajra Finger...
They unleashed all their ultimate techniques, each one a life-or-death gamble!
"Bring it on!"
Xiao Ye bellowed and charged forward to meet them!
The men became a tangled blur of motion, their individual forms lost in the chaos of the fight.
Seeing this, Han Jianye's confidence returned. He looked at Lin Chuyue with disdain. "Hmph, so what if he can fight? No matter how strong he is, he's no match for seven men fighting for their lives!"
"Lin Chuyue, don't expect that bastard to save you!"
"Get on your knees and beg for mercy right now, and I might consider leaving a path for your Lin Family to survive."
"Otherwise, I'll wash your Lin Family in blood tonight!"
"In your dreams!"
Lin Chuyue straightened her back and bit her lip. "Xiao Ye is just an outsider, yet he's willing to fight this hard for the Lin Family."
"As the young miss of the Lin Family, I refuse to bow my head and compromise!"
"If... if anything happens to him, I swear I won't go on living!"
"I owe him a debt in this life. If I die and go to the Underworld, I will repay it there!"
"Good. Very good. You've got spine. No wonder Master Ding Shan Jia himself declared you have the destiny of a phoenix."
Han Jianye snorted. "You fool. You don't really think that bastard is going to survive, do you?"
"Let me tell you, the most formidable skill of the Eight Vajras is their Combined Fighting Technique!"
"Right now, they're using life-or-death moves. That kid is dead for sure!"
"I gave you a chance and you didn't cherish it. Soon, you'll be joining my son in death, even if you have to smash your head open begging!"
Lin Chuyue's lips tightened into a firm line. She ignored Han Jianye's taunts.
Instead, she stared at Xiao Ye in the chaotic brawl, silently clenching her small fists.
Tonight's situation was simple: unless Xiao Ye won, the Lin Family would face complete annihilation.
That being the case, she would not abandon the pride of the Lin Family!
Beside her, Lin Aoshan gently patted the back of Lin Chuyue's hand, telling her not to worry too much.
He was old and couldn't make out the details of the melee, but he had faith in Lingxiao Daoist!
A man who once shook the world would not have trained a disciple who could be defeated here!
Meanwhile, Xiao Ye was fully engaged with the seven Vajras.
Their Combined Fighting Technique left no openings.
Every attack was incredibly dangerous.
But far from being intimidated, Xiao Ye's face showed a hint of excitement.
'Finally, a chance to have a real, satisfying fight!'
Relying on his profound Body Technique, he appeared before one of the Vajras in a flash, locked the man's neck in the crook of his arm, and twisted forcefully.
With a sharp CRACK, the sound of breaking bone echoed.
The Vajra's head lolled to the side, and he died instantly!
But Xiao Ye, as nimble as a swallow, had already leaped into the air and smashed his fist into another man's chest!
Under the immense force of the blow, the man's heart exploded!
In an instant, another one was dead!
Xiao Ye's fists were like vajras themselves, whistling through the air, carrying a gale-force wind with them!
As fast as lightning, leaving only afterimages behind!
BAM! BAM! BAM!
One after another, the Vajras fell to the ground, dying with their eyes wide open!
Soon, only Song Mingqiao was left, struggling desperately to hold on.
Han Jiancheng and Han Jianye exchanged a look, their limbs turning to ice. Their hearts were filled with sheer terror!
Without a second thought, they turned to run!
If they didn't run now, they'd be leaving their lives behind!
Xiao Ye snorted and smashed a heavy fist into Song Mingqiao.
Watching him collapse to the ground like a dead weight, Xiao Ye shot up and sped after Han Jianye and Han Jiancheng, grabbing them both by the collar.
He dragged them over and came to a stop before Lin Chuyue.
THUMP!
Xiao Ye slammed them to their knees, the impact so hard it felt like their kneecaps would shatter.
"I said it before: I won't let a single person go who dares to cause trouble for the Lin Family!"
Xiao Ye said, raising an eyebrow at Lin Chuyue. "Wife, what do you want to do with these two?"
"How about we make them kowtow and admit their wrongs, then send them underground to reunite with the rest of the Han Family?"
Lin Chuyue stared in astonishment, speechless for a long moment.
'That guy... he actually won!'
She opened her mouth to say something, but her throat was choked with the overwhelming joy of having been snatched from the jaws of death, and no sound came out.
As members of the Han Family, they were now kneeling at the feet of a woman from the Lin Family.
For Han Jianye, this was the ultimate humiliation.
He glared viciously at Lin Chuyue and cursed, "Let me go right now, or your entire Lin Family will be buried with us!"
"Annoying!"
Xiao Ye lifted his leg and kicked him in the arm.
The arm deformed instantly, with stark white bone jutting out from the elbow.
"AAAH—!"
Han Jianye's bloodcurdling scream tore through the night sky!
Seeing this, Han Jiancheng broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't dare to be too harsh. "Kid, I admit you've got some skill, but I advise you to let us go."
"We're not just from the Han Family; we're backed by the Chen Family, one of the Four Tigers of the Provincial City!"
"If something happens to us, the Chen Family will definitely avenge us! Besides the Eight Vajras, the Chen Family has countless other experts!"
"But if you let us go now, I can guarantee the Chen Family won't come looking for trouble. Our grudge ends here!"
The moment his words fell, excruciating pain assaulted him!
Xiao Ye stomped on his face. "I told you to apologize. Since you don't know how, you don't need this mouth anymore!"
Beside him, Han Jianye's eyes were bloodshot. "Kid, I will kill you!"
"Oh, right. I almost forgot. You actually dared to have my wife sealed in a coffin to join that dog son of yours!"
Xiao Ye darkly lifted his foot, preparing to cripple another one of Han Jianye's legs.
"That's enough!"
Lin Chuyue shouted sharply, "Stop it!"
Xiao Ye slowly lowered his leg. "What's wrong, Wife? Is it too bloody for you? If so, I'll just drag them outside to finish it."
"I told you to stop! Don't hit them anymore!"
Lin Chuyue's pretty face was cold and stern. "You think killing the Eight Vajras solves everything?"
"Let me tell you, the Han Family is powerful and deeply rooted. We can't afford to offend them."
"The immediate crisis is over, and I don't want to escalate the conflict. As long as they promise this is the end of it and won't trouble the Lin Family again, just let them go."
At that moment, Lin Chuyue's heart was a tangled mess; she just wanted to de-escalate the situation and find some peace.
"But..."
Frustrated, Xiao Ye kicked the two of them away. "Did you hear my wife? Get lost!"
"If you dare cause trouble again, I'll take your worthless lives!"
The Han Jianye brothers, bruised and battered, helped each other up and stumbled wretchedly out of the Lin Family home.
Only when they were a safe distance away did they toss back a final, vicious threat: "Just you wait! We're not letting this go!"