At his command, four great masters stepped forward.
With murderous expressions, they closed in on Xiao Ye.
Getting a clear look at his opponents, Xiao Ye sneered. "Where did you find this ragtag bunch?"
The four great masters were also sizing him up. "So you're the kid who killed the Eight Vajras?"
"He must have used some dirty, underhanded trick. With a build like his, if he could kill the Eight Vajras, pigs would fly!"
"Kid, your time is up! We're not as stupid as the Eight Vajras. We won't give you any chance for a sneak attack!"
Han Jianye, who was standing nearby, nodded emphatically. "You bastard. Kneel and apologize right now, then take your own life, and I'll consider letting Lin Chuyue go."
"Otherwise, both of you will die here!"
Lin Chuyue looked at Xiao Ye anxiously. "Don't get involved in this any further. Leave this place, now."
"If I had agreed to marry into the Han Family back then, none of these troubles would have happened."
"Don't worry about me. Give them the Golden Saber and run for your life."
'As long as Grandpa is safe, nothing else matters.'
'From the moment she stepped into Wuwang Mountain Villa, she never expected to get out of here in one piece.'
'But Xiao Ye is innocent. He shouldn't be dragged into this any further.'
Xiao Ye looked at her anxious expression and smiled fondly. "And you called me an idiot. You're the one who's naive to the point of being foolish."
"Even if I hand over the Golden Saber, the Han Family won't let this go."
"From the very beginning, they were targeting the Lin Family. They wanted to take both the bride and the fortune."
"Instead of being under the Han Family's thumb, it's better to solve this once and for all and destroy them!"
"You're right. We were after the Lin Family from the start."
Han Jianye freely admitted, "Now, I'll send you to your deaths first, then I'll go take care of that old dog Lin Aoshan!"
With that, he pressed a nearby button!
RUMBLE—
The ground trembled.
Countless sharp spikes, a full three inches long, shot out from where Xiao Ye was standing, completely surrounding him.
A blue light glinted on the metal tips, which were clearly coated in a lethal poison!
The four great masters took up positions in the four cardinal directions.
"Kid, you're trapped like a rat!"
The Fat Monk suddenly swung his arm, and something glinting coldly shot through the air!
Xiao Ye nimbly sidestepped to dodge.
The glinting object flashed past and embedded itself deep in a tree trunk behind him. It was a spiral, circular throwing weapon.
Every point had a barb; pulling it out would surely tear away a chunk of flesh!
'What a vicious weapon!'
Another pale-skinned man made his move. He splayed his hands, and countless hidden weapons shot out like a meteor shower, flying straight for Xiao Ye's face with palpable killing intent.
With a light push of his toes, Xiao Ye leaped into the air. He performed a backflip and easily dodged the attack.
"I'd like to see how many you can dodge!"
Han Jianye's lips curled into a sneer. "You're a mouse caught in a trap now. Go ahead, struggle all you want. When you can't struggle anymore, that's when you'll die!"
At a look from him, the Skinny Monk immediately raised his long whip and coiled it around Lin Chuyue.
He threw her into the circle of steel spikes surrounding Xiao Ye.
Xiao Ye dodged the hidden weapons and caught Lin Chuyue just in time as she was thrown in, saving her from being impaled on the steel spikes.
Han Jianye was ecstatic. He couldn't wait to see Xiao Ye's miserable death.
"Don't you like Lin Chuyue? I've given her to you now!"
"I'm dying to see which of you dies first!"
"Or, you could just step over her corpse to get out!"
Lin Chuyue's face was pale with anxiety. She glared fiercely at Xiao Ye. "You just had to walk right into their trap! Now look, neither of us can escape!"
But Xiao Ye just laughed, pulling a handful of silver needles from his Daoist Robe. "A little trick like this can't hold me."
"I didn't make a move earlier because I was worried Han Jiancheng's gun would hurt you."
"Now, it's time for these incompetents to die!"
"Today, I'll open their eyes and show them what real hidden weapons are!"
As he finished speaking, he flicked his Daoist Robe, and countless silver needles shot out!
Glinting in the sunlight, they were like speeding meteors, fanning out in four directions.
"Look out!"
The Fat Monk tried to dodge, but the needles were simply too fast.
The next second, one pierced through his brain!
PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!
The other three were hit as well.
In the last second before their lives faded, their eyes filled with boundless regret.
'If we'd known our opponent was this strong, we never would have come!'
Too bad there's no medicine for regret!
The price for underestimating an enemy is death!
The four great masters crashed to the ground, dead at the same instant!
Han Jianye and Han Jiancheng were frozen in place, unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.
'If they didn't run now, when would they?'
They turned and ran, using every ounce of strength they had.
'Trying to run?'
Xiao Ye let out a cold laugh. He threw the Golden Saber, sending it hurtling toward the two men!
THUD!
The two were knocked to the ground, simultaneously vomiting a large mouthful of blood, unable to get back up.
The force of that throw had damaged all their internal organs.
Their lungs were punctured, filling with pooling blood.
With every breath, their vision grew blurrier.
"Don't... don't kill me..."
Han Jiancheng knelt on the ground, using his last bit of strength to kowtow and beg for mercy.
Beside him, Han Jianye was already so close to death he couldn't even speak.
Xiao Ye stood within the circle of spikes, looking down disdainfully at the two dying men, and let out a soft, cold snort.
"Your greed is insatiable and your evil deeds are many. You are not worthy of the fortune the Golden Saber could bring."
"Today, I'll be merciful and use this very Golden Saber to send you on your final journey!"
"No—"
Han Jiancheng shook his head frantically. Before the word was even out, he lost his last breath and died.
Beside him was Han Jianye, who was already long dead, his eyes wide with indignation, unable to rest in peace.
Lin Chuyue stared blankly at all this, her jaw almost dropping to the floor.
'The arrogant and tyrannical members of the Han Family... were actually... dead just like that?'
Xiao Ye smiled and gave her slender waist a gentle squeeze. "What do you think? Was that too easy a death for them?"
"Never mind the pathetic Han Family. Anyone who dares to cause trouble for you won't meet a good end!"
After a long moment of stunned silence, Lin Chuyue finally came to her senses.
She clenched her fists and glared at Xiao Ye angrily. "You... you're so ruthless, leaving no room for leeway. You're forcing the Lin Family down a dead-end path!"
"The reason I kept enduring and giving in was to settle things peacefully. But you've ruined everything!"
"That Han Jiancheng is the son-in-law of the Chen Family from the Provincial City! You killed him, so the Chen Family will definitely not let us go!"
'If Xiao Ye hadn't just saved her, she would have slapped him across the face to make him understand the gravity of the situation!'
"So what if I killed him? So what if he's the son-in-law of the Chen Family from the Provincial City? If they dare to come, I'll dare to kill them too."
Xiao Ye laughed with abandon, not taking the matter to heart at all.
"You—!"
Lin Chuyue was so furious that she could no longer bear the immense pressure. Her vision went black, and she fainted.
Xiao Ye gave her a quick check and found she had fainted from a fit of extreme anger, but it was nothing serious. He picked her up, leaped out of the circle of spikes, and strode away from Wuwang Mountain Villa.
His path was completely unobstructed; no one dared to stand in his way.
The Han Family's servants had long since been scared out of their wits and had fled in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, only six corpses remained in the vast villa.
This news soon reached the ears of the subordinate Bai Shoucheng had sent to keep an eye on the Han Family.
He didn't dare to delay and rushed back to the Bai Family as fast as he could.
"What? The Han Family was wiped out, and only Xiao Ye walked out of Wuwang Mountain Villa carrying Lin Chuyue? How is that possible!"
Bai Shoucheng sucked in a cold breath. "Han Buqun is gone, and now even the two Han brothers have breathed their last. The Han Family is completely finished."
"That kid is ruthless. After he's finished with the Han Family, he'll definitely turn around and come for us. That Golden Saber... we can't return it, no matter what!"
"Someone, get the car ready immediately! I'm going to the Ye Family!"