Zhai Family Manor, a small farmhouse outside the village.

In the late hours of the night, two police cars arrived at the farmhouse. Leading the way, Officer Little Wang entered the courtyard, only to find several bodies sprawled out, blood staining the ground, and a thick scent of blood perfuming the air. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Everyone was shocked by the sight. Even as police officers, they had never witnessed such a horrifying scene. The culprit was exceptionally brutal, and there was no telling who was behind this.

The frightening part was that these people were not killed by firearms but by cold weapons; all had their throats sealed by a sword!

Such scenes are typically seen only in martial arts films, specifically those featuring massacres.

What exactly happened?

One officer, his stomach churning, couldn't help but bend over and vomit.

Little Wang remained fairly composed, though his hands shook as he quickly picked up the phone and called Loli.

"Sister Lily, we're at Zhai Family Manor. I've found Ye Tianyu's previous hideout and discovered several bodies, all killed tonight..."

Little Wang relayed the situation to Loli.

Loli asked, "What's going on, is Ye Tianyu inside?"

Little Wang responded, "Preliminary assessment suggests not."

Loli instructed, "Immediately seal off the scene and have forensics called in!"

Loli hurriedly hung up the phone.

At this moment, she was leading a team in pursuit through the mountains, with Lin Fan on her mind. All she wanted was to quickly find out Lin Fan's whereabouts.

The moonlight was hazily dim tonight, making the search in the dark challenging. The officers used flashlights and had to tread carefully, as the rugged terrain was hard to navigate.

What the officers hadn't noticed was that two women, resembling mountain spirits or specters, were trailing behind them. Their movements were exceptionally agile. In this difficult terrain, they moved as if on level ground, making it quite creepy in the dead of night.

These two young ladies dressed strangely; they had previously appeared on a food street in Yun City. Upon seeing the police cars set out, they had followed, but no one knew how they managed to do so, stealthily and with great skill.

"Senior sister, what's the situation now? Senior Brother Zou can't be in this mountain, right?" The younger of the two whispered.

The elder replied, "Not sure, but these officers are here to catch the fugitive. If Senior Brother is with the fugitive, we just need to follow them."

The younger girl nodded, "Makes sense. I must say, the police are pretty formidable, tracking Senior Brother so quickly."

The elder girl frowned slightly, "If it were just these officers, it wouldn't be much. With Senior Brother's skill, he could easily escape them. The worry is the other group."

The younger asked, "Is it the group chasing Ye Tianyu?"

The elder replied, "Yes, I'm afraid they've sent experts this time, and we must lend Senior Brother a hand."

The younger chuckled softly, "Things are getting interesting. I always said we should come with Senior Brother, but he refused. Now we'll show him we can be of help!"

This mountain forest on the outskirts of Yun City sprawled for hundreds of miles, scattered with villages of various sizes, mostly wildlands. Entering such a place at night turns any pursuit into a hellish endeavor.

In the dark, amidst a forest clearing.

At this moment, a young man wandered alone through the wild woods.

If there were light here, one would notice the young man's pallor, clearly indicating he was hurt.

The young man's current state wasn't good. He was agitated, angry, and anxious.

A thought replayed in his mind, one he couldn't escape—he had suffered the greatest setback of his life tonight.

Initially, when their car was sabotaged by Lin Fan, the young man tried to seize Lin Fan's car. After Lin Fan refused, the young man was the first to act, attempting to kill Lin Fan.

Ye Tianyu watched on, full of confidence in the young man, as he had personally seen martial artists in the farmhouse wiped out by this young man. He believed killing Lin Fan would be just as easy.

However, once the young man engaged Lin Fan, they realized the trouble they had gotten into; the young man failed to effortlessly defeat Lin Fan. His series of deadly attacks were all thwarted by Lin Fan.

The young man then pulled a dagger from his waist, launching a swift assault—his proud skill.

Yet, he still hadn't managed to harm Lin Fan in the slightest.

Of course, Lin Fan did not promptly finish the young man, but Lin Fan clearly held the upper hand.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Ye Tianyu immediately turned to flee into the nearby woods, disappearing into the tall grass.

It turns out Ye Tianyu was extremely alert, as though he had been on the run for a long time, having mastered a set of survival principles.

Seeing that the young man couldn't defeat Lin Fan, Ye Tianyu fled at once, relying on nothing but himself—one of his survival principles.

Seeing Ye Tianyu escape, Lin Fan lost interest in fighting the young man. Suddenly, Lin Fan punched the young man.

The dagger in the young man's hand was knocked to the ground.

Lin Fan followed up with a second punch.

The young man, unable to dodge, had to face it head-on. After taking Lin Fan's punch, he was sent flying backward, feeling a sweet sensation in his throat, nearly vomiting blood.

The young man fell to the ground, his face turning pale instantly, momentarily lacking the strength to rise, only able to watch helplessly as Lin Fan turned and entered the woods, chasing after Ye Tianyu.

The young man was shocked. He couldn't believe meeting such a formidable opponent as Lin Fan. He reckoned that even within his sect, those who could injure him like this could be counted on ten fingers, and they were all his seniors.

Yet Lin Fan was just a young guy in his twenties. How did Lin Fan achieve this? Could Lin Fan be the rumored genius?

The young man was doubtful; Lin Fan was so strong, making the task of bringing back Ye Tianyu increasingly difficult.

The young man immediately sat on the ground, unclear what kind of breathing he practiced. After a while, his complexion improved a bit, regaining his ability to move.

He quickly jumped up, retrieved the dagger from the ground, and went into the woods to chase after, but by then, Lin Fan and Ye Tianyu were nowhere to be seen.

The young man had to rely on clues to pursue them. Ye Tianyu, being injured, left bloodstains on the grass during his escape, providing a trace to follow.

However, the young man soon found himself confused, realizing after wandering in the woods for some time that he had been fooled by Ye Tianyu.

Ye Tianyu actually possessed strong counter-surveillance abilities, using his blood to fabricate a false trail, misleading the young man.

Surely, Ye Tianyu's intention was to mislead Lin Fan, but Ye Tianyu never thought this would become a mistake he would bitterly regret.