Chapter 525: Chapter 513: Deep Hatred of the Sea of Blood!

To the people of the Bai Clan, money was omnipotent.

There wasn’t a single woman that couldn’t be bought; even if one couldn’t be bought at the moment, they would create an opportunity to do so! This trick had never failed.

But one billion was a price he was naming for the first time. In a slap to his ego, the other party seemed completely unfazed by it. If it had been any of those other women, Bai Zhantang would have flashed a playfully wicked smile, left a business card, and waited for them to come to him.

This time, however, it seemed he couldn’t wait. The pure Yin aura radiating from Ji Yi was too tempting, so much so that he couldn’t control the madness raging within him.

Facing Ji Yi’s scornful "Get lost," he didn’t get angry. Instead, he said seriously, "Name your price. As long as you’re willing to be my woman, I am willing to pay anything short of my own life."

"Including chopping off your dick? You psycho! Get lost, now! I don’t want your damn money! If you’re that desperate for a woman, go hire a prostitute!"

With rage contorting her face, Ji Yi forcefully suppressed the urge to slap him. She scoffed coldly before turning to Qin Fan. "Little Fan, let’s go!"

"Wait!"

Stung by Ji Yi’s relentless sarcasm, Bai Zhantang’s expression turned grim. "Don’t refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit later. There has never been a woman that Bai Zhantang wanted who managed to escape! These are your friends, right? Don’t let them pay the price for your arrogance! I forgot to tell you, no woman I, Bai Zhantang, take an interest in can maintain her pride for long! My dear, I hope you’ll consider this carefully!"

Hearing Bai Zhantang’s arrogant words, Chang Yuanyi let out a laugh born of pure rage. "Hah! Pay the price? Are you threatening to get physical with us?" In all of Jinling, was there really someone who could make him pay a price? Wasn’t he afraid of biting his tongue with such bluster?

"You are not qualified to speak to me! Get lost!" Bai Zhantang said coldly, shooting a contemptuous glance at Chang Yuanyi. His gaze then returned to Ji Yi, becoming unbearably hot. His body’s primal urges were erupting uncontrollably. A lecherous light seemed to gleam in his feverish eyes. He wished he could throw Ji Yi to the ground right then and there and strip her bare.

"I thought that nest of Bai Clan rats had gone extinct, but I guess I’ve stumbled upon the one that got away." Bai Zhantang had ignored Qin Fan until now, but Qin Fan finally spoke, his voice laced with mockery and barely contained fury. "A dog can’t be taught to stop eating shit... It seems that saying is truer than ever."

The Bai Clan? Extinct? The one that got away?

As these sensitive words left Qin Fan’s mouth, the intense lust in Bai Zhantang’s eyes vanished. It was replaced by a look of utter disbelief, his brows furrowed and his eyes wide. His body jerked reflexively before an explosive, icy aura burst forth from him. Wreathed in his Yin Yang Interlacing Energy, which was potent enough to make anyone retreat, he stared at Qin Fan and ground out through clenched teeth, "Who are you?"

"What do you think?" Qin Fan replied with a nonchalant shrug, seeing the waves of hatred surging from Bai Zhantang. If Ji Yi hadn’t been there, he wouldn’t have bothered with such pointless chatter. For the Shura Venerable, problems that could be solved with fists were rarely worth wasting words on. But in front of Ji Yi, he didn’t want to reveal too much. Revelations required explanations, and he hated fabricating lies more than anything.

"It’s you!!!"

Confronting Qin Fan’s piercing, aggressive gaze, a series of sharp cracks erupted from Bai Zhantang’s joints. This was the prelude to an explosion. It was no wonder he reacted this way. A few months ago, he had returned from a trip to find his entire clan annihilated—men, women, old, and young, with no survivors. The entire village had been burned to the ground. He had counted the corpses; the number exactly matched the village’s population, minus himself.

So, this is a vendetta that can only end in death! This is an enmity that leaves no room for us to exist under the same sky! This is a feud that means it’s either you or me!

For months, he had been tracking the killer. With no leads, he happened to hear about a ’human banquet’ auction at the Dragon Palace of the East Sea in Jinling and decided to infiltrate it. Unexpectedly, not only did he find a virgin with a potent Yin aura, but he also discovered the identity of the man who massacred his village.

Although their brief exchange hadn’t spelled everything out, did he really need it spelled out for him? No. Qin Fan was the one who had razed his village! He was the sworn enemy he had been searching for across most of Huaxia!

"Looking for trouble? This isn’t the place, is it? Or do you think you can take on the Guardian Institute?" Qin Fan said with a scornful chuckle, shaking his head as he felt Bai Zhantang’s power surge.

At the mention of the Guardian Institute, Bai Zhantang’s imposing aura instantly deflated.

Before he could speak, Qin Fan shook his head and taunted again, "If you want revenge, fine. I’ll oblige you. Meet me on the rooftop."

With that, Qin Fan turned and walked away.

"Little Fan—!"

This sudden turn of events made Ji Yi subconsciously reach out and grab Qin Fan’s arm. Even now, she had no idea what was going on. What Bai Clan? The one that got away? An enemy? She couldn’t make sense of any of it. Qin Fan obviously didn’t know this middle-aged man, so how could there be any hatred between them?

Amidst her anxious confusion, Qin Fan patted her hand. "My dear," he said with a smile, "have Chang Yuanyi take you all to rest for a while. Wait for me, I’ll be back soon. It won’t take long."

"Lord Qin!" Chang Yuanyi called out instinctively at this critical juncture.

"Take good care of her. If a single hair on her head is harmed, I’ll hold you responsible," Qin Fan said to Chang Yuanyi over his shoulder, gently removing Ji Yi’s soft hand from his arm. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Then, without giving Bai Zhantang another glance, he walked coolly toward the elevator. He knew that for a man like Bai Zhantang, whose entire clan had been annihilated, this was an opportunity he would not miss.

Sure enough, after Qin Fan entered the elevator and the doors closed, Bai Zhantang headed toward another one.

This was a blood debt as deep as the sea, a feud born from the extermination of his entire clan! He had waited months for this day. He had searched across most of Huaxia for this very moment! For Bai Zhantang, there was no choice. Qin Fan had to die today! And he would die suffering the torments of the Purgatory of the Human World! The virgin with the strong Yin aura could be found again, but revenge could not wait! He would chop off his head and bring it back to the village to appease the spirits of the more than one hundred members of the Bai Clan!

"Chang Yuanyi, what—what in the world is going on? Do you know?" Ji Yi, who was held back at the last second by Chang Yuanyi as she tried to follow, began to tremble with panic. Rooftop meetings... that could only mean trouble!

"Miss Ji, I don’t know! I really don’t, but rest assured, Lord Qin will be fine! He said he’d come back, and he will! All we can do is wait. Besides, if we go rushing over there now, we’ll only get in his way!" Chang Yuanyi said, though his own heart was pounding with anxiety. After all, from the aura Bai Zhantang had unleashed, even someone like him—who had seen his fair share of dangerous men—could tell this was a terrifying opponent.

Can Lord Qin really handle him with ease? I don’t know, but I have no other choice.