Without turning back, Lin Fan left the Yun Sect. This time, he didn’t bring Yun Qingyao with him, which made his pace much quicker. In less than an hour, he’d already walked out of the dense forest and returned to Cyan Ox Stronghold.

Lin Fan planned to first return to Feng County to retrieve his Rolls-Royce. By the time he reached Feng County, it would likely be dark, so he decided to stay there for the night and set off for Yun City the next day, especially since he hadn’t slept the previous night.

This journey to the Yun Sect, despite being far, ended with Lin Fan’s satisfaction. He finally resolved the trouble with the Yun Sect—otherwise, being targeted by the Yun Sect would be a hassle later on, even though he had the power to annihilate the Yun Sect like the square-faced man did.

In fact, despite possessing unrivaled strength, Lin Fan had never killed anyone. As a young man who received a university education in the twenty-first century, he believed there were more civilized ways to solve problems, preferring to avoid violence whenever possible, unless it was unavoidable.

Stopping war, or using war to stop war, are both ways to resolve conflict. Subduing others without a fight is the highest method; using war to stop war is often a last resort.

Just as the square-faced man appeared, Lin Fan stepped in when he saw him slaughtering innocents. In the end, this act saved the Yun Sect and resolved their conflict.

The Yun Sect not only wrote off Ye Tianyu’s debt but even offered to take him as a son-in-law.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan couldn’t help but laugh.

Just yesterday, he and Yun Qingyao were adversaries, and today, they were set to be a pair. This change was perhaps too swift.

It’s not that Lin Fan wasn’t moved by Yun Qingyao. Seeing her stunning appearance, as a normal man, how could he not be captivated? Even Tang Monk almost lost his composure upon seeing the King of the Kingdom of Women—Lin Fan wasn’t Tang Monk. On the contrary, he adored beautiful women and had no resistance to them.

Unfortunately, the strange tradition of the Yun Clan regarding in-laws made his fate with Yun Qingyao impossible.

Lin Fan pondered; what if the Yun Clan didn’t have this tradition? What if Yun Qingyao was to be married off to him, would he agree?

This question, surprisingly, Lin Fan couldn’t answer immediately.

Was there regret? Well, it wasn’t entirely regretful...

Lin Fan gave a wry smile, shook his head, "Forget it, I’ve already walked away, and indeed, there won’t be opportunities to see her again. What’s the point of pondering this question? Don’t think about it anymore, time to move on."

Mumbling to himself, Lin Fan strode forward; he was heading back to Yun City.

In the future, he would interfere less in unrelated matters; his plan was to return to Yun City, focus on managing the Mortal Group well, and aim to complete the system’s main task quickly—namely, to build a trillion-dollar business empire!

At that moment, Lin Fan cleared his mind of distractions, only thinking about returning to Yun City as soon as possible.

After exiting the forest, Cyan Ox Stronghold was soon in sight.

However...

As Lin Fan approached Cyan Ox Stronghold, he suddenly noticed that this usually quiet mountain village was bustling today.

On a grain drying ground at the village entrance, all the villagers had gathered, they were all kneeling on the ground, a scene of panic on their faces.

There were three people, two men and one woman, staring at these villagers.

The lead was a man with triangular eyes, his expression was sinister, he grabbed an old man’s collar, "Old geezer, is everyone here?"

The old man trembled with fear, "They should all be here."

Triangular Eyes said, "Alright, now can you tell me where the Yun Sect is?"

The old man replied with a bitter face, "I really don’t know."

Triangular Eyes sneered, "You really won’t shed tears until you see the coffin, right? I was originally in a good mood, just answer me honestly, but now look what happened, this is all your fault."

While speaking, Triangular Eyes gestured to another man.

This other man, around thirty, slender, with a mocking smile on his face.

He scanned the kneeling crowd, seemingly selecting someone, but who would be unlucky enough for him to choose, no one knew.

The villagers seeing this were all filled with fear; they were called here by the village chief, only to find out the chief was controlled by these three people, that old man now in Triangular Eyes’ grasp.

The three people threatened the village chief, requiring everyone to kneel. Out of fear, they complied, not knowing what was happening.

"Dear villagers, your current situation is solely your chief’s fault; I asked him questions he refuses to answer, so I had to gather everyone here hoping you’ll persuade your chief," Triangular Eyes shouted.

Persuade the chief?

How to persuade?

Just as everyone was puzzled, they saw the slender man walk into the crowd, suddenly yank a young woman by the hair, dragging her out.

The young woman screamed loudly in fright, but had no resistance, being dragged out, her face turned pale with fear.

Triangular Eyes grinned, "Due to your chief’s obstinacy, I can only resort to this. I will torment each of you until your chief gives us the answer we want; so if you don’t want to be tortured, it’s best to persuade your chief."

At this moment, the young woman screamed in terror, "Chief, save me, chief, save me!"

The old village chief was both afraid and anxious seeing this, "I beg you, let everyone go; even if you kill them all, I don’t know, I truly don’t know!"

Triangular Eyes said, "You don’t know, so does anyone in your village know?"

The old chief replied, "I’m not sure; they’re all here, why don’t you ask them?"

Triangular Eyes swept his eyes over everyone, "We are searching for the Yun Sect, does anyone among you know where it is? If you do, stand up, and this will save your entire village; otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"

The villagers looked at each other, obviously, none of them knew where the Yun Sect was, nor did they understand what this Triangular Eyes said.

Only one person kept his head down, trembling.

This was a cripple, the same one Lin Fan caught that night; this cripple was the informant the Yun Sect planted here. In Cyan Ox Stronghold, only he knew the whereabouts of the Yun Sect.

At this moment, the cripple was panicking inside—what trouble did the Yun Sect stir recently to have so many people looking for them in just the past couple of days? Last night, a young man ventured into the forest, and now there are three newcomers.

And unlike Lin Fan, these three didn’t seem like good people.

He couldn’t decide amidst his moral struggle; for now, he dared not stand out.

Seeing no one answer, Triangular Eyes became dissatisfied, "Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance; since no one is willing to stand, I will not be courteous."

He gestured to the slender man again.

The slender man grinned maliciously, reaching to grab the young woman’s collar, and tore forcefully.

With a ripping sound, the young woman’s clothes were torn, exposing half of her body.

"Ah!" The young woman screamed in terror, the humiliation feeling worse than being killed.

Seeing this, the old village chief turned pale.

Triangular Eyes chuckled sinisterly, "So, old geezer, are you still unwilling to talk? I don’t mind stripping her completely."

It must be said, these three people’s tactics were utterly despicable.

Seeing the slender man about to proceed further.

"You’re looking for the Yun Sect, right? I know."

At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.