Chapter 2252: A Fake

“Stop them!”

At this moment, Dugu Yi had lost his previous composure. He stood up abruptly and commanded his subordinates to surround the people from Shui Mu University.

He looked at Ye Bufan from a distance: “Leave the person behind, and I can let you go.”

“Let us go?” Ye Bufan sneered, “Do we need you to let us go?

Quickly withdraw your people. I just want to ask some questions, and I will release this Old thing to you after I leave.”

Dugu Yi said, “No, why should I trust you? You must release the person first!”

“Do you think you have the right to bargain with me?”

Ye Bufan looked at the surrounding people, his eyes full of disdain.

“If I kill this Old thing right now, do you think any of you can stop me?”

“This…”

Dugu Yi’s mouth twitched, but in the end, he said nothing.

He had personally witnessed the power of Xiao Qing and the others just now; each of them had reached the Dongxu Realm and simply could not be stopped by his subordinates.

“You can only trust me now; there’s no other way.”

Ye Bufan waved his hand at Jiang Fangzhou, “Let’s go. If anyone dares to stop us, I’ll twist this Old thing’s head off immediately.”

After he finished speaking, everyone moved forward again. As they got closer and closer, the surrounding Imperial Guards panicked, not knowing what to do.

Dugu Yi gritted his teeth: “Alright, all of you, make way.”

Ye Bufan was right; he indeed had no room to bargain. Even if Dugu Xiu was killed, his people still couldn’t stop them.

This Old Ancestor was simply too important to the Great Shun Empire; as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he could not let the other party die.

Because of this, no matter whether the other party was telling the truth or not, he could not take the risk. He could only hope that Ye Bufan would keep his word and release Dugu Xiu.

At his command, everyone around them secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Facing such powerful individuals, no one wanted to rush forward and become cannon fodder.

They immediately moved aside, creating a clear path with a whoosh.

Ye Bufan led the group out of the encirclement, then soared into the air, flying towards the outside of the Great Shun Empire Royal City, disappearing from everyone’s sight in the blink of an eye.

After they left, Laiyang King nervously said, “Your Majesty, what should we do? Should we send someone to rescue the Old Ancestor?”

“Send who? Go with you?”

Dugu Yi was full of annoyance. If he had such powerful individuals on his side, why would he have let the other party leave?

The problem now was that even if all the experts from the Great Shun Empire were tied together, they would still not be a match for the other side.

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“This…”

Laiyang King was instantly speechless. He didn't have nine heads; how could he provoke them?

Dugu Yi waved his hand: “Forget it. Now, we can only leave it to fate and hope that fellow named Ye keeps his word.”

Ye Bufan and his group moved extremely fast. In a short time, they had already traveled a hundred miles outside the Great Shun Empire Royal City.

Before them stood a majestic mountain, and at its foot was a spacious small valley.

He did not continue flying but led everyone to land in the small valley.

“Ye Dage, I miss you so much!”

Situ Dianmo, who had been flying with Nalan Yujia, immediately shouted and threw herself into Ye Bufan’s arms as her feet touched the ground.

But then her body stiffened. She looked up, her face full of disbelief.

“How could this be? Did you know all along?”

Only then did everyone realize that she was holding a sharp short knife, pressed against Ye Bufan’s lower abdomen.

However, the blade had been firmly clamped by two fingers, unable to advance another half-inch.

At the same time, Ye Bufan’s finger touched her Hua Gai acupoint, sealing her acupoints and rendering her body immobile.

“You’re right. From the first moment I saw you, I knew you were a fake.”

Ye Bufan had a playful look. He had to admit that this woman’s easy disguise technique was indeed excellent; she looked exactly like the real Situ Dianmo.

But what she didn’t know was that Situ Dianmo was the Vampire Queen, possessing extremely strong blood Qi throughout her body, which could not be faked.

Because of this, when he arrived at the Royal City, he immediately saw that she was a fake; he just hadn’t exposed her on the spot.

“Wait here for now. I’ll settle accounts with you later.”

Ye Bufan no longer avoided this fake Situ Dianmo. He turned and walked to Dugu Xiu.

“How did you know this woman was fake?”

Dugu Xiu asked with interest.

“Does that concern you? You are my hostage now, so I should be the one asking you.”

Ye Bufan said, “Answer my questions honestly, and perhaps I’ll let you live. Otherwise, I’ll kill you right now.”

Dugu Xiu looked up at him: “Do you think this Old man fears death?”

“Aren’t you afraid?” Ye Bufan sneered, “If you weren’t afraid of death, you wouldn’t have been preparing for Possession for so many years, not even sparing your own Grandson.

Don’t pretend in front of me, or it won’t do you any good.”

People always fear death more the longer they live, and this Old monster was exactly like that.

To continue his Rebirth, he could even harm his own Grandson.

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And he still wanted to act calm in front of himself? Wasn't that ridiculous?

He also understood the other party’s psychology; the reason he put on a calm, fearless demeanor was to bargain with him.

“Alright, you win.” Dugu Xiu said, “I can answer your questions truthfully, but you must promise to let me live.”

His words were sincere. He had painstakingly plotted for so many years and did not want to die here just after his Rebirth.

“As long as you answer my questions truthfully, I promise to let you live.”

Ye Bufan also had no choice. Although he had used poison to cripple the other party’s cultivation, their powerful Mental Energy was still there; otherwise, he would have directly used the Soul Searching Technique.

Whether it was the Soul Capture Technique or the Soul Searching Technique, they both required Mental Energy to suppress the opponent, which was clearly not suitable for an Old monster who had lived for hundreds of years.

Dugu Xiu nodded: “Speak, what do you want to know?”

“Tell me, where is the real Situ Dianmo?”

This was the question Ye Bufan wanted to know most; everything else was secondary.

But to his surprise, Dugu Xiu shook his head: “I don’t know where she is either.”

“What? You captured her, how could you not know?”

Ye Bufan grabbed his collar, his entire body radiating Killing Intent.

“Don’t be anxious, let me explain slowly.”

A hint of panic flashed in Dugu Xiu’s eyes. He was truly afraid that the other party, in a fit of rage, would kill him directly.

Ye Bufan took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart: “Speak, what exactly happened?”

Dugu Xiu said, “Dugu Yuan was a Cauldron I had cultivated for many years, consuming countless efforts and painstaking care.

Therefore, whenever he traveled, I would secretly follow behind him to prevent any accidents and ensure all my efforts weren’t in vain.

And it was during that hunting trip that I suddenly discovered that woman, Situ Dianmo.

Although she was injured at the time, the blood Qi on her body was extremely rich, and what was most rare was that she was still a virgin.

Such a woman, to me, was simply a priceless treasure. If I could absorb her blood Qi after my Possession, I might be able to Break through the Bottleneck in one fell swoop and reach the Great Ascension Stage.”

At this point, he nervously glanced at Ye Bufan. Seeing that the other party made no move, he continued.

“It was precisely because of this that I had Dugu Yuan bring her back. To cover it up, I said he would take her as his princess consort.

And the day of the wedding was to be the day of my Possession. According to my plan, this would be the perfect time to absorb her blood Qi and assault the Mahayana Bottleneck.”

Ye Bufan forcefully suppressed the Killing Intent in his heart: “Then where is she?”