Chapter 2492 The Prince is Lost Again

The dark-clothed man clearly hated Ye Bufan to the bone, and then he stabbed him with several more swords, each piercing through him.

After all this was done, seeing that he was beyond saving, the four of them soared into the air and vanished into the night sky in an instant.

Behind them, a heart-wrenching wail of pain came from the courtyard.

The four men galloped all the way and soon appeared in a secluded alley.

They checked their surroundings and, finding no suspicious people, removed the masks from their faces.

These four were none other than Prince Shenwu, Baili Xingkong, Grand Elder Li Miaozhen of Cold Sword Immortal Sect, Grand Elder Feng Manlou of Shenfeng Valley, and Grand Elder Nangong Shangyuan of Jijian Sect.

After their previous failure, the four had not given up and returned today.

“Your Highness, this time you’ve truly come up with a brilliant plan. First, we use Grand Manager Zhang to trick that Little fellow out, and then we make our move, leaving him nowhere to hide.”

It turned out that Zhang Jin’s arrival earlier was all planned by Baili Xingkong. His purpose was not to buy a spot from Ye Bufan but to lure him out.

This was to avoid a repeat of the last time, when the four of them made a big show of force to kill their way in, only to not even see a single person.

“That’s right. It’s laughable that Ye actually thought the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family wanted to buy a spot from him.”

Baili Xingkong looked triumphant. Killing Ye Bufan made him feel incredibly refreshed, and he couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“We’ve decided on the Tianluo State spots, but we won’t give him a single cent.”

Li Miaozhen followed up, “This method is truly good. With Ye dead, his accumulated points will naturally be invalid.

At that time, Tianluo State will no longer be in first place, and his forty spots will be equally divided among us.”

It turned out that these four gathered not only out of hatred but also to seize the forty spots from Tianluo State.

Baili Xingkong said triumphantly, “Alright, we can now go back and sleep peacefully. Tomorrow, when Ye doesn’t show up, we’ll directly divide their spots.”

After speaking, they no longer lingered, and the four vanished in an instant.

At the inn, Jiang Fangzhou, Lu Xueman, and others were crying their hearts out, while Xuanyuan Zhantian reached out and pulled out another pig’s trotters to gnaw on.

“Alright, they’re gone. No one can hear you crying anymore.”

“Are you ready?”

The crying of several people immediately stopped abruptly, and there wasn’t a single tear on their faces.

Then the door opened, and Ye Bufan walked out of the room, collecting all of Ye Erlang’s severed body into the Dragon King Palace for him to slowly recover.

“It’s a good thing I had an extra thought; these Old things really didn’t have good intentions.”

It turned out that when the old eunuch suddenly arrived, Ye Bufan had a bad premonition. He hid himself and let Erlang go out in his place.

At the same time, he sent a telepathic message to Jiang Fangzhou and others, telling them to play along and cry a few times, pretending he was dead, to avoid any further trouble tonight.

Xuanyuan Zhantian patted his shoulder with his greasy hand: “Little fellow, you really have a lot of good things. This is the first time I’ve seen such a Puppet.”

Ye Bufan naturally didn’t want to say much about Erlang’s matter. He cursed, “These damned Old things are truly targeting me; they’re relentless, one after another.”

Having been assassinated by Baili Xingkong three times in a row, he naturally had a belly full of anger.

Xuanyuan Zhantian chuckled, “Little fellow, are you very angry right now?”

“Does that even need to be said? If it were you, wouldn’t you be angry?”

“Then how about I bring out Baili Hongjun and let you vent your Qi?”

Xuanyuan Zhantian had a lewd look. “If the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family won’t let you off easy, then you can beat his son to vent your Qi. What a good idea, and you can make a fortune at the same time.”

Ye Bufan glanced at him: “This is a good idea, but it’s already happened twice. The Imperial Palace must be swarming with experts and strictly guarded. How could it be so easy to kidnap someone again?”

“You don’t need to worry about that. Stealing one person isn’t difficult for an old man like me.”

Xuanyuan Zhantian said, “However, there’s one condition: if I get Baili Hongjun for you, then the previous favor owed will be considered repaid, and we’ll be even.”

“This… I can agree to that.”

Ye Bufan hesitated for a moment but still agreed.

He had long seen that this old man was somewhat unreliable. If he relied on him, he might not get the latter half of One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones anytime soon. The current condition was more practical.

“Then just wait.”

Xuanyuan Zhantian finished speaking, took a step, and his figure disappeared into the night, his speed truly astonishing.

Ye Bufan secretly clicked his tongue as he watched his back. He truly didn’t know where this old man had popped out from.

If he said he was an ordinary person, he wouldn’t believe it even if he were beaten to death. How could someone who could steal the Crown Prince from within the heavily guarded Imperial Palace be an ordinary person?

But if he was a big shot, yet completely unknown, to the point that even Ximen Feng didn’t recognize him, that seemed to defy common sense.

Never mind all that, who cares who he is, as long as he means no harm to me. He led everyone back into the room, and his mind began to plan how to awaken Yi Luoxiang.

But not long after, the door opened, and Xuanyuan Zhantian walked in from outside, carrying a large sack in his hand.

“Little fellow, from now on, we’re even.”

He said, and with a flick of his hand, he threw the sack onto the ground.

“I say, Old thing, you’re too fast, aren’t you? Are you sure this contains Baili Hongjun?”

Ye Bufan secretly clicked his tongue; even express delivery wasn’t this fast.

“Ignorant. Is this even a big deal for an old man like me?”

Xuanyuan Zhantian pouted, clearly displeased with his questioning. He plopped down on the grand chair nearby and pulled out a pig’s trotters to gnaw on.

With a doubtful mind, Ye Bufan cut the ropes on the sack, revealing none other than His Highness, the Crown Prince, Baili Hongjun.

“This…”

He was completely shocked. To be able to steal the Crown Prince from the heavily guarded Imperial Palace so quickly, just what level of cultivation did this old man possess?

He turned back to Xuanyuan Zhantian: “Old thing, tell me, how high is your cultivation?”

“As high as a three-story building!”

Xuanyuan Zhantian waved his hand casually, then picked up a bottle of Erguotou and started drinking.

“If you don’t want to say, then don’t.”

Since the person didn’t want to say, Ye Bufan didn’t ask any more questions. He picked up Baili Hongjun and walked out the door.

Once outside, he found an uninhabited corner and once again manifested a Dao Body. As before, he instructed it to carry Baili Hongjun to the North Gate of the Holy Dragon Empire Imperial City.

Baili Xingkong returned to the Imperial Palace and went directly to the sleeping quarters to find Baili Xingyun, as so many things had happened, he had to explain everything clearly to the Emperor.

Upon reaching the inner palace, he recounted the entire matter from beginning to end.

Baili Xingyun had already heard about the results of the competition. After listening to him, he asked, “Has that disruptive Little fellow been killed by you?”

“Absolutely true. I personally chopped off his head just now.”

Baili Xingkong spoke with absolute certainty and confidence.

“Excellent. We, the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family, want everyone in the world to see that those who oppose us are destined for a bad end.

Since that Little fellow is dead, tomorrow the spots for Tianluo State will belong to us…”

Upon hearing the news of Ye Bufan’s death, Baili Xingyun also felt a sense of relief. But just then, Grand Manager Zhang Jin stumbled in from outside.

“Your Majesty, something bad has happened! His Highness, the Crown Prince, is missing again!”