The fiery horse startled and stopped.
"What bad luck."
The second young master of the Wang family, clad in golden brocade in the carriage, frowned slightly at the sight.
"You two, clean it up quickly, don't let dead bodies block my way!"
Just as the second young master of the Wang family was about to sit down, he suddenly saw an incredibly agile little girl run out, her eyes lighting up.
"Seize that little girl and bring her back to the manor."
"Yes." The two Golden Core realm attendants in black uniforms bowed in response.
The little girl knelt before her father, her clear eyes already wet with tears.
"Little girl, what future do you have following this old geezer? My young master fancies you, come with me."
The little girl seemed not to hear. She took the rattle, stained red with blood, from her father's hand and clutched it tightly.
Seeing this, a fierce glint flashed in the attendant's eyes. He snatched the rattle from her hand and smashed it fiercely on the ground. The rattle broke into two halves.
Then, one of the attendants roughly grabbed the little girl's hand and pulled her up.
Zhang Fan let out a light sigh. Just as he was about to intervene, he seemed to sense something. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he stopped.
In her violent struggle, the little girl looked at the indifferent crowd watching, her heart filled with despair.
Suddenly, a darkness that could devour all light appeared deep within her clear eyes. An incredibly dark aura emanated from her body. Although weak, it carried a terrifying essence.
The Golden Core realm attendant felt an inexplicable fear and unconsciously loosened his grip on the girl's arm.
"What is that!" The onlookers were affected by this dark aura. Negative emotions involuntarily rose in their minds, and they all recoiled in terror, quickly moving away.
"Why... why!"
The little girl murmured softly, her emotions growing more agitated. The dark power intensified, causing her small body to tremble uncontrollably.
Zhang Fan stepped forward and came beside the little girl, taking her arm. He used his divine sense to soothe her emotions. Gradually, the darkness in her eyes faded, and she returned to normal.
"Little brother..."
The little girl recognized the person before her and felt an inexplicable sense of relief. After calling out, she fainted.
Zhang Fan waved his hand, collecting the middle-aged man's corpse. Then, holding the little girl, he prepared to leave, but the two attendants blocked his path.
"What kind of brat dares to meddle!" one attendant cursed, swiftly approaching Zhang Fan with his movement technique and throwing a punch.
Although he was merely an attendant of the second young master of the Wang family, his strength had reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm. His full-power punch was extremely potent, causing the onlookers to watch with grave expressions, thinking that this meddling youth was bound to suffer greatly today.
However, Zhang Fan's expression was cold. He flicked his finger, and a strong surge of energy shot out from his fingertip. The attendant had no time to react before his forehead was pierced. In his dying moments, his eyes were filled with terror and unwillingness.
"So strong!"
To kill a late-stage Golden Core cultivator with a single finger, such strength was likely only achievable by the peak experts within the Golden Core realm.
The onlookers marveled at Zhang Fan's strength but still felt his actions were unwise. After all, although the attendant was just a servant of the Wang family, he was still a member of the Wang family, not someone an outsider could kill.
In this city of Wuning, offending the Wang family would make even an ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivator hesitate.
"This is interesting."
The second young master of the Wang family, sitting in his carriage, saw this scene and a spark of interest appeared in his eyes. In Wuning City, there were still people who dared to kill members of their Wang family.
"Luo Chen, this person's strength is good. He should be worth your effort." The second young master of the Wang family called out softly. A white figure descended from the sky, landing in front of the carriage.
The newcomer was a man who appeared quite young. He carried a blood-red longsword on his back. As he appeared, a dense aura of blood evil spread, causing a stir.
"Blood Sword Luo Chen! What is he doing here?" someone in the crowd recognized the man in white and was very surprised.
"Isn't it obvious? Blood Sword Luo Chen has clearly joined the Wang family and become the guard of this second young master of the Wang family."
"This kid is in big trouble. Blood Sword Luo Chen has long since reached the peak of the Golden Core realm and has cultivated a second-grade mid-tier Golden Core. He once killed over a dozen Golden Core cultivators with a single sword outside Wuning City while fighting over treasure. Rumor has it his strength is already comparable to Nascent Soul."
"How do you want to die?" Luo Chen, dressed in white and holding a blood-red sword, stared coldly at Zhang Fan, as if looking at a dead man.
"Noisy!"
Zhang Fan beckoned with one hand, and a flying sword suddenly flew out from the scabbard of an onlooker...
"Clang!"
With a metallic clang, the flying sword returned to its scabbard. Only then did everyone snap back to their senses, looking at Zhang Fan with shock.
The usually bustling street was now utterly silent, so quiet one could hear a pin drop.
Blood Sword Luo Chen, who had been holding his blood-red sword with a menacing aura, was now headless, blood gushing from his neck like a spring.
With Zhang Fan's current strength, he could contend with a four-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator using only his mental power. Killing a Golden Core cultivator was effortless.
The more Zhang Fan appeared calm and composed, the more extraordinary his methods seemed to others.
Even the second young master of the Wang family, who had been watching with amusement, now had a drastic change in his expression. His eyes were filled with terror as he looked around, fearing that a sword would fly out from somewhere and strike him down as well.
Although he held a high position and possessed many protective treasures, his strength was still a notch below Luo Chen's. If this youth could kill Luo Chen in an instant, he could certainly kill him too.
"Second Young Master Wang, quite imposing, aren't we?" After killing Luo Chen with a single sword, Zhang Fan turned his gaze to the Wang family's second young master standing on the carriage.
"I... I..." Under Zhang Fan's gaze, the second young master of the Wang family felt his entire body turn cold, as if falling into an abyss. He couldn't utter a single word.
"I will spare your life for today, but... you must still pay a price for your actions!"
Zhang Fan flicked another surge of energy, directly striking the Golden Core above the second young master's Dantian!
With a single blow, the Golden Core that the second young master had painstakingly cultivated shattered. He lost all his cultivation and fainted.
After Zhang Fan left, carrying the little girl, a chorus of exclamations erupted in the street. The second young master of the Wang family had his Golden Core shattered and his cultivation abolished on the street. This was going to cause a major incident!