Room Nine.
Lu Hao's face changed dramatically upon hearing Lu Pan's words, exclaiming, "Impossible, that lineage... they were all supposed to be dead!"
Xu Laifu also shivered. He had been with the Ye family for many years, and he was present when Lu Pan's lineage was reduced to ashes by the great fire.
The memory of that conflagration sent a tremor through him.
"Young Master, do not act rashly. Report this matter to Master first!" Xu Laifu calmed himself and reminded Lu Hao.
Lu Hao snorted, "I want to see if it's that bastard!"
With that, Lu Hao, accompanied by his bodyguards, charged towards Room One.
*Bang—*
Lu Hao and his men shattered the door of Lu Pan's room.
"Where did you wild seed come from? My uncle's lineage was already burned to death in the fire!" Lu Hao stared at Lu Pan's retreating back, his voice filled with fury.
Lu Pan slowly turned around, his cold eyes falling upon Lu Hao.
Lu Hao's cheeks burned as if Lu Pan's gaze were an impossibly sharp knife, making him hesitant to look directly.
"You have offended the Great Leader. Slap him!"
Ye Wudao flashed beside Lu Hao and delivered a resounding slap.
The crisp sound of the slap echoed through the auction hall!
Just then, the bodyguards from Yun Shang Auction House surrounded them and lunged at Lu Pan.
Ye Wudao unleashed his power, and screams erupted all around.
Lu Hao, recovering from the blow, roared at Lu Pan, "I will kill you!"
*Slap, slap...*
Lu Pan instantly appeared before him and sent him flying with two swift slaps!
"After all these years, Lu Hao, your mouth is still as foul as it was when we were children!"
Lu Pan looked coldly at the fallen Lu Hao, showing no hint of familial warmth.
"Young Master!" Xu Laifu cried out in alarm, unleashing his power and striking Lu Pan with a punch.
Lu Pan let out a soft hum and met the punch with his own.
*Crack—*
Xu Laifu, a master of Ming Jin Ninth Stage, had his arm instantly crippled by Lu Pan's punch, turning into a pulpy mess that hung limply.
"Should I call you Steward Xu, or Dog Xu?" Lu Pan asked Xu Laifu expressionlessly.
Xu Laifu, in pain, his aged eyes filled with shock, stammered, "You... you... you are Young Master Pan..."
"You little bastard, you dare hit me... my father will never forgive you!"
Supported by his bodyguards, Lu Hao's face contorted with rage, "Lu Pan was already burned to death, you're trying to impersonate my Lu family member..."
"Impersonate?" Lu Pan walked towards Lu Hao with a cold smile. "Lu Yuansen really came up with a clever plan to swallow my lineage's assets."
"However, it's not important anymore. What belongs to me, I will take back bit by bit." Lu Pan stood before Lu Hao, a chilling smile playing on his lips. "Today, I'll collect some interest from you."
"You, what are you going to do?"
Staring into Lu Pan's utterly cold eyes, Lu Hao felt a deep chill.
"Let me think, back then... you used this hand to smash my favorite toy, right?"
A hint of remembrance appeared on Lu Pan's icy face. "It was so long ago, I almost can't remember..."
As he spoke, Lu Pan placed his hand on Lu Hao's shoulder and gently pressed down.
"Ah!!!"
Lu Hao's piercing scream echoed through the auction house.
He then fell unconscious.
Lu Pan had dislocated his entire arm with that single palm strike.
He glanced at Xu Laifu indifferently and walked towards the exit of the room, saying as he went, "Go back and tell Lu Yuansen that my lineage is not extinct. What belongs to me, I will reclaim in full!"
Outside the crowd.
Nalan Mingyue had witnessed everything. No matter what, she could never have imagined that Lu Pan, who had saved her life, was a member of the Lu family!
"Major General, he... he's a Lu family member?" Yanzi was also full of surprise.
Lu Pan walked towards the stage. Before Huang Guangyi lay the land deed to the Lu family ancestral home.
Huang Guangyi shivered.
When he had confronted Lu Hao, he had already sent a message to Zhang Gan.
"You, you can't take the deed..." Huang Guangyi's voice trembled slightly. After all, he had personally seen Lu Pan kill Zhang Guo. kuAiδugg
But the deed belonged to the Lu family, entrusted to Yun Shang Auction House. If Lu Pan took it, they... wouldn't be able to afford the compensation!
"Scram!"
Lu Pan's cold roar struck Huang Guangyi's ears, feeling as if his eardrums were being torn.
Lu Pan took the deed and walked out of the auction hall.
Just then, the main doors were pushed open, and dozens of men in black, wielding coiled dragon staffs, rushed in, surrounding Lu Pan and Ye Wudao.
"Great Leader, it's the Twisted Dragon Society!"
Ye Wudao recognized the insignia on the collars of the black-clothed men, identifying them as members of the Twisted Dragon Society.
Lu Pan's expression remained indifferent; the situation before him was routine.
The Great Leader of the Twisted Dragon Society was still imprisoned in Wujian Prison. If he knew his subordinates were making a move against Lu Pan, he would likely hang himself in anger!
"Little Loach is going to rot in prison!" Lu Pan sneered.
Ye Wudao offered his condolences to Nie Qiulong and sternly addressed the dozens of men, "Even Nie Qiulong himself wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous. You... wish to die?"
"Heh heh, trying to scare our Twisted Dragon Society members with my elder brother's name, your wishful thinking is likely to fall flat!"
As the voice landed, Zhang Gan appeared at the entrance.
However, upon seeing the man surrounded by his subordinates, his face darkened completely. He clearly recognized Lu Pan, who had protected Nalan Mingyue that night.
Lu Pan not only saved Nalan Mingyue but also killed his own half-brother.
This revenge, he would have.
"Take him down, dead or alive!" Zhang Gan's voice was filled with killing intent.
He didn't believe that Lu Pan could walk out of Yun Shang Auction House alive, surrounded by so many experts from the Twisted Dragon Society.
The dozens of men received the order and formed a formation, attacking Lu Pan.
The Judge does not move, the Impermanence strikes first!
Ye Wudao's aura erupted, his terrifying, surging presence instantly turning the vast auction hall into the dead of winter.
The next second, Ye Wudao moved.
From the moment the Twisted Dragon Society members appeared, Lu Pan's footsteps had not faltered.
Wherever Ye Wudao passed, groans and cries filled the air, forging a path for Lu Pan.
No one could withstand even one move from Ye Wudao.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of men lay on the ground, moaning in agony!
Zhang Gan's face was extremely grim. He had already discerned Ye Wudao's strength, at least at Dark Jin Sixth Stage!
As for Lu Pan, he was unsure!
But the memory of Lu Pan repelling his brother with a single blow that night filled him with dread.
Zhang Gan regretted his impulsive action.
Watching Lu Pan walk directly towards him, Zhang Gan's throat constricted.
"Mis... misunderstanding!!" Zhang Gan forced a smile, "If... if I had known it was you, I wouldn't have dared, even with ten times the courage..."
"Misunderstanding?" Lu Pan gazed at Zhang Gan. "Given Nie Qiulong's decent conduct in prison, I'll give you a chance. Cripple one of your arms, and I'll spare your life!"
Seeing Lu Pan demand he cripple himself, a flicker of killing intent flashed in Zhang Gan's eyes.
Suddenly, he poured all his strength into a punch aimed at Lu Pan's chest, "I'll cripple your..."
*Boom—*
Zhang Gan's chest bones caved in, his spine shattered, and he was sent flying backward, spewing blood.
"You... I... cough cough..."
Zhang Gan's eyes widened in disbelief. With a few twitches, he gasped his last breath and died.
The vast auction hall fell into a deathly silence!