"Who?"

Ye Tianfan heard a sinister laugh behind him, and swiftly turned around to shield Qin Ruomeng, infusing his hand with profound energy.

Out of the darkness within Ye Tianfan's gaze emerged a middle-aged man wearing a black leather jacket, a deep purple bat-patterned belt strapped around his waist, with the words "Holding the book for the Judge" written on it.

The owner of the sinister laugh was indeed him. Seeing Ye Tianfan watching him so warily, the middle-aged man spoke in a hoarse voice, "Young Master Ye, there's no need to be so cautious of me. We are friends. My purpose here is simple—I'm here to cooperate with you."

After hearing this, Ye Tianfan didn't speak, instead channeling the profound energy in his hand to the tip of his middle finger. He then formed an orchid gesture and flicked it lightly; the energy shot rapidly towards the middle-aged man.

"Puff..."

Only hearing a muffled grunt from the middle-aged man, he staggered a few steps out from his hiding corner; the strand of profound energy Ye Tianfan flicked out had already pierced a hole through the man's shoulder, staining it red and rendering his right arm limp.

A trace of fear flickered in the middle-aged man's eyes. He hadn't even had time to react before feeling the intense pain in his shoulder.

Just as Ye Tianfan was about to launch another attack on the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's complexion turned pale instantly. Nervously facing Ye Tianfan, he quickly said, "W-wait, Young Master Ye! I'm not your enemy. On the contrary, I'm here to seek cooperation with you, to help you."

Ye Tianfan heard this, but didn't withdraw his profound energy, instead aiming directly at the man's heart, saying, "Then reveal your true identity, or else... hmph."

"Indeed, as one of Ye Family's seventy-six ultimate techniques, the Celestial Profound Finger, known to pierce through steel plates, doesn't seem to be an exaggeration." The middle-aged man heaved a sigh of relief, then complimented Ye Tianfan.

Ye Tianfan did not withdraw the profound energy due to the compliment. He flicked it lightly, shaving off a lock of the man's hair, "Stop the nonsense. Say one more useless word, and the next thing pierced will be your heart."

"Yes... yes, yes." The middle-aged man, full of fear, quickly began explaining his identity to Ye Tianfan, "Young Master Ye, I am from Yama Hall, under the Thousand-Faced Judge's command. I..."

Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, upon hearing the words Yama Hall, Ye Tianfan directly shot his profound energy towards the man's heart.

The man's pupils contracted sharply at this situation; a chilling sensation gripped his soul, realizing if he couldn't dodge this attack, he would die.

Even though he mustered all his strength to evade, he was still pierced through the left chest by the Celestial Profound Finger, completely puncturing the left lung.

"Wait, Young Master Ye, I know Old K's information."

"Cough... cough..." Upon seeing Ye Tianfan cease his attack, the man breathed a sigh of relief, but soon started coughing violently due to blood entering his lungs.

"Tell me Old K's information, and I'll give you a quick end." Ye Tianfan's brows furrowed sternly.

Upon hearing this, the man's body trembled fiercely, coughing even more violently. Just as he was about to explain to Ye Tianfan, he realized a fierce killing intent enveloped him, pinning him down as if it were tangible.

"Spit it out! And you, come out already!"

Ye Tianfan stomped hard, suppressing the middle-aged man with killing intent while another fierce wave of profound energy burst outwards, forming a force that surged toward the door from Ye Tianfan's center.

"Puff..."

Several muffled groans sounded simultaneously, and a few people staggered out from the dark corners outside the ward's door, their faces pale, with traces of blood on the corners of their mouths, evidently wounded internally.

Seeing this, turmoil rose in the heart of the middle-aged man. Originally, he was here under the master's orders to befriend Ye Tianfan, yet unexpectedly, at the mere mention of the Yama Hall, Ye Tianfan had severely injured him with ease and without lifting a finger disrupted the hidden force of the master's subordinates, the strongest concealed assassins in Yama Hall! Before arriving, he only knew Ye Tianfan was exceptionally skilled, but didn't anticipate such terrifying might!

The seven hidden ghost assassins were a trump card in the master's hands, meant to rescue him if the befriending failed. Yet now, even before playing that card, they were rendered completely helpless by Ye Tianfan's blows, creating this awkward situation, leaving the middle-aged man panic-stricken!

It seems he must quickly explain clearly, or else neither he nor the four hidden ghost assassins might be able to leave this ward alive.

"Young Master Ye, I serve under the Thousand-Faced Judge of Yama Hall, and I am Cai Jiayu, the Ghost Keeper. These four are part of the master's seven hidden ghost assassins. We came under the master's orders to forge goodwill with Young Master Ye. Our sincerity lies in the information about Old K."

"Forge goodwill? Hmph!" Ye Tianfan snorted coldly, "You Yama Hall scum aren't worthy of befriending me. Speak, or I'll make you wish for death yet unable to find it."

Cai Jiayu bitterly smiled, saying, "Young Master Ye, my master, the Thousand-Faced Yama, was forced to join Yama Hall. She was captured by Yama Hall's people years ago, and if she didn't join, she would have died long ago. Currently, she's deeply poisoned by Yama Hall, and without the monthly antidote, she suffers the agony of a thousand ants biting her heart."

Seeing that Ye Tianfan was willing to listen, Cai Jiayu quickly continued, "So the master has attempted many plans to escape Yama Hall's control, all failing. Just when she was filled with despair, you appeared, giving her hope. After meeting you several times, the master believes you are someone who can be entrusted with hope, hence sending me to befriend you."

"Hmph! Then why didn't your master, the Judge, come herself, and only sent you and these other scum?" Ye Tianfan ignored Cai Jiayu's bitter words, coldly snorting.

"Young Master Ye, the master went to report a mission to Yama Hall, so she couldn't come shortly, hence instructing me to come. Moreover, she gathered some information on Old K for you, saying it's what Young Master Ye needs."

"First, tell me the information Thousand-Faced Judge obtained about Old K, then talk about your master's matters." Ye Tianfan's attitude softened, perhaps believing Cai Jiayu's words.

"According to the information obtained by the master during these years in Yama Hall, the true identity of Old K..."

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