Qu Xiangren was grinning foolishly.

Although Qu Xiangren was not inherently bad by nature, he pursued greater power. Under the lure of absolute strength, not everyone can resist.

Not to mention it was that legendary Realm?

Moreover, Qu Xiangren had not broken through for many years. If he couldn't make a breakthrough soon, he wouldn't have long to live. This was the real reason that excited him and drove him mad.

In fact, everyone is afraid of death.

Even if one possesses immense strength, the fear of death remains.

But nobody can escape the clutches of death!

Everyone will end up taking that step. However, there are always people who refuse to accept their fate, always preparing to live a little longer.

Qu Xiangren was one such person.

Over the years, he continuously sought an opportunity for a breakthrough, but never found it. As time passed year by year, Qu Xiangren became increasingly anxious.

Now, he happened upon an object by chance, igniting a towering hope within him, making him determined to acquire this treasure map.

Even if not to dominate the world, he wanted to fight for a chance to live a few hundred more years. Thus, Qu Xiangren decided to auction the disc.

The auction fortuitously led him to Zhu Bufan, turning his towering hope into an endless ocean. Thus, he came to kill Zhu Bufan and seize the map.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Bufan's Realm was even stronger than his. It meant that this time, he might have kicked an iron plate. Not only might he fail to get the map, but he might also lose his life right then and there!

Therefore, Qu Xiangren grinned foolishly—it was a classic case of a failed attempt leading to greater loss!

Seeing Qu Xiangren grin foolishly, Zhu Bufan was very confused. However, he didn't let his guard down. Who was his opponent? A seasoned expert.

Such a seasoned expert has countless decisive moves. A slight carelessness could lead to his own demise, especially since the opponent had openly come to kill him.

Why would Qu Xiangren trust Zhu Bufan's response?

Qu Xiangren knew that if his Qi Sword cracked from a single punch, the opponent's strength must be superior; otherwise, his fully-formed Qi Sword wouldn't have cracked.

Although Zhu Bufan had many trump cards as he thought, under absolute strength, Qu Xiangren's trump cards would turn out to be useless.

As for the fact that Zhu Bufan had been forced to spit blood by him earlier, it might have been due to Zhu Bufan being overly confident and not using his full strength, allowing Qu Xiangren a chance to strike effectively.

But looking at how Zhu Bufan's punch had cracked his Qi Sword, Zhu Bufan had begun to use his full strength. If the fight continued, undoubtedly the one to die would be him!

Such experts valued their lives greatly; reaching such a Realm was extremely difficult, and they cherished life all the more. So now, Qu Xiangren no longer wished to continue fighting Zhu Bufan.

He desired that map but regretted that he shouldn't have tried to obtain it this way!

The opponent was stronger than him; a direct confrontation would be suicidal!

Realizing this, Qu Xiangren immediately spoke reverently to Zhu Bufan: "Senior, I deserve to die for my earlier actions. It was greed that prompted me to attack you. I hope you can overlook this and spare me. Of course, I will surely repay your kindness!"

Qu Xiangren adopted a demeanor ready to accept any punishment from Zhu Bufan.

Zhu Bufan was utterly baffled, completely unaware of what was happening!

Qu Xiangren's previous attitude had been definitively lethal, but now it had shifted to letting Zhu Bufan decide his fate—even if Zhu Bufan chose to kill him right then, it seemed Qu Xiangren wouldn't fight back.

Such a significant change in attitude truly shocked Zhu Bufan.

This outcome was entirely unexpected by Zhu Bufan. Could it be because his Realm was at the Mid-Stage Peak of the Heavenly Sensing Stage?

In fact, Zhu Bufan had long known that Qu Xiangren was at the Early Stage Peak of the Heavenly Sensing Stage, which was why he had never feared Qu Xiangren.

Because Zhu Bufan was confident he could handle Qu Xiangren, even though he had been at the receiving end of Qu Xiangren's attack and had spat out blood, Zhu Bufan had never felt a trace of fear.

"Senior, it's like this, I found this disc at a place. With it, there was an ancient Parchment. Upon studying, it revealed that this disc is actually a treasure map, but it requires a fateful person to unlock it. I auctioned the disc to see if I might find the so-called fateful person. Unexpectedly, I met you, Senior. Since you are the fateful person for this treasure map, it was wrong of me to covet it. Please punish me!" Qu Xiangren said.

His attitude was extremely respectful, devoid of any arrogance that a master might possess.

Zhu Bufan frowned; speaking honestly, he had absolutely no fondness for Qu Xiangren.

To covet wealth and act on it, such a person deserved death. Moreover, targeting him, Zhu Bufan, made it even worse.

Just today, had it not been for his superior Realm compared to Qu Xiangren, he would certainly have been the one to die!

However, Zhu Bufan felt conflicted now.

He had just arrived in the Capital City, an unfamiliar place. Many things were troublesome to handle here.

In addition, whether he would develop his influence here in the Capital City in the future was uncertain; most importantly was the matter of Ye Bing'er's father.

All of Ye Bing'er's father's business was in the Capital City. This time, by rescuing Ye Bing'er, he would inevitably thoroughly offend the Yuwen Family.

Although the Yuwen Family wouldn't likely act against Ye Bing'er's father again in a short while, who could guarantee the future?

Thus, Zhu Bufan was considering whether to establish his own influence here in the Capital City.

The man before him was from Huadu, also a definite expert. It'd be a pity to kill such a person just like that. Was there a possibility to enlist Qu Xiangren?

As Zhu Bufan was in a dilemma, Xiao Huan's voice suddenly rang in his ear!

"Little master, little master, it's possible for you to enlist this person!" Xiao Huan said.

Hearing Xiao Huan's voice, Zhu Bufan was startled.

"Little master, you only have to form a Master-Servant Contract with this person!" Xiao Huan continued.

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