To clarify the situation, she asked loudly, "Yifan! Is that you? Are you really all right?"

"Damn it!" Zhen Jian was furious, not expecting that jerk to mess up his plan again. However, this time, he wasn't very worried, as there was a high-level cultivator guarding outside the door.

This cultivator had reached the Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm and should easily handle Lin Yifan, who was at the peak of the Breaking Mortal Third Realm; and at worst, they would be evenly matched; so he could rest easy and continue harassing Zhou Jiajia in the room.

However, what he didn't know was that Lin Yifan had already broken through to a higher realm and had mastered a formidable martial art; his Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm assistant was no match at all.

Hearing Zhou Jiajia's voice from afar, Lin Yifan quickly ran over, intending to break down the door. Just then, a masked man in black appeared before him, blocking his path.

"Get out of the way!" Lin Yifan cursed, feeling annoyed and irritable.

However, the man in black was not intimidated by his threat; not only did he not move aside, but he also took the initiative to strike, decisively and ruthlessly.

"Damn it! You're asking for it!" Lin Yifan shouted in anger. He then gathered all his strength and secretly used the Witchcraft Palm technique.

At the same time, Zhou Jiajia's cry for help echoed from the room, "Yifan! Save me! Ah! Get away, you jerk!"

Hearing Zhou Jiajia's terrified scream, Lin Yifan grew even more anxious. Next, he angrily delivered a palm strike toward the attacking masked man in black.

Feeling the swiftly approaching palm that contained power surpassing the Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm, the masked man was shocked, not expecting such an outcome.

At that moment, he tried to dodge to the side, but it was all too late. Lin Yifan's palm had already made contact with his fist.

The next moment, there was a thunderous blast, and a powerful energy erupted. The masked man was sent flying, finally hitting a wall hard, coughing up blood, severely injured.

Watching this unfold, Yi Chen standing beside Lin Yifan was shocked, unable to believe that Lin Yifan could unleash a technique that transcended his own realm's power, leaving him both amazed and incredulous.

After dealing with the Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm masked man, Lin Yifan quickly approached room 2017 and kicked the door open with force.

"Bang!"

With one kick, the closed door was knocked down. Following that, Lin Yifan and Yi Chen rushed in, ready to rescue Zhou Jiajia.

Zhen Jian, who was frantically tearing at Zhou Jiajia's clothes, was startled by the loud sound of the door breaking. The next moment, he swiftly pulled out a small knife and held it against Zhou Jiajia's neck, threatening Lin Yifan who had just burst through the door.

"Don't move! Take one more step forward, and I'll kill her immediately!"

Lin Yifan and Yi Chen didn't dare to move further, as Zhou Jiajia's life was in Zhen Jian's hands, and they couldn't act recklessly.

Seeing Lin Yifan and Yi Chen stopped obediently, Zhen Jian grew smug again, "Tsk tsk! How impressive you are. Such a short time and another breakthrough; even a Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm cultivator is no match for you now, keeping you alive is indeed a disaster."

"Hmph! You think you can kill me? Do you have the ability?" Lin Yifan asked with a cold laugh.

"I may not have the ability to kill you, but I indeed have the ability to make you kill yourself!" said Zhen Jian, with a smug smile on his face.

Everyone present knew what his words meant—it was a despicable tactic, commonly used by scoundrels; however, Zhen Jian was a scoundrel; therefore, he was certain to use it.

"You have two choices: one is her death, the other is your death. Choose for yourself!"

"Fine! What a contemptible person! You're formidable, I admit defeat! I'll die!" Lin Yifan responded instantly without any hesitation.

At that moment, Yi Chen was surprised, not expecting Brother Lin to care so deeply; he was willing to sacrifice his own life for the woman he loved, a love so grand it was rare in this world.

"Yifan! Don't die! I don't want you to die!" Zhou Jiajia was extremely emotional, on the verge of committing suicide with the knife held to her neck.

If she had to choose, she would choose her own death; because she loved Lin Yifan and didn't want anything to happen to him.

Faced with this situation, Lin Yifan hurriedly spoke up to comfort her, "Jiajia! I've already died once. Don't be afraid! It'll be alright!"

He hoped Zhou Jiajia would understand his implication, considering he had a magical black bead on him; even if he died, he could be resurrected. Zhou Jiajia, however, did not have such an item, and if she died, it might be for real.

What he didn't know was that the black bead no longer had the power to save him a second time; if he died, he would truly be dead.

On the other side, though Zhou Jiajia was very emotional, she was not foolish and could discern the hidden meaning in Lin Yifan's words; she immediately abandoned the thought of suicide.

She believed in Lin Yifan, confident that he could untangle this predicament and save her.

Zhen Jian assumed Lin Yifan's earlier statement was meant to comfort Zhou Jiajia; thus, he did not care much. Annoyed, he urged, "Hurry up and kill yourself! Stop whining so much."

"If you want me to kill myself, at least give me a weapon!" Lin Yifan requested.

He had already spotted a fruit knife on the table in the room; therefore, he wanted to use this knife to resolve the situation.

Zhen Jian thought Lin Yifan's request made sense, so he looked around the room, searching for a weapon deadly enough to kill someone.

Quickly, his eyes locked on a fruit knife sitting on a fruit plate five meters away from him; he said, "There's a fruit knife over there, go pick it up and end it for yourself."

Lin Yifan looked in that direction, saw the fruit knife, and smiled, "Alright! I'll go now!"

The fruit knife was on a table not far to the right of Yi Chen, while he was on Yi Chen's left-hand side; thus, in order to grab the fruit knife, he had to pass by Yi Chen. This was an excellent opportunity to pass a covert message, and he had to seize it well.

So, when choosing to pass by Yi Chen, he opted to pass behind him; because passing behind allowed him to whisper a phrase to Yi Chen without letting Zhen Jian notice anything.

The next moment, as he passed behind Yi Chen, he quietly said four words to Yi Chen: "Throw Coins."

Though it was only four words, he trusted that Yi Chen, being a cultivator, would understand the meaning. For a cultivator could harness the power of a mere coin to its fullest, turning it into a weapon for subduing or even killing an enemy.

However, this plan to subdue had a flaw, as Lin Yifan did not know if Yi Chen had any coins; therefore, he reserved a second plan for himself, which was the sharp fruit knife on the fruit plate.

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