After everyone had packed their luggage, Xu Fan took the lead and led them back to the place where they had gotten off earlier to wait for the bus to arrive.

After roughly a fifteen-minute wait, the bus came, and everyone finally boarded the vehicle for the return trip.

Safely arriving back in Jinling City, Xu Fan and Zhou Keren went home after all the students had left.

Throughout the journey, Zhou Keren had not spoken, clearly affected by the events of the day.

"Xu Fan, today, thank you..."

Following Xu Fan into the house, Zhou Keren took a breath and began to express her gratitude.

Honestly, if not for Xu Fan that day, she wouldn't have known how to deal with the situation.

Even more so, if Xu Fan hadn't saved her, she feared she might have lost her life by now.

"Alright, it was nothing, and besides, I was only speaking the truth, wasn't I?"

Xu Fan seemed to think there was no need for Zhou Keren's thanks.

Seeing Zhou Keren's dejected look, he smiled to comfort her, "You can't let yourself be defeated by the words of someone who's totally irrelevant, right?"

"Well, if you really can't cope, I can give you a love hug."

"..."

Tickled by Xu Fan's joke, Zhou Keren couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Indeed, with him, her mood could never be ruined.

Looking at Xu Fan, Zhou Keren bit her tender lip, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Can I really hug you?"

Back at Tianyue Lake, after the close shave, Zhou Keren had the impulse to burrow into Xu Fan's arms, but considering her status as a teacher, she immediately gave up on the idea.

Now that the students were gone, for some reason, she felt a genuine urge to embrace Xu Fan.

"Of course, you can, come here!"

As Xu Fan shamelessly opened his arms to her, Zhou Keren's face turned beet red.

"Right, consider it a reward for saving me this time."

Zhou Keren explained stiffly, then burrowed into Xu Fan's embrace.

Wrapping her arms around Xu Fan's waist and resting her cheek against his shoulder, she felt the warmth from this man, and the heroic scenes of him saving her flashed through her mind.

Unconsciously, she hugged him tighter, feeling an extra reliance on the sensation of this moment, and in her impetuousness, she wished time could freeze right then.

Click.

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening snapped Zhou Keren back to reality, and as she saw Qin Mengyue walk out of her bedroom, her face went pale, and she hastily pushed Xu Fan away!

Oh no, did Yueyue just see what happened?

Zhou Keren felt like a child who had done something wrong, her heart was aflutter with anxiety!

She feared that the somewhat improper moment had been seen by Qin Mengyue...

"Hmm? Didn't you go camping? How come you're back already?"

"Meng Yue, you, why didn't you go to work..."

Hearing Qin Mengyue's words, it seemed she hadn't witnessed the moment just now, and Zhou Keren immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, there wasn't much happening at the station, so I came back," Qin Mengyue casually explained, then looked over at Xu Fan.

Seeing Xu Fan's aggrieved expression, she couldn't help but knit her brows.

"Xu Fan, what's wrong? Got dumped?"

"..."

Xu Fan gave Qin Mengyue a speechless look and then turned his gaze back to Zhou Keren.

He looked at the woman with a plaintive expression, thinking he hadn't done anything and had taken the initiative to comfort her, yet she had the nerve to push him away...

"Xu Fan! Come clean, were you just trying to cop a feel on Keren! I'm warning you! Don't even think about it! Otherwise, I won't let you off easy!"

Qin Mengyue seemed to have smelled something fishy and came over to shield Zhou Keren behind her, issuing a warning.

"Officer Qin, can your thoughts not be so filthy? Always talking about 'eating tofu'..."

Xu Fan gave Qin Mengyue an exasperated look and couldn't be bothered to respond, so he just went back to his room.

"Hmph!"

After making a face at Xu Fan's retreating back, Qin Mengyue turned to look at Zhou Keren.

"Keren, weren't you going camping at Tianyue Lake? Why did you come back so early?"

At the mention of this, Zhou Keren felt a bit gloomy. She shook her head and said, "It's nothing. We ran into some trouble on the way, so we came back early."

"By the way, Mengyue, were you recently investigating someone called Bingdilian?"

"Huh? Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

Qin Mengyue looked at Zhou Keren with confusion. Keren smiled, shook her head, and said, "It's nothing, just asking casually."

"I've heard that Bingdilian are twin flowers. So, are these assassins called Bingdilian also two people?"

Thinking of the man with the Blood Lotus Flower tattoo she had encountered on Tianyue Mountain, Zhou Keren couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, indeed, Bingdilian are two people."

At that moment, Qin Mengyue nodded and explained, "Outsiders always thought Bingdilian was one person, but actually, they are twin brothers. It took me a long time to find out this information."

Thinking that Bingdilian still hadn't been caught, Qin Mengyue felt somewhat downcast.

"By the way, Keren, why did you suddenly start asking about this? You didn't discover something, did you?"

"No, nothing, how could I have possibly found something..."

When Qin Mengyue looked at her, Zhou Keren quickly shook her head.

It wasn't that she was planning to hide anything from Qin Mengyue, nor was it a lack of trust in her...

It was just the thought of the terrifying side Xu Fan had shown when he saved her that made her apprehensive.

No matter how you put it, Mengyue was a police officer, and Xu Fan's identity was definitely more than just a student.

If Mengyue started prying into Xu Fan, she might bring unnecessary trouble to him, which was the last thing Zhou Keren wanted to see.

However, the news that Bingdilian were indeed two people was causing her much worry.

Zhou Keren looked towards Xu Fan's room subconsciously.

One Bingdilian was already formidable, two of them, could this guy be in danger...

"Alright, Keren, don't worry, I'll personally catch Bingdilian!"

Zhou Keren was just an ordinary school teacher; Qin Mengyue never suspected her.

She thought her best friend was just worried she might be let down because of Bingdilian.

"It's still early, why don't we go shopping?"

"Sure."

Zhou Keren put aside her worries, nodded, and left the house with Qin Mengyue.

Meanwhile, in Xu Fan's bedroom, he took out his mobile phone and sent a message to He Si.

An assassin ranked within the top hundred on the assassin leaderboard would certainly not rest until their mission was accomplished.

Xu Fan believed that once Bingdilian's hand injury healed, they would attack the Xia sisters again.

He was now informing He Si to be vigilant and check hospitals for a man with knife wounds on his left arm, hoping to nip this trouble in the bud.

Once He Si replied, he put down his phone, took out the Jiuyang Warm Jade, and began his cultivation...

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