Having followed Xu Fan all the way here, Zhou Zhanlong had long realized that this time, his role was merely that of a driver.

Blind confidence would only be a hindrance; not adding chaos and returning to Jinling alive was the true wisdom.

"You three, follow me tightly. Anyone who wants to live, get your spirits up when the time comes, understand?"

Having agreed to this, Zhou Zhanlong led his three subordinates and carefully peered into the woods behind them.

...

Looking through the thatched hut in front of them, they could see an elderly woman dressed in red standing in front of the window, cautiously surveying the outside.

Not far behind her, Xia Xiaodie was tied up, sitting on a wooden bed.

Xiaodie had always been clever, and judging by her appearance, it seemed she hadn't suffered much over the past few days, looking only slightly worn out in spirit.

Xu Fan relaxed momentarily, then promptly shouted toward the thatched hut.

"Since I've come here following your wishes, there's no need for you to keep hiding, right?"

"Hehehe..."

A creepy laughter emanated from within the house, followed by a hoarse voice tinged with a dialect coming from inside.

"Little child, I must admit I am somewhat surprised."

"No wonder you could seize my grandson, you do have some ability..."

Noticing the movement from Xia Xiaodie behind her, the old woman turned around, glared, and warned Xia Xiaodie with a look, then shouted, "The old lady is not in great health; going out at night might catch a chill."

"Since you're already here, you might as well come in and talk."

"..."

Determined to stay inside the thatched hut, Xu Fan couldn't help but frown.

With Xiaodie in her grasp, he had no choice.

Cautiously scanning the front of the hut, Xu Fan crouched down, picked up several pebbles, and flung them toward the flowers planted in front of the hut.

With several whizzes, the insignificant branches of the flowers were cleanly severed by the pebbles and fell to the ground.

They quickly withered completely.

"Hehehe..."

The old woman inside, having witnessed this scene, was startled for a moment before she burst into laughter.

She began to understand how Xu Fan had come all this way unscathed and reached this place.

She gave Xia Xiaodie a stern look and then hid by the door, ready to ambush Xu Fan the moment he entered.

Seeing this through his right pupil, Xu Fan, feigning ignorance, continued toward the door.

Nonchalantly pushing the door open, he stepped into the thatched hut, and without waiting for the other side to make the first move, he raised his palm, bringing with it a fierce wind, thrusting straight at the old woman's forehead!

This sudden reaction caught her completely off guard; she met Xu Fan's palm with her own, and with a grunt, was forced to retreat.

"Cough cough cough..."

Her blood roiling in her chest like tumultuous waves, the old woman retreated next to Xia Xiaodie, coughing repeatedly.

The robustness of Xu Fan's Inner Strength was in no way inferior to her own, which was truly surprising to her.

At such a young age, with such extraordinary Cultivation Level, who exactly was his master?

"Old lady, your constitution doesn't look like someone who would catch a cold easily."

As she sized him up, Xu Fan maintained a stoic face and let out a cold snort.

"Kid, just speak up. Who is that old geezer you're a disciple to?"

Unable to deduce Xu Fan's origins from a single palm strike, the woman known as "Red Grandma" stabilized her breathing and posed the question.

"What, you fancy him? He's not interested in you; he prefers younger women than himself."

Xu Fan's lips curled into a sneer, teasing the woman as he prepared to rush forward, press the woman back, and go rescue Xia Xiaodie.

Lady Hong subconsciously seized Xia Xiaodie directly.

"Heh heh heh, young man, to think you'd even dare to tease an old woman like me, your guts are really fat."

The rough hands of Lady Hong caressed Xia Xiaodie's fair cheeks as she sneered, "Looks like my grandson has gotten himself into trouble with a tough nut this time."

"But luckily for me, I still have a good chip in my hands."

"If you want her to live, then obediently cripple yourself!"

The people outside were of no concern; as long as Xu Fan was crippled, she would certainly be able to kill them all, avenging her grandson.

With a ferocious grip on Xia Xiaodie's neck, Lady Hong began to make her threats.

With her windpipe seized by the other party, Xia Xiaodie was unusually calm as she squeezed her eyes at Xu Fan.

Seeing the composed signal in the young girl's eyes, Xu Fan shook his head with a smile.

He was not foolish; if he crippled himself, nobody would survive the night.

"I say, old hag, you might not really understand the kind of person I am, huh?"

"Hmm?"

Lady Hong was startled by Xu Fan's sudden smile.

What does this guy mean?

"For a woman like her, do you think I would ruin my cultivation level for her?"

"If she could be saved, fine, but if not, do you think I can't find another woman?"

"You!"

Lady Hong was taken aback by Xu Fan's contemptuous look.

Hadn't her niece said that this girl had something going on with him?

"Young man, trying to bluff me? Be smart and do it quickly! Otherwise, I'll strangle her to death!"

Glaring, Lady Hong increased the force in her hand!

But Xu Fan remained unmoved, his lips quirking up as he said, "Old thing, don't think I don't know what's going through your mind."

"Threaten me? If you've got the guts, kill her now, with your current state, do you think you're a match for me, your young master?"

Xu Fan looked at her with lethal intent and declared, "If that happens, after I kill you, I can consider it revenge for her. Of course, don't think you'll get off easy."

"Those four strong men outside will make sure you have a very comfortable time."

"You!"

She was clearly dealing with an utterly unprincipled scumbag who would not even spare an old woman approaching sixty!

Starting to doubt, Lady Hong removed the gag from Xia Xiaodie's mouth and swore through gritted teeth.

"Young lady, didn't you say you and this fellow were deeply in love?"

These past days, the girl had kept telling her this, and Lady Hong had planned to use it to threaten Xu Fan, which would surely have been very effective. But now?

What in the world was going on?

Finally able to speak, Xia Xiaodie took a breath and pouted, looking at Lady Hong with a wronged expression.

"Granny... I didn't know either, it turns out this guy, he... he never loved me!"

As she spoke, tears streamed down from her eyes. Pointing at Xu Fan with a look of misery, Xia Xiaodie cursed him.

"You! When you were wooing me, didn't you say you could die for me?"

"You lied to me! Didn't we agree to be each other's 'angel'?"

"..."

With that acting, this damn girl really missed her calling not going into acting, Xu Fan watched her with revulsion and huffed, "I was just talking off the cuff, who knew you'd take it seriously without using your brain..."

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