Top-tier Unruly Master

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Ding Fan killed the assassin chasing the woman with a Wind Blade Technique.

The woman's face was filled with shock. Three Human Level Grade Two Cultivators had been slain in the blink of an eye by the man before her.

"My name is Ye Ningqing, thank you for your heroic rescue..." The woman, severely injured, managed to struggle up from the ground and, adhering to the etiquette of martial artists, thanked Ding Fan.

Ye Ningqing?

Ding Fan did remember the current body's original owner had teasied a girl from a major family, which led to complete destruction and annihilation, and it seemed that girl's name was Ye Ningbing.

Perhaps Ye Ningqing had some connection to that Ye Ningbing, but Ding Fan didn't bother to clarify. He said nothing and turned back to the fire to continue eating his roasted bear meat.

Ding Fan had not intended to save Ye Ningqing. If she hadn't provoked him, he would not have been involved in their affairs. Had those three not sought to trouble Ding Fan, even if Ye Ningqing was killed in front of him, he wouldn't have given a second glance...

Ye Ningqing was taken aback by Ding Fan's actions; she hadn't expected such cold indifference.

Ye Ningqing could be considered a great beauty, and she was usually coddled and cherished. This kind of indifference was almost foreign to her.

However, considering that hermit masters often had peculiar habits and preferences, she didn't take it to heart.

Ye Ningqing turned to leave. But at that moment, the scent of meat wafting from Ding Fan's direction reached her, and her stomach embarrassingly growled.

Ye Ningqing hadn't eaten anything for a whole day.

After a moment of consideration, she returned to Ding Fan. "Senior, I haven't eaten anything all day. If it's possible, could you spare me something to eat?" she asked.

Ding Fan slightly furrowed his brows. He did not expect her to be so troublesome. It was fine that he saved her, but she should have just left. Now she had returned to bother him for food.

There was still plenty of bear meat beside Ding Fan. He grabbed a piece and, without looking up, threw it to Ye Ningqing beside him.

Ye Ningqing caught the bear meat provided by Ding Fan and devoured it hungrily.

At that moment, either because Ding Fan's cooking skills were exceptional or because she was simply too famished, Ye Ningqing felt this was the most delicious piece of meat she had ever eaten.

After eating the meat given by Ding Fan, Ye Ningqing finally felt some strength return to her body. All this time, Ding Fan hadn't said a word to her.

Da-da-da...

Just then, the silence of the forest was broken by a burst of gunfire.

Ye Ningqing became anxious, scrambling up and looking towards the direction of the gunfire with a worried expression.

Ding Fan naturally heard the gunfire as well, but he didn't seem to care; the shots were still some distance away.

Ye Ningqing became more anxious by the second. After a while, as if suddenly realizing something, she dropped to her knees in front of Ding Fan.

"Senior, I know you are a hermit master, but please, I implore you to save my companions," she said.

Having just effortlessly killed three Human Level Grade Two assassins, Ding Fan was now being begged by Ye Ningqing to save someone.

Ding Fan frowned. "We are mere strangers who crossed paths. I just saved you, and now you ask me to save your companions. Don't you think that's asking for too much?"

Ye Ningqing's face turned red from Ding Fan's words. She knew he was right; Ding Fan had no obligation to help her save anyone.

But the gunfire earlier clearly indicated that her companions were in danger. How could she abandon them?

"Senior, I am from the Yanjing Ye Family. If you would do me this favor, I and my family would definitely not forget your kindness," Ye Ningqing said.

Ding Fan ignored the kneeling Ye Ningqing, standing up without a word. Although he said nothing, his actions made it clear that he wanted no part in her affairs.

The Yanjing Ye Family was one of the Four Great Families of Huaxia Country—a major clan. She had mentioned the Ye Family hoping Ding Fan would consider their influence and come to the rescue, and they would definitely repay his kindness.

But who knew that he would ignore this and turn to leave?

Ye Ningqing knew if Ding Fan abandoned them now, her companions would likely only meet their demise.

"Senior, if you're willing to help my companions, I am willing to do anything for you..." Worried that Ding Fan might truly leave, Ye Ningqing knelt and called out loudly behind him.

Ding Fan paused.

In his heart, an image of a person flashed by—Xu Rui.

Xu Rui was willing to offer her own body as compensation in order to save her father. Ding Fan did not look down upon her for this, for he knew Xu Rui did this out of filial piety.

And now, the woman behind him, Ye Ningqing, was willing to do anything to save her companions, an act of righteousness! In that moment, Ding Fan's impression of this woman improved somewhat.

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Ever since his rebirth, Ding Fan had found it hard to encounter someone who would stand by his friends through thick and thin...

"Where is your friend?" Ding Fan slowly turned around and asked Ye Ningqing, who stood beside him.

Ye Ningqing, filled with joy, scrambled up from the ground. In her view, judging by the way Ding Fan had just dealt with those three assassins, as long as Ding Fan was willing, her companions could still be saved.

"Senior, follow me..."

Since Ye Ningqing was injured, Ding Fan promptly picked her up to save time on the rescue and dashed off in the direction she indicated.

Ye Ningqing, lying on Ding Fan's back, was astonished by the speed at which he moved forward.

The people who could appear in the depths of this forest were certainly not ordinary, and Ye Ningqing, as a practitioner of ancient martial arts, could sense that even her own master might not possess such a movement technique as Ding Fan's.

Along the way, Ding Fan let Ye Ningqing give him a brief introduction to the current situation.

In front of Ding Fan, Ye Ningqing didn't dare to conceal anything. She knew that the more a hermit-like expert Ding Fan was, the more straightforward she should be.

From what he learned, Ding Fan was astounded to find out that Ye Ningqing was actually a member of Huaxia Country's organization 3567, which was under military commands. Their mission to Changan Ridge was to encircle and suppress a drug lord known as Jiu Jiao.

This drug lord was cunning by nature. The government had tried to capture him several times, but not only did they fail to capture him each time, they also suffered losses in manpower.

Therefore, to eradicate this drug lord, the higher-ups decided to send members of 3567 to personally take care of Jiu Jiao.

In 3567's view, this was not a difficult task; after all, no matter how powerful Jiu Jiao was, he was just a common man. Sending their people to take down a drug lord was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

For this mission, 3567 directly assigned several newcomers who had just joined the organization to carry out the task, considering it a form of training for them.

But once the confrontation at Changan Ridge began, Ye Ningqing and her team realized they had underestimated their opponent. Besides the fairly large mercenary protection, there were ancient martial arts experts with them. As the two sides engaged, Ye Ningqing's team sustained heavy damage, and one of their members was killed.

After understanding the situation, Ding Fan no longer spoke, just hastened his pace...

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Hu Jin found it hard to believe as she watched Zhou Ruoran holding a photo of Ding Fan.

"Ruoran, are you sure this man is your fiancé, Ding Fan?"

In these past few days, the person Zhou Ruoran mentioned the most was Ding Fan. In her words, Ding Fan was a man with a grand vision and a towering presence; Hu Jin really couldn't relate Ding Fan to such an image.

In Hu Jin's memory, Ding Fan was just a man who slacked off at the company, squandering all his thoughts on women...

"Yes, it's him..." Although tears were on Zhou Ruoran's face, she couldn't suppress the smile that spread across it.

In Zhou Ruoran's eyes, she had finally found Ding Fan again; she now wished she could fly to his side at this very moment...

"Hu Jin, where is he now? Can you take me to see him?" Zhou Ruoran asked.

Hu Jin fell silent for a moment.

That day, when Su Maner and Ding Fan appeared together at Sichuan Cuisine, Su Maner herself said that Ding Fan was her boyfriend. Yesterday, Ding Fan became a hostage willingly to save Su Maner, and it's said that he has not been found yet...

In Hu Jin's view, Ding Fan had already changed his heart. If Ding Fan hadn't changed his heart, then why hadn't he visited Zhou Ruoran even once when she was seriously injured in Dongcheng...

However, Hu Jin chose not to share these thoughts with Zhou Ruoran. Though Zhou Ruoran had physically recovered, she was still weak overall. If Zhou Ruoran got upset now and fell ill again, it wouldn't be good.

It's not worth it for such a scumbag...

"Ruoran, I'm afraid you won't be able to see Manager Ding for a while," Hu Jin said with a smile.

"What? Isn't he at the company?" Zhou Ruran was startled.

"You know that Ding Fan is now the manager of the logistics department of the company. He recently has to go on a business trip to Denmark and it might be a while before he can come back."

Zhou Ruoran's face showed a trace of disappointment, but then she nodded and said, "Now that I know he's working at Qin's Group, I don't have much to worry about."

"Ruoran, it's good that you have time to properly recuperate during this period. I suppose you wouldn't want Ding Fan to see you in a weakened state," Hu Jin said.

"Yes, I must recover well, so that when Ding Fan comes back, I can show him a healthy me..." Zhou Ruran said, her eyes sparkling with determination.

Hu Jin could tell that right now Zhou Ruoran was surely fantasizing about the moment when she would reunite with Ding Fan...

At that moment, Hu Jin felt a tinge of sympathy; such a wonderful girl, and Ding Fan wasn't cherishing her.

What a jerk...