Top-tier Unruly Master

"Brother Fan... Brother Fan... save me..." At that moment, Lin Yanxi, still groggy, murmured as if speaking in her sleep.

Ding Fan?!

Hu Jin slightly furrowed her brows.

At that moment, Hu Jin recalled that during the day, Ding Fan had wanted her and Lin Yanxi to stay with him in one room.

Could it be that Ding Fan had felt something was amiss during the day? Hence, he had them stay in the same room with him?

Thinking about it, Hu Jin felt that it was unlikely. The individuals who captured them were very skilled; staying in Ding Fan's room, what use would that have?

Hu Jin glanced at Lin Yanxi, certain that Ding Fan had suggested it merely to take advantage of them…

They had been thrown in here and so far, no one had come.

They waited until the sky outside began to lighten, and only then did footsteps approach the temple again.

At that time, Lin Yanxi still hadn't woken up, and Hu Jin grew anxious. She didn't know what these people wanted with them.

Squeak... The door outside was pushed open.

A middle-aged woman, accompanied by a young man and woman, entered. The middle-aged woman could be considered graceful; although she was past her prime, her demeanor hadn't faded with age.

After the middle-aged woman entered, she scanned Hu Jin and Lin Yanxi, then sat down on the stool the young man had wiped clean.

"Hu Cheng, you just mentioned that Luv Jin and Evil Charm have disappeared?" the middle-aged woman asked the young man beside her.

"Aunt Meng Ying, I went looking personally but couldn't find Uncle Luv Jin or Evil Charm anywhere."

The middle-aged woman paused for a moment. "And what about Qian Jun and the others?"

The young man shook his head again. "Didn't see them either. However, I did find traces of a struggle there. Aunt Meng Ying, I think this is very strange. If Uncle Luv Jin had killed that man, they would surely have met up with us here. It makes no sense that we can't find them anywhere...

I'm worried something might have happened to them."

The middle-aged woman nodded. "That old ghost Qian Jun, just who is this Ding Fan that we can't even kill a single man with three elite warriors from Three Flames Gate?"

Hu Jin was now listening intently to their conversation; realizing those who were supposed to kill Ding Fan had all disappeared, she felt a vague connection to Ding Fan.

If Ding Fan really could handle those people, then having them stay in his room was likely meant to protect them.

At that moment, Hu Jin felt a twinge of guilt. If they had been with Ding Fan, it wouldn't have been so easy for these people to capture them.

Hu Jin felt increasingly guilty...

"Aunt Meng Ying, that woman is from the Lin Family, and our main mission this time is because of her. I think we should leave with her now," the young man suggested.

Meng Ying glanced at the still unconscious Lin Yanxi. Then she said coolly to the young man beside her, "Wake her up."

The young man walked over and tapped Lin Yanxi a few times. After coughing for a while, she slowly opened her eyes.

"Who are you?" Lin Yanxi woke up to unfamiliar faces and immediately panicked.

"Your name is Lin Yanxi, right?" the middle-aged woman asked.

Lin Yanxi nodded. "I don't know you all, why did you kidnap me..."

"There's a golden lock with you, from the Lin Family, right?" Meng Ying ignored her question and asked directly.

"Golden lock?!... I don't know anything about any golden lock..." Mention of the golden lock caused Lin Yanxi's nerves to tighten visibly.

Meng Ying snorted lightly. "That makes this less interesting. You should know Lin Jiacheng; he's the one who told me about the golden lock. If you want to live, you better tell me about it," she said.

"There's no such thing as a golden lock..."

Meng Ying nodded. "They say the Lin Family are tight-lipped, and it seems it's true. It looks like without giving you something serious, you really won't tell the truth," she remarked.

"Hu Cheng," Meng Ying called out to the young man nearby.

"Aunt Meng Ying."

Meng Ying said calmly, "You've worked hard by my side for a while. I'll reward you with this Lin Yanxi."

Immediately, a flicker of joy crossed Hu Cheng's face. "Thank you, Aunt. Thank you, Aunt..."

Meng Ying then quieted, her eyes slightly closed, showing no intention of leaving. "Go and enjoy," she said.

The young woman behind Meng Ying, now watching Lin Yanxi in the corner, had a mischievous grin on her face.

Hu Cheng nodded, then turned and walked towards Lin Yanxi, his eyes shining.

"What are you doing... Get away!" When Hu Jin saw Hu Cheng moving to harass Lin Yanxi, she kicked Hu Cheng away.

Far from being annoyed, Hu Cheng just smiled. "Aunt Meng Ying, how about rewarding this fiery girl to Sister Su Fan?" he suggested.

"Since Su Fan likes her, let's reward her to you then," Meng Ying said.

"Thank you, Uncle Meng Ying," said the young woman named Su Fan, her hand flicked, and a soft whip lashed out.

Instantly, a sharp, crisp sound rang out.

Hu Jin was so frightened by the sound of the whip that she closed her eyes, and at that moment, she felt her feet tighten, and her body was abruptly pulled over by Su Fan with the whip.

"What are you doing! Let me go!" Hu Jin screamed, her face pale with fright.

"Don't be scared, my senior sister really enjoys the thrill of the whip grazing over flesh. Don't worry, you'll get to enjoy it soon enough..." Hu Cheng chuckled from the side.

"You sick pervert, let me go..." Hu Jin was now terrified. Just the sound of the whip alone was enough to shatter one's nerves, let alone being struck by it would be agonizingly painful.

Meanwhile, Hu Cheng paid no attention to how Su Fan was tormenting Hu Jin; he stretched out his hand and reached directly for Lin Yanxi's chest.

"No...no...help!" Lin Yanxi desperately moved backward, but there was a wall behind her; she had nowhere else to retreat.

At this moment, Hu Cheng's vile hand was about to touch her chest, and the thought of being molested by a stranger filled her with waves of despair.

Was her life really destined to be so lacking in blessings?

In the past, Lin Yanxi had fallen for the hypocrite Huang Jian, and after being heartbroken, she had shut herself off from the world.

Later, Ding Fan appeared and rescued her from her own world. She had only enjoyed a few days of peace when now she was being forced...

The emotional trauma of the past was enough to make Lin Yanxi suffer for years as if she were not living at all. If her body were violated now, she didn't even need to think about the outcome.

She would definitely live as if she were in hell every day...

Then death might be the answer...

If dying sooner or later was inevitable!

If she died now, at least she would die with her dignity intact...

Lin Yanxi gently bit her tongue; she remembered that if she could sever her tongue root, then death would follow, ending all worldly suffering...

However, she felt a sense of unwillingness inside...

Feeling this reluctance surprised Lin Yanxi herself. Previously when she was withdrawn, she had attempted suicide several times but never felt such reluctance.

Her illness had only just improved not long ago, why was there still reluctance now?!

Then, the image of Ding Fan appeared in her mind...

Lin Yanxi slowly closed her eyes, tears streaming down.

Could it be that her reluctance was Ding Fan? Could it be that she had unknowingly let Ding Fan into her heart?

Ding Fan... this is goodbye...

Just as Lin Yanxi was about to bite through her tongue, a sharp shout that cut through the air came from outside, unexpectedly.

Hu Cheng was initially taken aback, but then his right arm suddenly hurt. He was shocked,

With no time left to act against Lin Yanxi, Hu Cheng staggered back several steps. When he finally saw his injury, he was utterly astonished; his right arm had been pierced through.

Hu Cheng was shocked, and even Meng Ying next to him was equally taken aback.

The thing that had pierced Hu Cheng's arm was nothing other than an ordinary iron nail.

The force of the iron nail was no less powerful than that of a bullet, a feat even he, Meng Ying, could not have achieved.

Suddenly, an accident occurred.

Su Fan then abandoned Hu Jin, positioned her whip horizontally across her chest, and stared out of the Land Temple with wary eyes.

Lin Yanxi opened her eyes, shocked that someone had come to rescue her. Her eyes widened with an inexplicable hope, and she faintly felt that the person must be Ding Fan.

The squeak of the creaking...

Under everyone's gaze, the dilapidated door of the Land Temple was forced open. Sunlight streamed in from outside, blinding everyone momentarily with its intensity.

A figure then appeared in the doorway.

"It's him, it really is him..." Lin Yanxi's heart began to tremble.

Once everyone's eyes adjusted to the light streaming in from outside, they clearly saw Ding Fan's clean and serene face... his proud and sturdy posture standing at the doorway.

Hu Jin, who had just been whipped twice by Su Fan, already had her buttocks severely lashed. She had never hoped to see him as much as she did today.

Even Hu Jin herself teared up.

Ding Fan glanced at Lin Yanxi and Hu Jin. "I'm sorry, I'm late..."