Top-tier Unruly Master

The hidden weapon shot towards the tiger was powerful, and in Mei Li's eyes, the inner strength contained in the weapon was enough to pierce through the tiger's body.

Yet, such a formidable hidden weapon was simply brushed aside by Ding Fan with a flick of his hand.

You must realize that it takes more than just keen eyes to fend off that hidden weapon; without sufficient inner strength, not only would one fail to deflect it, but they could also be injured in the process.

For a moment, Mei Li couldn't help but take several more glances at Ding Fan.

Earlier, Ding Fan had discovered the gunmen hidden in the villa's room, and now he had effortlessly deflected a hidden weapon aimed at the tiger...

Although Mei Li still hadn't sensed any inner strength from Ding Fan's body, she knew that this man must be far from ordinary, that he must be someone with an impressive background.

While Mei Li was lost in her thoughts, a figure walked straight into the villa from the outside.

"Uncle Jiu, save me..."

Upon seeing the newcomer, the tiger immediately started crying and snotting, calling out for help.

The person who had walked inside from outside was around sixty years old, with hair half black and white, but his face had few wrinkles, and he had a robust figure... Using Divine Sense, Ding Fan realized that this person was a Martial Artist of Human Level Eighth Grade.

It was very rare to see anyone above Human Level Seventh Grade, and here was someone who had reached the Eighth Grade...

"Piece of trash..." The elder known as Uncle Jiu glanced at the tiger, who was being controlled by Mei Li, and uttered a cold snort.

"Uncle Jiu, you can't just not save me now..." Up to this point, the tiger still didn't understand one thing.

The direction from which the hidden weapon was fired had come from the doorway, clearly indicating Uncle Jiu was the shooter. His intention was unmistakably to kill the tiger, and then have the gunmen inside the villa shoot Mei Li and Ding Fan dead.

The tiger didn't understand at all and was still pleading for help from the elder, which left Ding Fan feeling speechless. Such was the intelligence of this tiger...

"Huang Chi, once your men kill these people and the tiger is dead, you will be the new boss here," said Uncle Jiu to a middle-aged man standing by.

The middle-aged man named Huang Chi was the tiger's strategist. In this place, aside from the tiger, Huang Chi indeed held the most authority.

"What the heck is going on?!"

The tiger at one side simply couldn't believe his own ears. Killed by his own men so Huang Chi could take charge?!

"Uncle Jiu, I've been doing your bidding," the tiger pleaded with a desperate look toward Uncle Jiu.

But Uncle Jiu did not even spare the tiger a glance. He simply turned to Huang Chi and said.

"Have your men open fire, kill them!"

Huang Chi hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded. "Brother Tiger, don't blame your brothers for this... Men, get ready!"

In the face of power, few could resist the temptation, especially those who were accustomed to living life on the edge.

"Huang Chi, what are you doing? I'm your boss. You damn dare to kill me!" The tiger's eyes widened in disbelief as he began to bellow.

"Fire!" Huang Chi didn't pay any heed to the tiger's words. Killing the tiger would earn him a promotion, and he didn't hesitate at all—not even if he had to kill his own father. With a grand wave of his hand, he gave the order straight away.

In an instant, all the gunmen in the villa pulled their triggers at the same time, and bullets rained down like pouring rain, covering the sky and ground.

The tiger had never imagined dying in such a manner, never thought he would fall to the guns of his own men. In the blink of an eye, his body was riddled with holes, turning him into a honeycomb.

The bullets that blanketed the sky had covered the place where the tiger, Ding Fan, and Mei Li were standing, and soon, gun smoke and the dust kicked up by the bullets obscured the area where they were previously.

"Stop!"

Uncle Jiu waved his hand at Huang Chi to halt the gunfire.

Huang Chi obediently ordered his men to stop shooting.

With more than 30 gunmen firing at one spot, under such intense gunfire, Huang Chi didn't believe there was any chance of survival.

As the gunshots ceased and the smoke cleared, the surrounding dust began to settle slowly.

"How... How is that possible?" Huang Chi stared at the spot where Ding Fan and his company had been standing, eyes wide in disbelief. He was starting to doubt his own eyes.

At this moment, inside the living room, only the tiger's body, turned into a pulp, remained, while nearby, Mei Li and Ding Fan were not just unharmed, not a single hair was out of place.

Uncle Jiu, who had a cultivation of Human Level Grade Eight, furrowed his brows tightly. Under such concentrated gunfire, even he wouldn't have been able to dodge, but what about those two? How had they avoided it? Could it be that their movement technique was faster than bullets?

Whoosh... Just at that moment, a figure crashed through the glass and bolted out.

Uncle Jiu hastily looked toward the direction of the noise. His gaze sharpened. "They've escaped through the window, after them!"

"Brothers, chase!" Huang Chi called out from the side.

Leading a crowd, Huang Chi immediately set off in pursuit.

Uncle Jiu then swiftly pulled out a crossbow gun from his bosom.

This crossbow gun was Uncle Jiu's mysterious treasure for defeating enemies. The whole powerful crossbow looked somewhat like a small crossbow arrow but had a firearm's firing mechanism.

Moreover, this crossbow could fire eighteen crossbow arrows at once, covering a huge area with lethal effect. And each of those arrows was coated with poison, guaranteeing no chance of survival for anyone struck.

Uncle Jiu, resorting to such a ruthless hidden weapon from the start, mainly did so because a person who could emerge unscathed from a hail of bullets and even deflect secret projectiles with one hand couldn't be simple. As such, Uncle Jiu didn't want to take any chances; he was after an absolute victory!

He would not act unless necessary, but once he did, he aimed to eliminate the threat completely!

...

Ding Fan carried Mei Li on his back, running madly into the forest.

Just now, when more than thirty gunmen fired simultaneously, Ding Fan managed to deflect several bullets aiming to take his life using True Qi, and then he immediately rescued Mei Li.

But since there were too many gunmen and he was distracted by saving Mei Li, a bullet still pierced through his shoulder blade.

Now, not only was Ding Fan seriously injured, but Mei Li also had two gunshot wounds on her thigh.

Mei Li lay on Ding Fan's back, her expression extremely solemn as she observed his nearly monstrous speed.

Just moments ago, under a deluge of gunfire that any veteran assassin could only have expected to die in, she witnessed something unforgettable.

Facing the torrent of bullets, Ding Fan managed to deflect all of them with his palm force. Mei Li was no stranger to the world, but she had never seen anyone as abnormal as Ding Fan who could block bullets with palm force under a storm of gunfire—it was her first time witnessing such a feat...

And moreover, Mei Li believed that even if she and told others about it, barely anyone would believe her.

However, the fact was that such an incident had truly and genuinely occurred right beside her.

"Previously, I was shortsighted and failed to recognize your seniority, I am very grateful for your valorous rescue..."

Although Mei Li still didn't know Ding Fan's identity, one thing was certain, he seemed to be a friend, not a foe.

If Ding Fan were an enemy, with his skills, it would take him a mere minute to deal with her. Furthermore, there would have been no reason for Ding Fan to risk injuring himself just to save her.

At this moment, Ding Fan didn't respond to Mei Li's words. He could sense with his Divine Sense that his pursuers were relentless, and this was hardly the time for pointless chatter.

Carrying Mei Li, Ding Fan sprinted towards the most remote part of the forest.

One reason was that such places were best for avoiding the bullets fired from behind them. Another was that after settling Mei Li, Ding Fan planned a thorough reckoning with those gunmen.

To Ding Fan, with his current level of cultivation, the thirty or so gunmen didn't pose a significant threat. With the current terrain, he could easily wipe them out.

If it weren't for Mei Li's injuries, Ding Fan would not have drawn the gunmen into the forest.

After running for a full half-hour, Ding Fan managed to throw most of the gunmen far behind. However, a couple of martial artists with strong cultivation tenaciously gave chase.

Ding Fan decided not to run any further. The cultivation of those two martial artists was impressive; it would be challenging to shake them off completely, even after a day's run.

If he couldn't shake them off, then it was time to eliminate them, he figured.

He found a cave and promptly set Mei Li down.

"From now on, no matter what happens outside, do not come out," he instructed.

After finishing his words, Ding Fan took out an Invisibility Talisman from his storage ring. Although the rune didn't have major capabilities, in their current desperate situation, no one would be able to find Mei Li. In doing so, Ding Fan could focus on dealing with the incoming enemies.

Mei Li took the Invisibility Talisman handed to her by Ding Fan, momentarily stunned. She did not understand the utility of the talisman for herself.

Because the two martial artists chasing them were fast, Ding Fan didn't have the leisure to explain the talisman's use in detail to Mei Li. He quickly summarized how to use it instead.

Once he had finished explaining, Ding Fan's figure flickered, and he shot into the forest with an extremely abnormal speed...