Top-tier Unruly Master

Ding Fan returned to his own room, and Ruoran thought that Ding Fan had been busy recently and it was rare for him to come home today, so she decided to go out and get him some delicious food.

Ruoran quickly got ready and left the house.

The market was not far away; after leaving the neighborhood, a few more minutes of walking brought her there. Ruoran indeed bought some fish, meat, and vegetables.

"That person is Zhou Ruoran… Ding Fan's sweetheart."

At this moment, in a corner, there were two unremarkable-looking men watching Zhou Ruoran.

One of these two men wore a duckbill cap, its brim pressed down hard, completely obscuring his face. He was the one who had just recognized Zhou Ruoran.

The other man wore a pair of sunglasses.

"Ding Fan really has the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard, he even dared to touch Brother Qu's son," said the man with the duckbill cap, followed by a cold snort. "Today we'll kidnap his sweetheart. Then we'll lure Ding Fan out of the city and deal with him properly."

These two were underlings of the Director of the Transportation Bureau, Qu Lianbo. Qu Dong had committed manslaughter, and foolishly went to provoke Ding Fan. Later, when Qu Dong failed in his bravado, he ended up being caught by the police. Qu Lianbo had been looking for an opportunity to deal with Ding Fan. For several days, they had not encountered Zhou Ruoran out alone.

The man with sunglasses nodded. "I'll get the car, and we'll make a move in a secluded place later."

Having discussed their plan, the two men split up.

Zhou Ruoran, however, was completely unaware of the danger lurking around her and, after finishing her shopping, headed straight home.

Turning a corner, she walked down a shady lane that led directly home.

Squeak… As Zhou Ruoran was walking down the shady lane, a white van suddenly stopped right in front of her. The door was abruptly swung open, and the man with sunglasses from earlier, who had been plotting in the corner, rushed out of the van and grabbed at Zhou Ruoran.

The incident happened so suddenly that Zhou Ruoran hadn't had time to understand what was occurring before the man with sunglasses had already seized her arm, desperately dragging her towards the van.

Zhou Ruoran was startled and struggled fiercely.

During this time, Ruoran had been following Ding Fan's cultivation method. Although she hadn't mastered any martial skills or spells, her body had been strengthened. So when she exerted force, the man with sunglasses was unexpectedly staggered by Zhou Ruran's pull.

"Fuck, quite strong, aren't you?" the man with sunglasses cursed, and his right hand transformed into a chopping blade aiming at Zhou Ruran's neck.

The neck is one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body; once hit, a person would immediately pass out. Although Zhou Ruran's body had been enhanced, she had no martial skills, so she had no way of defending against the hand chop.

Just as the hand chop was about to fall on Ruoran's neck, a flying dagger shot through the air.

Sputter… Blood splashed violently.

The hand of the man with sunglasses that was chopping towards Ruoran's neck was pierced by the dagger. Blood spilled all over the ground.

"Ah…" The man with sunglasses let out a painful cry.

Since all ten fingers are connected to the heart, it goes without saying that having a hand pierced by a flying dagger would be agonizing. His face twisted with pain.

At that moment, a woman dressed in black leather appeared in front of Ruoran.

"Mei Li!"

Ruoran saw who it was and let out a sigh of relief.

The newcomer was indeed Mei Li. Ding Fan, worried that something might happen to Ruoran, had specifically instructed Mei Li to protect her covertly.

Mei Li nodded to Ruoran, then without a word, she lifted her foot and kicked it right up under the chin of the man with sunglasses, knocking him out cold.

Crack… At that moment, the sudden report of a gunshot rang out.

Mei Li flinched, and then she felt a numbness on the right side of her body.

Mei Li hadn't expected the attackers to be so brazen, daring to fire a gun in the city. Caught off guard, she had been shot in the chest by her assailant.

Thump. Mei Li found her breathing become rapid, and then she passed out.

"Motherfucker…" At this, the man with the duckbill cap came down from the white van, holding a handgun—it was clear he was the one who fired the shot.

This area was very secluded, even the loud gunshot didn't attract much attention. In the noisy city, people were generally indifferent to each other. Also, given the stable society, the gunshot was likely taken for fireworks by most people.

The man with the duckbill cap walked over to Mei Li, lifted his handgun, and was about to shoot her in the head. A shot like that would certainly be fatal.

Zhou Ruoran immediately charged over.

After all, it was to save her that Mei Li got hurt; how could she possibly let Mei Li be shot dead right in front of her eyes?

Boom… Zhou Ruoran collided with the man in the duckbill cap, knocking him to the side.

"You motherfucker!" The man in the duckbill cap, now infuriated, rushed over and delivered a kick to Ruoran's chest. Ruoran's body instantly lost balance and slammed heavily against an iron railing behind her.

Ruoran sat on the ground, dazed, bleeding from her head, her gaze beginning to blur.

Ignoring Mei Li to one side, the man with the duckbill cap rushed over to Ruoran, reaching out to grab her.

Just at that moment, a figure appeared without warning in front of the man in the duckbill cap.

The man in the duckbill cap was shocked; the speed of the newcomer was simply too fast, almost indistinguishable from teleportation. He really began to doubt his own eyes—how could anyone move that fast? Was the person a ghost?

However, these thoughts were nothing more than a fleeting moment in the mind of the man in the duckbill cap. Right after, the newcomer delivered a direct kick to the duckbill cap man's chest.

The duckbill cap man's body immediately stumbled back several steps, then heavily fell onto the car.

"Scram!" the newcomer coldly shouted at the duckbill cap man nearby.

The newcomer moved like a ghost, and the duckbill cap man dared not linger any longer. He quickly picked up the man in sunglasses who had passed out on the ground, threw him into the car, and fled the scene like escaping from disaster.

Only then did the newcomer slowly go over and help up Ruoran, who had suffered a head injury.

Ruoran's blurry vision managed to make out the newcomer, a middle-aged woman in a Taoist robe... Afterward, Ruoran's vision became more and more blurred until she finally passed out completely.

...

Ding Fan was researching Pills in his room when a knock on the door was heard.

Ruoran was not at home, and Ding Fan was the only one in the villa. He immediately went out.

"Do you know Mei Li?" the voice came through the phone, and two people dressed like police officers were standing at the villa's entrance.

Ding Fan had a bad feeling, and he nodded slightly. "I know her. What happened?"

"Mei Li has been shot; she is now in the hospital, and you are the only friend of hers we could contact. We want to investigate the shooting incident involving Mei Li," the policeman said.

Shot?!

Ding Fan's expression became grave.

Mei Li was Zhunxing's sister; she had been following him around lately. If something had happened to Mei Li while she was with him, how could Ding Fan face Zhunxing?

"How is she?"

"She has passed the critical phase, but we would like to understand if Mei Li has offended anyone recently…" the policeman inquired.

Ding Fan answered the policeman's question with a simple response, quickly dealt with the officers, and then rushed to the hospital.

Following the address given by the police, Ding Fan found Mei Li quite quickly in the inpatient department of the General Hospital.

Upon seeing Mei Li, she was covered in layers of white gauze on her chest. Her complexion was pale, looking extremely weak.

With Divine Sense, Ding Fan examined Mei Li's condition and was somewhat frightened to find that the wound was very close to her heart. If it had been any more to the right, Mei Li might have been gone for good.

Ding Fan immediately sat beside Mei Li, channeling a stream of True Qi into her body. As the True Qi flowed in, Mei Li's complexion eased a bit, showing a faint blush.

Within just a few minutes, Mei Li slowly opened her eyes.

If any doctors were around at that moment and saw Mei Li open her eyes, they would certainly find it hard to believe. After all, Mei Li had just exited the critical phase, and waking up wouldn't be expected until at least the following afternoon at the earliest.

Those doctors didn't know that Ding Fan's True Qi had directly boosted Mei Li's resistance, ensuring her complete removal from the critical phase after it flowed into her.

"Brother Fan... Brother Fan..." Mei Li opened her eyes, and upon seeing Ding Fan, coughed violently due to the urgency to speak, which aggravated her wound.

Ding Fan was busy calming Mei Li. "You're injured, try not to get too agitated."

"Sister Ruoran, Sister Ruoran is in danger..." Mei Li managed to say after suppressing her coughs. "Please, go save her."

Ruoran!

Ding Fan's expression became solemn in an instant, his eyes sharp as if covered in a layer of frost. He knew well that Ruoran was his reverse scale, which no one else should touch.

"What about Ruoran?"

"Sister Ruoran... Sister Ruoran has been kidnapped by Qu Lianbo's men... cough cough... It's all my fault for not protecting Sister Ruoran well enough," Mei Li said weakly.

Ding Fan slowly stood up.

"Rest well; leave the rest to me."

Mei Li looked at Ding Fan and nodded her head, perhaps too weak to speak anymore.

In Mei Li's mind, with Ding Fan there, Ruoran would certainly be fine.

Mei Li had an unfounded trust in Ding Fan.

After dealing with some hospital formalities for Mei Li, Ding Fan immediately left the hospital.

Throughout his two lifetimes, Ruoran was Ding Fan's first emotional attachment. Now his eyes were full of murderous intent.

Qu Lianbo, by moving against Ruoran, you are seeking death!