Top-tier Unruly Master

Ding Fan had gone mad.

After returning home, the first time in both his lives, Ding Fan felt a deep-seated loneliness and a heavy longing when he couldn't sense Ruoran's presence.

Immediately, Ding Fan mobilized all of the Qin family's energy in Dancheng, locked down the entire city, and deployed all the police. Various military police and combat troops marched toward the town exits, and the vast Dancheng was sealed off directly.

Besides the help of the military police, Xu Rui, who always had friction with Ding Fan, also directly gathered all his followers again. The roaring of sports cars shook the night in Dancheng, leaving the city sleepless throughout the night.

After Ding Fan snapped, Dancheng was swept by a huge storm.

Helicopters in the sky, sports cars, race cars, police cars, armored vehicles on the ground, and in the river channels, patrol boats, fishing boats...

Nearly all mobilizable energy was put to use. Tonight's Dancheng was destined for insanity, and the one causing the city's madness was none other than Ding Fan.

Even the old patriarch of the Qin family pitched in by making a direct call to the Dancheng military district headquarters, asking them to mobilize military satellites for uninterrupted scanning over Dancheng...

In such a widespread search, the target was quickly pinpointed in a mountainous area on the outskirts of Dancheng, Southern Suburb Mountain Area.

There was typically no human presence in the Southern Suburb Mountain Area, a deserted region, but with the help of advanced satellites, the military swiftly discovered at least two people moving about there. And from the photos snapped by a micro-camera, although the faces couldn't be clearly seen, it could be determined that they were two women.

The appearance of two women in the Southern Suburb Mountain Area in the dead of night nearly matched the information provided by Ding Fan.

The message from Ding Fan was that a middle-aged female Taoist had taken Ruoran. From this analysis, it was highly likely that the two people appearing in the mountain area were the female Taoist who had taken Ruoran and Ruoran herself.

Upon learning this news, Ding Fan soon became restless.

The military swiftly deployed a helicopter squadron to aid Ding Fan in heading towards the Southern Suburb Mountain Area. With the assistance of advanced military satellites and the thermal radar equipped on the helicopters, it took them less than an hour to locate the two figures deep in the Southern Suburb mountains.

When Ding Fan used his Divine Sense to scan, as he probed the two individuals with his Divine Sense, his heart surged with ecstasy—among those two was indeed Ruoran.

The anxiety clinging to him eased after finding Ruoran, and Ding Fan took a deep breath.

...

Jing Yi was rushing through the depths of the mountain with Ruoran when they both felt a powerful airflow from the sky. Before long, Jing Yi and Ruoran spotted several helicopters appearing in the sky.

What surprised Jing Yi and Ruoran was that these helicopters were actually heading straight for them.

"People below, stand still. We are from the 45th Airborne Squadron... Stand still... Stand still..."

The voice of the announcement came from mid-air.

Jing Yi had seen her fair share of big events, but employing a helicopter squadron just to intercept her was puzzling. Firstly, Jing Yi was uninvolved with worldly conflicts, and secondly, even if they wanted to intercept her, a whole squadron of helicopters wasn't necessary.

Jing Yi stopped moving and complied with the demands from above, quietly remaining in place. Ruoran, having never witnessed such a spectacle, obediently stood behind Jing Yi.

It didn't take long for several of the helicopters to land nearby.

"Ruoran, are you alright..." As soon as the helicopter settled, Ding Fan rushed over in a frenzy.

Seeing Ding Fan approaching sent Ruoran into a nervous state. Currently, in her memory, she only remembered the incidents of Ding Fan bullying her. She had no recollection of anything after Ding Fan was reborn from the hospital. Even more, in Ruoran's present memory, Ding Fan's father, Ding Chengyi, had not passed away.

Jing Yi immediately sensed Ruoran's fear, and with a thrust of her right hand, she unleashed a burst of Inner Strength.

Jing Yi's cultivation was not weak, and the force she sent out had taken on a solid form. Ding Fan, whose focus was entirely on Ruoran's safety, was caught off guard and was struck directly in the chest by Jing Yi's palm.

Ding Fan stumbled back several steps before steadying himself, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth,

Jing Yi stood tall and unruffled, protectively in front of Ruoran.

"Demon Nun, where are you taking Ruoran?!" Ding Fan, concerned for Ruoran's safety and having just been inexplicably pushed back by Jing Yi's palm, was somewhat enraged.

Jing Yi looked at Ding Fan with some disbelief.

The strength she had put into her Inner Strength was by no means weak. Jing Yi's intention was to flip Ding Fan head over heels, but, to her surprise, her Inner Strength had merely forced Ding Fan to step back a few paces.

She knew that the palm she had unleashed earlier would flip a Qi Cultivation Martial Artist with five or six achievements. Jing Yi was secretly puzzled at how Ding Fan had managed to diffuse her Inner Strength. Could it be that this young man was hiding his true power?

"Ding Fan, who is your wife? Although we have a marriage arrangement, I have decided to leave. Please stop pestering me," Zhou Ruoran said to Ding Fan.

Upon hearing Zhou Ruoran's words, Ding Fan was momentarily stunned. Pester?!

Recalling the tender affection shared between them over this period of time, Ding Fan couldn't quite believe it and looked at Zhou Ruoran across from him with disbelief.

"Ruoran, don't you remember me?" Ding Fan asked.

"Remember... How could I possibly forget you," Zhou Ruoran's face flashed a bit of resoluteness. "Hit me, scold me, insult me... Ding Fan, you just treated me like a servant, didn't you? Could you please let me go today?"

Zhou Ruoran's words struck Ding Fan like a bolt from the blue, causing a tightness in his chest.

Jing Yi looked over at Ding Fan. "I think Ruoran's words are very clear. Honored guest, please leave."

Ding Fan looked at Jing Yi beside him. "What's wrong with Ruoran? She has no reason to forget me. Ruoran, something's strange, come back with me."

Ding Fan spoke somewhat domineeringly.

Zhou Ruoran let out a long sigh and glanced around; by this time, they had already been surrounded by people who came down from the helicopter.

"Ding Fan, since I've already come out today, I won't go back with you. I know you have powerful connections, but even if it leads to my death today, I absolutely will not go back with you."

Ding Fan's eyebrows furrowed tightly.

Jing Yi swept a glance across the crowd and snorted coldly. "Young man, if you remain obsessed and refuse to see reason, then I won't be polite. Don't think that just because you brought a few people, you can act tough in front of me!"

"To act tough, why would I need other people! Killing you would only take a moment." At this moment, a nameless anger surged in Ding Fan's chest.

"How dare you!" Jing Yi's face darkened.

Suddenly, Jing Yi's figure shook violently. In front of everyone, it was as if she had vanished into thin air, rapidly closing in on Ding Fan.

The crowd, except for Ding Fan, issued exclamations of surprise at Jing Yi's movement technique.

However, just as Jing Yi was about to reach Ding Fan, he swiftly stretched out his right hand, and the punch Jing Yi was about to throw was firmly caught in his palm.

Jing Yi was taken aback; movement technique had always been her pride, but Ding Fan was able to anticipate and act first. Jing Yi had steeped herself in the art of movement for decades, while Ding Fan was just over twenty—she simply couldn't believe how he could have anticipated her move.

Ding Fan had no outlet for the fire in his chest.

It's said that even gods have a limit to their patience, let alone Ding Fan at this moment.

Ding Fan swung Jing Yi with great force, sending her flying directly away.

Jing Yi's body was like a kite with its string cut, flung over ten meters away before finally landing on the ground in an extremely embarrassed manner.

Just as Jing Yi was preparing to get up, Ding Fan had already started to move. Before she could comprehend what was happening, Ding Fan's fist had already thundered toward her.

Even though Ding Fan had held back a bit with this punch, if it wasn't for his current level of cultivation, that punch would have certainly killed Jing Yi.

Still, Jing Yi didn't fare much better, spewing out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"You... You hurt my master"

At that moment, a piercing shriek cut through the air.

Thud... Ding Fan suddenly felt numbness in his right shoulder. When he turned his head, he was shocked to find an arrow embedded in it.

Standing not far behind Ding Fan, Zhou Ruoran was holding a hand crossbow; the arrow that had just been shot had clearly come from her.

Actually, when the arrow was loosed, Ding Fan had detected it with his Divine Sense, but he truly couldn't believe that Ruoran would shoot an arrow at him.

"Ruoran..." Ding Fan murmured in a voice only he could hear.

By this time, Ruoran had already run to Jing Yi's side.

The crossbow arrow Ruoran had fired was given to her by Jing Yi, intended for self-defense against wild animals during their night travels.

"Master, how are you?" Ruoran gently helped Jing Yi to rise.

Although Ruoran had not spent much time with Jing Yi, Jing Yi's demeanor of an elder made Ruoran feel a sense of kinship...

Jing Yi slowly shook her head. "I am fine."

Ruoran stood up solemnly, extending her arms to shield Jing Yi firmly behind her. "Ding Fan, if you want to hurt my master, you'll have to kill me first. As long as I'm here, I'll never let you harm my master."