Top-tier Unruly Master

Ruoran stood up solemnly at this moment, her hands spread out tightly protecting Jing Yi 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 absolutely won't let you harm my master."

Ruoran's gaze was icy, devoid of any trace of emotion.

The resolve in that look gave Ding Fan a very heart-wrenching feeling. Before, the two of them were deeply affectionate; in the blink of an eye, they were facing each other coldly. This feeling made Ding Fan very uncomfortable.

It was a kind of painful feeling...

Whoosh... At that moment, a hidden arrow shot directly towards him, the angle of the incoming arrow was extremely tricky, and considering Ding Fan was somewhat distracted, the arrow struck right into his shoulder.

After the arrow hit Ding Fan's shoulder, he felt a numbing sensation, which quickly began to spread throughout his body.

Ding Fan was startled, as the arrow was poisoned.

Without delay, he quickly mobilized the True Qi throughout his body, blocking the major acupoints around him. If the poison gas invaded his heart, even as a cultivator, he would not escape death.

Ding Fan closed his eyes and sat cross-legged.

"Let's go!"

Jing Yi retracted her hand crossbow; the person who had launched the stealthy arrow shot was indeed her.

Although there were many people surrounding them, the only person Jing Yi was really concerned about was Ding Fan, so as long as Ding Fan was subdued, the others would not be able to hold her back.

After the successful ambush, Jing Yi swiftly pulled Ruoran and dashed out of the encirclement, moving rapidly. The ordinary soldiers nearby were unable to stop her.

With Ruoran, Jing Yi quickly disappeared into the forest, vanishing into the night in no time.

At this time, the soldiers nearby did not bother with Jing Yi and Ruoran escaping; they directly escorted Ding Fan onto a helicopter.

Although these people were unaware of Ding Fan's origins, the fact that they could deploy an entire helicopter squadron for him showed that Ding Fan's importance was significant, so they dared not allow anything unexpected to happen to him on their watch.

...

It was unknown how much time had passed.

Ding Fan slowly opened his eyes and was stunned to find himself at home.

"You're finally awake."

Looking towards the sound, Ding Fan saw Qin Manshu by his bedside.

At her side stood a doctor dressed in a white coat.

"Dr. Xu has already treated and neutralized the poison in your wound; it's no longer a concern," said Qin Manshu by his side.

"Thank you," Ding Fan said to Qin Manshu.

Actually, even without Dr. Xu detoxifying him, the poison wouldn't have been a big deal for Ding Fan.

However, during this quest to find Zhou Ruoran, the Qin family had indeed made a significant effort; Ding Fan owed them a favor now.

"Ruoran and Jing Yi disappeared completely into the northern mountains, and we have already launched a helicopter squadron to conduct an exhaustive search of that area," Qin Manshu, knowing that Ding Fan was concerned about Zhou Ruoran, informed him without waiting for him to ask about it.

Ding Fan pondered for a moment. "I think there's no need to continue the search."

"Oh?" Qin Manshu was taken aback.

"Leave the rest to me," Ding Fan said.

Although he was unaware of what exactly had happened, Ding Fan knew that even if they found Zhou Ruoran, it was unlikely they could bring her back.

Thinking of Ruoran's resolute expression at that moment, Ding Fan felt a strange renewal of heartache.

Since bringing Ruoran back was impossible at this moment, it might be best to just let things take their natural course. Some things are simply fated, and who can really make clear of destiny?

Ding Fan believed if it was meant to be, he would naturally meet Ruoran again; if not, it was merely a case of fate being too thin...

Although Qin Manshu did not know what Ding Fan was thinking, since he had decided, she nodded. "Alright then."

Ding Fan immediately stood up and moved his limbs around. The poison used by Jing Yi was formidable; if he hadn't closed his acupoints and treated his injuries immediately, he might well have died by now.

"Although the poison in your wound has been completely cleared, to avoid any complications, I suggest you still visit a hospital for a detoxification treatment," said the doctor who came with Qin Manshu.

It was as if Ding Fan hadn't heard the man at all. He casually said to Qin Manshu, "Manshu, Hu Jin and Ning Luoxi should have been at the company yesterday, I'm going to check on them now."

Qin Manshu nodded.

With that, Ding Fan immediately left the house, the Doctor Xu beside him looking quite displeased. "Miss Qin, how can it be okay for him to disregard the doctor's advice? If the poison in his body flares up again, he will surely die."

Qin Manshu smiled at Doctor Xu next to her. "Don't worry, in this world, he might be the last person to die."

Having said that, Qin Manshu smiled at Doctor Xu again. "Doctor Xu, let's go now."

"Isn't this just nonsense? Without detoxifying, even if he were an immortal, he could not survive," Doctor Xu murmured on the side.

Qin Manshu, on the other hand, smiled without saying anything. If it were not for Old Master Qin's continuous instructions not to publicize Ding Fan's affairs, Qin Manshu would have liked to tell Doctor Xu how Ding Fan cured her grandfather's disease, which even experts and scholars could not cure, with just a few pills. I wonder what Doctor Xu would have thought of that.

For someone as skilled as Ding Fan to die of poisoning would indeed be a huge joke.

…

After leaving the villa, Ding Fan went directly to the Dancheng Branch Company.

The two people mobilized by Hu Jin and Ning Luoxi had already arrived yesterday, so anyway, Ding Fan still needed to meet these two.

Ding Fan took a car, but upon reaching the entrance of the branch company, he was surprised to find that the entrance was tightly surrounded by a crowd.

Ding Fan was taken aback. He really didn't understand why there were so many people gathered at the company's entrance.

Ding Fan got out of the car and, after some effort, finally managed to squeeze into the crowd. The security personnel maintaining order let Ding Fan in upon recognizing him.

The crowd got noisy again when they realized that the person who had entered was Ding Fan.

"Manager Ding, I am from the He Chuntang Pharmaceutical Sales Company in Dongcheng. We want to be the regional distributor for the Heart-Stabilizing Pills…"

"We are a sales company from He City, and we want to be the regional distributor in He City…"

…

From the noisy shouting outside, Ding Fan understood that all these people came for the Heart-Stabilizing Pills.

Yesterday, Ding Fan had seen through Xiao Dao's strategy and cleverly used the Heart-Stabilizing Pills to cure a comatose patient, and the reporters had recorded the whole incident.

Xiao Dao, along with the reporters, had originally wanted the whole world to see Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory's blunder, then to see Jiangyuan plunge into an irreversible disaster.

But even Xiao Dao himself had not expected that, following yesterday's events, Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory did not collapse due to the Heart-Stabilizing Pills incident. On the contrary, Jiangyuan's Heart-Stabilizing Pills sold out in all major pharmacies within a single day due to the incident.

Early this morning, some medical merchants from nearby cities lined up outside the building of the Dancheng Branch Company. Now the Heart-Stabilizing Pills were priceless, and what used to be worth merely a dozen or so dollars was sold on the black market for over a hundred dollars.

Ding Fan went straight to his office. After calling the HR department, it didn't take long for Hu Jin and Ning Luoxi to appear before him.

"Brother Fan…"

Ning Luoxi was quite happy as she entered the office.

Back in Dongcheng, Ding Fan always stayed at the Ning Family's Medicine Shop. From another angle, Ding Fan was Ning Luoxi's master, having always guided Ning Luoxi in the study of "Mystical Medical Cultivation," so the two were quite close.

Ning Luoxi was as pure and beautiful as ever, dressed in a neat professional attire, tall and upright, completely looking like a gorgeous professional woman.

Because Hu Jin was present, Ding Fan only smiled at Ning Luoxi.

Ever since the incident with the Honggang Lin Family concluded, Ding Fan had left without saying goodbye, so he had not met with Hu Jin since then.

However, Ding Fan had helped Hu Jin out of several tight spots, so they could also be considered acquaintances.

"Manager Ding, you have been quite busy. It's really not easy to get to see you," Hu Jin mentioned somewhat disgruntled.

Hu Jin had been doing well in Dongcheng, recently promoted to the manager of the logistics department under Shu Man, making her work progress smoother, but just as Hu Jin was preparing to make her mark, Ding Fan had directly transferred her to Dancheng.

Moreover, since Hu Jin arrived in Dancheng to report for duty, the general manager of the branch company had not come to work, which made her very speechless.

Hu Jin really didn't understand—had Qin Manshu gone blind? How could she entrust someone like the Demon King of Chaos, Ding Fan, to be the general manager of the Dancheng Branch Company?

Ding Fan glanced at Hu Jin and Ning Luoxi. "I transferred you two here mainly to help me take care of the branch's work. I don't have much time usually, so the work here will mainly depend on you two."

Damn!

Hu Jin was almost doubting her own ears when she heard what Ding Fan said.

Not having enough time, so asking her and Ning Luoxi to manage the company, this was simply akin to being an absentee boss.

Just as Hu Jin and Ning Luoxi were still shocked, a knocking sound came from the door, and the HR manager walked in from outside.

Ding Fan looked at the HR manager, then said.

"From now on, you two will be the vice-general managers of the company. When I'm not in the office, all matters will be handled by you two."

Hu Jin and Ning Luoxi glanced at each other. Even now, they found it somewhat hard to believe.

Isn't this a bit too casual?