Chapter 84

While Ye Fan was single-handedly slaughtering Qiao Bazi, Qu Feng, and others, Situ Haotian and Xiao Jiu, who had escaped from Feilai Peak Scenic Area, arrived at the West Lake, waiting for the Donghai Gang Hanghu branch manager, Liu Tianjun, to send someone to pick them up.

"Damn, Nan Qinghong is really shameless, actually sending the one-eyed Wu Ren, Iron Fist Zhangzhu, and Qu Feng to kidnap Miss Ruo Shui!"

Xiao Jiu, after observing the surroundings and confirming they weren't being followed, couldn't help but curse, "Two at the peak of the innate realm and one at the great completion of the innate realm, don't they fear being ridiculed by the underworld?"

"To achieve his goals, Lin Tianyi will stop at nothing, that's his usual style. Otherwise, he wouldn't be called a cunning hero!"

Situ Haotian's brows were tightly furrowed, seemingly not angry at Nan Qinghong's actions but worried about how to explain to Situ Chen.

Although he immediately reported the incident to Situ Chen after escaping, and Situ Chen didn't blame him over the phone but rushed to Hanghu with his men, he knew very well what Situ Ruo Shui meant to Situ Chen!

If anything happened to Situ Ruo Shui, even if he was Situ Chen's adopted son and groomed as his successor, he would still face severe consequences!

"Master Haotian, are you thinking about how to explain to Mr. Situ?"

As Situ Haotian's closest confidant, Xiao Jiu, though not fully aware of his master's thoughts, understood him well. Seeing that Situ Haotian wasn't worried about Situ Ruo Shui's safety, he guessed his master's intentions.

"Um."

Situ Haotian didn't hide it, "Father didn't blame me over the phone because he was too worried about Ruo Shui's safety. If anything happens to Ruo Shui, Father will never forgive us!"

"Master Haotian, I think Mr. Situ won't do anything to us. After all, Qu Feng and the others are too strong, and our people are no match for them," Xiao Jiu suggested.

"If we fought to the death and failed to protect Ruo Shui, that would be understandable."

Situ Haotian firmly rejected, "If Father knows we fled without a fight and returned unscathed, he will definitely kill us!"

"Master Haotian, what do you mean?" Xiao Jiu's heart raced, but he wasn't sure.

"Whatever happens, we cannot let Father know we fled without a fight. Also, when we meet Father, we must be injured, and not lightly!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Situ Haotian's eyes as he said in a low voice, "Only then will Father not hold us responsible!"

Hearing Situ Haotian's words and sensing the ruthlessness in his eyes, Xiao Jiu felt a chill. He understood what Situ Haotian meant—Situ Haotian would self-inflict injuries to avoid punishment from Situ Chen!

At the same time.

A Rolls-Royce Phantom, escorted by three SUVs, sped down the Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway.

In the car, Situ Chen, dressed in a Tang suit, held a pipe in his right hand, smoking tobacco, filling the entire cabin with smoke, as if it were on fire.

Despite the thick smoke, it was clear that Situ Chen's brows were tightly furrowed, his square face etched with worry.

"Xiao Si, make them drive faster!"

After exhaling a dense cloud of smoke, Situ Chen said to his bodyguard and driver, Fei Si.

"Brother Chen, their speed is already at the limit," Fei Si replied.

Situ Chen, hearing this, fell silent, smoking his pipe vigorously, as if trying to dispel his worries.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do it. The more he tried to dispel his worries, the stronger they became, making him want to fly to Hanghu immediately.

"Brother Chen, there's something I'm not sure if I should say," Fei Si, seeing Situ Chen's worried and anxious face, hesitated.

Situ Chen sighed helplessly, "I know what you want to say. Lin Tianyi sent people to kidnap Ruo Shui just to use her as leverage to make me give up the Yangtze River Delta territory or submit to him."

"Yes, Brother Chen," Fei Si nodded.

"I can think of that," Situ Chen said, frowning, "But no one can guarantee they won't do anything to Ruo Shui! Especially that scum, Lin Aofeng, who has harmed countless innocent girls. If that scum comes to Hanghu, Ruo Shui will be in danger!"

Fei Si fell silent upon hearing this.

He knew Lin Aofeng was the son of Nan Qinghong's leader, Lin Tianyi, who practiced an extremely evil martial art, enhancing his strength by absorbing yin energy.

Over the years, countless women had been harmed by Lin Aofeng, most of them young girls—having sex with virgins was the most beneficial for Lin Aofeng's strength!

"If anything happens to Ruo Shui, I will wage war on Nan Qinghong at any cost!"

In the quiet cabin, Situ Chen's voice echoed again, his expression turning fierce, his tone resolute, "Even if I can't severely damage Nan Qinghong, I will make Lin Tianyi and Lin Aofeng pay with their lives!"

Fei Si fell silent again.

He was not only Situ Chen's bodyguard and driver but also his junior disciple.

To be precise, Situ Chen had once been his father's disciple, and he had come to rely on Situ Chen after his father's death.

His special status made him understand Situ Chen far better than others.

He knew that the death of Situ Ruo Shui's mother had left a deep shadow on Situ Chen, leading him to pamper Situ Ruo Shui and prioritize her safety over the years.

In such a situation, if anything happened to Situ Ruo Shui or she was harmed by Lin Aofeng, Situ Chen would definitely go to any lengths!

After all, if Situ Chen offered a huge reward for the heads of Lin Tianyi and Lin Aofeng, some underground organizations abroad would dare to infiltrate China to kill them, despite the risk of being exterminated by the Yanhuang Organization.

However, if the Yanhuang Organization discovered that Situ Chen had contacted foreign underground organizations, the higher-ups would punish him severely, nullifying his decades of effort!

This was what Situ Chen meant by "at any cost"!

...

Situ Ruo Shui had no idea that her father, Situ Chen, had already prepared to go to any lengths for her.

At that moment, she was lying on Ye Fan's back, her eyes closed, her mind filled with the scenes of Ye Fan killing Qu Feng and bleeding out Wu Ren—she had been curious about what Ye Fan was doing and worried he might get hurt, so she didn't close her eyes as he had told her to, but only closed them when she saw Ye Fan cut Wu Ren's artery.

Feeling Situ Ruo Shui's body trembling, Ye Fan guessed she had peeked and sighed, walking quickly into the club.

He needed to find a quiet room to calm Situ Ruo Shui down, clean the blood off her, and then take her away.

"Ye... Ye Fan, are they all dead?"

A moment later, as Ye Fan opened the door to a room in the club, Situ Ruo Shui cautiously opened her eyes and asked weakly.

"Um."

Ye Fan nodded lightly, then untied his clothes and gently set Situ Ruo Shui down.

After doing so, he wiped the blood off his face.

Seeing Ye Fan's face stained with blood, Situ Ruo Shui instinctively took a step back.

"Did you see everything?"

Seeing her reaction, Ye Fan was even more convinced of his guess. He thought for a moment and decided to counsel Situ Ruo Shui, as today's events could leave an indelible shadow on her.

Situ Ruo Shui hesitated, then nodded and shook her head.

"Uh..." Ye Fan was taken aback and laughed bitterly, "Did you see it or not?"

"I saw you punch the long-haired man and cut the one-eyed man's artery."

After taking a step back, Situ Ruo Shui wasn't as scared anymore. She blinked her big, watery eyes and said, "I didn't dare to look after that."

"Didn't I tell you to close your eyes?" Ye Fan sighed.

Situ Ruo Shui, like a child who had done something wrong, lowered her head and said softly, "Sorry, Ye Fan, I... I was worried you might get hurt, so I peeked a few times."

"Are you thinking I'm a heartless killer?"

Hearing this, Ye Fan couldn't help but laugh, looking at Situ Ruo Shui's cute face.

"No. They are the heartless killers. They were trying to kill you, so you killed them." Situ Ruo Shui shook her head.

Perhaps not expecting such an answer, Ye Fan was taken aback.

After saying this, Situ Ruo Shui no longer felt scared, but curious. She blinked her big eyes and asked, "Ye Fan, have you practiced martial arts?"

"Um."

Ye Fan was both amused and exasperated. He hadn't expected Situ Ruo Shui to be so resilient.

"You can punch someone so hard, that's amazing, much better than my dad." Situ Ruo Shui, recalling the scene of Ye Fan punching Qu Feng, couldn't help but exclaim.

"..."

Situ Ruo Shui's rapid emotional changes left Ye Fan speechless. He thought for a moment and said, "If nothing goes wrong, your dad should know you were kidnapped. He must be very worried. Call him and let him know you're safe. I'll clean up and then take you to meet him."

"Um."

Situ Ruo Shui nodded obediently, then looked at Ye Fan with sincere eyes and said, "Thank you for saving me, Ye Fan."

"Call him."

Ye Fan smiled, took out his phone, and handed it to Situ Ruo Shui.

Situ Ruo Shui took the phone and dialed her father's number.

"Hello."

The phone connected, and Situ Chen's voice came through, low and grave, clearly thinking it was a call from Nan Qinghong.

"Dad, it's me!"

"Ruo Shui?"

Hearing Situ Ruo Shui's voice, Situ Chen sat up straight, his voice urgent, "Where are you now?"

Situ Ruo Shui, looking around the room, was a bit lost. She had been brought here in a large travel bag and didn't know where she was.

"West Lake Club."

Ye Fan reminded her, having observed the surroundings when they entered.

"Ruo Shui, is someone with you? Have they done anything to you?" Hearing a man's voice, Situ Chen's heart leaped to his throat.

"Dad, I'm with Ye Fan. We're at the West Lake Club." Situ Ruo Shui replied.

"Ye Fan?"

"He's a friend I met in a game, his name is Ye Fan."

As she spoke, Situ Ruo Shui couldn't help but glance at Ye Fan's back as he headed to the bathroom. "He saved me from those heartless killers!"

A friend from a game?

Rescued Ruo Shui from two peak innate realm and one great completion innate realm experts?

This... how is that possible?!

Hearing Situ Ruo Shui's words, even Situ Chen, the godfather of the Yangtze River Delta underworld with excellent psychological resilience, was stunned speechless!