At this mont, the group was not far from the Spirit Sect's location. Judging by the direction they were traveling, it seed they coincidentally headed toward the Spirit Sect. If Ding Fan decided to blend in with these people, it might help create chaos for the Ghost Sect disciples.
Although Ding Fan knew Lv Feng harbored ill intentions towards them, he didn't take it to heart. Lv Feng was rely at the Human Level Peak in cultivation. Killing him would be a matter of monts.
As for traveling together with Lv Feng's group, Ye Tianshi and Ruan Yuan didn't seem to have any objections either. So, the group continued their journey.
Along the way, Ding Fan learned more about the group. The woman they were protecting was nad Chen Xiang, the daughter of a major corporation owner. A short while ago, she had wanted to go on an adventure, so her father hired so bodyguards to protect her.
These bodyguards were the group of n led by the fifty-year-old man.
As for Lv Feng, he had joined the group after eting them in the forest. At the ti, Chen Xiang and her group were surrounded by a pack of wolves. Lv Feng used a torch to drive away the wolves, thus saving them.
Since then, Lv Feng had stuck around with Chen Xiang and her group.
The fifty-year-old man responsible for protecting Chen Xiang was nad Ruo Shuihao. He was a gold-dal bodyguard from a security firm. It had cost a considerable sum for Chen Xiang's father to hire him.
Ruo Shuihao had indeed been quite diligent during this journey.
The group pressed on, and Lv Feng seed intent on guiding them in a particular direction.
Ding Fan used his Divine Sense to scout the area Lv Feng was leading them toward. Sure enough, about three kiloters away in a ravine, there were more than twenty Martial Artists lying in ambush.
Ding Fan imdiately understood Lv Feng's plan—he intended to lure them there to be ambushed.
Last night, Lv Feng had murdered a woman, and now he was setting them up. It seed Lv Feng was truly a ruthless individual.
However, Ding Fan wondered if Lv Feng would cry once he realized the levels of cultivation possessed by Ding Fan, Ye Tianshi, and Ruan Yuan. Among the three, the weakest cultivation level was still at Heavenly Level Early Stage.
As the group continued forward, they arrived at the location where Lv Feng had laid his ambush.
"Let's rest here for a while," Lv Feng suggested to Chen Xiang.
Chen Xiang nodded. "Brother Feng, if you say rest, then we'll rest for a bit."
Ding Fan couldn't help but feel speechless at Chen Xiang's behavior. She was absolutely blinded by Lv Feng's appearance. If Lv Feng said to keep walking forward, Chen Xiang would definitely never turn back.
Ding Fan truly couldn't imagine what would beco of soone so shallow once they lost their wealthy father's support.
"The terrain here is treacherous; it's not suitable for resting. I think we should pass through this spot and then rest," Ruo Shuihao suggested after surveying the surroundings.
"Brother Feng said we'd rest here, so we'll rest here," Chen Xiang retorted, glaring at Ruo Shuihao and clinging to Lv Feng's arm.
Ding Fan could only shake his head at Chen Xiang's stupidity. "Aren't you afraid your Brother Feng will devour you and burn you into ashes afterward?"
Lv Feng glanced briefly at Ding Fan after he spoke.
But Chen Xiang paid no heed. "Even if Brother Feng tried to harm , I wouldn't be afraid. It's my choice—none of your business, anyway!"
Ding Fan didn't bother arguing further with Chen Xiang. He understood that the blisters on his feet were all self-inflicted from his own effort.
Just then, Ding Fan's Divine Sense abruptly detected a swiftly approaching figure.
The figure moved incredibly fast. Ding Fan had been keeping an eye on the Martial Artists lying in ambush, so he hadn't noticed this individual earlier.
"Ding Fan, we et again…" The figure appeared suddenly and stood before the group.
Ding Fan didn't even need to glance at the person's face. Simply hearing that voice was enough for him to recognize who it was.
It could only be Gui Zhen from the Ghost Sect.
Back when Gui Zhen fled during their encounter at the Upper Xuan Sect, Ding Fan hadn't expected to cross paths with him again so soon.
"Yes, we et again," Ding Fan replied calmly.
Gui Zhen smirked slightly and swept his blood-red gaze towards Ruan Yuan.
Imdiately, an overwhelming sense of killing intent caused Ruan Yuan to shudder involuntarily.
Gui Zhen was a Martial Artist at the Profound Level, far beyond Ruan Yuan's Heavenly Level Early Stage cultivation. In front of Gui Zhen, Ruan Yuan was negligible.
"Ding Fan, you all should leave. This matter has nothing to do with you," Ruan Yuan said, taking a deep breath and addressing Ding Fan.
While Ruan Yuan knew Ding Fan was formidable, he simply couldn't believe Ding Fan was a match for Gui Zhen. Gui Zhen was one of the Ghost Sect's top figures—more than a match for even Immortal Sect disciples. How could Ding Fan possibly stand against him?
Though Ding Fan understood Ruan Yuan's concern, he had no intention of leaving.
He had unresolved ties to the Immortal Sect. How could he abandon its disciples in a ti of need?
"Ruan Yuan, no one will harm you while I'm here," Ding Fan stated firmly.
Ruan Yuan looked at Ding Fan with confusion. He couldn't understand where Ding Fan found such confidence.
Ruan Yuan didn't know about Ding Fan's previous battle against Gui Zhen at the Upper Xuan Sect, so his surprise was acceptable.
Ye Tianshi walked up beside Ruan Yuan. "Don't worry about that kid. He can handle it."
"He can handle it?"
Ruan Yuan glanced at Ye Tianshi. The opponent was a Profound Level Martial Artist—did Ding Fan truly have the capability?
As Ruan Yuan continued to question this, Gui Zhen hesitated before finally asking, "Are you really planning to interfere in matters of our Hidden Sects?"
Gui Zhen's remark left Ruan Yuan stunned.
Gui Zhen, a Ghost Sect expert renowned for his arrogance, had never spoken so diplomatically to anyone before.
"I said, as long as I'm here, no one will touch Ruan Yuan," Ding Fan declared resolutely.
Gui Zhen let out an eerie laugh. "Ding Fan, it seems you're determined to make an enemy of the Ghost Sect…"
"Even if I stayed out of this matter, I've killed Ghost Sect mbers in the past. Do you think your sect would let off?" Ding Fan retorted.
Gui Zhen fell silent, choosing instead to sit down without saying another word.
"Gui Zhen, what is this supposed to an? Are we fighting or not?" Ye Tianshi asked in confusion.
"Not fighting."
Not fighting?! Ruan Yuan glanced at Ding Fan in disbelief. Gui Zhen, the fearso Ghost Sect expert, had actually backed down in front of Ding Fan.
"If we're not fighting, then why are you still here?" Ye Tianshi questioned.
"Why can't I be here? I'm going to the Spirit Sect to observe the ceremony. Just because you're going doesn't an I shouldn't," Gui Zhen replied before closing his eyes.
They couldn't stop Gui Zhen from going to the Spirit Sect, so Ding Fan simply sat down beside Ruan Yuan.
"Brother Feng, once we're out of this forest, I'm going to marry you. You absolutely must take as your wife," Chen Xiang declared shalessly not far away.
"You can count on it. My heart and my being already belong solely to you," Lv Feng replied with a smile.
"Your heart belongs to , I believe that. But when will your being belong to ?"...
Listening to their shaless exchange, Ding Fan found it ridiculous how unapologetically they flirted in front of everyone. Lv Feng, at least, wasn't surprising. But Chen Xiang—a woman—displaying such boldness was truly remarkable.
"It's not safe here. Let's move forward and find another place to rest," Ruo Yonghao suggested worriedly as he approached.
"We're not moving! Can't you see I'm talking to Brother Feng here?" Chen Xiang snapped irritably.
"But…"
"No buts! Don't forget you're just soone my dad paid to protect . My dad's money pays your salary, so you better start listening to . From now on, shut your mouth," Chen Xiang said arrogantly.
"If you don't want to die, you'd better listen to him," Ding Fan remarked coldly to Chen Xiang.
"Die? With Brother Feng by my side, I'm not afraid of anything!" Chen Xiang replied, clinging even tighter to Lv Feng's arm.
Squeak…
At that mont, a sharp sound rang out, and more than twenty figures quickly surrounded them from all directions.
The reason these individuals hadn't made a move before was that they had been sealing off the exit points. Now that the trap had been set, they began closing in.
The group of twenty was fully ard, radiating hostility as they surrounded Ding Fan and Chen Xiang's group.
"Brother Feng, what's happening? I'm scared!" Seeing the ambush, Chen Xiang finally began to feel genuine fear. In a remote forest, being surrounded by so many ard people would terrify anyone.
"You bitch!" Lv Feng's deanor suddenly shifted from gentle to ruthless. He kicked Chen Xiang away and snatched the necklace hanging from her neck.
Ding Fan had earlier detected the pendant on the necklace with his Divine Sense. Overflowing with Spiritual Energy, it was undeniably a treasure. Lv Feng's reaction confird he had been targeting the necklace all along.
"Brother Feng, what's wrong with you?" Chen Xiang asked tearfully, her eyes turning red.
Ding Fan thought Chen Xiang was unbearably foolish. Even now, she failed to realize she had been deceived.
Without paying attention to Chen Xiang, Lv Feng addressed the group. "If you want to live, leave all your valuables here."
Chen Xiang's legs gave out as she collapsed to the ground. Even she couldn't remain oblivious anymore—she finally understood she had been brought here under false pretenses.
"You liar! You'll die a horrible death! Ruo Yonghao, beat him up for !" Chen Xiang shouted angrily, pointing at Lv Feng.
By now, Ruo Yonghao had already been restrained by the ambushers' long swords, rendering him unable to move—let alone retaliate.
Chen Xiang glanced at Ruo Yonghao helplessly. Deeply regretting her earlier choices, she realized that had she listened to Ruo Yonghao, she wouldn't have ended up in this predicant.
Consud by frustration, she sat down and began crying. "Please let go. My dad has plenty of money—he'll pay you. Just don't kill . I'll do anything—I can even… even sleep with you. Just don't kill …"
Ding Fan found her pitifully absurd. In all his travels, he had never encountered soone as shaless as Chen Xiang. For a woman to say such things in front of so many people—the sheer audacity was staggering.
"So noisy. All of you, shut up," Gui Zhen said coldly, breaking his long silence.
"What the hell?! You act so high and mighty. Who are you to tell us to shut up? What if we don't?" A tall man, wielding a long sword, stepped forward toward Gui Zhen.
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