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After securing the one hundred million, Qin Fang finally relaxed. He had a few more drinks with Li Enhui, chatted for a bit, and that's how he passed the time.

By the time he left Han River Barbecue, it was already past ten in the evening.

In the end, Qin Fang naturally didn't get a chance to have some fun with Li Enhui, the Korean beauty. She left with her company colleagues as it seemed she still had to report back to the head office—her strong woman demeanor was evident.

Qin Fang really didn't have much interest in the so-called Korean delicacy—kimchi. The barbecue was just tolerable, but he preferred eating kebabs and drinking draft beer at street stalls, finding that more comfortable.

Qin Fang's tolerance for alcohol was quite formidable now; even if he did get truly drunk, it wouldn't really affect his driving...

However, shortly after leaving Sanlitun Bar Street, an unexpected text message arrived—"Your woman is in my hands. If you don't want her to die, come alone to the peak of Fragrant Hills at midnight 12 o'clock! Otherwise, tomorrow's newspapers will feature news of a female corpse found naked on the peak of Fragrant Hills..."

The number was a string of random digits, similar to those used by scammers on SMS platforms or online.

"Crazy!"

Upon seeing such a message, Qin Fang's first reaction was to scoff and swear before tossing his phone aside and continuing to drive back to the Chang'an Club.

He was going to fly out of Capital City back to Ninghai the next day and had no time to deal with these scamming texts...

After all, those scammers didn't even understand his identity before sending such messages. Qin Fang wasn't a local from Capital City, and although he had several women, none of them were in Capital City at the moment. So where did this abduction come from? Surely they couldn't abduct someone from Ninghai and bring them to Capital City?

That's why Qin Fang immediately dismissed the text as a scammer's trick and chose to ignore it...

But as he focused on driving, he thought back to the message and felt there was something off about it... Upon further consideration, he immediately felt the problem was even bigger.

The intent behind the message was clear: someone had kidnapped Qin Fang's woman and was trying to extort him, demanding he meet at the peak of Fragrant Hills...

But if the goal was extortion, why wasn't there any mention of money at all? The sender simply asked Qin Fang to come to the peak of Fragrant Hills... This was highly unusual and didn't sound like extortion!

If not for extortion, then why kidnap someone?

There was only one possibility left—revenge!

Did Qin Fang have enemies in Capital City?

The answer was becoming quite clear. The list of people Qin Fang had offended was not short, including Capital City's aristocrats like Xu Ling, Young Master Miao Qi, Chen Shijie, Young Master Yang, to the extent of Lei Peng from the Lei Family and his uncle—a Grandmaster-level expert from the Heavenly Pool Sect, Shangguan Tianling...

These people all had serious conflicts with Qin Fang, some of whom wouldn't hesitate to eliminate him if given the chance, like...

At this point, Qin Fang suddenly had a guess about who was after him.

"Lei Peng! Shangguan Tianling!"

Without a doubt, the one targeting him had to be Lei Peng.

The reason he ruled out the likes of Xu Ling and other aristocratic young masters was that, although they also hated Qin Fang, Qin Fang's engagement to Tang Feifei had become a certainty. With the Tang Family's mantle on his shoulders, they would have to consider the Tang Family's reaction before making a move against him; thus, they might target Qin Fang but definitely wouldn't resort to such despicable tactics as kidnapping...

Which left only Lei Peng and his uncle...

Whether Shangguan Tianling was involved in the kidnapping was unclear to Qin Fang, and perhaps he might refrain from acting personally due to his status. But if Qin Fang were to go to Fragrant Hills alone, it would certainly be Shangguan Tianling waiting for him—who else but Lei Peng, who stood no chance against Qin Fang?

"Who did they kidnap?"

If the message was real, then Qin Fang was sure these two were behind it, but he frowned, unable to understand who the uncle and nephew might have kidnapped.

Qin Fang's women were few—Tang Feifei, Xiao Muxue, and Wen Yan were all far in Ninghai, usually together. If any of them were kidnapped, they would have informed Qin Fang long ago, not to mention the distance was too great for Lei Peng and his uncle to abduct someone from Ninghai and bring them to Capital City.

Fan Ning was abroad and had not returned, making her impossible for Lei Peng to kidnap...

Miao Yue was also unlikely, as she was performing in Hong Kong, constantly watched by paparazzi with her agent always by her side, increasing the difficulty of kidnapping her.

As for the girl next door, Tao Juanjuan, that was even more improbable. Their affair was only known to the two of them; no one else knew, so that could be ruled out...

Excluding these, Qin Fang truly couldn't think of anyone else. His women were just these few, and others like Ning Yumo and Cai Qing had already left Capital City for Ninghai.

After ruling them out, Qin Fang felt this was probably just a ploy by Lei Peng and his uncle to lure him to Fragrant Hills. Qin Fang wasn't a fool—knowing it was a trap, why would he willingly jump into it?

"Wait a second..."

Just when Qin Fang thought he wouldn't be fooled, he suddenly recalled a person, or to be more precise, the only woman in Capital City who had an ambiguous relationship with him at present.

Li Yuerong!

Qin Fang suddenly thought of this girl.

Not because she was beautiful, or because their relationship was ambiguous, but because Li Yuerong was a key figure who had triggered the failure of Lei Peng and his uncle's plan.

If she hadn't appeared, Shangguan Hao would never have fallen into Qin Fang's hands. Not only had he been tortured in various ways, but he had also become even more twisted. Only now did Qin Fang remember that, according to the timeline, Shangguan Hao should have already been retrieved by Shangguan Tianling... and that meant Li Yuerong was in danger!

Initially, Qin Fang had hidden Li Yuerong in the Chang'an Club, where even with all their capability, neither Lei Peng nor Shangguan Tianling would be able to find her. Unfortunately, Li Yuerong had an exam at school today, and given that Shangguan Hao himself was a student at Normal University, getting Li Yuerong's information was far too easy...

Having realized this, Qin Fang took out his phone, searched for Li Yuerong's number, and immediately called her... The Remnant Wolf Mercenary Corps had destroyed his car, but fortunately, items like his phone were saved and had made it back into Qin Fang's hands; otherwise, he would have had trouble locating Li Yuerong's contact information with a different phone.

"I'm sorry, the phone you are trying to reach has been turned off..."

As expected, the voice prompt from the phone indicated it was turned off, instantly causing Qin Fang's brows to furrow.

But then he remembered that Li Yuerong's roommate had once called him for help, so he dialed that number...

"Rongrong? She's not here, I haven't seen her since we finished the exam..."

The result made Qin Fang feel even more certain that something was wrong; her roommate didn't know her whereabouts either.

"No, she hasn't come to work for several days..."

Qin Fang then called the Moonlight Bar to ask Lan Yue, and the answer was still the same.

Qin Fang might not know Li Yuerong very well, but considering her family background and her personality, she was a girl who led a very simple life and had a strong sense of self-respect and self-love.

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening, and even the university would have been in rest mode by now, but Li Yuerong was neither at the Moonlight Bar for work nor in her dorm, and her phone was turned off... This was certainly problematic.

Combined with Qin Fang's speculation, one conclusion was becoming increasingly obvious and inevitable.

"Damn it..."

Although Qin Fang really didn't want to curse, at the moment, he was indeed inclined to swear.

It truly seemed that being too beautiful was a crime. In the few days that Qin Fang had known Li Yuerong, she had been kidnapped three times in total.

First, she was coerced by the local Big Boss Black, using her brother's situation as leverage, to return and become his mistress – that was the first kidnapping...

Then she was forcibly taken away by Shangguan Hao, narrowly preserving her chastity – that was the second.

And now, she had encountered a third kidnapping, likely by Lei Peng and Shangguan Tianling...

To save, or not to save?

Although there was no concrete information yet to confirm that Li Yuerong had indeed been kidnapped by Lei Peng, the likelihood was high, almost a sure bet. And so, Qin Fang was now faced with a choice.

Not to save,

Then Li Yuerong was doomed to fall into the hands of Shangguan Hao and Lei Peng. Given the character of these two, the threats in the text message about a female corpse found naked at the peak of Fragrant Hills weren't merely verbal intimidation; they were very likely to become reality...

To save,

The Fragrant Hills at this time were clearly a trap prepared for Qin Fang, just waiting for him to jump into voluntarily.

Lei Peng wasn't fearsome; Qin Fang could have defeated him before, and now, having had an epiphany and significantly improving his realm, Qin Fang had left Lei Peng far behind. If he fought Lei Peng again, Qin Fang believed that even without using The Nine Revival Needles, he could still defeat Lei Peng with martial power.

However, Qin Fang was well aware of this, and naturally, so was Lei Peng. They wanted Qin Fang to have no return, and to ensure foolproof plan, the real killer move was certain to come from Grandmaster-level expert Shangguan Tianling.

Qin Fang might claim to be invincible below Grandmaster level, but facing a Grandmaster-level expert, his chances of winning were greatly reduced. Even if Shangguan Tianling was only at the early stage of Master Level, he was still far beyond the current Qin Fang's ability to contend with...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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