Clearly, after leaving the military district, Grandfather Zhou Jianjun had not given up.

He was still plotting his own schemes.

As for how these people had followed him and Miaomiao to the Confucius Temple, it likely had something to do with Ke Longxiang's assistance.

Most of those lying in ambush here were retired special forces soldiers; seeing this group charging towards him, Xu Fan's face was icy as he directly confronted them.

The assailants did not hesitate to attack lethally. Xu Fan, with a cold gaze, transformed a palm into a knife-hand, fluttering through the attackers like a butterfly, his knife-hand chopping straight at their necks.

The precisely controlled force grabbed at their necks, causing the originally fierce-faced retired soldiers to instantly roll their eyes and collapse on the ground.

These men might be effective against others, but they weren't having much impact on him.

He strode toward Miaomiao, and in an instant, numerous retired soldiers lay fallen in the cold alley under the night.

One by one, they fell; soon, there was only one standing retiree left.

"You..."

In the light discussion, his companion had just collapsed to the ground, unconscious—clearly, such an assault had greatly shocked him.

Seeing Xu Fan approaching silently step by step, he felt as if his heart was about to burst from the pressure in his chest.

"You! If you dare, kill me!"

The vast difference in strength was clear; he had no chance of escape. In desperation, he decided to use a dagger to end Miaomiao's life quickly.

"Hmph."

Before the dagger could fall, Xu Fan flicked his wrist, and the pebble that had been pinched between his fingers shot out, whistling through the air!

With a ping, the pebble struck the dagger dead on, the hidden force within it exploding like ignited TNT.

It was like a massive wave had struck; the man was uncontrollably blown away.

With a thud, he fell to the ground, his face full of disgrace.

Watching Xu Fan approach and look down at him from above, he gritted his teeth and humphed, "If you dare, kill me."

"Why would I kill you?"

Xu Fan looked down at him with icy eyes, his foot pressing directly on the man's chest.

"Don't think that everyone's intelligence is as low as yours."

Despite his mouth calling for his own death, fear flickered in his eyes.

Xu Fan was curious about his true intentions.

The pressure on his foot gradually increased, and as the man was almost unable to breathe, Xu Fan smirked and said, "Even if it was manslaughter of about twenty people, you'd still end up in prison for a long time, wouldn't you?"

"You!"

As Xu Fan's words ended, panic instantly flashed across the man's face.

Indeed, his group had been sent this time merely to serve as cannon fodder.

Joining forces, if they could kill Xu Fan, that would be great; if not, they would at least make Xu Fan responsible for the deaths of many.

Although this order blatantly disregarded the lives of everyone present, they had no power to resist.

"Such a scheme must be from the mind of Ke Longxiang, right?"

Now, looking at the ashen-faced man under his foot, Xu Fan smiled and moved his foot away.

"With the Zhou family treating you like this, why would you owe them any loyalty?"

Faintly, he could hear the distant siren, guessing that even the police might be part of the Zhou family's shady tactics.

Xu Fan patted the mud off his legs and said, "Don't worry, I just knocked them out."

"Loyalty is good, but it also needs to be towards the right person. The Zhou Family treats you as disposable. What need is there to foolishly remain loyal?"

"If you're interested, in Jinling, look for Zhou Zhanlong and say I referred you."

Delaying further would probably waste quite some time for the arriving police, Xu Fan glanced at the other person and then walked over to Miaomiao, who was standing aside.

"How is it? Were you scared?"

"Woo..."

These people weren't inherently bad, they hadn't done anything terrible to women. Although Miaomiao was dragged here, she wasn't mistreated.

However, she had accidentally twisted her ankle while being dragged along.

Xu Fan wiped away the tears she had cried from fear and without waiting for her to say anything, he carried her on his back.

"It seems I really followed the wrong people..."

Watching Xu Fan's receding figure disappear at the mouth of the alley, the only person left awake muttered with a complicated look in his eyes.

...

Walking alongside the Qinhuai Riverside, soon, the sound of police sirens completely faded away.

Thinking of the Zhou Family's nefarious moves, Xu Fan couldn't help but find it ridiculous.

To exchange more than a dozen lives for his one accusation of manslaughter, even if Old Master Guan protected him, under pressure, he would probably still end up in jail.

The lives of these Zhou grandchildren were indeed pretty valuable...

Not far ahead, there was a bench specifically placed for enjoying the night view of the Qinhuai River, Xu Fan carried Miaomiao over there and gently set her down.

"What? Still scared?"

Having walked all this way, Miaomiao hadn't spoken a word. Sitting down beside her, Xu Fan couldn't help but ask.

"Brother Qianfan, why did they want to..."

She really didn't understand why these people wanted to treat Xu Fan this way. At this moment, Miaomiao was more worried about Xu Fan than herself.

"Maybe they are jealous because I'm too handsome."

Not wanting to delve too much into the topic, as that would only make Miaomiao needlessly worry about him, Xu Fan shrugged and gave a casual response.

"Let's not talk about that now. Let me massage your foot."

Miaomiao had twisted her ankle, and if they delayed any longer, it might swell.

Xu Fan grabbed Miaomiao's calf and then placed her leg on his lap.

Already very light, Miaomiao's delicate legs looked even more slender.

Under her short skirt, the only thing encasing her beautiful legs were knee-high silk stockings.

It was unclear how she managed such cold resistance, wearing those clothes and walking around with him for so long.

Xu Fan then took off her platform shoes from her delicate feet, and with one hand carefully grasped Miaomiao's slender ankles.

It was unclear whether it was the night breeze by the river or the warmth from the beautiful feet in his hands, but ripples seemed to stir in Xu Fan's heart.

"Does it hurt?"

Carefully pinching Miaomiao's delicate foot, Xu Fan held and gently massaged it.

Traditionally, a woman's foot was off-limits, and even today, it wasn't something to be casually touched by others.

Although Xu Fan was only trying to treat her injury, Miaomiao, sitting opposite him and watching his careful movements, couldn't help but feel her heart racing.

The next words from Xu Fan made her face flush all the way to her neck...

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