The beam from the flashlight fell upon a wire that had completely snapped apart.

If one looked closely, a clear cut made by human hands could be seen.

It was obvious that someone had deliberately cut the wire, and after the car traveled some distance, it had snapped entirely.

Who could have tampered with it?

There was no need to guess, it must have been Lu Jun and Zhou Zidong.

They certainly wouldn't amuse themselves by letting mosquitoes feast on them all night in this desolate wilderness.

Being stranded here meant that it wouldn't be long before someone would come looking for trouble.

"Xu Fan, can you fix it?"

At this moment, Xia Xiaodie stepped down from the vehicle.

Out in the suburbs, the rustling dense forest fluttered in the night breeze, sounding like the wails of ghosts, creating an eerie environment that made Xia Xiaodie involuntarily hug herself tighter.

Right now, all she wanted was to leave this place as quickly as possible.

"We can't move for the time being."

Seeing Xia Xiaodie approach, Xu Fan closed the car hood and sighed.

"Then... I'll make a call right now and ask the tow truck to come quickly."

It was already very late, and if they delayed any further, the tow truck might not come, so Xia Xiaodie took out her phone and called the Shanghai tow service.

"No need for that, you go back and sit inside the car."

As soon as Xia Xiaodie informed the tow service, Xu Fan stopped her and instructed.

"What's wrong, Xu Fan? Why do I have this feeling that something's not right?"

Smelling a whiff of something amiss, Xia Xiaodie couldn't help but ask.

Xu Fan patted Xia Xiaodie's head and explained, "I guess we'll have visitors soon. Just stay in the car, I'll handle it."

"This..."

Suddenly realizing the reason behind the car's breakdown, Xia Xiaodie guessed that Lu Jun and Zhou Zidong were involved.

She also knew that her presence outside would only hinder Xu Fan, so she nodded vigorously and said, "Then you have to be careful!"

"Don't worry, I haven't stretched my muscles in a while; this is a good opportunity to loosen up."

After Xia Xiaodie got back into the car, Xu Fan stretched lethargically, and a golden gleam flickered in his right eye as he casually swept his gaze around.

The pitch-black surroundings, under the effect of the golden light in his eye, turned as bright as daylight.

After scouting the area, Xu Fan curled his lips and bent down, pretending to continue fixing the car.

No sooner had he started handling the two broken wires than a swooshing sound came from behind him!

Attacking at the speed of sound!

Suddenly turning around, Xu Fan saw several flying darts heading fast towards him. With a flick of his hand, he released his inner strength, deflecting the poisoned darts off course!

Ding, ding, ding!

The poisoned darts directly pierced into the concrete of the road. Xu Fan, with his head lowered, gazed at these chilling darts and hummed disapprovingly.

"Dongying people?"

These darts were the special hidden weapons of Dongying ninjas, which Xu Fan was familiar with.

The black poison smeared on the darts would have dire consequences for the unwary, possibly costing them half their lives if it touched them.

"Have you fed the mosquitoes long enough, or are you still unwilling to show yourselves?"

He called out lazily towards the darkness. However, the other party did not show themselves because of his words. Shortly after, several more flying darts flew towards him from all directions!

"Naive..."

Without dodging, Xu Fan snorted, and a burst of Innate Qi Energy exploded from within his body, directly shaking off the attacker's offense.

Thinking they could kill an innate martial artist with just a few hidden weapons was simply a joke.

"You have the guts to hire an assassin to deal with me, Xu Fan, but not the courage to come out yourself?"

Hidden in the darkness was not just this one Dongying ninja; there were quite a few others lurking around.

Xu Fan hummed disdainfully towards the darkness and saw a figure dressed in a black tight-fitting suit slowly walking out from not far away.

Under the night sky, the tight suit outlined a slender figure, and beneath a head of neat, smooth short hair, the face was covered with a black cloth, revealing only a pair of starry eyes.

"I wonder how much my head is worth this time?"

Leaning against the car and watching the figure approach, Xu Fan narrowed his eyes and asked a question.

Most likely, this guy was an assassin hired by Zhou Zidong; Xu Fan wondered just how much Zhou Zidong had paid for his life.

The other party didn't care about Xu Fan's interests at all and was now less than twenty steps away from him.

With one hand, he slowly drew the sword from behind his back.

As the sword was drawn, a dragon-like hiss resounded. Under the faint moonlight, it emitted a bone-chilling murderous intent!

The longsword was held in front of him, his hand brushed it lightly, and then, with a flip of the blade, it reflected a slash of moonlight straight towards Xu Fan's eyes!

In a split second, the opponent turned into a shadow, bringing the cold light of the weapon blade, and flashed in front of Xu Fan!

The sharp blade of the sword aimed to slash Xu Fan's neck!

What a fast sword!

Xu Fan took several steps backward, lunging to the side to dodge!

It looked like Zhou Zidong had spent a lot of money this time; the Dongying ninja's cultivation level was not low, and just that swordsmanship had already produced Sword Qi.

If Xu Fan had been a step slower, the opponent might have had the chance to cut open his neck.

The Dongying ninja, proficient in the art of Ninjutsu, had set up this trap for some time, and Xu Fan feared a tough battle was ahead.

The other party didn't give Xu Fan a moment to catch his breath, his wrist flicked! The longsword in his hand turned into a cold light, flying straight towards Xu Fan's forehead!

The longsword pierced through the air, whistling as it came at lightning speed. Xu Fan laughed, drawing up his Innate True Qi, and with a gesture of his palms, his Inner Strength burst forth!

He struck directly at the other's longsword!

In the blink of an eye, the longsword, shaken by Xu Fan's two bursts of Inner Strength, veered off course and flew to the side.

This was a good opportunity with the opponent now weaponless, but before Xu Fan could close in, he heard a strong wind coming from behind!

Under the warning of his years of trained danger sense, Xu Fan instinctively dodged to one side!

As expected, the longsword thrown by the opponent mysteriously flew back!

Before Xu Fan could understand the mystery, in an instant, he saw her left hand gesturing, and the trees beyond the roadside rustled—another round of Flying Darts flew towards Xu Fan's position!

"Interesting..."

Narrowing his eyes, Xu Fan quickly stepped back, waving his palms to deflect the Poisoned Darts.

"Is this the so-called Dongying Ninjutsu?"

Dodging the Dart Rain, Xu Fan narrowed his eyes and looked back at his opponent.

The longsword, which he had thrown earlier, had already returned to his hand. Xu Fan and his opponent eyed each other, and Xu Fan thought that the opponent must have set up many traps in the area.

If it were someone else, even if they had a high cultivation level, they would probably be driven to distraction by the densely arranged traps.

However, this so-called Dongying Ninjutsu, didn't pose much of a challenge to him!

As he saw the opponent dragging the longsword and attacking again, Xu Fan stood with his hands behind his back, and within his right pupil, a barely noticeable flash of golden light twinkled...

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