"Hehe."

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, Xu Fan couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

Such an attitude was truly laughable to him; he had at first thought that perhaps this fellow might be worth befriending.

Now it seemed he had thought too much.

"So you want this Jade Bi, huh?"

Holding the white Jade Bi in his hand, Xu Fan's gaze shifted to the other party.

Seeing his anticipatory look and the subtle movements showing his eagerness to come forward and seize it, Xu Fan narrowed his eyes without hesitation and directly shattered the Jade Bi in his hand!

With a 'ping' sound, the Spirit Jade turned into a cloud of dust under the sunlight and was carried away by the wind.

At that moment, the middle-aged man felt as though his heart had shattered as well.

He stood frozen on the spot, unable to regain his senses for quite some time.

He could never have dreamed that Xu Fan would dare to destroy the treasure right before his eyes.

Shocked gradually faded from his heart, and what followed was anger.

The middle-aged man's eyes now practically burst forth with murderous rage!

The secrets within that Jade Bi were worth several times more than Xu Fan's life!

He dared to destroy the jade just like that?

"Kid, do you have any idea that you're courting death?"

The anger in the middle-aged man's heart made him wish to kill Xu Fan right away!

Each word was laced with a chilling intent to kill!

"And do you have any idea that you are also courting death?"

Far from showing the slightest fear, Xu Fan met his anger head-on.

His eyes fearlessly locked onto the other's.

This confident demeanor suddenly made the middle-aged man cool down in an instant.

For some reason, he felt that ever since this guy had left, his strength seemed to have increased quite a bit.

"How is that possible..."

The middle-aged man shook his head, feeling baffled, since Xu Fan's current cultivation level should have made it impossible for him to fathom the mysteries within the white Jade Bi.

Given that, how could he be so full of confidence?

"Hmph, Xu Fan, killing you doesn't require me to lift a finger."

"I really want to see how you're going to get past Situ Jing without my help!"

Getting his hands dirty with Xu Fan's blood, the middle-aged man felt, would not pose much difficulty.

But personally doing so would inevitably bring some unnecessary trouble upon himself.

Situ Jing was currently eyeing Xu Fan like a tiger stalking its prey and would sooner or later finish him off, so why should he wade into these muddy waters?

Wouldn't it be better to stand back and watch the fire from across the bank?

Having made up his mind, the middle-aged man gave Xu Fan a cold, mocking glance and then walked straight out of the compound.

He was well aware that in just a few days, Xu Fan would regret having fallen out with him.

Hehe, refusing to give him face, did he really think that when Situ Jing came after his life, he would still pity him?

...

The middle-aged man soon left the Qing Gang's old residence.

At that point, Xu Fan rose from his chair and stretched lazily.

"Really thinks he's something?"

Without much thought, one could tell how little the middle-aged man thought of him.

As for his disdain, Xu Fan didn't take it to heart at all.

In a few days, it wouldn't be him who needed to get past Situ Jing's hurdle, but Situ Jing who needed to get past his.

Of course, before dealing with Situ Jing, Xu Fan had to settle accounts with Ye Chongshan properly.

Back in the room prepared for him by the Qing Gang, he took a brief rest. Once night fell, Xu Fan called Gongsun Qin over.

"Come on, come out with me."

Waiting for Gongsun Qin to arrive, Xu Fan didn't explain; he just took her by the hand and headed out.

"Ah? It's so late, where are we going?"

Gongsun Qin couldn't help but feel puzzled; the guy had just come back, he hadn't rested for long, and now he was thinking about going out again...

"Debt collection."

With a simple explanation of two words, Xu Fan got into the car.

Seeing that he had already started the car engine, Gongsun Qin sized him up, pondered for a moment, and then got in as well.

Driving swiftly all the way, Gongsun Qin sat next to Xu Fan, looking at him as he was silent at this moment, her heart could not help but worry.

Although his explanation was just "debt collection", Gongsun Qin could guess what he was planning to do by going out now.

If she hadn't guessed wrong, he was probably planning to settle accounts with Ye Chongshan and his gang.

When he had told the Qing Gang to bide their time, he had mentioned that it was not yet the time to strike back. Now that he had begun to take the initiative, could it mean that he felt he had the strength to fight Situ Jing?

As she pondered in her heart, Gongsun Qin couldn't help but reassess Xu Fan.

He hadn't been away from Shanghai for long; could such a short period really have given him the confidence to deal with a freak like Situ Jing? Wasn't that a bit too formidable?

"We're here, get out."

As she mulled over whether Xu Fan was being too confident, she saw that he had already parked the car.

Gongsun Qin let out a sound of surprise, hastily getting out of the car along with Xu Fan.

Looking ahead through the noisy electronic music, she could see that the place Xu Fan had brought her to was the famous bar street of Shanghai.

She had been here before, and she had also heard from Qing Gang that this area used to belong to them.

Now, it had been forcibly taken over by Ye Chongshan and his group.

Xu Fan had brought her here, clearly intending to strike back.

Although she was not very confident about Xu Fan's chances of a successful retaliation, now that they were here, Gongsun Qin could only follow through, come what may.

Leading the way, Xu Fan walked with Gongsun Qin toward the entrance of the bar.

Before they could even enter, they were blocked by two bouncers.

"Xu Fan, right? You're not welcome here."

Clearly, his picture had been shown to all of Ye Chongshan's men, and now Xu Fan was turned away at the door, which he found laughable.

His own territory, and it had come to the point where these trash dared to dictate terms?

With a cold expression, Xu Fan raised his hand and, without any courtesy, dealt two heavy slaps!

Smack smack! The forceful slaps rang out crisply, causing both men to collapse on the ground.

They had thought, relying on Ye Chongshan's backing, they could make this young man who once reigned in Shanghai bow before them.

But now it seemed they were grossly mistaken.

The two men lay on the ground, clutching their faces in a sorry state, feeling the dangerous aura emanating from Xu Fan, and couldn't help but shudder with fear.

"If you're going to act like dogs, you should at least have the skill to read the room."

"Satisfied with those two slaps?"

"Satisfied... satisfied..."

Their previous arrogance was clearly born from being too full of themselves. Now hearing Xu Fan's question, they shuddered involuntarily and hurriedly nodded.

"Kneel obediently at the door; don't even think about standing up before I come out."

Not planning to waste too much time on these two, Xu Fan casually gave an order and then walked into the bar with Gongsun Qin.

Only when Xu Fan's figure disappeared did the two breathe a sigh of relief, as if escaping death.

Exchanging glances, they immediately knelt obediently at the entrance...

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