With Nan Gong Qian Liu’s defeat, the people from the Luan family had already begun to feel a sense of gloom. However, the appearance of this middle-aged man reignited a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
“Esteemed friend, would you be willing to help my Luan family eliminate this young man? He has also crippled Qian Liu’s right arm…”
The elder of the Luan family understood that if Nan Gong Qian Liu left, their family’s strength would be negligible. He feared that this time, not only would Yuan Gang be destroyed, but his Luan family might also fall into irreversible decline.
“Not interested…”
Before the Luan elder could finish speaking, the middle-aged man had already responded coldly. He cast a chilly glance at Xiao Yufan, then swiftly departed with Nan Gong Qian Liu, disappearing from sight. At this moment, the Luan family’s faces had turned as dark as pig liver.
Xiao Yufan made no attempt to stop the middle-aged man from leaving, for he knew it would be useless. This man’s strength was even greater than that of the old dog from the Guo family. Xiao Yufan understood that he himself was not yet strong enough to rival such a foe.
“Xiao Dao, these old dogs are left to you. If I want greater strength, some trials are unavoidable!”
With the Luan family’s power waning, Xiao Yufan had no intention of wiping them out completely. As long as these old men obediently returned home to enjoy their twilight years and abandoned Yuan Gang, he wouldn’t mind showing mercy. He knew the Luan family could no longer cause him any real trouble.
“Don’t worry, Master. I and Brother Wei can handle these old dogs easily. You just focus on spending time with your ladies…”
Looking at the changing expressions on the Luan family’s faces, Nie Xiao Dao felt a surge of satisfaction. These arrogant old men had finally quieted down. But how could Xiao Dao resist kicking a man when he was already down? Without Nan Gong Qian Liu, the Luan family was nothing but a group of useless cowards!
Xiao Yufan simply nodded with a smile, shifting his gaze toward three alluring figures. However, the three women responded by simultaneously giving him a cold stare.
Letting out a dry chuckle, Xiao Yufan walked directly to Yan Ran and Tian Xuan, casually wrapping his arms around their soft, delicate bodies. The two women only slightly struggled before falling still.
For such a long time, they had endured hardship, driven only by the knowledge that Xiao Yufan would surely return. Now that this tangible sense of happiness had returned, a sense of dread welled up inside them—fear that something might have happened to him.
Seeing this, even men like Tian Yi and Qing Long, who were as tough as nails, felt a moistness at the corners of their eyes. After all this time, hadn’t they all been waiting for this one man?
“Damn it, I almost cried from emotion. But these old dogs are still unharmed—let’s crush them!”
Moments later, Xiao Dao grumbled in frustration. Then, the experts from the Secret Agency and the Assassin Alliance surged toward the Luan family together. Xiao Yufan and the three women stepped back a few paces.
“The rest is up to Xiao Dao and the others. Let’s go for a walk outside…”
Confident in Nie Xiao Dao and his men’s abilities, Xiao Yufan spoke to the three women. He believed that dealing with the Luan family would be more than manageable for them.
Nodding in unison, the three women exchanged glances, each seeing a gentle warmth in the other’s eyes. Their initial meeting was free of any tension or hostility, for they all understood that no matter how many women surrounded Xiao Yufan, being by his side was enough for them.
“How are Yi Han and the others doing?” Xiao Yufan’s gaze gently swept across the three women’s faces as he slowly closed his eyes, savoring this brief moment of warmth.
“Yi Han and the others are fine, though they miss a certain man every day so much it’s as if they’re waiting for him with tear-filled eyes…”
Tian Xuan smiled softly as she brushed aside a few strands of hair that had fallen across her face. She had cast off the mask of strength she wore before others, longing only to be a gentle, devoted woman—nothing more.
“Isn’t our little Xuan also waiting with tear-filled eyes? But from now on, I won’t let any of you worry about me again…”
Looking at the tearful expressions on his women’s faces, Xiao Yufan felt a pang of guilt. The love he had given them was far less than the anxiety he had caused. This recent incident must have nearly broken their hearts.
Because of this, he felt an even deeper hatred toward that old dog hiding in the Guo family. Killing him would be the only way to quench his fury.
“That person only cares about little Xuan and ignores me completely. What an unfeeling, heartless cad! I should have never gone to the hidden Guo family…”
Dongfang Yan Ran pouted with a hint of coquettish resentment, but her voice trailed off at the end. She didn’t want to trouble Xiao Yufan with the past anymore.
“You went to the hidden Guo family? Did they harm you?!”
Xiao Yufan’s expression turned icy cold at her words. The thought of Yan Ran possibly being harmed by the hidden Guo family ignited a surge of rage in his heart. One day, he would personally visit the hidden Guo family and settle all accounts at once.
“How could they harm me…”
Dongfang Yan Ran lowered her head slightly, unable to meet Xiao Yufan’s gaze. She had recklessly gone to the hidden Guo family on her own and nearly lost her life. If not for the hidden Guo family’s fear of the old man from the Sima family, who knew what they might have done to her?
“Master, earlier, Yan Ran sister led the Assassin Alliance to seek revenge against the hidden Guo family, but she was captured by them. If not for Grandfather’s intervention, Yan Ran sister would have suffered greatly!”
Before Xiao Yufan could speak, Tian Xuan had already revealed the full story. Though her tone remained calm, Xiao Yufan could sense the pain she had endured…
“The hidden Guo family had been cautious from the beginning, so they didn’t actually harm me. They only placed me under house arrest. I didn’t suffer at all!”
Dongfang Yan Ran could feel the sudden surge of anger in Xiao Yufan. A slight smile crept across her lips. Her man truly cared for her—how could she not be delighted? At least she still had her charms.
If Xiao Yufan had known what Dongfang Yan Ran was thinking, he probably would have fainted on the spot. Did this girl not realize how worried he was about her? And yet she was thinking such absurd thoughts…
“House arrest? The hidden Guo family dares to treat you this way? The next time I appear at the hidden Guo family, I will make them pay dearly!”
Xiao Yufan sneered coldly, already placing the hidden Guo family on his blacklist. Yet, thinking of their recent activities, his brows furrowed again…
They were planning to hold a martial arts gathering among the hidden aristocratic families. Who knew what schemes the hidden Guo family were plotting? But no matter what, Xiao Yufan would never allow them to proceed peacefully…
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