The fat man moved closer to Jiang Fan, cautiously glancing around with his beady eyes while lowering his voice.
" Brother Fan, what happened?"
"Someone is following us; they don't mean any harm."
Jiang Fan was also on high alert. He had previously guessed that the other party's purpose might not be them, but as they moved, he found that the movement of these people was still centered on them, adjusting and closing in to surround them.
This shows that their target is them.
Who is it? The Li Family? Or the Jin Family?
The Jin Family knew they were very familiar with the Crazy Old Man, so even if they hated them, they shouldn't have taken action so quickly.
Excluding the Jin Family, the Li Family is more likely to take action.
Thinking of this, Jiang Fan turned to look at the fat man.
"You go eat hot pot by yourself. I suddenly remembered that my mom made my favorite dish tonight, so I won't be eating with you."
The fat man could tell that Jiang Fan was deliberately trying to get rid of him, and he immediately objected.
"Whether it's the Jin Family or the Li Family family, I, Wang Ou, would never abandon my friends! Brother Fan, let me stay and help you; after all, I have Four Star demon beast."
"Your contracted beast is indeed very powerful, but the other side came prepared. The fact that they're here means they've taken your combat strength into account. So even if you stay, it won't make a difference," Jiang Fan advised.
"Then I absolutely cannot leave! If I leave, wouldn't it be even more dangerous for you to be alone?"
Seeing that the fat man refused to leave, Jiang Fan had no choice but to resort to the same old trick.
His gaze sharpened, and he suddenly looked behind the fat man.
"Not good!"
Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately turned around and assumed an attack stance.
Upon seeing the empty road, a familiar feeling suddenly flooded my mind.
During the freshman trial, Jiang Fan used this very tactic to shake him off.
The fat man quickly turned around, but Jiang Fan was nowhere to be seen.
" Brother Fan! Brother Fan!"
I called out several times but received no response.
No! He absolutely cannot let Brother Fan take the risk alone.
However, just as he was about to give chase, suddenly!
A dozen masked experts suddenly appeared from all directions, surrounding and blocking all his escape routes.
Seeing this, the fat man instantly understood that the experts Jiang Fan sensed were neither from the Li Family nor the Jin Family, but were targeting him.
Speaking of which, the old ancestor reminded him to be careful not long ago, it seems those people finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"You've come to kill me?"
No one responded to the fat man's words.
The fat man continued, "You're all from my Wang Family, right?"
Still, no one answered.
"Which of my uncles or elders sent you? Or are all of my uncles and elders involved?"
No sooner had the fat man finished asking his question than the assassins charged at him.
" Xiao Gang!"
Without wasting any time, the fat man quickly summoned the Four Star Golden One-Horned Lion.
Facing more than a dozen Fourth Rank Martial Artist, three High-Stage Fifth Rank Martial Artist, and one Early-Stage Sixth Rank Martial Artist at the same time, even with its formidable defense and combat power, the Golden One-Horned Lion could not last three breaths and finally collapsed to the ground.
" Xiao Gang!"
The fat man shouted anxiously, but before he could finish speaking, one of the Fourth Rank Martial Artist swung a large sword down at his head.
At this critical moment, with a "whoosh," the arrow pierced the air, accompanied by a sonic boom, and shot through the chest of the Fourth Rank Martial Artist.
The incident happened so suddenly that even the assassins were caught off guard, causing them to momentarily lose their composure.
Seizing that instant, Jiang Fan rushed into the encirclement with lightning speed and pulled the fat man up from the ground.
"Run!"
Just now, he used the same trick again to shake off the fat man and ran off in another direction.
However, he discovered that the assassins lurking in the shadows did not make any move after he left.
This made him realize that those people's target wasn't him, but the fat man.
Then he thought back to a little over a month ago, on the train he was on from Fortress No. 31 to Fortress No. 1, the Blood Fang bandits appeared. Their target was none other than the Crown Prince of the Pill Pavilion, also known as Fatty.
After analyzing the situation, he immediately turned back and luckily made it in time at the last minute.
" Brother Fan, you actually came back to save me! Aww, I'm so touched!"
The fat man was moved to tears. "Actually, you shouldn't have come. These people are all experts. Three of them are High-Stage Fifth Rank, and—and one is even Early-Stage Sixth Rank!"
"We're here now, so there's no use talking about it. We need to get out of here as quickly as possible."
"Look ahead!" the fat man suddenly shouted.
Jiang Fan also saw it. The assassins who had been stunned earlier had already reacted and split into two groups. One group, which was faster, ran ahead of them and blocked their way.
"Over here!"
Jiang Fan pulled the fat man into a large shopping mall.
"Huh? That looks like Brother Thigh."
Zhou Yanchen was shopping with his cousin, his hands full of clothes, bags and jewelry that his cousin had bought, so much so that he almost had to carry it with his teeth.
" Brother Thigh? That Jiang Fan guy?"
The girl listened to Zhou Yanchen talk endlessly about Jiang Fan throughout the journey.
They say he's incredibly talented, a genius, and handsome.
I'm so tired of hearing it.
"Where? Where is it? Let me see."
"There he is, that's strange, why is he running away?" Zhou Yanchen was completely confused.
The girl looked in the direction Zhou Yanchen pointed and immediately spotted the handsome face running in the crowd.
"Mom, he's even more handsome than my brother! Is such beauty even real?"
The girl's face showed a typical infatuated expression, her mouth wide open, drool practically dripping down her cheeks.
"Cousin, you absolutely have to introduce me to someone!"
"Chase them quickly!"
A group of masked men rushed in, scattering the crowd inside the mall.
"Damn it! Those people are after Brother Thigh!"
Zhou Yanchen dropped what he was holding and hurriedly called his second uncle.
"Second Uncle! Help!"
"What trouble have you gotten yourself into now, you little rascal? I'm not trying to be mean, but you're always—"
"It's Brother Thigh! He's being chased!"
"Damn it! Why didn't you say so sooner! Send me your location now!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Zhengjiao rushed to the bathroom, kicked open the door, and pulled Zhou Lingxing, who was squatting on the toilet, up.
"Stop pulling! Hurry! My Brother Thigh's in trouble! Help!"
"You little brat, I haven't wiped it yet!"
Inside the shopping mall.
Jiang Fan and the fat man hid in the fire escape on the fourth floor, panting heavily.
" Brother Fan, I just messaged my older cousin. She should be able to bring some experts over soon."
As the fat man spoke, his face turned bitter and resentful.
"I don't know if we can hold out until reinforcements arrive."