Chapter 265: Chapter 265

"Hmph... Just a pretty boy with a girlish manner... Ye Ningqing, in the future, you should open your eyes wide when you look at people..." the man said coldly.

Ding Fan stopped in his tracks right then, clearly the man's words were meant for him. Ding Fan was no saint; how could he remain indifferent when the other party was cursing him to his face?

Ding Fan turned around, the look in his eyes growing a touch colder as he faced the man.

Seeing Ding Fan's reaction, the man let out a light snort. "What? Not happy about it...?"

"Ren Ze, Captain Ren, this is my friend. Please speak with some respect," Ye Ningqing's expression had also turned serious at this point.

The man named Ren Ze glanced at Ye Ningqing, his eyebrows tightly furrowed and a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

In units three, five, six, and seven, scarcely anyone was unaware that Ren Ze had long been pursuing Ye Ningqing. However, because Ye Ningqing had always been aloof, Ren Ze had made little progress.

Yet that Ye Ningqing, who had always been so distant toward him, looked at Ding Fan with undisguised excitement in her eyes.

Ren Ze had never seen Ye Ningqing so thrilled because of a man, her eyes even misting over...

Driven by jealousy, Ren Ze had resorted to verbally attacking Ding Fan directly.

What Ren Ze hadn't expected, though, was that the normally cold Ye Ningqing would stand up to defend Ding Fan at this moment, looking as if she was prepared to fight Ren Ze to the death for Ding Fan's sake. This irked Ren Ze immensely.

"Captain Ren... This man is a guest of units three, five, six, and seven, and should not be treated rudely..." It was then that Xiao Wu walked over from behind.

"A guest?" Ren Ze sized up Ding Fan from head to toe.

He appeared utterly ordinary, and there was not the slightest trace of cultivation about him. Ren Ze truly couldn't understand how such a person could be a guest of units three, five, six, seven.

Whoosh... Ren Ze suddenly sprang into action, his figure shooting toward Ding Fan like an arrow released from a bow.

Xiao Wu also furrowed his brow. It was already too late to intercept; as the leader of the units, Ren Ze certainly possessed certain skills.

With such a stealthy attack and given the short distance between them, Xiao Wu didn't even have time to offer a warning.

"Ah..." Ye Ningqing, taken aback, hadn't expected Ren Ze to be so bold as to launch a sneak attack on Ding Fan.

Although Ye Ningqing knew that Ding Fan's cultivation was profound, Ren Ze's attack was a sneak attack, and she genuinely worried that Ding Fan might not be able to avoid it.

It should be known that Ren Ze took pride in his movement technique. In units three, five, six, and seven, there was a saying that if Ren Ze admitted to being second in terms of movement technique, then absolutely no one would dare to claim first place.

In the past, an Earth Level Martial Artist at Human Level Peak was precisely because of a moment of carelessness that he was directly slain by Ren Ze.

With such fast movement technique and now a sneak attack, coupled with Ren Ze's harsh disposition, if Ding Fan couldn't dodge it, he would undoubtedly suffer a serious injury that could leave him bedridden...

Ding Fan stood with his hands behind his back, facing Ren Ze's surprise attack without a change in expression. Ren Ze's cultivation was, after all, only at Sixth Grade, Human Level.

Ding Fan's Divine Sense was powerful. If he were to be successfully ambushed by such a lesser figure, then there would be no point in him continuing to cultivate in the future. He might as well just buy a block of tofu and smash himself to death with it...

In the blink of an eye, Ren Ze was already in front of Ding Fan, his right hand transformed into a knife-edge, slashing directly toward Ding Fan's chest.

As the hand knife reached Ding Fan's chest, Ding Fan still didn't move. Ren Ze's lips curled slightly; he seemed to have already envisioned the scene of Ding Fan being slashed by his hand and spitting out blood.

At that moment, Ren Ze felt a heaviness in his chest, as if he had been hit by a cannon. His body was then sent flying out like a cannonball.

Even as he heavily crashed to the ground, Ren Ze still couldn't understand what had happened. It was clear he was the one attacking Ding Fan, so why was he shot away so bizarrely in the end?

For a moment, he even suspected that Ding Fan was practicing some kind of Demon Art...

Spurt... After landing heavily on the ground, Ren Ze spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

While Ren Ze failed to see clearly what happened, Ye Ningqing and Xiao Wu had a clear view of the entire process.

Just as Ren Ze's hand knife was about to strike Ding Fan's chest, Ding Fan lifted a foot and sent Ren Ze flying away.

Ding Fan's kick came later but arrived first, its force astonishing.

Xiao Wu was completely dumbstruck. He knew that Ding Fan was no ordinary man, and Elder Shen had always been full of praise for him. But just how strong Ding Fan was, he did not know.

Seeing Ren Ze being kicked away, Xiao Wu realized that the gap between himself and Ding Fan was simply too great. If he had been in the same situation, he certainly wouldn't have been able to dodge.

Ren Ze's movement technique was outstanding, plus it was a sneak attack; he would definitely have been severely injured... But Ding Fan, not only was he unharmed, but he had also sent Ren Ze flying away.

This... was the difference!

Meanwhile, Ye Ningqing was also gazing in shock. Although it wasn't the first time she had seen Ding Fan take action, the shock that Ding Fan brought to her this time was still very profound. To be able to injure an opponent in a situation where he was being ambushed, that was too powerful...

Ren Ze struggled to his feet, but before he could finish his sentence, a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out. Then, his body fell heavily to the ground again.

Originally, he wanted to give Ding Fan a good lesson and make him lose face in front of Ye Ningqing. To show her who the real powerhouse was.

However, now it was he who lay on the ground, while Ye Ningqing looked on with admiration at the man beside her, who was none other than Ding Fan.

Frustration! His attempt to show off had failed miserably.

"What happened here?" At this moment, Mu Wuhui walked over with Mu Zi.

Seeing Ren Ze beaten to the point he couldn't get up, Mu Wuhui asked with a puzzled look.

"Elder Mu, this idiot... this fool was pretending to be tough... grab him quickly..." Ren Ze couldn't finish his sentence before another mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.

The kick Ding Fan had just given him was indeed heavy.

It wasn't that Ding Fan was overly ruthless; using his Divine Sense, he could tell that Ren Ze had used all his strength in his hand chop. If Ding Fan had not employed his Divine Sense, that chop could have scattered his cultivation, leaving him disabled for life.

For someone who struck with such ruthlessness, how could Ding Fan possibly be too merciful? If the other party hadn't been from Group 3567, Ding Fan would have just killed him on the spot.

"Xiao Wu, what's going on?" Elder Mu asked Xiao Wu instead of paying attention to Ren Ze.

Xiao Wu immediately recounted the incident. "...and in the end, Captain Ren sneak attacked Young Master Ding. We couldn't stop him in time, and Captain Ren ended up severely injured by Young Master Ding..." Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel•fire.net

After hearing Xiao Wu's account, Elder Mu's face darkened.

"Ren Ze! You've got some nerve. Do you know who Young Master Ding is? He's a benefactor of our Group 3567. Elder Shen's illness was cured by him, yet you dared to disrespect Young Master Ding... Apologize to him immediately!"

At that moment, Ren Ze seriously doubted his ears were functioning correctly.

He got kicked half to death by Ding Fan, and instead of defending him, Elder Mu was now insisting he apologize? So his suffering was in vain?

"What? You dare not listen to what I say?" Elder Mu's face grew even uglier as he saw Ren Ze showed no intention of apologizing.

Ren Ze bit his lip hard. Elder Mu was the deputy leader of Group 3567; although Ren Ze was arrogant, he didn't dare offend that fearsome figure.

With Xiao Wu's support, Ren Ze managed to stand up and walked over to Ding Fan.

"Young Master Ding, I was disrespectful earlier. Please forgive me..."

Ding Fan glanced at Ren Ze, but didn't say much. He knew that apologies like Ren Ze's weren't sincere; they were only due to Elder Mu's pressure. Ding Fan had no intention of accepting such an apology.

"I have some matters to attend to, so I must take my leave..." said Ding Fan to Elder Mu, then he turned and left.

Ren Ze was left hanging on the side. His face grew even uglier. He had gone to apologize, and now he was completely ignored.

"Brother Fan, you must come to my birthday party..." Ye Ningqing, having duties to attend to, wasn't in a position to follow Ding Fan, so she called out to him.

Elder Mu's companion, Mu Zi, watched Ye Ningqing with a mischievous look, tilting his head.

Ye Ningqing certainly noticed Mu Zi's gaze. She buried her head and quickly walked back into the white building nearby.

Seeing Ye Ningqing's embarrassed manner, Mu Zi found it amusing...

Witnessing the scene, Ren Ze's face turned extremely ugly. Everyone in Group 3567 knew he was pursuing Ye Ningqing. He intended to impress her today, but things ended up .

Kid, I will have my revenge! Ren Ze silently vowed.

"Ren Ze... I must remind you, Ding Fan is not someone you can provoke. You better stay away from him in the future," Elder Mu said to Ren Ze, glancing at him.

"What's so great about him? He just cured the leader's sickness, right?" Ren Ze still sounded somewhat unconvinced.

Mischievously rubbing his nose, Mu Zi chimed in, "If you're looking for death, my grandfather and I won't stop you. However, I want to tell you, last night, he just killed an Earth Level Martial Artist..."

Earth Level Martial Artist?!

Ren Ze's face stiffened. An Earth Level Martial Artist was an incredibly formidable existence. There were none in Group 3567 at the moment.

"He must be bluffing..." Ren Ze said, still not quite believing it.

"Believe it or not..." Mu Zi let out a sigh. "Anyway, I was there yesterday!"