Before he could react, the Western beauty appeared before Chen Nan and enthusiastically offered a cheek kiss.
She then sat in the seat beside him.
She was beautiful, with a pair of deep blue eyes.
Even the most stunning foreign celebrity actresses in the entertainment industry paled in comparison to her.
"Miss, have you mistaken me for someone else?"
Chen Nan spoke up.
In an unfamiliar environment, with such a beautiful woman approaching him and calling him husband, he was somewhat flustered!
Could this be a honey trap?
The girl glanced back nervously, "My name is Yang Ji. There are bad guys tracking me, and I hope you can pretend to be my husband!"
Chen Nan looked towards the door.
As expected, four burly men, nearly two meters tall, dressed in furs, swaggered in with menacing auras.
From a glance, it was evident they were not to be trifled with.
Seeing the girl trembling beside him, Chen Nan said softly, "Don't worry, with me here, no one will harm you."
He had done at least ten good deeds along the way, and he didn't mind adding one more.
"Boss, bring us some food and drink."
At that moment, four middle-aged men sat down near Chen Nan and shouted loudly.
Then, their eyes occasionally flickered towards Chen Nan and Yang Ji.
There was a playful glint in their eyes.
"Are you not being a bit rude?"
Chen Nan spoke, his voice cold.
As soon as these words were uttered, Yang Ji's face changed drastically.
The other party was already difficult to deal with, and Chen Nan had actively provoked them.
Heaven!
This guy was too arrogant!
In contrast, the four men wore smirking expressions. One of them stood up, looking down at Chen Nan from above, "Young man, how dare you speak to me in such a tone? Do you know who I am?"
"Get lost if you don't want to die!"
Chen Nan picked up his milk tea and took a sip.
"You dare to threaten me? You must be tired of living!"
The middle-aged man was furious and raised his hand to slap Chen Nan.
At this moment, the middle-aged woman who had initially attended to Chen Nan stepped forward and said coldly, "Wu Rinuo, are you looking for trouble? Have you forgotten whose restaurant this is?"
The middle-aged man named Wu Rinuo's eyes flashed with a hint of fear. He then gave Chen Nan a vicious look, "You wait. As soon as you leave here, I will break your legs and shove them up your backside!"
With that, he sat back down and began to enjoy his food and drink.
Yang Ji was full of anxiety, not expecting things to escalate to this point.
Soon, Wu Rinuo and his companions finished their meal.
He stood up and looked at Chen Nan, saying coldly, "Young man, I advise you not to meddle. If you hand this woman over to us, we will surely spare your life."
"If you refuse to cooperate, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
A hint of disdain flickered in Chen Nan's eyes, "I'm not afraid of threats!"
"Then we'll see!"
The four men left the restaurant and waited in an off-road vehicle outside.
Chen Nan looked at Yang Ji and couldn't help but ask, "Why are they giving you trouble?"
Yang Ji shook her head, "I'm studying at university in Qinghai. My grandfather is seriously ill, and I wanted to come back to see him one last time. But the road was blocked by heavy snow, and the bus couldn't get through, so I got off. They might have seen that I was alone, so they offered to give me a ride. I refused, and then they started targeting me. I guess... they were after my beauty!"
Chen Nan was amused, "You're quite narcissistic!"
Yang Ji forced a smile that was more like a grimace.
"However, there's one thing I don't understand. With so many people here, why did you specifically ask me to pretend to be your husband?" Chen Nan said, picking up a piece of yak meat and eating it.
Yang Ji smiled, "I've seen you before, you're a kind person. You've helped many people along the way."
She had witnessed Chen Nan helping many people pull their vehicles out of the snow on the bus and knew he was a good person, which was why she asked him to pretend to be her husband.
Chen Nan said, "Since you trust me, I'll see this through to the end!"
"Where do you live?"
"If it's on the way, we can travel together."
Yang Ji replied, "Yingjungou!"
Chen Nan: "What a coincidence, I'm also going to Yingjungou."
Yingjungou is on the way to the Kunlun Mountains from Qinghai. According to the information from Old Master Jian, the person named Zabu Yongcuo lives in Yingjungou.
"Can we reach Yingjungou?" Yang Ji looked nervously at the four burly men outside.
Chen Nan's lips curved slightly, "With me here, you can rest assured."
"Young man, you shouldn't underestimate those four outside." The middle-aged woman walked over with two plates of lamb, "They are the bullies of this town. They rob and do all sorts of evil. If they target you, the consequences will be severe."
"Take my advice and turn back the way you came after the snow stops!"
"Thank you for your reminder, sister. I don't put a few bullies in my eyes," Chen Nan said casually.
The middle-aged woman said nothing more.
After dinner, the snow was still falling.
According to the weather forecast, this snow would last until tomorrow.
Chen Nan was not in a hurry. He booked two rooms, planning to leave after the snow stopped and the road cleared.
As for the four middle-aged men, they couldn't stand the cold outside either and also booked rooms at the inn, making it clear that they intended to wait it out with Chen Nan and Yang Ji.
Chen Nan was annoyed and knocked on the door of the adjacent room, "Yang Ji, why don't we share a room tonight!"
"Ah?"
Yang Ji was startled, her eyes betraying her nervousness, "This isn't appropriate, is it?"
Chen Nan saw her unease and quickly said, "Don't be nervous, I have no ill intentions towards you."
"It's just that those four guys are staying in the rooms next to you and across from you!"
"I'm worried they might get desperate!"
"Oh, okay."
Yang Ji's worries dissipated. Compared to those four hooligans, she trusted Chen Nan more.
"You sleep first, I'll make do on the sofa for the night," Chen Nan said, sitting cross-legged on the sofa and beginning to cultivate.
Although they had only met, Yang Ji inexplicably felt a sense of peace and drifted off to sleep.
She slept soundly until the next morning.
The snow had stopped, and snowplows were clearing the accumulated snow.
After breakfast, and after buying some dried meat, Chen Nan got into the car and drove Yang Ji straight to Yingjungou.
If the road was clear, they would reach Yingjungou in three hours.
"We should have lost those four guys, right?"
As they drove further away from the gas station, Yang Ji's anxious heart finally relaxed. As long as the other party didn't follow, they could safely reach Yingjungou.
"They probably didn't follow."
Chen Nan said casually.
Whether they followed or not wasn't important. Even if they did, he wouldn't be afraid.
The reason he didn't kill them yesterday was fundamentally because they were in the restaurant, and he didn't want to cause trouble.
But now, in this icy wilderness with no one around, if they did show up, what harm would it be to kill them?
About ten kilometers from the town, two off-road vehicles appeared ahead, blocking their path.
Yang Ji looked uneasy, "Brother Chen, they are up ahead!"