Gu Lao did not immediately respond to Chu Qingtian.
His primary mission was to protect Chu Qingtian from assassination, and he would only intervene if someone intended to harm Chu Qingtian. All other matters were irrelevant to him.
The strong possessed freedom and dignity; they were not to be ordered around by anyone.
Since the elder did not reply, Chu Qingtian dared not rush him, waiting with a smile.
After a minute, the elder nodded slightly.
"By the way, Gu Lao, you know my relationship with him. I hope you won't harm him unless it's absolutely necessary!"
Chu Qingtian said with a hint of embarrassment.
He was well aware of Chu Fan's formidable strength, but he also knew that this elder was no ordinary person. If the two were to clash, even if neither could ultimately defeat the other, injuries would still be sustained.
As a father, Chu Qingtian did not wish for Chu Fan to be harmed. He knew that if Chu Fan were injured, it would be difficult for him to resist other enemies.
The elder remained silent, appearing as if he hadn't heard Chu Qingtian's request, and left directly.
...
Meanwhile, after confirming that all the martial artists hidden within the building had been dealt with, Chu Fan made a phone call for someone to clean up the scene. He then quietly left the building and entered a restaurant on the ground floor.
He had rushed here after receiving a phone call, and without question, had attacked the disguised martial artists. This was because the building was rented by the Nan family.
The Nan family, realizing their difficulty in developing in Shan Hai City, had no choice but to relocate to the more remote Nan Yun City.
However, Chu Fan was too indifferent to bother with the Nan family alone.
The primary reason for his action was that Nan Baixuan was also present here.
According to the information provided by Ji Ningyue, Chu Qingtian, in order to force Chu Fan to cease his investigation, seemed intent on capturing Nan Baixuan, who had come to assist the Nan family's development, to use her as leverage. He had stationed numerous martial artists within the building.
With a single command, these martial artists would capture Nan Baixuan.
Chu Fan found the tactic of using coercion to obstruct him disgusting.
Therefore, he had come directly to this location and killed all of Chu Qingtian's deployed personnel, wanting to tell him to cease these meaningless tricks, as they served little purpose.
As someone who stood at the pinnacle of the Dragon God Kingdom, Chu Fan could not fathom where Chu Qingtian derived the audacity.
If he wished to obstruct, why not do so openly?
Chu Fan continued to wait here because he knew Chu Qingtian would not stop.
A person of his stature could mobilize countless individuals with a single command; killing one wave would only bring another.
It just so happened that Chu Fan had accumulated anger that needed to be released.
He would eliminate as many as appeared.
Simultaneously, Ji Ningyue was not idle either. She immediately had someone contact Nan Baixuan, urging her to return to Qing Long Financial Group.
The objective was also to prevent Nan Baixuan from remaining in this location, allowing Chu Qingtian an opportunity to interfere with Chu Fan's activities.
With the general manager's personal instruction, Nan Baixuan, despite her strong reluctance to return to Shan Hai City, had no choice but to comply.
Qin Xue did not support the Nan family's development, and all the relationships the Nan family had previously established had collapsed. Nan Baixuan wanted to help but was powerless.
However, she believed that if she developed well within Qing Long Financial Group, she could establish a connection between the Nan family and Qing Long Financial Group.
As long as they received support from Qing Long Financial Group, the Nan family could soon return to their peak.
Little did she know, without Chu Fan's approval, no matter how well she performed or how hard she tried at Qing Long Financial Group, the Nan family would never gain recognition from Qing Long Financial Group.
"Hmm?"
Chu Fan frowned as he looked outside just after finishing his meal.
Coincidentally, Nan Baixuan and Nan Baishan were walking towards his current location.
Seeing the two seemingly heading for the same restaurant, Chu Fan did not get up to leave and remained seated quietly.
Soon, the two entered the restaurant and sat in the booth next to Chu Fan.
Their conversation was entirely audible.
Nan Baixuan planned to return to Shan Hai City to help the Nan family establish a relationship with Qing Long Financial Group, while Nan Baishan analyzed the potential difficulties and provided guidance and analysis to increase the success rate.
As he listened, Chu Fan shook his head helplessly.
At this moment, his thoughts of the Nan family could be summarized by four words: wishful thinking.
After listening for a while longer, Chu Fan could no longer bear it and got up to change his location. The more he listened, the more agitated he became, fearing he might lose control of his irritation and lash out at Nan Baishan, who was currently living in a fantasy.
However, as he stood up, Chu Fan's brow furrowed, and he looked towards the person approaching the restaurant from outside.
The person approaching was none other than Gu Lao.
Chu Fan, from the bottom of his heart, did not wish to engage with this individual, whom he encountered as the strongest person on the land of the Dragon God Kingdom for the first time.
It wasn't that he couldn't defeat the opponent. Rather, similar to what Cui Fu had previously thought, engaging with such a person could easily lead to the loosening of the seal suppressing the foreign poison within him.
This would render him unable to unleash his full power in combat, easily putting him at a disadvantage.
The opponent was heading directly for the restaurant, and Chu Fan was unsure if he was looking for him or for Nan Baixuan, who was also present in the restaurant.
Chu Qingtian was not entirely foolish; knowing that dispatching other martial artists would likely result in their demise, he had directly deployed his strongest contender.
Gu Lao entered the restaurant and walked up to Chu Fan's table, coldly stating, "If you don't want to die, then stand aside obediently!"
"Although he told me not to harm you, it doesn't mean I won't!"
Chu Fan sneered and replied, "Old man, do you think I'm afraid of you?"
"It's not certain who will harm whom!"
Gu Lao's aged face was as impassive as wood, showing no change in expression. He ignored Chu Fan and walked to the adjacent booth.
Nan Baixuan and Nan Baishan, seeing Gu Lao standing by their table, paused their discussion.
"Elder, is there something you need?"
Nan Baixuan asked politely.
"Miss Nan, please accompany me!"
Since the other party was polite, Gu Lao naturally reciprocated.
Nan Baixuan's brow furrowed, and she retorted, "Do we know each other?"
"Where do you want me to go?"
"We don't know each other, and you don't need to know where you're going. You just need to follow along obediently!"
Nan Baixuan rolled her eyes and muttered, "How strange!"
She then resumed her discussion with Nan Baishan. However, midway through their conversation, Nan Baishan stopped and looked at Gu Lao with annoyance.
Their discussion involved confidential matters.
Gu Lao standing rigidly by the table made him feel very uncomfortable.
He immediately stood up and straightened his chest, "Hey, didn't you hear what my sister said?"
"She doesn't know you, why should she go with you!"
"Get lost quickly!"
"If you continue to stand here obstructively, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Gu Lao did not even glance at Nan Baishan, but spoke to Nan Baixuan, "Miss Nan, if you don't want to be frightened or harmed, then follow me obediently!"
Feeling ignored, Nan Baishan, whose nature remained unchanged, was instantly enraged.
He grabbed a vase from the table, pointed it at Gu Lao, and shouted, "Old man, can't you understand human speech?"
*Bang...*
The vase automatically shattered, its fragments suspended in the air, their sharp ends all pointing at Nan Baishan.
*Clatter...*
Nan Baishan's face turned pale, and he slumped down.
"You... Who exactly are you, you... What do you want to do?"
Nan Baixuan, realizing something was wrong, looked at Gu Lao with horror.
*Whoosh...*
The sound of air breaking echoed as Gu Lao seemed to be struck from nowhere and sent flying horizontally.
Chu Fan stood where Gu Lao had been standing, rubbing his arm.
It had to be done sooner or later, so it might as well be now.