Inside and outside the gates, two separate worlds.
Within the room, everyone, except Qin Xue, trembled.
What was going on?
It wasn't winter, so why had the temperature suddenly dropped so much?
Nan Xiuhua stared at Chu Fan, extremely tense.
What was this person's background?
He had lived for decades, yet this was his first time experiencing such a feeling.
*Deng deng deng...*
Footsteps approached from outside the ancestral hall.
More than a dozen Nan family bodyguards stood at the entrance, their expressions stern and expectant.
The moment the old man gave the order, they would break Chu Fan's limbs.
Seeing the bodyguards glaring ferociously at Chu Fan, Qin Xue quickly stepped forward and pleaded, "Dad, I'll take responsibility for anything. Please don't make things difficult for Xiao Fan, okay?"
His aunt was the only family he had in this world, besides his mother.
Chu Fan did not want her to be so subservient.
He raised his hand, blocking Qin Xue behind him, and said calmly, "Aunt, there's no need. Today, anyone who dares to bully you, I will make them regret ever coming into this world."
The chill within the room intensified once more.
Everyone inwardly sneered.
Who did you think you were, saying that anyone who bullied Qin Xue would regret coming into this world?
Nan Xiuhua's expression flickered with uncertainty.
Chu Fan was undoubtedly the first person to dare to be so arrogant in the Nan family's ancestral hall.
Under normal circumstances, he would have had the bodyguards beat him half to death and thrown him out.
But the feeling Chu Fan exuded at that moment made him hesitant to act rashly from the bottom of his heart.
His intuition told him that this young man was very dangerous.
Nan Zi'an's eyes shifted slightly.
He realized that Chu Fan might not be as reckless and incompetent as he had imagined.
Since it concerned his wife, letting Chu Fan continue to cause trouble would only lead to a more chaotic situation.
He immediately walked to the center of the room, facing Nan Xiuhua, and pleaded, "Dad, Xiao Fan hasn't had anyone to look after him abroad these past few years, and his upbringing has been neglected. He's young and speaks impulsively. Xiao Xue was also unaware. If you have to blame someone, blame me. I failed to keep them in check."
"I will bear the responsibility for any impact caused to the family!"
The Nan family members gradually regained their senses. Although their gazes towards Chu Fan were unfriendly, they all focused on the patriarch.
Nan Xiuhua, already hesitant, saw this as a perfect opportunity to back down. With a hum, he gestured with his chin towards the bodyguards gathered at the door.
The bodyguards withdrew in an orderly fashion.
Nan Ziyun, upon seeing this, became anxious.
His son's arm had been broken, and he had been beaten like a dog lying on the ground. Was this matter simply going to be dropped?
He was unwilling.
"Dad, Xiao Shan he..."
"That's enough. Let's leave this matter for now!"
Nan Xiuhua's tone was unyielding. He then changed the subject, "I called you all here today to discuss Xiao Xuan's interview at the Azure Dragon Conglomerate tomorrow."
"You all know the strength of the Azure Dragon Conglomerate. If the Nan family can establish a connection with them, our future development will be boundless."
...
Regarding Nan Baishan being beaten and Chu Fan causing a scene at the Nan family's ancestral hall, it was as if it had never happened.
After Nan Xiuhua finished speaking, he dismissed everyone, no longer targeting Chu Fan and Qin Xue.
Though they were within the ancestral hall, Chu Fan and Qin Xue were treated as if they were invisible.
"Kid, you just wait!"
"This isn't over!"
Nan Ziyun and his wife stared venomously at Chu Fan, helped up Nan Baishan, and left.
Back home.
Thinking that Nan Zi'an had acted like a man earlier by stepping forward to take responsibility for his aunt, Chu Fan said, "Aunt, Uncle, if you ever need anything, please just tell me."
"Hmph, as if you can solve everything!"
Nan Baixuan's words and demeanor were still filled with disdain.
Having grown up with no worries about clothing and having everything she desired, she had a very proud and willful temper.
After the incident at the ancestral hall, she hadn't realized how extraordinary Chu Fan was. She only thought that Nan Xiuhua had convened the Nan family meeting mainly to discuss her interview at the Azure Dragon Conglomerate tomorrow.
As for why Chu Fan wasn't held accountable in the end, it was naturally due to her father's intervention.
Her father was the patriarch's most favored son, so it was unlikely he would punish him over such a trivial matter.
Chu Fan smiled warmly, speaking with the most casual tone, the most domineering words.
"In this world today, there seems to be nothing I cannot solve."
Here we go again?
Nan Baixuan sneered. She was about to retort but then remembered that his skin was thicker than a wall, so she couldn't be bothered to waste her energy.
Changing her mind, she smiled in an attempt to embarrass Chu Fan. "If you're really that capable, then make sure I advance directly in tomorrow's interview at the Azure Dragon Conglomerate."
"As you wish!"
"Hmph!"
Nan Baixuan rolled her eyes. "Empty boasts, anyone can do that."
"What if I can't advance directly in tomorrow's interview at the Azure Dragon Conglomerate?"
"What do you propose then?"
"If I can't advance, then you will leave my house!"
There were tens of thousands of applicants for the interview.
The entire selection process was divided into eight rounds, making the difficulty a devilish trial.
The person in charge of the Azure Dragon Conglomerate had long declared that to join them, one had to rely on their abilities and should not expect to buy their way in or use connections.
Money and power were useless before the Azure Dragon Conglomerate.
Nan Baixuan, who considered herself sufficiently outstanding, felt immense pressure remembering that the interviewees were gathered from all over the country.
Regardless of whether she could advance in the end, she thought that if she could use this opportunity to get rid of Chu Fan, it would be a good outcome.
Chu Fan smiled. "You want me to leave that badly?"
"Don't worry, you won't be able to get rid of me!"
"Stop with the nonsense. Just tell me, do you dare to make this bet!"
He didn't mind playing along with the little girl.
Chu Fan nodded. "Fine. If you can't advance, then I will leave here!"
Nan Zi'an and his wife happened to walk in.
"Xiao Xuan, what are you two talking about?" Qin Xue asked curiously.
"Nothing!"
Nan Baixuan turned and went upstairs to prepare for tomorrow's interview.
Nan Zi'an looked at Chu Fan, about to speak but hesitated. Finally, he said, "Xiao Fan, it's getting late. You must have been tired from traveling today. Get some rest early!"
After going upstairs to their room.
He asked Qin Xue earnestly, "Xue Mei, do you know what Xiao Fan has been doing all these years?"
The sudden coldness that had appeared in the ancestral hall earlier, Nan Zi'an felt that if his senses were not mistaken, it should have been the legendary killing intent.
Earlier, when he was treating a master who could single-handedly take a general's head, the master had once said that if a person killed enough, they would develop killing intent.
Killing intent was like a chilling aura, extremely cold, so cold it made the bones tremble.
The more people died by one's hand, the stronger the killing intent, and the wider its range of influence.
At that time, the entire ancestral hall was enveloped in coldness. It was hard to imagine how powerful that feeling would be if it truly was killing intent.
Qin Xue shook her head. "An Ge, I don't know either. I've tried to find him over the years, but I couldn't locate him at all."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing!"
Nan Zi'an mused, contemplating whether he should find someone to investigate Chu Fan's past.
If he was truly a legendary assassin, then their family would have to distance themselves from him.
People like him had too many enemies.
In the Nan family's manor, Nan Ziyun found Nan Xiuming.
"Dad, your grandson was beaten like that, and you're just letting it go?"
"Did I say I'm letting it go?"
Nan Xiuming glared at his son. "Don't you realize that kid is not simple? Don't you know how strong Ah Ming is?"
Nan Ziyun immediately fell silent.
Ah Ming's strength was such that he could take on all the Nan family bodyguards single-handedly.
Yet, he was defeated with a single kick by Chu Fan.
If they truly escalated the situation, the Nan family would become the laughingstock of Shanhai City.
"First, investigate his background, and then we'll settle this score!"
"For now, don't provoke him!"
Nan Ziyun nodded in agreement.
In Chu Fan's room, a dark figure entered silently.