"Even if the company belongs to him, it's just small potatoes compared to you. The CEO controls the lifeline of the entire company."
Even though Su Fan was the boss of two companies, it didn't change his standing at home. Liu Jie still belittled Su Fan.
Su Fan was speechless.
In the evening, after Su Fan and Su Yutong had dinner at home, they prepared to leave.
"Mom, we're leaving now."
"Alright, drive carefully on your way."
The second elder didn't try to keep them either. Su Fan and Su Yutong weren't married yet, and it wouldn't be good for the girl to stay over.
Su Fan sent Su Yutong to her doorstep.
"It's getting late, get some sleep early."
Su Fan reminded Su Yutong and then intended to head home.
"Wait."
Su Yutong suddenly called out to Su Fan.
"Hmm?"
Su Fan turned his head, looking at Su Yutong curiously.
"Goodnight."
Su Yutong hesitated shyly, then finally said goodnight.
Su Fan smiled.
"Goodnight."
Su Fan was in a great mood and whistled his way home.
He opened the courtyard gate, walked in, and locked it. As he was about to open the front door, Su Fan's hand froze.
The leaf he had placed in the door crack was gone.
Someone had opened his door!
Su Fan listened intently for any sounds in the room. It was completely silent. There was no movement at all.
Everything seemed normal, but this normality was the most abnormal thing.
Even Xiaobai's snoring was absent. This was very strange. Either Xiaobai had met with foul play, or someone in the room had subdued Xiaobai.
Su Fan held his breath and quietly approached the window to look inside.
Su Fan couldn't see anything from his vantage point. He moved to a few other spots, but still found nothing. Even Xiaobai was nowhere to be seen.
Su Fan was certain that there were people inside, and they were very cautious, hiding in the blind spots outside where they couldn't be seen.
Su Fan frowned slightly. Seeing that the bedroom was empty, he directly used the Bagua Token to teleport to the bedroom.
In the bedroom, Su Fan tiptoed and quietly opened the door a crack, looking outside.
In the living room, five people were staring intently at the entrance. Xiaobai was tied up like a zongzi on the side, with a cloth gagging its mouth, unable to make any sound.
Su Fan recognized all these people. The leader was the assassin Jiudi, and the rest were the men who followed Long Jianchuan.
Su Fan frowned. Why would these people be ambushing him at his home?
"Why is there no movement?"
Someone asked curiously.
They had heard someone outside earlier, and after so much time, no one had entered. This made them feel very strange.
"Have we been discovered?"
Someone began to suspect they had been discovered, which was why no one had entered.
"Impossible. The concealment techniques those old men taught us are definitely effective. We couldn't have been discovered."
Jiudi said confidently.
Su Fan immediately understood why he hadn't detected anyone inside. It turned out there was a secret technique for concealing their presence.
"But why hasn't anyone come in?"
That person asked again.
"Perhaps, maybe, he's drunk and fell asleep outside?"
Jiudi made a bold guess.
The others looked at him speechlessly. Did he believe that?
A martial artist getting drunk?
While not impossible, how much would it take?
"Should we go out and take a look?"
Someone suggested.
"No! We are no match for Su Fan in a direct confrontation. Hold your ground! If we fail, those old men will skin us alive when we get back!"
Jiudi immediately stopped the other person. Su Fan's strength had completely surpassed theirs since he obtained his inheritance. They were no match for him in a direct fight and could only resort to ambush.
This Jiudi really knew himself. But who were those old men they were talking about?
"But I have a bad feeling about this."
Someone said worriedly.
"You guys stay here, I'll go take a look."
To be on the safe side, Jiudi decided to go out and check himself.
Jiudi's figure flickered, and he instantly disappeared from the living room.
Su Fan's expression shifted.
Su Fan sensed that Jiudi's ability to disappear wasn't a technique, but a superpower.
As expected, the outstanding individuals of the younger generation all had their unique talents. Jiudi's ability, combined with his assassination skills, indeed allowed him to thrive in the assassin world.
Jiudi used his invisibility to approach the window and look outside. The courtyard was empty.
This made Jiudi frown.
No one was there, but he had clearly heard movement outside earlier. There was only one possibility: they had been discovered!
While his invisibility was still active, Jiudi scanned all the corners of the room.
He was shocked by what he saw.
Su Fan's bedroom door was ajar, and a head was peeking out, looking at them in the living room. In particular, the gaze of this head was meeting his.
Jiudi was almost scared out of his wits. He was still invisible, so how could Su Fan see him?
Su Fan smiled at Jiudi's location.
He naturally couldn't see Jiudi, but he had sensed Jiudi's position using his perception.
It was similar to Long Jianchuan's "Heart's Eye" technique.
The Art of Vertical and Horizontal also had similar skills.
Jiudi immediately decided to retreat. With their numbers, they were no match for Su Fan when he was prepared.
Without hesitation, Jiudi jumped out of the window and fled Su Fan's villa at high speed in his invisible state.
Su Fan was stunned. He could sense Jiudi's location, but he didn't know that Jiudi had discovered him. He had let Jiudi escape without being prepared.
Meanwhile, the people in the living room still didn't know that their leader, Jiudi, had already fled. They were still foolishly waiting for Jiudi to return and report on the situation outside.
Seeing this, Su Fan decided not to wait any longer. It was time to deal with these small fries.
Su Fan rushed out like a gust of wind.
By the time those people realized it, Su Fan was already upon them.
"Horizontal Style!"
Su Fan unleashed a horizontal slash.
This was not an ordinary horizontal slash, but the Horizontal Style from the Art of Vertical and Horizontal, which directly blocked their escape routes, making it impossible for them to flee.
With nowhere to hide, the four could only draw their weapons to defend themselves.
Clang! Clang!
One person didn't manage to block in time. Su Fan's blade struck his neck, and blood spurted out. He clutched his neck tightly, but the bleeding couldn't be stopped.
Su Fan sighed at the sight.
So much blood on the floor would be a hassle to clean up.
The other three, even though they blocked Su Fan's attack, were forced back several steps by the impact.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Fan swung his blade, and Xiaobai's ropes were instantly severed.
Xiaobai stood up, removed the gag from its mouth, and glared at the remaining three.
"Roar!"
Xiaobai let out a furious roar at them.