"Ye Xingchen! You're too ruthless!"
Gong Wentao shouted angrily at Ye Xingchen.
If the Su family members were killed, those present would not escape responsibility.
"This is the consequence of provoking me," Ye Xingchen said coldly. He didn't care whether Su Fan lived or died, nor did he fear retaliation from the Su family. Compared to the Ye family, the Su family was nothing.
"You!"
Gong Wentao was utterly exasperated with Ye Xingchen.
"Thanks for the Great Fire Fist, old bro!"
Su Fan's voice suddenly came from within the flames, startling both Ye Xingchen and Gong Wentao.
"Brother Su, it's great that you're alright!" Gong Wentao was overjoyed. If Su Fan was unharmed, they wouldn't have to worry about the Su family causing trouble.
Su Fan walked out of the flames, extended his hand, and the flames behind him gathered in his palm, forming a concentrated fireball.
"Here you go!"
Su Fan threw the fireball at Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen was shocked that Su Fan was completely unharmed. Seeing the fireball fly towards him, he didn't even dodge.
When Ye family members practiced the Great Fire Fist, they underwent special training to develop fire resistance, so Ye Xingchen didn't take this small fireball seriously at all.
Ye Xingchen extended his right hand, intending to catch the fireball.
As Ye Xingchen touched the fireball, his brow furrowed. He immediately felt something was wrong.
His hand felt like it was burning, a sensation he had never experienced before. The temperature exceeded that of ordinary flames!
"Ah!"
Ye Xingchen let out a scream and abruptly withdrew his right hand.
Boom!
At that moment, the fireball exploded, and the terrifying heat instantly engulfed Ye Xingchen's arm.
"Ah!"
Ye Xingchen, engulfed in flames, cried out in agony and rolled out of the fire. His clothes were ignited, and he rolled on the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on his body.
"Save him!"
Gong Wentao immediately shouted at the people in the venue.
If Ye Xingchen were to get into trouble, it would be even more serious than dealing with the Su family!
Soon, staff members brought fire extinguishers and put out the flames on Ye Xingchen.
Covered in dry powder, Ye Xingchen clutched his arm and cried out in pain.
"My hand!"
Ye Xingchen's right arm was severely burned, red and festering.
"Hurry, send him to the hospital!"
Ye Xingchen's arm was too badly burned; he needed to be sent to the hospital immediately.
Before leaving, Gong Wentao glanced at Su Fan.
"You've caused trouble! The Ye family is not someone you can afford to provoke," Gong Wentao said to Su Fan with a cold expression.
Su Fan felt a sense of bewilderment.
It was acceptable for Ye Xingchen to try to kill him, but he couldn't injure Ye Xingchen?
"Then I'll await the Ye family's retaliation."
Su Fan had his limits. Why could they attack him, but he couldn't fight back? If they wanted revenge, let them come. He wasn't made of clay either!
However, before that, he needed to prepare. When he entered the game at night, he would be unconscious. If someone took advantage of his vulnerability then, it would be disastrous. He had to ensure his safety at night.
Su Fan thought of hiring bodyguards, but who among these ancient martial arts masters would be willing to be a bodyguard?
Otherwise, he would have to rely on the game and see if there was anything that could protect him.
Su Fan suddenly remembered something that could keep him safe at night. It could be purchased in the mall!
Su Fan hurried home, lay down on his bed, and entered the game, heading straight for the mall.
Pet Capsule
Allows pets to be stored in a capsule for trading.
Price: 9998
This item was previously used by professional gold farmers to capture pets and cultivate high-quality ones for sale. That's why Su Fan had never considered it before.
Xiao Bai was already level fifteen, but its stats were still too low to be of much use. It would be better to bring it into reality as a bodyguard.
However, with his current strength, it would be more for show than practical use in the real world. He needed to find a way to improve its strength first.
Improving stats required consuming equipment. Even consuming white-grade gear would require a lot of money. Su Fan didn't have that much money. He had plenty of ingots, but they couldn't be exchanged for in-game currency. He had to use in-game money to buy equipment.
However, now that the game was more realistic, he wondered if he could borrow some money.
Su Fan immediately found Xiao Yan.
"What are you doing? So early?"
It wasn't even fully light yet. Su Fan had entered the game before dark.
"Do you have money?"
"What do you want?" Xiao Yan looked at Su Fan warily.
"I need money to buy some equipment. Lend me some," Su Fan said truthfully.
"Buy equipment? Don't you need money to buy equipment?" Xiao Yan said as if it were obvious.
"Huh?"
Su Fan was confused. Didn't buying equipment require money?
Su Fan thought about it and realized that given Xiao Yan's personality, it was indeed possible that he didn't spend money.
"Are you stupid? With so many bandits around now, just find a bandit lair and raid it. All the equipment in their warehouse will be yours. Why spend money unnecessarily?" Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and said to Su Fan.
Su Fan was stunned.
Damn, what you said makes so much sense.
"Alright, you come with me!"
Su Fan immediately dragged Xiao Yan along.
"Hey, I'm only responsible for strategizing, not for charging into battle!" Xiao Yan immediately wanted to refuse. A bandit lair, how could it be so easy to raid?
"Stop talking nonsense! Come with me!"
Xiao Yan came up with the idea, and Su Fan wouldn't feel at ease if he didn't bring him along.
Under Su Fan's forceful methods, Xiao Yan had no choice but to follow him.
When Su Fan had completed quests before, he had already scouted the nearby bandits. The closest and smallest bandit lair was Tianniu Village, with a total of twenty-eight people. Their levels weren't high, around level fifteen, and the leader was a level fifteen boss.
"Are we really going to charge in?" Xiao Yan hesitated.
He was still a bit uneasy. Although he had speed-type cultivation techniques and could escape quickly, if he were surrounded by bandits, no matter how fast he was, he wouldn't be able to escape.
"We'll sneak in. Before it gets light, we'll take care of a few. If we're discovered, you lure them away while I kill them one by one," Su Fan had already planned. If a direct confrontation occurred, he would have the fast Xiao Yan use his speed to lure away some bandits, and he would deal with the rest. Then he would go help Xiao Yan deal with the remaining bandits.
"Can you do it?" Xiao Yan was still worried, fearing that Su Fan's strength wasn't enough. After all, Su Fan was just a newly initiated disciple; his strength couldn't have improved that quickly, right?
"Don't worry, I definitely can." Su Fan's current strength was at least level twenty, due to the significant boost from his equipment.
"Alright, be careful," Xiao Yan nodded and parted ways with Su Fan to infiltrate Tianniu Village. Splitting up would be more efficient.
A small mountain stronghold like Tianniu Village didn't have strict defenses. There weren't many people to begin with. If there were more patrols, they wouldn't be able to sleep. There were only two or three people patrolling and standing guard outside, and Su Fan and Xiao Yan dealt with them easily.
Su Fan pointed to a large room. This was the bandits' dormitory, a large communal sleeping area where all the low-level thugs lived.
Xiao Yan made a throat-slitting gesture to Su Fan, indicating they should sneak in and assassinate them quietly.
Su Fan nodded.
The two of them carefully entered the room. Snoring filled the air, along with a foul smell of sweat.
After all, they were bandits. It was inconvenient to bathe on the mountain, so a smell was normal.