Gu Qingqing, after giving instructions to the attendant, drew her Longsword and slashed at the two disciples of the Wild Wolf Gang. It's known that the City Lord Mansion had long been at odds with the Wild Wolf Gang, and now that their disciples had snuck into the city, she definitely wouldn't let them go.

However, as Gu Qingqing and the others engaged the two disciples of the Wild Wolf Gang, an ominous feeling arose. Clearly, the opponents' strength was formidable; both were Late Nascent Soul Cultivators, making them tough adversaries. Though they had one Late Nascent Soul Cultivator on their side, it was only one.

It's known that Gu Qingqing's cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Although they had a numerical advantage, once they engaged with the Wild Wolf Gang's disciples, their momentum was noticeably weaker. For a moment, Gu Qingqing's heart was filled with worry.

Despite this, Gu Qingqing's face remained resolute. She was determined to utterly destroy the opponent, knowing that this was Pine Stone City. Even if they were not a match for the two Wild Wolf Gang cultivators, as long as she held on until her father arrived, they would be fine.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

For a moment, the two disciples of the Wild Wolf Gang continuously swung their fists, causing reverberations. Despite facing numerous cultivators, they showed no sign of tension, rather they looked relaxed. At this time, the medium-built disciple of the Wild Wolf Gang said to his companion:

"Leave this to me, you go and take out Ding Fan!"

"Alright!"

The slender disciple of the Wild Wolf Gang readily agreed, then swiftly withdrew from the battle circle, rushing towards the Good Fortune Inn instead.

At this moment, Ding Fan saw the scene and felt his heart tense up. He finally understood that everyone was after the "fake Ding Fan." Both parties were searching for the "fake Ding Fan," so how could Ding Fan not be anxious? Clearly, he also intended to find that guy.

After all, Ding Fan wanted to learn certain things from him. He couldn't believe the fake Ding Fan could make a grand showing in this situation; he knew it was utterly impossible. After all, Ding Fan knew that guy was a fraud. Ding Fan figured that once faced with this situation, the guy would surely flee!

There's no way Ding Fan would let him just slip away like that; it was definitely unacceptable. So Ding Fan left Gu Qingqing behind and dashed directly into the inn.

...

At this time, within a room of the Good Fortune Inn, the Scar-faced man was soundly asleep.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The abrupt knocking at the door startled the Scar-faced man awake. He quickly put on his clothes and grabbed a Longsword in a swift motion, clearly very accustomed to handling such sudden situations.

Once ready, the Scar-faced man had a solemn look on his face as he cautiously opened the door. At this moment, an armed cultivator stepped inside anxiously saying:

"Mr. Ding Fan, the Wild Wolf Gang is here!"

Upon hearing the words, the Scar-faced man's face froze. Clearly, he feared the Wild Wolf Gang the most. Though impersonating Ding Fan came with its rewards, the risks were significant, especially the threat posed by the Wild Wolf Gang. Knowing that they had a grudge against Ding Fan, desiring to hack him to pieces, could he fare well encountering them?

"I, I understand! I understand! You go first! I'll be right down!"

With that, the cultivator was firmly pushed out by the Scar-faced man, leaving the cultivator puzzled and unsure of what Ding Fan intended to do. However, since he was pushed out, and his mission of notifying Ding Fan was complete, he figured it was best not to re-enter.

The armed cultivator thought that, given Ding Fan's deep enmity with the Wild Wolf Gang, he would undoubtedly want to go down and fight those Wild Wolf Gang cultivators. Instead, he ought to hurry and support the lady and the others, and with that, the armed cultivator hurried downstairs.

Once the Scar-faced man confirmed the cultivator had left, he dared not linger and escaped directly through the room's window, vanishing quickly into the night.

Bam!

Before long, the room's door was kicked open by the Wild Wolf Gang cultivators. Seeing the room empty, their minds were filled with disdain.

"I thought Ding Fan was supposedly formidable. Turns out he's just a coward! Haha..."

One of the Wild Wolf Gang disciples sneered disdainfully, having realized the room's occupant had already fled.

"How do you know Ding Fan is a coward?"

At this moment, an icy voice came from behind the cultivator, and suddenly, an angry cultivator stood behind them with a cold face.

The slender disciple of the Wild Wolf Gang was taken aback, realizing someone unknown stood behind him—an unsettling surprise to say the least!

Who could this be but Ding Fan!

Upon turning, the slender disciple saw Ding Fan and was filled with disdain. So, this presumed threat was simply an Early Nascent Soul stage cultivator—what a weakling.

"Heh! Since you wish for death, I shall fulfill your wish! Crossing our Wild Wolf Gang never ends well!"

The cultivator bellowed, swinging his fist towards Ding Fan with fierce force, clearly beyond what an ordinary cultivator could handle.

But Ding Fan stood still at that moment. Much of the inn had been alerted, as few could sleep through such commotion. Especially after finding out it was the Wild Wolf Gang, everyone was filled with anxiety.

When everyone saw this scene with Ding Fan, they couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts. They knew that the cultivator from the Wild Wolf Gang was clearly at the Late Nascent Soul Stage, while Ding Fan was merely an Early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator facing such a fierce punch without even dodging. Was he courting death?

"Isn't this person looking for death? Why did he provoke the cultivator from the Wild Wolf Gang? Does he think he's Ding Fan? Truly courting death!"

"Exactly, and he's not even dodging now. Isn't this just looking for death? One must know that a punch from a Late Nascent Soul Cultivator is not a joke. He is merely an Early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. This punch is probably sending him straight to hell!"

"Alas... such a pity..."

"Wasting a cultivator like that, knowing that it's already incredibly difficult for someone so young to reach the Early Nascent Soul Stage..."

"..."

For a moment, everyone was talking animatedly, clearly not optimistic about Ding Fan. Now, everyone looked at Ding Fan as if they were looking at a dead man, given the significant gap in cultivation between Ding Fan and the opponent in their eyes.

Boom!

A muffled sound. Just as the Wild Wolf Gang cultivator's fist was about to land on Ding Fan, Ding Fan unexpectedly and swiftly threw out a punch of his own, colliding violently with the opponent's fist.

Poof... Bang...

The next scene left everyone completely dumbfounded. They simply couldn't believe it when the Wild Wolf Gang cultivator spat a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string and lying motionless on the ground, his life uncertain.

At this moment, the crowd was completely stunned! How was this possible? Knowing that the other party was a Late Nascent Soul Cultivator, yet he was knocked unconscious with a punch by an Early Nascent Soul Cultivator—this was simply unbelievable!

Everyone was in shock, watching as Ding Fan slowly walked down the stairs, and no one dared to make a sound. They clearly understood that this person was a true expert hiding his abilities.

To know that an Early Nascent Soul cultivation defeating a Late Nascent Soul Cultivator was just unbelievable!

Faces were filled with astonishment, and it took a long time for everyone to recover.

At this moment, Ding Fan felt a bit of regret. After all, the fake Ding Fan had run away, and he was a bit late to the scene, but Ding Fan didn't give up in his heart. He knew that the fake Ding Fan wouldn't have gone far and would eventually return. Ding Fan believed he would see that guy again sooner or later.

Meanwhile, Ding Fan reached the inn's entrance. The cultivators around Gu Qingqing had fallen, losing the ability to fight. This was unexpected for Gu Qingqing. She hadn't expected that an opponent who was merely a Late Nascent Soul Cultivator could be so formidable. In contrast, her Late Nascent Soul Cultivators weren't even a match for a single person, let alone those below the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

Gu Qingqing was already wounded in multiple places, clearly at her wits' end.

"Hey sweetheart, you look quite nice. Why not engage in Dual Cultivation with me? It would be beneficial for you too!" The medium-built Wild Wolf Gang disciple had a face full of lust. Clearly, his intentions were bad. It was obvious that the medium-built Wild Wolf Gang disciple hadn't directly slain Gu Qingqing and was continually teasing her instead.

Tears seemed to well up in Gu Qingqing's eyes at this moment. She clearly had no options already. She hadn't expected the opponent to be so powerful. She couldn't even wait for her father to rescue her and feared falling victim to the opponent's evil hands.

"I'd rather die than let you succeed!"

With an angry visage, Gu Qingqing immediately took out a rune from her bosom and threw it toward the Wild Wolf Gang disciple.

The Wild Wolf Gang disciple was taken aback upon seeing this scene, quickly retreating with a face full of anger but without any fear.

Boom!

A loud explosion. The rune exploded suddenly, filling the air with smoke.

"Hehe! Out of tricks already, huh? Heh heh..."

The Wild Wolf Gang cultivator had a wicked smile on his face, clearly confident in capturing this young lady. Immediately, the Wild Wolf Gang cultivator reached out to grab Gu Qingqing, while the powerful force from the Late Nascent Soul Stage made Gu Qingqing unable to resist.

Gu Qingqing's heart had already completely collapsed, as being captured by the opponent would mean a fate worse than death!

Swish!

Just then, a Wind Blade slashed fiercely at the Wild Wolf Gang cultivator.

The Wild Wolf Gang cultivator felt a life-threatening threat immediately retracting his hand from reaching for Gu Qingqing and hurriedly placed his flying sword in front of him to defend against Ding Fan's Wind Blade.

Boom!

A muffled sound followed as the Wild Wolf Gang cultivator was hit by Ding Fan's Wind Blade. Even though he fully defended against it, the Wind Blade's force still pushed him back several steps.

Gu Qingqing saw this scene and couldn't help but feel immensely grateful to Ding Fan, as well as deeply shocked. She couldn't believe that a cultivator who was merely at the Nascent Soul Soul-Exit stage could force a Late Nascent Soul Cultivator to retreat.

This was simply incredible!