The Young Master Storms the City
Chapter 159: Ning Fan’s Backing_1

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Ning Fan’s Backing_1

Pan Ting and the others, all talking at once, recounted the events that had transpired.

"I’ve always said that Wang Guanxi was no good! Now that he has plotted against Miss Xu and been killed, it’s his own fault! He got what he deserved!" Ma Li said after listening to the story.

Having experienced the Ghost Festival Boxing Meeting with Ning Fan, Ma Li’s acceptance of such matters had far exceeded what it was before.

"Daughter, we’re innocent—really, we did not participate in the conspiracy against Xu Yourong!"

Ma Fugui and the others exclaimed in grief and indignation.

"Cousin Ma Li, it was Wang Guanxi who did it on his own, I really had no idea," Pan Ting swore with the intensity of an oath.

"You really didn’t participate?" Ma Li asked.

"We really didn’t! If I’m lying to you, may heaven strike us with five thunders and we’ll die a miserable death!"

Pan Ting and her group repeated this earnestly.

"Alright, then I’ll call brother-in-law Ning Fan and explain."

Only then did Ma Li reluctantly believe them and proceeded to dial Ning Fan’s number.

At that moment, Ning Fan had just returned home.

"Ma Li? What’s up?"

"Brother-in-law Ning Fan, I... I’m calling you because I want to explain that my dad, my aunt, my uncle, and my cousin, they say they didn’t join in the plot against Miss Xu..." Ma Li said softly.

"I know, I won’t let off those who conspired against Miss Xu, but I won’t wrong those who are not involved. As long as they truly didn’t take part, I won’t bother them," Ning Fan responded calmly.

"I knew it, brother-in-law Ning Fan, you’re not the kind of person who would kill the innocent!"

Ma Li sighed with relief, her tone becoming cheerful, "Brother-in-law Ning Fan, I returned to the provincial city the day before yesterday to attend university. When will you visit? I can show you around!"

"The provincial city? I’ll consider it; I might visit after a while," Ning Fan said after a brief silence.

With Xu Guoping’s arrival, Ning Fan knew that Xu Yourong wouldn’t have much time left in River City.

If Xu Yourong were indeed forcibly taken back to the provincial city by Xu Guoping... should he go there himself?

The two chatted for a bit more before hanging up.

Ma Li immediately called Pan Ting and the others back.

"Cousin, dad, aunt, uncle, you can relax. I’ve spoken to brother-in-law Ning Fan. He said that as long as you truly didn’t participate in harming Miss Xu, there won’t be any trouble," she informed them.

"Good, good, that’s great, that’s really great."

After hanging up the phone, Pan Dajiang felt as if he had received a reprieve.

However, the expressions of Pan Ting, Ma Xiulian, and Ma Fugui remained dark.

"This is so frustrating, to have that bastard Ning Fan riding roughshod over us!"

"Yeah, Ning Fan is nothing but a piece of trash. Why should we have to be beholden to him now?"

"We may not be able to deal with him now, but someday, sooner or later, we will find someone more powerful than the Xu Family to deal with him! Then, I want to ride roughshod over that useless Ning Fan. I want him to look up to me! I want to crush him!"

...

"Brother, I’m back."

Lin Xiaoling returned, just after Ning Fan hung up Ma Li’s call.

"How was it? Tiring day at work?" Ning Fan said.

Ning Fan had entrusted all Tianling Pharmaceutical’s affairs to Lin Xiaoling, turning himself into a hands-off manager.

"It’s tiring, but with Yanjie’s help, it’s not too bad. Plus, I’m learning a lot," Lin Xiaoling pondered seriously and replied.

"That’s good. Do your best to manage Tianling Pharmaceutical; your brother will be depending on you for support in the future," Ning Fan joked.

"Hehe, sure."

Lin Xiaoling nodded without hesitation, then added seriously, "Brother, I know you have more important things to deal with. Tianling Pharmaceutical is your support; I will manage it well!"

"Silly girl, what are you thinking? Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. It’s great if Tianling Pharmaceutical can grow, but if not, it’s okay. Even if it goes under, it’s not the end of the world."

Ning Fan was somewhat moved and gently patted Lin Xiaoling’s head, then he returned to his own room.

Once back in his room, Ning Fan fell into deep thought.

Xu Yourong’s incident today was a wake-up call for Ning Fan.

Bullets in the open are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are hard to defend against; he must add an extra layer of protection for those around him.

To prevent those despicable people from making a desperate last-ditch attempt.

But how could he add an extra layer of protection?

Ning Fan sank further into contemplation.

"Eh? I’ve got it!"

After a while, an idea struck Ning Fan, and he rose to his feet, went to a store to buy some talisman paper and cinnabar, then returned to his room to begin his work.

Among the cultivation arts passed down by his mother, besides alchemy, there was also the Talisman Method.

By crafting talismans, one could achieve some miraculous effects.

His first attempt at crafting talismans was not smooth. It wasn’t until the sky began to lighten that Ning Fan finally succeeded.

Ning Fan placed a palm-sized talisman paper on his chest, then took out a pistol that he had seized the day before from the Bao Family’s dead men at the hospital entrance.

The next second, Ning Fan pointed the muzzle at his own chest and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Bang!

A gunshot sounded as the bullet flew out, aiming for Ning Fan’s chest.

But when the bullet was about an inch away from Ning Fan’s chest, the talisman in his hand suddenly buzzed lightly, emitting a faint and almost imperceptible white glow. It formed a thin, close-fitting aura around him, enveloping his entire body.

In the next moment, the bullet hit the glow.

Then it ricocheted back, making a ’pfft’ sound as it embedded itself in the wall.

This almost imperceptible, close-fitting faint glow had actually blocked the bullet!