Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 694: Years ago, Qin Xiaowu of West City offended many people

Chapter 694: Chapter 694: Years ago, Qin Xiaowu of West City offended many people

As Lan An uttered the name Qin Ruan, Li Zilan and Su Wang, who had previously been lost in an infatuated daze, swiftly turned their fierce gazes towards him.

Shen Ran, who had been gorging on his bowl of wonton soup, abruptly raised his head, fixing Lan An with a glare filled with hostility and caution.

Qin Ruan had left West City for almost two years. Her legend still lingered here, but few spoke of her.

Many people were once mindful of her, only to attract trouble from others.

They all believed that Lan An was here to stir up trouble.

Li Zilan furrowed her eyebrows and scrutinized Lan An and Lingfeng, then asked in a deep voice, "Do you have business with Qin Ruan?"

Lan An shook his head, his deep green eyes still trained on the three of them.

Su Wang put down his chopsticks and sprawled back in his chair, a mischievous grin on his face as he stared at Lan An.

"Brother, what do you want with Qin Ruan?"

Lan An hesitated for a moment, then said: "She’s... someone I know."

Narrowing her eyes, Li Zilan asked: "Not here for revenge?"

Again, Lan An shook his head.

Shen Ran immediately shot his question: "Not love debts?"

Lan An’s appearance was such that it inevitably aroused suspicions.

His icy, deep green eyes flashed a startling brilliance.

He compressed his lips impatiently and shook his head once more.

Annoyed, Su Wang frowned and asked: "Then why are you looking for us?"

In reality, Lan An wasn’t here for them. He had intuitively followed Qin Ruan’s faint aura right up to them.

Observing their tense demeanors and the protection they offered to Qin Ruan, Lan An silently watched them.

He took Lingfeng’s hand and turned to leave.

"Hey handsome, don’t go. Let’s take a picture together!"

Li Zilan called to their retreating figures.

Lan An and Lingfeng didn’t stop, continuing to walk away.

Watching their backs, Su Wang commented: "Two weirdos."

Shen Ran nodded in agreement: "Definitely a bit strange."

After assuring that Lan An and Lingfeng posed no threat to Qin Ruan, Li Zilan returned to her infatuated state: "Didn’t you guys notice the ethereal aura they have?"

Her words earned her nothing but rolling eyes from Su Wang and Shen Ran.

Li Zilan ignored their reaction and continued admiring the receding figures of Lan An and Lingfeng.

Suddenly, she cried out: "Hey, isn’t that Lai Qigou? What is he following them for?"

Lai Qigou was notorious in West City for being a miscreant, involved in every petty theft.

He slithered suspiciously behind Lan An and Lingfeng, clearly up to no good.

Su Wang stepped onto the empty stool beside him and sneered: "What else can he be up to? Two fat sheep have wandered into West City. Of course, someone’s got to grab the chance and slaughter them."

His simulated menacing tone was matched with a savage look, like he was actually describing a gory scene.

Li Zilan frowned: "Such handsome men. They will probably feel terrible when they leave West City."

"None of your business!"

Su Wang stood up to pay the bill.

Li Zilan glared at his back, flipping him off.

After paying, the three of them left the wonton shop to walk off their meal.

Following the scent of the Huangjue tree, Lan An, hand in hand with Lingfeng, walked into a dead-end alley.

The place was filthy and a nauseating smell pervaded the air.

From the moment he entered West City, Lingfeng’s eyebrows had remained knotted.

"There’s no way forward."

Lan An’s face tensed: "We lost her."

Lingfeng looked confused: "Why did we lose her?"

Lan An let go of Lingfeng’s hand and walked towards the blocked end of the alley.

The last trace of the Huangjue tree’s scent was here, blended with the surrounding stench and a faint smell of blood.

Lan An’s exquisite and enchanting features tightened as he turned to look at Lingfeng, declaring with slight irritation, "He must have sensed my arrival."

Lingfeng remained silent, her furrowed eyebrows deepening further.

"He’s around here, we need to continue searching elsewhere."

Lan An moved to Lingfeng’s side and, as usual, took her hand.

The two traced their steps back along the path they had come.

Before they had even left the alley, several figures suddenly darted out in front of them.

They were humans, clad in ragged clothes; a stench much worse than that of rotting leaves hung around them.

Lai Qigou, who was leading the group, unabashedly panned his attention across Lan An and Lingfeng.

His not-so-pleasantly looking and grimy face wore a menacing expression, "Two on none, hand over all your money!"

The man standing on Lai Qigou’s left, blatantly gleeful, rubbed his hands together, snickering, "Brother Seven, the chick next to him is pretty decent."

Another man on the right chimed in, "She is pretty decent. Brother Seven, it’s been a while since we had some fun, shall we share a little joy before moving on?"

Lai Qigou had noticed Lingfeng early on.

In all his years living in West City, apart from Qin Xiaowu who had already left, he had not come across many women who could match up to Lingfeng.

He licked his lips, his gaze greedily fixed on Lingfeng.

This woman was so beautiful it was almost unreal; her figure, incredibly appealing.

He could imagine how fantastic she would feel.

The gleam in the depths of Lai Qigou’s eyes grew brighter; he could hardly wait to strip Lingfeng of her obstructive clothes.

Lan An, also a man, couldn’t fail to understand the lewd intentions behind their desirous gazes.

His face was solemn, and he placed himself in front of Lingfeng to shield her from their increasingly crude line of sight.

"Go away."

Lan An was emitting a chilling aura of deadly intent.

"Screw off! You think I am afraid of you?"

Lai Qigou’s face darkened, his ugly face becoming twisted.

Delicate green lines surfaced on Lan An’s exquisite demonic face, with his virid eyes darkening rapidly.

Lai Qigou remained oblivious to the impending danger.

With numerical advantage, he advanced towards Lan An and Lingfeng, his mouth spewing profanities incessantly.

That’s when Lan An made his move.

With a subtle movement of his fingertips, the men found themselves lifted off the ground by a strange force.

Their bodies uncontrollably slammed into the wall.

"Bam! Bam!"

"Bam! Bam! Bam!"

A little ways away down the alley, Li Zilan and his companions heard the dull crashes.

The three stopped in their tracks, looking towards the wall next to them.

Su Wang and Shen Ran exchanged a glance.

They quickly moved backwards and abruptly charged towards the wall in front of them.

Both of them quickly scaled the wall with agile movements.

Glancing down into the alley, they saw Lai Qigou and his companions lying down on the dirty ground.

The grotesque figure of Lai Qigou could be seen with his head buried in a nearby sewage ditch, covered in filthy water, his body twisted in a strange way.

The others were curled up in pain, their faces pale and strained, as if enduring great agony.

On the dirt-filled ground where they laid, strewn about were leaves.

Spreading across the ground were dark green leaves, standing out starkly whether considering the current season or the environment.

Shen Ran, staring in the direction of the alley entrance, suddenly spoke up, "It’s them."

Su Wang looked over just in time to see Lan An and Lingfeng disappear around the corner.

He narrowed his eyes, "Did they do this?"

Shen Ran sat atop the wall, stroking his chin in thought.

After a long pause, he said, "Who else could it be but them?"