For a moment, everyone in the bus was in a panic.
Fu Piaoyao glanced at Chu Fan and found that he seemed to be asleep, showing no reaction at all.
The thugs who had boarded the bus to rob them first walked down the aisle. Then, several of them set their sights on Fu Piaoyao.
She was simply too eye-catching. Any man, other than Chu Fan, who’s gaze passed over her found it difficult to look away.
“Brothers, we’ve got good luck today, finding such a beautiful woman!”
“Big brother, let’s go for it!”
Four thugs approached Fu Piaoyao. Their eyes, peeking through the gaps in their masks, were filled with lust.
Fu Piaoyao naturally didn’t take these few thugs seriously.
However, in order to establish a connection with Chu Fan, she feigned panic and instinctively grabbed Chu Fan’s arm.
“What do you want?”
“My boyfriend is right here. I’m telling you, he’s very powerful!”
Chu Fan had just opened his eyes when the tip of a watermelon knife was pressed against his shoulder.
“Powerful?”
“How can he be more powerful than my knife?”
“Beauty, it’s your misfortune to have met us today!”
“Come with us, brothers. We guarantee you’ll have a blast!”
As the thug leader spoke, he grabbed Fu Piaoyao’s arm and tried to pull her off the bus. Fu Piaoyao, however, held onto Chu Fan’s arm tightly.
Chu Fan didn’t want to move, and no one could move him.
Annoyed by the situation and unwilling to deal with it, Chu Fan gave his arm a slight shake, making Fu Piaoyao’s hands go numb.
“They’re after you, why are you pulling me?”
“Besides, do we even know each other?”
Fu Piaoyao felt a surge of anger. Just as she was about to put on a pitiful act and beg Chu Fan for help, Chu Fan spoke again, “Also, is this kind of little trick interesting?”
“Do you think this act will help you get close to me?”
As a demon god, his senses were extraordinary.
The moment Fu Piaoyao boarded the bus, Chu Fan already knew she was a martial artist, with a strength roughly at the half-step Grandmaster realm.
Such a beautiful martial artist was rare.
She happened to sit beside him after boarding, and it was obvious to anyone with a brain that it wasn’t a coincidence.
Chu Fan had kept his eyes closed after Fu Piaoyao boarded, but that didn’t mean he was completely unaware of his surroundings.
Immediately after, the thugs staged a robbery. Thinking about it, he realized this was a scheme orchestrated by Fu Piaoyao, aiming for him to play the hero saving the damsel. Afterward, Fu Piaoyao would be very grateful and quickly form a connection with him.
For anyone else, such an overtures from a beautiful woman would be readily accepted.
However, Chu Fan wasn’t in the mood for it and directly exposed Fu Piaoyao’s scheme.
Furthermore, Chu Fan had already guessed Fu Piaoyao’s identity.
When he was learning about the surrounding powers from Liu Yunqing, Liu Yunqing had specifically mentioned Fu Piaoyao, saying she had exceptional talent. At only twenty-something years old, she had already reached the half-step Grandmaster realm.
Secondly, her beauty was undeniable, fully deserving of the title “great beauty.”
“What are you talking about? I don’t understand!”
Even though her scheme had been exposed, to avoid being kicked out by Chu Fan or provoking his anger, Fu Piaoyao could only continue to play dumb.
Chu Fan rolled his eyes, displaying an expression of utter weariness, as if he couldn’t be bothered to explain.
The thugs surrounding them scoffed at this, yelling, “What nonsense are you spouting!”
“Second, Third, make your move. Take this little wench down first!”
“After we’ve robbed everyone else, I’ll take you out for some fun!”
Two thugs immediately exerted force, attempting to drag Fu Piaoyao away.
Fu Piaoyao’s face turned cold, her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she admonished the two thugs, “Get lost immediately, or I’ll take your lives!”
This incident was indeed something she had secretly arranged.
However, the four thugs were unaware that the mastermind behind it was Fu Piaoyao, the very person they were trying to drag off the bus. This was because Fu Piaoyao had also arranged for others to carry out the task.
To prevent both parties from recognizing each other and to ensure the act was convincing, she had deliberately inserted an intermediary.
Those who followed Fu Piaoyao’s arrangements knew that a few thugs could not possibly harm her, so they allowed the four thugs to do as they pleased.
The turn of events had exceeded her plan.
Fu Piaoyao no longer wanted to waste any more time or energy.
The two thugs, upon being yelled at by Fu Piaoyao, failed to grasp the severity of the situation and instead burst into laughter. One of them arrogantly remarked, “She’s quite feisty!”
“But I like it!”
As he spoke, the thug reached out with his other hand. However, before he could touch Fu Piaoyao, his wrist was grabbed.
A scream suddenly rang out.
The other thug, seeing his brother being dealt with, instinctively moved to help. But being mere ordinary humans, they were no different from insignificant weeds in the face of a half-step Grandmaster.
With no desire to waste Fu Piaoyao’s time with these thugs, he delivered two swift slaps. One thug fell unconscious, while the other was injured.
The thug leader, surprised by how formidable Fu Piaoyao, a mere girl, was, quickly retreated.
After these events, the gazes of the other passengers toward Fu Piaoyao completely changed.
They hadn’t expected such a rose to be covered in thorns.
Not to be trifled with, not to be trifled with.
The two men who had wanted to approach Fu Piaoyao before the thugs boarded hastily suppressed their thoughts.
Sitting back beside Chu Fan, Fu Piaoyao, clearly disheartened by the failure of her scheme, wore a stern expression and glared at Chu Fan angrily.
Chu Fan touched his cheek and asked with a chuckle, “Is there something on my face?”
“Hmph!”
Fu Piaoyao let out an indignant snort, becoming increasingly frustrated the more she thought about it.
She simply couldn’t comprehend it. She had plotted for a long time to successfully attract Chu Fan’s attention.
Who would have thought that it would end before it even began?
Knowing that Fu Piaoyao’s deliberate approach must have had a purpose, Chu Fan stated directly, “Beauty, if you want to chat with me, I don’t mind. But if you want to take something from me.”
“For example…”
Chu Fan’s eyes moved downwards, looking at the wooden box at his feet.
“If you want to take anything from me, then I advise you to leave quickly!”
“Let me give you a piece of advice: do not tread on the toes of a tiger!”
These words carried a strong threat.
Fu Piaoyao looked wronged, let out a heavy sigh, crossed her arms, and then sat in place blankly.
While the ordinary people around heard only a hint of threat in Chu Fan’s words, Fu Piaoyao, who was right beside him, clearly sensed a killing intent.
She had initially believed that her stunning beauty would allow her to control Chu Fan.
To her surprise, Chu Fan showed no interest in her at all.
What’s more, he even harbored murderous intent towards her.
This dealt another blow to Fu Piaoyao’s confidence.
For the rest of the journey, Chu Fan remained with his eyes closed, whether sleeping or deep in thought, it was unclear.
Fu Piaoyao, whose plan had been exposed, did not get off the bus. Instead, she remained seated. She had already made plans in her mind: she would follow Chu Fan wherever he went.
She refused to believe that there was a man in this world who she couldn’t attract.
As dusk approached, the bus arrived at another county town.
Chu Fan picked up the wooden box and alighted. Fu Piaoyao followed closely behind.
Seeing that the beautiful woman seemed determined to stick to him, Chu Fan turned to look at her and asked, “Are you sure you want to cling to me like a stubborn stain?”
The surrounding temperature dropped sharply!