The Zhao Family's attitude toward Old Xie was clearly guarded, which no one expected. What's more surprising was that Old Xie nodded in agreement to the Zhao Family's request, saying nothing and leaving with Zhao Tiancheng.

This means that Li Hua and his two companions have an excellent opportunity to act against Xu Fan during this operation, potentially even killing him.

Xu Fan, on the other hand, was even more delighted.

He didn't consider Li Hua and his companions a threat at all. What truly plagued Xu Fan was Old Xie's relentless surveillance. Now that Old Xie was gone, Xu Fan felt as if he had been released, the entire sky rapidly clearing up.

However, Xu Fan didn't easily trust everything and chose to maintain his original stance with extreme caution. Mu Lao and the four others were too cunning and shrewd for Xu Fan to show even the slightest flaw.

At this moment, Li Hua, with a playful smile on his lips, was the first to speak to Xu Fan, "Instructor Xu, it's your first time on a field mission, so you probably don't know much. But don't worry, as long as you listen to us and follow our orders, we guarantee you'll make it back to base alive."

Long Qing and another person stood by Li Hua, forming a faint pincer movement against Xu Fan.

Xu Fan, however, didn't even look at the three of them, coldly uttering the word "scram." Under their stupefied gazes, he walked forward step by step.

Having already taken a stand against Li Hua and his companions, Xu Fan saw no need for any pleasantries.

Moreover, Xu Fan was not very concerned about this mission. If Li Hua and his companions could complete it, that would be ideal, as they had promised in the base that the points would go to Xu Fan. But if they failed, Xu Fan wouldn't lose anything either.

Ultimately, Xu Fan's primary purpose for participating in the mission was to test the attitude of Mu Lao and the others. Now that the answer was crystal clear, nothing else mattered to Xu Fan.

Currently, Xu Fan had only one mission: to lead the Grey Wolf Team to a top-three finish in the competition a month from now. Also, having entered the ancient ruins to break through to the Vajra Realm, he must find a way to escape from the four Zhiwei Realm experts!

The task was extremely daunting, and even Xu Fan currently couldn't think of a perfect plan.

Even having just entered the Vajra Realm, even if Xu Fan managed to achieve a top-grade Vajra Realm and amaze everyone, he would ultimately be no match for four Zhiwei Realm experts.

Furthermore, Old Xie's ability to accompany Xu Fan on the outing implied that Mu Lao and others held significant energy within the base. Xu Fan potentially faced not just the four veteran Zhiwei Realm experts, but the entire base filled with concealed talents!

At this moment, Xu Fan was walking along the streets of West City and, without realizing it, found himself at the entrance of a bar.

Looking at the bar enveloped in a dimly lit halo, Xu Fan let out a bitter smile. For the first time, he suddenly felt like having a drink. Xu Fan understood that he had been too tense lately.

Since entering the mundane world, Xu Fan had been constantly struggling on the brink of death. All Xu Fan could do was strive and even fight desperately to grow stronger! Only by doing so could Xu Fan survive and hold onto everything around him.

Especially having recently returned from the Huang Family hall, experiencing near-death, Xu Fan hadn't rested for days before throwing himself into the tiger's den, under the constant surveillance of Mu Lao and four unfathomable Zhiwei Realm experts.

Xu Fan not only had to perpetually control his words and actions but also did not dare even to sleep.

Firstly, Xu Fan had to seize every minute and second to train desperately and become stronger. Secondly, he feared inadvertently revealing his knowledge of Mu Lao's scheme in his sleep and being eradicated by Mu Lao and the others.

In such a state, even Xu Fan, with his iron-like will, was feeling somewhat at his limits.

"Tomorrow, everything will continue, but before tomorrow arrives, let's have a good relaxation session..."

Xu Fan entered the bar, weaving through the crowd dancing freely, found a secluded corner, and ordered a few bottles of vodka, slowly releasing the tension with each glass of alcohol.

As Xu Fan was on the verge of being inebriated, a voice suddenly rang by his ear.

"Young man, could I have a drink?"

Xu Fan opened his eyes and was slightly stunned as he looked at the face before him.

If a delicate beauty had said this, Xu Fan wouldn't be surprised, but an old man saying this to him made Xu Fan somewhat uncomfortable.

Especially since this old man was extremely burly.

Looking at the middle-aged man before him, with a square face, a full beard, around thirty, and exceptionally bright eyes, the man for some reason always gave Xu Fan a sense of tension, as if he were a beast living in the jungle, constantly on guard against the hunter's gunshots and ever-present danger.

This feeling was all too familiar to Xu Fan because he was in a similar situation.

However, Xu Fan didn't want to buy a drink for an old man he didn't know just because they were alike. Right now, Xu Fan simply wanted to drink to his heart's content alone and relax.

Moreover, Xu Fan had enough trouble of his own, so he didn't want to have any interaction with this man across from him.

However, before Xu Fan could refuse, the bearded man seated himself across from Xu Fan, chatting comfortably.

"My name is A Long, a few years older than you; you can call me Brother Long. Of course, since you're the one who offered me a drink, I won't mind what you call me."

"It's embarrassing to say, I've lived nearly half my life and have yet to make a name for myself, even feel somewhat unworthy of this name."

As A Long spoke, he'd already opened a bottle of vodka, tipping it back and pouring it straight down his throat. His drinking style seemed exceedingly bold and straightforward.

With Xu Fan's temperament, seeing such a forthright man, he would surely give a hearty slap on the table and cheer if A Long had been drinking his own alcohol.

Now, Xu Fan looked slightly speechlessly at A Long, deciding to remain silent and wait for A Long to leave.

However, A Long apparently had no plans of letting Xu Fan off easily, downing an entire bottle, with merely a faint flush on his face.

"Young man, from what I can see, you're quite a person. If it were before, I sure would have wanted to get to know you."

"But unfortunately, we're meeting today. Thus, although you offered me a drink, I have no choice but to kill you."

Saying this, a sudden imposing energy erupted from A Long's body, his hands darting like lightning toward Xu Fan's throat.

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