719: Chapter 708: We’re Here to Check the Water Meter!
719: Chapter 708: We’re Here to Check the Water Meter!
It was a case of easier said than done.
As soon as Ning Fan noticed Teng Dong’s movement, a cold gleam erupted from his eyes.
Another Silver Needle flew out, pinning the Gu Insect that was about to bite Xiao Jianming to the leash.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Teng Dong quickly counterattacked Ning Fan.
Bang!
The next second, a figure slammed into the nearby wall, stirring up a cloud of dust.
How could Teng Dong’s petty tricks escape Ning Fan’s eyes?
After pinpointing his movement, Ning Fan didn’t give him any chance, reacting swiftly with a roundhouse kick to Teng Dong’s waist.
Twisting on the ground like a forcefully bent pole, Teng Dong’s contorted body looked extremely unsightly as he retched violently.
“Be careful.”
Ning Fan waved to Xiao Jianming and the others, then walked up alone and used Silver Needles to seal Teng Dong’s acupoints, completely stripping him of any resistance.
Defeated and subdued, Teng Dong’s face was ashen, his eyes full of disbelief.
He had lost just like that, falling into Ning Fan’s hands?
As a martial artist at the Intermediate Stage of the Object-Manipulating Realm and a top fighter from the Yunteng Family, Teng Dong couldn’t believe he had been defeated so cleanly.
He had only managed to use a few of his tricks; he never even had a chance to deploy the rest before he was subdued by Ning Fan.
Ultimately, Teng Dong had underestimated Ning Fan, seeing him only as someone of a similar realm.
If Ning Fan were merely at the Intermediate Stage of the Object-Manipulating Realm, in Teng Dong’s eyes, at best he would be on par with himself.
But if that were all, it would have been impossible for Ning Fan to defeat Shangguan Tanglong; such a thing would sound nothing more than a madman’s dream.
Shangguan Tanglong had, after all, come to Zang City to seek help from the Yunteng Family for reasons Teng Dong couldn’t recall, which was very important.
Teng Dong failed to remember that Ning Fan was not an ordinary martial artist of the Intermediate Stage of the Object-Manipulating Realm.
Even Shangguan Tanglong, at the Peak of the Object-Manipulating Realm, couldn’t gain the upper hand against him, let alone Teng Dong.
The fight ended quickly, without giving Teng Dong any extra opportunity, as if crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.
“I didn’t even get a chance to make a move.
If I had known, I wouldn’t have followed you here.”
Xiao Jianming watched Ning Fan with resignation.
Honestly, his presence didn’t make a difference; if anything, he felt rather superfluous.
They hadn’t had a chance to act from the start, simply being onlookers in the fight…
Ning Fan smiled and gave Xiao Jianming a look that said ‘figure it out for yourself’.
“Let me check this guy out…
Wow, damn, he’s covered in poison.
It’s a good thing I was cautious.
If I’d recklessly touched him, getting bitten by this stuff would have been a real problem…”
After a quick check of Teng Dong’s possessions, Ning Fan’s mood soured immediately; Teng Dong was carrying a terrifying amount of poisonous substances.
Finally, he found where Teng Dong’s Gu Insects were hidden.
Ning Fan had no interest in these things, only feeling disgusted, and he destroyed them on the spot.
If Teng Dong could speak at that moment, he surely would have been cursing with rage.
Those Gu Insects were extremely important to him, yet Ning Fan just destroyed them so nonchalantly.
Teng Dong wanted to die of frustration.
After a thorough examination to ensure there were no other dangerous things on Teng Dong, Ning Fan took out a black pill, gently pinched Teng Dong’s jaw, forced his mouth open, and fed the pill to him.
“Take him back, keep him isolated, and still be careful,” Ning Fan instructed the Shadow Team’s duo, planning to lock Teng Dong up at the Shadow Team’s base for he was still of use to him.
Even if he hadn’t been immobilized by Ning Fan’s sealing of his acupoints, Teng Dong, now affected by the black pill, had no strength to resist and was obediently taken away by the duo.
“It seems I didn’t have much to do?”
Xiao Jianming scratched his cheek, feeling like all he did was tag along behind Ning Fan and spectate, doing nothing of significance—nor could he have done anything.
Seeing Xiao Jianming’s intention to leave, Ning Fan said, “Stay with me for another trip.
There’s still a good show to watch.”
Teng Dong had been captured, but another important figure, Teng Huayang, was waiting for Ning Fan.
So, without lingering any longer, the two headed to the Zhonghai International Hotel.
On reaching the floor guarded by Di Baitian, Ning Fan and Xiao Jianming’s figures appeared in the corridor.
“Lord Asura.”
Di Baitian respectfully approached Ning Fan.
Ning Fan nodded in acknowledgment, and before he could ask which suite Teng Huayang was in, Di Baitian spoke up, “It’s over there.”
Following the direction Di Baitian pointed, Ning Fan walked over, while asking, “Has anything happened?”
“I’ve been right here all the time, that kid hasn’t come out once.”
Di Baitian had been on guard outside the whole time, and he was certain, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that Teng Huayang had never left the room, and that the door had not even been opened.
Ning Fan nodded once more, now standing in front of the room door.
Knock knock knock—
Without a second thought, Ning Fan knocked on the door.
After waiting a few seconds, there was no response from inside, which made Ning Fan start to worry that something might have happened.
Thus, Ning Fan looked at Di Baitian with a questioning gaze.
Di Baitian’s expression changed, and he thought to himself that something was not right; he could swear on his life that Teng Huayang had definitely not come out.
Could it be that the kid fell asleep?
With this thought in mind, Di Baitian also knocked on the door, his knocking much louder than Ning Fan’s.
“Who is it out there?”
Through the door, Teng Huayang’s voice pierced through from the room.
Ning Fan chuckled and replied, “East Wind Express, please sign for your delivery.”
The person inside was startled and cursed instinctively, “Open your damn eyes, you’ve got the wrong place!”
Almost simultaneously as he spoke, Teng Huayang pulled open the door, and as he saw Ning Fan’s face, his expression gradually turned to one of astonishment.
“Wrong place?
I don’t think so!”
The corner of Ning Fan’s mouth curled up, a chilly smile spreading across his face that sent shivers down one’s spine.
“It’s you!”
Teng Huayang stared at Ning Fan in astonishment; his mind, still somewhat groggy with sleep, became much clearer in an instant.
He couldn’t believe his eyes and couldn’t fathom how Ning Fan would appear before him, especially since it was Teng Dong who had gone looking for Ning Fan.
Why would Ning Fan show up here?
Could something have happened to Teng Dong?
Realizing that the situation was spiraling out of control, Teng Huayang’s expression immediately turned sour.
“I’m not here to deliver a package; I’m here to check the water meter.”
No sooner had the words left his lips than a fist the size of a sand pot landed on Teng Huayang’s eye, leaving him with a panda eye.
Ning Fan’s punch came with such speed and accompanying shock that Teng Huayang had no chance to react; it sent stars flying before his eyes, and he nearly collapsed on the spot and passed out.