Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City-Chapter 430

Already feeling unbearably stifled, Chen Fan’s eyes bulged out when he heard An Lan’s words.

He turned his head to look at An Lan and found her looking at him with a mischievous smile, as if she found the whole situation amusing.

Su Qingyan also glanced at Chen Fan and realized that what An Lan described as ordinary but actually very unique did indeed resemble Chen Fan, so she said with a laugh, "That’s right, Chen Fan, you’re the only man here. Why don’t you share your opinion? Do you think this guy is a jerk?"

Of course not! Chen Fan wished he could roar that out. He gave an awkward smile and said, "I think... is there a possibility that this guy refused her because he already has someone else he likes? He just doesn’t want to get involved with another woman."

An Lan said, "If that were the case, couldn’t he have just ignored me instead of deliberately pointing out my longing for a man, and even saying he would prescribe me some medicine? Isn’t this him hinting at me?"

Her eyes were fixed intensely on Chen Fan as though she genuinely wanted an answer from him.

It’s clearly you who’s overthinking it. I explained it, but you didn’t believe me, and I was forced into saying all that!

It was the first time in his life that Chen Fan truly understood the taste of being wronged with nowhere to plead his case.

He sighed and said, "Is there a possibility that you’re the one who’s overthinking things?"

An Lan immediately rejected that, "How could that be possible? Are you saying I’m imagining things?"

Before Chen Fan could reply, Su Qingyan looked at him with suspicion and asked, "I asked you to help An Lan analyze, but why are you defending that jerk instead?"

Seizing the chance, An Lan said, "Qingyan, you should be careful. Maybe he’s the same kind of jerk as that guy."

At that moment, Chen Fan felt as if even jumping into the Yellow River would not clear his name. He quickly said, "I’m just offering a possibility, don’t misunderstand. I think I’ll step out of this conversation, you guys go ahead and discuss."

Jiang Qing at his side said, "I think Brother Chen Fan is definitely not a jerk. He’s the most devoted man I’ve ever seen; he only likes Qingyan."

Chen Fan looked at Jiang Qing with appreciation, thinking to himself that she truly understood him.

An Lan snorted in discontent and muttered under her breath, "Hmpf, that’s just the façade. The more righteous they seem, the bigger the jerks they are!"

Su Qingyan said, "An Lan, let’s not talk about that jerk anymore; it’s upsetting. Let’s talk about something else."

An Lan clearly felt unsatisfied, as if she enjoyed teasing Chen Fan this way, but since Su Qingyan had already spoken, she couldn’t continue and just nodded her head in agreement.

Chen Fan, seeing that they had finally changed the topic, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at An Lan and thought, "I’ll have to remind Qingyan to stay away from this woman in the future, to avoid being led astray."

After a while, as Chen Fan soaked in the hot spring, bored out of his mind, the three women continued gossiping. Suddenly, a loud bang came from the mountains nearby.

Following that, huge rocks began to tumble down the slope at great speed, heading straight for the hot spring where Chen Fan and the others were.

Since this place was not a regular tourist spot and hadn’t been maintained, landslides were a common occurrence.

Chen Fan and Su Qingyan were the first to notice the danger.

An Lan and Jiang Qing, being ordinary people, just stared as the boulders rushed towards them, becoming larger and larger in their eyes, and when it seemed they were about to be crushed, they were struck dumb with fear.

Su Qingyan instinctively protected Jiang Qing, who was closer to her, pulling her to the side to take cover, and simultaneously shouted to Chen Fan, "Get An Lan out of here quickly!"

Chen Fan nodded slightly, glanced at An Lan, who was frozen in place, and thought, although the woman was somewhat irritating, she didn’t deserve to die, especially since she was Su Qingyan’s idol. He naturally wouldn’t stand by and do nothing.

He stepped forward, pulled An Lan to him, then placed one hand on her shoulder and quickly dashed away with her.

An Lan, thinking she was certainly a goner, startled at the sudden appearance of a hand. When she turned and saw it was Chen Fan, her surprise deepened. Just as she was about to say something, Chen Fan had already started to move swiftly with her.

Frightened, she instinctively wrapped her arms around Chen Fan.

Chen Fan’s brow furrowed slightly, but given the urgency, he said nothing.

An Lan was only in a bikini, and by hugging Chen Fan like this, her body pressed close to his, they experienced a true skin-to-skin contact.

In that moment, her mind was free of other thoughts, filled only with the warmth of his bronze skin, and the security it brought her.

With adrenaline surging through her veins, Chen Fan suddenly loomed larger in her eyes.

Soon, Chen Fan led An Lan to a place of safety.

The tumbling giant rocks had rolled past the spot in the hot spring where the four of them had been, then hit the other side of the mountain, causing a thunderous noise and stirring up clouds of dust.

Fortunately, there were hundreds of hot spring pools of various sizes there, and the destruction of a few didn’t matter much, otherwise, Qingyang Town would have lost a fun place.

An Lan was still clinging tightly to Chen Fan, her hand feeling the powerful muscles on his body, an experience that made her heart race, and her face flush with color.

"It’s safe now, you can let go of me," said Chen Fan.

Only then did An Lan realize she was still pressed close to him, and the touch of skin contact gave her a novel sensation.

She had never been so close to a man before.

She hurriedly let go of Chen Fan, and even cast a lingering look at Chen Fan’s robust physique, her face reddening as she pondered something.

Chen Fan also felt slightly embarrassed. Although he had no intention of taking advantage of anyone, he couldn’t deny that An Lan’s skin was really smooth.

Su Qingyan ran over with Jiang Qing, looking at An Lan with concern, and asked, "Are you alright?"

An Lan gently shook her head, shyly lowering it.

Su Qingyan thought she was just overly frightened and did not find it odd.

Jiang Qing’s pale face almost broke into tears, "It was really terrifying just now, Qingyan, if you hadn’t reacted quickly and pulled me to safety, I would probably be reporting to Yama by now."

Su Qingyan smiled and patted her head, "Don’t be scared, see, it’s all right now."

An Lan felt the same way. She looked towards Chen Fan, slightly lost in thought, "If it weren’t for this guy, I’d probably be dead, right?"

For some reason, she suddenly felt that this guy wasn’t so annoying after all.

"But I still have to win his heart bit by bit and then dump him ruthlessly. Who told him to say I’m desperate for a man." An Lan thought to herself.

Due to the unexpected accident, the four of them did not continue to play at the hot springs and went back to the town after changing clothes.

While the falling rocks were nothing to Chen Fan and Su Qingyan, they were potentially fatal for An Lan and Jiang Qing. After this incident, they could be considered friends who had shared hardships, making their bond somewhat closer.

An Lan suggested going for a good meal to calm their nerves.

Jiang Qing suddenly said, "There’s an event at the town center square tonight, there will be lots of fun programs, and lots of delicious food too. Why don’t we go to the square?"

Su Qingyan’s eyes lit up, "Sounds good!"

Chen Fan and An Lan had no objections, so the four of them headed towards the town center square.

When they arrived at the square, the sky had already darkened.

Lights of various colors twinkled above the square, groups of people gathered either watching shows or playing games, creating a lively atmosphere.

In the center of the square, a platform was constructed, with a banner strung across it that read, "Sixth Qingyang Town Archery Competition."

The platform, about fifty meters long, had several round targets at one end and a yellow line at the other, behind which several people stood shooting arrows at the targets.

Many spectators were gathered below the stage, watching the spectacle.

Fifty meters is not a short distance, and many people are not skilled in archery, so many of the contestants had trouble even shooting the arrows fifty meters, let alone hitting the target.

As a result, there were hardly any arrows on the few targets, and the onlookers laughed at the clumsy attempts of the contestants in waves.

An Lan became excited when she saw the archery competition, "Look, there’s an archery contest over there. Let’s go watch!"

With that, she hurried towards the platform.

Chen Fan and Su Qingyan had little interest in such an archery contest; with their skills, hitting the bullseye from within fifty meters was a breeze, posing no challenge at all.

Jiang Qing watched An Lan with surprise and said, "I would never have guessed that the cool and detached An Lan actually likes archery. Seems like she’s quite the free spirit at heart."

The three of them were in no hurry to join the competition and slowly made their way over.

After An Lan reached the platform, she located the staff and asked, "How do I join the archery contest?"

The staff member replied, "You just need to pay a registration fee of two hundred yuan to participate. You get three arrows, and the scores are based on target hits for ranking, with very generous prizes for the top three."

An Lan immediately transferred two hundred yuan, "I want to participate!"

Having long harbored a yearning for life in the grasslands where she imagined people rode horses, shot arrows, and enjoyed their meat and wine, she had taken a liking to the sport of archery and often participated in such activities.

As Chen Fan and the others approached, Su Qingyan smiled and said to An Lan, "Good luck!"

An Lan nodded and walked up the platform with a proud and confident stride.

Soon it was her turn to shoot.

She picked up the bow and arrow, her movements were quite standard.

Jiang Qing said with admiration, "Wow, An Lan’s movements are so professional. She might just win the championship this time,"

Chen Fan shook his head and said, "Her form and strength are fine, but she’s too weak. It would be pretty good if this arrow hits the target."

At that moment, An Lan released her arrow.

With a whoosh, the arrow hit the target, albeit at the very edge, nearly missing it.

Jiang Qing looked at Chen Fan with her mouth agape, "Brother Chen Fan, you’re so amazing. How could you tell?"

Chen Fan smiled slightly, thinking to himself that if he couldn’t tell, all his years cultivating would have been in vain.

Quickly, An Lan shot the remaining two arrows. Although they were better than the first, the scores were still not satisfactory.

She put down the bow with a hint of annoyance and turned to walk down the platform, "If only I had a bit more strength, I could have hit the bullseye for sure."

Just then, the host stopped her with a smile, "The beautiful lady, congratulations, you are the first contestant of today’s competition to hit the target with all three arrows. I have a lucky prize here. Are you interested?"