Chapter 1: The Eye-Catching Wedding

  "Uncle, I don't want a bodyguard anymore!" Ye Zi shook Ning Fan's arm with a pitiful expression.

  "Yèzi, stop being reckless, I won't be able to follow you everywhere all the time. If there's a bodyguard protecting you, I can rest assured." Ning Fan was coaxing Yèzi, but his tone was quite firm.

  The leaves finally stopped talking and just looked bitter, looking very unhappy.

  "Mr. Li, I don't know what specific agreement you are referring to?" Ning Fan looked at Li Liang and asked.

  "I can provide you with four bodyguards, and within three months, they will be responsible for protecting Miss Ye. During these three months, all their expenses will not need to be borne by you, but in return, you must teach them martial arts."

  Pausing for a moment, Li Liang continued to add: "As for how to teach them, I won't mind. What I need is that their strength can be greatly improved after three months."

  "What is their current strength?" Ning Fan asked: "Also, Mr. Li's so-called great improvement, is there a specific standard?"

  "They are now ordinary, equivalent to ordinary special soldiers. As for the specific standards, well, let's take them as the standard." Li Liang pointed to the two bodyguards behind him, "These two are my top-notch bodyguards. If you can make the bodyguards I provide reach their level within three months, I will pay a training fee of 50,000 yuan per person."

  "Hey, Liangzi, what if it's even more powerful than those two?" Tang Shaoyong asked from the side.

  "If I can be more powerful than them, then the training fee for each person will be at least one million. Let's see the specific strength later, and I can add more." Li Liang replied without any hesitation.

  "Brother, how is it? Are you confident?" Tang Shaohuang was somewhat excited, seemingly very interested in this matter.

  "I've never done anything like this before, I don't dare say I'm 100% confident." Ning Fan smiled faintly, "However, if it's just a matter of being slightly better than those two, I think the difficulty shouldn't be too great."

  Only need?

  This single word made the two bodyguards behind Li Liang look not very good, because they heard a clear tone of disdain. However, they couldn't get angry either, because Ning Fan had the strength to despise them, who let them be defeated by Ning Fan in one move under sneak attack?

  "That's it, brother, this thing can be done." Tang Shaohuang seemed more concerned than Ning Fan, "I'll say it, let you go to someone as a bodyguard, that would be too humiliating for you, being an instructor is more suitable for you."

  "Ning Fan, what do you think? These three months can be considered our initial cooperation. If the effect is good, we can still engage in long-term cooperation." Li Liang's eyes had a hint of expectation. The Li family had always lacked a true master, and in this era where cold weapons were already outdated, it was not easy to find a true master.

  Ning Fan's eyes narrowed slightly as he considered the proposal, which made him quite moved. For his current situation, this could be considered an excellent job, able to earn a living and protect Yezi and her family's safety. The only problem was that four bodyguards were too few.

  Normally two bodyguards will protect one target and they have to be divided into two teams for shift, which means four bodyguards are needed to protect one person.

  Thinking of this, Ning Fang directly put forward his own requirements: "I need twelve bodyguards."

  He paused for a moment before explaining: "I have three people I need to protect."

  "Twelve?" Li Liang's eyes flashed with a strange light, "Alright, I'll give you eighteen!"

  "Isn't this a bit too much?" Tang Shaohuang looked at Ning Fan, "Can you handle it?"

  "It doesn't matter anyway, we're training together." Ning Fang didn't mind this at all; having a few more bodyguards would be beneficial to him.

  "That's settled then. I'll have someone draft the agreement, choose a location and eighteen bodyguards will be here soon." Li Liang was also very decisive and prepared to make a phone call after finishing speaking.

  "Wait a minute." Ning Fan hastily spoke up, "Mr. Li, why don't we talk about this after I rescue your younger brother?"

  "It doesn't matter, our agreement has nothing to do with whether you can save my brother or not." Li Liang shook his head, "I believe in your abilities, and I also trust my own judgment."

  Before Ning Fan could respond, Li Liang dialed a number, presumably to his assistant, and began giving instructions over the phone. Ning Fan didn't say anything else.

  Li Liang acted quickly, and half an hour later, the draft agreement was sent over. Ning Fan quickly scanned it and signed the agreement. In the agreement, Li Liang also paid Ning Fan a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, and all training expenses were borne by Li Liang's side.

  Ning Fan finally knew the name of Li Liang's security company, a very domineering name, Datang Security.

  The contract was signed and both parties were in a good mood. Tang Shaoyong, who was on the side, was also very happy. Only Ye Zi was still unhappy because she would soon not be able to stick with her uncle every day.

  However, Li Liang soon became uneasy again because when he called the kidnapper again, he found that the other party had turned off his phone.

  "They won't come recklessly if they don't get the money." Ning Fan comforted Li Liang with a sentence.

  Li Liang's expression was a bit more relaxed, but he still had some worries, which made the atmosphere somewhat dull.

  At noon, Liang had a simple meal and then began to wait for a while. During this time, he received a call saying that the training ground was ready and the eighteen bodyguards had set off and were expected to arrive tonight.

  Ning Fan also received a call, which was made by Ning Ke. After Director Wang had asked for a long time, Ning Ke finally agreed to let the Qingyun Pavilion reopen with satisfaction. Of course, the Ning'an Inn naturally reopened as well.

  The time has come to four o'clock in the afternoon.

  Li Liang's mobile phone suddenly rang, and Li Liang, who had been waiting for a while with some anxiety, quickly answered the call: "Hello, I'm Li Liang!"

  "Five o'clock, No Man's Valley, one person brings money and comes, no delay." A voice came from the other side, it was the kidnapper.

  "How is my brother? I want to hear him speak first!" Li Liang said hastily.

  "Big brother, come and save me quickly, these bastards are beating me up... Ah!" A familiar voice came from the other end, then the phone hung up.

  "Ning Fan, do you know where the Valley of No Man is?" Li Liang asked hastily.

  "I know, at the edge of the no man's land." Ning Fan nodded.

  "Alright, Ning Fan, I'm counting on you." Li Liang pulled a large trunk filled with money in front of Ning Fan. "You must bring my brother back alive."

  "En, then I'll go first. It's a bit far from here to the Valley of No Man." Ning Fan stood up and was about to leave, "Daxiong, help me take care of Yezi."

  "Brother, take my car and go." Tang Shaohuang handed Ning Fan a car key.

  Ning Fan thought for a moment and then accepted it. He picked up the box and walked outwards.

  Five million in cash is actually very heavy, but for Ning Fan, this weight was not a problem at all. Seeing him casually carry a box of money, Li Liang gained some confidence.

  Ning Fan drove on the highway to the depths of Qingyun Mountain, which actually covers a large area, including vast uninhabited areas. However, what people usually refer to as Qingyun Mountain is actually just the Qingyun Mountain Scenic Area, which is relatively small in comparison.

  But even so, Ning Fan drove for almost half an hour before reaching the deepest part of the Qingyun Mountain Scenic Area, and from this place on, it was impossible to drive any further.

  He stopped the car by the roadside, Ning Fan carried the cash box and continued to move forward. From here to Wuren Valley, ordinary people would need about half an hour on foot. Although Ning Fan could get there in the shortest time possible, he didn't speed up his pace, but instead walked at a normal speed like an ordinary person. He didn't know if the kidnappers were secretly monitoring him, so for now, he couldn't reveal his true strength.

  Actually, when facing a kidnapping case, Ning Fan would rather face professional kidnappers. Professional kidnappers' behavior is often controllable and predictable. Before the kidnapping, they usually make preparations and will not expose their identities. In this situation, they do not need to kill the hostages to cover up their identities, so the hostages are safer. After all, professional kidnappers usually only want money.

  Amateur kidnappers can be quite troublesome, they often suddenly think of kidnapping without any prior preparation and usually do not take protective measures. Once the hostages are released, their identities will likely be exposed. Therefore, many times, after getting the money, they may choose to kill the hostages, and sometimes, even if they don't get the money, they will still kill the hostages.

  This also makes Ning Fan a bit worried now, this time they kidnapped an adult, and the identity is almost impossible to avoid exposure, so the hostage is definitely not safe. Especially, according to the information he got from Li Liang, Li Feng is just a scumbag, if he gets kidnapped, he will probably still put on airs, this kind of person, easy to die young!

  Five points difference five minutes, Ning Fan appeared in the No Man's Valley. In fact, No Man's Valley is just a very small valley, rarely visited by people. The reason it was given this name is because it is close to the no man's land. Of course, usually there are basically no people here either.

  Ning Fan caught sight of three people at a glance, two burly men holding a slender young man. Although they were quite far away, Ning Fan still confirmed the young man's identity as Li Feng.

  Ning Fan had seen many photos of Li Feng before, and actually, Li Feng didn't look like Li Liang at all. Li Feng, who claimed to have relied on his face to pick up girls, was indeed quite handsome, but he also shared a common point with Li Liang - they both had relatively slender builds.

  Ning Fan let out a gentle sigh. As long as Li Feng was still alive, it wasn't a problem. He dragged the suitcase and slowly walked towards Li Feng.

  "Halt, don't go any further!" A loud shout came from the big man beside Li Feng, who suddenly pulled out a dagger and placed it across Li Feng's neck. "Open the box first!"