Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 2616: Chapter 2617: Eternal Shadow

That’s right, the man in front of him, wearing sunglasses, a gold chain around his neck, and exuding a cheap gangster aura, is none other than Du Fan, who had some encounters with Xue An before.

Back when Xue An had just returned after being reborn, he attended a classmate reunion at Tang Xuan’er’s invitation.

It was at this reunion that Xue An met Du Fan for the first time.

However, this meeting was not pleasant, because at that time, Du Fan, who had already become the underground boss of Beijiang, was almost slapped to death by Xue An.

Later, thanks to the mediation of Qin Yu, the heiress of the Qin Group, the matter was put to rest.

But since then, Xue An became someone whom Du Fan absolutely could not provoke.

Especially as time passed, with Xue An’s reputation and strength growing, Du Fan wisely changed his attitude and treated Xue An with respect and fear.

It must be said that Du Fan was quite smart back then; he managed things so well that even Xue An couldn’t find a fault with him.

As a result, Xue An also gave him many benefits.

In the world where the timeline was not altered, Du Fan had long since turned over a new leaf and, due to his outstanding performances in various battles, became an elder of the Red Lotus Immortal Sect, evolving from a small-time street thug to a major figure with global influence.

But in this world, without Xue An’s presence, Du Fan naturally didn’t have those opportunities.

At this moment, he wasn’t even the underground boss of Beijiang City, but rather a fake boss relying on a few social young thugs to swindle protection fees from regular shop owners like Uncle Xie, pretending to be a big shot.

"Very... Very familiar? But I’ve never seen you!" Du Fan asked suspiciously.

Xue An smiled, "Whether we’ve met or not isn’t important. What’s important is that Uncle Xie here is a friend of mine, so I hope you won’t come here causing trouble in the future."

"Oh, so you’re just here to plead? Who the hell do you think you are, daring to talk nonsense with our boss!"

Before Du Fan could speak, a young thug with dyed yellow hair shouted provokingly.

Upon seeing this yellow-haired kid, Xue An couldn’t help but laugh.

Because this yellow-haired kid was also an acquaintance.

It was Lu Kun, the one who tried to show off at the classmate reunion and ended up having his "lush hair" pulled out completely by Xue Ansheng.

Despite the massive changes in this world’s timeline, Lu Kun’s destiny still led him to become a subordinate of Du Fan.

Seeing Xue An’s smile, Lu Kun became furious, thinking he was being mocked, and raised his stick to attack.

But before he could lift the stick over his head, a mere glance from Xue An made him freeze in place.

Then, Lu Kun started trembling uncontrollably, cold sweat broke out densely on his forehead, and his eyes were filled with intense terror.

Yet the others didn’t notice this. At this moment, these young thugs were feeling fearless, and seeing the white-clad youth in front of them acting cocky ignited their rage, so they began clamoring to make a move.

But just then, Du Fan suddenly shouted.

"Stop right there!"

This shout proved effective, and all his subordinates stopped what they were doing.

Then Du Fan took off his sunglasses and smiled ingratiatingly at Xue An.

"You are absolutely right. Since this Uncle Xie is your friend, naturally he’s my friend too. Rest assured, I won’t come here to bother anyone anymore!"

"Oh? Is that all?" Xue An said calmly.

Du Fan shivered, his complexion visibly paled, and he forced a smile, "Of course not. In the future, not only will I not disturb you, but if anyone else dares come causing trouble, I won’t allow it!"

Only then did Xue An nod, "That’s more like it. Leave me to enjoy my meal in peace."

"Yes, yes, yes! Enjoy your meal."

Du Fan said repeatedly, then hastily retreated with his group.

After they left, Xue An turned and smiled slightly at Uncle Xie and Aunt Wang, who were still in disbelief.

"It seems my friends in the underworld really give me some face; I believe they won’t dare come here causing trouble again."

"Ah... Yes, yes! Thank you for helping us. May I ask your name?" Aunt Wang asked hastily.

Xue An glanced at Aunt Wang, then said softly, "My name is Xue An! You can also call me Xiao An."

"How could I? You’ve helped us so much, you’re our benefactor. How can I call you that? Mr. Xue, please have a seat while I prepare some more dishes for you."

After saying this, Aunt Wang pulled the still dazed Uncle Xie away.

Xue An returned to the table in silence, while Huyue sighed deeply again.

"Times have changed; your Hua Clan’s saying truly captures the moment perfectly."

With that, his mood also grew increasingly bleak.

And at that very moment, not far from Uncle Xie’s restaurant, Du Fan ran into a nearby alley, panting heavily.

His subordinates were even more puzzled.

"Boss, why did you suddenly chicken out? I didn’t find that kid impressive at all."

"Nonsense, you guys don’t understand!" Du Fan snapped, then glanced back fearfully towards the distance.

"I had a strong premonition at the time that if I dared say another word, that guy would surely make me wish I were dead."

At this point, Du Fan shivered again, "You didn’t see his gaze; it was terrifying. If you don’t believe me, ask Lu Kun."

The group turned to look at Lu Kun, only to see his face as pale as paper, squatting and trembling.

"Hey, Old Lu, what’s wrong with you? Why are you so scared?"

Someone went up and gave Lu Kun’s shoulder a heavy pat.

Lu Kun shivered violently, then screamed in terror.

"My hair, he pulled out all my hair, ahhhh it hurts so much!"

Amidst hysterical shouts, Lu Kun stumbled away.

This bizarre behavior made the others look at each other in astonishment, fear evident in their eyes.

Du Fan let out a long sigh of relief, silently grateful for acting quickly; otherwise, he might have been the one scared out of his sanity.

In the grand scheme of Beijiang City, this was but a trivial episode.

At this moment, the city was ablaze with lights and celebrations, while outside the city, on the far side of the Henglan River, Lianhua Mountain stood silently, like a giant beast lurking in the darkness, silently watching over Beijiang City.

It was the Red Lotus Immortal Sect that Xue An had founded.

But in this timeline, it is now known as Hongyu Shanzhuang.