The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 207

Chapter 207

"Is there anything else?" Lan You turned to look at Ling Chunann, her tone undisguised with disgust. "Nothing, just..." seemingly startled by her, Ling Chunann couldn't help but take a step back, "I just wanted to ask if Brother Bai came looking for you just now, did you see him?" Ling Chunann's voice grew quieter as he spoke.

"What? He was looking for me?" Lan You's expression changed for a moment before she quickly regained her composure, replying coldly, "I see."

"Really can't recognize a good heart." Watching her back, 098 grumbled.

Ling Chunann wasn't upset, though. Standing still for a while, he soon saw Bai Hantian return, "Brother Bai."

Bai Hantian's expression was somewhat grim, but upon seeing Ling Chunann, he still smiled at him, "Why is Little Qi outside? Where's Brother Xiao?"

"Brother is writing, I came out for some fresh air," Ling Chunann replied, looking down.

"It's a bit chilly outside. We're leaving the day after tomorrow, be careful not to catch a cold wearing so little," Bai Hantian expressed his concern.

"Okay, I'll go back now," Ling Chunann obediently responded.

After Ling Chunann left, the smile on Bai Hantian's face disappeared instantly. He glanced in the direction of Lan You's residence, stood for a while, then turned and left the courtyard.

"Host, Bai Hantian didn't go looking for the female lead." 098 felt it was a bit boring since it didn't get to see any excitement.

"He might not have seen clearly," Ling Chunann replied.

"That's impossible. Bai Hantian was nearby when Xue Zhiyi confessed to the female lead, he must have heard everything clearly," 098 countered. And the female lead didn't reject Xue Zhiyi's confession, even appearing to be coy. Given Bai Hantian's character, he should have rushed out to confront Xue Zhiyi by now.

Ling Chunann ignored 098's speculation and leisurely made his way to his "brother's" door, knocking on it.

By this time, Xiao Yuan had already gotten quite accustomed to Ling Chunann being his brother, and was even showing tendencies of being overly fond of his brother. Seeing Ling Chunann, he greeted him with a smile, "Little Qi, come here, I have something to ask you."

"What is it?" Ling Chunann asked.

"I've been reminiscing about the past recently."

As soon as Xiao Yuan started, 098 couldn't help but gulp, "Host, he's not going to regain his memory, is he?"

"It's too early for that," Ling Chunann said.

Then Xiao Yuan continued, "I haven't remembered anything yet. Tell me again, what did those bullies look like? I'll draw them so we can find them later to settle the score."

098: "..." It worried for nothing; the host was brilliant and invincible.

Of course, Ling Chunann had never seen any bullies; everything he said before was made up. Now that this leader of the demonic sect was asking for details, 098 was a bit worried its host would give himself away.

However, it turned out there was no such risk. Ling Chunann began describing those people's appearances and even started drawing them, doing a rather convincing job at it.

Afterward, 098 asked, "Host, how do you know what they look like?"

"Since those people don't exist, just drawing anything will do," Ling Chunann said nonchalantly. "Besides, the ink paintings of this era are somewhat abstract." In other words, it would be strange if anyone could recognize them.

Looking at the demonic sect leader seriously putting away the drawings, 098 felt sympathetic.

That night, Bai Hantian had Lan You notify them about leaving earlier the next day.

Lan You obviously didn't understand why the schedule that had been agreed upon was suddenly moved up. After notifying the two, she left. Of course, she was still very friendly to Ling Chunann on the surface, even making a joke with him, as if the afternoon's incident had never happened.

Of course, this was probably because Xiao Yuan was present. As one of the main male lead candidates with significant plot importance, this demonic sect leader was naturally very handsome, even more so than Bai Hantian. As a modern girl who had transmigrated and harbored Mary Sue fantasies, it was impossible for Lan You not to feel attracted to him. However, given that Xiao Yuan had been inseparable from Ling Chunann since waking up, and Ling Chunann was usually the only one he paid attention to, she couldn't blatantly show her interest and could only watch from afar.

After Lan You left, Ling Chunann said to 098, "See, Bai Hantian did react."

098: "But why did he suddenly become conservative?" He didn't directly confront the female lead.

"Perhaps this is what love is like," Ling Chunann answered with a smile.

098 thought for a long time but still decided that Ling Chunann was joking. From its years of experience, Bai Hantian definitely likes the host much more. Haven't you seen how Bai Hantian's gaze never leaves Ling Chunann when he's around?

Since Xiao Yuan had not fully recovered, and both Ling Chunann and Lan You lacked martial arts skills, Bai Hantian hurried back with a carriage that night.

The carriage's amenities were not as comfortable as those Xiao Hongjing had prepared for Ling Chunann before, but it was still quite nice compared to others.

Bai Hantian had spent over thirty thousand taels of gold for Lan You this time and didn't have much money left. Managing to buy such a carriage was already an effort. As for Ling Chunann, the two brothers, naturally, they came empty-handed.

Of course, even if Ling Chunann had money, he wouldn't have brought it out, saying it didn't make sense for him to do so, given his current status as a naïve young master.

The journey for the past few days was relatively smooth. Ling Chunann and Lan You managed to coexist peacefully, and Bai Hantian did not mention seeing Lan You that day until the fifth day, when they passed through a wooded area and suddenly a group of armed men blocked the carriage's path.

The leader, a big bearded man, bellowed, "This road is mine, this tree is mine, to pass this way, leave behind some road money!"

Ling Chunann: "Why does this advertisement exist everywhere?"

098: "Maybe this world had visitors before." Maybe they were bandits.

While Ling Chunann and 098 were discussing, curious Lan You lifted the curtain to peek outside.

A bandit exclaimed, "Boss! There's a beauty in the carriage!"

The lead bandit smacked that bandit on the head, "I can see just fine." Then, he shouted at Bai Hantian, "Boy, leave the beauty in the carriage to me as my bandit bride, and I'll let you pass."

"Aren't you supposed to be robbing us?" Bai Hantian's voice rang out.

His cold voice made all the bandits shiver, exchanging looks and glances towards their boss for instructions.

"Now I've changed my mind; I want the beauty in your carriage," the bearded man barked. "If not, I'll take her by force."

Bai Hantian chuckled coldly, his tone dropping, "You can have her, but..."

"Lan Han, I don't want to be a bandit's bride!" Lan You interrupted Bai Hantian.

Bai Hantian frowned, wondering when he started finding this woman so annoying.

The bandits didn't care what the woman said; in their minds, if the man agreed, the woman belonged to them.

Hearing Bai Hantian's words, the bandit leader shouted, "Anything is fine, but first, let the beauty come out for us to see!"

Bai Hantian let go of the reins and called, "Lan You, come out."

Lan You was a bit flustered, "Lan Han, I..."

"Come out."

Bai Hantian had never used such a cold voice to call her before, and Lan You was a bit frightened. She bit her lower lip and stepped out from behind the curtain.

Upon seeing Lan You, the bandits' exclamations rose one after another.

"Wow!"

"Truly a beauty."

"I've never seen such a beautiful woman before."

Amidst the admiration, the bandit leader's voice overpowered his followers, "I wasn't talking about this one! It's the other one inside; I want her as my bandit bride! As for this one, haha, I'll give her to my men!"

"Boss is wise!" The bandits roared in approval.

Now that Lan You was out, the other person the bandit leader referred to without a doubt was Ling Chunann.

Given Ling Chunann's current appearance, at a cursory glance, he indeed could be mistaken for a woman.

Xiao Yuan had already had his hand on his weapon when the bandits appeared.

Hearing the bandit speak, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and in the next instant, his dagger flew out.

The dagger struck the bandit leader in the chest, and at the same time, a sword pierced his neck. The bandit hadn't even had the chance to grunt before he fell down, eyes wide open.

The sword belonged to Bai Hantian.

Seeing their leader so easily killed, the remaining bandits panicked. Then, another bandit took charge, "Kill them! Avenge the boss!"

"Right! Avenge the boss!"

"Be careful not to hurt the beauty," another bandit remarked, still fixated on the beauty.

As the sound of fighting reached the carriage, Ling Chunann's complexion turned pale. Xiao Yuan patted his shoulder, reassuring him, "Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."

"Thank you, brother," Ling Chunann replied.

Lan You, who had squeezed back into the carriage, glared at Ling Chunann, both jealous and angry. Why should she be the one to go out and potentially become a bandit's bride while he couldn't even be spoken against?

Ling Chunann felt Lan You's gaze and asked her, "Miss Lan You, are you alright?"

Seeing Xiao Yuan also looking over, Lan You quickly shook her head and averted her gaze, pretending to be dejected, "I'm fine."

Clearly, the bandits were no match for Bai Hantian. After their second-in-command was killed, they soon fled in disarray.

Bai Hantian drove the carriage a distance forward before lifting the curtain to speak, "Brother Xiao, Little Qi, it's all clear now. There's a village ahead; we should reach it in about two hours. We can rest there tonight."

"Thank you, Brother Bai," Xiao Yuan nodded.

Bai Hantian glanced at Ling Chunann, noting he seemed alright before lowering the curtain, not looking at Lan You once throughout.

Being ignored like this was unpleasant for Lan You. This trip was supposed to be hers and Bai Hantian's. Before Ling Chunann appeared, Bai Hantian had always been attentive and never cold to her. But now, he didn't even bother to give her a glance, which was unbearable.

It was all because of this troublesome guy!

However, the journey didn't proceed as smoothly as imagined. Less than half an hour later, another group of people caught up with them. These individuals were highly skilled in martial arts and attacked the carriage without a word.

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