A miraculous doctor descended from the heavens.

"Let's put aside Master Longtai for now. What do you think of Lei Ri?" Ding Hanhan asked again.

"Lei Ri? That's an idiot." Gu Feng couldn't help but laugh. He really couldn't feel any goodwill towards this guy.

"Just because he picked a fight with you time and time again?" Ding Hanhan chuckled.

"No." Gu Feng shook his head, his smile fading, and said expressionlessly, "The reason I think he's stupid is because when Long Tai asked about the whereabouts of the advisor, all the shrewd people saw through Long Tai's intentions and wisely chose to keep quiet. But Lei Ri, thinking himself so clever, was the first to jump out and yell. He probably didn't expect that this kind of blatant intervention would not only bring him no benefit, but would also make him look like a clown—he was being used as a pawn without even realizing it. And the most pathetic thing is that even then he didn't understand that I'm not only stronger than him, but far stronger. Killing him is no different than crushing an ant. He doesn't even have this much self-awareness, yet he keeps trying to save face. What else is he but a fool?"

"That seems to make some sense," Ding Hanhan nodded.

"But then again, all twenty-one of your hall masters are extraordinary, so why is Lei Ri the only one who's so stupid?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Ding Hanhan rolled her eyes at him.

"Haha, well, besides the fact that he's just naturally stupid, there's another answer to this question."

"What's the answer?"

"Lei Ri's stupidity is an act."

"Ah—" Ding Hanhan was taken aback.

"Don't be so surprised, I'm just guessing. Time will tell, and we'll see whether he's really stupid or just pretending," Gu Feng said with a faint smile.

"Hmm," Ding Hanhan responded, then asked, "What about the Second Hall Master, Bazi?"

"I can't quite figure this person out. Apart from Long Tai, he was quite qualified to speak tonight, but he didn't utter a single word from beginning to end, which is rather strange."

"What's so strange about that? Don't the other hall masters do the same?"

"The others didn't say anything, but they were all observing the situation, trying to figure out what you were up to tonight. But Bazi is different. He seems absent-minded and distracted. My impression is that he's sitting here, but his mind is probably wandering off somewhere else," Gu Feng said solemnly.

"Maybe he's thinking about his little lover." Ding Hanhan gave him a slightly provocative wink.

"Heh, I'd rather he was thinking that. But think about it carefully, such an important meeting, and he acted completely indifferent, as if he was just going through the motions. What does that say?"

"What does this mean?"

"This means that something else, more important, is on his mind."

"Huh?" Ding Hanhan was taken aback.

"There's one more thing, I don't know if you've noticed it."

"Which point?"

"It's the one you mentioned. When your advisor was at the hospital with your father, a glint of light flashed in his eyes."

"Well..." Ding Hanhan blushed and stammered, "Actually, tonight I was so nervous that I was thinking about how to deal with them. I was so flustered that I didn't have the mind to observe their reactions, let alone look at every detail as carefully as you do."

"Ding Hanhan, there's a saying I don't know if you've heard before?" Gu Feng smiled wryly.

Which sentence?

"Details determine success or failure. Often, it is the most inconspicuous details that play the most crucial role."

"My husband is right, I have learned my lesson," Ding Hanhan said lightly and playfully, but in secret she had already engraved every word of Gu Feng's words into her heart.

She knew that Gu Feng was gradually guiding her onto the "right path".

Then, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, after all this talk, where did the advisor go?"

Gu Feng nearly collapsed: "Didn't you say he was at the hospital with your father?"

"I made that up on the spot to fool them. Otherwise, in that situation, if I didn't say that, I would have been completely embarrassed. I just had a sudden inspiration and made it up on the spot."

Gu Feng shook his head and chuckled, sighing, "Ding Hanhan, I really have to admit, your ability to deceive people is truly remarkable; you can guess right no matter how casually you do it."

"You mean, the advisor is really at the hospital with my dad?" Ding Hanhan's eyes widened.

Gu Feng nodded.

Ding Hanhan is not a stupid woman; on the contrary, she is extremely intelligent.

The reason I seemed flustered tonight was simply because it was my first time on the battlefield, and I was nervous.

Now completely calm, recalling Gu Feng's mention of Second Master Bazi's behavior at the banquet, her heart sank: "You said tonight is destined not to belong to us, is it because... something big is going to happen tonight?"

Gu Feng nodded again, his expression growing increasingly solemn.

"This big thing, is someone trying to harm my dad?" Ding Hanhan asked, her face already pale.

Gu Feng was surprised and somewhat gratified that she reacted so quickly. He reached out and gently patted her thin shoulder as a gesture of comfort.

"This person... is he the Second Master, Bazi?" Ding Hanhan asked nervously.

"Besides the house being on fire, the only thing that could make Ba Zi feel more important than tonight is assassinating your father. And the glint of light and joy in his eyes when he heard that the advisor was also in the hospital made me think that way. He was probably thinking: Great, now I can take them both out in one fell swoop, saving me the trouble. Of course, I really hope I'm wrong, because if the advisor and your father are both gone, then you'll be the only one left—and in his eyes, you're probably no different from Lei Ri in mine, not a threat at all."

"Then... what are we waiting for?" Upon hearing this analysis, Ding Hanhan panicked and frantically grabbed Gu Feng's hand, trying to rush out, clearly heading straight to the hospital to save Ding Lisheng.

Gu Feng didn't move an inch. Instead, he grabbed her hand and pulled her back, saying, "Don't panic, don't panic."

"Oh my god, they've already gone to kill my dad, what are you still dawdling here for!" Ding Hanhan's eyes reddened with anxiety.

"Going there won't do you any good. Not only will you be unable to do anything, but you'll also be taken care of and wiped out completely." Gu Feng's tone was serious, but to Ding Hanhan, every word sounded like sarcastic remarks.

In her anger and frustration, Ding Hanhan's fiery temper resurfaced.

She forcefully shook off Gu Feng's hand and hissed, "I may be useless, but you are! Since you already guessed they were going to harm my dad, why are you wasting your time arguing with me? Hurry up and go! I know you can definitely save my dad!"

"I do have some martial arts skills, but I'm not invincible. If they use guns, even if I'm as good as Zhang Sanfeng, it'll be useless."

Gu Feng was stating facts and reasoning, but his words sounded utterly heartless.

"You—" Ding Hanhan was so angry that she couldn't speak, and her finger pointing at Gu Feng trembled.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore. Let's go inside, okay?" Seeing her like this, Gu Feng couldn't bear to tease her anymore and softened his voice as he spoke.

"Go into the room?" Ding Hanhan was almost furious on the spot.

At this critical juncture, not only is this guy not going to save people, but he's also thinking about that filthy thing? And just over ten minutes ago, he was shouting in front of so many people that he loved her and wanted to protect her.

Looking at his current behavior, it all seems ridiculously hypocritical.

At that moment, tears finally welled up in her eyes.

"Why are you crying?" Gu Feng was really worried now and reached out to wipe her tears.

"Snap!" A crisp sound.

It wasn't that Gu Feng's hand was pried open, but rather that Ding Hanhan slapped him hard across the face.

Tears streamed down her face as she screamed incoherently, "You bastard! Are you out of your mind or have you short-circuited? My father's about to be killed, do you think I'd still have the mind to let you touch him? You bastard, I must have been blind to have fallen for a heartless scum like you!"

This slap completely stunned Gu Feng, leaving him frozen in place.

This joke seems to have gone a bit too far.

"Oh, I think I'm a bit late. The party's already over."

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly rang in their ears.