Legend of the Fighter (2)
Chapters... 51: Only Deal
"Wait, what do you mean? I don't understand at all." Lan Ning chased after Zhou Fan, no longer even caring about the old man who had already fled.
Zhou Fan continued walking, but Lan Ning continued to follow him while trying to ask.
Zhou Fan couldn't stand it for a long time, sighing the young man stopped.
"Wait a minute, I didn't plan this at all. I really didn't do it." Lan Ning explained hurriedly, as if it was very important to him.
Zhou Fan was not an impulsive person, he thought for a moment, observing the woman before him. "Is my confession important to you?"
"That's very important."
Lan Ning's reply made Zhou Fan's forehead constrict.
"Because of the formation technique?" Zhou Fan asked in a flat voice.
Lan Ning nodded, making Zhou Fan speechless for a moment. "Actually what are you going to do with that technique, I've told you that I won't teach this technique to just anyone."
"Ning'er?"
An old man walked over, if it was examined the shape of his face was very similar to Lan Ning. Zhou Fan instantly knew that the old man was the Mantis Chieftain, Lan Ning's father.
"Have you got the technique, your brother won't last much longer." Lan Feng-father Lan Ning sighed heavily, implying a huge burden that he was facing right now.
Lan Ning did not reply, her eyes glanced at Zhou Fan while smiling wryly. "I wish I could get it, Dad. But convincing that person isn't easy, I still need time."
Lan Feng once again sighed, the old man then left with limp footsteps.
"What happened to your sister?" Zhou Fan asked with a frown.
Lan Ning turned her head, her graceful looking face was now slightly watery.
"My sister, she has a rare body arrangement. Although his body felt warm, he could not survive the hot weather. So he had to live surrounded by ice-element crystal beasts ...."
"But these few years things have gotten worse, the ice-element crystal beast is no longer able to sustain its life."
"Therefore you want to study formations, create an ice world so that your sister can survive?" zhou Fan said guessing what Lan Ning had in mind, and it was very precise.
"Can you teach me, father said if my sister survives will award the only one eighth level crystal beast with ice element in our treasure room."
Hearing Lan Ning's words, Zhou Fan immediately snorted. It turned out that this woman had prepared all of this, even giving the beast crystal that she had previously wanted.
"You know if I'm really looking for an eighth level ice-element crystal beast, I'll teach you." Zhou Fan took out a scroll, and gave it to Lan Ning.
"That's a scroll that contains a basic understanding of formation techniques, if you want to be able to master the techniques, you must patiently learn them." Zhou Fan then left Lan Ning who was sculpting in his place.
"Come if you have understood the whole thing." Zhou Fan said without turning around.
Lan Ning nodded quickly. "I'll be here soon!" He was confident that he could understand what a formation was.
***
"Help... A troublesome woman." Zhou Fan sat his body on the bed.
"I didn't expect you to have such a close relationship with Miss Lan."
Zhou Fan spread his body, glancing towards the door lazily. "What relationship, what do you say?"
Zhou Fan squinted, looking at Shao Mingrui sharply. "Do I have to call you uncle, your tone is like a parent."
"By the way, the state of the Shao Empire is now very chaotic, it is appropriate that we utilize it to draw some strength." Zhou Fan suddenly sat down, letting out a serious face.
"Attracting power must also have a basis, without a bright future, where will they join." Shao Mingrui shook his head resignedly.
"We have gained one power. Isn't that right, Miss Lan?" Zhou Fan glanced out the window, along with that Lan Ning appeared there.
"How did you know I was coming?" Lan Ning looked at Zhou Fan sharply, looking very serious on his face.
"Since you start unrolling it, you'll come to see me." Zhou Fan raised his two hands on the shoulder.
Lan Ning's face instantly turned irritated. "You must have deliberately, given me another fake scroll."
"Heh... It's real, it's just that you need a clue from me." Zhou Fan touched Lan Ning's forehead with his index finger, a faint gleam of light emanated and disappeared as if it had entered into the woman's head.
"What did you do to me?" Lan Ning said in a panic, she fumbled at the crooked forehead of the originally neatly arranged bangs.
"Now you read it again if you don't understand, then you have to worry about your eyesight." Hearing Zhou Fan's words, Lan Ning instantly unrolled and tried to read them.
"This -- "Lan Ning opened her mouth wide, maybe even a bird could enter it.
"I'll be back when I understand the contents of this scroll." After saying, the woman left Zhou Fan's room.
"I can't believe that you have nothing to do with Miss Lan." Shao Mingrui let out a probing look.
Yet Zhou Fan responded indifferently. To him it was not important that Shao Mingrui's view of him as well as Lan Ning, the important thing was that he had no relationship whatsoever other than the deal already done.
"Now how, we already have the support of the Mantis Tribe. At least it wasn't too difficult to gather some families or small clans around Bei Xian city." Zhou Fan walked to a nearby table, picked up the existing urn and poured wine into a glass.
"Actually, I still have some power. In Chen City, Elder Song has gathered several groups and it is no weaker than my old army."
Hearing this, Zhou Fan stroked his chin while thinking. "If it's going to be easier, now let's set our first target."
Zhou Fan opened a scroll, it was the map of the Shao Empire he had obtained before this on his way back.
"Here, Chen City. Think of it as the starting point of the journey. Next to Chen city, Guaye City, it was the region that was most likely to gather support ...."
Shao Mingrui muttered, and only heard Zhou Fan's explanation. He took a look at every word that came out of Zhou Fan's mouth and approved all of his proposals.
After several hours of talking about the matter of the plan to gather troops, Zhou Fan drove Shao Mingrui out.
"Hey, you can't kick me out. How can you behave like that to your brother." Shao Mingrui said as he tried to hold his leg.
But Zhou Fan did not care, he continued to push Shao Mingrui out. "You'll interrupt my time if you keep being here."
Hem...
"You're looking for an excuse to get ready to welcome Miss Lan in your room. Don't you think I don't know." Shao Mingrui snorted and left with a face irritated.
Zhou Fan closed the door regardless of Shao Mingrui's words, when he twisted his body, a woman had been there.
"If I hadn't known you before, maybe I would have thought similar to the third prince."