“Yes. I want to check whether this Lu Bei has already ended his seclusion or not. I want to know whether he is able to catch up to the fight. If he hasn’t, I’m afraid he can’t participate in the fight anymore. But whether he is going to participate or not, it won’t affect the outcome of the fight. He might possess one out of the nine pieces of the map, but his cultivation level isn’t strong, be it Prince Qu or Demon Imperial Concubine Zi, both of them are confident that they could seize his piece after obtaining the rest of the eight pieces…”
“Why does Elder Sister have to explain so much to me? It’s not like I am unaware of it. Could it be that…Elder Sister is feeling afraid of being found out and trying to cover up something?” Lu Wan’er’s eyes sparkled as they mischievously blinked a few times and her lips curved into a broad smile.
“Pah! The little girl who has broken through to the Late Nascent Soul Realm seems to have gained some guts. Now, she’s daring enough to tease this Elder Sister!”
Wu Yan’s expression turned sulky.
Cover up? What did she have to hide? She did not even have any good feelings towards Ning Fan other than…hatred…
After that, Lu Wan’er’s face revealed a serious look.
“Elder Sister, could Wan’er ask you for a favor…”
“Speak. If it isn’t difficult, this Elder Sister won’t refuse to help.”
“If Lu Bei is able to make it in time and participate in the fight, could you please have some mercy on him…Don’t, don’t hurt him please…”
“Silly girl, even if he fails in his Divine Transformation, it won’t be easy for me to hurt him. This little thief’s bewitching technique is extremely powerful…” Demon Imperial Concubine Wu Yan’s ears turned pink, as if she had just recalled the incident that had happened in the Scripture Tower where her wrist was held by Ning Fan and she was teased by him after being invaded by the power of the Yin Plucking Finger…
“Little thief? Bewitching technique?” Lu Wan’er asked in a doubtful manner.
“It’s nothing… You go and accompany your sweetheart. Elder Sister is going to make a move first. Since the fight is just around the corner, I’m afraid Demon Imperial Concubine Zi is going to assign some tasks to me…”
As she finished speaking, she left hastily as if she was hiding something up her sleeve.
Looking at Demon Imperial Concubine Wu Yan’s back, Lu Wan’er seemed to have understood something and let out a faint sigh.
“Elder Sister Wu Yan is really a woman with a bitter life… Although she is an imperial concubine, she has no freedom at all… Besides, she must be very lonely after marrying the Spirit King whom she has never even met before…”
Gradually, she walked into the Dragon Pond, passing by the creeping weeds and autumn dew.
The wind has blown, the weather has gone cold, why haven’t you returned…
“The night is getting dark, the night is getting dark, yet why haven’t you returned…”
Lu Wan’er really wished to dive into the pond to see whether Ning Fan was still alright. However, she did not act so recklessly.
She might be a person who preferred cleanliness, but she was not afraid of the stench of the pond nor the danger of the dark beasts. She was only worried that she might disturb Ning Fan.
“You promised me that you will help me refine the phoenix’s wings… If you don’t return, who shall I fly for with that pair of wings…”
“Ning Fan… Ning Fan… The fight is going to start soon. All of them hope that you can return as early as possible. However, although I miss you a lot, I wish that you could come out slightly later. I don’t want to you to participate in the fight… You’re a person who is too eager to outdo others. Even though you haven’t completed your Divine Transformation, you chose to be enemies with the Demon Generals. Do you know how dangerous that was? Do you know that while others might look up to you because of your achievements, I’m worried that you might get hurt instead?”
“There is just half a month left before the battle starts. My elder brother has also returned to the province. A fierce battle will soon unfold in the land of Luo Yun. Even though it appears to be a peaceful and fair fight, no one knows how much risk and danger are hidden within… For the map pieces, they will definitely resort to unscrupulous tactics… During that period of time, you must not come out, though I really long to see you…”
Lu Wan’er placed both her hands together and silently muttered some prayers, hoping that the Demon Ancestor would bless Ning Fan and allow him to succeed in attaining the Divine Transformation Realm.
After standing for a long period of time, the sky had gotten darker. Lu Wan’er reluctantly turned around, intending to leave the place.
But at the moment she was about to leave, a comforting voice suddenly echoed from below the pond.
“Don’t worry. I am and I will be fine… If I’ve finished what I’m doing here, I’ll help you refine the phoenix’s wings…”
“Ning Fan!”
Lu Wan’er excitedly turned facing that pond. Her face reddened and her heartbeat raced. That voice was gentle and peaceful. It showed that Ning Fan’s condition must be extremely well.
Even if he does not attain the Divine Transformation Realm, he’s probably doing well down there…
“Wan’er, go back earlier. The wind will make one feel uneasy… The Luo Yun Tribe in recent days isn’t going to be peaceful.”
Lu Wan’er left. Meanwhile, deep inside the pond, Ning Fan’s gaze was affixed to the two treasures in front of him with a light crease between his brows.
“A fight…”
Ning Fan muttered. In the past seven months, he had been engraving Spirit Seals on the two treasures as well as his demon wings. Due to the need of full concentration during the time he uses Soul Extraction, his mouth could not utter a single word. Even so, he was still able to listen to everything that everyone said.
An ordinary cultivator might not be able to hear it, but he could. It was because his Mid Divine Transformation Realm spirit sense was able to penetrate through the pond when it transformed into the form of sword sense.
Be it the concern of the Wind Demoness and the Flower Demoness or the passion of love from Lu Wan’er, everything was captured by Ning Fan’s acute sense of hearing.
What he had really never expected was that the Demon Imperial Concubine Wu Yan was visiting him frequently and emptied out her heart at him.
She thought that Ning Fan would not be able to hear anything because of the effect of the pond but what she hypothesized was completely the opposite.
Now, Ning Fan had even known when she joined the Spirit King Palace, at what age she broke through the Nascent Soul Realm and Divine Transformation Realm…
It’s true that some female cultivators from noble families and reputable clans would talk to themselves while facing a well or a springlet as they find no one to talk to due to the glory and missions they upheld.
But that woman was talking to the Dragon Pond despite knowing full well that I am inside. How interesting is that…
However, because of her, Ning Fan’s understanding towards the fight that was going to be held in the outside world was probably more detailed and comprehensive than normal Demon Generals. After all, the information from the Demon Imperial Concubine Wu Yan was not something that ordinary Demon Generals would know of.
“This Wu Yan is really interesting… There is still half a month left? Good. I can still make use of this period of time to completely learn the Parting Sun Spear…”