Bei Xiaoman was completely at a loss for words.
She really wanted to find a reason that would allow her to threaten Ning Fan. She really wanted to take back her protector, Grandpa Stone Warrior. She wished that she could retrieve her Yuan Yao Jade too. She could not stop thinking of the time when she would finally defeat him and would no longer need to see his villainous smile again.
After she had attained the Divine Transformation Realm, she once thought that she could beat Ning Fan and teach him a lesson.
However, it was a fact that Ning Fan’s combat power had improved so much and he was now way stronger than Bei Xiaoman after twenty years.
At the first time they met, Bei Xiaoman was a cultivator who was half a step away from attaining the Divine Transformation Realm while Ning Fan was just a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator whom she would never even dart a glance at.
After Ning Fan attained the Nascent Soul Realm, he managed to subdue Bei Xiaoman by using his Yin Yang Transformation while she was on her period. That defeat made Bei Xiaoman feel really dissatisfied.
After Ning Fan seized her Yuan Yao Jade which was supposed to be a token of love, abducted Stone Warrior and played with her private part, Bei Xiaoman thought that she would hate Ning Fan to the core.
However, when she was in the midst of attaining the Divine Transformation Realm in the Sea of Clouds, she could not help but praise Ning Fan after hearing her sister and mother praising a genius respectively.
She thought that she deeply hated Ning Fan and eagerly wished that he would be killed by Revered Flame.
However, when Ning Fan was really in danger, she did not know why she was especially anxious and felt the urge to help him.
Why would I be like this?
Bei Xiaoman had never thought about that. Currently, when she saw the pleased smile on Ning Fan’s face, her mind went blank and she even felt her heart skip a beat…
This smile is really charming.
But why does the owner of this smile always bully me…
Why would the owner of this smile rather help an unfamiliar woman and avenge her by killing the bad guys than treating me a little better?
Her expression turned grim. She felt kind of sour and bitter. After that, she blurted out words which seemed to be the doings of ghosts and gods.
“Please give me back my Grandpa Stone Warrior… If not… I will definitely not forgive you… DEFINITELY!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Bei Xiaoman was stunned. What right did she have to not forgive Ning Fan? Who was she to Ning Fan?
Ning Fan was also slightly surprised. He originally thought that Bei Xiaoman would shout, yell and threaten him in a harsh way like saying how she would get revenge on him. It was really beyond his expectations that the way she would threaten him was by telling him that she would not forgive him.
Ning Fan heaved a sigh inwardly. The current version of Bei Xiaoman left him with no desire to bully her.
He produced a puppet made of stone from his storage pouch and blew a mouthful of breath at it. As soon as the wind touched it, it started to grow and eventually turned into Stone Warrior which she had not met for a long time.
“I gave Stone Warrior my word in the past that I will let him return to the Lost World Palace someday in the future. Today is that day and I shall now return him to you!”
*Thud*
Bei Xiaoman’s heart experienced waves of ripples like those on the surface of a lake when a cobblestone was dropped into it.
The words she said earlier about not forgiving Ning Fan were just something she blurted out subconsciously. She did not expect that her words would change Ning Fan’s mind.
She also didn’t believe that Ning Fan who mingled with both the righteous and evil paths and gained the titles of Venerated Eighth in the Internal Endless Sea as well as a revered being in the Rain Palace would care about whether she would forgive him or not.
However, after she had said those words, Ning Fan returned Stone Warrior to her without any hesitation. It… it just didn’t make any sense!
“Is this a dream?” Bei Xiaoman’s cheeks flushed red and she was at a loss for words.
“Just pinch your face and you’ll know…” Ning Fan casually lifted his hand and pinched her cheek. Then, a corner of his lips curved upwards and formed into a mischievous smile. “Does it hurt? If you feel the pain, then it means that you aren’t dreaming.”
“It’s so painful! Zhou Ming, you have gone too far in bullying me! Y-Y-You!”
Bei Xiaoman blew her top once again. The favorable impression that she just had of Ning Fan immediately vanished like drifting smoke. She fiercely stomped on the ground and ran out from the southern tower while covering the part of her cheek which turned reddish after being pinched.
At this moment, there were only Lu Qing, Stone Warrior and Ya Lan left inside the southern tower.
Everyone including Stone Warrior were at a loss for words… Well, they were dumbstruck by the fact that Ning Fan really dared to pinch Bei Xiaoman’s face who was actually the Fourth Mistress of the Northern Heaven…
Looking at Bei Xiaoman’s figure who was running away from embarrassment, Ning Fan’s eyes shone. He suddenly realized that it was fun to bully that silly little girl.
“Big Brother Zhou, thank you so much for your help. If it wasn’t for you, Ya Lan would probably have already…” Ya Lan’s words broke the silence in the hall.
“You’re welcome, it’s just a trivial matter. It has been two decades since the last time we met and Miss Ya Lan has already attained the Gold Core Realm. Your natural talent is actually quite extraordinary.”
After listening to Ning Fan’s praise, Ya Lan’s face immediately turned red. She had naturally made use of the power of the Lost World Tower to achieve the Gold Core Realm within twenty years. Even so, it was enough to prove that she had extraordinary potential.
As a matter of fact, there were many cultivators who had complimented her before. Moreover, there were also a lot of admirers pursuing her. However, none of their praises could ever put a smile on her face.
When Ning Fan just gave her a small compliment, she became so happy and she felt that her hard work in the past two decades was not in vain.
“Miss Ya Lan, your complexion doesn’t seem to be very good…”
Ning Fan took a glance at Ya Lan’s delicate face and noticed her complexion was slightly pale. It seemed like she was affected by Gu Zhen’s attack and was slightly injured. There was also a streak of blood on her cheek. It was a cut that was left by the broken pieces of the teacup that was flung towards her.
A trace of black starlight revolved around Ning Fan’s fingertip which he directed at Ya Lan’s cheek. Within a second, the wound on her charming face healed without leaving any scars.
“Here are some pills and Dao Fruits which are enough to aid you in stabilizing your Gold Core Realm cultivation base and can even help you break through the middle and late stages. With Miss Ya Lan’s natural talent, it won’t be too difficult for you to attain the Nascent Soul Realm in your lifetime. It may not necessarily be hopeless for you to break through to the Divine Transformation Realm. The elders of your family were really short-sighted. I suppose they will certainly regret giving you to Gu Zhen after you attain the Divine Transformation Realm thousands of years later.”
Ning Fan praised her in a generous manner and gave Ya Lan a small pouch.
After Ning Fan praised her again, her heart was filled with joy and shyness. When she checked the pouch using her spirit sense, her facial expression was immediately filled with shock.
“There are so many pills here and there are even Gold Core Realm Dao Fruits in it! They are too precious. I can’t take this!”
“Just keep it.”
Ning Fan casually waved his hands in response. A few bottles of Third Revolution pills and a few Gold Core Realm Dao fruits were actually nothing to him who had almost one hundred thousand Gold Core Realm Dao Fruits.
“Big Brother Zhou, I can’t repay you for these precious gifts…”
“It’s fine. For now, you should take the pills and get some rest to prevent leaving any internal injuries. I still have something to talk to Fellow Daoist Lu Qing and Stone Warrior.”