508: Chapter 507: Forced to Take a Disciple 508: Chapter 507: Forced to Take a Disciple After finishing, Ning Fan once again prepared to leave.
But at this moment, something happened that nobody expected.
Kobe suddenly took a step like an arrow and once again blocked Ning Fan’s path, then, in front of everyone, he thudded to his knees with a plop.
Ning Fan, Xu Rongfei, and all the surrounding basketball fans and reporters were shocked.
The War God Kobe was now kneeling to someone!
What did this signify?
What on earth was happening?
“Kobe, what are you doing?” Rongfei’s face shifted subtly.
Ning Fan also furrowed his brows and looked at Kobe, saying, “What just happened made me say I don’t like this method, that’s all.
You don’t need to do this.”
Kobe shook his head: “No, it’s not about that.”
“Then what is it?”
“I want you to take me as your disciple, please accept me as your student!” After saying this, Kobe bowed deeply to Ning Fan once again.
Ning Fan received such a treatment for the first time and looked at Kobe speechlessly, saying with a mix of laughter and helplessness, “You want me to take you as my disciple?
Are you kidding?”
“I’m not kidding.
The me from the past gave up on myself.
Although I kept up the training, I knew I would probably never recover in this lifetime.
I injured not just my leg but also my heart, my faith.
If it weren’t for you, I could not be standing here right now.
Basketball is my life, you gave me a second chance at life, it really means a lot to me,” Kobe said passionately.
“But even so, you don’t need to take me as your master,” Ning Fan sighed.
“That’s one thing, another is, during our contest, you defeated me.
At that time, I was sure I was at my peak, yet you beat me easily.
You are the most incredible person I have ever seen, I am utterly convinced by my defeat.
Even now, thinking back on the incident, I don’t have any chance of winning against you.
I truly want to take you as my master, please accept me as your disciple.”
Kobe, with a grave expression, spoke earnestly to Ning Fan.
He knelt on the ground and didn’t rise, then once more, he bowed deeply to Ning Fan.
“I don’t take disciples,” Ning Fan decisively shook his head.
He was accustomed to his solitary journey; the thought of taking disciples had never even crossed his mind.
Moreover, he was sure he could defeat Kobe not because of his basketball skills, but because he was a cultivator.
With the aid of True Qi, it was hard for Ning Fan not to win.
But how could he teach Kobe?
Should he teach him about cultivation?
Impossible!
Thus, Ning Fan would not agree.
“If you don’t agree, I’m not getting up.
I will continue kneeling here,” Kobe said stubbornly, kneeling on the ground, clearly not planning to rise.
The surrounding fans erupted into commotion.
Their War God was kneeling to someone, and that person was not appreciative.
To become the master of the War God was such an honor, and if it were them, they’d probably be jumping for joy by now.
Ning Fan’s lack of appreciation made them begin to resent him.
If before they were merely curious about Ning Fan’s identity, now, they were starting to doubt him.
Was this guy using some underhanded methods to deceive their War God, making him so adamantly believe and admire him?
Not to mention, in their opinion, their War God’s strength was beyond reproach.
Who else could be worthy of being their War God’s master?
“Are you threatening me?” Ning Fan laughed and said, “If you like kneeling, then continue kneeling.”
After saying that, Ning Fan turned and walked away.
This kind of threatening approach was exactly what Ning Fan liked the least.
But as he turned around, he froze.
The crowd was packed like sardines, surrounding him, all glaring at Ning Fan fiercely.
In their eyes, Ning Fan’s actions were already somewhat insulting to their War God.
Ning Fan’s heart skipped a beat, thinking that if looks could kill, he would have already been chopped into a thousand pieces by these fervent fans.
Xu Rongfei was also taken aback by the surrounding crowd and whispered, “Why don’t you just agree to it for now?”
“But I really can’t teach him anything,” Ning Fan said helplessly.
“Agreeing is one thing, but whether to teach is another matter.
Besides, do you think you can leave this place today if you don’t agree?” Xu Rongfei also said awkwardly.
In all fairness, Ning Fan thought he could do it.
All these people were ordinary folks; with his True Qi activated, it would be easy for him to carve a bloody path out of there.
But that would be taking it too far, he couldn’t just kill them because they were giving him a death stare.
Apart from that, he could use his True Qi to step over their heads and walk away, but that would be straight out of a martial arts film, too shocking and outrageous.
After giving it some thought, Ning Fan suddenly realized that he really wouldn’t be able to leave this place without agreeing to Kobe!
Turning around, Ning Fan looked at Kobe.
Kobe quickly added, “I promise I’ll be obedient.
Whatever you say goes.
I really want to take you as my master.
Please accept me as your disciple.”
After speaking, Kobe bowed again.
Three bows, such a grand gesture.
It would be too much to refuse him now.
Ning Fan sighed helplessly and said, “Alright, I agree.
Stand up.”
Kobe was momentarily stunned, looking at Ning Fan in surprise.
He had been ready to plead some more, but unexpectedly, Ning Fan suddenly agreed.
“Really?” Kobe asked incredulously.
“If you think it’s false, then it’s false,” Ning Fan said nonchalantly, spreading his hands.
“No no no, it’s true, it’s true,” Kobe quickly got up, grinned, and said, “Thank you, Master.”
Well, it seemed he had just taken a disciple.
This was way too sudden!
Even after they left, Ning Fan still felt somewhat resentful.
This event was too unexpected.
Ning Fan had never thought he would take a disciple today, let alone in his lifetime, but now, it seemed he really had acquired a disciple.
It was just that he had been forced into it.
Walking on the street, Ning Fan felt extremely irritated and couldn’t help but ask Xu Rongfei beside him, “Was it your doing?”
“What?” Xu Rongfei was briefly taken aback, puzzled by Ning Fan’s abrupt question.
“Stop pretending, I mean today’s events.
I never imagined I’d take a disciple,” Ning Fan said, giving Xu Rongfei a sideways glance.
“Oh, about today’s events,” Xu Rongfei said as though suddenly understanding, ‘Today’s events were just an accident, you know.
And with Kobe’s reputation being so great and him being such a nice person, isn’t gaining an obedient disciple a good thing?’
“A good thing?
I don’t think this is a good thing at all,” Ning Fan said, glaring, without any courtesy.