652: Chapter 641: Fool, You Can’t Be Really Stupid, Can You?
652: Chapter 641: Fool, You Can’t Be Really Stupid, Can You?
Ning Fan and Huo Qiuran had been apart for four years, and four years could change a lot of things.
After reuniting with Huo Qiuran four years later, due to a misunderstanding, Ning Fan pretended not to recognize Huo Qiuran.
However, over these four years, Huo Qiuran, who had been living in agony, had not only maintained her feelings for Ning Fan but they had become even stronger.
Yet Ning Fan’s indifference made her feel desperate, even suffocated.
Fortunately, Huo Qiuran still reached this day, where her relationship with Ning Fan was restored to its previous fervor.
After clearing up the misunderstanding, they became the loving couple they once were.
Two days after returning from Jiangcheng, Xu Xiaoqing’s injuries had healed, and she was clamoring to be discharged from the hospital; Ning Fan had specifically checked on her for this purpose.
Only after confirming that Xu Xiaoqing’s injuries had healed completely did Ning Fan nod his approval for her discharge.
“Look at you, bouncing around energetically in the car, never staying calm.
Once home, go straight there.”
Ning Fan watched Xu Xiaoqing, who was already desperate to move about, and shook his head with a smile.
In the past few days recuperating in the hospital, Xu Xiaoqing had almost gone crazy from confinement.
There were hardly any places she could move about, only able to twist her body on the bed.
Whenever there was a slight issue, the attendant nearby would run over.
During these days, Ning Fan and Xu Ruolan had been treating Xu Xiaoqing as if she were an ancestor, afraid she might run into even a minor issue.
Yet Xu Xiaoqing, who received such high-standard care, felt quite helpless.
Although she had dedicated care, she was someone who couldn’t stay idle and was almost going crazy lying there.
“I’ve told you my injuries have healed.
You just don’t believe it.
You insisted that I stay a few more days.
Even if I was fine, I could be irritated into having issues!”
Xu Xiaoqing pursed her lips, looking at Ning Fan discontentedly.
Ning Fan sighed and advised, “You had better stay calm for a while.
In a bit, no matter how much fuss you make, no one will try to control you!”
“Are you suggesting you don’t believe it?
If you don’t believe it, should I show you?”
Xu Xiaoqing pouted her lips and gazed mournfully at Ning Fan beside her.
Suddenly, a sly smile appeared on her face, and she lifted her hands to pull down her clothes a little.
Ning Fan’s mouth twitched as he watched Xu Xiaoqing’s bold move, at a loss for words for a moment about what to say to her.
“I give up on you!”
Ning Fan shook his head with a bitter smile, standing at the entrance hall, watching Xu Xiaoqing who had already run into the living room, struggling with what to do for quite some time.
After entering the living room, Xu Xiaoqing lay on the couch and started contacting her friends from school using her phone.
Having been absent from hospital all these days, Xu Xiaoqing had been missing for quite some time, and her friends were also wondering about it.
Before long, Xu Xiaoqing became immersed in phone conversations.
Seeing that Xu Xiaoqing’s attention had been diverted to other matters, Ning Fan was pleased to have some peace.
He went upstairs alone, locked himself in his room, and began to cultivate the Eight Zen Mantra.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, True Qi surged continuously within his Dantian.
After remolding, Ning Fan’s meridians had become incredibly strong, facilitating the smooth and unobstructed flow of True Qi.
Mentally reciting the mental method of the Eight Zen Mantra, this round of cultivation for Ning Fan was effortless, unlike the troublesome experiences before.
Suddenly breaking through a bottleneck, Ning Fan’s Eight Zen Mantra could be considered to have reached the entry level.
“Hmm—”
Ning Fan’s lips slightly parted, exhaling and inhaling in a very unique method, a breathing technique from the Eight Zen Mantra which was quite beneficial to his cultivation.
Used in conjunction with this set of breathing techniques, the impurities in the air would not enter his body.
Although the health benefits were not very obvious, the importance lay in cumulative daily practice.
During this session of cultivation, time flew by swiftly, and before he knew it, evening had arrived.
When Ning Fan opened his eyes again, the room was already bathed in the glow of the sunset.
Upon opening his eyes, Ning Fan’s eyes were clear and lucid, as profound as the vast cosmos, his inky pupils seemingly possessed a magical allure, possessing a special charm.
Stretching his limbs and feeling the changes within his body, a hint of joy flashed in Ning Fan’s eyes.
Although he hadn’t yet found the opportunity to break through to the Intermediate Stage of the Object-Manipulating Realm, his cultivation speed was noticeably faster than before, and much smoother.
Unlike before, when other martial arts practices interfered with his cultivation of the Eight Zen Mantra, Ning Fan now encountered many troubles.
Now, Ning Fan’s True Qi was extremely pure and refined, making the Qi Force he wielded more formidable than that of an average Object-Manipulating Realm martial artist.
This was also why he had been able to momentarily suppress Shangguan Tanglong, who was a level higher in realm.
“This feeling…
it’s not bad!”
Ning Fan smiled contentedly.
The decision to sever his meridians, looking at it now, hadn’t been wrong, for great risk came with substantial rewards.
However, the only thing that pained Ning Fan was the day Xu Xiaoqing took a knife for him.
Without the restoration of his martial prowess, Xu Xiaoqing would likely have died, and Xu Ruolan was also in significant danger.
Thinking of this, Ning Fan felt a chill run down his spine, a wave of fear enveloping him.
It was also why he was so furious with the Shangguan Family.
“Silly dummy, are you awake?”
Xu Xiaoqing’s voice called from outside the door.
The next second, Ning Fan leapt off the bed and went to open the door.
“What’s wrong?”
“What do you mean ‘what’s wrong’?
I came to ask you what’s wrong.
You’ve locked yourself inside.
What have you been doing all afternoon?”
Xu Xiaoqing had asked several times before but hadn’t received a response from Ning Fan, even beginning to worry that, just like before, something was wrong with his health.
If Ning Fan hadn’t responded this time, Xu Xiaoqing was prepared to break the door down.
The reason Ning Fan hadn’t responded earlier was that he was in the middle of his cultivation, and unless there was a danger, nothing from the outside world could disturb him.
“I was just having a good sleep.
Why did you rush to my door in such a hurry?”
Ning Fan casually explained, then looked puzzled at Xu Xiaoqing.
“What else could I want?
It’s already so late.
Come down and have some dinner.”
Xu Xiaoqing pouted and grabbed Ning Fan’s arm, leading him downstairs.
It was already late.
Xu Ruolan had also come home early today.
Her collaboration with the Zarfi Group was now on track, and the piled-up work had lessened considerably, allowing Xu Ruolan to relax more in recent days.
While sitting at the dining table, Ning Fan shoveled rice into his mouth, one spoonful after another, but his mind was occupied with other matters.
Xu Xiaoqing, sitting beside him, noticed Ning Fan’s distracted state as he kept chewing only rice, skipping the dishes, and she looked utterly baffled.
“Silly dummy, you haven’t really gone dumb, have you?”
“Pshaw, it’s you who’s gone dumb!”
Ning Fan glared at her irritably.
“Hehe, I think you really have gone dumb.”
Her face sweetly smiling, Xu Xiaoqing’s comment made Ning Fan’s facial muscles twitch—this girl had changed!
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Meanwhile, in another part of Jiangcheng City… at the Huo Family…