89: Chapter 089: The Origins of Ning Wudi 89: Chapter 089: The Origins of Ning Wudi Xu Ruolan saw that Ning Fan gave no reaction and thought he hadn’t heard her clearly, so she continued to ask, “Are you Ninth Master?”
Ning Fan was startled by Xu Ruolan’s sudden question, when had he ever let slip to Xu Ruolan that he was Ninth Master?
Soon Ning Fan remembered the incident that night, so this beautiful CEO was still puzzled about that night’s events.
Ning Fan then smiled, turned to Xu Ruolan, who was looking very serious, and said, “What Eighth Master or Ninth Master, I don’t know what you are talking about.”
Xu Ruolan, however, said earnestly, “I remember the events of that night very clearly, you don’t need to keep pretending, I know it was you!”
Because Xu Ruolan had noticed that Ning Fan himself was very powerful, not only was his medical technique magical, but he also possessed astonishing martial strength.
And she had clearly seen it that day, it couldn’t have been a dream, the scenes in the dream wouldn’t feel so real.
The only puzzle was, Ning Fan had clearly killed himself, but in the end, he hadn’t died?
Ning Fan laughed heartily and said, “I think you are just too tired, confused.
If that day was real, I would have long been dead, and wouldn’t be standing before you, right?”
Xu Ruolan had nothing to say, although it felt wrong, the explanation that Ning Fan had died and then come back to life seemed to be only a dream.
The scenario appearing in a dream would explain why Ning Fan was still alive before her eyes.
Xu Ruolan felt that made sense, but something felt off in her heart, as to what was off, she still didn’t understand…
…
In the car, Xu Ruolan couldn’t figure out what was going on, and Ning Fan was being deliberately vague, not telling her the truth.
Of course, if it really was a dream, then Ning Fan had nothing to say since he couldn’t spy into her dreams.
But for now, she wouldn’t dwell on this problem and was rather curious about Ning Fan as a person.
Xu Ruolan thought to herself, “Ning Fan, what kind of person are you?
It seems like we don’t know at all.”
The first time Xu Ruolan met Ning Fan, it was in a remote little orphan village, a place of severe hardship.
But a person from such a little mountain village possessed magical medical skills and astonishing martial prowess.
This was a bit unbelievable, even incomprehensible.
Xu Ruolan couldn’t help but ask again, “Ning Fan, are you the only one left in your family?”
Ning Fan looked at Xu Ruolan and teased, “Just me alone, I’m a Phoenix man, a rare best marital choice in the world, do you want to consider it?”
Xu Ruolan, annoyed, trembled slightly and then cooled off again, asking seriously, “What about your parents?
When I went to the orphan village, I didn’t seem to see your parents.”
Ning Fan said, “Are you checking the household registration?”
Xu Ruolan shrugged and said, “I’m just a bit curious, let’s drop it if you don’t want to talk.”
Ning Fan smiled ruefully, saying it wouldn’t hurt, after all, he himself didn’t know who he was.
“An orphan, picked up by an old man, lived in the orphan village, then the old man passed away, leaving only me.”
Hearing this, Xu Ruolan realized Ning Fan’s background was somewhat pitiful, no wonder Ning Fan was reluctant to answer.
Actually, even Ning Fan himself didn’t know if he was an orphan, because he had forgotten all the memories from five or six years ago…
He only remembered the events of these past five or six years.
She fell silent for a moment, then nodded and said, “Did I touch a sore spot?
Sorry.”
Ning Fan shook his head.
Xu Ruolan then asked, “Ning Fan, when do you plan to go back?”
Ning Fan laughed and said, “I say, Miss Xu, if I were to leave, who would protect you?
Let’s wait until I catch the mastermind targeting you.”
“Just you?”
“What’s wrong with me?
I say, Miss Xu, I’ve saved you twice already, haven’t I?”
Adding the incident the night before made it three times, though Ning Fan didn’t casually include that.
All three times, it was I who saved you.
How about you repay me with your body now?
Otherwise, wouldn’t all my efforts have been in vain?
Xu Ruolan, of course, didn’t know what Ning Fan was thinking and gave Ning Fan an annoyed glare.
Letting this guy protect her, she’d likely be taken advantage of by him, but Ning Fan had indeed saved her life several times…
After a series of questions from Xu Ruolan, she didn’t learn much.
Ning Fan’s background was simply too plain; after being taken in by Guiguzi, he followed him and learned medical techniques and self-defense martial skills.
That’s how he acquired such astonishing martial skills and magical medical techniques.
Although he didn’t seem reliable, there were also no doubts…
Ning Fan didn’t withhold more information from Xu Ruolan on purpose, it was just that Ning Fan didn’t know his own background either.
He wanted to know about his background more than Xu Ruolan did.
Ning Fan didn’t know where his home was.
He didn’t know his parents’ names either.
He didn’t even know who his friends had been.
He didn’t know any of this because he had lost all his memories.
His memory began five or six years ago when Guiguzi had picked him up.
Since that year, he had traveled with Guiguzi, roaming the Jianghu for five to six years, and roaming the Jianghu was not a relaxing affair.
He could always become a target and be killed by enemies, and after five to six years, he had turned into a killing machine.
He had also, in his quest to regain his memory, traversed every continent and established Phantom in Europe, earning the nickname Asura.
Similarly, a few years of roaming the major international cities like Zhonghai City had earned him the famous reputation of Jianghu’s Ninth Master.
But no matter how well he did or how great his reputation, it was useless.
He had thought that he might find his memories this way, but after five, six years, his memory still remained only within those last five or six years.
He simply couldn’t recall the memories from before five or six years ago, and even with a long-standing reputation in the Jianghu, he still couldn’t trace his past memories.
There wasn’t any clue to follow either.
Ning Fan sighed, “This is an unsolvable mystery.
I don’t even know myself; how could I explain it to you?”
Ning Fan leaned back in a comfortable chair, his expression dimming slightly, but then he stirred up his spirits again.
The Nine Souls Jade!
When he learned of the existence of the Nine Souls Jade, he had practically jumped up.
After collecting the nine fragments of the Nine Souls Jade, one could summon the Dragon Ball and fulfill a person’s wish.
If he could gather the Nine Souls Jade, he would be able to regain his memory and recover the memories he had lost.
This was the only means to retrieve his own memory and understand his own background.
Thus, Ning Fan decided he must find all the fragments of the Nine Souls Jade as soon as possible to restore his memory.
Thinking about this, Ning Fan slightly narrowed his eyes.
…
Xu Ruolan had wanted to ask more questions about Ning Fan; she still had too many doubts about him, just like the world’s unsolvable mysteries.
Ning Fan was also one of the world’s unsolvable mysteries, waiting to be unearthed and explored.
Xu Ruolan was also very curious about Ning Fan’s true identity.
Was he really just a person from a small, isolated village?
Then why could he achieve so many astonishing feats?
What kind of person was his master, Guiguzi?
Did teaching Ning Fan a bit of medical techniques and martial skills really turn this boy from the backwoods into someone so formidable?
She didn’t believe it.
Either Guiguzi was terrifyingly powerful, or Ning Fan was hiding other things from her.
Xu Ruolan believed it was the latter: “You…”
Turning to look at him, Ning Fan unexpectedly seemed a bit sad.
She didn’t continue her questioning and took Ning Fan with her on the way home.