Before Jiang Fan could recover, Lan Mingxi suddenly said something.
"You haven't fallen for someone else, have you?"
Jiang Fan was utterly speechless. Suppressing the urge to unleash a torrent of criticism, he took a breath and said, "You really have a wild imagination."
Lan Mingxi snorted coldly, "Hmph! You and that girl from the Wang Family were hugging and kissing in public during the day, do you think I'm blind?"
Jiang Fan "..."
This old man actually knew that Wang Yao was from the Wang Family; it seems he did some special investigation.
"She was clearly holding me and wouldn't let go, yet you're saying it was just hugging and cuddling. To put it bluntly, aren't you getting old and blind?"
"Whatever it is, never have anything to do with that girl from the Wang Family again."
Lan Mingxi knew perfectly well that during the day on the field, Jiang Fan had never made a single move to touch that little girl.
Otherwise, he would have broken that two-timing scumbag's legs long ago.
"No, sir, did you not understand? Or are you pretending to be confused? Lan Shengxue and I—"
Before Jiang Fan could finish speaking, Lan Mingxi raised her hand to interrupt him.
"Alright, I'm not getting involved in your business, and you don't need to tell me anything. These days, young people are inseparable when things are going well, but they break up the moment they argue. They break up today and are back together tomorrow, they break up in the morning and are back together in the evening. One second they're crying and the next they're laughing. I'm too old to get involved. You two can argue it out yourselves."
After saying this, Lan Mingxi, just like Lan Shengxue who left before her, turned around, waved her sleeves, and left without a trace.
Jiang Fan was left alone, bewildered in the wind.
Not long after Lan Mingxi left, she received a rare phone call.
Caller ID: Li Qianjie
"Oh! I woke up late today and didn't even notice which way the sun rose. I never expected you to call me first. It's an honor, a great honor!"
The Crazy Old Man picked at his ear and snapped his fingers. "Years have passed, and you still sound the same."
"How are you feeling, all alone in Fortress No. 31? Come to my place, I'll take good care of you, and I'll look after you in your old age."
"Ha! It's not certain who will be there for whom in their final moments."
After exchanging a few casual words, Lan Mingxi gradually became serious.
"You never come here unless you have a reason. Speak up if you have something to say, or shut up if you have something to say!"
When the topic was brought up, the Crazy Old Man grinned, a suppressed laugh on his face.
"I heard that at today's Five-School League, a guy named Jiang Fan used your Lan Family's Phantom Gale Leg."
Upon hearing this, Lan Mingxi's face showed surprise.
He never expected that the Crazy Old Man, who hadn't contacted him for years, would finally do so for something like this.
The Crazy Old Man, suppressing a laugh, continued, "Your Lan Family's Phantom Gale Leg is something you never teach outsiders. That Jiang Fan, wouldn't you be your future grandson-in-law? Did you teach him the Phantom Gale Leg?"
"Put--"
fart.
Lan Mingxi swallowed the last word.
There's really no way to refute it. Firstly, he did agree to Lan Shengxue and Jiang Fan's relationship, and secondly...
It's really a headache to talk about.
He did indeed teach the second level of Phantom Gale Leg.
Although the reason for this was quite simple, he did indeed demonstrate the second level of the technique in front of Jiang Fan.
"Hahaha--" The Crazy Old Man could no longer hold back his laughter. He didn't need to look to know what kind of expression Lan Mingxi had.
Lan Mingxi's lips twitched violently. "I'm telling you, Master Li, the former commander of the Divine Wind Camp, can't you focus your attention on important matters? Aren't you afraid of lowering your status by focusing on such trivial matters?"
The Crazy Old Man really wanted to say that caring about his apprentice was no trivial matter.
"By the way, I heard from a rumor that you've taken on an apprentice?" Lan Mingxi changed the subject.
He was quite interested in the topic of transfer.
"To be honest, I don't quite believe it. With your discerning eye, if even that genius kid from the Ye Family can't catch your eye, who else could possibly win your favor?"
"You're quite well-informed."
They admitted it?!
Lan Mingxi became interested and eagerly asked, "Tell me, what kind of genius is your disciple? She must be a Spirit Master, and without a doubt, she should be more talented than Ye Qizhen in cultivating Psychic Power."
"Who says I have to take on Spirit Master as my disciples?"
Lan Mingxi was taken aback. "What? Not Spirit Master?"
"Nonsense, of course it is," said the Crazy Old Man.
Lan Mingxi "..."
Suppressing the urge to swear, Lan Mingxi repeated the question she had just asked.
"Your disciple's talent for cultivating Psychic Power is even higher than Ye Qizhen's, isn't it?"
"Nonsense! My apprentice's talent is freakish; you could say he's not even human!"
Are you scolding or praising your apprentice?
"You guess."
"..."
Lan Mingxi was speechless countless times that night, including Jiang Fan, of course.
"I also heard that a Advanced Psychic suddenly appeared in the Zhou Family Secret Realm some time ago."
Having said that, Lan Mingxi deliberately paused, waiting for the Crazy Old Man's next response.
The appearance of Advanced Psychic in the Zhou Family Secret Realm is a secret to some extent, but it cannot be kept from a large family like the Lan Family.
"That's right."
After a moment of contemplation, the Crazy Old Man gave this answer.
"I guessed it. Spirit Master are extremely rare, numbering only a handful in the entire Great Xia Dynasty. I know those few young Spirit Master as well. Their Psychic Power is higher than Ye Qizhen's, but their age is a factor. In terms of talent, they are far inferior to Ye Qizhen. If you wouldn't even take Ye Qizhen in, how could you possibly take them? So there must be someone else, right?"
"Hehe." The Crazy Old Man's "hehe" was taken as an admission.
Although Lan Mingxi had guessed it, she was still somewhat surprised to hear the other party admit it in person.
"Is your disciple still at Fortress No. 1? Spirit Master need protectors and enormous resources to cultivate. Considering our good relationship, how about I help you take care of him a little? I think it would be better to let him stay at my Lan Family's residence, and I'll be his protector."
The Crazy Old Man rolled his eyes.
"You old codger, you've really messed with me. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just want to recruit your disciple to your Lan Family, right? A sense of shame is a good thing, you still need to have some self-respect."
At this point, the Crazy Old Man squinted and grinned mischievously.
"Besides, hasn't your Lan Family already won over that genius Beast Tamer Jiang Fan? People shouldn't be too greedy."
Don't mention him, it gives me a headache.
Lan Mingxi's headache was genuine, and so was her acceptance of Jiang Fan.
Just kidding, his Soul Threshold off the charts. He's only at the Early-Stage Third Rank, yet he can already contract twenty-three demonic beasts.
Who would dare deny such talent?
However, compared to Spirit Master, they are still slightly inferior.
"What did he do to you?" The Crazy Old Man sensed something was off about Lan Mingxi's words, as if there was a story behind them.