"Marry me? Oh, do you know what it means to marry?" Ning Fan was startled and laughed dumbly.
In his life, he had never been confessed to by a baby under the age of three, he only found it interesting.
"You know, getting married means being like Sister Siya, wearing a beautiful wedding coat, eating lots of wedding cakes, taking a wedding boat and putting out wedding lanterns! Die'er dreams of getting married!" Zhao Die'er said in a sweet voice He replied coquettishly, his little face full of envy.
She doesn't know what it means to get married. For her, getting married means having delicious food and fun...
"Sister Siya? Who is that?" Ning Fan knelt down and stroked Zhao Dieer's little head, his expression softening.
"Sister Siya is the maid that my mother pointed out to Die'er. She is very kind to Die'er. It's just strange that after Sister Siya got married, she never came to take care of Die'er anymore...Uncle, uncle, help me pick plum blossoms." ..." The little milk baby flattened his mouth, as if he didn't like having his head touched, because he would not grow taller if his head was touched.
"Okay, help Die'er pick them. How many plum blossoms does Die'er want?"
"A lot more!"
"How many are those?"
"I don't know... Anyway, there will be a lot of them!"
Ning Fan laughed and shook his head. He only picked two plum blossoms and put one on Little Snow Niu's head and one on Zhao Die'er's head.
"Not enough, Die'er wants more plum blossoms! Die'er wants to make a big corolla!" the little baby girl pouted and shouted.
"For some things, more is not always better. The beauty of plum blossoms lies in loneliness and pride. Wearing only one is the most beautiful... It is not a flower that can be braided..."
"I don't understand...Uncle, I can't understand a word you said..." The little baby looked at Ning Fan inexplicably, wondering why Ning Fan didn't pick more plum blossoms for her.
But she didn't care, anyway, the little snow cow already had a plum blossom on its head, and she also had one on her head. She was already very happy, jumping around the little snow cow, humming some wild songs.
"Little Man Niu, don't look back, fight for freedom with the sky. Don't give up until you see the Yellow River. But the water of the Yellow River is unclear. If the water is unclear, catch wild fish, and the wild fish leaps three thousand miles. You want to fight with the sky for survival, but you are caught by the cat. Caught him..."
This rumor. It is a ballad passed down orally by the barbarians.
The meaning of the ballad is roughly that the wild ox fought with the sky for freedom, but was stopped in the Yellow River... the wild fish fought with the sky, but died in the cat's mouth.
The ballad is advising the barbarians that man cannot compete with the sky. To comply with destiny, it is irreversible...
"This rumor is a bit harsh..." Ning Fan frowned slightly.
I just saw the little baby singing happily, so I didn't interrupt it.
The little baby made a small snow cow, and asked Ning Fan to help her build a big snowman.
After he finished building one, he had to build another one. In the end, Ning Fan helped Little Milkman build five snowmen in total.
Four big ones and one small one.
"This is daddy, this is mommy. This is sister Siya, this is Die'er, and this is uncle. Let's live a happy life together, happy and carefree..." The little baby took it upon himself to make a decision for Wu. The snowman is identified.
Ning Fan smiled, looking at the innocent look on the little baby's face, his heart began to truly integrate into Bianliang's life.
Four panting men hurried over. They are the guards of Zhao Mansion.
The four guards came to look for Zhao Die'er. Seeing that Zhao Die'er was fine, they felt relieved.
Three of them looked at Ning Fan with a hint of hostility. They came to Bianliang after Zhao Boyang. Newly recruited guards.
Among the three people, the burliest one stepped in front of Ning Fan and said fiercely to Ning Fan,
"Who are you! How dare you abduct me, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, here? What are your motives?"
This person's tone was very unkind, which directly made Ning Fan's eyes flash with coldness. But he didn't take action against this person.
Ning Fan didn't bother to do anything to a mortal, and just looked at that person coldly.
Just a cold look, without releasing excess pressure, had already caused the burly man's complexion to change drastically, and he was covered in cold sweat!
"Master! This person is definitely a master! When did the Bianliang Wulin produce such a young master!" The burly man almost collapsed on the ground in fear. At this moment, the leader of the four suddenly scolded him harshly. Got this man.
"Wang Li, you are so rude! This young master is a friend of the master and a distinguished guest of my Zhao family. How dare you talk to him like this!"
The one who scolded the burly man was surprisingly Zhao San, the bodyguard of the Zhao family.
Ning Fan once repelled the savage beasts and saved his life. Naturally, he knew Ning Fan and always had respect for Ning Fan.
Zhao San looked at the other guards fiercely and put his hand on the knife on his waist. If anyone dared to be rude to Ning Fan again, he would take action with this knife and drink blood and kill people!
"What! This man is actually my friend!"
The other three people looked at Ning Fan and immediately became respectful, how could they dare to offend him.
Zhao San asked Ning Fan the reason. While thanking Ning Fan for taking care of Zhao Die'er, he took Zhao Die'er back to Yunzhong Academy.
Zhao Die'er hadn't had enough fun and didn't want to go back at all, but she was afraid that her father would slap her palms if she went back too late, so she left anyway.
But every few steps he took, he would look back and look at Ning Fan reluctantly.
After walking far away, he turned around and ran back again, and said to Ning Fan seriously, "Uncle built a snowman for Die'er. When Die'er grows up, she must marry uncle and let uncle build snowmen for me every day!"
After saying that, with Zhao San and others looking astonished, they jumped up and ran towards the academy.
"Marry me, just you...a tiny little doll..."
Ning Fan smiled slightly and didn't take it seriously. He turned his head and continued to look at the red plum tree.
This was his second meeting with Zhao Dieer, but it was definitely not the last.
The snow in Bianliang has not stopped, the Bianhe River has gradually frozen, and there are no more painted boats for boating in the snow.
Zhao Dieer asked Zhao San and found Ning Fan's home, which was just across the wall from Yunzhong Academy.
So Zhao Dieer would come to Ning Fan to play every now and then, asking Ning Fan to build a snowman for her.
Why are you looking for Ning Fan?
First, because Ning Fan treats children gently and rarely scolds them. The second reason is that Ning Fan occasionally gives her some weird sugar pills to eat, which are very sweet and delicious. After eating, her body will be warm and she will not be afraid of the cold.
Third, because Zhao Dieer felt that Ning Fan was very idle... Each of the servants and guards around her had a lot of things to do.
Except for the elderly and children, everyone in Bianliang City has countless jobs to do.
Ning Fan is the only one who is very free...doing nothing all day, going out to walk in the snow and enjoy plum blossoms. Drinking...
"Uncle, why are you so idle when everyone has work to do? Mom said, this kind of behavior is called lazy. When a girl grows up, she cannot marry a lazy man... Die'er suddenly doesn't want to marry you. Already..."
"...Then why did you come to my house again..." Ning Fan said speechlessly.
"Because the snowman you made is so beautiful. When the snow stops and there is no more snow to make a snowman, Die'er will stop coming to you. Die'er will go to brother Xiao Wu to learn martial arts! Hehe. Die'er will become a monk when she grows up. Become a barbarian monk and save all sentient beings!”
"...What an ambition. This is the first time I've heard of a little girl who wants to grow up to be a nun..." Ning Fan's head was full of black lines.
The snow continued to fall until the end of the first lunar month. After the snow melted, Zhao Dieer did not bother Ning Fan anymore.
Ning Fan's meaning to her might really just be building a snowman.
On the other hand, Zhao Dieer's father, Zhao Boyang, came to Ning's house more and more frequently. Every time he came, he would discuss wine with Ning Fan and have a great time.
Ning Fan has been cultivating Taoism to this day. His Taoist enlightenment was so profound that even if he had not studied Confucianism, what he said was enough for Zhao Boyang to refer to it as a classic.
In Zhao Boyang's heart, he had long regarded Ning Fan as a confidant, not just as a benefactor.
Seeing that Ning Fan seemed to take good care of his daughter, after getting drunk once, Zhao Boyang half-jokingly said to Ning Fan,
"Brother Ning Xian, you and I are not ordinary people. If you really fall in love with Die'er, I am willing to make the decision and betroth Die'er to you. Die'er is still young now, so you can make a marriage contract first, and then look for a matchmaker after she grows up. How about we hire you? I know you already have a wife, so Die'er will probably be just a concubine, but with my virtuous brother's character, I won't treat Die'er badly."
Naturally, Ning Fan could not agree to this drunken talk. He would not be tempted by a three-year-old baby.
Zhao Boyang still had plans to invite Ning Fan to join Yunzhong Academy, but Ning Fan still declined politely every time.
He became more and more integrated into the identity of a mortal, enjoying the rare peace in Bianliang City.
The number of war flames is increasing little by little, the cultivation of Zhan Yin and Yang is going on little by little, and the colorful arrow spirits are being refined little by little.
Every day, there is Liu Yan who warms the wine for him, and there are fairy loli who look for him to "practice".
The snow melted, and Xian Loli fell in love with Bianliang again and ran away. This is the third year since she came to Bianliang, and she has already defeated all the invincible enemies in Bianliang.
Nowadays, no one in Bianliang knows the name of Xian Loli. It is said that this girl swallowed some kind of fairy grass, which can keep the appearance of a girl forever and not grow up.
It is said that this woman's martial arts skills were so superb that she defeated three hundred Bianliang officers and soldiers alone. There were only a few Bianliang warriors who dared to fight with her.
Ning Fan did not allow her to go out of the city to hunt wild beasts, so the bored fairy Loli could only fight with Ning Fan every day.
Naturally, she couldn't use magical powers, and Ning Fan didn't use any magical powers either.
Others can't beat Fairy Loli, so Ning Fan certainly can't beat her, but he won't bully Fairy Loli, he's just a sparring partner.
Gradually, word began to spread in Bianliang City that Ningsheng in the south of the city was himself a peerless master who lived in seclusion, which did not cause much surprise.
In the eyes of the world, Ning Fan is the "father" of Xian Loli. Is it strange to have peerless martial arts...
In the fourth year, there was no snow in Bianliang and the winter plum blossoms did not bloom.
In the fifth year, there was no snow in Bianliang.
In the sixth year, it snowed again in Bianliang, and Ning Fan once again walked in the snow to appreciate the plum blossoms, and once again met Zhao Dieer on the bank of the Bianhe River.
Zhao Die'er is now six years old. Compared with then, she is much taller, more sensible, and quieter.
When she met Ning Fan again, she recognized him immediately. She still asked Ning Fan to help her build a snowman, but she was much shyer than before, and she no longer talked nonsense about 'marrying Ning Fan'.
After all, she was the daughter of Zhao Boyang, a great scholar of the generation. She had a very strict upbringing and already understood the meaning of marriage.
It has been six years since Ning Fan came to Bianliang. He deliberately changed his appearance so that he did not have an ageless appearance like a fairy lolita.
When he first arrived in Bianliang, he looked like a young man in his twenties, but now he looks much more mature.
"Uncle, can you help Die'er build a snowman?"
"Can."
"Uncle, Die'er wants a plum blossom."
"Okay, I'll pick it for you."
Compared to the past, Zhao Dieer is undoubtedly much more polite, but also less approachable...
Today, Zhao Die'er treats Ning Fan like an uncle in the family, who naturally knows etiquette.
Gradually, she heard from her mother that Ning Fan was not only her father's best friend, but he had also saved her family's lives from wild beasts. It even helped him get rid of the poison.
In her heart, she was grateful to Ning Fan, and there was no ignorant love between men and women in her gratitude.
"Die'er has grown up..."
Ning Fan is as he was before. Stroking Zhao Dieer's long, satin-like black hair.
Zhao Dieer smiled sweetly and did not resist. Isn't it normal for an elder to touch the head of a junior.
"Do you still want to marry your uncle?" Ning Fan asked with a smile.
"Uncle, don't make fun of Die'er. Die'er was young at that time. She was ignorant and childish, so uncle, don't take it to heart..." Zhao Die'er's face turned red, remembering the embarrassing things from back then.
"Haha, Die'er has really grown up. Brother Boyang's tutoring is really strict. A six-year-old child is already so sensible..."
Ning Fan retracted his palm, not paying attention, and turned to look at a tree of red plum trees. He raised the gourd and drank the spirit wine.
He was obviously looking at the red plum blossoms, but Zhao Dieer could see that Ning Fan was not looking at the plum blossoms...
"Uncle is looking at plum blossoms, but what he is thinking about is not plum blossoms." The little girl said firmly.
"Oh? How did you know I wasn't thinking of Mei?" Ning Fan asked with a smile.
"Every time my mother misses her hometown in Qufu, she will look at the old clothes and jewelry she brought back... My uncle's eyes are very similar to my mother's. He must be missing someone in his heart... But Die'er doesn't understand. Uncle He obviously has a wife and a daughter, and his home is in Bianliang, who will he miss..." the little girl asked curiously.
"Uncle is thinking about his family, those family members. In my uncle's hometown far, far away, the wind and snow will never stop, and the plum blossoms will never wither..." Ning Fan recalled with his eyes.
"Uncle's home is in the barbarian city far away. Is it impossible to go back... Was it massacred by barbaric beasts like Qufu City..."
"No, my uncle's home is still there. We can still go back."
"Then, when Die'er grows up, how about going home with her uncle? Die'er also wants to see what that Man City, where it snows all year round, is like." Zhao Die'er said with fascination.
"You can't go..."
Ning Fan sighed slightly.
Zhao Die'er is a barbarian. Barbarians and beasts cannot leave the ancient wilderness, and they cannot even be included in the Cave Heaven Realm Treasure.
Barbarians, four-day monks, and monsters belong to different reincarnations.
Wilderness, Four Heavens, and the land of demon spirits in the upper world belong to different worlds.
Outsiders can come to the barbaric wilderness, but barbarians can never go to other worlds...
"Why? Is it because we will encounter many wild beasts on the road?" Zhao Die'er asked disappointedly.
"No...it's just you, you really can't go."
"oh..."
Zhao Dieer lowered her head in disappointment. In order to make this little girl happy, Ning Fan built several more snowmen.
The pile is not of humans, but of beasts.
Not barbaric beasts, but various creatures that have not been recorded in barbarian books.
If there are any monks from the Rain Realm here, they will definitely find that what Ning Fan piles up are several wild beasts unique to the Rain Realm.
These desolate beasts are not very strong, and some of them have been killed by Ning Fan. Time has passed, and when he looks at these desolate beasts again, Ning Fan also has longing in his eyes.
"Huh? Aren't beasts the natural enemies of barbarians? Why does uncle look so long for these beast statues?" the little girl asked curiously.
"In my uncle's hometown, beasts are not necessarily people's enemies...Of course, these beasts were my uncle's enemies."
"Huh? There are still wild beasts in the world that are not enemies of humans? Die'er has decided that after Die'er becomes a barbarian monk, he must carve a barbarian ancestral car and visit his uncle's hometown. No matter how many wild beasts there are on the road , can’t stop the barbaric car from driving!”
"You really can't go there... But I didn't expect that your ambition now is to become a barbarian monk..." Ning Fan sighed slightly.
It seems that Zhao Dieer is determined to become a barbarian monk. This idea probably won’t disappear with age.
The next day, Zhao Dieer did not come to Bianhe River to play in the snow again. She had officially entered Yunzhong Academy to be educated and had no time to pester Ning Fan.
The snow this year has fallen a little bit.
In the seventh year, there was snow in Bianliang.
In the eighth year, there was snow in Bianliang.
In the ninth year, there was snow in Bianliang.
In the tenth year, there was no snow in Bianliang.
It has been ten years since he came to Bianliang. Ning Fan's number of natal war fires has already reached 9999. It has reached the limit and it is difficult to increase it even more.
The technique of the God of War Art can only cultivate so much war fire. No matter how much more, it cannot be cultivated.
9999 flames of war were enough to complete the fourth transformation of the God of War, but Ning Fan was still unable to complete it.
The amount of war flames is enough, but no one expected that there is a second condition that must be met to complete the fourth change of the battle formula...
Practitioners must at least possess the cultivation level of the early stage of transcendence in order to break through the bottleneck of the fourth transformation...
Since no one in the Luo family has mastered the fourth transformation of the War Technique after the War King, no one knows that to practice the fourth transformation, one must possess the cultivation level of transcending the true spirit.
"Is it impossible to break through the bottleneck of the fourth transformation before crossing the true state... I didn't expect that there would be such a trouble, but fortunately, it should only be a matter of time before breaking through to the true state..."
Ning Fan smiled nonchalantly.
One and a half of the seven colorful arrow spirits devoured that day have been refined by Ning Fan.
Ning Fan can feel that he is getting closer and closer to breaking through the stage of transcending reality. As long as he completely swallows these seven arrow spirits, he should be able to accumulate enough power of true illusion, see through all the fog, and step onto the true bridge.
Once the transformation is successful, the fourth transformation will be achieved naturally and naturally, and there is nothing to worry about.
Although he had reached a bottleneck in his cultivation of the God of War Art, Ning Fan still secretly gathered the Lie Yuan Jing to devour it.
The progress of Zhan Yin and Yang's cultivation has reached 82%. It is expected that within twenty years, it will be able to be basically completed like Rain Yin and Yang.
"Brother Wu should have returned to Dongtian...Ten years have passed, and the demon clan's desire for me seems not as crazy as before..."
Ning Fan raised his head and looked at the sky above Man City. There, there was a ray of light of a demon cultivator with Shattering Void cultivation passing by Man City and going away.
The demon cultivator did not notice that Ning Fan was here. In the past ten years, demon cultivators passed by this city from time to time, but no one noticed Ning Fan's whereabouts.
Gradually, there are very few demon cultivators searching around.
The great fame that Ning Fan achieved ten years ago is being gradually forgotten by the wild monks...
"Become a mortal and seek truth... It took me ten years to completely transform my state of mind into a mortal. Now it's time to seek truth."
Ning Fan looked at the bare plum trees in front of him, his eyes flickering, and he returned home.
Outside the house, I met Zhao Die'er unexpectedly again. This year, Zhao Die'er was ten years old. (To be continued.)
