Ling Fan started tapping her heart.
Could this be true?
Suddenly, Gray and Small Shadow's voices echoed from the other side of the wall.
"Elder Sister, must we go over to Ling Clan and search for that pink armor per Mu Psycho's command?"
Ling Fan bristled.
"Did you not see at the prison battle? Empyrean Zhang An's power couldn't even rival her. Now, now half his body is flattened like a pancake."
Small shadow hissed, "To think he still lives crippled like that."
"Not to mentioned those that became meat paste. You defy her, Sister will watch on the side as you die."
"You two what's this?" asked Tian Cai.
"Little Brother, are you done resting?"
"Mhm."
"This?"
Ling Fan hurriedly waved Qin Rong away for privacy. Clearing her throat, she assumed her Ling Hua persona.
"Brother Zhao Ding, is that you?"
Tian Cai jolted in surprise.
Gray and Small Shadow looked at each other.
Zhao Ding? Who's that?
Tian Cai responded, "Are you Miss Ling Hua? On many occasion, Big Brother has mentioned you...how can this Young Master help you?"
Upon hearing Tian Cai's words, Ling Fan trembled.
"Ah, you're Young Miss's Younger Martial Brother. Ling Hua greets Young Master."
Tian Cai eyes twitched.
Younger Martial Brother? This 48 year old!? Damn her conditions!
"Young Master, is it possible to talk with Big Brother Zhao Ding?
Tian Cai nodded with contentment.
Finally, someone called him Big Brother.
"Miss Ling, please wait. This Young Master will go look for Big Brother and send him over."
"Young Master, Ling Hua thanks you for your generosity."
After waiting several breaths, Tian Cai assumed his Zhao Ding identity.
"Yo, Sister Ling is that you? Did you ask for me?"
Ling Fan clenched her fist in excitement.
"Ah Big Brother, it's good to here your voice. Cousin said your Zhao manor was attacked...you-you weren't hurt were you?"
Tian Cai chuckled, "Luckily I wasn't here at the time. I was actually looking at properties. How about you, was your Ling Clan affected at all?"
"Not at all. However, Cousin was out and about in the City and everyone was desperately worried about her safety."
"Right, Cousin said Miss Bai saw her at the Heavenly Tea Pavilion. Also she mentioned, there was some punk named Gu Yang."
"My Cousin noticed him as well. He was seducing that Sun Roumei simultaneously while chasing Miss Bai. Cousin almost ordered her bodyguards to end him, however Miss Bai left quickly on business."
"Shame, it would've been a great opportunity to end that piece of sh*t."
Ling Fan giggled. "Big Brother, you don't like him as well."
"I hate punks like him!"
"So right!!"
Twiddling her thumbs, Ling Fan asked, "By the way, did-did you leave this Pink Armor for me? It's really pretty."
Tian Cai shook.
She likes that shitty armor?
"Big Brother, did you gift it to me?"
Eyes twitching, Tian Cai chuckled, "Ah that-that armor was procured accidentally for cousin. He caused a roar when he declared pink wasn't his color"
Ling Fan imagined Tian Cai in the pink armor and chortled.
"Did I say joke?" asked Tian Cai.
Somewhat regaining her composure, she said, "I've seen Young Master Zhao from the distance...I just imagined him in that pink armor."
Tian Cai nodded furiously in righteous satisfaction.
Throwing way that armor was a damn good decision.
"You say you saw cousin from the distance? He's quite handsome isn't he?" asked Tian Cai.
Ling Fan frowned.
Handsome?
Ling Fan chuckled, "He's just little boy...who know's what he'll look like in the future."
Little boy!
Unbeknownst to Ling Fan, Tian Cai was shaking a fist at her.
"However, he's adorable at that age."
Tian Cai sighed. What right did he have to be angry? He was after all, a 48 year old man-child.
"Big Brother Zhao, have you seen my cousin? How does she look?"
"Her? Now that you ask, I saw her briefly a couple of days ago when our Zhao Clan hosted the various Empyreans."
Imagining Little Killer's face with her mask on, Tian Cai replied, "Er Young Miss Ling has very striking eyes."
How could he forget the eyes of a future killer.
Tian Cai shuddered.
Ling Fan blushed.
I-I have striking eyes!!
"Big Brother, so this armor?"
"Ah I forgot about that...keep it..our Zhao Clan spent 70 million spirit stones and it was made for a Marital King."
That female must've been a shortie.
70 Million!!!
He-He must really like me!!
Unbeknownst to Tian Cai, Ling Fan busted out with her funky victory dance.
As she shook her butt in the air, from the far side of the courtyard, the Fierce Fairies were contemplating what she was doing.
Clearing her throat, Wang Chunhua turned to Elder Bing. "Sister Tang and I were recently talking and we both noticed idiosyncrasies about Little Sister."
"Big Sister, the other day this Tang saw her scratching the pig's fat rear in a very peculiar way. In addition, Sister witnessed her burning cockroaches vehemently with a fire poker."
"Seeing her behave in such away, mayhap we should inform Patriarch that she's not right in the head."
Elder Bing snorted, "It won't matter."
"Because the Patriarch dotes on her?" asked Tang Xifeng.
"You misunderstand. Her mother also displayed strange behaviors. She was known for walking and dancing in her sleep."
This?
"So it's like that..it's inherited behavior."
"Indeed."
Finishing her spontaneous dancing, Ling Fan said, "Ah Brother Zhang, I forgot to mentioned, I found a tree expert."
"What!! Unbelievable, really!?"
"Mhm!"
"Heck yeah!!"
Chuckling, Ling Fan said, "You sound really happy."
Tapping a beat, Tian Cai was twirling his fingers by his ears while strutting his head.
Behind a wall, Mu Huizhong was monitoring Tian Cai, through a hidden hole.
Who-Who he's talking to? And he's dancing as well?
Behind Mu Huizhong knelt Gray and Small Shadows. "Oy, who's he chatting with?"
Not even missing a beat, Small Shadow answered, "It must be Miss Ling Hua."
Ling Hua? Another Ling female was chasing after her Master?
"You two go! Investigate her well!"
Happily at being dismissed, the two scrambled away.
"Little Junjie, now that you've rested. We'll resume your training in the skies. Progenitor will demonstrate the basics of unleashing Divine Punishment on your enemies. It's harder than you think. You must accurately measure the wind flow as well as release the exact amount for maximum effectiveness."
Junjie snorted.
"Yes, yes to you its simply relieving yourself while flying. However, you will be a Heavenly Lord, you can't refer to it as such."
The Divine Pig, grabbed Junjie with her power and quickly shot up into the sky. Hovering she sniffed about to check things. "Eh Little Genius and Disciple are discussing things and appear to be enjoying themselves."
Junjie grunted.
"What's it mean when two discuss things?" Pausing, to ponder Junjie's question, Shensheng peered far off into the horizon. Junjie squealed in wonder. To him, his Progenitor appeared like a god among experts.
Snorting, Shensheng said, "Normally such action would indicate negotiations when the two parties are males. However, since it is a human male and female, this is what is called the beginnings of a mating ritual. And for humans the ritual can be as short as days or a long as centuries. Long has this Queen viewed human mating to be mysterious and profound."
Junjie snorted.
"No you many not watch. You need to train...we'll go look for a suitable candidate to unleash Divine Punishment upon."
Soon the pair appeared above the City Lord's Manor.
"Hump! You dare target this Queen's Little Genius. Junjie, release everything you have on them! Divine Punishment!!"
After recovering his composure, Tian Cai excitedly asked, "Sister Ling, how soon can you send this expert over?"
"How about in the morning? Young Miss just invited her to stay with our Ling Clan and is still helping her to settle down."
"Yes! Let her come in the morning. I will inform everybody to expect her."
"Er Brother Zhao, there is also a favor this one must ask?"
"Please Sister, are we not fellow aficionados. If anything, who else can we rely on but each other?"
"Mhm!! Recently, Young Miss recruited a subordinate however he suffers from a unique ailment?"
"Ailment?"
"Big Brother it's like this....," Ling Fan said.
After several minutes, Tian Cai was brought up to speed. "So this Death Ax sapped this person's vitality and now he's er-er disfigured down below?"
"Mhm."
"And your saying he requires tonics and pills rich in Yang essence to counteract the Yin aura of death. So that's why you've come to me. Our Super Yang blend will counter the effects of his ailment."
"Brother Zhao, do you believe you can help him?" asked Ling Fan.
"Definitely. At minimum we can neutralize the sapping of his vitality. Unfortunately, this is not an overall cure. Our Zhao Clan is in fact working on two new products that may in fact restore him completely. However, we are just barely starting product trials."
Ling Fan sighed. "I suppose we can only wait then."
Tian Cai winced upon hearing Ling Fan's sigh of disappointment.
Can there really be no other choice but to wait?
Peering about he suddenly caught sight of Alchemist Gu escorting a masked Zhao Chen towards the research area. Slapping his thigh with realization, Tian Cai said, "Sister Ling, how about this man become a test subject for our Zhao Clan. It so happens, our product trials require test subjects with unique conditions like your cousin's subordinate"
This?
Ling Fan's eyes misted over. "Brother Zhao your amazing. How is it you can make the impossible possible?"
Slapping his dainty chest, Tian Cai said, "Sister Ling, you can always count on your Big Brother."
"Super Punk, there you are. This Uncle has been looking for you. We need to go pick up Father."
Tian Cai said, "Ah it looks like there family matters occurring. Big Brother needs to go. Miss Ling please send your people over tomorrow!!"
Swoosh! Tian Cai thundered off to quickly silence his Uncle Qiang before he revealed Tian Cai's real identity.
"Fan'er, Father has come to discuss things."
Jolting, Ling Fan yelled, "Big Brother thanks for gift!"
Swoosh! She too ran off to silence her father.