Chapter 181 - A Martial Fanatic With Honors (1/2)

[[What?!]]

Li Jingtian and Vicious Pill King were shocked silly.

Regent Estate was the head of the seven houses and fulfilled Li Jingtian’s however pricey terms. But was there anyone else in the whole empire who could simply double it?

Even the imperial family would find it hard to meet twice what Regent Estate offered.

But thinking over Zhuo Fan’s skill and the titanic and secret clan behind him, Vicious Pill King started grinning.

Since Zhuo Fan boasted the Luo clan as the best in Tianyu, then it had to be above the seven houses, even equal to the imperial family.

Vicious Pill King stuck out his head and laughed, “Elder Li, our Steward Zhuo’s words are gold.”

Li Jingtian’s eyes flashed.

Thinking how deceitful Zhuo Fan was, of course he didn’t believe a word. But the moment Yan Song laid eyes on him, he bolted like a mouse, yet, was now puffing up his chest.

This led him to believe Zhuo Fan had stronger and very much real backing for him to speak such words.

How was he supposed to know Yan Song’s courage was born out of delusions? A more apt description would be Zhuo Fan painted him a pretty picture, and Yan Song’s mind embellished.

Since the strong Vicious Pill King believed it, it conveyed enough confidence for Li Jingtian to maybe trust it as well.

Muttering something, Li Jingtian snorted, “Humph, you little pup, you think too highly of yourself. If you think you can buy me over, you have another thing coming. Do you have any idea how I met Regent Estate, how I became their Venerable, and what they gave me?”

Vicious Pill King’s heart was wound tight. [Is Mad Dipper unbuyable?]

Zhuo Fan grinned, hiding the sneer in his heart.

[Oh, you big shmuck. I didn’t know who you were before but now I’m perfectly clear. You wouldn’t be flouncing around if you were such a Regent Estate die-hard. You’d be ending us with impunity and taking our corpses back.]

[Ain’t it obvious you’re bitching to ask for a bigger pay? I’ve played this game myself a million times!]

Squinting, Zhuo Fan smiled, “My knowledge is shallow. Having not heard of Elder Li’s glorious pursuits, I ask that you enlighten me.”

“Ha-ha-ha, I knew you were wet behind your ears. That’s why you spouted those egotistical words about buying me. Although I can’t blame you, since I haven’t gone out much for you to hear of me.”

Nodding with pride, thinking things were going his way, Li Jingtian turned to Vicious Pill King, “However, if I were to retell old stories of myself, all you’d be hearing is bragging. Yan Song, you tell him.”

Shivering, Vicious Pill King bobbed his head, “Right away!”

Despite the apprehension he felt, Vicious Pill King glanced at Li Jingtian then spoke with the utmost gravity, “Steward Zhuo, Elder Li is a man that shook the empire. You’d be hard pressed to find another grand figure such as him in the whole of Tianyu Empire.

“Elder Li started as a rogue cultivator, no match to any of the seven houses’ experts. However, his mind was staunch, his heart set on giving his all in training his arts. Since he had no cultivation method, he stole it from other clans. He began with a mortal ranked cultivation method, slowly working his way to a spirit ranked cultivation method, then a profound ranked cultivation method. The exploits of Elder Li are found in every history book…”

“Oh, so, Elder Yan means Elder Li is a thief?” Zhuo Fan interrupted as he scratched his nose.

Panicked, Vicious Pill King gesticulated wildly in his stammering, “I-I never said such a thing…”

“Mind your words!” Li Jingtian bellowed and slapped him. Looking somewhat awkwardly at Zhuo Fan.

He was hoping Vicious Pill King would make a proper account of his heroic deeds, racking up his value. But this old coot went and spilled the whole beans about his inglorious past.

All robbing would do was drop his price instead.

Li Jingtian glared at Yan Song then coughed, “Ha-ha-ha, that is an old story, a part unworthy of attention.”

“How can it be? Without a cultivation method, your only choice was to steal if you didn’t want to stay weak all your life. I truly admire your courage!” Zhuo Fan smiled.

Li Jingtian’s eyes shined and his heart jumped in joy since Zhuo Fan didn’t despise him. He laughed even harder, “Your reputation doesn’t do you justice, Demon Archon, Zhuo Fan. You aren’t like those so-called experts, but a man of true talent.

“Correct. In my younger days, I had to go steal renown skills and cultivation methods from clans to become what I am now. And the more I stole, the more enemies I gained. But I showed no fear. After cultivating, I became stronger than any of them and killed any who chased me down. I always fought them with the same skills I stole, promising to hand my head over if I ever lost!”

Zhuo Fan looked at him deeply. [Isn’t that the same as what I’ve been through in the Hundred Pill Meeting?] Zhuo Fan’s opinion of him grew somewhat.