NIP Chapter 167 Conversation with the old man
Chapter 167 Conversation with the old man
Chapter 167 Conversation with the old man
"There are really too few people who can afford the word invincible, but His Excellency the Duke is one of them. I heard about his achievements from His Royal Highness, let's not talk about being invincible in the world, but I absolutely believe in being invincible in the king's city! "
Luo Qianfu's eyes were full of admiration at this time, which made Lu Fan who was beside him very embarrassed.
"Ahem, it's not that exaggerated anymore. Okay, everyone should work. By the way, Manager Luo, will someone pay their wages?"
Lu Fan suddenly thought of this problem. The servants are not volunteers. They come here to work to support their families, so their wages must also be paid reasonably.
"My Lord Duke, please rest assured that all the expenses of the Lu family will be paid by the royal family. His Royal Highness has already told me repeatedly."
When Luo Qianfu saw that Lu Fan cared so much about his servants, his admiration for him grew stronger.
"That's good. In addition, you have to adjust their income according to their labor intensity. Those who do a lot of work must be paid more. If they do things that are sneaky and slippery, let them go as soon as possible."
Lu Fan instructed.
"Don't worry, Lord Duke, Lao Luo, I will definitely follow your orders."
Luo Qianfu cupped his hands and replied.
"Well, let's leave it at that. Make sure they clean all the rooms today. There will be a large number of guests staying at the house tomorrow."
At this time, Lu Fan thought of the twenty or so homeless girls who were placed in Zhao Wuwei's side. At first, Lu Fan had no choice but to let those girls live in Zhao Wuwei's place temporarily. Now Lu Fan has successfully owned it. It's time to bring them back to his mansion.
Of course, Lu Fan definitely didn't call these beautiful girls here because of their beauty, Lu Fan can swear on that.
"Yes, Lord Duke."
Luo Qianfu bowed, then turned and left.
And Lu Fan didn't plan to stay here for a long time, after looking at the surrounding environment, he took Tuntian and flew to Qianying Academy.
The gate of Qianying Academy.
At this time, the old man was drinking herbal tea leisurely in the guard room while picking up the Wangcheng Daily in his hand.
"In the great event of the kingdom, Zhu Tianxiu failed to rebel and was executed on the spot. Lin Qingtian and Cao Moyu were unfavorable, and were demoted from Duke to Marquis. Canonized as the Invincible Duke."
"Ho Ho Ho, this is terrible. This little brat was actually made an Invincible Duke by His Majesty. Now that the three Dukes have been eliminated, he has suddenly become a figure below one man and above ten thousand people."
The old man took another sip of his tea.
"Master, long time no see."
Just when the old man was about to continue reading Wangcheng Daily, a familiar voice came from the side.
He hurriedly looked up and found that Lu Fan was looking at him with a smile.
"You kid, where have you been these few days? You missed a day of class yesterday. Don't think that you can skip class at will if you become a duke."
The old man joked with a smile.
"Hey, I don't want to either, old man, I've been chasing after me all this time, but yesterday's absence from class was purely accidental."
Lu Fan scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Anyway, you don't need to go to class every day. You've already been absent from class for a day, and you don't mind skipping another day today. Come here, here is freshly brewed Poria cocos tea, and I'll fill you a cup."
The old man took out a teacup from the tea set, and poured it full.
"That old man, don't you pay attention to the tea ceremony?"
Lu Fan was a little speechless. Youdao is full of tea to deceive people. Don't people in this world pay attention to tea ceremony?
"Tea ceremony? What's the point of drinking tea, as long as it tastes good."
The old man drank the hot tea in one gulp without feeling any discomfort at all.
"Well, your bold personality is quite convincing."
Lu Fan didn't pay attention to these details, picked up the teacup and took a sip, a fresh fragrance flowed down his throat and into his chest.
"Good tea."
Lu Fan doesn't know how to taste tea, but drinking this tea really makes him feel very comfortable, and he has never experienced the sweet and fragrant feeling.
"Naturally, a cup of Fulingluo tea costs more than 100 gold coins, and there are almost no places where you can drink this tea except Juxialou and Fengyu Pavilion. You have earned it."
The old man filled his teacup again, then lifted it up and drank it down.
"By the way, old man, Hong Tiannan should be fine now, right?"
Lu Fan asked suddenly.
"Well, Tian Nan has basically recovered now, but his strength has dropped a lot."
Having said that, a sad look appeared on the old man's face.
"It's fine if your strength drops and you can improve your cultivation, as long as your body is fine."
Lu Fan also knew that although Mahad had wiped out the monster in Hong Tiannan's body, the soul-seed trauma brought to him by the monster needed to be recuperated slowly to get better.
"That's right, Tian Nan came to look for me yesterday afternoon, and said that he would continue to go out for training, and I agreed."
The old man sighed slightly.
"Old man, why are you feeling melancholy? Isn't it normal to practice, and it's not the first time for him to go out to practice. What are you worried about?"
Seeing that the old man was so melancholy, Lu Fan couldn't help saying.
"When one gets old, one has to think about more things. It's not easy for Tian Nan. His parents were killed by the Yaozu when he was about six years old. I picked him up from the battlefield."
"At that time, he was too young. I brought him to Qianying Academy and taught him how to contract the Book of Summoning and how to cultivate soul power."
"In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed like this, time flies so fast."
The old man looked at Lu Fan, then at the golden plaque of Qianying Academy, and said with emotion.
"However, I have only been in Qianying Academy for less than two months. To be honest, during this period of time in Qianying Academy, I have been quite happy."
Lu Fan replied with a smile.
"I have a question for you, Lu Fan."
The old man's face suddenly became serious.
"It's okay, old man. If you can answer, I will definitely answer you."
Lu Fan's meaning is very simple, as long as the content of the question does not concern his privacy, he can answer it.
"Who the hell are you? I don't believe a 23-year-old can reach your heights."
The old man stared into Lu Fan's eyes and said slowly.
"The reason why I can be so strong is a long story, but my real age is indeed 23 years old, you don't have to doubt it."
"You can regard me as the agent of a legendary summoner, but my strength can almost reach the legendary level."
"Old man, what I said is the truth, but I don't want others to know my true strength, please keep it secret for me."
After thinking about it again and again, Lu Fan told the old man about his actual combat power. As for the system, he would never tell anyone if he was killed.
(End of this chapter)