Fantasy: I'm Really Not A Supreme Master!-Chapter 996 - 904 The Desolate Autumn Wind Blows Again

Chapter 996: Chapter 904: The Desolate Autumn Wind Blows Again Today

Chapter 996 -904: The Desolate Autumn Wind Blows Again Today

Seeing Li Fan, Xinning and Wu Dade, among others, were quite excited.

“Greetings, Master!”

“Greetings, Owner!”

Wu Dade and Gong Ya both bowed in respect.

“There’s no need for formalities.”

Li Fan said with a faint smile, and when he saw Jiang Xue, he couldn’t help but be surprised and said,

“Miss Jiang, it’s been a long time… How have you been recently?”

Jiang Xue’s eyes were filled with excitement, and she too stepped forward, saying,

“Greetings, Senior Li… I’ve been well!”

Li Fan nodded and asked,

“Do you have a place to stay now?”

Jiang Xue shook her head.

“Then settle down in the village. Auntie Wang and the others, they all miss you very much.”

Li Fan smiled, clearly pleased.

Back then, Jiang Xue came to find him with Fire Spirit and Mu Qianning, but now, it had been so long since he had seen old friends…

He wondered how Fire Spirit and the others were doing out there.

Hearing Li Fan’s words, Jiang Xue was even more grateful and said,

“Thank you, Senior!”

At this moment, the three Demon Ancestors also subconsciously looked at Li Fan.

Following that, the three of them reacted as if their eyes had been burned by the sun, hurriedly bowing their heads and suddenly kneeling on the ground!

“I’m sorry… I was wrong! I shouldn’t have offended you, Senior, please forgive my transgression!”

The Demon Ancestor blurted out, sweat pouring down his face.

Just one look was enough for him to confirm… The unfathomable young man before him must be the “her brother” Xinning had mentioned before!

Terrifying. Just a glance, and they couldn’t sense even a hint of Li Fan’s cultivation aura.

But instinctively, they didn’t dare to look, didn’t dare show disrespect!

What kind of being was he?

They dared not even imagine!

“I’m willing to gouge out my eyes, please, Senior… spare my life!”

Blood Ancestor also spoke with a trembling voice, feeling he was surely doomed for offending such a powerful being.

Instrument Ancestor was equally panicked, completely at a loss and turned to Big Black Dog, pleading,

“Big Brother Dog… I don’t want the bone anymore, please help me plead for mercy, could you give me a way to live?”

He was truly frightened!

But Big Black Dog merely barked a few times in response, completely ignoring him!

And Li Fan, seeing these three strangers suddenly kneel down and behave so oddly… was somewhat puzzled.

He couldn’t help but look at Wu Dade and ask,

“Da De, what is this?”

Wu Dade was straightforward and said,

“Master, these three… they’re all crazy, they’re mad.”

He pointed at the Demon Ancestor and said,

“This one is a poor student, but he has delusions, always saying he is a top student… He has been mad for a long time.”

The Demon Ancestor, still kneeling on the ground, heard this and instantly felt indignant.

Even though the big boss was here and he didn’t dare to offend him, this Sǐ Pàngzi couldn’t insult him like that, could he?!

You could say my strength isn’t up to par, but… you can’t say I’m a poor student!

That’s a matter of dignity, a bottom line; even in death, he couldn’t bear the name of a poor student!

He couldn’t help but clench his teeth and argued,

“I’m not a poor student… My studies are also quite good!!!”

Wu Dade clicked his tongue and said,

“Master, you see, his delusion is acting up again, he’s having an episode.”

Hearing this, Li Fan was also dubious and probed the Demon Ancestor,

“What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?”

The Demon Ancestor heard this and was suddenly baffled.

What?

A triangle? The sum of interior angles? How many degrees?

What is this gibberish? He understood every word, but when put together, it felt like an incomprehensible script!

He had no recognition at all!

Sweat poured down his face, such a question from such a formidable person… was too profound, he couldn’t understand any of it!

Was this big boss testing him?

Definitely!

He vaguely sensed that this was a great opportunity for him!

If he could answer the big boss’s question, maybe he would gain the big boss’s favor and obtain unimaginable fortune.

But… the question was really too difficult!!

Struggling to think, he said resolutely,

“From the Dao comes one, from one comes two, from two comes three, and from three comes all things… Three is the root of everything, a triangle… is the Limitless Law of heaven, earth, and man!”

“Inner refers to Path-Scenic Land, and interior angles… are about displaying the supreme true form of a triangle within Path-Scenic Land, thus embarking on the path ahead… The number of scenes on this path is unimaginable…”

He was clutching at straws, trying to encompass all his life’s learning into his answer!

After all, no matter what, he couldn’t hand in a blank paper before the big boss.

When Li Fan heard this, he was immediately shocked.

… What nonsense is this?

Such a simple question about the sum of the interior angles of a triangle, and this guy spouts so much nonsense?

Is this reliable? It’s not even close to the mark…

He instantly understood that this was… a true poor student with delusions, quite mad indeed.

Seeing that the Demon Ancestor was still babbling, he promptly said,

“Stop, stop, stop, no need to go on.”

Hearing this, the Demon Ancestor immediately halted his incessant talk, looked up, his eyes filled with hope, and said,

“Senior, my answer… may it possibly please your esteemed self?”

Li Fan shook his head and said,

“Pleasing my sense… I’m afraid not, but admittance to the institution is possible!”

When the Demon Ancestor heard this, he was momentarily stunned. What did this great elder mean?

Admittance to what institution?

Could it be to a school?!

Was there a Great Path Academy established in this mountain village?

It seemed that although his answer hadn’t caught the big shot’s attention, it did have some merit, which was why the bigwig thought he was a promising student to recruit for the academy!

Could this mean he was about to ride on coattails to the skies?

He was ecstatic, exclaiming,

“Fantastic, fantastic… Thank you, Senior, thank you for giving your junior this supreme opportunity!”

He kowtowed repeatedly.

Li Fan was even more speechless. Getting into a mental asylum and you’re this happy? Absolute lunacy, indubitable!

Then, he turned to the Blood Ancestor and asked,

“What about this one?”

The old man looked like nothing but skin and bones, his clothes in tatters… even more miserable than Luo Xingchen who had appeared before.

Wu Dade continued,

“This one has gone mad from hunger, always thinking about eating blood! He doesn’t care for anything else!”

Hearing this, Li Fan couldn’t help but flash a look of surprise. Stark raving mad? And desiring blood?

Was this a turn toward violent tendencies due to hunger?

Li Fan couldn’t help but ask with a sigh,

“If you’re hungry, why not eat something else? Why crave blood specifically?”

Upon hearing this, the Blood Ancestor panicked, completely panicked.

He could tell… this big shot didn’t favor his thirst for blood at all!

Trembling, he prostrated himself on the ground and explained,

“I report to Senior… afflicted with a blood famine, your junior can only survive by consuming blood, drawing nutrients from it… I am not of those who thirst for blood. In millions of years, I haven’t eaten a living soul.”

Hearing this, Li Fan felt like banging his head against the wall!

Survive only on blood? Not eaten a living person, does that mean he fed on the dead?

And for millions of years?

One absurdity after another.

This one was beyond help, driven to a point of insanity where communication was impossible.

“Alright… just admit him.”

He spoke outright.

Upon hearing this, the Blood Ancestor was momentarily stunned—he was also a bit perplexed. Admit where?

He didn’t understand what that institution was…

However, he thought, since the Demon Ancestor had been allowed to “admit” and was so happy and joyful about it… it must be a good thing.

“Thank you, Senior! Thank you, thank you so much!”

He also spoke up.

Li Fan’s gaze shifted to the Instrument Ancestor and questioned,

“And you? What’s your deal?”

The Instrument Ancestor was extremely nervous and his words stumbled out,

“I report to Senior, I… I initially wanted a few dog bones…”

Pointing at Big Black Dog, he said,

“This dog had already agreed to give me all its bones, but then it reneged, said to bring me to the village to find good bones… That’s why I came.”

“Senior, I didn’t mean to offend!”

After listening, Li Fan suddenly felt that the guy who liked eating blood seemed somehow more normal.

The third one must be ill to the core, right?

A strange fetish for dog bones, odd as it may be…

But, claiming the dog agreed to give him bones… Wasn’t that just madness?

To speak with a dog? To do business with a dog? Was that something a normal person could do?

Terminal madness!

Absolutely terminal!

No hope at all!

“Just admit him!”

Li Fan didn’t want to go on.

The Instrument Ancestor was immediately overjoyed and exclaimed,

“I can also be admitted? Thank you, Senior!”

In the blink of an eye, three lunatics… all had somewhere to go.

“Big Brother, how come you’re here?”

Xinning asked at this moment, her eyes carrying a glimmer of hope.

Li Fan smiled faintly and said,

“Winter has come, and soon, there will be a heavy snow. Some of the younger trees in the village might freeze, so I brought Lu Rang here to help wrap the trees with some clothes.”

He walked forward, gently stroking the Plum Tree at the entrance of the village, and muttered fondly,

“This tree was the first one I transplanted when I arrived… It now stands tall and upright.”

He reminisced about the past.

When he had awakened his Screwed-Over System, he happened to be in a mountain range and came across this half-dead Plum Tree.

It was a desolate little yard with remnants of a vegetable patch and a pond, overgrown with weeds, the crumbling house indeterminate of its years, now turned to dust.

Saving this Plum Tree was his first task back then.

Memories drifted by, and Li Fan couldn’t help but reflect,

“The desolate autumn breeze is once again here, changing worldly vistas…”

Outside the small mountain village.

A little girl was hidden in the shadows.

She gazed at the village ahead, at the tree, and the youth beside it.

Tears welled up in her eyes, yet she beamed with joy.

“Big Brother hasn’t forgotten me, it turns out… The Plum Tree at the village entrance is the one I planted…”

“The Plum Tree stands at the village entrance, and seeing it… I know I’ve come home.”

“Big Brother, I… visited home.”

“Thank you.”

With those words, her figure vanished from the spot.

At the entrance of the village.

Li Fan suddenly looked up toward the outside of the village, a hint of perplexity in his eyes.

“Big Brother… what’s wrong?”

Xinning asked.

Li Fan shook his head and replied,

“It’s nothing.”

Perhaps the Plum Tree’s enduring presence had unwittingly stirred his emotions? Just now, for a moment, he inexplicably felt a bizarre sense of sorrow and sadness.

Goodnight.