A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 1956

Ye Fan perked up. “There's a way for me to break through to the seventh level of Raijin Thunderdrake?”

I was this close to losing hope! The surprises never end with this little monster.

A hopeful grin spread across Ye Fan's face when Duanmu Wan'er nodded once more.

“Tell me, Wan'er. How do I get there?”

“You have to...” Duanmu Wan'er stammered as the blush in her cheeks intensified.

Ye Fan bristled with determination at her hesitance. “Rest assured, Wan'er. I will do whatever it takes to achieve the seventh level.”

It was Ye Fan's resolute expression that had caused Duanmu Wan'er to nod tersely.

“All right, then. But you need to follow my instructions closely for what comes next.”

“Deal!” Ye Fan answered a little too quickly.

Her first instruction for him was to knock Huangniu out and lock him in a room before them.

Ye Fan gazed uncomprehending^ at the cow and back at Duanmu Wan'er. What does the cow have to do with my training?

“You want a breakthrough, don't you?” she urged. “Knock Huangniu on the head or I won't help you.”

With a sigh of resignation, Ye Fan trudged toward Huangniu who was deep in slumber and slapped it across the head.

Not only did the slap not do the trick, but it had even caused Huangniu to jump to his hooves.

The calf was enraged that he stared at Ye Fan with angry eyes.

It was as if he was questioning Ye Fan's action.

What the hell was that for?

Ye Fan could not believe his eyes.

It was a rather forceful smack! Even a supreme grandmaster would have crumpled to the floor from that.

“Sorry about that, buddy,” Ye Fan explained hastily.

He did not have to worry about what to say next to appease the cow because Huangniu fell over out cold the next moment with an almighty crash.

Ye Fan heaved a sigh of relief before commencing the laborious task of hauling the unconscious cow into a little black room by the corridor.

“What's next?” he asked, panting as he returned to Duanmu Wan'er.

I can't tell what she's thinking, but I choose to trust her.

“Pinch your nose with one hand, raise the other above your head, and spin around on the spot three times.”

Ye Fan followed the instructions as well as he could. “Like this, Wan'er?”

Duanmu Wan'er chortled at the ludicrous sight, gracing the air with the sound of her tinkling laughter.

Ye Fan scowled as he realized how stupid he must have looked. “How dare you make a fool out of me?” he said in a huff. “You'll pay for that!”

At the final word, he made a dash toward her to rap his knuckles on her forehead.

To his surprise, she did not attempt to avoid his assault. Instead, she took it in good humor and even stuck her tongue out at him.

Duanmu Wan'er's playful demeanor intrigued Ye Fan, rendering him momentarily dumb.

She is just so pretty. There is no way I can get mad at her.

“You find it funny, don't you? I was beside myself with anxiety. I'm going to get really angry if you don't stop laughing!” Ye Fan growled.

It was only after that threat that Duanmu Wan'erfell silent, though she could not keep the twinkle of mischief out of her eyes when she looked at him.

“You're too trusting with me. Aren't you afraid that harm might come to you if you kept doing as I say? We haven't known each other for very long, after all. You don't even know who I am and where I came from!”

Ye Fan chuckled. “I am a good judge of character.

Even if you were to bring me harm, I wouldn't mind being killed by an adorable little monster like you. Besides, it wouldn't be so bad to die by your hand, Wan'er. I don't mind being dead if it means that I could drift beside you forever as a ghost.”

Ye Fan could not quite explain why, but he did not feel the need to keep his guard up around her.

Though they had not been acquainted for long, her innocence and naiveness captivated him to such an extent that he felt as if he had known her all his life.

Growing up here must be ideal when she doesn't know the big, bad world out there. Pure and unadulterated as a lotus blooming atop snowy peaks, she was blessed with ignorance unlike the cruel reality that most of us know. This girl does not have a malicious bone In her body.

Though Duanmu Wan'er knew that Ye Fan spoke out of levity most of the time, she was still happy to be the subject of his compliments.

“You must have tricked a lot of girls with that silver tongue of yours, Ye Fan. Come on, be honest. How many girls have you been with?”

Ye Fan grimaced. “I've never done such a thing to even one single girl.”

“Hah! I'm sure that's true. All right, enough chatter. Get on the magical bed. Cross your legs, close your eyes, and empty your mind. When your mind is sufficiently cleared, begin channeling Raijin Thunderdrake slowly. Feel the differences as you move up the levels, all the way to the sixth.”

“Don't worry,” Duanmu Wan'er added in response to his incredulity. “I'm not teasing you anymore. We have to do this seriously.”

Ye Fan's doubt vanished instantly, he followed her instructions carefully.

Soon, his mind fell into a familiar state of bliss and focus. A heat like no other began emanating from his core.

The six Thunderstripes above his brow glowed faintly.

His very skin seemed to crackle as energy surged toward the Thunderstripes, enhancing an eerie glow.

Duanmu Wan'er felt touched by the unreserved trust Ye Fan placed in her.

It's a blessing to be trusted like family. I wish there was another way to do this.

Duanmu Wan'er hesitated once more, her cheeks burning red at the reminder of what she must do but the thought of those awaiting Ye Fan's return steeled her resolve.

Blowing out the candles, she walked across the room on bare feet to the magical bed. After groping around in the dark for a moment, she held Ye Fan's shoulders for support as she lowered herself across him.

Before her nerves failed her, Duanmu Wan'er closed her eyes and kissed him on the lips.

In the next second, a feminine force, cool and comforting, surged into and saturated every cell in Ye Fan's body.

Ye Fan felt it distinctly because the training to attain Raijin Thunderdrake caused the insides of a practitioner to sear with pain. The feminine energy served to counteract the heat and keep him alive throughout the process of attaining the next level.

Like a river spilling forth in the midst of a drought and like a wilted stump regaining its first shoots after years of decay, Ye Fan struggled to ground himself in the dizzying rapture of the feminine energy coming to his aid.

Under a state of concentration as intense as his, Ye Fan did not even register the sensation of her soft lips pressing upon his as his mind soared to unlock the limits he had yet to conquer.

With a concentration even fiercer than before, Ye Fan began channeling level seven of the Raijin Thunderd rake.

To his delight, he felt the limits giving way to something he couldn't break through earlier.

After days of stagnation, progress is finally in sight!

After an extended period of stillness, Ye Fan emerged from his state of focus by suddenly wrenching open his eyes.

A spark deep within them flashed and disappeared as abruptly as it came.

At the same time, a new stripe joined the ranks of the other six between his brows. Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

The biggest change that had occurred on Ye Fan's body was the addition of dragon scales on hisskin.

The first signs of morphing into a Thunderdrake have finally manifested. When I master Raijin Thunderdrake entirely, I will be able to morph into a Thunderdrake like Wan 'er's ancestor and ancient master who descended from the heavens!