Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 215: If You Want It, Of Course I’ll Give It to You

Chapter 215: Chapter 215: If You Want It, Of Course I’ll Give It to You

A hazy night.

Ning Mengyao and Lin Fan lay on the bed, chatting leisurely.

Though her grandfather had just lectured her, waking her up from her drunken stupor a bit,

her mind was still groggy.

"You’ve helped me so much this time, aside from reimbursing you, don’t you want anything else?"

Turning slightly, Ning Mengyao looked at Lin Fan lying beside her.

Only the faint light from the bedside lamp illuminated his well-defined face,

making him look exceptionally handsome.

"I do want something, will you give it to me?"

Lin Fan also turned his face, gazing into Ning Mengyao’s watery eyes.

Seeing a beauty under the lamp truly had a charm of its own.

"If you want it, I will of course give it to you, just don’t know if you’re in a hurry?"

Ning Mengyao blinked her eyes.

The flush on her cheeks added a shyness to her beauty.

"Of course I’m in a hurry, I’ve thought about it for a long time,"

Lin Fan propped himself up, half-sitting.

"If you don’t say it, how would I know you’re so eager, then why didn’t you mention it sooner?"

Ning Mengyao laughed shyly.

It was also very suggestive.

"Saying it out loud, I was afraid you might refuse, especially since we had already made an agreement,"

Lin Fan licked his lips.

His gaze was like staring at a delicious plate of mutton, so enticing, that if eaten, would offer a lingering aftertaste.

"Some things always change, and besides, you’ve helped me so much this time, it would make me seem small-minded if I didn’t reciprocate."

Ning Mengyao bashfully lowered her head.

"So, you really mean to give it to me?"

Lin Fan immediately moved closer.

Up close, her scent mixed with alcohol steadily invaded his nostrils.

Even the warmth of her breath sprayed onto his face.

"Of course, after going through so much, I’ve also come to a realization."

The oppressive closeness made Ning Mengyao incredibly shy.

Instinctively, her body moved back, trying to escape.

"Yes, once you’ve realized, it should be resolved,"

While speaking, Lin Fan had already reached out and grabbed Ning Mengyao’s waist.

At this moment, she was almost falling off the bed.

"Resolve what?"

Ning Mengyao looked at Lin Fan, puzzled.

"Isn’t it to resolve... or should it be to poke?"

Lin Fan closed in again, unable to control the heat surging within him.

Though it was not their first time,

he would never forget her stunning figure in a lifetime.

"Poke what?"

Suddenly, Ning Mengyao’s body returned to the bed.

Before Lin Fan could react, a small shoe box fell between them.

"This is the knife you wanted, I’m returning it to its rightful owner now,"

Ning Mengyao said with a smile.

"You... were talking about the knife?"

The knife indeed related to his origins.

But at such a moment, Lin Fan really didn’t want to look at that knife.

After all, Ning Mengyao was the most fetching.

"What else then? You weren’t talking about this knife?"

Ning Mengyao looked at Lin Fan innocently.

That statement instantly extinguished the hope that had flared within him.

"Of course it is, what else could it be?"

Lin Fan sighed helplessly.

But at such a time, he couldn’t admit to anything else.

He picked up the gift box and asked curiously, "Didn’t you say you hid the knife in a place only you knew about? I always thought you would keep it in a bank vault."

"Of course I was deceiving you. If it weren’t for my grandfather giving it to me, I would have thrown it away a long time ago,"

Ning Mengyao said with a bitter smile, "When my grandfather gave it to me, I thought he was telling me to throw it away as garbage. Only later did he tell me that he had spent five hundred thousand to buy it from a seller who promised that someone would come for it in the future and that it would help the Ning Family resolve a critical issue. But to me, it seemed like nothing more than a rusty piece of iron. I just casually placed it in a shoe box under the bed. Later, I spent a long time finding it."

"A seller still taking money? And fifty thousand? Does this count as being sold out?"

Lin Fan really hadn’t expected his master to do such a thing.

Using his life’s clues, to deceive so much money.

After all, that was over twenty years of inflation.

Fifty thousand could buy a detached villa and even afford a car.

"You’re already lucky, to this day I can’t understand why my grandfather would spend so much money, buying a piece of rusty iron when that fifty thousand represented over half a year’s profit of a company then,"

Ning Mengyao could not help but sigh.

The person who can sell this piece of junk for a high price is truly the most impressive.

"But now, does it seem worth it?"

Lin Fan smiled and opened the box.

As expected, inside lay a dagger covered in rust.

The dark red rust made the dagger look crisp and tempting.

One could only wonder if it would turn into ash immediately upon biting into it.

"It really does seem worth it, but now it’s probably your turn to be troubled. After all that effort, all you got was a rusty piece of iron. Even if there are any clues, they’re probably useless by now."

Looking at Lin Fan holding the rusty metal piece in both hands.

Meng Yao couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

How could such a thing possibly be useful?

"It won’t be. This isn’t ordinary iron. Moreover, this rust doesn’t seem to be from oxidation. It feels more like it’s stuck on."

Lin Fan sat up, gazing solemnly at the strange object.

Though it appeared to be rust-covered.

When held in his hand, it felt unusually solid.

He absolutely did not believe it was completely useless, rusty scrap metal.

"Stuck on?"

Meng Yao looked at Lin Fan curiously.

"I’m just saying it’s very likely, but we’ll know what it really is after it’s been polished."

He had finally obtained a clue about his origins.

Lin Fan couldn’t wait to put on his shoes.

He strode excitedly towards the door.

"Where are you going?"

Meng Yao asked curiously.

"To sharpen the knife!"

Lin Fan rushed out of the bedroom.

One reason was that he truly cared about his own background.

Furthermore, he wanted to suppress the restlessness in his heart.

After all, the knife was not what he had originally wanted.

"Hmph, try to outwit me!"

As the room door closed, Meng Yao leaned against the pillow.

With a mischievous smile, she obviously understood that their conversation had hidden deeper meanings.

And her pretending not to understand.

Was to teach this guy a lesson.

Ignoring her well-being to end up with an expense of thirty thousand yuan.

That’s truly outrageous.

...

"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."

In the empty courtyard, Lin Fan held the dagger-like object.

He continuously polished it on a thick grindstone.

But despite his efforts, the rust persisted stubbornly.

It had even worn a groove into the sturdy grindstone.

Yet, not a single trace of rust had fallen off.

"Is it really this strange?"

Lin Fan, puzzled, held the rust-covered dagger.

Even weapons made of fine steel would show some change after being polished for so long.

Yet this rust showed no signs of coming off.

It was truly odd.

Doubtful, Lin Fan suddenly felt a slight warmth in his palm.

Vaguely, there was also a pulsing anomaly.

It was as if the metal was not inanimate, but as though it had a life force.

An audacious thought entered his mind.

So, he tried to slowly channel True Qi into it.

Suddenly, the dagger in his hand began to quake.

Following that, the original rust transformed into wriggling blood.

In an instant, it seeped into the handle.

In the pitch of night, a cold light shot up to the sky.

When the light dissipated, the stubborn iron had turned into a dagger encased in a red scabbard

At the handle, the blood-like, crystal clear gemstone was clearly invaluable.

As Lin Fan pulled out the dagger.

The cold brilliance surged.

With a foot-long blade that shimmered green.

One could faintly feel True Qi circulating and pulsing within.

This was indeed the legendary Divine Weapon.

The strange symbol on the handle, however, made Lin Fan freeze.

Because this symbol, he had seen it.

And not long ago.