As the tips of the silver needles turned black, Jiang Linfeng's complexion also improved.
He went from looking like a walking corpse to being half-dead.
Subsequently, Zhou Fan re-conditioned Jiang Linfeng's body, but Jiang Linfeng's current body was like a dilapidated ship full of holes.
Even if Zhou Fan filled most of the holes for him, the rotten ship was still destined to sink.
Zhou Fan could only do his best to delay the ship's sinking.
Putting away the silver needles, Zhou Fan knew that Jiang Linfeng had at most three days left to live.
At the same time, Jiang Linfeng finally woke up slowly.
During the time Jiang Qingzhi was there, Jiang Linfeng could still be awake for a while every day.
Ever since Jiang Qingzhi left, Jiang Linfeng's good sons had been secretly poisoning him every now and then. Thanks to them, Jiang Linfeng had been in a coma for several days.
Now that Jiang Linfeng was awake, his first action was to ask the maid taking care of him to find Jiang Qingzhi.
However, that maid had already been knocked unconscious by Zhou Fan with a burst of True Qi, so she naturally couldn't respond to Jiang Linfeng.
Looking at the dazed and dispirited Jiang Linfeng, Zhou Fan sighed and said, “Linfeng Xiong, it's me.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Linfeng finally noticed a living person sitting on the edge of his bed.
He was startled at first, then after examining the young man's features, Jiang Linfeng asked in disbelief.
“You are… Zhou Fan Xian Di?”
“You have achieved a Breakthrough to Innate?”
Jiang Linfeng obviously knew that a Martial Artist achieving a Breakthrough to Martial Dao Grandmaster could not extend their lifespan, so he directly asked Zhou Fan if he had reached the legendary Innate Realm of Martial Dao.
Zhou Fan nodded and said, “That's right, I am now Innate.”
Upon hearing Zhou Fan's affirmative reply, Jiang Linfeng immediately sat up from the bed, trembling with excitement.
He looked at Zhou Fan's vibrant face and the powerful Qi emanating from him, and couldn't help but clap his hands and say, “Good, good!”
“Zhou Fan Xian Di, I knew early on that you were no Mortal, and I never expected that you would actually reach the Innate Realm, a legend of the Martial Forest.”
“Hahaha, I, Jiang Linfeng, though I never practiced Martial Dao in my life, have an Innate close friend. How delightful, how delightful!”
“Hahaha… *cough cough*…”
Seeing Jiang Linfeng clapping his hands and laughing as if experiencing a final burst of energy, Zhou Fan was truly afraid he might accidentally laugh himself to death.
“Linfeng Xiong, my Breakthrough to Innate was due to another Opportunity. What's important now is, are you aware of your own physical condition?”
Feeling Zhou Fan's sincere concern, Jiang Linfeng was momentarily silent. After a long silence, he sighed and said.
“I naturally know what my own body is like.”
“To live to 69 without illness or disaster, I actually already feel it was worth it.”
“Alas, falling ill some time ago and not recovering was originally nothing, after all, people, when they get old, will always have this day.”
“But I never expected that those beasts would be so eager for me to die. Heh, a bunch of fools blinded by greed, do they really think this Kang Wang position is a good one?”
“Alas, in the end, I still have to trouble Brother to help me again, Zhou Fan Xian Di, you have seen a joke.”
“What are you saying, Linfeng Xiong? Are you not taking me, Zhou Fan, as a true Brother?” Zhou Fan teased.
“Haha, true, truer than true gold.” Looking at Zhou Fan's youthful appearance and vibrant physical state, Jiang Linfeng envied him from the bottom of his heart.
“Brother, if I had also practiced martial arts back then, would I also be able to return to youth like you?”
Zhou Fan knew in his heart that a Mortal Martial Artist's Breakthrough to Innate could only extend their lifespan by fifty years. The reason he could return to youth had more to do with the Innate Reversal Pill rewarded by the System.
However, Zhou Fan would not tell Jiang Linfeng these things; he merely smiled and said.
“Who told you that you were too lazy back then, only knowing how to listen to music in pleasure houses every day? Now it's too late to regret.”
“Haha, in my life, I have no regrets. Even if I were to live another life, I would still choose to listen to music in pleasure houses.”
“After all, I don't have the great perseverance like Brother to practice martial arts for decades without fail.”
“That's not true. I think Linfeng Xiong, you also have great perseverance. Listening to music in pleasure houses for decades without fail is not something an ordinary person can do.”
“Hahaha, it's still most comfortable talking with Brother. To be able to chat with Brother again before I die, I, Jiang Linfeng, have no regrets in this life.”
Jiang Qingzhi, standing by, looked at the heartily laughing Jiang Linfeng, and felt a little comforted.
Although her father could not be saved, at least he was not leaving in pain.
All of this was thanks to her husband.
After chatting with Jiang Linfeng for a while longer, Jiang Linfeng suddenly looked at Zhou Fan with an expression of pleading and said.
“Brother, I haven't asked much of you in my life. Now that I am leaving, I want to trouble you with one more thing.”
“Linfeng Xiong, just say it. As long as it's something I, Zhou Fan, can do, I will not refuse.”
“Alas, in my life, the one I can't let go of the most is Qingzhi, this child. Her mother left early, and although I took care of her in every way, she still lacked someone to accompany her.”
“I can feel that Qingzhi has always had a knot in her heart, but she refuses to tell me.”
“I'm afraid that after I'm gone, Qingzhi will have no one to look after her in this vast Kang Wang Residence, so I want to trouble Brother to take good care of her for me until she marries into a good family.”
“*Cough*, Linfeng Xiong, actually, I also have something to trouble you with on this visit.”
Finally, it came to the main topic. Zhou Fan glanced at Jiang Qingzhi, finding that she was now blushing, standing there with her head bowed, feeling uneasy.
“I agree to help with Brother's matter.” Jiang Linfeng had not yet noticed Jiang Qingzhi standing outside the inner room.
He said eagerly, “Brother, Qingzhi was your disciple for a while, after all. You wouldn't want her to have no one to look after her, would you?”
Listening to Jiang Linfeng's words, Zhou Fan finally couldn't hold back.
He said with a smile, “Linfeng Xiong, actually, my visit today is to propose marriage.”
“What? Propose marriage?” Jiang Linfeng said in surprise, “You brat, don't tell me you want to marry Qingzhi.”
Zhou Fan was speechless.
“Linfeng Xiong, switching from 'Brother' one second to 'you brat' the next probably isn't very good.”
“Moreover, Qingzhi and I are deeply in love, and our age is suitable now. I am a dignified Innate Martial Dao, what else are you dissatisfied with?”
As he spoke, Zhou Fan beckoned to Jiang Qingzhi.
Jiang Qingzhi moved gracefully, walked to Jiang Linfeng's bedside, then leaned happily into Zhou Fan's embrace, and then said to Jiang Linfeng.
“Father, I truly love my husband, and my husband truly loves me.”
Jiang Linfeng still wanted to resist, but Jiang Qingzhi delivered the final blow.
“Father, I am already Zhou Dage's woman.”
Jiang Linfeng: “…”
“Zhou Fan, you brat, you woke me up just to make me faint again, didn't you?”
Although he strongly objected verbally, looking at the perfect match of the talented man and beautiful woman, Jiang Linfeng finally sighed faintly.
“Alright, I agree to your marriage.”
“I only have one condition: you must get married within these two days!”