Chapter 2383: The Necessary Attitude

After saying those words, Ling Wanru wrinkled her nose, looking like an angry kitten. Ding Fan smiled slightly, nodded, and said, “Alright, I promise you, I won’t do it next time.”

“That’s better.”

Ling Wanru stood up, tapped the boat with one leg, floated over, stood in front of Ding Fan, and looked down at him, “Open your mouth. Since you understand so well, I’ll give you a drink. After drinking my wine, you must behave well in the future, okay?”

Ding Fan rolled his eyes, helplessly raised his head, and opened his mouth. Ling Wanru lifted the wine pot in her hand, the wine poured out, drawing a white line, and falling into Ding Fan’s mouth.

Seeing Ding Fan so cooperative, Ling Wanru’s eyes curved into crescents, she reached out to stroke Ding Fan’s head and said, “You must listen in the future.”

Ding Fan stared at Ling Wanru and said, “Watch your words, I’m not your pet. What’s this about listening in the future? I’m getting goosebumps all over.”

“Hehe~”

Ling Wanru laughed and walked away, fluttering out like a butterfly, tapping the surface of the lake with her feet, her body floating in the air. Ding Fan saw she could actually walk over the water without even needing to release the Flying Divine Sword, and couldn’t help but be quite shocked.

Drawing a circle on the nearby water surface, Ling Wanru’s body spun in the air, gently landing on the boat, the graceful motion resembling a goddess descending.

She saw the look of astonishment in Ding Fan’s eyes, twitched her nose, and said, “What’s wrong? Want to learn my martial skills? These skills are just for show-offs. They’re not very useful. Why would you learn them and waste time?

“Indeed!”

Ding Fan thought for a moment and felt that Ling Wanru was right, this martial skill could only be used for show-offs and didn’t actually enhance combat power.

“Swoosh~”

Ling Wanru’s body suddenly flew up again, this time, she didn’t tread on the water surface, instead she jumped directly into the water, then rolled and swam like a mermaid, enjoying the refreshing lake water.

The moonlight tonight was bright, Ding Fan’s vision now was very strong, Ling Wanru was only wearing a red dress, at this moment, her perfect figure could be seen faintly in the water, and a flame of lust rose in Ding Fan’s eyes, quickly averting his gaze.

“Ding Fan, come down and swim!”

After swimming for a while, Ling Wanru called loudly, Ding Fan felt embarrassed, shook his head, and said, “You swim, I’ll just sit for a while.”

“Swoosh~”

Unexpectedly, after hearing Ding Fan’s words, Ling Wanru swam like a fish to his side, then extended a hand and suddenly pulled Ding Fan down.

“Splash!”

Ding Fan fell into the water, his body entwined with Ling Wanru’s, the two entangled with each other. Ding Fan wanted to fly up, but Ling Wanru pulled him hard, during which their limbs inevitably touched, now they were nearly naked in the water, the sensation of physical contact was particularly intense.

Worried he might lose control, Ding Fan stopped struggling. Ling Wanru laughed, happily letting him go, they swam like two fish in the lake.

After swimming for half an hour, Ling Wanru finally got tired, she flew onto the boat, followed by Ding Fan, they used True Yuan to evaporate the moisture.

“I’m tired, I want to sleep now. Can you hold me while I sleep? With you, I can sleep soundly.”

Ling Wanru approached Ding Fan, who frowned and said, “I think we should go back? The boat is too small.”

“No!”

Ling Wanru stubbornly shook her head, then lay sideways on the boat, her head resting on Ding Fan’s left leg, curling her body, she soon fell asleep.

This scene reminded Ding Fan of that night at Spirit Dragon Sea. He sighed, said nothing, just sat quietly and watched Ling Wanru sleep.

The night grew deeper, the breeze carried a bit of chill, Ling Wanru curled up like a kitten, lying on Ding Fan’s leg, sleeping peacefully.

In the following days, Ding Fan dealt with governance in Northern Wastelands, while also sightseeing with Ling Wanru in the region.

Ye Li returned to Barbarian Lands, bringing back a few orders from Ding Fan. Regarding the situation there, except for Ling Wanru, Ding Fan didn’t even tell Ding Aoshuang and Crimson Flame about it. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.

Half a month later, Ye Li emerged with good news: the Barbarian Lands had achieved unification, the Mothman Tribe had been completely eradicated, and the other five tribes annihilated. There was only one voice throughout the Barbarian Lands — the voice of Meng Tian.

At the entrance to the Barbarian Lands, a mountain of Spiritual Materials had accumulated, resembling several peaks. Meng Tian was quite particular; he didn’t take any of the Spiritual Materials he had plundered. He handed them all over to Ding Fan for processing.

Of course, this was the clever side of Meng Tian. His territory held plenty of Spiritual Materials, sufficient for the Giant Tribe’s samurais to cultivate. What he needed were not ordinary Spiritual Materials, but rare ones necessary to impact the Seventh Level of the Divine Realm and for cultivation at the Seventh Level Realm.

Ding Fan accompanied Ding Aoshuang and Madam Yan to entertain Ling Wanru for several days. He headed to the Barbarian Lands with Ye Li and brought along over a dozen Space Rings.

Ling Wanru didn’t go out and act recklessly; instead, she chatted and played chess with Ding Aoshuang every day. She was very smart, and when facing Ding Aoshuang, she showed no trace of a young lady’s arrogance, appearing gentle, virtuous, and like a true lady of the house, warm and cheerful.

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When Ding Fan arrived at the Barbarian Lands, he was terrified by the mountain-sized piles of Spiritual Materials stacked from Spirit Village.

The entrance to the Barbarian Lands had been cleaned up and was filled with countless minerals, Spiritual Materials, various Crystal Stones, rare Spirit Beast Inner Dan, and all sorts of treasures.

Meng Tian stood guard here, not because anyone would dare move the Spiritual Materials even in his absence, but to show his loyalty to Ding Fan.

“Greetings, Master!”

Not only Meng Tian, but also the Night Queen and many heads of various great families had gathered, kneeling to show respect to Ding Fan.

Ding Fan nodded and said, “Everyone, rise. Meng Tian, you all have worked hard.”

Meng Zaiban stood up like a mountain, and Ding Fan could only look up at him. With a serious expression, he said to Ding Fan, “It wasn’t hard at all. After you killed Er Li, there was nothing left to fear. The Barbarian Lands have been unified. What do you want to do next, Master? Should we consolidate resources and send people to oversee each tribe?”

“No!”

Ding Fan waved a hand and said, “I won’t interfere in the affairs of the Barbarian Lands. The master of the Barbarian Lands is you, Meng Tian, not me, Ding Fan. You will be in charge of everything, including these Spiritual Materials. I won’t take possession of them; I will secretly sell them to the Central Plains to help you exchange for the Spiritual Materials needed for cultivation. Later, Meng Tian, list your needed Spiritual Materials, and I will buy them for you.”

“Ah?”

Though Meng Tian’s expression did not change much, the eyes of the elders from other families brightened. If there were enough Spiritual Materials, some people among them might have the chance to successfully cultivate to the Seventh Level Realm, albeit with slim chances, but there would still be hope, wouldn’t there?

“No!”

Meng Tian shook his head and said, “You are the master of our Giant Tribe, the Saint Lord of all the great tribes here. The master of the Barbarian Lands should be you, not me. The Barbarian Lands need a wise master. I’m not adept at management; let the Saint Lord decide everything here.”

Like the Meng Family, the Giant Tribe also had strong bodies but simple minds. But Meng Tian was evidently different from them. He was clever enough to present the necessary attitude; otherwise, it might displease Ding Fan.

“Meng Tian, you needn’t worry.”

Ding Fan was well aware of Meng Tian’s thoughts and smiled lightly, “Ye Li knows me well. When I unified the Northern Wastelands, I didn’t manage them either. I still need to cultivate and have no time to handle these matters, so you can discuss the specifics with Ye Li, and I won’t get involved anymore.”

“Well… okay…”

As Ding Fan persisted, Meng Tian didn’t say much further. He thought for a moment and, with a somewhat serious expression, said, “Saint Lord, forgive Meng Tian for being presumptuous, but why are you selling off these Spiritual Materials? Even in the Central Plains, these Spiritual Materials are rare, and selling so many at once will surely attract the attention of the great families there.”

Ding Fan understood Meng Tian’s concern and nodded, “I understand what you mean; trust me, I will handle it properly. Certainly, for safety’s sake, you should still send some people to guard the outer world; once any external enemies invade, destroy the passage here.”

Upon hearing Ding Fan’s words, Meng Tian and the others naturally had no objections. They dispatched some people to the Tiger Fang-Toothed Ape’s otherworld to stand guard. If powerful intruders arrived, the passage could be destroyed at any time, keeping the Barbarian Lands ultimately safe.

“Ye Li!”

After thinking for a while, Ding Fan turned to Ye Li and said, “Go back and gather some materials for a Teleportation Array. Establish some Teleportation Arrays in the Barbarian Lands to ensure that if anything happens, everyone can respond. Hmm… also build a Teleportation Array in the Rakshasa Tribe’s royal city. Anyone involved in constructing the Teleportation Array should not be allowed to return; henceforth, anyone entering the Barbarian Lands should not leave.”

This information must remain confidential. Ding Fan didn’t allow the three elders from the Herr Family who came with Herr Rufeng to leave either. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust the Herr Family, but this matter was too significant; if revealed, it could spell doom for the entire Northern Wastelands.

After discussing some matters with Meng Tian and others, Meng Tian and the tribal leaders deliberated and listed the Spiritual Materials not found in the Barbarian Lands, which must be particularly important.

Ding Fan gathered the list and had Ye Li collect the mountainous Spiritual Materials into the Space Rings he had brought. Meng Tian explained to Ding Fan that these were just the first batch, and several more batches would follow, which would be even more precious than these.