Chapter 256 Is It Difficult?

Half a year ago.

When he was still in the Prince Lin's Mansion, Lin Jiangnian did make a bet with Xu Lan.

The reason for the bet has been forgotten, but it was probably an excuse to perfunctorily deal with Miss Xu and ask her not to bother him if she had nothing to do.

Later, as Lin Jiangnian entered the capital, the bet was long forgotten. Until today, when Xu Lan asked the servants of the mansion to pass on the message outside the door, Lin Jiangnian vaguely remembered the bet almost half a year ago.

He had never taken it seriously, and had no intention of taking it seriously, but he didn't expect Xu Lan to bring up the old matter again. Looking at her excited expression, it was clear that she was still thinking about the bet.

This is interesting...

Lin Jiangnian looked at Xu Lan, who felt good about herself in front of him: "How do you know I lost?"

"Isn't it?"

Xu Lan dared to mention this bet, naturally she had the confidence. She looked Lin Jiangnian up and down a few times and snorted: "What realm are you in now?"

"What about you?"

Lin Jiangnian asked back.

At that time, the two made a bet that if Lin Jiangnian's martial arts ability surpassed Xu Lan within three months, Xu Lan would have to serve as his maid for a month.

On the contrary, Lin Jiangnian would have to serve as her servant for a month.

The bet was huge!

At the moment, Xu Lan was very proud, proudly raised her head and chest, and said with a cold snort: "This lady is now someone you should look up to!"

"Really?"

Lin Jiangnian still vaguely remembered that Xu Lan was just a ninth-rank rookie half a year ago. She barely touched the threshold of martial arts, and even Lin Jiangnian suspected that her ninth-rank was diluted.

Otherwise, how could a ninth-rank person be bullied by Lin Jiangnian, who didn't know martial arts at the time...

Although there was a preemptive strike, which caught Xu Lan off guard, it seems that the martial arts of this Miss Xu were probably not that high.

Now that half a year has passed, how much has her martial arts improved?

Eighth-rank?

Considering that it took Miss Xu half a year to enter the ninth rank, she can enter the eighth rank in half a year. Isn't it almost the limit?

"Then Miss Xu, what kind of martial arts realm has this prince admired?"

Xu Lan snorted coldly, glanced at Lin Jiangnian with a little provocation, and said proudly: "This girl is now a seventh-rank master!"

The tone was proud, with a little inexplicable pride!

As if she was proud.

When these words came out, Lin Jiangnian was indeed stunned.

Seventh rank?

This girl can enter the seventh rank?

It's really a bit unexpected!

Although there is no clear definition below the fifth rank, it can't be said that there is no difference at all. It took Miss Xu half a year to enter the ninth rank. Now she can step from the ninth rank to the seventh rank in half a year?

It's really unexpected.

Xu Lan saw the "shocked" look on Lin Jiangnian's face, and his heart became more and more proud. She had worked hard for the past six months and finally reaped the fruits of her martial arts training today.

Cool!

"How is it? Are you scared?!"

Lin Jiangnian looked her up and down: "Miss Xu, how did you enter the seventh rank?"

"Of course it's because I'm talented and have a superb martial arts talent!"

Xu Lan snorted, complacent.

She naturally wouldn't tell Lin Jiangnian that when she made the bet, she was actually almost at the threshold of the eighth rank. In the past six months, in order to win the bet, she even restrained her usual laziness and practiced hard in secret, just to surprise this guy today.

This is why she dared to come to Lin Jiangnian to fulfill the bet today!

According to the bet, Lin Jiangnian had to surpass her within three months. Now that she is at the seventh rank, Lin Jiangnian's martial arts must at least reach the seventh rank, or even the sixth rank!

Sixth rank?

When they made the bet, Lin Jiangnian had just started practicing martial arts and hadn't even reached the threshold of martial arts. In this half year, he couldn't possibly reach the sixth rank. Moreover, he had to travel all the way to Beijing, and he might not have time to practice martial arts.

In this way...

She will definitely win!

Xu Lan glanced at Lin Jiangnian proudly: "What? Are you scared? Do you want to regret it now?"

"If you apologize to me now and admit that you lost and that you are inferior to me, I might have a conscience and cancel the bet. How about that?"

Facing Miss Xu, who hadn't seen her for a long time and provoked her as soon as she met, Lin Jiangnian was silent and sighed: "If I were you, I would never mention this matter."

Xu Lan's eyes were puzzled. When he was about to speak, he heard Lin Jiangnian questioning: "Are you really already the seventh rank?"

Xu Lan said proudly: "The goods are genuine, absolutely true... Why, you don't believe it?"

"I really don't believe it."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head gently.

"Okay, since you won't cry until you see the coffin, I'll help you."

Xu Lan immediately rolled up her sleeves, rubbed her hands, and looked like she was going to teach Lin Jiangnian a lesson.

"Come on, let's have a fight?!"

She sneered in her heart, and she was determined to beat this guy until he cried and begged for mercy.

"Don't worry, prove yourself first." Lin Jiangnian shook his head.

"How do you prove it?"

Lin Jiangnian looked around and soon stopped at a stone beside the pond in the yard. He pointed at the stone: "Try it, can you split this stone with your bare hands?"

"Split it with your bare hands?"

Hearing this, Xu Lan's expression froze: "How is it possible with bare hands?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her: "You are already a seventh-grade master, and you can't even do this?"

Xu Lan blushed and defended: "Seventh-grade is seventh-grade, who can split a stone with bare hands?"

Seventh-grade can indeed be regarded as having some boxing skills, but that's all. This stone is extremely hard, how can she split it with bare hands?

Isn't this deliberately embarrassing her?

"Who said it can't be done?"

Lin Jiangnian picked up the stone from the side of the pool. The stone was about the size of a palm and heavy. He looked at it for a while and glanced at her again: "Can't you use your internal force to shake it open?"

Xu Lan's momentum weakened a little. Shake it open with internal force?

Indeed, if she used internal force, she could really split the stone.

But...

Although she did have some internal force, she couldn't use that little internal force at all, let alone split the stone with bare hands.

"You can't do it?"

Xu Lan, who was originally a little guilty, suddenly saw Lin Jiangnian's questioning eyes and immediately got angry: "I can't do it... but so what? Can you do it?"

"Is it difficult?"

Hearing this, Xu Lan was even more annoyed.

Is it difficult?

How dare he ask this question?

To split this stone with bare hands, the internal strength must be extremely strong. Those who can have such strength must have martial arts of at least five grades.

"Okay, if you have the ability, come, this girl will see you... you..."

Xu Lan was embarrassed and wanted to make a sarcastic remark.

But she just said half of her words and stopped abruptly.

In her sight, Lin Jiangnian played with the stone in his hand that was half the size of her head, and gently pinched it with one hand.

The next second, the stone broke into pieces in Lin Jiangnian's palm.

"Pah!"

A slight cracking sound was heard, and the stone scattered.

Xu Lan's words came to an abrupt end, and the expression on her face was completely frozen at this moment.

She stood there in a daze.

Her mind was blank.

Unbelievable!

"Is it difficult?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at Xu Lan, who was dumbfounded, and asked in confusion.

"..."

"..."

Silence.

Silence!

The courtyard seemed to have fallen into a dead silence.

Xu Lan just stood there in a daze, staring at the scattered stones in Lin Jiangnian's hand, and was stunned for a long time.

It seemed that what was crushed was not the stone, but her cerebellum.

At this moment, it was difficult to describe the expression on her face.

Surprise, shock, astonishment, unbelievable, pale face...

After a long time, she finally came back to her senses, looked at the broken stones on the ground, and swallowed her saliva: "You, how did you do it?"

"That's it, is it difficult?"

Lin Jiangnian said calmly.

"..."

Is it difficult?

At this moment, Xu Lan felt a great humiliation.

Isn't he talking nonsense?

Can this be easy?

Barehanded? !

How come his hands are harder than stone?

Why can he take it so lightly?

He, he, he...

At this moment, Xu Lan suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, didn't you say you wanted to fight?"

Lin Jiangnian's voice came again: "Come now?"

Xu Lan: "..."

"Why don't you talk? Are you coming?"

"..."

"If you don't come, I'll take it as you admit defeat!"

"..."

Finally, Xu Lan couldn't help it. She was furious and glared at Lin Jiangnian with gritted teeth: "Did you do it on purpose?!"

"What do you mean on purpose?"

"You did it on purpose... on purpose..."

Xu Lan was furious: "Did you come to humiliate me on purpose?"

"When did I humiliate you?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at her strangely and suppressed his smile: "Didn't you bring it up yourself?"

"Didn't you bring up the bet yourself and want to share the win or loss with this prince?"

Xu Lan was silent again!

Yes, it was indeed she who brought it up on her own initiative.

But, but...

How could she have thought that Lin Jiangnian's martial arts had reached such a terrifying level?

Just based on the strength he showed just now...

Xu Lan was silent.

She was so stupid.

Really.

"What level are you in now?"

Xu Lan stared at Lin Jiangnian and couldn't help asking.

Lin Jiangnian thought for a while, "According to the calculation, I should be around the fifth-grade Wuxiang realm now."

"Fifth-grade?!!"

Xu Lan took a breath and stared at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief, her voice trembling a little: "You have already entered the fifth-grade?"

"Is it difficult?"

Xu Lan couldn't hide her shock, staring at Lin Jiangnian as if he was looking at a monster.

Is it difficult?

Half a year ago, this guy was still a rookie who didn't know martial arts at all, and couldn't even beat her. It's only been half a year, and he has already entered the fifth-grade Wuxiang realm? !

This...

This is truly stepping into the threshold of a master!

Is it difficult?

This is simply as difficult as ascending to heaven!

This was the first time Xu Lan had seen someone with such abnormal martial arts talent.

How could someone go from being a nobody to a fifth-rank master in half a year?

Even the princess who was a genius in the palace couldn't do it, right?

Xu Lan couldn't believe it.

But when she thought of the scene where Lin Jiangnian easily crushed the stone just now, the powerful internal force in his palm did have the aura of a fifth-rank master.

Xu Lan was completely silent!

She felt a huge blow!

She was also completely silent!

She had worked hard for so long and finally reached the seventh level, but...

It’s not worth mentioning in other people’s eyes!

In fact, she was so proud to pretend in front of this guy just now!

Thinking of his proud face just now, Xu Lan was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to dig a hole in the ground.

Her face was so hot that she felt ashamed.

"I, I have something else to do, so I'm going back first!"

Xu Lan couldn't stay any longer and turned around to run away.

But as soon as he took a step away, he was suddenly stopped by Lin Jiangnian: "Why are you walking?"

"You lost and haven't fulfilled your bet yet?"

When Xu Lan heard about the bet, she trembled. She immediately opened her eyes wide and said with a serious expression, "Losing? Ben, I didn't lose!"

"We haven't fought yet, who said this girl lost?!"

"If we really fight, I won't necessarily lose!"

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows: "What about a fight now?"

"Now, not now..."

Xu Lan rolled her eyes: "I, I have something to do today. I'll call you in a few days!"

"Miss Xu, are you trying to default on your debt?" Lin Jiangnian looked at her.

"I don't!"

Xu Lan frowned and denied it.

Seeing that she was still so stubborn, Lin Jiangnian shook his head lightly and took a step back: "Forget it, I'll let you default on the bill."

The previous bet was just a casual and perfunctory talk. Lin Jiangnian never paid attention to it or took it seriously.

As for really letting Xu Lan be a maid?

It's impossible to think about it. How could the dignified Miss Xu be willing to be his maid?

With her character, isn't this harder than killing her?

It's rare to see her in the capital, so I won't argue with her this time.

Seeing Lin Jiangnian suddenly retreat, Xu Lan stood there with a complicated expression on his face.

She really wanted to default on her debt!

Especially after learning that Lin Jiangnian's martial arts skills easily surpassed her and crushed her, Xu Lan felt an inexplicable sense of shame.

But now Lin Jiangnian suddenly and lightly waved his hand and said that she had defaulted on the bill, which made her red. However, Xu Lan's heart sank, and she felt an inexplicable feeling of grievance and nervousness.

It feels like something that I care about very much is not taken into consideration by the other party at all.

She stood there, seemingly hesitating for a long time, and then gritted her teeth.

"Who said this girl defaulted on her debt?!"

Xu Lan walked up to Lin Jiangnian and said angrily: "I never break my promise and am willing to accept defeat... Tell me, what do you want?!"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Miss Xu, whose face was full of anger, as if she had been wronged a lot, and shook his head: "Do you look like this prince has bullied you?"

"You are just bullying!"

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand: "Didn't I tell you everything? The bet doesn't count."

"no!"

Xu Lan said angrily: "I, Xu Lan, am willing to admit defeat. If I lose, I lose. If I say I will be your maid, I will be your maid. I will never regret it!"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Miss Xu in front of him with some surprise: "Are you serious?"

"I do what I say!"

"This is what you said. You want to be my eldest son's maid. Don't you regret it?"

"I will never regret it!"

"What if you regret it?"

Xu Lan bit her lower lip lightly, hesitated, glared at him again, and said angrily: "Whatever you do!"

"real?"

Xu Lan didn't know what she thought of, her face turned red, she gritted her teeth and nodded.

"Okay, then I'm welcome!"

Lin Jiangnian felt relieved and glanced at her: "Go, first go to the west of the city to buy bunches of candied haws for my son."

Xu Lan: "..."