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Li Lanfeng's eyesight was very good; he could see how worked up and indignant those people were from here. Li Lanfeng could not help but laugh at their expressions. "It looks like the Thunder King won't be having an easy time of it for the near future. His subordinates have started to grow some ulterior motives."
"Hn." The corners of Ling Lan's lips quirked. Seeing her opponent in trouble, she was undoubtedly in a good mood, and so deigned to give Li Lanfeng a verbal response.
"This is also a result of him being too overbearing in the past, leaving no room for dissent. So, as soon as he tripped up, the dissatisfaction of all those he had oppressed is breaking out now." Li Lanfeng was rather gleeful at the other's misfortune. With a half-smile, he peered at Ling Lan and said, "I had originally thought it would be a long time before I could see the Thunder King so down on his luck. Who would have guessed that that wish would be realized so soon?"

Hearing Li Lanfeng's somewhat loaded words, Ling Lan cast an assessing glance at him and said with some realisation, "Leopard, you hate the Thunder King?"

Li Lanfeng's eyes narrowed and he was silent for several seconds before saying with a soft sigh, "Yes, I hate him. Such a proud elite. Both in terms of talent and physique, he is so outstanding that it's sickening. No matter how hard I work, I'll never be able to chase up to him ..." At this point, Li Lanfeng seemed to lose focus a little. All the reasons he had mentioned were all just surface reasons — Li Lanfeng had no idea how to broach the true reason for his hatred, that seemingly absurd reason that even he could hardly believe in ...

Picking up on the displeasure in Li Lanfeng's tone, Ling Lan thought about how Li Lanfeng had just pushed his body out of the danger zone, and she was instantly filled with understanding. She recalled how she could not help her jealousy in her previous life whenever she saw someone else with a strong and healthy body — back then, she had even cursed the heavens and hated the people around her at times. Why could they possess healthy bodies and spirits while she could only lie there in bed every day, grappling with death?

Perhaps out of sympathy for having shared the same affliction, or perhaps because she could empathize, Ling Lan felt that she could understand Li Lanfeng's complicated psychological state at this moment. Thus, she patted Li Lanfeng's shoulder consolingly and said firmly, "I believe that, in a few more years, you will definitely not be weaker than him, and you may even be stronger."

Ling Lan's actions and the sincerity and conviction behind her words warmed Li Lanfeng's heart. This was probably what the books called a bosom friend, right? Someone who would trust him without having a reason to, who would stand unwaveringly by his side no matter what happened ... Li Lanfeng felt heat run through his entire body — at this moment, the usual tendrils of cold air emanating from Ling Lan felt so refreshing to Li Lanfeng.

Ling Lan cast a dubious glance at Li Lanfeng, unsure why the other's ears had suddenly flushed so red. She started thinking back on what she had said — could it be that he had become so moved and excited by her encouragement?

It looked like the leopard was someone who liked to hear kind words of encouragement. She needed to note this down — it might be a good way to spur the leopard forwards in future. Ling Lan stroked her jaw as she thought about this.

Li Lanfeng was still very good at controlling his emotions; he calmed down again very soon. When he saw Ling Lan staring at the Thunder King and stroking her jaw thoughtfully, an idea sparked in his mind. Thinking of the change he had sensed in the Thunder King, he said with confidence, "Rabbit, are you staring at the Thunder King because you've also noticed the change in him?"

Thunder King? Ling Lan was just planning how she could heap some tough training on Li Lanfeng in the upcoming period of time to raise his physical constitution even more as much as possible when she registered what Li Lanfeng asked, and her heart clenched in shock ... cough, cough, always thinking about how she could torture her friends — it was rather inhumane of her no matter how she looked at it!