Chapter 203 - 161: Duel Challenge
When Li Yi entered the main hall of the mansion, Fan Zhizhou had already been sitting in a chair, quietly waiting for quite some time.
"Lord Fan, my apologies. I was engaged in martial arts cultivation just now and got held up. I hope I haven’t kept you waiting too long," Li Yi said, speaking very politely. After all, a guest should be treated with respect, and he could not afford to reject someone from a thousand miles away—the proper courtesies must still be observed.
"Mr. Li," Fan Zhizhou said as he hurriedly stood up and clasped his hands in greeting.
"Please, Lord Fan, have a seat."
Li Yi nodded and suggested, "Lord Fan, your visit today must be for some matter of importance. Let’s dispense with the polite but irrelevant chit-chat. Just tell me what it is. I’m not someone from the Four Seas and Eight Continents, and I don’t like all those formalities."
"Straight talk from a straightforward man, good, then I’ll get right to it."
Fan Zhizhou said with a smile, "I came specifically for two things. First, you asked me to find Yin Horses, and I’ve located four. I brought them with me on this trip. It’s a pity that time was short, otherwise I would have found more. Rest assured, Mr. Li, I will continue to have people collect them. These items aren’t precious; they are just rare and hard to find."
After saying this, he gestured, and a beautiful maid immediately brought over a box and placed it to one side.
As the box was opened, inside, indeed, were four neatly arranged Mud Horses.
Li Yi said, "Lord Fan, it’s the thought that counts."
With these four Yin Horses added to the three he already had, that would be enough for his short-term needs; there was no urgent need to keep searching.