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Chapter 122 The Dog-Beating Stick (6)
Chapter 122 The Dog-Beating Stick (Part Six)
Chapter 122 The Dog-Beating Stick (Part Six)
Upon hearing this, Xing Jian immediately became anxious and, disregarding any need to save face for Ning Fengyi, blurted out:
"Reporting to Senior Brother Sect Leader, I am aware of this matter, but as you just witnessed, Bai Ke was clearly making a fool of me on purpose. It's simply outrageous!"
Ning Fengyi had indeed witnessed how unreliable Bai Ke had been, so naturally she wouldn't openly side with him. Instead, she gently comforted him:
"Alright, alright! What could a young man like him possibly know? What kind of talk is it to get angry with a teenager?"
"Since you two can't come up with a good solution, why not listen to my suggestion!" Ning Fengyi chuckled twice, then said:
"Lin Xiu is also a member of my Tian Ce Palace. I am familiar with his cultivation level, and he is indeed a talent among men."
If one can also advance to the Nascent Soul stage today, it will be a blessing for my Heavenly Strategy Palace. Therefore, I will personally provide the magical treasure compensation that Junior Nephew Bai mentioned.
Suddenly, Ning Fengyi seemed to have thought of something and smiled at Bai Ke, "However, I don't have seventeen or eighteen magic treasures on hand. Nephew, why don't you think about what you need, and I'll look for it for you."
Bai Ke knew that Ning Fengyi was taking this opportunity to compensate him, so he naturally wouldn't be ungrateful and ask for things. He simply lowered his head and said:
"I will follow the sect leader's instructions. There's no need to talk about whether I need it or not. Anyway, what the sect leader bestows will not be any ordinary magic treasure. I will be making a profit from any one of them!"
Ning Fengyi chuckled and casually waved her hand, sending a silver light flying towards Bai Ke. "This is something I used when I was young. It's quite fitting for you. Keep it."
Bai Ke reached out and caught the white light, then stuffed it into his storage ring without even looking at it. He bowed to Ning Fengyi and said, "Thank you, Sect Leader, for bestowing this treasure!"
Ning Fengyi said with a smile, "It's alright, it's alright. This is just a little gadget for our journey, nothing precious."
Upon hearing this, Bai Ke was startled. He couldn't believe that Ning Fengyi would use something ordinary; it must be a strange magic weapon. However, he could only wait and see for the future.
Seeing that Bai Ke was relieved, Ning Fengyi turned to Xing Jian and said, "Lin Xiu is, after all, your son. If Bai Ke can really help Lin Xiu break through, it wouldn't be right for Junior Brother not to contribute a single penny."
He paused for a moment, seemingly thinking about something, then smiled and said, "How about this, I heard that my junior brother recently found a Nine-Star Jade Bamboo on the shores of the South China Sea..."
Xing Jian frowned as soon as he heard Ning Fengyi mention the coast of the South China Sea. That matter was extremely secretive, so how could Ning Fengyi know about it?
When he heard him mention the Nine-Star Jade Bamboo, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Ning Fengyi had been investigating him all along?
Over the years, Xing Jian has been quite restless in Tian Ce Palace and has many secrets. It is unknown how much Ning Fengyi knows.
At this moment, Ning Fengyi's voice came again, "Cultivating bamboo also cultivates one's will. If Bai Ke can really do that, why don't you cut off a branch and give it to your nephew Bai Ke? That would be a wonderful story!"
Xing Jian didn't know what Ning Fengyi meant. The Nine-Star Jade Bamboo was stronger than meteorite iron, so how could a branch be cut off at will?
He couldn't think of any other solution for a moment, so he could only laugh and say, "If Junior Nephew Bai can help my son achieve his wish, then how could I be stingy with material things? I'll give them all to you!"
Ning Fengyi laughed, "That's fine then. Elder Xing, please call Lin Xiu over. We also want to see if this stone wall really has such remarkable effects."
Xing Jian received Ning Fengyi's instructions, and a command sword flew out, clearly heading towards Lin Xiu. He took this opportunity to carefully recall Ning Fengyi's intentions.
Given his position as sect leader, every move he makes must have a profound meaning. If we don't thoroughly understand it, we might face disaster one day.
Xing Jian was well aware of how arrogant he had been in Tian Ce Palace over the years, and Ning Fengyi couldn't possibly be unaware of his true intentions.
However, according to ancestral rules, once a member of the Tian Ce Palace breaks through to the Void Realm, regardless of whether they are an elder or the sect leader, they must immediately relinquish all their positions, be promoted to Supreme Elder, and devote themselves to cultivation.
Ning Fengyi is about to break through to the next level, which is why she ordered the Holy Son Election. If things go well, her son will most likely be the next sect leader.
At that point, no matter what he does, Ning Fengyi won't be able to control him, which is why he has become increasingly arrogant over the years.
However, Ning Fengyi's sudden use of Bai Ke's incident to reprimand him today made Xing Jian feel a sense of crisis.
Ning Fengyi's harmless appearance was very deceptive to him, almost making him forget how Ning Fengyi had become the sect leader step by step.
Before he could think any further, Xing Jian received a telepathic message from Lin Xiu. It turned out that after receiving his message, Lin Xiu rushed over here without stopping.
However... when Xing Jian came out of the sect's main hall, he saw his son blocked in mid-air by the black Qilin, unable to fly away or go down.
"Father..." Lin Xiu was almost in tears... Wasn't there supposed to be a great opportunity waiting for him? How did a black Qilin suddenly appear...?
It's one thing for the black Qilin to be bad, but it also demands a toll from me, and it's a beautiful beast at that! What kind of logic is this?
Caught off guard, Lin Xiu hurriedly sent a message to his father, who was holding a meeting in the sect's main hall. Fortunately, he was not far away and was able to reach him.
After Xing Jian rushed out and saw this scene, he immediately understood what had happened. With a dark face, he approached Mo Qilin, awkwardly cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and said:
"Senior Mo, this young man was summoned by the sect leader and has other important matters to attend to. Please allow him to pass!"
When Mo Qilin first saw Xing Jian come out, he knew something was wrong. It was rare for a few unfamiliar faces to appear in the sect's main hall, and they still couldn't extort anything from him...
This old bastard is using that pale-faced Ning Fengyi to intimidate me again, huh? Is Mo Yuan the kind of person who would submit to Ning Fengyi's tyranny?
While mentally ranting, Mo Qilin obediently made way for him, muttering, "I knew running into you, you old codger, would bring nothing but bad luck, ugh!"
Seeing Mo Qilin cursing at his father, Lin Xiu momentarily forgot how he had been too frightened to move earlier and glared fiercely at Mo Qilin, "What did you say?"
"Hey? Kid, you've got some skills! What, you want to spar with your Uncle Mo?"
Before Lin Xiu could say anything, Xing Jian had already grabbed him and said to Mo Qilin with a forced smile, "Senior, please don't be offended, senior, please don't be offended!"
This young man has never met Senior Mo before; he spoke without thinking. I hope you'll let him off this time for the sake of the sect leader!
Seeing that Xing Jian's attitude was acceptable, Mo Qilin snorted with satisfaction, "Hmph! You old codger know what's good for you. For the sake of Ning Fengyi, you two can leave!"