Ning Fengzhi's Expectations
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Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Upon learning that Zhou Qing was going to hunt Soul Beast to obtain his Second Spirit Ring, Bu Yi decided to help and took the initiative to participate. "You two are a bit too young to be young, but you are still children after all. It will be safer if I, as an adult, lead you."
"Thank you, Sister Bu Yi." Zhou Qing smiled. "Don't worry, if we can figure out the key to the 'Soul Palace' and create a corresponding substitute, your Martial Soul will definitely be able to complete its final development."
Am I such a mercenary person?
Bu Yi pretended to be angry, but she didn't have high expectations for Zhou Qing to develop a real "Soul Palace". This time, she helped Zhou Qing hunt Soul Beast only because she felt that Zhou Qing and others had potential and wanted to get closer to them.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Zhou Qing quickly smiled apologetically.
"Hey, you don't look like a six-year-old at all." Bu Yi chuckled.
"Ahem, I'm precocious."
Zhou Qing replied in a serious tone.
"Hmm~"
Romantina, standing to the side, blushed and tried to suppress her trembling. She covered her mouth, not wanting Bu Yi to hear her intriguing laughter.
"What's wrong with her?" Bu Yi asked curiously.
"It's nothing, I'm just in heat."
Zhou Qing knew exactly what was wrong with this guy. He just felt that what Bu Yi said earlier sounded like he was provoking her, so he got excited.
"Hmm? Uh... Oh~"
Bu Yi had heard a little about Romantina's personality over the past few days, but all she felt was that she was rather sensitive, both physically and mentally.
But after Zhou Qing revealed Romantina's situation, and considering her performance in the Friendly Tournament—
Bu Yi's expression turned strange.
How did the deputy city lord raise his daughter to have such a personality?
Or are all nobles this perverted?
Upon catching a glimpse of Bu Yi's →_→ gaze, Romantina trembled even more violently!
It's not about feeling ashamed!
Instead, she had already imagined a whole bunch of scenarios in her mind about Bu Yi cursing, Taunt, and despising her in her heart, and even spreading her true situation throughout the Nuoding Academy, where she would be despised by all the teachers and students of the Nuoding Academy!
Zhou Qing could only sigh, "This guy is hopeless..."
At the same time.
Xiao Wu also asked Mo Hen for a long leave of absence, planning to use this time to cultivate diligently, reach level 20, condense her Second Spirit Ring, and obtain Soul Skill called "Chest Bow"...
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At the border between Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire, on a sandy beach.
Ning Fengzhi received a report from a sect disciple who had previously remained in Falling Star City, learning the general situation that had occurred Falling Star City.
Dales did indeed collude with the Fallen Ones and attempted to burn down the witnesses and evidence stored in the Spirit Hall...
Norman, the Hall Master of the Falling Star City Spirit Hall Branch, led his men to demand an explanation from Dales...
Conflict broke out...
Dales was captured, taken to the square, and beheaded as the guild leader of a privately-owned Adventurer's Guild!
"Is this... for real?" Ning Fengzhi was shocked and full of questions.
To summarize this information, it boils down to two sentences:
A conflict has broken out Hall Master of the Spirit Hall Branch and the City Lord of Falling Star City!
Dales has been beheaded!
What's going on?
Is the Spirit Hall going to war with the Star Luo Empire?
This problem can be big or small:
Small--
The Spirit Hall's higher-ups apologized, and the matter ended there. After all, Falling Star City was not a large city; it was just a remote little town.
Big--
The Star Luo Empire is relentless in its pursuit of the Spirit Hall, determined to fight it to the bitter end! This very incident could even become one of the reasons for the Star Luo Empire to launch an attack on the Spirit Hall in the future.
Even if Dales really colluded with the Fallen Ones, he is still the city lord of Falling Star City. It should be handled by the higher-ups of the Star Luo Empire. What right does the Spirit Hall have to interfere?
Although Dales did not actually die at Norman's hands, since the local Spirit Hall was involved, it was impossible for them to remain uninvolved!
Ning Fengzhi just couldn't understand why the president of a private Adventurer's Guild would choose to get involved in this mess.
"Where is Zhou Qing? What role did he play in this process?" After calming down, Ning Fengzhi hurriedly asked the disciple who reported the news.
"Your subordinate is incompetent."
The disciple looked apologetic. "We couldn't possibly follow them closely, so we don't know what they did, but we did find out something else: there seem to be two Dales. The Dales was beheaded in public seems to be a fake."
"Fake? A body double!"
Ning Fengzhi immediately understood the key point. "So that's how it is. As long as the one who dies in the open is a stand-in, then even if the real one dies, there is room for explanation. The Spirit Hall can also explain to the higher-ups of the Star Luo Empire that Dales is a fake, and that taking him down is also a way to set things right... Dales made a wrong move."
"Furthermore, before Norman clashed with the City Lord's Mansion, he tried to mobilize the city's residents to demand an explanation, but in the end, only Norman and the Spirit Hall members showed up. Then, Zhou Qing seemed to say something to Norman, which led Norman to give the order to start destroying the City Lord's Mansion's gates and walls, basically to create as much of a commotion as possible..."
After listening to the disciple's detailed description of the conflict, Ning Fengzhi's eyes lit up. He thought to himself: They tried to leverage the power of the people, but failed...
However, when the fake Dales was tied up in the square and beheaded, the people surged forward again, cheering and jumping for joy...
[Zhou Qing, you should have seen through the cowardice of the people this time, right? They won't stand on your side; they'll only stand on the side of the winners!]
[Should we make them stand up and sit on equal footing with the nobles?]
[Absolutely impossible!]
But!
For some reason, a voice deep inside Ning Fengzhi told him that Zhou Qing would not give up, but would become even more determined to find a way to eliminate the cowardice and inferiority complex in the bones of ordinary people!
But how exactly should we do it?
Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but feel a little interested.
In his mind, if he wanted commoners to not feel inferior, he would at least have to make them all Soul Master.
Strength is the capital to be proud!
But how can we empower ordinary people?
And how can we prevent them from acting recklessly once they have power?
"I'm actually starting to look forward to it..."
Gazing at the vast expanse of the sponge, Ning Fengzhi murmured to himself.
Then, his gaze fell on Ning Rongrong, who was building a sandcastle with Sword Douluo. He then looked at the sect disciples who were helping to move sand behind her and suddenly felt that his daughter seemed a little lonely. It seemed that the only people she could be considered as friends of the same age were Zhou Qing and his group.
"Grandpa Jian, your cooking skills are really bad!"
Looking at the crooked sandcastle built by Sword Douluo, Ning Rongrong's eyes were full of disdain. "Zhou Qing would definitely build a better one than you."
"How could that be? I admit he's smart, but he's never even been to the beach!"
"Anyway, the pile is bigger than yours."
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Sword Douluo was on the verge of tears, feeling that he could no longer please this Little Witch!