Scheming

Chapter 27: Scheming

With her icy skin and jade bones, stunning beauty, and exceptional talent, coupled with rapid cultivation progress, Ding Wanyan|G had unknowingly become a myth in the eyes of many junior disciples. She was like a proud goddess, detached from the mortal world, high above, revered, worshipped, and deeply, albeit vaguely, admired from the depths of their hearts.

However, most people only dared to hide this vague admiration in the deepest recesses of their hearts. The vast difference between them easily bred feelings of inferiority. Even the seasoned and mature Chen Ge|G, felt that when speaking to Senior Sister Ding|G, his tension was no less than when facing Ancestor|G.

Perhaps the only exception was Zhou Minghua|G, one of the three personal disciples of Ancestor|G's generation. Believing himself to be exceptionally talented, while he privately thought he was still slightly inferior to Senior Sister|G, he considered himself far superior to everyone else.

At this moment, he and a few junior disciples were standing not far away. As a personal disciple, he was never short of followers.

As if unaware of being mentally torn to shreds by many, Lei Dong|G calmly took out an exquisitely carved bracelet from his Storage Belt and offered it slightly forward. Before Ding Wanyan|G could even recover from her surprise, he said with an exceptionally sincere and respectful expression, "Senior Sister|G, please don't misunderstand. Lei Mou|G isn't trying to flatter you."

His words were very skillfully chosen. Giving a woman a carved bracelet would surely make a girl's sensitive mind wary: did this person have ulterior motives? However, Lei Dong|G used the phrase "not trying to flatter" to indirectly suggest to Ding Wanyan|G that he wasn't thinking about pursuing her. His entire focus was on clarifying that he wasn't flattering her. Pursuit was a matter between men and women, while flattery was about status, unrelated to gender. Although the word "flattery" made Ding Wanyan|G feel slightly uncomfortable, her guard was significantly lowered.

"Junior Brother Lei|G, what is this?" Ding Wanyan|G couldn't quite grasp his intentions. If it wasn't pursuit, nor flattery, what did he want? She didn't realize that she was already being led by the nose without her knowledge.

"The situation is like this. About two years ago, Lei Mou|G was out in the wild capturing Yin Souls. With exceptional luck, I managed to capture a Middle Grade Spirit Ghost."

This time, even Ding Wanyan|G was slightly surprised: "Junior Brother Lei|G, your luck is indeed good."

Ding Wanyan|G followed his line of thought and found it made some sense: "Your reasoning is sound. However, Middle Grade Spirit Ghosts are quite rare, and even if your realm improves, they won't be easy to obtain. But with an Upper Grade Soul Nurturing Pagoda in hand, you won't lose out." Still, she couldn't figure out what this had to do with the Storage Bracelet in his hand.

"When I was buying the Upper Grade Soul Nurturing Pagoda, I happened to see this Storage Bracelet." Lei Dong|G's face showed gratitude again. "At that time, I thought, Senior Sister|G has shown Lei Mou|G and Brothers|G great kindness, and Lei Mou|G hasn't yet expressed his thanks. Seeing that the bracelet looked beautiful and was just the right fit for Senior Sister|G, I bought it on impulse."

Hearing him call it beautiful, Ding Wanyan instinctively glanced at the Storage Bracelet. Indeed, the craftsmanship was exquisite, with hollowed-out designs resembling scattered stars. However, her help that day was partly due to shared animosity and partly her nature; she didn't expect anyone to repay her with favors. She felt a bit awkward accepting his gift.

Just as Ding Wanyan|G opened her mouth to refuse the gift, Lei Dong|G said with a sincere attitude, "Senior Sister Ding|G, please don't refuse. Perhaps that matter was just a small favor to you. But for us three Brothers|G, it was a matter of life and death. How can a life-saving grace be repaid by a mere Storage Bracelet? If Senior Sister|G doesn't accept it, this humble disciple will likely be restless day and night for the rest of his life."

Ding Wanyan|G was somewhat moved by his words. Firstly, the Storage Bracelet was indeed beautiful, and any girl would like something beautiful. Secondly, he had repeatedly escalated the matter to repaying a life-saving grace. If she didn't accept it, wouldn't she seem unfeeling and ungrateful for his sincerity?

Seeing Ding Wanyan|G hesitate, Lei Dong|G knew the matter was almost settled. He proactively placed the Storage Bracelet into her hand and said with a wry smile, "Senior Sister|G, if you don't accept it, it would be too ridiculous for me to wear this women's Storage Bracelet myself."

"Then thank you, Junior Brother Lei|G." Ding Wanyan|G genuinely liked the bracelet and no longer refused, accepting it. It was understandable, even though it was a bonus gift, it had been carefully compared over twenty days. It wasn't about the best quality, but about the excellent design.

Her acceptance caused a breakdown for all the junior Brothers|G who were paying attention, intentionally or unintentionally. This guy casually approaching Senior Sister Ding|G was already a grave offense, and he even dared to give her a gift. And Senior Sister Ding|G unexpectedly accepted it.

For a moment, many people began to glare menacingly at Lei Dong|G. Even Chen Ge|G and Wei Hua|G stared at him with jealousy. The most intense reaction came from Zhou Minghua|G, another personal disciple of Ancestor|G, whose eyes seemed ready to spew fire.

In fact, Lei Dong|G had been keeping an eye on that Zhou Minghua|G fellow. Originally, he intended to give this Storage Bracelet to Ding Wanyan|G privately to strengthen their relationship and get closer to Senior Sister|G. If anything happened in the future, Senior Sister|G could provide some support. But after learning that Zhou Minghua|G had already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining over a year ago, and was likely to cause trouble for him in this three-year Small Competition, Lei Dong|G had started to scheme.

If Zhou Minghua|G only intended to make things difficult or humiliate him, that would be one thing. He feared that this person, young and arrogant, might resort to violence. If that were the case, Lei Dong|G certainly wouldn't hold back. Let alone him being just a personal disciple of Ancestor|G, even if Ancestor|G himself attacked him, it would be good to bite back before dying. Of course, whether he could bite back was another matter.

Therefore, he had to come up with a cunning plan, to seek Senior Sister|G's favor in front of everyone. Firstly, it would make Zhou Minghua|G hesitate to resort to violence. Secondly, even if he didn't hesitate and pushed him to his death, if something happened to him at Lei Dong|G's hands, Senior Sister Ding|G, Ancestor|G's most beloved, could speak up for him. Moreover, he had already reported the matter of the Upper Grade Soul Nurturing Pagoda and the three Spirit Ghosts to Senior Sister|G, so bringing out three Ghost Soldiers to fight wouldn't seem abrupt. It would be too fast for Lower Grade quality Ghost Soldiers to upgrade, so it could be attributed to multiple blood sacrifices. This would also explain why each of his Lower Grade Ghost Soldiers had innate Spells. It was known that even Lower Grade Ghost Soldiers, after multiple blood sacrifices, had a chance to gain innate Spells.

Furthermore, Ghost Servants that had been blood-sacrificed were, in a sense, connected to their master's consciousness and bloodline, becoming a part of their master's life. Others might be able to kill them, but it would be nearly impossible to collect them into their Soul Nurturing Pagoda for quality appraisal. Of course, they could force Lei Dong|G to make the Ghost Servants agree to be collected and appraised. However, if things developed to that point, it would mean suspicion and a complete breakdown of relations. At that point, extracting their souls and refining them would be simpler.

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