Jiangnan University.
Several days had passed since Ning Wangshu's battle with Bei Chen Zhenren. The entire Cultivation World had been abuzz with discussion during that time.
Ning Wangshu, however, had gone about his days as usual. He attended class, cultivated the Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skill and the Pre-Technique, and took walks with Lin Qingzhu.
Nothing had changed.
Of course, to Ning Wangshu, his battle with Bei Chen Zhenren had been little more than a brief interlude.
That afternoon.
Ning Wangshu was about to leave the dorm and head to his place off campus to cultivate when Ma Junfan suddenly came over and lowered his voice. "Hey, Brother Ning, could we step outside for a minute? I'd like to ask you a favor."
"Oh?"
Ning Wangshu paused and gave Ma Junfan a puzzled look. Then he nodded. "Sure. Let's go outside and talk."
"Okay!"
Ma Junfan replied and immediately walked out of the dorm with Ning Wangshu.
Before long, they reached the corner of the stairwell.
"Go ahead, Lao Ma. What do you need my help with?"
Ning Wangshu asked.
Ma Junfan scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed. He cleared his throat and said, "Well, Brother Ning, Xiao Xiao told me this morning that her cousin is coming to Jiangnan City from Guangnan Province with a few friends."
"Apparently, her cousin heard from her family about her and me. He asked Xiao Xiao to bring me along this Saturday—that's the day after tomorrow—to meet him and get to know his friends."
Ma Junfan paused briefly, then continued, "Also, Xiao Xiao says her cousin's pretty impressive. He's only a few years older than her—he graduated from college just five or six years ago—but he's already started a company on his own and built up a fortune of over a hundred million."
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