When Ning Wangshu left a moment earlier, Xu Yiming suddenly gave a start and snapped back to his senses.
He looked left and right, and could not help frowning. "Huh? What is going on? Why do I feel... a bit strange? Did I just zone out?"
Xu Yiming looked somewhat suspicious.
Yet he could not remember what had happened just a moment ago at all, and could only shake his head, not wanting to think about it anymore.
On the other side.
When Ning Wangshu walked out of Yundian Club, the lanterns outside were already beginning to glow in the dusk.
I should go back and find Ruoxuan first.
Taking a light breath, Ning Wangshu immediately soared into the air, turning into a stream of light...
Earlier, when he parted ways with his younger sister, he had not left directly. Instead, he had concealed his figure, followed his sister all the way to her residence, and only then left for Dingsheng Building.
A moment later, Ning Wangshu returned to that cluster of residential houses near his sister's dwelling.
After finding a secluded corner to drop the Concealment Incantation from his body, Ning Wangshu walked toward his sister's residence...
Knock, knock!
Arriving at the door of the place his sister rented, Ning Wangshu knocked.
"Who is it?"
Soon, Ning Ruoxuan's voice came from inside, but she did not open up immediately, appearing extremely guarded.
With a brief thought, Ning Wangshu understood. His sister was probably worried that those people had come to find her again, so without knowing who was outside, she dared not open the door directly at all.
Thus, Ning Wangshu spoke up. "Ruoxuan, it's me!"
Hearing Ning Wangshu's voice, Ning Ruoxuan behind the door started, hesitating for a moment before finally opening the door.
However, she looked at Ning Wangshu with an icy expression. "What are you still coming to find me for? Didn't you leave so carefree earlier?"
Knowing that his sister held resentment in her heart, Ning Wangshu minded her words not at all, only smiling slightly. "You are my younger sister; of course I have to come find you."
"It doesn't matter whether you acknowledge me as your older brother right now or not, but since I am back and Mom is gone, I must shoulder the responsibility of taking care of you!"
"Ha, that sounds really nice. Take care of me? I don't need you to take care of me, I can take care of myself just fine!"
Ning Ruoxuan said coldly.
Pausing for a fraction of a second, she still could not hold back and spoke again. "You... where did you go earlier? You didn't really go looking for that Xu Yiming, did you?"
"Ning Wangshu, for Mom and Dad's sake, I'll remind you one last time: if you don't want to spend the second half of your life locked up in prison, stop acting crazy!"
"This is a society ruled by law. Do you really want to act like people in ancient times and carry out a blood feud?"
Hearing his sister's words, Ning Wangshu instead laughed. "Ruoxuan, you still care about me and mind me a lot, don't you?"
"Hmph, don't flatter yourself. I wouldn't care about you at all. Who are you? I don't have much to do with you anyway. I'm just doing this for Mom and Dad's sake, not wanting them to see you acting crazy and be unable to rest in peace even in heaven!"
Ning Ruoxuan sneered.
Yet Ning Wangshu laughed once more. He could naturally tell that his sister actually still cared about him, but she still held a lot of resentment toward him in her heart, which was why she spoke that way on the surface.
Therefore, Ning Wangshu followed along with her words. "Mm-hmm, I know."
"Um... Ruoxuan, can you let me in to sit for a bit? I just got back, my home is gone, and I have nowhere else to go by myself right now..."
Ning Wangshu played the "pity card."
Hearing this, Ning Ruoxuan felt somewhat annoyed, but looking at Ning Wangshu's pathetic appearance, she still could not harden her heart. She could only stamp her foot angrily and huff, "Come in!"
"However, I'm telling you, this is just a single room, and there's no place for you to sleep. You can either make a floor bed yourself or sit here all night, but I won't take care of you either way!"
As she spoke, Ning Ruoxuan finally stepped aside to let Ning Wangshu enter the room.
Ning Wangshu chuckled softly, stepped nimbly inside, and said, "It's fine, I just need a place to stay. I'll just sit right here for the night!"
"Hmph..."
Ning Ruoxuan pulled a long face and let out a light huff, then closed the door and walked back by herself to the small table on the side to continue eating.
At that moment, Ning Wangshu also caught sight of a boxed meal sitting on that small table.
Seeing that the boxed meal contained only a tiny bit of greens and shredded potatoes, Ning Wangshu's expression instantly turned somewhat unsightly, and even more so, filled with self-reproach. "Ruoxuan, you... do you just eat these every day?"
Ning Ruoxuan raised her head to glance at him, and retorted ungraciously, "What, is there a problem?"
Hoo...
Ning Wangshu let out a long breath. He wanted to step forward, yet feared displeasing his sister, so he could only say with a heartache, "Don't worry, since I'm back, I definitely won't let you suffer anymore from now on."
"Ha, not let me suffer? Do you have money?"
Ning Ruoxuan said sarcastically.
"I don't have any! But I can go earn some!"
Ning Wangshu said resolutely.
"You go earn it? Do you think making money is that easy? Also, aren't you planning to study anymore?"
"When Mom and Dad were around, their biggest wish was for you to get into a good university so you could have a good life in the future and not have to toil away in hardship like them."
"If you don't continue your studies, how will you face Mom and Dad?"
Ning Ruoxuan said coldly.
Ning Wangshu was momentarily stunned. Earlier, although Qin Feng had also mentioned that he should return to school to report as soon as possible and take advantage of the half-month remaining before the College Entrance Examination to have other teachers help him with a crash course in preparation for the exam...
He had clearly not taken it to heart at the time.
He was, after all, an Immortal Dao expert who had "ascended." Even though his cultivation was suppressed now, he could at least still wield power at the peak of the Golden Core Stage.
The College Entrance Examination... what meaning could it hold for him?
However, hearing his sister's words at this moment made him hesitate.
That was right. His parents' biggest wish before they passed away was simply for both him and his sister to be admitted to a good university and find a decent job in the future.
Their father had met with an accident and passed away several years ago.
And now their mother had unfortunately left as well...
It seemed that fulfilling their wish and getting into a good university was now the only thing he could do for them.
Even if this held no real meaning for himself.
Yet, if only to bring comfort to his parents' souls in heaven, this university education had to be pursued!
Thinking of this, Ning Wangshu took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, I will continue my studies. But money must be earned as well. You don't need to worry about these things; I naturally have my own ways of making money."
"Your own way? What way? If you're going to continue studying, will you even have time to work a part-time job?"
Ning Ruoxuan said coldly.
Ning Wangshu smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. Didn't I tell you before? The past few months I was missing were not without any gains."
"In short, as long as I want to make money, there are plenty of methods."
"Ha, Ning Wangshu, I haven't seen you for just a few months, so how come I find you have become so arrogant?"
"It was the same at noon today. You were still making solemn vows that you said the guy surnamed Xu would die in three days, and he would definitely die in three days."
"Why are you so capable? Do you think you're an immortal? Can you arbitrarily pronounce life and death?"
Ning Ruoxuan mocked.
Ning Wangshu smiled and said, "Perhaps... I really am an 'immortal'? As for that guy surnamed Xu, three days from now, he will undoubtedly die!"
"You're an immortal? Heh... Then I am the Queen Mother of the West and the Mysterious Woman of the Nine Heavens! Can you stop talking such absurd nonsense!"
Ning Ruoxuan was almost ticked off to laughter.
Seeing his sister's reaction, Ning Wangshu was struck momentarily speechless.
He hesitated over whether to "show his cards" directly to his sister, but considering that he had only returned today, his sister had naturally not fully digested her emotions yet.
If he were to tell her now that he could genuinely be considered half an immortal... the shock to her might simply be too great all at once.
Therefore, after some thought, Ning Wangshu still decided to wait a few more days until his sister had completely recovered before telling her.
By then, he could also smoothly teach her cultivation.
Although the Spiritual Qi on Earth was extremely thin, Ning Wangshu's Storage Ring contained a massive amount of Spirit Stones, as well as various spiritual herbs, medicinal pills, and so on.
Supporting his sister's cultivation would be completely unproblematic.
Thus, Ning Wangshu did not argue with his sister, only saying with a smile, "Fine, fine. I won't say those things. Anyway... you'll know in three days."
Ning Ruoxuan curled her lips, too lazy to say anything more, and continued eating by herself...