Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Clear Sky Sect

Late at night, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

In the antique study, Ning Fengzhi stood beside the desk, helplessly looking at the figure upon it.

Ning Rongrong sprawled across the desk where Ning Fengzhi worked, pouting her small mouth and complaining, "Daddy, you haven't accompanied Rongrong out to play for a long time."

Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "Rongrong, Daddy needs to handle sect affairs... Come down first, all right?"

"No." Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes and smiled shrewdly, "Unless Daddy promises to accompany Rongrong out to play tomorrow and go shopping in Heaven Dou City."

Ning Fengzhi had just wanted to open his mouth when he heard footsteps drawing near from afar.

"Sect Master, the manager of the Seven Treasure Pharmacy sent someone to deliver a letter."

Ning Fengzhi's gaze flickered. He came to the door and pulled it open a crack.

After taking the envelope, he motioned for that disciple to leave.

As for Ning Rongrong on the desk, she sat obediently without making a sound, not disturbing her father's important business.

Under Ning Fengzhi's arrangement, those shops spread throughout the Heaven Dou Empire could not only earn money for the sect, but could also act as the sect's eyes and ears.

Ning Fengzhi unpacked the envelope and began to read the contents inside.

Subsequently, he revealed a somewhat eccentric smile.

"Daddy?"

Ning Fengzhi looked at his good daughter and said, "Rongrong, go play with Sword Grandpa and Bone Grandpa first, all right?"

Ning Rongrong tilted her head and said, "Unless Daddy promises Rongrong—to accompany Rongrong the whole day when my birthday arrives~"

Ning Fengzhi smiled, rubbed his daughter's head, and said, "Rest assured, Rongrong, Daddy promises you."

"Humph humph, then Rongrong will go play with Sword Grandpa and Bone Grandpa, leaving Daddy all alone..."

As the words fell, two figures appeared instantly, standing on the left and right sides of the desk.

One person possessed an upright posture, resembling a sharp sword with a fierce aura; another had a tall figure, akin to a skeleton with a gloomy aura.

Strikingly, they were the two Title Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong!

Looking at the eccentric Ning Rongrong, Gu Rong smiled very kindly, "Rongrong, Grandpa will take you out for a spin and go pick stars in the sky, how about that?"

Hearing Gu Rong's proposal, Ning Rongrong clapped her hands with a smile, "Okay, okay, I like Bone Grandpa the most!"

Gu Rong revealed a proud expression, looked at his old friend, and provoked, "Hear that? Rongrong likes me the most."

Following that, a bone dragon phantom appeared, and the two vanished from the main hall instantly.

Beside them, Sword Douluo Chen Xin looked at Ning Fengzhi and asked, "Fengzhi, what was mentioned in the letter?"

Ning Fengzhi said, "Actually, it's not really an important matter. Some time ago, someone disguised themselves and came to the shop to buy whale rubber."

Chen Xin frowned, not believing that this kind of intelligence was worth that manager making a special trip, and waited for Ning Fengzhi's follow-up.

Ning Fengzhi's expression was strange as he said, "Although that person deliberately concealed his identity, the pharmacy manager still recognized him."

"He is one of the crown prince's personal guards..."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Xin revealed a look of astonishment and said, "Xue Qinghe?"

Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "He is a young man after all, so it's not particularly strange... However, I misjudged him; I actually hadn't seen it previously."

Chen Xin glanced at Ning Fengzhi's expression and said, "Fengzhi, it seems like you think even more highly of him now?"

Ning Fengzhi nodded and explained, "Uncle Jian, there is fundamentally no such thing as a flawless person in this world."

"Over these years, Qinghe's performance has consistently been good, but he has performed too well—so well that it looks like it was acted out."

"Of course, as the crown prince, playing the part of a perfect successor is forgivable."

"However, his performance all these years turned out to be merely concealing his lust..."

Saying this, even Ning Fengzhi himself felt it was somewhat humorous.

I thought you were hiding something huge, but it turned out to be just this?

How could a young man's affairs be called lust!

"Three days from now, it'll also be time to awaken Rongrong's martial soul. When the time comes, have Qinghe come to observe the ceremony, and by the way, have him bring along that little fellow named Su Yu."

Chen Xin narrowed his eyes. "Fengzhi, what are you trying to do here?"

Ning Fengzhi hurriedly explained, "Uncle Jian, don't overthink it. I just want Rongrong to have more contact with peers outside."

"Su Yu's Innate Soul Power is a full level nine, which is already not low. Letting Rongrong make friends with such a genius can't be wrong."

"As an Auxiliary-type soul master, the very thing to do is to make lots of friends in order to live in peace and safety."

Chen Xin snorted coldly and said, "With Old Bone and me around, we can naturally guarantee Rongrong a lifetime of peace and safety!"

Ning Fengzhi did not respond; he walked to the window and looked at his daughter in the night sky.

[Today's intelligence update:]

[Purple Intelligence · Past: Yesterday, Moonlight Pavilion Master Tang Yuehua sent people to head to Suotuo City and purchased a large amount of grain.]

[Yellow Intelligence · Future: Three days from now, the intelligence regarding the host privately purchasing whale rubber will spread, and Xue Ye will admonish the host—you should cherish your body when young, lest you sigh in vain over blessings when old.]

When seeing that her intelligence regarding the purchase of whale rubber had been leaked, Qian Renxue did not care too much. After the passage of a month, all prominent whale rubber within the two great empires had already been gathered into the hands of Spirit Hall, with only a tiny minority of nobles retaining private collections.

Yet seeing the second half of the intelligence, Qian Renxue's brain instantly crashed.

Subsequently, she was angered into laughter.

The effect of the whale rubber hadn't leaked, but she herself had been rumored about instead.

After pacifying her emotions, Qian Renxue shifted her gaze upward and looked at the first piece of intelligence.

When she finished reading clearly, her eyebrows furrowed slightly. In her impression, this was already Tang Yuehua's second massive grain acquisition!

Qian Renxue revealed a suspicious expression. Moonlight Pavilion altogether had only that many people; what was she buying so much grain for?

Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Xiao stood mid-air, looking at the dense black dots at his feet, his gaze calm as an ancient well.

Those black dots were undoubtedly the Clear Sky Sect disciples who had gone out to receive the grain!

As noble soul masters, Clear Sky Sect disciples naturally could not possibly labor in the fields and engage in production.

Therefore, the Moonlight Pavilion run by Tang Yuehua became the critical link.

Every month, Tang Yuehua would acquire a batch of grain and hand it over to the people of the Clear Sky Sect at different locations.

After all, the Clear Sky Sect remained in a state of seclusion; if Spirit Hall were to detect Clear Sky Sect disciples walking about outside, it would likely provoke trouble.

Therefore, Tang Yuehua would be extremely cautious every time, terrified of leaving a horse's tail behind.

Each procurement dispatched only her sole trusted aide, and moreover, every procurement took place at different merchants, or even different cities!

Aside from purchasing supplies for the sect, the Moonlight Pavilion also shouldered the role of intelligence gathering, thereby ensuring that the Clear Sky Sect would not completely lose connection with the outside world.

When the Clear Sky Sect disciples returned to the mountain gate, Tang Xiao's figure also slowly descended, landing upon a platform that seemed as though it had been sliced by knives.

He looked at the Clear Sky Sect disciples before him, his gaze brimming with hope.