Wang Yunchong's Gift

Stepping out of the Deliberation Hall, all the Fourth-Generation disciples of the Marquis's Mansion received a hundred drops of Heart Nourishing Elixir and a hundred drops of Blood Accumulation Elixir, their faces filled with excitement.

Only Ning Xin'er and Ning Xiaochuan had no smiles on their faces.

"Brother, why did you agree so readily? If you had begged Grandpa, with how much he's doted on you since you were little, he definitely wouldn't have been willing to demote you from the Marquis's Mansion. Leaving the Marquis's Mansion, it will be difficult to come back in the future," Ning Xin'er said.

Ning Xiaochuan merely smiled faintly and said, "Leaving the Marquis's Mansion isn't so bad. At least no one will be here to mock and ridicule."

Ning Xin'er pursed her lips tightly, looking as if she was about to cry but wasn't, appearing extremely adorable.

"Haha! Isn't this Young Master Ning, the Marquis's own grandson! Oh! No, I should call you Manor Lord Ning. Congratulations!" Ning Hengqing and several talented young men from the Marquis's Mansion walked over, greeting Ning Xiaochuan from a distance.

A few days ago, Ning Hengqing was Coughing Blood from Scolding by Ning Xiaochuan outside the Deliberation Hall. After several days of recuperation, his injuries had finally healed.

He hated Ning Xiaochuan to the bone. Now that Ning Xiaochuan had been demoted from the Marquis's Mansion, he naturally had to come and mock him to get his revenge.

Ning Xiaochuan looked at the several talented individuals from the Marquis's Mansion walking over. They were all at the Profound Qi Seventh Level of Cultivation, and among them, Ning Hengqing had even reached the Profound Qi Eighth Level.

Their Martial Dao Cultivation was that of Martial Dao Experts whom ordinary people had to look up to.

"So it's Brother Hengqing. Your injuries have healed, right?" Ning Xiaochuan said with a beaming smile.

Mentioning this made Ning Hengqing furious, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart and forced a smile: "Very well!"

"Oh! I heard the Five Desolate Mountain Range is very dangerous. Brother Hengqing must take care! Don't get injured by some ignorant Mystic Beast. I, your brother, only dare to enjoy myself in Begonia Manor and wouldn't dare go to a dangerous place like the Five Desolate Mountain Range. Brother Hengqing, take care." After saying this, Ning Xiaochuan pulled Ning Xin'er and turned to leave.

Ning Hengqing was so angry that he was trembling all over and was about to rush up and teach Ning Xiaochuan a good lesson, but he was stopped by Ning Meier.

"Why are you stopping me?" Ning Hengqing asked angrily.

Ning Meier was also sixteen or seventeen years old, with long hair reaching her waist. The azure clothes she wore were as green as Lotus Leaves. She was the most outstanding woman in the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion besides Ning Xin'er, having reached the Profound Qi Ninth Level. Her figure was curvaceous and very enchanting, her Eyelashes long, and she smiled with seductive eyes like silk: "Are you Xin'er's match?"

Ning Hengqing immediately calmed down when he thought of Ning Xin'er's Cultivation.

Ning Meier stared at the backs of Ning Xiaochuan and Ning Xin'er as they left, and sneered, "He's just a sickly person, a useless individual. Are you going to stoop to his level? He's destined to be a mediocre person with no status in this life, while after we train in the Five Desolate Mountain Range, our Cultivation will definitely advance by leaps and bounds, and it's not impossible to get into the Heavenly Emperor Academy. From now on, our status will be vastly different from his. He's just an ant, while we will be Martial Dao Experts respected by countless people."

Ning Meier was arrogant and looked down on everything, aiming to marry the strongest man of the younger generation. She despised useless people like Ning Xiaochuan the most. If it weren't for Ning Xin'er, she wouldn't even look at Ning Xiaochuan.

"Brother, when you go to Begonia Manor, you must take good care of yourself. I'll come to see you after I return from my three months of training." Ning Xin'er was helping Ning Xiaochuan pack his things, secretly hiding the hundred drops of Heart Nourishing Elixir and hundred drops of Blood Accumulation Elixir she had just received in Ning Xiaochuan's bag.

Ning Xiaochuan naturally saw her little actions and was very touched.

Outside, footsteps were heard, and a Marquis's Mansion guard walked in and said, "Young Master Ning, a Young Master Wang is outside the Marquis's Mansion asking to see you."

"A Young Master Wang?" Ning Xiaochuan frowned slightly. He didn't know any Young Master Wang and looked towards Ning Xin'er.

Could it be a friend of the previous owner of this body? Ning Xin'er also shook her head. Her brother rarely left the Marquis's Mansion because he was discriminated against and didn't seem to have any friends.

Ning Xiaochuan and Ning Xin'er both went to the gate of the Marquis's Mansion with curiosity.

Wang Yunchong was wearing a Scarlet brocade robe, with his hair tied up in a bun on his head, and holding a Folding Fan in his hand, looking like a Young Noble. Seeing Ning Xiaochuan walk out from inside, he was overjoyed and went up to him, "Brother Ning, you've finally come out. I've been waiting for a long time."

"Wang Yunchong, you still dare to come to the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion!" A layer of dazzling Martial Dao Profound Qi erupted from Ning Xin'er's body, shaking the surrounding Eight Zhang of Space. A layer of Crimson Profound Fortification condensed on her palm, and she struck out with a palm. The Profound Fortification was like a Blade, cutting off the hair bun on top of Wang Yunchong's head, causing his hair to fall down.

If this Profound Fortification had been aimed at Wang Yunchong's Neck, his head would have already flown off.

Condensing Profound Qi into the shape of a Saber, transforming it into Fortified Qi, and sending it out of the body, capable of killing people from a distance, plucking leaves and making them fly, and condensing water into a Sword – these were abilities only possessed by those who had reached the Profound Qi Seventh Level of Cultivation.

For Ning Xin'er, who had cultivated the Divine Martial Body, condensing Profound Fortification was effortless. With a single palm strike, her Profound Qi could kill enemies from ten zhang away.

Wang Yunchong had long heard of Ning Xin'er's reputation. His face turned pale with fright, and he didn't dare to move, almost wetting his pants again. He quickly said, "Misunderstanding... a misunderstanding! There's a misunderstanding! I came specifically to apologize to Brother Ning. Someone! Quickly bring the gift!"

Behind Wang Yunchong, an Azure Deer Carriage was parked.

From within the Azure Deer Carriage, a slender, fair, and delicate hand reached out and lifted the curtain made of agate beads. A young girl wearing a white chiffon dress stepped down.

The girl's body was quite frail, her skin very fair. A vibrant red flower pattern was drawn on her forehead. Her hair was styled into a fairy bun, adorned with a butterfly jade hairpin!

She lowered her head slightly, bowing respectfully to Ning Xiaochuan, and said gracefully, "Yu Yan greets Young Master Ning."

"This is..." Ning Xiaochuan stared at the beautiful young girl of fifteen or sixteen before him. Wasn't this the girl he had saved by the river that day? Today, she was dressed in vibrant clothes and wore delicate makeup, making her flawlessly beautiful, like a blooming secluded orchid.

Though young, she was already captivatingly lovely.

Wang Yunchong smiled and said, "Brother Ning, are you satisfied with this gift?"

"Gift?" Ning Xiaochuan asked.

Ning Xin'er also showed a curious expression.

Wang Yunchong said, "To redeem Yu Yan, I spent all my savings from these past years and even borrowed a lot. I just wanted to properly apologize to Brother Ning. I hope Brother Ning, being a magnanimous person, won't hold my past ignorance and foolishness against me."

Jade Viewing Pavilion was not an ordinary Pleasure House. It was filled with women who possessed both beauty and talent, and their value was high. Even for the descendants of Royal Marquis, it was not easy to redeem them.

To redeem Yu Yan, Wang Yunchong had been borrowing money for the past three days. Only today did he finally manage to gather the ransom. After redeeming her from Jade Viewing Pavilion, he immediately sent her to Ning Xiaochuan.

Wang Yunchong took out a piece of brocade from hisin one's arms. Words were written on the brocade. He handed the brocade to Ning Xiaochuan with both hands and said, "This is Yu Yan's indentured contract. Now I hand it over to Brother Ning."

Wang Yunchong leaned into Ning Xiaochuan's ear and whispered, "Yu Yan is a Silver-Ranked Music Courtesan from Jade Viewing Pavilion. She sells her art, not her body, and is still a virgin. Brother Ning, you are truly blessed!"

Ning Xiaochuan's eyelids twitched. In his previous life, he had never visited a prostitute. This dissolute young noble actually sent him a prostitute as a gift of apology! This...

Wang Yunchong was afraid Ning Xiaochuan would refuse and directly boarded the Azure Deer Carriage.

He drove away, leaving in a hurry.

"Hey! Wang Yunchong!" Ning Xiaochuan called out, but the Azure Deer Carriage had already gone far, disappearing at the end of the street.

Ning Xiaochuan looked at Yu Yan standing at the bottom of the steps.

She stood there pitifully, her jade fingers tightly clutching the corner of her clothes, her lips pursed. Her eyes were filled with deep tenderness, fixed intently on Ning Xiaochuan.

Ning Xiaochuan had never encountered such a situation. For a moment, he didn't know how to handle it. Sending this girl back to that dissolute young noble, Wang Yunchong, would be like pushing her into a fire pit. Naturally, he couldn't do that.

But... Ning Xiaochuan absolutely couldn't keep her either.

"Tear!"

After thinking for a long time, Ning Xiaochuan tore the indentured contract in his hand into two halves and handed it to Yu Yan, saying, "Girl, from now on, you are free."

Ning Xiaochuan pulled Ning Xin'er and was about to walk into the Marquis's Mansion, leaving Yu Yan standing alone at the bottom of the steps.

She clutched the torn indentured contract in her hand, her beautiful face showing a hint of panic. With a "thud," she knelt on the ground, "Young Master Ning, please, please don't drive me away. Without the indentured contract, Yu Yan won't even have an identity. She will definitely be arrested by the Heavenly Might Army in the Imperial City and locked up in prison. She will either be exiled to the barbaric borderlands or sold as a lowly official courtesan."

"What? Without the indentured contract, she won't even have an identity!" Ning Xiaochuan felt guilty. He had only wanted to do a good deed, but he hadn't expected to harm her instead.

Ning Xin'er felt a little pity for the girl and said, "Brother, for women like her who are sold into Pleasure Houses, their status is as low as that of the Marquis's Mansion's servants. The indentured contract is their proof of identity. If their master drives them out, they become people without identity. If they are caught by the Imperial Court, they might even be killed as spies from an enemy country. Brother, why don't we keep her?"

Yu Yan stared at Ning Xiaochuan with pleading eyes.

"But I'm going to Begonia Manor tomorrow," Ning Xiaochuan said.

Ning Xin'er said, "Isn't that perfect? Someone can take care of you."

Ning Xiaochuan looked at Yu Yan, who was kneeling below. This woman was still quite beautiful, with skin so delicate it seemed it could break with a touch, and eyes as bright as black pearls.

In his previous life, he couldn't even imagine being able to decide the fate of such a beautiful woman with just a single sentence.

Ning Xiaochuan felt a headache coming on. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then, come with me to Begonia Manor!"