"Wang Dong, the causes and consequences surrounding this assassination have been thoroughly investigated. It was Dai Huabin of the White Tiger Duke Mansion. You, Ning Tian, and the others were all innocent victims."
"Has anyone from the Clear Sky Sect come? If you do not want to trouble your family, then as old friends, our Nine Treasures Glazed Sect will help you seek an explanation from the White Tiger Duke Mansion."
As Ning Que spoke, he could clearly sense the emotional fluctuations from Huo Yuhao beside him. His face was filled with indignation, hatred, and rage.
Especially whenever the White Tiger Duke Mansion was mentioned.
Beyond that, there was also some guilt in his eyes.
He knew that the source of this assassination attempt was himself, was Dai Huabin.
It was because of him that his classmates had been dragged into this.
"Ah..."
"They still have to answer for it?"
"Answer for what?"
Wang Dong looked at Ning Que in astonishment, as though she had not quite caught on.
She had thought that once their injuries healed, everything would be fine.
The academy just needed to give them an explanation. Why did they need to think so much about it?
"Do not strain that brain of yours. When we go demand an explanation from the White Tiger Duke Mansion, our Nine Treasures Glazed Sect will also help you get the compensation you deserve."
Seeing Wang Dong like this, Ning Que honestly did not want to scheme against her at all.
She was too foolish!
Besides, was she really the God King's daughter?
Ning Que always felt that neither Wang Dong'er nor Wang Qiu'er was the God King's daughter, Tang Wutong.
Or rather, Wang Dong'er was an independent individual, except Tang Wutong's soul was hidden deep within her own. Wang Qiu'er was the same; she was merely the Auspicious Beast, with a fragment of Tang Wutong's soul concealed within her.
He seriously suspected that the reason things later turned into that bizarre, neither-fish-nor-fowl Tang Wutong was entirely because God King Tang had messed things up himself.
Even though the other man was already a God King, Ning Que still looked down on him.
The reason was simple: he possessed nothing that was truly his own.
Ning Que genuinely did not believe that a God King elevated purely through enlightenment could have any real research into souls.
Among the three deities from ten thousand years ago, if one had to speak of talent, it was actually Bibi Dong, the one who had seemed the most brainless.
"Senior Ning Que, there is no need to trouble you. I will tell my two fathers about this matter."
Wang Dong had originally planned to leave it at that, but when she saw Yu Hao beside her, she suddenly felt that this matter really did require an explanation.
"Alright!"
Seeing the change in Wang Dong, Ning Que vaguely understood why she had made two different decisions before and after.
Then he looked at Huo Yuhao, Cao Jinxuan, Zhou Sichen, and Nanmen Yun'er.
"Yu Hao, this is not your fault. There is no need for you to feel guilty. The ones at fault are the White Tiger Duke Mansion and Dai Huabin."
"Why should the victim feel guilty?"
"Since you are Xiao Tian's classmates, our Nine Treasures Glazed Sect will certainly help you seek justice and obtain the compensation that belongs to you."
Among them, the only one who surprised him somewhat was Nanmen Yun'er.
This girl, who in the original story should have been his younger sister's teammate, possessed the Jade Green Bird martial soul. Her Soul Power had already reached level 26, making her a fairly talented genius.
Since his younger sister had helped the sect win her over, he naturally had to support her.
"Senior Ning Que, thank you!"
Upon hearing Ning Que's words, Huo Yuhao clenched his fists even tighter.
He was truly grateful.
Not only because Senior Ning Que had helped treat their injuries and would seek justice for them, but even more because of Ning Que's words and comfort.
It was him. Why should he feel guilty?
Shouldn't victims be angry and demand fairness and justice?
While Ning Que comforted the younger generation here, his father, Ning Yunfan, was also negotiating with Shrek Academy's senior elders.
After a round of bargaining, he secured sufficient benefits for every student injured in this incident.
Of course, different students received different benefits.
Although Shrek Academy did not state this outright, the difference was clearly visible.
Students like Ning Tian, Jin Sheng, Wu Feng, Xie Huanyue, and Xiao Xiao, whose backgrounds were already known, received noticeably higher compensation.
Medicinal meals for core disciples, access to academy permissions, guidance from Title Douluo-level soul masters...
The rest received considerably less.
This compensation was for Shrek Academy's failure to protect them.
Once they had finished discussing this compensation, it was time to discuss Shrek's repeated bullying of their Nine Treasures Glazed Sect's Title Douluo.
Especially Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, who had acted twice.
Ning Yunfan directly asked for three ten-thousand-year soul bones.
What Ning Yunfan did not expect was that both Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi actually agreed.
"Sect Master Ning, our academy has made the amends we ought to make and paid the compensation we ought to pay. Does that mean we can now sit down calmly and discuss a transaction?"
The one who spoke this time was one of Shrek Academy's senior elders, the level 97 Title Douluo known as Divine Eagle, Song Yunzhi.
They've come. They've come!
The moment he heard that the other party wanted to make a deal, Ning Yunfan became much more serious.
He knew that Shrek Academy had taken the bait his son had cast.
"Your Excellency Divine Eagle, Shrek Academy and our Nine Treasures Glazed Sect should have been friends for generations. If you had not gone too far this time, our Nine Treasures Glazed Sect would not have acted as we did."
"Since the misunderstanding has been cleared up, we should naturally return to how things were before and pretend none of this ever happened."
Ning Yunfan wore an extremely magnanimous expression, yet he completely avoided the transaction the other party had proposed.
"Excellent!"
"Our ancestors joined hands ten thousand years ago. Ten thousand years later, we descendants should do the same!"
"Then this old woman will shamelessly ask Sect Master Ning for a favor!"
"According to Xiao Zhuang, the methods your Nine Treasures Glazed Sect used to treat those disciples were exceptionally remarkable. Shrek Academy has an elder who has suffered severe injuries and needs Sect Master Ning's help. I wonder what price we must pay?"
Song Yunzhi did not mention that it was Mu En who needed treatment. Once the other side learned that, who knew what trouble might arise?
Even if they did not tear away all pretense, they would seize this chance to demand an exorbitant price.
"If it were merely an ordinary three- or four-ring soul master, then since you have already asked, I would have no reason to refuse."
"But if their strength is too high, then this matter may be somewhat troublesome."
"The method used before is part of our Nine Treasures Glazed Sect's foundation. If Jin Sheng and Xiao Tian had not been key talents of the next generation, then even I, as sect master, would have needed the elders and consecrators to deliberate before it could be used."
"After all, this resource is limited. Every portion used is one portion less."
"May I ask which member of Shrek Academy has been seriously injured?"
"How strong are they?"
Ning Yunfan endlessly elevated the value of their injury-treatment method so that they could better obtain what they wanted.
Besides, what he said was true.
Although the Gold of Life was a fortunate opportunity Ning Que and that girl Guyi had obtained by chance, its preciousness could not be denied.
"This..."
Hearing Ning Yunfan say this, Shrek Academy's people fell silent.
(Thanks to Mo Fanmu for the reward!)
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