Liking Older Women Was Fine Too; at Least They Knew How to Care for Someone [Three Chapters Delivered]

The brilliant light burst forth like a sharp sword.

It pierced straight through, merging into the center of Liu Erlong's forehead, then vanished in an instant without leaving any trace of its presence.

Liu Erlong lost consciousness again in the process.

Tang Hao's expression was extraordinarily grim.

Who was it?

He released his spiritual power, sweeping it through the surroundings, wanting to know who could launch an attack silently right before him.

But no matter how he searched and probed,

there was no trace around him.

Nor could he detect any sign of a Soul Master nearby.

Tang Hao's expression turned utterly grim. He could only turn his attention back to Liu Erlong. Fortunately, she was still breathing and had not died.

Only then could he not help breathing a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, before long, Liu Erlong woke again.

"How do you feel?"

Tang Hao asked her gravely.

But Liu Erlong's eyes were utterly vacant, and her expression was strange. The moment she opened her mouth, a transparent string of drool trickled out...

She had become an idiot.

That brilliant light just now...

Indeed, it could not kill her, but it had merged into her spiritual sea and temporarily churned her consciousness into a muddle.

Even with someone else's help,

she would need at least two years to recover.

Heaven Dou City.

Seven Treasure Marketplace.

A smile suddenly touched Ning Xuan's lips as he gazed into the distance through the window of the second-floor reception room.

"Xuan, what's wrong?"

Chen Xin returned after seeing Qian Renxue off, weighed down with worry.

"Nothing."

Ning Xuan smiled faintly.

"The matter with Liu Erlong has been resolved."

"Huh?"

Chen Xin froze.

"How was it resolved?"

They did not even know where Tang Hao had taken Liu Erlong after rescuing her, so how had it been resolved?

"I placed a [Mirror Image] on her last night."

Ning Xuan began to explain.

"Grandpa Sword, after I took that Immortal Herb, not only did my Martial Soul mutate again, but even my Soul Bone Skill mutated."

He attributed everything he could not explain to the Immortal Herb.

"So my [Mirror Image] skill has undergone certain changes too."

"Not only can it record things,"

"it can even carry a strand of spiritual power within it and, when a particular opportunity arises, attack the spiritual sea of the person it's attached to."

That particular opportunity

was when the other person's spiritual power was completely relaxed.

As for why Ning Xuan had not launched the attack while Liu Erlong was unconscious last night?

The main reason was that he did not know what Tang Hao wanted to do, and wanted to use this to work out his intentions.

"So Liu Erlong is dead now?"

Chen Xin asked with a sigh.

"No, but she'll definitely suffer more than if she were dead."

Ning Xuan shook his head.

His current abilities were limited, and the distance between them was too great. He could only temporarily muddle Liu Erlong's spiritual sea.

If they had been a little closer,

and his strength a little greater,

even piercing straight through her spiritual sea and killing her would have been no problem.

"All right."

Chen Xin continued asking,

"Then what do you plan to do about the Crown Prince and Salas?"

Salas was actually manageable.

He had been trying all along to use Yu Xiaogang's case as an opening.

With Tang Yuehua's quips and diversions, along with Ning Xuan's denials, there probably would not be any major trouble in the short term.

Although Qian Renxue seemed easy to talk to,

he had gone straight to the heart of the matter, putting both Ning Xuan and Chen Xin in a difficult position.

After all, Qian Renxue's public relationship with Ning Fengzhi was there for all to see.

After a moment's thought, Ning Xuan said,

"Let's return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect first. Father probably still doesn't know we've successfully broken off the engagement."

Chen Xin paused, looking thoughtful.

Manager Cao suddenly knocked and entered. Looking utterly miserable, he handed Ning Xuan a ledger.

"Young Sect Master, please take a look. This is the bill Spirit Hall ran up."

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Ning Xuan merely leafed through it briefly before his expression darkened.

"They really thought they could shop here without paying a single coin."

The bill listed nearly a hundred assorted purchases and auction transactions.

The total spent also exceeded a million Gold Soul Coins.

"All right, leave the bill with me. I understand."

Ning Xuan's face was dark.

Before leaving, Manager Cao seemed to remember something else and turned to Ning Xuan.

"Young Sect Master, before Lady Yue left just now, she asked me to tell you to find time over the next couple of days to visit Moonlight Pavilion and take inventory of its assets."

"She specifically said you should come alone."

Ning Xuan's expression instantly stiffened.

Out of the corner of his eye, Ning Xuan saw Chen Xin's expression turn strange as well.

"I understand. You may go."

Ning Xuan hurriedly waved a hand.

"Yes."

Manager Cao left.

With a strange expression, Ning Xuan turned back to Chen Xin.

"Grandpa Sword, I'm afraid..."

"I know. Go ahead."

Chen Xin chuckled.

"The Sect Master and I were actually worried that what happened with Liu Erlong would change your temperament completely, leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect without an heir."

"This is good too. Now the Sect Master and I can rest easy."

Ning Xuan looked even more embarrassed.

Seeing that he was still like this, Chen Xin continued with a smile,

"You needn't worry either, Xuan. Liking older women is fine too. At least they know how to care for someone."

Ning Xuan's face darkened further at once.

"Grandpa Sword."

No dignity befitting his age!

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Rongrong, do you realize you were wrong?"

Dressed in white and bearing himself with exceptional elegance, Ning Fengzhi nevertheless stood frowning at the tightly locked double doors.

Several plates of exquisite dishes sat on the ground outside the room.

But they had clearly been there for quite some time. The food was ice-cold, and the grease had congealed.

"I wasn't wrong."

A petulant voice came from inside the room.

"What did I do wrong?"

"Dad, you're just playing favorites."

It was Ning Rongrong's voice.

Ever since parting with Ning Xuan at the Marketplace that day, Ning Rongrong had known that she might really be unable to obtain an Immortal Herb from him.

So she had returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that very night.

Ning Rongrong wanted to go through Ning Fengzhi, taking a roundabout route to reclaim the Immortal Herb that "should have belonged to her."

That was right.

When Ning Fengzhi had said that day that Ning Xuan had originally intended to give her the "Ice Muscle Jade Immortal Bone,"

Ning Rongrong had already considered that Immortal Herb hers.

So now that she wanted her own Immortal Herb back,

what was wrong with that?

Ning Rongrong thought there was nothing wrong.

Ning Fengzhi, on the other hand, had been utterly stunned after hearing Ning Rongrong's self-righteous declaration.

Then, without the slightest hesitation,

he had ordered Bone Douluo Gu Rong to lock her up.

But Ning Rongrong was stubborn too.

Lock me up, then. Who's afraid of whom?

She went on a hunger strike!!!

Ning Fengzhi was furious and disappointed, but he truly doted on this daughter as well.

Over the past few days, he had come to persuade her whenever he had time.

But Ning Rongrong remained obstinate. She had not eaten a single grain of rice these past few days, determined to fight Ning Fengzhi to the end.

"The Immortal Herb belongs to your brother in the first place. How he chooses to dispose of it now isn't something I can decide."

Ning Fengzhi spoke angrily.

"Dad, you're the master of the sect. If you give the word, would Ning Xuan refuse to hand it over?"

Ning Rongrong shouted angrily from inside the room.

Hearing these words from the daughter he had raised cradled in his palms, Ning Fengzhi felt utterly exhausted in body and mind.

He had even begun considering handing over the position of Sect Master ahead of time.

After all, Ning Xuan had already reached the Soul Douluo level,

breaking the curse that had plagued their family since ancient times.

If he handed over leadership of the family to him, no one could object.

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