"Dad, you're the sect master. If you give the word, would Ning Xuan refuse to hand it over?"
As Ning Rongrong finished speaking.
Ning Fengzhi felt utterly drained and began thinking of stepping down as sect master.
He felt that his entire life had been a failure.
He had been so busy managing the sect and developing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that he had neglected his daughter Ning Rongrong's upbringing, and in the end, he had actually pinned his hopes on Shrek Academy?
But was this how Shrek Academy taught its students?
Some of the things he occasionally heard his daughter Ning Rongrong say...
Someone who didn't dare stir up trouble was a mediocrity?
What kind of nonsensical bullshit educational philosophy was that?
Was it any wonder his daughter had been taught to behave like this?
Ning Fengzhi sighed mournfully.
He wondered how Xiao Xuan, Uncle Jian, and the others were doing at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Once they returned from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Perhaps he should discuss it with them, simply step down as sect master, and properly teach Rongrong how to conduct herself all over again!
A voice suddenly rang out nearby.
"Sect Master, word has come from outside the castle. There's news of the Young Sect Master and his party."
Gu Rong strode over briskly, smiling as he spoke.
"Uncle Bone, how did it go?"
Ning Fengzhi paused, then asked.
Even the room quickly fell silent.
"The engagement is off!"
Gu Rong said with a smile.
"Xiao Xuan and that sword bastard have already reached Heaven Dou City. They'll probably return within the next couple of days."
"And the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is actively making arrangements to return our betrothal gifts."
"Good."
Ning Fengzhi nodded as he spoke.
Then a chill flashed through his eyes.
"Pass down my orders. Once the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sends out the betrothal gifts, immediately sever all cooperation with them."
Gu Rong froze.
"Sect Master, isn't that a little inappropriate?"
If they unilaterally broke their contracts, even with good cause, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would face hefty compensation payments.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it!"
Ning Fengzhi sneered.
"Xiao Xuan is the Young Sect Master, the future sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan raised such a vile daughter and dragged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into disgrace. Shouldn't they pay the price?"
"Notify the other families for me as well!"
"If they insist on continuing to cooperate with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, they will become the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's business rivals."
"Understood."
Gu Rong turned to leave.
"Uncle Bone, wait. There's something else I may need you to handle."
Ning Fengzhi's tone grew heavy.
"That old fellow Yu Yuanzhen will certainly come in person to return the betrothal gifts. When he does, conceal your identity and lead some men into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to slaughter them first."
"They must be made to pay."
Gu Rong paused briefly, and his eyes quickly filled with coldness as well. He turned and left.
Perhaps many people would think.
Since the engagement had already been broken and there were no further ties between them, there was no need to take things so far!
But this was a fantasy world where the weak were meat for the strong.
How could Ning Fengzhi possibly have been softhearted when he commanded an entire clan?
On the contrary, to protect the vast Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Some of his methods would only be more ruthless than those of many others!!!
"Dad, a-are you planning to attack Teacher Erlong's family?"
"Dad, how have you become like this?"
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is clearly the victim! All of this is just Ning Xuan making trouble for no reason. What right do you have to drag Teacher Erlong's family into it?"
Furious roars came from the room again.
Hearing those words, Ning Fengzhi's face turned livid, and he barked coldly.
"Ning Rongrong, shut your mouth!"
"All you ever care about is that they're connected to Yu Xiaogang, isn't that right?"
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"Do you know how much disgrace Liu Erlong and that Teacher Xiaogang of yours nearly brought upon the clan this time?"
"Utterly beyond reason!!!"
With that, he turned and left.
The room also fell silent the moment Ning Fengzhi finished speaking.
Sunlight spilled through the skylight, illuminating Ning Rongrong's radiant figure inside the room. Several pieces of half-eaten fruit lay discarded beside her bed.
Ning Fengzhi had been terribly worried, afraid his daughter would starve herself with her hunger strike.
Little did he know that she had long since prepared for a prolonged struggle.
She had brought back a large quantity of fruit in her Storage Soul Tool.
Yet at that moment, Ning Rongrong's expression was ugly and sinister.
"Dad is getting more and more muddleheaded."
"He won't listen to reason. Letting Ning Xuan run wild was bad enough, but now he even wants to attack Teacher Erlong's clan."
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is also one of the Upper Three Gates, and an entire clan of Power Attack System Soul Masters at that. What do we have to oppose them with?"
Ning Rongrong sprang off her bed and said.
"No!!"
"I can't let Dad destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"Once Grandpa Bone really leads people into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the two clans will surely fight to the death from then on."
"How would I have the face to call her Teacher Erlong again?"
"I have to stop all of this."
Ning Rongrong paced anxiously around the room, racking her brains, until she finally thought of a solution.
She would tell the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan about this.
As long as Yu Yuanzhen didn't leave!
Then Grandpa Bone certainly wouldn't lead anyone inside. Wouldn't that solve the problem?
At that thought, even Ning Rongrong had to applaud her own quick wit.
She was simply a genius of a girl!
She silently opened the window and slipped out.
Elsewhere.
Heaven Dou City, Moonlight Pavilion.
Ning Xuan had not been in a hurry to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Instead, he rested briefly and went to Moonlight Pavilion the following day.
Moonlight Pavilion was a small, five-story building in a bustling neighborhood. Its architecture was simple and old-fashioned, but its interior furnishings were exceedingly elegant.
Nothing could have better embodied antique charm.
"You are?"
He had only just entered when a slender, graceful girl in a moon-white robe stopped him.
"Xue Ke, let him in."
Before Ning Xuan could answer, a voice came from the fifth floor.
It was somewhat cool.
Yet it seemed to be strenuously suppressing some emotion.
Xue Ke?
Ning Xuan was a little surprised.
He had not expected the girl before him to be the imperial family's little princess, nor had he expected Xue Ke to have entered Moonlight Pavilion so early.
"Yes, Pavilion Mistress."
Xue Ke spoke softly toward the stairs.
Then she turned back to Ning Xuan and gave him an apologetic smile.
"Please, go ahead."
Ning Xuan returned her smile.
Moonlight Pavilion's stairs were made entirely of wood. Each step produced a crisp footfall that was very pleasant to hear.
He went straight up to Moonlight Pavilion's fifth floor.
The fifth floor of Moonlight Pavilion housed Tang Yuehua's office and living quarters.
Its furnishings were exquisite, elegant, peaceful, and secluded.
The decorative screen, orchids, desk, and jade-like beauty in palace attire all displayed the taste of Moonlight Pavilion's mistress.
"Why did you only come today?"
A reproachful voice suddenly rang out.
The beautiful woman in palace attire behind the desk looked shy and mildly resentful. Though already in her thirties, she seemed as bright as a young girl at that moment.
The change in Tang Yuehua's attitude toward him was something Ning Xuan had not anticipated.
Sure enough, those who came before had been right.
Sex!
It was often cheating, the most convenient shortcut to breaking through the barriers between men and women.