Ning Wan remained extremely calm throughout the journey, as if Xiao Qi's words had no power to stir up any ripples in her heart. Meanwhile, Xiao Qi quietly accompanied its host without saying much.
When I returned to Qixing Pavilion again, it was not yet late. The scorching sun was still hanging in the sky, casting golden light all over the ground, making the person standing in the courtyard look more holy.
"...Nannan." After a moment, Ning Zixiu looked at Ning Wan who had stopped at the gate and called softly.
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and waved in Ning Wan's direction.
The study in Qixing Pavilion was already covered with a thick layer of dust. Just pushing the door would make people give up the idea of going in.
The bookshelf was filled with books and periodicals for cultivating immortality, but without exception, none of them had been opened. Ning Wan subconsciously took a deep breath and lowered her head in embarrassment.
It's really not her fault.
There weren't many guests visiting her place normally, and since she only liked to stay in her bedroom, she naturally stayed away from places like the study.
Ning Zixiu looked at the well-behaved daughter, unable to bear the thought of scolding her, yet feeling a bit of a headache. He waved his sleeves and cast a cleansing spell.
The study room, which was originally closed to the public, became tidy in an instant.
Ning Zixiu only spoke with the warmth of a normal person when he was facing Ning Wan, but this time he was obviously not here to reminisce with Ning Wan.
"Do you know why Daddy asked you to practice hard?"
Ning Wan's body couldn't help but stiffen. She didn't answer the question immediately, but just lowered her eyes and thought carefully.
This is not the first time Ning Zixiu has asked this question.
Ning Wan still remembers clearly what happened the last time she was asked.
She must have been eight or nine years old at the time. When she heard this question, she did not feel alert at all. She just thought that her father, the head of the sect, wanted to instill in her some ideas like "Therefore, when God is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, he must first make his heart and mind suffer, his muscles and bones tired, his body hungry and his body empty..."
However, when she answered "cultivating for the rise of Tianyan Sect", she unexpectedly suffered the first seclusion in her life.
During the days Ning Wan was locked up in the cave, she spent at least a whole month wondering what was wrong with the answer that made the head father, who had always doted on her, just say "wrong" and cast a spell and left.
This time he asked again, was this a sign of sending her into seclusion?
Ning Wan naturally couldn't talk about practicing for the rise of the sect now.
At first, she didn't believe that the plot could be so powerful, but now she believes it, so it's better to stop talking nonsense.
Just as Ning Wan was deep in thought, Ning Zixiu spoke again, "After so many years, Nannan still doesn't have an answer?"
Ning Wan raised her eyes slightly.
Ning Zixiu's preference for her was really obvious, but things became a little different in this matter.
Ning Wan shook her head and chose to remain silent: "..."
She didn't know what answer to make Ning Zixiu satisfied, as if any answer was wrong, incorrect, and something she couldn't fulfill.
[Host, don't be discouraged. Even the answers to objective questions may be multiple-choice, let alone subjective questions.]
[There is no single answer to this question. The reasons why mortals choose to cultivate are as complex as a spider web. Even if the reasons for cultivation are the same, the results can vary greatly.]
[So, host, why don't you answer according to your own thoughts? Perhaps this is Ning Zixiu's true purpose.]
Xiao Qi, who noticed that the host was in a bad mood, came online again and tried to pull the host out of the inexplicable emotions that were surging up.
In its eyes, the host is the best.
Even if the host has no talent for cultivation, it is not the host's fault. If you want to blame someone, blame the author for giving the host such an unpleasant setting.
It will not tolerate anyone slandering the host in the slightest, not even the host himself.
"Survive."
Ning Wan's voice was muffled. After removing those holy reasons, these three words seemed extremely mediocre.
But is mediocrity wrong?
How many people spend their entire lives doing nothing and achieving nothing? Even if they have lofty ambitions in their hearts, they lack the determination to put them into practice.
And she only has one simple and vulgar wish: to survive.
She has never been a person who would live in the face of death, but behind that death is the new life she has been looking forward to for a long time, and for this she is willing to endure it again and again.
So even though she knew her role was to be a stepping stone, she didn't have the time to change the plot.
After all, when the mission officially began, she had already made herself accept the worst outcome. Even if she still couldn't escape being used by Chen Jinggu for righteousness in the end, as long as he could become an immortal, for her, such an outcome was not a bad thing.
Ning Wan didn't forget what Xiao Qi had said before, but Shen Jinggu's oath only mentioned fellow disciples. If she was expelled from Tianyan Sect, then they would no longer be considered fellow disciples.
Xiao Qi really wanted to persuade the host that with Ning Zixiu, a doting maniac, in charge, who would have the guts to expel her from the sect? Furthermore, with the male protagonist's heartbeat, even if he stabbed himself, he would never stab the host.
But it knew that the host was not sincere in her words and deeds. Even though she seemed to have listened to the advice, she was actually not relieved in her heart.
[Host, don't be afraid. Xiaoqi is here for you.]
Although Xiao Qi cannot provide direct assistance to the host, he can help the host block out the pain.
Xiao Qi's voice was filled with a hint of pride as he comforted the host in an extremely simple way.
To use the host's previous words: No one would refuse the good news of a painless death, a successful mission, and successful escape from the plane.
"Does Nannan really think so?"
"Just want to survive?"
Hearing this, Ning Wan slowly exhaled, having already mentally prepared herself to be thrown into seclusion in the cave by Ning Zixiu, and said softly:
"Yes, this is my answer, and my only answer."
But Ning Zixiu smiled instead of getting angry. There wasn't a trace of blame in his eyes when he looked at Ning Wan, only relief in his eyes. "That's good, very good."
Ning Wan was a little confused and asked almost subconsciously, "Daddy, don't you think your daughter is selfish?"
As a cultivator, and moreover the daughter of the sect leader, all she wants is to survive and keep her life. In the eyes of her father, the sect leader, this is really not important?
"Nannan, the word selfish shouldn't be used like this."
"You have not infringed upon the interests of others, nor have you appropriated all of Tianyan Sect's resources for yourself, nor have you done anything harmful to the world for the sake of cultivation."
"So even if you didn't fulfill your responsibilities as the Sect Leader's daughter and didn't successfully ascend, it wouldn't be considered selfish."
"Nannan, don't feel guilty. Otherwise, Daddy won't know whether it was right or wrong to lead you on this path of cultivation."
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