Chapter 42 Chapter 42 "Do it for him."
Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, the female cultivator from Tianshu Sect waved her hand, and a phantom scroll floated in the air, slowly unfolding.
The scroll is woven from silk brocade, embroidered with auspicious clouds and cranes throughout, and paired invisible dragons on the left and right.
As soon as the bright yellow scroll was spread out, an indescribable aura appeared from the void. Everyone fell silent and looked at the scroll with reverence.
This sight caused a fluctuating gasp.
The ink characters are neatly arranged, and the signature is stamped with the bright red jade seal of the human emperor.
This is an imperial edict.
Thinking about what the Tianshu Sect female cultivator had just said, everyone had some guesses in their minds, and their expressions varied, some looking ashamed, some embarrassed, and some vaguely angry. Miss Liu, who also saw this scene, turned pale.
When the scroll is fully unfolded, the ink characters clearly come into view.
[The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, has made a decree: The Luanshu will bring glory to the people, and honor their virtues and spread their influence...]
There were eloquent words of praise at the beginning, and everyone's eyes quickly swept over them and landed on the end.
[…and honor her as Princess Anle, so that she can enjoy splendor and glory.]
In the middle of the edict, the words "Zi'er Yaoning is my adopted daughter" clearly and powerfully caught everyone's attention.
There was silence on the deck, only the whistling of the wind could be heard.
The scroll was suddenly retracted, and a dazzling golden light rose up, transforming into the shadow of a golden phoenix, circling around the fairy boat, and then swooping down and sinking into the cabin.
The Emperor of Man bestowed upon him a title, and bestowed upon him great fortune.
From then on, Yao Ning was no longer a man of humble origins.
The phoenix's shadow faces the sunlight, with auspicious aura rising, divine brilliance and extraordinary beauty in its feathers.
Miss Liu's lips moved: "How could this happen? She, what right did she have?"
The voice was very soft, but it still fell into everyone's ears.
No one dared to see her.
In the face of this good fortune, Miss Liu's previous silver dragon was thin and pitiful.
The female cultivator from Tianshu Sect heard this, snorted coldly, and didn't intend to pay any attention to this person.
A moment later, Yao Ning sent out his spiritual sense, and the Tianshu Sect female cultivator seemed to sense something. She bowed in that direction and said respectfully, "My eldest daughter said that she knows the fairy doesn't care about these things, but she is afraid that some people look down on you—"
She paused for a moment and glanced around. Those whose eyes met hers looked away in panic.
"The eldest lady also said that if the fairy doesn't accept it, it means she doesn't consider her a close friend."
Some people's eyes flashed. Regardless of anything else, he was a close friend of Miss Meng from Tianshu Sect. If this person had told them earlier, they would not dare to say a word!
The female cultivator cleared her throat, straightened her back, and said, "This imperial decree is the reward for my years of service to my father. You don't have to feel bad about it. Besides, you left earlier, and I haven't settled the score with you yet. If you continue to refuse, I'll be truly angry."
After the female cultivator finished speaking, she bowed and said, "This is what the eldest lady asked me to convey."
In the cabin, Yao Ning hesitated for a moment.
Shang said sternly: "The luck of the Human Emperor is indeed of great benefit to cultivation."
Yao Ning nodded and sent a voice message to the female cultivator, "Okay, I will personally thank the young lady. Thank you very much."
Yao Ning looked at the golden light flashing in the palm of his hand, and the golden phoenix shadow completely disappeared into his body. Something seemed to be slowly waking up.
Is this luck?
Yao Ning felt it for a moment, then ignored it and his eyes fell on the woman not far away.
In just a short time, Adu was no longer as shabby as when we first met. His originally thin body was wrapped in exquisite silk clothes, and his sunken cheeks became plump.
Her peach blossom eyes were no longer as fierce as before, but still guarded as she stared at Yao Ning vigilantly.
When Yao Ning handed Adu over to Shang Linran, she originally relied on the fact that Shang Linran owed her a favor and needed help from him. Now it seems unexpected.
Yao Ning got straight to the point: "Adu, you still owe me money."
Adu seemed to have recalled some bad memories, and he suddenly became fierce, with a dangerous light flashing in his peach blossom eyes.
She stared at Yao Ning with a provocative look.
It seems to be saying, come and get it if you have the guts.
Shang Linran stood in front of Adu calmly, holding Adu's hand with one hand, and said to Yao Ning with a smile: "How much do you owe? I will pay it back."
The murderous aura on Adu's body disappeared immediately, his ears turned red, and he turned his head away.
Yao Ning raised his eyebrows: "You..."
Adu glared at her: "None of your business!"
Shang Linran patted A'du's hand, lowered his head and whispered to her: "Don't be rude. If it weren't for Sister Yao Ning's rescue at Xizhou Pavilion, how could you be here today?"
The voice was low and magnetic, gentle with a hint of smile, as if coaxing a disobedient child.
The two were so close that Adu was only at his chest. The girl listened to him talking with his head down, her face flushed again, and she nodded reluctantly.
Yao Ning raised his eyebrows again.
Shang Linran then answered Yao Ning's question.
"We are what you see."
He held Adu's hand. Behind him, the girl's cheeks flushed red. She was anxious and embarrassed. "Master, don't talk nonsense!"
As he said this, he wanted to pull his hand back.
He held it tightly, standing still.
Yao Ning nodded: "Let's go in and talk?"
After entering the room, Yao Ning kept his composure and did not look around, but he could not help but smell a faint smell that entered his nose.
The lattice windows were wide open, letting in a cool breeze.
Yao Ning sat across from the two of them and asked, "Did you just practice dual cultivation?"
Adu almost jumped up: "No!"
Shang Linran: "Yes."
There was silence.
Shang Linran remained calm and said, "Adu owes you two thousand taels, right? How about I pay you back twenty thousand?"
Yao Ning smiled and said, "Brother, that was my savings from working hard for Xuan Qing Sect for more than ten years. When I was desperate, A-Du stole half of it, forcing me to work hard in Nanfeng Pavilion to make a living."
"..." Shang Linran was speechless and smiled, "So what do you mean?"
"You have to pay more."
"No..." Before Adu could utter a word, Shang Linran pinched his palm.
Lingfengdi is the richest man in the world, and Shang Linran has no shortage of money: "How do I add it?"
"What does Chen Qian want you to help him with?"
Shang Linran was stunned for a moment, then laughed. He slowly leaned back in his chair and looked at Yao Ning opposite him.
Yao Ning also smiled, not avoiding his gaze at all.
"He asked me to repair the Origin Tracing Mirror. You know, the jade used in the Origin Tracing Mirror's jade pendant is extremely precious, with only two pieces to be found in the world. I, Lingfengdi, am referring to this..."
"Do it for him."
Shang Linran raised an eyebrow: "Even?"
Yao Ning said, "We're even."
Shang Linran: "Deal."
The two happily reached an agreement and were both very satisfied.
Yao Ning turned to Adu and asked, "Why did you appear in Xifeng Pavilion that day?"
There was something wrong with Xizhou Hall. Boss Chen had disappeared since the battle in Zhongze. Why was it such a coincidence that Adu appeared there at that time?
Adu's eyes darkened, as if he had thought of something, and a flash of brutal murderous intent passed through his eyes.
Shang Linran patted her hand: "It's okay, Sister Yao Ning is one of us."
He turned to Yao Ning and said, "Adu is the child of a monk from Brahma Temple and a nun from Taohua Temple."
Adu turned his head away, his face full of humiliation and anger.
Yao Ning was surprised, but he controlled his expression.
Someone in the Brahma Temple broke the precept of chastity. The other person was a female cultivator from the Hehuan Sect in the demon world. Adu was thrown into the Brahma Temple when he was born. He didn't know his parents and was bullied.
"Brahma Temple is a pure land of Buddhism, and the monks are compassionate. Who bullied you?" Yao Ning asked.
Adu sneered: "Pure Land? Mercy? Even the cleanest places have dirty things going on, you just haven't seen them."
As Adu grew older, the bullying changed in nature. She escaped from the Brahma Temple and wanted to find her mother, but was not accepted by Taohua An.
"Since you escaped, who caused your meridians to become crippled?"
Adu's murderous intent suddenly surged.
Shang Linran sighed: "It's someone she... thought might be her father."
Although Ah Du was not accepted by Taohua An, she had Taohua An bloodline after all. She received guidance when she was looking for her mother. In addition, she was very talented, so she learned the move "March peach blossom waves, the river flows back to the old traces."
She had no relatives and acted recklessly. When she saw Yao Ning, she couldn't stand her and robbed her of her money. It was also at that time that she realized that this powerful martial art came at the cost of backlash from the heavens.
She used it three times that night, and after walking less than ten miles, she found herself seriously injured.
When seriously injured, people are inevitably fragile. She thought that now that she was rich and had such a powerful cultivation, would that person be willing to stop and look at her and praise her.
With such hope, Adu returned to Brahma Temple.
But when that person saw that she could use the magic of the Hehuan Sect in the Demon Realm, he became murderous.
"He pretended to acknowledge me, comforted me in a quiet place, and then took advantage of my unpreparedness to sever my tendons and veins, eliminating the threat forever."
It was a coincidence that Adu was originally sold to an ordinary brothel, but because Yao Ning went to Xizhou Pavilion at that time, he threatened the position of the manager. The manager was in charge of all miscellaneous affairs, so he took the initiative to buy a beautiful servant back, hoping to share Yao Ning's "favor" and resolve his own crisis.
By chance, the two of them met again.
After listening to this, Yao Ning already knew that Adu also didn't know the inside story of Xizhou Pavilion.
This little girl must have been hiding something, but with Shang Linran around, Yao Ning didn't suspect anything.
Shang Linran likes her, but he is not the kind of person who is blinded by lust, otherwise he would not be able to support the entire Lingfeng Land on his own.
The fact that he was willing to keep Adu by his side showed that Adu was innocent in this conflict between good and evil.
The clue is broken.
In fact, even if there is something unusual in Xizhou Pavilion and Du Wuzhu has appeared, it does not necessarily mean that Boss Chen is related to the conflict between good and evil.
Next, after entering the demon world, if you can have a face-to-face conversation with the Demon Lord, perhaps many hidden secrets and misunderstandings will eventually come to light.
Yao Ning stood up and said goodbye to the two of them.
Before leaving, Adu called her.
Yao Ning turned around and saw the girl looking away awkwardly.
"Thank you for saving my life then."
Yao Ning shook his head: "It was the Supreme Sect Master who saved you, it has nothing to do with me."
Adu glanced at her and said, "I can tell good from bad."
After a pause, she continued, "Even though my tendons and veins were broken at that time, when I saw you, I wanted to kill you."
The girl blinked her eyelashes, as if she was genuinely feeling guilty and uneasy: "I'm sorry."
Yao Ning looked at the complexity and unnaturalness on her face, and vaguely thought of Chu Liangxiu.
When she was hostile to the senior sister, that person foolishly cared about her.
Even though he broke up with Shen Qianen, Chu Liangxiu never distanced himself from her.
She whispered, "It's okay."
Adu looked at her suspiciously, as if he was looking at some rare animal.
"When I was in the quagmire, someone saved me." She touched her neck, feeling the small ridge of ice through the fabric, and couldn't help but say, "Her name is Chu Liangxiu, and she is my senior sister."
"In the future, Senior Brother will take you to Xuanqing Sect and I will introduce you to each other."
Adu opened his peach blossom eyes wide, feeling a little helpless: "I, I..."
Yao Ning nodded at her, and before leaving the room, he thought of something else: "That person..."
Why could the woman in red, who was from Peach Blossom Temple in the Demon Realm, appear on the flying boat?
Shang said solemnly: "I will find out."
Yao Ning recalled the dream in which she said that the person she loved was actually him.
The man's hostility towards her seemed to be mixed with some misunderstanding and mistake.
She walked casually towards her room. The corridor was covered with luxurious carpet, which fell silently to the ground. The carved window lattices and doors on both sides filtered a layer of sunlight.
Yao Ning walked in the silence of light and shadow.
Suddenly, she felt a gaze that had been staring at her for a long time.
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