Chapter 591 The City Lord's Suspicion
One month later.
The Sea Dragon Immortal Boat cut through the waves in the sea and arrived at Guixu City smoothly.
In the distance, the familiar city appeared in sight, with a large formation flashing with brilliance. As soon as they entered the harbor, two Jindan cultivators from Guixu City came forward to inspect.
"It turns out that the eldest lady and Senior Longque and Senior Ning have returned!"
One of them said in surprise: "We will report to the city lord right away!"
"Um."
Ning Mingyu smiled and nodded.
When the Sea Dragon Immortal Boat entered the port and stopped, several blood-red lights flew over from the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. Ning Tianyi personally welcomed his daughter who had returned from training, and several Nascent Soul cultivators followed behind him.
"father!"
Ning Mingyu rushed to Ning Tianyi and said with a smile: "Am I awesome?"
Ning Tianyi looked helpless: "Father has seen your ranking on the Demon Killing Ranking, it is indeed quite good. Along the way, I am afraid you have received a lot of care from fellow Taoist Dragon Bird and Little Friend Ning, right?"
As he spoke, Ning Tianyi's gaze fell on Longque Sanren's empty sleeves.
"Fellow Daoist Longque, you..."
"I'm fine."
Longque Sanren smiled and said, "I was careless and one of my arms was destroyed by the legendary Extreme Flame Snail."
"this……"
Ning Tianyi felt quite guilty and said, "Don't worry, the City Lord's Mansion has the elixir that can reattach the limbs. Fellow Daoist Nantan has a secret method to regenerate a broken body. I will personally go and ask for it for you. With these two things, you will definitely be able to reattach your broken arm!"
"Thank you, City Lord!"
“You’re welcome!”
Ning Tianyi clasped his fists towards Ning Daoran and said, "My dear Ning, thank you for your hard work along the way!"
“It should be.”
Ning Daoran nodded and smiled.
"Eh? Isn't this...Fellow Daoist Jinghong from the Pilgrimage Sect?"
"Exactly."
Jinghong Zhenjun said: "It's a long story. I met Mingyu and a few fellow Taoists on Jiulong Island, so I took the Sea Dragon Immortal Boat back to Guixu City together. I hope City Lord Ning doesn't mind."
"Of course not. Fellow Daoist Long Ji and I have been friends for many years. I would love for Fellow Daoist Jing Hong to visit Guixu City!"
Ning Tianyi waved his hand and said, "I have ordered a banquet to be held in the City Lord's Mansion. You all should not rush back to the cave residence. Let Ning express his gratitude today. How about that?"
Everyone had nothing else to say, so they nodded in agreement.
…
That night, the City Lord's Mansion was brightly lit, and Ning Tianyi set up an extremely luxurious banquet.
After the banquet.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Ning Daoran and Ning Tianyi stood side by side on the high platform of the City Lord's Mansion.
"Friend Ning, this is two million spirit stones."
Ning Tianyi took out a heavy storage bag and said, "I have heard Mingyu talk about some of the things that happened in the Endless Demon Sea. I know that Little Friend Ning is her greatest protector on this trip. This spirit stone is a token of my gratitude. Please accept it!"
"Thank you, City Lord!"
Ning Daoran was not polite either, this was what he deserved.
"also……"
Ning Tianyi flicked his sleeves, took out a slightly alive seed, and said, "According to the previous agreement, my friend Ning escorted Mingyu out to sea to kill monsters, and the goal of rushing to the top 500 of the monster killing list has been achieved, so this seed of the destiny fruit belongs to you."
"Thank you, City Lord!"
Ning Daoran immediately took the Destiny Fruit seed and put it into his storage bag with great care. This seed was his first goal on this trip, and the sacred elixir must be prepared in advance.
The early bird catches the worm, Ning Daoran knows this very well.
"well……"
Ning Tianyi sighed and said, "What a pity! Going out to sea to kill monsters is so dangerous. I heard that Liu Buyu, Yunshan Wujue and others have all died. It's really sad."
"really."
Ning Daoran said: "It is such a pity that those fellow Taoists died."
"Don't worry, my friend. I will take good care of their relatives and descendants. I will never let them die in vain in the Endless Demon Sea. However, it is the death of True Lord Long Ji that makes me quite puzzled."
Ning Tianyi narrowed his eyes and said solemnly, "Master Long Ji is an old friend of mine. We once traveled together in the martial arts world. Fellow Daoist Long Ji was also a man of character, but I didn't expect that he would die so quietly on Jiulong Island."
"Nine Dragon Island is full of traps, and there is also a nine-headed snake, a late Nascent Soul stage monster, guarding it."
Ning Daoran frowned, "You may not know, City Lord, that nine-headed snake is extremely difficult to deal with. Every time its head is chopped off, it survives and transforms into a black snake demon comparable to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. This repeats over and over again, and it makes us exhausted.
Fellow Daoist Long Ji is a famous monk who has been famous for many years. He played a great role in the bloody battle with the Hydra. Unfortunately, he still underestimated the Hydra's evil spirit and was injured while rushing to help Fellow Daoist Jing Hong, and was then killed by the Hydra. "
As he spoke, he shook his head gently: "Every time I think of it, I still feel that I owe Fellow Daoist Long Ji. When Mingyu was restrained, if I had risked my life to save him, I might have been able to save him. However, Mingyu was already injured at that time. If I had died, how could Mingyu walk out of the cave alone? I admit that I was indeed hesitant and timid at that time."
"Why should you blame yourself, my friend?"
Ning Tianyi sighed: "This is the fate of Daoist Fellow Long Ji. It is not easy for you to ensure Mingyu's safety throughout the whole process."
"Thank you for your understanding, Lord."
Ning Daoran took a deep breath and said, "In the last bloody battle, in order to subdue the seriously injured Hydra, I blew up all of my twenty-four golden swords, which completely killed the beast. Now my vitality has been greatly damaged, so I will return to the cave to retreat. If I am any later, I am afraid it will inevitably affect my future practice."
"oh?"
Ning Tianyi immediately clasped his fists and said, "If that's the case, please return to the cave as soon as possible to heal your wounds!"
"City Lord, goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
When Ning Daoran turned into a streak of blood-red light and disappeared, an old man in a black robe appeared in the darkness not far away, emitting the aura of a late Nascent Soul.
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…
"Sir, do you think what Ning Daoran said is true?" Ning Tianyi asked calmly.
The old man chuckled: "It's both true and false. It's hard to tell the truth from the false."
"snort!"
Ning Tianyi said: "Lord Long Ji is a middle-stage Nascent Soul. Even if he faces a late-stage Nascent Soul monster, he will at least be able to escape. I have known him for many years, and I don't believe that he will perish on Jiulong Island."
"The city lord is suspicious of Ning Daoran?"
The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Do you suspect he told a lot of lies?"
"Exactly."
Ning Tianyi said in a deep voice: "However... I don't intend to pursue it. After all, it is an indisputable fact that Young Friend Ning escorted Mingyu and Longque Sanren back. He did not fail me, Ning Tianyi. It's just that the matter of Fellow Daoist Longji... makes this old man feel like a thorn in his throat..."
"City Lord, please forgive me for being blunt..."
The old man said calmly, "Although the city lord has known True Lord Long Ji for many years and they are close friends, people's hearts are hidden. When facing a rare treasure like the Nine Dragon Treasure Mirror, can True Lord Long Ji still maintain the bottom line of righteousness? If he fights with Sanren Jianjia, the chance of being killed is very high. Sanren Jianjia is definitely not a person who gets his reputation for nothing."
As he spoke, he added, "Also, there are rumors all over Guixu City now that the Eastern Wasteland Immortal Cultivation World has finally waited for a peerless genius, and it is this person who has entered the top ten of the Demon Killing List in just a few years."
"Are you talking about the giant monkey from the Flower-Fruit Mountain?"
“That’s right…”
The old man said calmly, "The last time this person went out to sea to kill monsters, he ranked in the top 100. He lay dormant for a few years, and made a sudden progress a month ago, even rushing to seventh place. The time period when this person went out to sea to kill monsters is exactly the same as that of Jianjia Sanren. So according to my inference, this kid Ning Daoran... humph, is very likely that person!"
“How could it be…”
Ning Tianyi's forehead was dotted with black lines. "I see that Mr. Ning is also a very gentle and refined person. Sir, are you mistaken? Who would give a serious monk a code name like the Flower-Fruit Mountain Great Horse Monkey?"
"I am just reasoning."
The old man smiled and said, "What the city lord needs to figure out is whether Ning Daoran is an enemy or a friend."
He groaned for a moment and said, "I suggest that the chances of this great cultivator who has reached the seventh place on the Demon Killing List being Ning Daoran are very high, and this person is very likely to have obtained the Nine Dragon Treasure Mirror, but has kept it a secret. This is human nature.
This person escorted the young lady back safely all the way, and Fellow Daoist Longque also praised this person's character, so this person is not only a friend, but also the young lady's sworn brother, and a person the city lord can trust. It is not surprising that such a person has his own secrets.
This old man suggests that the city lord does not need to do anything superfluous. If Ning Xiaoyou wants to keep his secret, then he can help him keep it. The city lord can even help him solve some problems in some convenient things. This matter should be left to nature, and I look forward to good results. "
Ning Tianyi smiled happily: "Sir, what you said is absolutely right, it coincides with what I was thinking!"
"Ahahahaha~~~That's great!"
The two men stroked their beards and laughed.
…
Inside the city, Ning Daoran’s cave.
Inside Lingpu Cave.
Ning Daoran nurtured the seeds of the Destiny Fruit with the Eternal Green Art for several days in a row. Finally, the vitality in the seeds began to expand, and there were signs that they would grow and survive further.
So, he carefully cultivated the seeds and set up restrictions around them to prevent Xiao Heizi and Ning Xiaogui from crushing them when they were playing.
Afterwards, refine the Nine Dragon Treasure Mirror.
There are secrets hidden in this treasure mirror, but Ning Daoran cannot obtain them all at once, so he treats the Nine Dragons Mirror as his life-long object and nurtures it in his body, feeding it with his own vitality, and slowly exploring the so-called supreme treasure technique contained in the treasure mirror.
Then, take out the piece of Nine Dragon Wood.
He cut off the living parts and planted them next to the seeds of the Destiny Fruit, looking forward to the moment when they would sprout and bloom.
In addition, the remaining Nine Dragon Wood was given to Xiaobai. Xiaobai was a wood-attributed spirit beast, so it was most appropriate for her to refine the Nine Dragon Wood. She could even treat the Nine Dragon Wood as her life object. Anyway, the grade of the Nine Dragon Wood was high enough, and it was a great opportunity for Xiaobai.
Afterwards, cut the bamboo and refine the golden sword again!
Moreover, at this time, a batch of golden bamboos that had grown up earlier had already grown into a state where the entire body was covered with dense golden threads. Those golden threads were glowing brightly, and they were all shining with precious light. This had already surpassed the ten thousand year old golden bamboo and was now a fifty thousand year old golden bamboo. There had been a leap in quality!
(End of this chapter)