Chapter 1290 The Returnee's Notes 364
He understood Xie Ning's meaning; Xie Ning wanted to take Xiao Xi as his apprentice, but how could that be allowed?
Although it was unpleasant to say, he still had to. He knew that the Xie family lineage had always been a single-lineage line, and it was only passed down to daughters, not sons, and there was no rule of passing it down to one's own children.
Although Xiaoxi is talented, she is blind, which limits her greatly. She is not yet able to take care of herself. With Xie Ning's current wealth and status, he can definitely find someone better.
This is no small matter and cannot be decided lightly. "Xiao Ning, you are still young. Why don't you go back and ask your grandma? There's no rush."
However, it seems like he hasn't seen Xie Li in a long time, and he wonders how the old man is doing.
"Uncle Wang, as you know, in our line of work, fate plays a significant role."
Moreover, she was in a hurry.
Old Master Wang didn't believe in any of that. What about cause and effect, what about fate? Aren't they all just things brought about by people?
Perhaps there really is some kind of destiny at play, but people are still destined to be the main characters.
Seeing Xie Ning's determined look, Old Wang knew he couldn't persuade him otherwise, so he gave up.
“If you insist on this, I can say nothing more. But this matter of inheritance is very important, so you… should be careful.”
"I know you're doing this for my own good, I understand."
Then, changing the subject, Xie Ning asked Wang Heng and the others, "Brother Heng and the others don't have any apprentices either, aren't you worried?"
They are not young anymore. If they value the inheritance, they should find a disciple to carry on their mantle, either to pass it on to their own children or to find another disciple.
Old Wang was taken aback, then burst into laughter a few times. "You little rascal, still blocking my way here! Don't worry, I won't stop you!"
Then, looking out the window at Wang Heng and the children in the temple, he said, "They have their own paths to walk, and sometimes passing on traditions can also be a constraint."
I certainly hope that my skills can be passed down, but that can't be forced...
Wang Younian was like a bird, unpredictable and fickle, while Wang Heng was steady and reliable, but he didn't want his child to learn these skills. As for finding other apprentices...
At this point, Old Wang paused, then said, "Well, it's all about fate."
He ended up shutting himself down after going around in circles.
Xie Ning smiled and changed the subject, mentioning Guibei Mountain.
"I don't know much about that place either. I just went with your grandma to fix the formation. I was on the outer edge at the time, and even so, we encountered quite a few ghosts."
As for the place you described, it must be even closer than where I was at the time. Didn't you encounter anything else?"
"No, it's just very quiet all around. There aren't even any birds, let alone an insect."
Xie Ning paused, then said hesitantly, "I smelled something. The smell of the zombies was too strong, and there were also a lot of decaying leaves on the ground. Later, my sense of smell became a bit confused, and I couldn't tell if it was the smell of decaying leaves or something else..."
Looking back now, it seems a bit strange.
"Is that the smell of rotting corpses?"
Xie Ning nodded; it did indeed look somewhat similar.
Wang Laodao pondered for a moment, then got up and took out a piece of white paper from the cabinet to draw a map. The so-called Guibei Mountain was actually three continuous deep mountains that formed a triangle. The outer perimeter he mentioned was the outer layer of this triangle.
Xie Ning also pulled up the satellite images she had been asked to take. The terrain did indeed look very similar to what Wang Laodao had drawn, but apart from the outer layer, the inside was covered by a fog that never dissipated.
She couldn't capture anything. Before leaving, she asked Yang Hong to send a drone in to investigate, but the drone not only had no signal and couldn't transmit anything, but it also didn't return after being recalled.
Xie Ning zoomed in on the picture and pointed to a location for Wang Laodao to see, "I was found here. Judging from my pace and the direction I went... I should have landed here, which is the entrance."
Xie Ning moved her fingertip to a slightly indented spot, though she wasn't entirely sure...
Old Wang shook his head, "Not there."
Xie Ning must have traveled an extremely long distance without realizing it.
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