Chapter 337 Chu Ning: Just Call Me Godfather

Three months later.

Chu Ning received a notice from the sect leader and left Nian Tangshan and headed for Huoshi City.

Flint City is one of the many cities in Danyu, and is named after the "flint" it produces.

Flint is a material for both refining tools and refining pills, but it is not considered a precious material. Top sects look down upon these flint mines.

Without the intervention of these top sects, the flint mine in Flint City was eventually controlled by two major families.

The Zheng family is one of the two major families in Huoshi City.

The Zheng family is able to control the flint mine because they have a powerful god-transforming master in charge, and the same is true for the other Chen family.

However, recently the Zheng family members have lost their former carefreeness and are now worried. Even when facing the Chen family, they no longer have the confidence to be on equal terms with them.

Especially the younger generation, from the elders to the elders, they all told them not to offend the Chen family recently, which made the younger generation of the Zheng family very depressed.

But there was nothing they could do. They had already heard some rumors that their ancestor was about to die and might not have much time left.

Although the Zheng family still has three late Nascent Soul elders in charge, the difference between a family with a Spirit Transformation expert and one without is completely different.

Without the ancestor Huashen, the Zheng family might not be able to defend the flint mine.

"Brother Qi, Lao Wu was just beaten by Chen Feng from the Chen family. His Dantian was almost destroyed. The Chen family was too ruthless."

In a courtyard in the city, a young man was identifying the medicinal herbs in front of him. Several young men rushed in through the door, carrying a pale-faced man.

Zheng Qi stepped forward and glanced at the pale-faced man. He took out a pill from his storage bag and gave it to him to take. Then he looked up and asked:

"What's going on? Didn't I warn you not to conflict with the Chen family recently?"

"Brother Qi, we didn't cause any trouble. We have been hiding from the Chen family these days. We haven't been to the places we used to go to. But we didn't expect Chen Feng to take the initiative to find us with his men, and he used all kinds of mocking words. Lao Wu couldn't help but started fighting, and ended up being injured by Chen Feng."

"Brother Qi, our two families have fought many times in the past, but never with such heavy blows. I'm afraid it will take Lao Wu ten years to recover from this injury."

As the only two major families in Huoshi City, the younger generations of the Zheng and Chen families were unwilling to submit to each other, and the two families had fought each other frequently, whether in the market town or in the brothels.

There were verbal fights and there were physical fights, but both sides were very sensible and would not really kill each other, so as to avoid causing an all-out war between the two families.

"Take Lao Wu to the tribe's medicine cabinet and ask the elders for the medicine."

Zheng Qi gave orders to several people, but they did not move. One of them could not help but ask, "Brother Qi, are we just going to let it go?"

The reason why these people found Zheng Qi was because Zheng Qi was the best of their younger generation. He was already in the late stage of foundation building when he was less than a hundred years old, and was only one step away from the golden elixir.

"I will report this matter to the elders."

Zheng Qi knew clearly that even if he informed the elders, under the current circumstances, the elders would not ask the Chen family for an explanation.

Although he knew that the elders would not do anything to Chen Feng, he still had to inform them about this matter, because Chen Feng's behavior represented the attitude of the Chen family.

During this period, some elders felt that the family should have a good relationship with the Chen family, and it would be best if they could form an alliance through marriage with the Chen family. He wanted to make these elders give up these unrealistic ideas and let them know that the Chen family had no intention of forming an alliance through marriage with their Zheng family.

The Chen family was just waiting for the ancestor to leave and then swallow up the Zheng family.

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Zheng family mansion.

Chu Ning looked at his clan leader and the Zheng family's ancestor with a helpless expression.

Especially since his own clan leader was drinking tea at the moment, looking as if he was staying out of the matter, he had no choice but to look at the Zheng family ancestor and said, "Senior Zheng, I already have a Taoist partner."

"No problem, you can take a concubine."

The ancestor of the Zheng family is very easy to talk to. Chu Ning's mouth twitched. You are easy to talk to, but Miss Tang is not.

"Ahem, I know your concerns, but I promise that as long as I am alive, I will protect the Zheng family, but the premise is that the Zheng family has not done anything harmful to the world."

Chu Ning knew in his heart that the ancestor of the Zheng family was determined to take a woman from the Zheng family as his concubine, just to tie himself deeply to the Zheng family.

However, Chu Ning felt that the Zheng family's ancestor was thinking too much. The clan leader had come out in person. With the strength of Danshan Sect, was he afraid that he could not protect the Zheng family? To put it bluntly, he might perish one day, but Danshan Sect would always exist. It was obviously better to rely on Danshan Sect than on himself.

Xie Jingxing listened to the conversation between Chu Ning and the ancestor of the Zheng family and drank tea leisurely. Chu Ning was confused by the situation. The ancestor of the Zheng family wanted not only protection, but also the current interests of the Zheng family, or even greater interests.

Danshan Sect's protection of the Zheng family can ensure that the Zheng family will not be destroyed, but the Zheng family's current territory will definitely not be preserved. If the Chen family or other forces that want to replace the Zheng family create some minor frictions on the Zheng family's territory, the Zheng family will not be able to ask Danshan Sect for help.

The protection that the big sects provide to some families is to ensure that the families will not be destroyed, but the ancestor of the Zheng family obviously wants more. If Chu Ning takes a woman from the Zheng family as a concubine and the news gets out, the Chen family and other forces will not dare to act rashly.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, my request is not excessive, and the Zheng family will not do anything that is against the will of heaven and earth. How about this, Fellow Daoist Chu, meet Mei'er first?"

Zheng Mei is the woman arranged by the Zheng family ancestor for Chu Ning, and she is also his great-great-great-great-granddaughter.

The ancestor of the Zheng family spoke with a smile, and at this moment in another courtyard, Zheng Qi was standing outside the pavilion, listening to a woman playing the piano.

The woman was delicate and fair, with skin as white as snow, eyebrows like willow leaves, and eyes like autumn waves. Her slender jade fingers lightly played the jade harp, and the sound was like crying and complaining, which made people tremble.

After the song ended, the woman looked at Zheng Qi: "Xiaoqi, why are you here?"

Zheng Qi looked at his sister with a worried look on his face: "Sister, did something happen?"

He heard the sorrow in the sound of the piano.

"Nothing." Zheng Mei smiled and put away the Yaoqin, and asked curiously: "Why are you here at this time?"

"Old Five was beaten to death by Chen Feng. I came to find the elders. The Chen family has evil ambitions, but the elders are still thinking about forming an alliance with the Chen family. They are simply too old and confused."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Zheng Mei sternly reprimanded her brother. If the elders heard this, even if her brother was a genius in the clan, he would still be punished.

"Sister, don't worry, I'm just complaining to you."

Zheng Qi chuckled. He was not a fool, so he would not say this to anyone.

Zheng Mei looked at her brother, but her mind drifted back to seven days ago.

Seven days ago, the ancestor suddenly summoned her. Her heart sank at that time. During that period, many elders in the clan said that they wanted to form an alliance with the Chen family, and she was afraid that the ancestor would ask her to marry into the Chen family.

Chen Yang, a leader of the younger generation of the Chen family, does not have a good reputation in Huoshi City. Many female cultivators have been abused by him, but because the Chen family is so powerful, the families behind these female cultivators can only swallow their anger.

Naturally, she doesn't want to marry such a person.

When she arrived at the ancestor's place and listened to his words, she was thankful that he did not plan to let her marry Chen Ming. But what made her heart sink was that although the ancestor did not plan to form an alliance with the Chen family, he wanted her to marry a late Nascent Soul expert, and even become his concubine.

Zheng Mei wanted to refuse, but the old ancestor's next words made her silent.

"Mei'er, the Zheng family is in turmoil now. The Chen family and several other families are eyeing our Zheng family covetously. When I grow old, these people will tear the Zheng family apart. Ordinary clan members are fine, but your brother is a young genius of our Zheng family. In order to eliminate future troubles, these people will never let Qi'er live."

Cut the weeds at their roots.

Zheng Mei understood this truth, and she also knew that what the ancestor said was the truth. If the Zheng family really perished, her brother would definitely not survive, and these people would not let her brother go.

In the end, she agreed to the ancestor.

For the family, and even more for his younger brother.

"Sister, what on earth happened!"

Zheng Qi's anxious voice brought Zheng Mei back to her senses. Seeing her brother's anxious expression, Zheng Mei was about to open her mouth to smooth things over.

"Sister, don't lie to me. If you don't tell me the truth, I will go find the clan leader and the ancestor."

Zheng Qi thought of a possibility in her mind, and her eyes widened instantly: "Sister, does the clan want you to marry into the Chen family?"

"No."

"I don't believe it. I'm going to find the patriarch now."

Zheng Qi turned around and walked towards the gate. Zheng Mei saw her brother's anxious figure and hurriedly said, "Stop."

"Sister, then tell me the truth."

Zheng Mei looked at her brother's determined expression, sighed softly, and said, "The clan has arranged a marriage for him. The man is a late Nascent Soul expert, and this person has a great background and can protect our Zheng family."

"What!"

Zheng Qi's face was filled with uncontrollable anger: "Late Nascent Soul stage, that doesn't mean... doesn't mean... No, I have to go find the clan leader."

In the late Nascent Soul stage, he must have been cultivating for at least a thousand years, which makes him an old man, right? How could the clan do this?

"It's useless. This marriage was decided by the ancestor."

Zheng Mei walked out of the pavilion, walked in front of her brother, and said with a smile: "Xiaoqi, listen to your sister and don't make a fuss. Our family is in danger now, and the ancestor can't do anything."

"But...but you can't sacrifice me, your sister."

"This is not a sacrifice, this is..."

Zheng Mei stopped talking halfway, and gathered her hair with her beautiful hands: "Sister has to leave for something, you go back first."

Watching his sister leave the yard, Zheng Qi did not go back, but walked into the mansion. He wanted to find the patriarch.

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"Thank you, Sect Master. I know you like tea, so I specially prepared a pot of snow spring tea."

"Oh, then I'd like to try it."

Xie Jingxing and the Zheng family ancestor left, and Chu Ning was the only one left in the courtyard. Chu Ning felt helpless. What was this? A blind date between two parties, and then the two matchmakers found an excuse to slip away, leaving the two parties behind? After a cup of tea, a beautiful figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

She danced in gorgeous clothes, her steps were graceful, and the off-shoulder pink-sleeved dress revealed her slender neck.

A beautiful woman as gentle as water.

"Her looks are not inferior to Tang Xiaonv and Xu Ruobing."

Chu Ning's eyes lit up when he saw Zheng Mei, and Zheng Mei's beautiful eyes also had a strange gleam in them. She was already prepared that this late Nascent Soul stage expert was a middle-aged man or an old man.

Because most of the Nascent Soul masters she had seen were old men, with only a few middle-aged. And this was the first time she had seen someone as young as the one in front of her.

Although appearance does not represent one’s real age, no one wants to look at an old face, even if the young body contains a soul that is thousands of years old.

"My humble self, Zheng Mei, greets you, Senior."

"You don't have to call me senior. I'm just a few years older than you."

Chu Ning laughed loudly, and Zheng Mei was stunned. How many years older? "I am 120 years old this year."

Zheng Mei bit her lip and just looked at Chu Ning. Chu Ning smiled slightly: "It just so happens that, excluding the integer, my decimals are the same as yours."

One thousand one hundred and twenty years old.

This is Chu Ning’s current age.

Hearing Chu Ning's shameless words, Zheng Mei felt relieved. This man was not as rigid as those seniors, which was a good thing. She also didn't want her future husband to be lifeless.

"Senior, do you understand music?"

“A little bit.”

"Then I will play a piece of music. Please give me some advice, Senior."

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You're showing off your talent so soon?

Chu Ning sat down generously. Zheng Mei raised her hand and a guqin appeared. She plucked the zither lightly with her hands in her sleeves, then rolled up her sleeves and sat down slowly.

"Frost cools my sleeves and collar, and the sound of the zither intoxicates my face."

Zheng Mei's eyes lit up when she heard Chu Ning's comments, but she didn't respond. Instead, she started playing.

Chu Ning listened to the music with a comfortable smile on his face. As for music, he had visited various places over the years to explore local customs and practices, and those girls had played for him many times. It was true that he knew a little about it.

The sound of the piano is full of resentment, as if unwilling and at a loss...

It seems that this girl doesn't really want to be his concubine.

Come to think of it, Zheng Mei is the eldest daughter of the Zheng family and she also likes music. In her previous life, she would be a literary young woman with a good family background.

Most literary young women are proud and arrogant, and are usually unwilling to accept family marriages, let alone become a concubine to an old man like himself.

After the song was over, Zheng Mei raised her head and looked at Chu Ning with her beautiful eyes.

"You have expressed your deepest feelings in this song." Chu Ning smiled slightly: "I have a suggestion, I wonder if you are willing to listen to it?"

"Please speak, senior."

"Since you call me senior, are you willing to acknowledge me as your godfather?"

He could not take a concubine, and after a while he understood the thoughts of the Zheng family's ancestor, so he decided to adopt a goddaughter.

"Godfather?"

Zheng Mei was stunned, then she smiled, but this smile was full of resentment.

The ancestor asked her to be his concubine, which meant that he already had a Taoist partner, but now he wanted to call him "godfather". It seemed that his Taoist partner was too powerful and he did not dare to take a concubine.

Or maybe this person has a special fetish? I heard that there are many seniors in the cultivation world who have become a little perverted because they have lived too long.

Well, aren’t a concubine and a goddaughter the same?

"I will listen to you, senior."

"Since you've agreed, why can you still call me senior?"

"Mei'er has met godfather."

Zheng Mei stood up and bowed. Chu Ning had a smile on his face. He thought he was really smart. Now the ancestor of the Zheng family could rest assured.

"Well, since I've accepted you as my goddaughter, I can't be your godfather for nothing. This is a meeting gift, please accept it."

Chu Ning raised his hand, and a storage bag flew to Zheng Mei. Zheng Mei took it respectfully, but did not rush to check it. Instead, she slowly walked towards Chu Ning: "Godfather, I see that you are a little tired. Why don't you let me take care of you and let you rest."

Chu Ning: ...

This girl misunderstood.

Zheng Mei's soft fragrance entered his arms, and her whole body seemed to have no bones. Chu Ning quickly pushed her away, and his figure disappeared from the spot and appeared a few meters away.

"Ahem, this old man is serious. I accept you as my goddaughter. I have no other thoughts."

Chu Ning's expression was serious, but Zheng Mei's pretty face was flushed at this moment. She had misunderstood.

"Fuck... Godfather."

Zheng Mei's voice was so soft that if Chu Ning didn't have good hearing, he wouldn't have been able to hear it clearly.

Knowing Zheng Mei's embarrassment at the moment, Chu Ning said: "Maybe you are not used to this change of identity for the time being, go back and rest first."

"Thank you, godfather."

Zheng Mei lowered her head and blushed, and hurriedly left the yard.

Chu Ning also smiled bitterly. What kind of thing was this?

…

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"Have you adopted the Zheng family's girl as your goddaughter?"

When Xie Jingxing heard Chu Ning's words, there was a look of surprise on his face. He had seen the girl from the Xie family. She was very beautiful and had good aptitude for cultivation. Most importantly, she was very talented in music.

Music is also one of the hundred arts of cultivating immortals. Low-level music is nothing, but if it can be cultivated to a high level, it will be helpful for the powerful people to realize the truth. This is why he agreed to the conditions proposed by the ancestor of the Zheng family.

"Master, I really just adopted you as my goddaughter."

Seeing the sect master's expression, Chu Ning knew that the sect master might have had the wrong idea.

The world has misled me so much.

"It's up to you. I think the Zheng family's ancestor will be able to accept it."

Xie Jingxing didn't care whether Chu Ning really adopted a "goddaughter" or just liked the title of "goddaughter".

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Flint City, Zuixian Tower.

Zheng Qi was drinking crazily at the moment. Not long ago, he went to find the clan leader, but was severely scolded by him. He was extremely depressed, so he ran to Zuixianlou to drink.

What Zheng Qi didn't notice was that shortly after he entered the restaurant, someone left in a hurry, and a few moments later three young men walked in.

"Then Zheng Qi will drink in this box."

"If he dares to come out alone at this time, then I'll beat him up severely."

"Just give him a beating? Brother Yang, I think it's better to just cripple him."

"You know nothing. Zheng Qi's sister is a beauty. Our brother Yang is still waiting to marry her. If we destroy Zheng Qi, Zheng Qi's sister will resent our brother Yang."

Chen Yang listened to his companion's words and just smiled faintly. He was determined to get Zheng Mei, his daughter. As for whether Zheng Mei would hate him for crippling Zheng Qi, he didn't care at all, because if he didn't cripple Zheng Qi, Zheng Mei would also hate him.

The elders of the family have already told me that when the ancestor of the Zheng family passes away, the Chen family will join forces with several other families to completely swallow up the Zheng family.

The reason why they only beat Zheng Qi was because the ancestor of the Zheng family still had some time left, and the Zheng family could not be forced too hastily at this time, otherwise if the ancestor of the Zheng family ignored everything and went crazy to retaliate against their Chen family, it would also bring losses to the family.

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The Zheng family's ancestor had a look of regret on his face. Chu Ning only accepted Mei'er as his goddaughter and not a concubine. The relationship was a little shallow, but he also knew that if he insisted, it would only make the other party leave.

Although I don’t know why he wants to bury his body in Danshan Sect after his death, is it because he has practiced some secret method that requires the corpse of a powerful god?

But the ancestor of the Zheng family knew that no matter what the purpose of the Danshan Sect was, the reward they offered was very generous, and the corpse of a powerful god-transforming cultivator would not be of much use.

Using his own body to exchange for a thousand years of peace for the Zheng family is a good deal.

"Since Fellow Daoist Chu has adopted a goddaughter, let's hold a ceremony."

"no problem."

Chu Ning nodded. The ancestor of the Zheng family wanted to publicize this relationship and let other forces in Huoshi City know. Even if it was to take a concubine, the ancestor of the Zheng family would hold a ceremony. Now he just turned the concubine ceremony into a godfather ceremony.

After the matter was settled, Chu Ning suddenly looked towards the gate of the courtyard.

There, an old man was running hurriedly.

"Ancestor."

After the old man came in, he first bowed respectfully to Xie Jingxing and Chu Ning, and then said: "The Chen family injured Qi'er."

"What? The Chen family is going too far!"

The ancestor of the Zheng family had an angry look on his face. The Chen family knew that his time was up and began to test the bottom line of the Zheng family.

"Please sit down for a while, I will go and take care of something."

Xie Jing Xing asked calmly: "Who was injured?"

"Qi'er is the most talented of the younger generation of my Zheng family. He is... Mei'er's biological brother."

Xie Jingxing turned his gaze to Chu Ning: "Since he is your goddaughter's biological brother, he is your godson. You can handle this matter."

Godson? Chu Ning's mouth twitched. He had no intention of adopting a godson.

But he understood what his clan leader meant. If he dealt with the Chen family himself, the Zheng family's ancestor would be completely relieved.

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