Chapter 188: Friend or Foe
"Junior Sister Ning! You're finally back!" Xia Ran held Ning Ruoxi's hand, her face filled with joy.
Ning Ruoxi's gaze fell on Nan Chengwen, and Nan Chengwen touched his nose awkwardly. The two had just finished chatting in the afternoon, and in the evening Nan Chengwen didn't control his mouth and leaked the news that Ning Ruoxi had returned.
After Xia Ran learned about it, he found Ning Ruoxi immediately.
"Senior Brother Nan, who did you tell about my return?" Ning Ruoxi asked Nan Chengwen.
Nan Chengwen quickly raised his right hand and stretched out three fingers, "I swear, I really only told Junior Sister Xia, I didn't even tell Senior Brother."
"Well, Senior Brother Nan, I'm not kidding. Please don't reveal my whereabouts to others."
Seeing Ning Ruoxi's serious tone, Nan Chengwen also realized the seriousness of the matter, "Junior Sister Ning, don't worry, I will never reveal a single word."
"Um."
"By the way, Junior Sister Ning, what is your current level of cultivation?" Nan Chengwen asked.
Ning Ruoxi replied: "The late stage of the tribulation."
"hiss……"
These four words weighed heavily on Nan Chengwen and Xia Ran's hearts.
Nan Chengwen didn't know what to say, and could only sigh, "I never thought Junior Sister Ning's talent was so high. If it were me, Junior Sister Ning would most likely ascend to become an immortal!"
"Thank you for your good words, senior brother!" Ning Ruoxi replied modestly.
Ning Ruoxi planned to wait until Dong Huaqing returned to Xiandao Sect before revealing her whereabouts, and she had to be careful and subtle during the period.
When they have nothing to do, Nan Chengwen and Xia Ran will come to ask Ning Ruoxi for advice on cultivation.
…….
Sect competition.
Hua Jianyue glanced at Nan Chengwen beside him and asked, "Junior Brother Nan, you seem to be in a good mood recently. Is there anything good going on?"
Nan Chengwen forced himself to suppress his chatterbox heart, "Nothing, big brother, who do you think will win the first place in this sect competition?"
The sect competition is an arena competition among the disciples of the Xiandao Sect, in order to increase the disciples' enthusiasm for cultivation and test their cultivation results.
Those who rank well can be rewarded with treasures and spirit stones, and can even become disciples of the sect's high-ranking officials.
For ordinary disciples, it is an opportunity.
Hua Jianyue rolled her eyes at Nan Chengwen, "Last year's sect competition was won by your eldest disciple. I don't believe he can take first place this year."
"Oh? What if he takes first place?"
"If he wins first place again, I will triple your salary."
"You said this yourself, Senior Brother."
"Once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back!"
The two brothers were arguing, and the elders on the side were covering their mouths and laughing.
After seeing this, Hua Jianyue sent a message to each elder, "You too, if your disciple wins first place in this sect competition, the salary of everyone in your lineage will be increased fivefold."
"Big Brother, you are biased. Why is it that I only get three times as much?" Nan Chengwen said dissatisfiedly.
"You don't agree? Let's practice?"
"never mind……"
"Why is it so lively?" Dong Huaqing's figure descended from the sky. Nan Chengwen and Hua Jianyue hurriedly bowed to Dong Huaqing and said, "Greetings, Master!"
The elders around also bowed to Dong Huaqing and said, "Greetings to the Grand Elder."
Dong Huaqing waved his hand, "No need to be polite."
"Hearing what you guys are saying, I also miss the Xiandao Sect's sect competition."
"Back then, you two often took first and second place on the list! What a pity..."
Speaking of this, Dong Huaqing's expression could not help but show sadness. All his fellow apprentices of the same generation as him were dead, and things had changed dramatically.
Hua Jianyue consoled him, "Master, our Xiandao Sect will surely become famous in the Southern Region."
"Let alone being famous in the Southern Region, we must become famous in the Central Plains in the future." Nan Chengwen also said.
After the two of them talked back and forth, Dong Huaqing felt much better. "Then I'll wait."
"Master, I have something to discuss with you. Can you come with me?" Nan Chengwen asked Dong Huaqing.
"What is it?"
"Master, follow me!"
Hua Jianyue was a little confused when he saw the two of them leave. Why was Nan Chengwen so mysterious? However, he was needed to be in charge of the sect's competition, so he did not leave.
Nan Chengwen brought Dong Huaqing to the back mountain of Tianxiang Peak. Dong Huaqing was familiar with the route, as they were going to Nan Chengwen's cave.
"Why don't you just tell me what you want to do? Why are you sneaking around like that?"
"Master, someone wants to see you!" Nan Chengwen pointed to his own cave and sent a voice message inside: "Junior Sister Ning, my master is here."
Ning Ruoxi noticed it the moment Dong Huaqing returned to Xiandao Sect, so she asked Nan Chengwen to bring Dong Huaqing over.
"Oh?" Dong Huaqing saw that the cave door was open, so he went in to investigate, while Nan Chengwen guarded the cave door and did not enter.
"Ning Ruoxi!" Dong Huaqing looked at Ning Ruoxi in surprise.
Ning Ruoxi didn't say anything. She used her telepathy to keep an eye on Dong Huaqing's attitude towards her. She wanted to know whether Dong Huaqing would harm her.
"Why did you suddenly disappear last time?" Dong Huaqing asked Ning Ruoxi with concern, and the concern in his eyes didn't seem fake.
"Uncle Master, did the ancestor mention me to you after I left?"
Dong Huaqing shook his head, "No, the ancestor didn't say anything."
"Ning Ruoxi, is there something between you and the ancestor that you are hiding from me?"
His telepathy could not be wrong, and Dong Huaqing could not hide the good and evil in his heart so well. Ning Ruoxi no longer worried and said immediately: "The ancestor may want to kill me."
"How could that be? If the ancestor wanted to kill you last time in the secret realm, he would have done it long ago," Dong Huaqing asked puzzledly.
On the surface, it seemed that Su Jianbai did not attack Ning Ruoxi because she was a disciple of Xiandao Sect. But in fact, Su Jianbai wanted to use Ning Ruoxi to lure people.
He didn't believe that Ning Ruoxi's master was dead, and thought that sending the Demon Pterosaur to monitor Ning Ruoxi might help him discover something. However, the Demon Pterosaur was thrown off by Ning Ruoxi.
Su Jianbai has lived for so many years, how could he be soft-hearted just because Ning Ruoxi is a disciple of the Xiandao Sect? If he really cared about the Xiandao Sect, he would have done something after knowing that the Xiandao Sect was in decline.
The reason why he did not kill Dong Huaqing was that Dong Huaqing did not threaten his interests and was not in his plan.
Ning Ruoxi stared into Dong Huaqing's eyes, "Uncle Master, please don't tell the ancestor about my affairs in Xiandao Sect."
"good."
Dong Huaqing replied.
Having said that, the meaning he conveyed to Ning Ruoxi through telepathy was still the same: Dong Huaqing had always treated Ning Ruoxi with kindness.
"Uncle-master, next time you come back to the secret realm, can you take a look around and see if there is anything special in it?" The last time Ning Ruoxi entered the Tianxuan Secret Realm, there was nothing else except the view of the starry sky.
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