Ning Xiaoren returned to his own living room and soon called Ning Ze.

"Come, sit down and have some tea." Ning Xiaoren smiled and asked Ning Ze to sit next to him.

Ning Ze was surprised and confused. It was the first time that Ning Xiaoren treated him like this.

He quickly said, "If there is anything, please tell your subordinates to do it."

Ning Xiaoren pointed to the seat.

Ning Ze sat down nervously.

Ning Xiaoren took a sip of tea and said with a sigh: "Ning Ze, you have raised a good nephew."

Ning Ze stood up quickly and said, "My Lord, what has Xiaozhu done wrong? I will go back and discipline him!"

Ning Xiaoren glared slightly and waved three times: "Sit, sit. Don't be nervous, it's a happy event, a good thing."

As he narrated, Ning Ze, who was sitting half-way, gradually opened his eyes and then opened his mouth.

Until he left Ning Xiaoren's reception room and returned to his home, a look of surprise remained on his face.

The peak of the third level of Qi Refining!

The three companies jointly tested and made a big splash! Comparable to Ning Xiaohui, Zheng Jian and other geniuses!

Is this Ning Zhuo? Is this still the Ning Zhuo he remembered? "How did Xiao Zhuo do it? Is the Five Elements Qi Law really extremely suitable for his practice?"

With such curiosity and doubt, Ning called his wife Wang Lan: "Prepare a family banquet today, go to the restaurant and order some spiritual food."

Wang Lan was puzzled: "It costs a lot of money to order spiritual food. Boss, what good day is today that is worth celebrating like this?"

"It's a family dinner, and they invited Xiaozhuo to come home. Alas, as his uncle, I haven't seen him for a long time." Ning Ze said.

Wang Lan suddenly glared and screamed, "What? Invite Xiaozhu to your home to eat and drink? And order spiritual food? Boss, are you confused?"

Ning Ze said sternly: "What do you know as a woman? This is the task assigned to me by the young clan leader..."

He briefly relayed what Ning Xiaoren had told him.

After hearing this, Wang Lan stood there in a daze for a long time.

"Is it Xiaozhuo?"

"Are you sure it's Xiaozhu?!"

Ning Ze snorted coldly, "How could I lie to you? How could the young clan leader lie to me? This is a joint test between the three families. So many people have seen it. How could it be fake?"

Wang Lan opened and closed her lips several times, wanting to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.

Her eyes widened, and her expression was quite complicated, with disbelief, denial, unwillingness, jealousy, and loss...

Ning Ze's face darkened: "What are you thinking about? Why don't you hurry up and make arrangements?"

Wang Lan said, "Okay, boss, I'll do it right away."

She turned and left, her eyes still dull, her gait stiff, and she looked totally distraught.

There was no one in the hall, and Ning Ze let out a long sigh.

He was forced by Ning Xiaoren to win over Ning Zhuo and try his best to get some information out of Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo was sixteen years old, and this was the first time Ning Ze leaned over to invite Ning Zhuo to a banquet.

He would rather save face. Such an order made him feel very bad. Where was the dignity of the elders?

But he had no choice.

The young patriarch gave the order personally, so he had no choice but to do it.

Of course, the rational mind in his heart also told him that Ning Zhuo was no longer the same person he used to be, and it would be beneficial to have a good relationship with him.

After leaving Zhou's house, many people accompanied Ning Zhuo for a long distance, even though they were not going that way at all.

When they reached the last intersection, Ning Zhuo took the initiative to say goodbye to everyone else, leaving only Ning Chen and Ning Yong by his side.

When he got home, he invited Ning Chen and Ning Yong into the house, had some tea with them, and talked for a few minutes.

Although the time was very limited and there was not much communication, Ning Chen and Ning Yong felt very honored after they left. Their faces were all red. They kept talking about Ning Zhuo, saying that he was really good. He did not get arrogant even after becoming famous, and he was still sincere to others! Ning Zhuo kept waiting, and finally got the invitation to Ning Ze's family dinner.

"Isn't it the Ning family's head who summoned me personally? Not even the young head of the family, Ning Xiaoren, summoned me?"

Ning Zhuo sneered in his heart, but on the surface he sincerely thanked the messenger, smiled to give a sense of friendliness, and told him that he would definitely attend the banquet on time.

The family dinner was very sumptuous! In the past sixteen years, Ning Zhuo had never eaten such a good meal at Ning Ze's place.

Faced with all kinds of spiritual food, Wang Lan couldn't eat them. During the family dinner, she seldom spoke, no longer a chatterbox. She even seldom looked at Ning Zhuo, as if Ning Zhuo was always emitting light. One look would hurt her heart.

Ning Ji also doesn't know the taste of food.

To him, all this happened too suddenly! Ning Ze's face was indifferent. He couldn't let go of the airs of an elder that he had been carrying for sixteen years all at once.

Ning Zhuo didn't eat or drink much, and every time Ning Ze asked him a question, he would put down his cup and chopsticks and respond respectfully. His answers were brief and to the point, and he didn't want to talk more, revealing a distant look.

Ning Ze knew very well in his heart that he should smile, bow his head, and be more gentle.

But he didn't do it until the family dinner ended and Ning Zhuo left.

Ning Ji followed Ning Zhuo quietly.

He didn't know why he did this.

Maybe he was wondering, "Why can he reach the peak of the third level? This is unreasonable!"

"Is it really that the technique is particularly compatible?"

"No, I want to find out. He must have some secrets!!"

"Are you following me?" Ning Zhuo had already noticed Ning Ji behind him, and he deliberately slowed down his pace to make it easier for the latter to follow him.

Under Ning Ji's watchful eyes, Ning Zhuo visited many pharmacies and bought a large number of pills, all of which he used for his cultivation.

Ning Ji was shocked: "How can he be so rich?! Richer than my father?"

"Although he has shown his cultivation, the family's resources have not been distributed yet. Even if they were distributed, there wouldn't be so many spirit stones."

"His money must have come from an illegal source!!"

"I want to report it!"

Ning Xiaoren learned about this situation earlier than Ning Ze. After he told Ning Ze to win over Ning Zhuo, he immediately sent a team of monks to secretly protect Ning Zhuo's safety. Of course, he also wanted to monitor and report at all times.

"Ning Zhuo actually has such a huge sum of money?" Ning Xiaoren couldn't believe it when he saw the list in his hand.

The contents on the list were exactly the names of the large quantities of elixirs that Ning Zhuo had purchased.

Ning Xiaoren's eyes were blazing with anger: "If I had known Ning Zhuo was so rich, I should have gotten closer to him."

"Did his parents secretly leave it to him?"

"Or is this money not legitimate, stolen money? Or is it secretly funded by the demon cultivators?"

Ning Xiaoren paced continuously in the study room.

As he thought, the fire of greed in his heart burned more and more vigorously.

"Ning Zhuo is a branch of the clan. He is now at the same level of cultivation as Ning Xiaohui. Now he has a huge sum of money with him..."

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"This huge sum of money came from an unknown source. For the sake of my family, I must get to the bottom of it."

"Besides, I don't need to do it myself. I can just let Ning Ze do it. Isn't this just perfect?"

Finally, he stopped and shouted to the door, "Someone come!"

The servant immediately pushed the door open and entered.

Half an hour later, Ning Ze and Ning Fan, with a group of monks, surrounded Ning Zhuo's courtyard.

Ning Ze frowned and said, "Do you really want to do this? This is too inappropriate."

Ning Fan said, "Didn't the young clan leader explain it to you in detail? Renovating the team is a major event related to the Lava Fairy Palace and cannot be neglected. Ning Zhuo's huge sum of money did come from an unknown source. As his uncle, you must help."

"The family may still need to rely on Ning Zhuo. You are his relative and the most suitable candidate."

"Just do it now."

Ning Ze is the branch, and Ning Fan is the main branch. The latter was specially sent by Ning Xiaoren to supervise the former.

Ning Ze sighed and had to knock on the door.

Ning Zhuo opened the gate, bowed respectfully, and asked everyone why they came.

"Let's go in and talk." Ning Ze's face was solemn. Without waiting for Ning Zhuo's invitation, he took the lead and stepped into the yard.

The people behind him came in one after another and pushed Ning Zhu to the door.

at the same time.

The three family heads met again in secret to continue the negotiations.

This time, they want to completely finalize the distribution of benefits among the three companies.

"This Phoenix Soul Blood Fragrance Pill is very useful for restoring soul power. It should be distributed equally among the three families."

"No." The head of the Ning family objected, "Our family has two geniuses, Ning Xiaohui and Ning Zhuo, so there should be enough supply, right? On the other hand, the Zheng family only has one."

The head of the Zheng family snorted coldly: "Ning Zhuo only has the ability to practice martial arts, but he has no talent. How can he be considered a genius? Not at all!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The three family heads' pupils shrank sharply and their hearts were shocked.

"Who?"

"I, Zhu Xuanji!"

"Ah, it turns out to be the Master Detective." The three family heads hurriedly opened the door and welcomed in Zhu Xuanji.

They arranged subordinates to guard outside the door, but since he was a Jindan cultivator, this layer of protection was naturally of zero effect.

Zhu Xuanji smiled and said, "Three clan leaders, I came here to ask for a favor."

Zhu Xuanji has obtained detailed records from the city lord, which record the cultivators who have entered the Lava Immortal Palace over the years.

But this is just the record of the City Lord's Mansion.

Zhu Xuanji hopes to get records from each of the three major families and try to piece together a complete version.

The heads of the three families are all only in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and they have united to fight against the City Lord's Mansion. To some extent, their interests are consistent with those of the royal family.

The three family heads immediately sent someone to fetch the records and delivered them to Zhu Xuanji.

Mainly the Zheng family and the Zhou family. The Ning family only discovered the Lava Fairy Palace this year, and there are very few records.

Zhu Xuanji took a look and nodded repeatedly, feeling very satisfied.

As a member of the royal family, he did not want to see Meng Kui and Meng Chong seize the Lava Fairy Palace and allow the Meng family's power to expand again.

So, before leaving, he specifically mentioned: "I heard a familiar name when I came here. If you said it was Ning Zhuo, then you might as well cultivate this kid."

"His moral character remains to be seen, but he does have some talent for government."

“He was the one who designed and created the Infernape.”

The three family heads stared at the same time, shock creeping onto their faces.

The Ning family leader opened his mouth: "Ah?!"

Zhu Xuanji smiled slightly: "To the outside, it is Chen Cha, the owner of the Frisbee Workshop, but there is a hidden story, and it is related to Fei Si. You can find out if you investigate."

Just one explanation is enough.

Zhu Xuanji waved his hand and disappeared on the spot.

The three clan leaders were left staring at each other.

Gradually, the Ning family leader slightly raised his head, exhaled a breath of foul air, and his face was filled with joy: "Two clan leaders, did you hear it clearly? This is what Master Zhu Xuanji said in person!"

The heads of the Zhou and Zheng families were silent for a moment.

The surprised head of the Ning family did not know that Ning Zhuo was being severely interrogated within the family.

(End of this chapter)