But every time she finished and returned to the house, there was no food left. She could only lie on the ground and pick up some tiny bits of rice that had accidentally fallen on the ground while they were eating. When Sect Leader Ning saw her like this, he did not stop her. Instead, he stood high and mighty to the side and pointed at her, saying, "Do you know why you are lying on the ground eating now? It's because you are not working hard! If you had worked hard, this wouldn't be the case."
So when Ningxi was little, she had to work hundreds of times harder than others to survive in this cannibalistic environment and see the sun rise the next day.
When Ning Xi grew up a bit and gained some strength, wanting to rebel against Sect Master Ning, Sect Master Ning started playing the victim again, recounting his hardships over the years. Ning Xi, thinking about his own childhood experiences, simply couldn't soften his heart towards this person. Sect Master Ning was a master of crying and softening his heart; whatever he wanted, he would use his words to distort the truth and make things seem completely different.
Ningxi eventually got used to it, but the habits ingrained in her bones since childhood could not be changed. Her desire to be number one would never change, and neither would her desire to win.
So along the way, she was competitive, not only for herself, but also to make herself worthy of everything.
Today, Sect Master Ning had no intention of speaking up for her. Otherwise, he could have done much more. He just wanted to use her to do things for him, so he said some high-sounding words to protect himself.
Ningxi lay on the bed, a tear sliding down her cheek, a tear of pain and blood. She hated that everyone in this world deserved to die. Why was she the only one in this hellish world? Why did no one understand her actions and instead speak ill of her?
In an instant, all the confusion and questions were revealed.
Ningxi died. She lost too much blood on her way back, and her already battered body couldn't withstand any of this.
As she lay in bed, she wondered if, in her next life, she would be born into a happy family with the love of her parents, and perhaps things would be different.
Sect Leader Ning stood beside her, but his mind was elsewhere, completely unaware that he was the only living person in the room.
When the disciples outside brought the physician back, the physician merely glanced at Ning Xi on the bed and said indifferently, "She is dead. Prepare for her burial."
The doctor shook his head, a hint of regret on his face. How could such a good young girl die like this?
Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Ning suddenly awoke from his reverie. He looked at the bed, where a cold corpse lay, devoid of any luster. Its eyes were closed, as if mocking him, "Look, since you don't want me to live, then I'll die."
As the physician was about to leave, Sect Leader Ning grabbed him and pulled him back, his eyes bloodshot, and said, "You quack! You haven't even examined her yet, and you're already saying she's dead! What kind of medical methods did you use?! Examine her again, or I'll kill you! Today you'll be buried with her!"
The physician looked at Sect Leader Ning. He had seen many such cases. Many people couldn't accept the death of a person, so they blamed it all on others, trying to alleviate his inner unease and pain in this way. But the dead cannot be brought back to life.
To ease Sect Leader Ning's obsession, he stepped forward, examined Ning Xi, and confirmed that he had passed away due to excessive blood loss. He then informed Sect Leader Ning of his diagnosis.
Sect Master Ning was in a daze, looking at the person lying on the bed, his heart filled with complicated emotions. Why did it turn out like this? Why did he have to work so hard to cultivate Ning Xi, but in the end he still died?
Sect Leader Ning squatted down and looked at the face that bore a striking resemblance to his wife. His wife had also died in the same way, lying on the bed covered in blood.
Sect Leader Ning remembered that day was the day Ning Xi was born.
Ning Xidu was born on the day of the death of Ning Zongzhu's wife.
After his wife died, he remained in a daze for a long time. A month later, he remembered that his wife had left behind a child. Sect Leader Ning felt that this child was the cause of his beloved's death, and he disliked the child. If it weren't for her, he and his wife would be very happy now.
Sect Leader Ning attributed everything to Ning Xidu's problems, and all the hatred welled up in his heart.
He had finally achieved a life that others envied with his wife, but before he could enjoy it for even a few days, she left.
Sect Leader Ning had a tough childhood. His family didn't have the resources to support him, so he had to learn and grow on his own to achieve his current success. His wife was his savior, whom he met on his life's journey. It's not uncommon for people to fall in love with their saviors at first sight, and he was one of them.
The moment he saw that woman, he knew she was the one he would spend his life with.
They had only enjoyed six months of happiness when she passed away during childbirth.
At first, Sect Leader Ning did not like this child and would torture her in various ways. But later, as she grew to look more and more like that woman, Sect Leader Ning could not bring himself to do it and could only start to seriously train her, hoping that with his guidance, she could climb to the position he wanted more quickly.
These are all conclusions drawn from lessons Ning Zongzhu learned when he was young.
At the same time, with her help, he also rose to a position in the Zhentian Clan's sect, which he felt was a win-win situation.
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Neither of them knew what the other was thinking when they died. When Sect Leader Ning pleaded with Ning Xi, Ning Xi thought it was all a lie, but Sect Leader Ning felt that they had completely opened their hearts to each other back then.
But at this moment, when interests are at stake, why did he choose to abandon Ningxi? It was because he wanted Ningxi to learn from this lesson, otherwise she would make the same mistake again. Even if her tendons were severed, there would still be ways to repair them in the future, though it would be more troublesome.
But he never considered the possibility that Ningxi might actually be dead.
When a cold corpse lay before him, Sect Master Ning finally realized what he had done.
I wanted to make amends for what I had done out of regret, but it was too late.
The sky is vast and blue, the fields are boundless, and the ginkgo trees by the wall are beginning to shed their leaves.
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Xu Yuehuai sat down in his seat expressionlessly. This time, no one dared to say that he was unworthy of his position.
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