Chapter 60: Ning Mingmei's Biggest Crisis in Life
Ordinary people have three souls and seven spirits. The souls of those who practice Taoism are more powerful and pure.
But the soul of the person behind the gauze curtain seemed to be incomplete in some way.
Ning Mingmei asked the others to stay outside and went in with two disciples.
There are two people in the room. One was on the chaise longue, and the other was on a chair on the other side, taking his pulse.
The person on the chaise longue must be the general king of the human world and the city lord of Yedi.
Lifeless and dying, this was Ning Mingmei's first impression of him.
The city lord is over four hundred years old. Even with the elixir to prolong his life, he now looks like a middle-aged man. Moreover, his gray hair made him look older faster than his appearance, and his eyelids drooped heavily. Only the outlines of his facial features could still show how handsome and heroic he was when he was young.
The other person had his back to Ning Mingmei and was wearing a snow-blue robe. The color was so light that he looked like a purple cloud. He stood beside the city lord, examining his body.
The area to be treated was General Wang's right arm.
The man lowered his head and used the herbs to fumigate carefully with hot compresses.
The strange smell in the room came from here.
"Please take a seat, Immortal Master." A hoarse man's voice came from the chaise longue.
It was barely breathing, like a dry bamboo without wind.
The few of them exchanged a few simple pleasantries, Ning Mingmei drank his tea, and motioned for Eleven beside him to speak.
Eleven said: "We heard that there are ghosts haunting the city, but the case that Qingji Sect got was brief and unclear. Can the city lord describe in detail what method this haunting is using?"
The man coughed a few times, like a hoarse bellows. But what he said was surprising.
"I am ashamed to say that it was my subordinates who made a big fuss about nothing and even troubled several immortals to make a trip... There really is nothing special in the city."
Such words should be used as a humble expression before getting down to business.
But the man said a few more words, and what he gave was actually a complete order to expel them, asking them to go home.
this……?
Eleven and Fifteen looked at Ning Mingmei.
It was rare that Ning Mingmei remained silent, and remained silent for a long time.
And she rarely looks like the "flower of the mountain" and "unsociable" as rumored.
The room was dead silent. After a while, Ning Mingmei held the tea in his hand and said calmly, "General Wang, do you mean to say that you don't want to do this order anymore and want us to go home now?"
eleven:……
Master’s voice is very normal, and it sounds the same to outsiders. But why did he, as the disciple who was most familiar with his master, feel such a hair-standing fear at this moment?
The man's attitude was not bad: "I am really sorry to let the immortals make a wasted trip. I will ask the master to prepare a big gift for Ning Feng. If the immortals like it... I will feel relieved."
Ning Mingmei was still calm and composed: "General, you don't have to be like this. It only takes a few days to get from Qingji Sect to Yedi."
"Just a few days."
Man: "I really can't accept your words 'General King'. You can just call me Ye Feng. I am old and weak now, my subordinates are panicking, and I am doing things without any rules. I am really sorry for causing such a mess. Even if the compensation is generous, it is not enough to express one tenth of my guilt. I just hope that you like it."
It's more than one tenth of the guilt, right? It's not even one tenth of the six million, right?
It is common for a single owner to withdraw investment, even in the real world. The system said to Ning Mingmei: "It's over. Your six million is gone."
There wasn't much sympathy in his tone, but there was a bit of gloating.
Ning Mingmei said to the system: "Shut up and stop talking to me."
Oh, you're angry!
The system rarely saw Ning Mingmei in trouble, and was actually a little excited for a moment: "There is nothing we can do, you can leave tomorrow. The remaining orders combined are worth 700,000 or 800,000."
Ning Mingmei replied: "..."
The system just thought that Ning Mingmei was so angry that he became speechless.
But is Ning Mingmei really that angry? He is not angry when Fang Wuyu mocks him, he is not angry when Lian Chengyue barks at him, and he is not angry when others look down on him.
It's only six million here.
Ning Mingmei said to the man, "Your Highness, you don't have to be polite. I don't know much about worldly affairs and I can't remember people's names very well, so I'll just call you Your Highness. We cultivators pass through this place not for money, but to help the people of the Great Dao solve their problems. We also fully understand the reason why Your Highness does not intend to continue the cooperation. However, it is rare for cultivators to come down the mountain. Since we are here, we will stay here for a dozen more days to recuperate, just as a sightseeing tour, and enjoy the local customs and practices. Your Highness, you won't mind, right?"
He had apologized and was willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract. Logically speaking, what Ning Mingmei had asked for were only small requests.
"That's natural." General Wang also said so.
But Ning Mingmei caught a hint of hesitation in his words.
"Of course, if any demon appears in the next few days..." Ning Mingmei said this half sentence again.
This time he could clearly feel the other person's emotions.
This concludes our conversation about the mission. A few of them sat down and chatted for a while, some of which talked about the Qingji Sect and the human world.
Ning Mingmei saw the doctor standing next to General Wang finish his treatment.
The doctor washed off the remaining mud on his arm, but what was revealed under the mud was not ordinary skin.
It was a horrible black-purple color.
The entire right arm was black and purple, with meridians bulging, which was definitely not caused by ordinary injuries.
After the treatment, General Wang nodded and let him leave. When the doctor turned around, Ning Mingmei discovered that he was wearing half a mask, which just covered the part above his nose.
He also bowed to Ning Mingmei and then left.
The doctor has a cold temperament.
Ning Mingmei then said, "I am curious about one thing - what is going on with the prince's arm?"
General Wang said: "You mean this arm? This is an old wound left on the battlefield hundreds of years ago."
"Is that so?" Ning Mingmei said, "I heard that the prince made great efforts in the war for the king four hundred years ago. However, that was mostly a battle with the demons or monsters, right? But the traces of magic on the wound don't look like magic or demonic skills."
"In fact, during that war, most of the time, we were fighting against our own people. We are all human beings, from the human world..."
When he said this, General Wang actually laughed bitterly. Ning Mingmei finally caught a glimpse of his emotions under the mask. He continued, "Ning Xianzun has good eyesight. This injury was definitely not caused by a demon or devil. It was a kind of witchcraft, a kind of... curse."
"curse?"
"Witchcraft is naturally not as good as immortal magic, it is only effective for mortals like us."
General Wang didn't want to continue this topic, so he changed the subject to something else, such as Qi Miancheng.
Unexpectedly, in addition to the world of immortal cultivation, Qi Miancheng is also familiar with the city lords and major forces in the human world. The general king said: "In recent years, although the demons have retreated, they still have the will to destroy our human race and often invade the human world. Thanks to Sect Leader Qi for always being decisive and helping us every time. Sect Leader Qi is bright and clear, and he upholds the righteous path. This king really admires Sect Leader Qi."
Although the immortals and demons have now entered a cold war. There have always been many small-scale wars between humans and demons. Ning Mingmei roughly understood the main contradictions in the world today.
When mentioning Qi Miancheng, words were full of praise. Moreover, whenever he talked about this, a flame like a dying candle would always appear in General Wang’s old eyes.
This makes people believe that four hundred years ago, he was indeed the general king who rose from obscurity and won victories on the battlefield, and not the old man who is hanging on by a magic pill that extends his life by five hundred years.
While this elixir granted him five hundred years of immortality, did it also take away the life of the heroic king?
Or maybe, the Hero King was actually envious of Qi Miancheng - in terms of the era in which they were born, they were actually similar. Qi Miancheng had a strong character, so he was able to ascend to the great path. Even now he can still fight in the south and the north, and fight for a peaceful world.
Even if he obtained the elixir and lived four hundred years later, he would be just an old man with the face of a middle-aged man who could no longer fight and rotted in Ye City.
Only former soldiers can understand this subtle emotion.
Ning Mingmei asked, "Is that doctor a doctor from the human world?"
Hero King: "Yes, he is a traveling doctor who used to practice medicine in the fief of King Qinghe. King Qinghe recommended him to me when he heard that my hand injury was getting worse. His medical skills are indeed good."
The Prince of Qinghe is also a member of the royal family, and is Fang Wuyu's nephew. He had heard stories about General Wang since he was a child and admired this brave and indifferent general.
This is the advantage of the world of cultivating immortals: people who are particularly rich and powerful always have the opportunity to gain immortality. Therefore, even idols of the next generation who should have been buried can see it.
Ning Mingmei said: "Why don't you ask someone from Minghua Valley to treat this injury? Even Yanyun Tower and Baichuan Academy are good at medical treatment."
The Hero King shook his head. "This is a curse, and there is no cure. The doctor could only relieve some of the pain for me... that's enough."
oh?
The time for the evening banquet was approaching, and Ning Mingmei stood up. But when he left, he left a sentence.
"Looking at the prince's arm is really shocking. The ghosts in Ye City are haunting, could it be related to witchcraft?"
really.
He heard the General King's heartbeat suddenly accelerate.
…
The evening banquet was very nice. There were delicious food in golden cups and beautiful singing and dancing. Several disciples were offered a lot of wine, and when they returned to their rooms, they were so drunk that they fell asleep immediately.
As the host, Ning Mingmei was the one who received the most toasts, but he had a blank expression throughout the whole process. The deputy city lord and the legal advisor obviously knew that Ning Mingmei was run away by the prince. Even during the night banquet, they often looked at each other with eyes full of unspeakable whispers.
Sure enough, as soon as the night banquet ended and after a few greetings, the deputy city lord returned to his house.
Apparently these people had something to discuss privately.
The lawyer came with the list of apology. He smiled and said, "The city lord said that he knew that the immortal didn't like vulgar things, so he specially prepared many elegant things to make the immortal smile."
The items on the list are all antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which are indeed good things if placed in the human royal family.
All things added up, it's almost nine hundred thousand.
Ning Mingmei took a look at the gift list, threw it aside, and sat on the chair, knocking on the coffee table.
Eleven was the only one who hadn't drunk. He came in and asked, "Master, what do you say?"
Ning Mingmei: "Rest in Yedi for seven days first. Go and have whatever you want to eat or play. It will all be charged to the palace account."
Eleven asked: "But Master, why are they like this? The list says that Yedi is haunted, and the deputy city lord also says that Yedi is haunted, but the city lord says that it is not?"
It would have been fine if he didn't raise this question, but after he did... Ning Mingmei's expression didn't change.
I just feel that the indoor temperature has dropped a little.
Ning Mingmei said: "Nothing. If anything unusual happens in Yedi these days, report it all to me. If you find any ghosts in Yedi..."
Eleven: "...Do you want to get rid of it?"
Ning Mingmei: "Well, then pile the bodies in front of the palace. Just consider it our gift."
Eleven went down.
He thought, logically speaking, what Master said should be a good deed of repaying evil with kindness. He doesn't charge a penny and helps people exorcise demons.
But for some reason, he always felt that this matter was chilling.
The disciples were all very happy, except Ning Mingmei who stayed in the main hall and continued to snap his fingers.
The system looked at Ning Mingmei.
It uttered three words tentatively: "Six million?"
…
Why did Ning Mingmei suddenly become cold and silent? Does he hate me so much?
System: "Forget it, the money was not in your hands in the first place. You just didn't get it, not lost it."
Ning Mingmei: “Heh.”
System: "And aren't they quite polite?"
Ning Mingmei pushed up his glasses and said, "Why should I care if he's polite or not? He made me lose 6 million, that's impolite."
…
I wonder if Ning Mingmei is holding a grudge?
System: "Are you going to spend their money for seven days here?"
Ning Mingmei: “Tsk.”
The system rarely spoke human words to comfort people: "It's only six million. You can get it back if you ask Fang Wuyu for another sum."
If that doesn't work, we can always ask Master Qi, Yin Xisheng and others to help.
Ning Mingmei: "Oh. If I have 6 million, I won't knock?"
…
Listen to what you are saying, is this human language?
The system suddenly lost its sympathy for Ning Mingmei. Ning Mingmei continued, "What I care about is not the six million, but the spirit of contract. Tsk, people in this world are like this, no one has a sense of contract, just like beasts. The promised reimbursement is no longer valid in the blink of an eye. The promised fund is given to another person. The promised layout is increased in the blink of an eye. The promised school-enterprise cooperation, the code is obtained, and then it runs to another company in the blink of an eye. Those who copy ideas, rush to publish, use paper charts based on PS, and break contracts..."
"And the world of immortal cultivation doesn't have contracts or breach of contract clauses. It's really abominable." Ning Mingmei said, "This six million has already been included in my budget for office building construction this year! Do I have to deduct the salary of my disciples to get this six million?"
system:……
Is it so serious? Why does it feel that Ning Mingmei is taking his anger out on others?
Ning Mingmei took a sip of tea and said, "But I think there are a lot of problems in Yedi. The deputy city lord will probably come to me tomorrow morning. From his point of view, he wants me to help investigate this matter. In this case, let's wait and see tomorrow morning."
?
When did Ning Mingmei discover it?
The system didn't want to ask Ning Mingmei how he deduced it. It said: "But he is the deputy city lord after all, and his arms cannot twist his thighs. Forget it."
Ning Mingmei: "I will force myself."
"Curse, weird citizens, doctors, the city lord's arm, haunted." Ning Mingmei said, "There must be something wrong with this city lord. How can someone who can run an order of six million be a good person? They should all be sent to the wall-breaking machine. I have some connections in the Qingji Sect, tear them all to pieces."
System: "Calm down. You don't look cool at all today."
What's going on, Ning Mingmei?
Ning Mingmei said: "My intuition tells me that there are a lot of things here..."
System: “Secret?”
Ning Mingmei: "An opportunity to make money... I was so angry just now that I said the wrong thing."
System: "…What did you say wrong?"
Ning Mingmei: "They actually let these disciples have a good rest. They should be asked to get up and investigate quickly. They have enough free time these days anyway."
Okay, it’s still the familiar and inhuman Ning Mingmei.
Ning Mingmei was upset because of the thought. He walked out of the main room and immediately saw the window of the side room.
Now Ren Miao sleeps with several female disciples. Lian Chengyue and Gui Ruoxue live in this small room.
He tilted his head and suddenly had an idea.
Ning Mingmei: “Haha.”
system:?
What an evil laugh. It said, "What are you going to do?"
Ning Mingmei pushed his glasses up: "Is it time for Lian Chengyue to take medicine?"
The system looked at him and suddenly remembered something.
Ning Mingmei drank a lot of wine at the banquet today... didn't he?
…
Could it be that the evil Ning Mingmei was also drunk? ? ?
The author has something to say:
The most abusive plot in this article is here, which refers to the fact that Ning Mingmei was cheated out of 6 million yuan.
Today is the sad drunkard!
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