The early morning light illuminates the Fire Persimmon Fairy City.
Clouds and smoke were lingering at the top of the mountain, but they could not hide the increasingly frequent vibrations.
It has been some time since the Lava Fairy Palace was exploded, and more and more insiders have begun to know: "Is that Fairy Palace stirring again?"
Meng Kui looked down at the Immortal Palace and watched quietly as the red flame monsters appeared one after another, attacking the Immortal Palace's defense line.
Ning family.
The ancestor of the Ning family stared at the top of the mountain, and after a while he received a report from the clan leader.
"The two golden elixirs of the Zhou family and the two golden elixirs of the Zheng family had a gambling battle, and they both joined the battle?"
"What a coincidence?"
The ancestor of the Ning family shook his head slightly. Regardless of whether this information was true or false, he decided to find out for himself.
Ever since Meng Kuai sealed off the mountain top and took charge personally, the ancestor of the Ning family has not been in the Immortal Palace for a long time.
"Boss Sun didn't reply to my letter?"
Most of the night had passed, and Ning Zhuo had not waited for Sun Lingtong's reply.
He frowned deeply, this situation was very unusual.
Ning Zhuo paced around the room with his hands behind his back.
After walking around for a few times, he summoned his servant: "There's a lot of movement on the top of the mountain. What's going on?"
"Go and inquire. If you have any other important information, please report it as well."
Not long after, the servant brought breaking news from the market.
Ning Zhuo got what he wanted.
"Did Zhu Xuanji find Boss Sun?"
"Boss Sun deliberately spread his 'record' of forcing Zhu Xuanji to retreat. He was telling me his true current situation!"
"Boss Sun is not from an empty family, and he has an empty family seal. Even if Zhu Xuanzhi gives up his principles, loses his face, and forcibly searches the soul without any evidence, nothing will be found."
"He still hasn't replied to me, what happened?"
Ning Zhuo frowned: "Let's wait and see."
Trust each other... This is the agreement between the two of them, and it is also a tacit understanding that has been cultivated more than ten years ago.
Ning Zhuo was only two years old at that time.
One day, Sun Lingtong returned injured.
"What are you doing?" He found Ning Zhuo taking care of a small package, and his face turned dark.
From this package, he saw the materials that entered the Red Flame Demon Melting Cave.
Ning Zhuo cried out in surprise: "Brother Xiao Sun, you're back! I was just going to find you, ouch!"
Sun Lingtong couldn't help but give Ning Zhuo a shock.
"I'm going to explore the Red Flame Demon Melting Cave. That's because I have the ability."
"What were you doing there? Feeding the monsters?"
"I don't know how high the sky is, so I'm just making nonsense!"
Ning Zhuo covered his forehead with his fleshy hands, and said aggrievedly: "But, Brother Sun, you have been gone for so long this time, and you have been missing for seven days."
Sun Lingtong's expression darkened.
After he recovered from his injuries, he would sneak into the Red Flame Demon Melt Cave every once in a while to look for his master.
No results.
This time, the middle section of the tunnel he entered collapsed.
Fortunately, Sun Lingtong was rushing back at the time and decisively used the air-piercing technique continuously, and was able to pass through the collapsed section of road and save his life.
However, it will not be easy for him to find the Lava Fairy Palace next, and he must find a correct path again.
Of course, there is no need to confide these worries to a two-year-old child.
Sun Lingtong patted his chest, smiled at Ning Zhuo and said, "You have to believe me, brother, I am very strong!"
"Let's do this. From now on, we agree on ten days."
"I will definitely come back within ten days."
"So, as long as it doesn't exceed ten days, don't worry. I'll be fine for sure."
Ning Zhuo said weakly: "I understand."
"Did you find your master when you went to the tunnel this time?"
Sun Lingtong: "Although I didn't see my master, I left some talismans in the corridor. If the master leaves the palace, he should be able to sense it. Ahem."
Sun Lingtong's breath weakened: "I suffered internal injuries this time. Please boil some potion for me. This is a prescription. I urgently need to replenish my energy."
Ning Zhuo looked at the prescription and found that there was a lack of medicinal materials, so he went out and bought some.
After testing, Sun Lingtong found that many of the medicines were fake.
He asked Ning Zhuo about the whole process of buying medicine, shook his head helplessly, and pointed out: "You are a child, and if you go to a small vendor to buy medicine with your face covered, everyone will know that there is something wrong with you."
"Next time you go to the pharmacy, do it openly and show your Ning family badge."
"If you pretend to buy medicine for the adults in your family, no one will make things difficult for you, and they will give you real medicinal materials."
"Although you are very smart, you are too inexperienced!"
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Someone from the Ning family is coming.
The visitor smiled and spoke softly to Ning Zhuo, but he wanted to coax him into signing the contract.
Sun Lingtong had already discovered this matter and informed Ning Zhuo of the solution.
Ning Zhuo followed the plan and attracted the blame of his uncle Ning.
Ning Zhi, with a face as cold as frost, came forward in person and shouted loudly, thus destroying the plan of the visitor.
But after the incident, he could not restrain Wang Lan. The latter went to the ancestral hall and made a big fuss, which made the relevant family members unable to step down on the spot and lost their face.
Ning Zhuo said to Sun Lingtong: "If things are so big, I'm afraid I will have to live with my uncle soon. Alas, I don't want to do this at all."
Sun Lingtong patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry, you can't handle the transfer of household registration."
"I'm afraid you have to stay here for a long time."
Ning Zhuo was curious: "Why?"
Sun Lingtong explained: "On the surface, the patriarch of the Zongzutang has been removed from his position, but he is still the patriarch, from the main line, with deep connections. He is just showing up, temporarily frozen, and will definitely come back in the future."
"Your eldest aunt caused this incident, which greatly damaged the prestige of the Zongzu Hall. But there is no powerful person or faction in the Ning family branch to urge the Zongzu Hall to change its behavior."
"Therefore, there is a high probability that Zongzutang will not correct its mistakes and will be tough to the end, testing the reaction of the Ning family branches."
"If the reaction is not violent, then they will seize your household registration as a warning. Although you will always be transferred to your uncle's home in the future, it will definitely be delayed as long as possible."
"Your aunt made a mistake in this matter. But...she may not have done it unintentionally."
Ning Zhuo opened his mouth slightly and was dumbfounded.
Sun Lingtong looked at his stupidity and patted him on the shoulder: "This is the world of adults."
"You are too young, only two years old."
"Although you are very smart, my lord is cunning."
"You still have a lot to learn."
"For example, do you know the differences between gangs, families, sects, and countries? Do you know how these forces operate?"
Ning Zhuo could only shake his head and asked in confusion: "Are these important?"
Sun Lingtong's face was serious: "It's very important!"
He then smiled and said, "Come here, let me explain it to you."
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Ning Zhuo sighed secretly.
Sun Lingtong imparted common sense about power to him, and it was vivid in his mind and ringing in his ears, as if it happened just yesterday.
"Most gangs put profit first. The first-generation leader of the Monkey Head Gang had a strong personal charm, but he is dead. The second-generation leader Yuan Er found it difficult to convince the public, especially after Yuan Dasheng died."
"Externally, there are old enemies who harbor hatred and are secretly waiting for revenge. Internally, there are powerful elders who disobey Yuan Er and covet the throne of the gang leader."
"Yuan Er is troubled internally and externally!"
"There's still no response from Boss Sun. I'll prepare our troops first."
While Ning Zhuo was waiting for Sun Lingtong's reply, he controlled the tree martial ape Da Sheng and tried to sneak into the Hericium Gang's headquarters.
He is already quite familiar with the headquarters of the Monkey Head Gang.
As a result, after just a little try, I succeeded.
He commanded Shuwu Dou Yuan Dasheng and successfully entered the inner perimeter of the station, getting very close to Yuan Er.
"I didn't expect the defense of the Hericium Gang's station to be so lax!"
"The Fire Persimmon Festival suffered a disastrous defeat, Yuan Dasheng died, the reputation of the entire Monkey Head Gang was greatly reduced, and the gang members lost all their energy."
"People's hearts are so scattered that even the protection of the base camp is so poor."
"No, that's not quite right."
"Perhaps this is not just a matter of laziness. It is possible that an elder took action and arranged it like this deliberately."
Ning Zhuo analyzed it for a moment and thought of some possibility.
The more he thought about it, the more likely it was that he felt it was possible.
"If the gang elders collude with old enemies to assassinate Yuan Er, there is no need for me to trouble Boss Sun."
"This will save me a lot of trouble."
black market.
Sun Lingtong's residence.
Inside the main room, a gloomy atmosphere filled the entire hall.
Judge Chacha was like a temple statue, his eyes like knives and spears, piercing Sun Lingtong's soul and searching for his memory.
Ning Zhuo gradually grew up, and when he reached an age, he was tested and found to have spiritual roots and went to school.
He stayed at his uncle's house and lived a depressing life.
Sun Lingtong relied on Bu Kongmen's magic to meet him secretly every once in a while.
This is the brightest light in Ning Zhuo's dark life.
Sun Lingtong stared at Ning Zhuo's performance appraisal with sharp eyes: "Xiao Zhuo, why are your results so good this time?"
"Have you forgotten what your mother told you before she died?"
"You have to hide your clumsiness, you have to hide yourself!"
Ning Zhuo lowered his head: "But the Xuetang family is always a good person. He often encourages me and hopes that I will do better in the exam."
"There are also those classmates who always laugh at my poor grades, don't play with me, and think I'm stupid."
"But I'm obviously much smarter than them!"
"I just want to show some strength and impress them!"
Sun Lingtong sighed secretly in his heart: "Xiao Zhuo is indeed smart enough, but the nature of a child is uncontrollable and easy to be excited."
"How to persuade him?"
“No matter how much I try to persuade you, it’s still not safe!”
Sun Lingtong thought for a while and decided to threaten: "Xiao Zhuo, you are not far from death."
Ning Zhuo was immediately frightened: "Ah?!"
Sun Lingtong had a sullen face and listed many examples, telling him that many geniuses were killed by jealous people, made into elixirs, or refined into weapons.
"You behave too abruptly in the school. It may arouse suspicion and judge your talent and kill you!"
Ning Zhuo was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was covered in cold sweat: "Yes, but Ning Xiaohui also has talent."
"Huh, I am the main line and you are the branch. My grandma is the elder of the family. What about you?"
"Have you forgotten that I taught you what a cultivation family is? Have you forgotten the current situation of the Ning family that I analyzed for you?"
Ning Zhuo shook his head repeatedly.
"Come, give me a try." Sun Lingtong thought for a while, but still felt uneasy, and decided to take another dose of strong medicine.
According to the content of the school exam, Sun Lingtong did it all in front of Ning Zhuo.
The results were naturally very good, and Ning Zhuo was so impressed that he almost couldn't see it.
Sun Lingtong said: "I'm only one year older than you. Do you think I've passed the exam like this? Am I proud? Am I complacent?"
Ning Zhuo's face turned pale, as if he was lost, and he shook his head slowly.
Sun Lingtong patted Ning Zhuo on the shoulder: "Your Ning family is too small. Among the cultivation families in Fire Persimmon City, you only rank last."
"Compared with your classmates, you may be quite good. But how do you compare with all the children in the entire fairy city?"
"The Fire Persimmon Immortal City is just a corner of the world. It is a new city that has just been built in the Nandou Immortal Kingdom in the past hundred years."
"How do you compare with those children in the old city?"
"Think about it again, this is just the country of Nandou. Apart from this country, what about other countries?"
"Can you rank high in these countries?"
Sun Lingtong raised his finger, shook it, and said decisively: "No!"
"You can't even compare to me, so don't be complacent."
"I'm telling you, this is the only thing I can do in Nandou Country!" Sun Lingtong pinched out a small section of the tip of his little finger and devalued himself crazily.
Ning Zhuo's face was pale and his forehead was covered with sweat.
Seeing the effect, Sun Lingtong patted Ning Zhuo on the shoulder with satisfaction: "You have to know that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world."
"Arrogant people are fools!"
"You must always be humble, open-minded, and lower your mind, so that you can recognize the reality clearly, accept unfamiliar knowledge faster, and grow up faster."
At this point, Sun Lingtong has already made a decision: every once in a while from now on, he will go out in person and "compete" with Ning Zhuo to make him guard against arrogance and impatience!
Ning Zhuo was silent for a long time, and finally raised his eyes to look at Sun Lingtong, with a hoarse voice: "Brother Sun, I was wrong! In fact, my mother always warned me before she was alive."
Sun Lingtong sighed: "These words just now were actually taught to me by my master."
The two looked at each other, and for a moment, they fell into silence.
Chapter completed!