r18novel Chapter 593 The Master is a Scoundrel
Chapter 593 The Master is a Scoundrel
Chapter 593 The Master is a Scoundrel
Ning Rongrong nodded immediately, a hint of playfulness on her face.
"Yes, yesterday the master brought Tang San to me specifically to try and get the cultivation method for the Distraction Control Technique from me."
Next, Ning Rongrong recounted the events of the previous day to her father in detail. After listening, Ning Fengzhi frowned.
"So you didn't agree?"
"Of course I didn't agree. I'm not stupid."
Ning Rongrong immediately pouted, gave a small snort, and then began to complain with a righteous indignation:
"Although the master's words sounded nice, saying that he would arrange special training for me to help me cultivate the secret technique of distraction control, he couldn't even give me any special training methods. He just said some ambiguous nonsense and told me to figure it out on my own."
"Instead, they called Tang San over, saying it was to help me cultivate and improve my Distraction Control Technique. To put it bluntly, they just wanted to get the Distraction Control Technique from me for free."
"Heh, you wish! I won't let him have his way."
Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but frown; he truly didn't know about this matter.
Unexpectedly, before Yu Xiaogang and Tang San came to find him, they went to find his daughter first, hoping to get the Distraction Control Technique from her for free.
This made Ning Fengzhi somewhat unhappy.
Although the Distraction Control Technique is not a particularly obscure or secret skill, it is still an extremely important and unique technique for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
If you really want it, then just come and discuss it with him, the head of the sect. It's not like he won't give it to you.
But instead, they went to their daughter Ning Rongrong first, and it seemed they wanted to take advantage of Rongrong's naivety and ignorance to get the distraction control technique for free.
That's a bit shameful.
Fortunately, Rongrong was smart from a young age and didn't fall for their trick.
Otherwise, how could he make Tang San owe him such a big favor?
Based on what Rongrong just said, all of this should be the scheme of that master Yu Xiaogang, and has little to do with Tang San. So, Yu Xiaogang is...
He's probably a petty person.
Ning Fengzhi pondered silently, but the more he thought about it, the more dissatisfied he felt, and even the last bit of respect he had for Yu Xiaogang disappeared.
Ning Rongrong looked at her father's pensive face. Although she didn't know what he was thinking, her father was always shrewd and calculating, so she wasn't too surprised.
However, after waiting quietly for a while, seeing that her father was still frowning and not reacting, Ning Rongrong finally couldn't wait any longer and couldn't help but speak up to pull Ning Fengzhi out of his reverie:
"Speaking of which, Father, why did you give them the Distraction Control Technique for free? That's a unique secret technique of our sect. I don't quite understand."
Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's question, Ning Fengzhi quickly snapped out of his reverie. Looking into his daughter's clear, crystal-like green eyes, he smiled indulgently.
"Rongrong, you can't just look at the surface of things. You have to see through the surface to understand the essence behind the event. Your father did this for a reason."
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up instantly, her interest piqued:
"What deeper meaning is it?"
Ning Fengzhi picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then spoke slowly and deliberately:
"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School started out in business, and what we excel at most is our foresight in investment."
Ning Rongrong, with her exceptionally quick mind, immediately understood the meaning behind Ning Fengzhi's words:
"So, Father, you mean that you gave away the Distraction Control Technique to Grandmaster and Tang San for free as an investment in them? No, you should be investing in Tang San."
Ning Fengzhi smiled and nodded:
"That's right, I did this to invest in Tang San."
"Tang San's talent is obvious to all. He has full innate soul power and twin martial souls, so it's worth my heavy bet."
Ning Rongrong nodded slightly in agreement with her father's words.
Tang San's talent is indeed the strongest among the Shrek Seven Devils, and his strength is also the greatest. If he grows up smoothly in the future, he will definitely become a powerful figure.
Investing in such a person would be far more beneficial than harmful to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, especially since the other party also possesses the method for making hidden weapons.
However, Ning Rongrong was still somewhat surprised that her father would use his unique skill of distraction control to win over Tang San. She did not expect that her father would think so highly of Tang San and make such a big bet.
Ning Fengzhi, unaware of Ning Rongrong's thoughts, explained briefly before turning to her with a hint of curiosity in his voice, and asking:
"Didn't you always call him 'Third Brother' before? Why are you calling him 'Tang San' now?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong temporarily set aside the chaotic thoughts in her mind and snorted coldly:
"I call him 'Third Brother' out of politeness, and also because the hidden weapons he made are really effective and have been of great help to our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. He deserves my respect."
"But he actually conspired with the master to scheme against me, trying to get the Distraction Control Technique from me for free. I'm not happy about that."
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi smiled again and then offered a comforting word:
"Okay, don't be angry. Let's pretend this never happened. After all, we're teachers and students in the same college, and it's not good to make things too awkward."
"You'll be participating in the Elite Soul Master Tournament together in the future, so don't worry about this little thing, lest it affect your upcoming schedule."
"Also, Rongrong, remember to maintain good relationships with the team members and try your best to recruit as many talented people from Shrek Academy as possible to our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Even if you can't recruit them, you must still maintain good relationships with them, understand?"
Ning Rongrong immediately pouted. Although unwilling, she still obeyed her father's instructions:
"Okay, I understand."
Ning Fengzhi nodded in satisfaction, suddenly feeling that his daughter had grown up and finally knew how to obey:
"As for the secret technique of distraction control..."
"You heard my conversation with Tang San and the others. After you return to the academy, go and cultivate with him. Once he has mastered it, remember to bring the scroll back."
"I always felt there was something strange about that kid. He'd probably master the secret technique very quickly if he were distracted. Cultivating with him would be good for you too."
"Cultivate diligently and strive to reach the Four Apertures Constant Heart realm as soon as possible, otherwise the upcoming competition for you Shrek Seven Devils will probably be very difficult."
"Especially the Spirit Hall team, you must have already witnessed their combat power. If you don't improve your strength as soon as possible, your Shrek Seven Devils team will surely lose."
Ning Rongrong gave a resigned "Oh."
Seeing his daughter suddenly become listless and collapse as if she had lost all her energy, Ning Fengzhi felt helpless. Although his daughter was more obedient, her dislike of cultivation still gave him a headache.
Ning Fengzhi slowly shook his head, deciding to stop while he was ahead and not say anything more about cultivation. Too much talk could backfire, and if he said too much, it might provoke his daughter's rebellious spirit, which would be bad.
After thinking for a moment, he changed the subject and asked a question that had nothing to do with cultivation:
"By the way, Rongrong, I heard you know that girl named Zhu Zhuqing from the Spirit Hall's second team?"
Upon hearing her father mention Zhu Zhuqing's name, Ning Rongrong, who had a very deep impression of her and was quite fond of and friendly towards her, instantly perked up:
"Yes, I know her. I even fought alongside her."
Ning Fengzhi was somewhat surprised by her daughter's answer:
"Oh? Tell me more."
Ning Rongrong extended a slender, jade-like finger and tapped her fair cheek, assuming a gesture of reminiscence:
"That was almost three years ago. At that time, Shrek Academy was conducting its entrance combat assessment. The person in charge of the assessment was Teacher Zhao Wuji. Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Qingzhu, and I teamed up to deal with him."
"At that time, Zhu Zhuqing was only a Great Soul Master. Her soul power was three or four levels higher than mine. She seemed to have reached the bottleneck of level 30, but her combat power was extremely strong. I remember her very well."
As Ning Rongrong spoke, she kept recalling:
"The practical assessment process was a bit tortuous. After all, Teacher Zhao Wuji is a Soul Saint, and there was a suspicion of bullying the weak. However, although the process was not smooth, we still passed the practical assessment in the end."
"But after passing the test, Zhu Zhuqing did not choose to enroll in Shrek Academy. Instead, she went with Ye Qifeng. I never expected that he would be the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall."
Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi could no longer sit still:
"You mean, the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall was also present at the time?"
Ning Rongrong nodded:
"Yes, but at the time we didn't know his identity."
"I only found out yesterday at the opening ceremony that the person who took Zhu Zhuqing away was actually the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, when I saw him appear on the VIP stage with you, Father, and Zhu Zhuqing was also in the Spirit Hall's second team."
Hearing Ning Rongrong's answer, Ning Fengzhi had already guessed the general course of events, and then asked:
"Then do you know why Ye Qifeng, the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, appeared at Shrek Academy and why he took Zhu Zhuqing away?"
Ning Rongrong frantically searched her memory, and after a moment, slowly shook her head:
"I don't know."
"All I know is that Ye Qifeng accompanied Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy for the entrance exam. It seems that Zhu Zhuqing was very keen to join Shrek Academy from the beginning."
"As for why they didn't stay in the end, I guess they probably looked down on Shrek Academy. After all, Shrek Academy is too dilapidated and lacks everything, so it's normal that they didn't like it."
"If I hadn't been angry with you back then, I wouldn't have wanted to stay in that awful place either."
At this point, Ning Rongrong glanced up at her father, and seeing that he didn't react, she stuck out her tongue and continued:
"Since she looks down on Shrek Academy, then it's perfectly acceptable for Ye Qifeng to take her away."
"However, there is one thing that is quite strange."
Ning Fengzhi looked up at her:
"What's strange?"
Ning Rongrong raised her little head, and a look of reminiscence reappeared on her face:
"Yes, that's right. I remember Xiao Wu said that Zhu Zhuqing's soul power level was around level 27 before she went to Shrek Academy to enroll."
"But on the day of the entrance exam, her soul power level had already soared to the bottleneck of level 30."
"Tang San and Dai Mubai can both testify to this."
"Because all three of them had conflicts with Zhu Zhuqing before, and even fought each other, Xiao Wu had even sparred with Zhu Zhuqing and knew about her soul power level, so it was definitely not what we saw later."
After a slight pause, Ning Rongrong's face showed a look of surprise:
"But Zhu Zhuqing's changes are real. In just two or three years, she has actually cultivated from the level 30 Great Soul Master realm to the level 40 or higher Advanced Soul Master realm, spanning nearly twenty levels."
"Father, don't you find this cultivation speed strange? It's terrifying."
Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Ning Fengzhi's expression became completely serious.
To be honest, before this, he had never felt that the strength of those members of the Spirit Hall's second team was anything special.
Aside from the unexpected black ten-thousand-year spirit ring, it's simply that they possess extraordinary talent, and with the resources provided by the behemoth Spirit Hall, it's understandable that they could cultivate geniuses with strength exceeding that of ordinary spirit masters.
However, after hearing his daughter mention that Zhu Zhuqing's soul power level had increased abnormally and even reached a terrifying level, Ning Fengzhi finally had to take it seriously.
Since Zhu Zhuqing's soul power has shown an abnormal increase, what about the other two advanced Soul Masters?
What about those four girls who didn't make a move?
Is their soul power also a result of abnormal growth?
If that's the case, does the Spirit Hall possess some method that allows Soul Masters to rapidly increase their Soul Power?
Could this method be related to the super-limit absorption method of spirit rings already mastered by the Spirit Hall? Perhaps...
After pondering for a long time, Ning Fengzhi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, recalling the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in Sunset Forest, which was controlled by the Spirit Hall, and the immortal herbs that Tang San had mentioned that had the power to turn decay into magic and seize the creation of heaven and earth.
And those rare medicinal herbs that are very likely to grow in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire will undoubtedly be used by the Spirit Hall to cultivate their young soul master geniuses.
Those members of the Spirit Hall's second team probably achieved such a terrifying growth rate by consuming divine herbs.
Upon hearing this bold and unconventional idea, Ning Fengzhi suddenly felt enlightened, as if he had inadvertently unveiled a layer of mystery surrounding the Spirit Hall.
"Fengzhi, have you thought of something?"
Seeing Ning Fengzhi's changing expression, Sword Douluo, who had not interrupted the father and daughter's conversation, couldn't help but ask a question.
Ning Rongrong couldn't help but look at her father, her eyes filled with expectation, as if she wanted to get a definite answer from her resourceful father.
Snapping out of his reverie, Ning Fengzhi first glanced at Ning Rongrong, then his gaze fell on Sword Douluo:
"Uncle Jian, do you still remember that treasure basin deep in Sunset Forest?"
"The reason why those little girls in the Spirit Hall's second team have strengths that surpass those of ordinary spirit masters might be found there."
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