Chapter 118: Fortune and Misfortune

As expected, having a formula to solve a problem makes things efficient; Ning Feiliu explained his current relationship with Ning Fengzhi to Dugu Yan with great ease.

So, Ning Fengzhi does not like him, nor does he dislike him.

Then, does he dislike Ning Fengzhi?

Naturally, that is not the case either.

It is just that while he does not like this convenient father, it does not reach the point of dislike.

Dugu Yan did not know what to say; although she was very unfortunate to be born into the Dugu family, her parents passed away early due to the hereditary deadly poison from Dugu Bo.

But she was also very lucky, because her parents had always loved her.

After all, as an only daughter, all the love from her father and mother could only be poured onto her.

Ning Feiliu, however, had several brothers in this body, as well as a most favored younger sister, Ning Rongrong, so this body was not valued.

The key is still strength.

Everything can be traced; various reasons and conditions created the result of "Ning Feiliu" not being loved.

Although, speaking calmly, these are all reasonable.

But regardless, "Ning Feiliu" was the one who was not loved, so why should Ning Feiliu have to be understanding of this choice made by Ning Fengzhi?

Some answers, once wrong, are just wrong; how they were wrong, why they were wrong, who is the culprit that caused you to answer incorrectly...

These are not important; what is important is that you were wrong.

Your answer is wrong, so you must have points deducted for this question; this is the rule.

Ning Fengzhi's choice is the same; whether it was because of so-called value or because he had too many children, he chose to ignore Ning Feiliu.

Then, naturally, Ning Feiliu would not give him a perfect score for these reasons.

The role of a father, a certain amount of fairness, and a certain amount of investment in upbringing—these can only earn Ning Fengzhi a reasonable one or two points, definitely not a high score.

Dugu Yan, however, just felt sad for Ning Feiliu.

Since they are all Ning Fengzhi's children, why is Ning Feiliu not valued by Ning Fengzhi?

"Alright, I won't feel sad, Sister Yan." Ning Feiliu saw Dugu Yan's expression and immediately said with a smile, "Come to think of it, my father is actually quite a good person; it's just that he doesn't score very high with me."

"I just feel a little sad for you, Feiliu..." Dugu Yan lowered her eyes, reached out to gently touch her heart, and said, "I suddenly feel so lucky; although my mom and dad passed away very early, I know deeply that they loved me."

At this moment, she suddenly remembered something, "What about your mother, Feiliu... your mother should have loved you while she was alive, right?"

This... should be able to comfort Ning Feiliu a little.

"Sorry, it seems she didn't love me that much either." However, Ning Feiliu shook his head with a light laugh and said, "Although past memories are a bit blurry, the most profound part in my memory is that I was never the one who was favored."

He was just saying that; in fact, in the original owner's memories, he had been favored for a period of time.

To be precise, the three of them as the eldest brothers, Ning Fengzhi's first three children, were all children who were filled with expectations and thus favored for a period of time from the beginning.

Because at the start, they were all endowed with the expectation of inheriting the powerful talent of Ning Fengzhi and his wife, and inheriting the great cause of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Especially since the awakening of a martial soul on the Douluo Continent can only be conducted after the age of six, and talent can only be revealed after the age of six.

Therefore, the original owner was not treated as trash from the moment he was born.

It was only later, when the original owner awakened his martial soul and his Innate Soul Power was checked, that it left people greatly disappointed, and he was no longer expected by Ning Fengzhi and the others.

It even extended to Ning Xiaosi and Ning Xiaowu later on, as there were no expectations for them either.

In fact, looking at their names, one can clearly see Ning Fengzhi's mental journey.

For the first three children, the eldest brother Ning Mingrui, as the firstborn, goes without saying; he was certainly filled with expectations from the beginning.

It was just that his Innate Soul Power was still inferior to his father, Ning Fengzhi, which made Ning Fengzhi slightly disappointed.

But at the time, Ning Fengzhi was still hoping that the next child would have better talent, and the second brother's name, Ning Shouzong, was given with that expectation.

As it turned out, the second brother's talent was even worse than the eldest, but Ning Fengzhi still held a sliver of hope, so he named the third child Ning Feiliu.

But Ning Feiliu's Innate Soul Power was still disappointing, and Ning Fengzhi was finally completely disappointed; the naming was just him giving up.

It wasn't until the girl Ning Rongrong was born—since she was a girl, she couldn't be named 'Little Six', but the naming was still quite casual; however, because Ning Rongrong was a girl, she was still slightly more favored.

Then came Ning Rongrong's martial soul awakening, where her Innate Soul Power was found to be level nine, which immediately filled Ning Fengzhi and the others with expectations.

The original owner was the same; before his Innate Soul Power was revealed, he was still valued and favored by Ning Fengzhi and Ning Feiliu's mother.

But once his soul power talent was revealed, he was no longer valued that much.

Hearing this, Dugu Yan felt even more sad for Ning Feiliu.

"I'm actually really fine." Seeing this, Ning Feiliu said with a smile, "Actually, Sister Yan, you are more unfortunate than me; the passing of a close relative you care about and cherish is much more painful than the passing of a relative like mine, where there is no distinction between close and distant... I know that kind of sadness very well; it truly echoes for a lifetime from the moment you find out."

He did not care about Ning Fengzhi or his mother in this life; even if Ning Fengzhi were to have an accident now, he would not have any feelings of sadness.

It was just that in his previous life, he had experienced the pain of a close relative passing away, and that feeling was indeed terrible.

It is like the continuous damp weather that follows a heavy rain; after a day of wind and rain, it always leaves you in a mess when you least expect it.

Because of this, Dugu Yan recalled the pain of the moment she learned of her parents' death and said softly, "Yes, that feeling is the most painful."

As she spoke, tears could not help but well up in the corners of her eyes.

Ning Feiliu looked at the tears in the corners of Dugu Yan's eyes, froze for a moment, and then said with a light laugh, "However, for those who have passed away, being able to receive the tears of their closest loved ones is a very happy thing."

"Is this a very happy thing?" Dugu Yan wiped her tears, froze for a moment, and said.

"Yes, because it means... in your hearts, they are very important, and they are valued by their closest loved ones." Ning Feiliu said with a light laugh, "At least if I were to die, being able to receive Sister Yan's tears would certainly be a very happy thing."

Dugu Yan exclaimed immediately and said hurriedly, "Don't say such unlucky things; how can someone curse themselves to die?"

"Who knows?" Ning Feiliu shook his head and said.

"But I don't want you to die; I want you to live." Dugu Yan looked at him seriously and said.

"I will keep living." Ning Feiliu smiled, shook his head, and said casually.

He... naturally would not die easily; he still had to become stronger until he stood at the very pinnacle of this world.

Today, Brother T1 was so entertaining, they really swept G2... As a fan, I feel a bit sad for Meiko, I'm numb... I'm not in the mood to write today, so I'll just fluff two chapters.

(End of this chapter)