Chapter 133: Not Accepted (4K)

Ning Mingrui also roughly understood that Ning Feiliu's current cultivation progress should not be slow.

After all, the Moonlight Breathing Method that Ning Feiliu imparted to him last time was indeed quite exquisite.

Recently, he had been cultivating using the Moonlight Breathing Method as his cultivation technique, and he could clearly feel his soul power increasing rapidly during the cultivation process.

Having just broken through to level thirty-five soul power not long ago, he was surprised to feel that perhaps it would only take a few months for him to break through another level of soul power.

And if he continued to cultivate with the Moonlight Breathing Method, he would definitely be able to break through to Soul Ancestor two to three years ahead of schedule!

This was still at the Soul Elder level of cultivation speed using the Moonlight Breathing Method; Ning Feiliu was still at the Spirit Master realm, so he had likely already broken through to Great Soul Master by now, right?

Of course, Ning Mingrui did not know that Ning Feiliu's current soul power level was already the same as his own.

But he was very clear that using the Moonlight Breathing Method to cultivate increased one's strength exceptionally fast.

If it weren't for the fact that the Moonlight Breathing Method was imparted to him by Ning Feiliu, he would have really liked to impart it to Ning Shouzong and his other brothers.

Or even... offer it to his father, Ning Fengzhi, so that when the direct disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect used the Moonlight Breathing Method as a foundation, their power would inevitably grow even stronger.

Although the highest soul power level a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master could reach was only Soul Saint.

But if sect disciples cultivated the Moonlight Breathing Method, they would surely reach the Soul Saint cultivation level sooner; therefore, having dozens more Soul Saint-level Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Masters would be a huge boost to their combat power!

Limited by his era and environment, Ning Mingrui's mindset was still one that prioritized the sect and the collective.

On the contrary, someone like Ning Feiliu, with a modern Spirit Soul from a past life, tended to prioritize individual interests and would not easily just hand over his own technique to the sect.

The most critical point was that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had not contributed enough to him to make him willing to wholeheartedly dedicate everything he had to the sect.

Whether in terms of practical value, survival value, or emotional value, it had not reached the level where Ning Feiliu would give his all.

Chatting with Ning Shouzong and the others was still quite comfortable, and Ning Mingrui even joined the conversation after being asked a few questions by Ning Xiaosi and Ning Xiaowu.

Only Ning Rongrong, as if being ostracized by the five brothers, followed behind them the whole time without joining the topic.

It seemed that not only Ning Feiliu, but even the brothers themselves were not very willing to pay attention to Ning Rongrong.

Especially Ning Xiaosi and Ning Xiaowu, who were also younger and closer in age to Ning Rongrong.

Siblings are generally like this; if they are close in age, there is no such thing as older children taking care of younger children.

They all just find each other annoying at first sight, and without parents actively intervening to take sides, no one wants to pay attention to anyone else.

Only the three brothers who were indeed more than five years older than Ning Rongrong—Ning Mingrui, Ning Shouzong, and the original owner of Ning Feiliu's body—would have the thought of taking care of this mischievous younger sister, even if Ning Rongrong had the personality of a spoiled young lady and was unreasonable.

But perhaps influenced by Ning Feiliu, Ning Shouzong and Ning Mingrui were now subconsciously ignoring Ning Rongrong.

Mainly because Ning Rongrong's behavior and words were indeed too hurtful; since they were all siblings, they were certainly more willing to get close to the easy-going Ning Feiliu.

It was the first time Ning Rongrong felt the sadness of being ostracized, but she did not understand now, as she had clearly been the little princess of the Ning family who was pampered by everyone before.

That good-for-nothing brother Ning Feiliu, Ning Xiaosi and Ning Xiaowu could be ignored, but what right did he have to make the eldest brother and second brother stop paying attention to her too?

In reality... Ning Feiliu used to like her very much, so why... why was it that after that one prank, he hated her so much?

It was just one prank, he had only lain in bed for a few days, yet from then on, he seemed like a different person...

That day was also the first time she felt fear in her heart toward this San Ge, who had previously seemed to have no temper.

Ning Rongrong suddenly began to ponder this question.

Although she had always looked down on this San Ge, Ning Feiliu, he had indeed been very good to her in the past.

Now that he had suddenly changed, not only did he no longer treat her gently, but he also treated her with disgust as if she were an enemy...

Originally, she would not have considered this question, but now, not only had Ning Feiliu started to show that he disliked her.

Even brothers like Ning Mingrui, Ning Shouzong, Ning Xiaosi, and Ning Xiaowu were no longer paying attention to her.

This made her feel a bit uncomfortable, and at the same time, a little panicked.

Was she really being hated by everyone?

However, no one answered her question.

The group of six siblings slowly arrived at a grand cemetery behind the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect castle.

This was the cemetery of the siblings' late mother.

As the grave of the Sect Master's Wife of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, regardless of anything else, it still had the specifications a grave should have.

This cemetery, however, was like a garden, with colorful flowers blooming wantonly all around, like an ocean of flowers, permeated with a faint fragrance.

There were many types of flowers, some proud and upright, others gentle and graceful.

The flowers bloomed quietly, as if waiting for something, or perhaps just silently displaying their own beauty.

It was just that this sea of flowers seemed a bit cold and lonely; only the occasional sound of insects could make one feel a trace of life.

Ning Feiliu followed Ning Mingrui and the others into the cemetery, and the moment they approached the cemetery, Ning Mingrui and the others stopped talking.

An atmosphere of sorrow even spread among them.

"Mother, the six of us siblings have come to visit you again." Ning Mingrui led them slowly to the center of the cemetery.

They saw that on a tombstone carved from a single piece of fine white jade in front of them, the words "Tomb of the Late Wife Luo Xueru" were engraved in large characters.

Arriving before the tombstone, except for Ning Feiliu, the other siblings, including Ning Rongrong, all revealed a trace of dimness and sorrow in their eyes.

For children, the early death of either parent during their youth is like a shadow that obscures their entire life.

This is a childhood wound that takes a lifetime to heal.

When Ning Feiliu's parents in his past life passed away due to an accident, he was already an adult, and it was still difficult to accept such a blow.

Let alone for children like Ning Mingrui, who were still very young and whose minds had not fully developed at that time.

Even Ning Rongrong, the usually overbearing, willful, and arrogant young lady, was immersed in sadness at this moment, looking quite well-behaved.

Ning Feiliu originally had no feelings, as the tombstone before him was only the mother of this body.

However, touched by the scene at this moment, he could not help but think of his parents from his past life, and suddenly, sorrow welled up from within.

"Mother, we children are all doing well; only Feiliu had a serious illness after falling into the water some time ago, but don't worry, he has already recovered now," Ning Mingrui began to say softly. "I will take good care of our younger brothers and sisters, don't you worry..."

Because the cemetery seemed to be cleaned by someone regularly, there was no need for these young masters and young ladies like Ning Mingrui to clean the grave.

And the Douluo Dalu did not seem to have the custom of burning paper money to pay respects to the departed, so they just said a few words in front of the tombstone.

It was just that the other brothers and sisters, even Ning Rongrong, said a few words like, "Mom, I miss you so much."

Only Ning Feiliu did not speak to the tombstone at all.

After all... the one sleeping in the grave before him was not the mother of this soul, and he had no emotional foundation with her.

So what could he say?

Ning Feiliu also felt he was very strange; he had inherited someone else's body and identity, and had accepted brothers like Ning Mingrui, but was he ultimately unable to accept the parents of this body?

It was indeed a bit... absurd.

Even he himself felt it was very strange.

But he really did not know what to say... to the original owner's late mother.

Say, "Rest assured, I have occupied your son's body, I will definitely take good care of this body"... something like that?

So Ning Feiliu simply chose not to speak.

However, the others did not think it was strange, nor did they feel there was anything wrong with Ning Feiliu.

After all, his eyes had just revealed a trace of sorrow, and as for not speaking, he probably felt that speaking like that was useless.

Although Douluo Continent had customs like erecting tombs for the deceased and paying respects to their Spirit Souls, there were no legends similar to reincarnation in the Underworld.

If there were, there would probably be several Underworld Gods in the God Realm in charge of the dead.

After all, the legends of Douluo Continent all corresponded to some deity.

Like the Sea God and the Asura God, they left behind legends of Sea God Island, the Sea God, and Slaughter City.

Therefore, without legends of reincarnation in the Underworld, and with no Underworld Gods appearing in the subsequent Douluo Continent, it was basically certain that Douluo Continent was a magical world without an Underworld, or even a complete reincarnation system.

Even later, during the periods of Peerless Tang Sect and Dragon King Legend, the dead did not have a clear place to go.

The mention of Huo Gua's mother's resurrection only said that Tang Fozu had searched for Huo Yun'er's Spirit Soul in the netherworld, allowing her to be resurrected and come to the God Realm.

What kind of explanation is "the netherworld"? Isn't it just a place where the Spirit Souls of the dead gather without an Underworld?

It could be said that Douluo Continent was a strange world that lacked a world for the dead.

Without an Underworld to contain the dead, where would the Spirit Souls of the dead go?

Judging from the finale of the original plot of Douluo I, where Bibi Dong used the power of the Rakshasa God Position to capture Spirit Souls for her own use, Spirit Souls that had not been dead long were all wandering in the present world, while those dead for a long time might gather in some place in the present world.

And the people of Douluo Continent, who had never heard of words like Underworld or reincarnation, also did not believe in so-called past lives or future lives, and were skeptical about the so-called talking to Spirit Souls.

Most were just giving themselves some comfort in their hearts.

Could their mother, who had passed away for so many years, really hear them when they spoke to her?

Ning Mingrui and the others actually did not believe it very much either.

And soon, this very simple ceremony of paying respects to the late mother's Spirit Soul was about to end.

But even though it was the anniversary of her death today, and the six brothers and sisters including Ning Mingrui were about to finish, they still had not seen Ning Fengzhi, this husband, come to pay his respects.

Perhaps Ning Fengzhi... really did not care much about this late wife.

It was also true... in the original plot, he was never seen mentioning his wife, and compared to the people of the Upper Three Sects who were all known for being sentimental, Ning Fengzhi was more like a qualified disciple of a major power.

Major powers and major sects had to prioritize the sect and the clan.

How could a successor heavily cultivated by a major sect be willing to abandon the sect for the sake of so-called love?

Ning Fengzhi was indeed a qualified sect successor.

However, Ning Feiliu did not care; whether there was affection or not had nothing to do with him.

But just when he thought today was over and he could go back.

"Rongrong." Ning Mingrui suddenly called out to Ning Rongrong in a deep voice at this moment.

"What?" Ning Rongrong responded with a slight frown.

Hearing Ning Mingrui's very serious tone, she could probably sense that Ning Mingrui suddenly addressing her would not be anything good.

The brothers also looked at each other and then at Ning Mingrui.

"Today, in front of Mom, you apologize to your San Ge, Feiliu!" Ning Mingrui said in a deep voice, "For causing your San Ge to fall gravely ill before! Apologize!"

Ning Rongrong's eyes widened immediately, but soon, she snorted coldly, "Why should I apologize to him!"

Ning Feiliu's eyes were indifferent at this moment; he never wanted Ning Rongrong's apology, and it would be a miracle if Ning Rongrong were truly willing to apologize.

With her personality of insisting on being mean and needing to be taught a lesson by outsiders, it was impossible.

"Big Brother, if there's nothing else, I'll head back first. Actually, I don't care whether she apologizes or not; I wouldn't accept it anyway," Ning Feiliu said coldly.

After speaking, he turned to leave.

"Feiliu, wait!" Ning Mingrui hurriedly stopped Ning Feiliu and said with some pleading, "I know Rongrong made you angry... but... Rongrong! This is your brother, we are all your brothers! In front of Mom, do you want Mom's Spirit Soul to see you and Feiliu, as siblings, at odds and breaking ties like this?!"

He still scolded Ning Rongrong first, not Ning Feiliu.

Because the root cause of everything was Ning Rongrong, and Ning Feiliu was not the one at fault.

Ning Rongrong's eyes struggled for a moment; clearly, her mother still held a significant place in her heart.

"You are siblings, both born of Mom, blood is thicker than water," Ning Mingrui tried to persuade her, "And you know, Feiliu used to dote on you very much, but you let him down... How could you treat him like that? He is your brother! You should have apologized to him that day! Instead of continuing to lose your temper!"

"Do you know that Feiliu was gravely ill for those few days and almost passed away?"

Ning Mingrui was exaggerating, but in reality, he did not know he was right; "Ning Feiliu" did not just almost pass away, he had already passed away.

Hearing what Ning Mingrui said, Ning Rongrong recalled in her mind the scenes of "Ning Feiliu" being good to her in the past.

Even the time when she couldn't swim, he tried his best to help her retrieve that paper boat from the lake...

And did Ning Feiliu really almost die because of her prank back then?

It wasn't just as simple as lying in bed for a few days like she had imagined?

Ning Rongrong pursed her lips, and facing Ning Mingrui and the other brothers, who were all watching her with serious eyes at this moment.

Was it really her... who had gone too far back then?

"I... I'm sorry," Ning Rongrong said with a trembling voice, "San... San Ge."

Ning Feiliu, however, watched her with calm eyes the entire time, and his gaze did not even flicker in the slightest because of her apology.

"Sorry, I do not accept," he said indifferently.

This sentence caused everyone present to be stunned for a moment.

Ning Feiliu shook his head and said, "Big Brother, Second Brother, Xiao Si, Xiao Wu, I still have things to attend to, so I will be heading back first."

Then he turned around and truly prepared to leave.

(End of chapter)