Chapter 287: Setting Off Again

Ning Feiliu then left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

However, what they did not know was...

Not long after they left, Dugu Xin frowned, looked at Dugu Bo, and said, "Dad... this Ye Lingling..."

"Sigh, Yan-yan is clearly not opposed to it." Dugu Bo waved his hand to stop him with a complex look in his eyes and said, "So let them decide this matter for themselves."

In truth, they had long since noticed that the relationship between Ye Lingling and Ning Feiliu... was not simple.

Perhaps Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling felt there was nothing to it and did not reveal any flaws.

Dugu Yan even covered for them a little.

But Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were merely young girls who had just fallen into the throes of first love, and although Ning Feiliu was a transmigrator with memories of his past life.

Yet in his past life, he was not the kind of playboy or heartthrob his childhood friends were, and his experience in romance was also few and far between.

Furthermore, he had no experience with the "meeting the parents" stage of a relationship.

Especially this kind of... bringing a partner involved in a love triangle to the home of another partner...

So their relationship was full of holes; it was already highly suspicious that Ning Feiliu had brought Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling along together in the first place.

Not to mention the ambiguous glances the three of them exchanged inadvertently.

It is just that when you love someone, it is very hard to hide it.

Dugu Bo, Dugu Xin, and Duan Zilin could tell at a glance that something was off between Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling.

However, they also saw Dugu Yan... seemingly taking the initiative to help Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling cover something up.

The way Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling looked at Dugu Yan was also always very open and honest.

If Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling had wronged Dugu Yan in private, their eyes would not look at Dugu Yan so calmly.

Thus, Dugu Bo, Dugu Xin, and Duan Zilin reached an unimaginable conclusion—Dugu Yan had tacitly accepted the relationship between Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling, and she was willing to share Ning Feiliu with Ye Lingling.

Dugu Xin and Duan Zilin were naturally somewhat worried; their own daughter sharing her husband with another woman?

As pure-love warriors, they found this somewhat unacceptable.

Dugu Bo actually found it hard to accept as well, yet for a long time now, he had been very clear about one thing...

Without Ning Feiliu, he and Dugu Yan would not have reached this day, or perhaps after some time—who knows when—the two of them, grandfather and granddaughter, would have died from the toxin of their inherited Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul erupting.

How could he be as glorious as he was now, having broken through to the Ninety-Fourth Level of soul power, and even being able to break through to the previously unimaginable Ninety-Fifth Level of soul power in a few years, while Dugu Yan had also become a peerless genius who broke through to the Soul King realm before the age of twenty?

Furthermore, Ning Feiliu had also allowed him and Dugu Yan to see Dugu Xin and Duan Zilin once again.

Although Dugu Xin and Duan Zilin were not resurrected, were they not living in a different way now?

And... Dugu Bo's thoughts were the same as Dugu Yan's; he always felt that Ning Feiliu's talent and brilliance were truly too outstanding.

So much so that he felt Dugu Yan was not worthy of Ning Feiliu...

It would be fine if Ning Feiliu came from a humble background, but he happened to be the son of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master.

Such a status was even far more superior than Dugu Yan's.

Therefore, he felt ashamed on Dugu Yan's behalf that she was inferior to Ning Feiliu.

And a man as excellent as Ning Feiliu was destined to attract the affection of many girls.

He was like a massive treasure; if he were discovered by others, Dugu Yan alone... would find it difficult to guard this massive treasure.

Because of this, Dugu Bo had actually been worried for Dugu Yan all along, yet he was equally unwilling to let Dugu Yan give up on Ning Feiliu just because of this...

Now that he saw Dugu Yan seemingly tacitly accepting the sharing of Ning Feiliu with Ye Lingling, he had a certain feeling.

Dugu Yan had found a helper to help her guard this treasure boy, Ning Feiliu.

After all... he knew that Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had a very good relationship previously.

So...

Since Yan-yan had agreed to it and did not seem reluctant, then so be it...

Dugu Bo turned his head and told Dugu Xin and Duan Zilin about his worries and considerations.

After they finished listening, they still had some misgivings.

"But, Dad... what if Feiliu gets tired of Yan-yan in the future and abandons her after playing with her feelings? What should we do then?" Duan Zilin, as a mother and also a woman, said with some worry.

"He won't... I believe Feiliu is not that kind of person." Dugu Bo shook his head and said, "For this period of time, even when he gained benefits, he never forgot Yan-yan and us. This is enough to prove that if he maintains his original intentions, then he will not be that kind of person."

"This kid... is actually the exact opposite of his father, and... he has always wanted to prove that Ning Fengzhi is wrong."

In his view, everything Ning Feiliu had done... seemed to be acting in opposition to Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi put interests above all else, calculating so precisely that he would not even spare his own family and descendants, squeezing out every last drop of value.

But Ning Feiliu... it seemed he wanted to prove that he put emotions above all else; as long as someone treated him with even a tiny bit of kindness, he would repay it a hundredfold.

If someone only schemed against him, he would instead discard them like worn-out shoes.

And in terms of emotions, he was extremely open and sincere, unlike Ning Fengzhi, who appeared to be a devoted lover and a kind, righteous person, but in reality, bought many beautiful young slave girls at auctions.

So this could be considered... Ning Feiliu not intending to feign devotion, and he would not give up on anyone who treated him well.

In fact, if he really wanted to feign devotion, giving up on Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Ye Lingling would actually be the wiser choice.

But he did not give up; instead, he chose to confess all of this to Dugu Yan.

Sometimes, giving up is simpler and easier, but holding on to the end is a much harder thing to do.

So Dugu Bo thought about it carefully and instead felt that such a Ning Feiliu was more worthy of trust.

At the very least... if he could not give up on others, he naturally would not give up on Dugu Yan.

Just this point... was enough.

What's more, Dugu Yan also knew all of this and was still willing for Ning Feiliu to accept Ye Lingling.

That... was also enough.

"Sigh, children and grandchildren have their own fortunes; let's just let them be," Dugu Bo said, sighing before revealing a faint smile.

"Alright... Dad..." Dugu Xin and Duan Zilin had no choice but to agree reluctantly and said.

After all... they are only spiritual bodies now; after all, they are not like Yi Lai Ke Si, and if they only have souls, they can do nothing.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan both seemed to have no objections, but what else could they do?...

Not long after, Ye Lingling also returned to her own mansion.

Then she cautiously told her father, Ye Tianxin, about this matter.

However, Ye Tianxin just smiled lightly and said, "Go... it is indeed time to go out and see the world outside, and... Lingling, you must firmly grasp your own happiness."

"Father..." Ye Lingling looked up at Ye Tianxin, feeling a bit shy.

Just like that, there were no more problems on Ye Lingling's side. After everything was prepared, Ning Feiliu handed the production methods for the new type of Soul Guidance Device to Ning Fengzhi, and then planned to take Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling on a journey.

During this period, Ning Fengzhi seemed to have truly discovered clues regarding Qian Renxue and wanted to ask for his opinion.

But Ning Feiliu became extremely cold about this again, after all...

He had already let Ning Fengzhi know that Qian Renxue was a fake Crown Prince; what else did it have to do with him? Although Ning Fengzhi had many flaws—for instance, the phrase "achieving great things but cherishing one's own life, seeing small profits and forgetting righteousness" could describe Round-Dudu, it could also describe him.

However, he was not arrogant, and likewise, Round-Dudu could be trusted when playing an uphill battle, but would just be a "pig-tier" player when playing a downhill battle.

Ning Fengzhi was the same; when things were going smoothly, he would suddenly find himself in danger, but if the situation was not favorable, he would actually know how to play.

Now that the Crown Prince was a fake and the Heaven Dou Empire might fall into danger, he would instead make the most correct choice.

This did not require Ning Feiliu to command.

Sure enough, Ning Fengzhi did not choose to go directly to Emperor Xue Ye to expose Qian Renxue; instead, he put the development of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's strength, especially the mass production of the new type of Soul Guidance Device, on the agenda for the coming period.

He also quietly began to plant followers around Emperor Xue Ye, while trying to figure out the source of the toxin, though he instructed that person to be careful and not get discovered.

Next, he appropriately eased his relationship with Xue Xing and Xue Beng, though it was not obvious; it was just slightly eased, and they were no longer at daggers drawn as before.

However, Ning Feiliu did not care about these things; he decided to leave.

The day of departure.

Ning Feiliu took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.

At this time, there were far fewer people coming and going outside Heaven Dou City, but many Elders and disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were standing all around.

They had actually all come to see off Ning Feiliu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.

The scene was suddenly very grand.

It was just that...

"Father, Jian Yeye, Gu Yeye, and big brother, you can stop here." Ning Feiliu looked at Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, who insisted on seeing them off, along with a few brothers, and sighed, saying helplessly.

Actually, if only his big brother and a few brothers had come, he would have felt it was nothing.

But once Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo came, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Feiliu, you must still be careful when you are away from home; do not act on impulse, you are still taking Yan Yan and Lingling with you." Ning Fengzhi stepped forward and said earnestly.

"I know, Father." Ning Feiliu said casually and indifferently.

Ning Fengzhi smiled like a kind old father at this moment and said with emotion, "Yes, Feiliu, you have grown up too... but..."

He took out three Gold Soul Cards from behind him and gave them to Ning Feiliu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling respectively.

"This is..." Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were both at a loss.

"A little pocket money; you will need to spend money when you are out, so don't skimp when you need to spend it." Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

"Come, take them." He handed them directly into the hands of the three.

Only then did Ning Feiliu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling see the three Gold Soul Cards; the amounts on them were three million, one million, and one million respectively.

Five million Gold Soul Coins?! This was indeed a huge sum of money!

This was enough to prove just how important Ning Feiliu was in Ning Fengzhi's eyes now.

In fact, even if Ning Feiliu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling went out to train, it would be impossible for them to spend that much money.

In the original plot, this could have bought five hundred sets of Tang San's Hidden Weapons.

However, here it could only be considered "pocket money" given by Ning Fengzhi to the three of them.

But as the saying goes, the wool comes from the sheep; over the years, the number of Gold Soul Coins Ning Feiliu had made for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was more than he could count in five-million-Gold-Soul-Coin increments.

Ning Feiliu was instead indifferent.

To him now, money was the least important thing.

Can money buy a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring or soul bone through "pay-to-win"? Or even taking a step back, can the Gold Soul Coins of the Douluo Continent buy any Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, any peerless cultivation technique, or any magical artifact?

No.

If it were like the neighboring world, where the Douluo Continent had alchemy herbs, high-level cultivation techniques, and Self-Created Spirit Skills, then the more Gold Soul Coins one had, the more useful they would certainly be.

But in the Douluo Continent...

There are no Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures, no peerless cultivation techniques, no special magical artifacts; at most, one might be able to buy a soul bone.

Then, no matter how many Gold Soul Coins one has, they are of little use.

After all, soul bones are very rare, and the probability of being able to buy a soul bone at auction is very small.

So once Gold Soul Coins reach a certain limit, like the one-hundred-thousand Gold Soul Coin level, it feels like they are useless...

But Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were somewhat flattered.

"Uncle, we cannot take this; we actually have money." Dugu Yan said, somewhat at a loss.

"Uncle, this is too much money; it is truly too precious, we cannot accept it." Ye Lingling was even more so; she handed them directly back.

"Eh! This is nothing, just take them; especially Lingling, this is a little token of Uncle's heart." Ning Fengzhi said with a firm expression.

He was single-mindedly trying to build a good relationship with Ning Feiliu through Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

"Yan Yan, Lingling, take them." Ning Feiliu spoke up at this time, "We should go."

"This... Feiliu..." Dugu Yan wrinkled her little nose, looked at Ning Feiliu, and said speechlessly.

"Yes, it's fine; this is my father's intention, you should just take them." Ning Feiliu continued.

"Yes, this is a little token of my heart; just consider it as taking care of the younger generation." Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

"Well... alright then." Dugu Yan and Lingling finally accepted them with some reluctance.

However, those two Gold Soul Cards worth one million Gold Soul Coins each still left them feeling somewhat at a loss.

"Then Father, Big Brother, everyone, we are leaving now," Ning Feiliu said, casually tucking the three million Gold Soul Coins into his pocket.

Afterwards, he pulled Dugu Yan and Lingling along and continued to set off toward the outside of Heaven Dou City.

This scene left the brothers Ning Mingrui, Ning Shouzong, Ning Xiaosi, and Ning Xiaowu feeling somewhat confused about the situation.

After all, Ning Feiliu had not told them about the complicated relationship he had with Lingling and Dugu Yan.

"Feiliu! You must be careful in everything you do!" Ning Fengzhi shouted loudly at the end.

Ning Feiliu simply raised his arm and waved.

Finally, he, Dugu Yan, and Lingling disappeared from everyone's sight.

Updating earlier tonight, I'll see about the rest of the match later. (End of this chapter)