Chapter 56: Ning Fengzhi's Probing

Seeing the lights in the dormitory where Wu Qi stayed were blazing, Yu Feng could not help but say, "Huh? Has the second team already started forming? Two of their rooms have lights on."

Since the last Spirit Master Tournament, the Tiandou Huangjia Xueyuan had been unable to scrape together a full team.

For the first team, Meng Shenji had even gone out in person to get the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo to transfer from other academies.

If the first team was like this, let alone the second team.

In the last Spirit Master Tournament, the members of the second team were all pulled in temporarily to make up the numbers.

One must know, the competition cycle of the Spirit Master Tournament is very long.

Once participating, in order to coordinate with tactical training, there is no freedom to speak of for at least one month after the tournament begins.

If one is lucky enough to advance from the Preliminary Tournament, the next three or four months must be spent training and competing.

Therefore, for those playboys, participating in the Spirit Master Tournament is no different from being in prison.

As the captain, Yu Tianheng had heard some news during the day.

"I heard from Teacher Qin that two geniuses have newly arrived at the academy. To avoid them snatching the first team's spots, the Three Education Committees let them enter the second team and gave them the authority to form their own team."

Aosiluo curled his lip, "What do you mean 'afraid they'll snatch our spots'?"

"Who here isn't a genius? We were able to enter the first team entirely by fighting for it with our strength!"

In the team, Yu Feng and Aosiluo had the weakest strength; if a bottom-elimination system were adopted, they would certainly be the first to be eliminated.

Dugu Yan sneered, "If you're afraid, go challenge them. As long as you win, are you still afraid of your positions being shaken?"

Aosiluo nodded seriously, "That makes sense. Tomorrow I'll have Teacher Qin arrange it for us."

After glancing at each other, the two sides dispersed.

Wu Qi did not take the first team too seriously either.

In the original timeline, the first team of the Royal Spirit Academy encountered the Spirit Hall Academy Team in the finals and was eliminated by the three members of the Golden Generation in a way that was almost shameful.

Before the match, the pair of Blue Lightning Twin Stars, Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, were touted by countless people, but when it came to the match, they were no different from soft-legged shrimp.

They were not as good as their reputation; it was just an empty name.

……

Early the next morning, Aosiluo and Yu Feng sought out Qin Ming, proposing to have a match against Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong, euphemistically calling it a mutual exchange.

Qin Ming expressed strong curiosity about these two geniuses who had newly joined the academy, so he told the Three Education Committees about this matter.

If it were anyone else, the Three Education Committees would certainly not have agreed to such a request.

But who told them Qin Ming was the successor cultivated by the Three Education Committees!

Facing his request, the Three Education Committees stated they would ask for the opinion of the parties involved.

This kind of answer was no different from agreeing directly.

One must know, the Soul Master World does not need the weak. Facing an invitation to battle from a Spirit Master of the same level, if Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong refused, let alone the Tiandou Huangjia Xueyuan, they would likely have no place to stand on the entire continent.

However, early this morning, Wu Qi was called out of the academy by a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Qiangu Changkong was worried about his safety and followed him out in secret.

To get their answer, one was destined to wait for a period of time.

……

In a teahouse in the city, Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo had been waiting here for a long time.

Arriving downstairs at the teahouse, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple bowed and said, "Young Master Wu, the Sect Master is in the private room upstairs; you can go straight up."

Wu Qi nodded in agreement.

He had long anticipated Ning Fengzhi taking the initiative to find him.

He had been in contact with Ning Rongrong for so long and had changed Ning Rongrong's temperament. Whether as a father or as the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi would come to see him.

Entering the teahouse, Ning Fengzhi was leisurely sipping tea.

On the empty seat in front of him sat a cup of steaming tea, clearly prepared for Wu Qi.

Wu Qi did not rush to sit down, bowing to salute, "Greetings, Ning Sect Master, Bone Douluo senior."

Ning Fengzhi revealed a smile that made one feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze, "Ning has long heard of your name, young friend. Seeing you today, it is truly well-deserved. Please sit, let's chat while we sip tea."

Wu Qi sat down, but did not show any nervousness or restraint, asking calmly, "This junior dares to ask, I wonder what matter Ning Sect Master has called this junior here for?"

Ning Fengzhi was about to speak, but was interrupted by Gu Rong.

Gu Rong looked out the window with a serious face, "Are you coming out yourself, or should I drag you out?"

As the words fell, the window of the private room opened, and Qiangu Changkong waved at the three of them with an awkward smile, "Hello there."

Ning Fengzhi patted Gu Rong's arm, turned to face Wu Qi, and asked with a smile, "Your friend?"

Wu Qi twitched his eyebrows.

He knew Qiangu Changkong was following behind, but he did not expect this guy to be so bold.

Ning Fengzhi was a Sect Master after all; even if he was chatting with someone, outsiders were not allowed to eavesdrop easily.

This kind of matter could be big or small; if Ning Fengzhi insisted on pursuing it, Qiangu Changkong would likely be in for a world of trouble.

Receiving an affirmative answer, Ning Fengzhi waved his hand, "If there's nothing else, then leave. Standing on the railing of the second floor, there are inevitably potential dangers."

Wu Qi also persuaded him, and only then did Qiangu Changkong leave dejectedly.

Immediately after, Ning Fengzhi placed a Black Gold Soul Card on the tea table and pushed it toward Wu Qi, "Ning originally intended to let Rongrong go out and suffer a bit, so as to grind down her horns."

"But I didn't expect that you would actually correct Rongrong's temperament."

Ning Fengzhi was a father after all; how could he really be willing to let Ning Rongrong suffer.

Wu Qi corrected Ning Rongrong's temperament in a "gentle" way, so Ning Fengzhi naturally had to thank him.

Wu Qi did not claim credit and pushed the Black Gold Soul Card back, "Rongrong and I are friends. My starting point was not to get a reward from Ning Sect Master, so please, Ning Sect Master, take back the Black Gold Soul Card."

Ning Fengzhi nodded and did not insist further.

However, this action of Wu Qi's precisely made him believe that the former had feelings for Ning Rongrong.

Since that is the case, he took the opportunity to say: "I wonder what your relationship with Rongrong is like? I learned from Qinghe that you come from a merchant family in Nuoding City, and that your parents died while transporting goods."

"My apologies, I did not intend to expose your scars. I feel that since your relationship with Rongrong is harmonious and you have mutual feelings, why don't we become in-laws? In the future, when you come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I will naturally take good care of you."

Wu Qi's expression changed slightly, and he did not answer in a hurry.

Ning Fengzhi's words were likely using Ning Rongrong as a shield to probe his background.

If his background were truly as recorded in the household registry, joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at this moment would undoubtedly be the better choice.

Conversely, Ning Fengzhi would then be able to conclude that his household registry was forged.

Back when Qingluan Douluo took him away from Tiandou City, he had been spotted by Chen Xin.

This was the only loophole, and one that could not be plugged!

Ning Fengzhi asking in this manner meant there was a high probability that he had guessed his background.

Winning over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was not something he had done on impulse.

This time, Ning Fengzhi was probing him, but he could also probe Ning Fengzhi's attitude.

"Ning Sect Master is joking. The Crown Prince has treated me well. If I were to leave, wouldn't that chill the Crown Prince's heart?"

(End of chapter)