Chapter 101

The Ning family cultivators filed in, expressionless, and poured into Ning Zhuo's small courtyard one after another.

They spread out to the left and right, vaguely surrounding Ning Zhuo in the center.

There were also a few people scattered around the residence, vigilantly patrolling everywhere.

Ning Ze and Ning Fan stood in front of Ning Zhuo.

Ning Ze stated their purpose concisely.

Ning Zhuo raised his eyebrows, "I do have a large sum of spirit stones, but this is my business, it has nothing to do with the family, right?"

"Just for this matter, Uncle, you have to come and ask personally?"

The youth's young and tender face was full of incomprehension and disbelief.

Ning Fan remained silent.

Ning Ze shook his head slightly, his face serious, "Xiao Zhuo, you are still young, it's not your fault that you don't understand these principles. You just need to tell the truth and tell us the source of this huge sum of money."

But Ning Zhuo shook his head, showing difficulty, "Sorry, Uncle, I can't say anything about this."

Ning Ze and Ning Fan were surprised for a moment.

Ning Ze lowered his voice, his face becoming even more serious, "Why can't you say it? At this critical juncture, you still won't say it?!"

Ning Zhuo shrugged and spread his hands, showing a stubbornness in his youthful nature while being indifferent, "What does it matter? This is my money, I should spend it however I want."

Ning Ze became anxious, "You don't understand your current situation, Xiao Zhuo!"

"Do you think you are still the same as before?"

"You are not!"

"You are now the object of the family's focused cultivation, the number two person in the re-cultivation team, do you know that?"

"Someone reported you, saying you are extravagant and possess a huge sum of money of unknown origin."

"Just at the critical juncture when the family wants to cultivate you and support you heavily, this happened! Tell me, shouldn't you explain it clearly?"

"Xiao Zhuo, you think the world is too simple."

"Before, you were unknown and plain, no one paid attention to you, so it didn't matter. But now you are at the third-layer peak, everyone is watching you, and any small flaw in you will be magnified, seized upon by those with ulterior motives, and used to criticize you and bring you down!"

"Now that you have such a huge suspicious point, those people will spread rumors about you, saying you have received secret funding from other families and have already been turned into a spy to infiltrate our family. Tell me, shouldn't the family conduct a detailed investigation to be at ease?"

Ning Ze said a long paragraph, earnestly.

Ning Zhuo fell silent, and after a long time, he said, "Uncle, there are indeed many hidden secrets here. But I can guarantee you that I haven't done anything harmful. This money was obtained legitimately, and I have a clear conscience!"

Ning Ze glared, wishing he could pull Ning Zhuo's ears, "No, did I just waste my breath?"

"Did you listen carefully?"

"You have a clear conscience, but who can prove it? Who will believe it?"

"Fine, since you haven't done anything harmful, just say it directly. Now, you need to prove yourself to the family!"

Ning Zhuo remained silent.

"Are you listening to me at all?" Ning Ze's tone rose, his brows furrowed in anxiety, his face showing slight anger.

Ning Zhuo sighed and finally revealed some truth, "Uncle, you are my closest relative, you have to believe me, I really haven't done anything bad."

"But I really can't reveal this matter."

"I have signed a contract with someone else, I can't say it, if I say it, I will suffer the backlash of the contract."

Ning Ze was stunned, then his brows furrowed even tighter, "What kind of matter would make you sign such a contract with someone else?"

"Oh my, you child, you're really worrying me to death!"

Ning Ze pointed at Ning Zhuo, his fingers trembling with anxiety.

Ning Zhuo just lowered his head and remained silent.

Ning Ze looked at him, then at Ning Fan beside him, squeezed a smile on his face, and whispered to the latter, "Brother Ning Fan, can you accommodate us and let me talk to my nephew alone?"

Ning Fan showed a difficult expression, "You know, I was sent here to supervise..."

Ning Ze couldn't care less now and hurriedly transmitted his voice, promising some benefits.

Ning Fan struggled for a moment, then nodded, "You uncle and nephew have a bright future, I don't want to offend you either, so I'll give you half a cup of tea's time."

Ning Ze led Ning Zhuo into the room.

"Speak, what is so hard to open up about, say it now."

"There are only the two of us here." Ning Ze's face was as heavy as water.

Ning Zhuo, "Uncle, what I just said is the truth. I'm not deceiving you. I really have signed a contract with someone else and cannot reveal a single bit."

Ning Ze glared in anger, pointed his finger at Ning Zhuo's forehead, and gritted his teeth, "Ning Zhuo, do you know the seriousness of this matter!"

"The family values you now, values you very much, so they specifically sent an investigation team."

"To worry that you might have some misunderstandings, they specifically sent me to talk to you."

"Now is the best time for you to confess; if you miss it, you will ruin a major event!"

Ning Ze took a deep breath, "Fine, even if you are bound by a contract, it doesn't matter."

"You must know that there is a key for every lock in the world."

"Tell me what kind of contract it is, and it's not impossible to use the family's power to clear the contract."

Ning Zhuo shook his head, "Uncle, in my opinion, it's best not to touch this matter."

"Sigh, if you really want me to say it, I can only tell you that this matter involves a Jin Dan master!"

"What?" Ning Ze was shocked and couldn't help but take a step back, "You, you're not lying to me?"

The Ning family's highest combat power was the Ning family ancestor, a Jin Dan cultivator.

Ning Zhuo sighed, "How could I lie to you, Uncle."

"Therefore, I think we shouldn't investigate this matter, let's just stop here."

"If the family doesn't trust me, then I will quit the re-cultivation team and not participate in the exploration of the Lava Immortal Palace."

Ning Ze heard this and stomped his feet in anger, "Xiao Zhuo, how can you say such nonsense?"

"I spent money to get you into the re-cultivation team."

"Do you think you can quit just because you want to?"

"Even if you quit, the family will definitely investigate your affairs clearly."

"You, you, what on earth are you doing?"

"Turning it into this state!!"

"Say, who is that Jin Dan? Don't, don't tell me it's that shadow demon cultivator?"

Speaking of this, Ning Ze's pupils shrank, he felt a chill, and couldn't help but take a step back.

The next moment, he transmitted his voice to Ning Zhuo, asking sternly, "Quick, tell me quickly, does it have anything to do with the shadow demon cultivator?"

Ning Zhuo frowned, "Uncle, don't force me, I can't say it."

"What are you doing, signing such a contract. Oh my, oh my. My, my family... the clan will be implicated by you." Ning Ze patted his thighs in anxiety.

Ning Zhuo sighed, "Uncle, I was forced to do it."

Hearing this, Ning Ze was even more inclined to the answer of the shadow demon cultivator.

He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, suddenly stopped, and stared at Ning Zhuo, "Xiao Zhuo, this matter is very serious, it's not something you can hide from just because you want to."

"Today, we must get to the bottom of it."

"Don't blame me, Uncle, it's really because you did something wrong!"

Ning Zhuo was stunned and hurriedly said, "Uncle, things are not as serious as you think..."

Ning Ze shook his head, eager to distance himself from Ning Zhuo and prove himself. He walked quickly to the outside of the house and said to Ning Fan, "My nephew has indeed signed a contract. What should we do next?"

"Does the family have any means to break the contract? The key is that this matter involves a Jin Dan master."

Ning Fan was astonished.

After being stunned for a moment, his face sank, and he said, "The matter is very significant, but as long as the contract was not set by the Jin Dan master himself, we can proceed to break it."

"But are you sure?"

"Ning Zhuo cannot reveal the information about the contract now, we have to keep trying. In this process, it might cause unavoidable harm to Ning Zhuo."

Ning Ze struggled for a moment, then nodded fiercely, "Our investigation this time is entrusted by the superiors and is watched by the whole clan. If we don't do this, how can we report back? Do it!"

Ning Fan's eyes flickered, "You are Ning Zhuo's uncle and the chief officer of this investigation team, it's up to you."

"However, it's best if Ning Zhuo cooperates voluntarily, so the effect will be best."

As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, Ning Zhuo said, "I don't want to!"

Ning Ze looked back and glared, "Rebellious child, this is not up to you."

Ning Ze scanned left and right and whispered, "Are you not going to do it yet?"

Ning Fan sighed and waved his hand secretly.

Two burly men from the investigation team walked out, grabbed Ning Zhuo from left and right, released their magic power, and easily suppressed him.

Ning Fan took out a magic tool and handed it to Ning Ze, "This is the 'Father-Son Thought-Capturing Bracelet'; you wear the father bracelet, and put the son bracelet on Ning Zhuo's wrist, and you can capture his thoughts."

"As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father."

"Although Ning Zhuo is bound by the contract and cannot reveal the truth, it does not forbid his thoughts."

"We just need to forcibly capture the relevant thoughts in his spiritual sea, and we will know the information."

"It's just that this action might trigger the backlash of the contract. Our investigation team will try our best to suppress it."

"On the other hand, forcibly capturing thoughts itself will also cause damage to the spiritual sea. To avoid this, it is best for little friend Ning Zhuo to cooperate voluntarily."

Ning Zhuo was suppressed and could only struggle in his seat, "I don't want to, I don't want to at all!"

Ning Ze snorted coldly and put the father-son bracelets on himself and Ning Zhuo respectively, "Xiao Zhuo, you are stubborn, as your elder, the person closest to you in this world, how can I let you make mistake after mistake!"

"Cooperate with me obediently, and you can suffer a little less pain."

Ning Zhuo didn't want to.

Ning Ze's face was as cold as ice, and he directly activated the father-son bracelets.

The pair of bracelets radiated blue and white light on their wrists.

A powerful suction force reached into Ning Zhuo's spiritual sea. Just as it was about to wreak havoc, it collided with the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal.

The suction force was like a gale, but the treasure seal was like a mountain, standing still, a perfect defense.

Ning Zhuo rolled his eyes and twitched constantly in his seat, and two streams of blood flowed from his nostrils.

Ning Ze's face was as heavy as water, and he went his own way.

The thoughts Ning Zhuo had already prepared were actively handed over, just about to be captured by Ning Ze.

Bang.

With a loud noise, the door of the house was pushed open.

Young patriarch Ning Xiaoren saw this scene in the hall, his eyes immediately split with anger, and he roared, "Stop!"