Chapter 102

Ning Ze and the others were all stunned.

Ning Xiaoren glared at Ning Ze, "Are you still not stopping!?"

Saying this, he pulled off the identity token hanging from his waist and threw it hard.

The hard token hit Ning Ze's head, knocking him backward, almost falling to the ground.

Ning Ze took a step back, stabilized his figure, and hurriedly saluted, "Greetings, Young Patriarch!"

While speaking, a large amount of blood flowed from his forehead.

He was smashed by Ning Xiaoren again, causing his scalp to bleed.

The father-son bracelets naturally stopped being activated.

Ning Xiaoren glared at him fiercely and hurriedly took a few steps, running to Ning Zhuo's side.

He raised a foot and directly kicked down one of the Ning family cultivators who was suppressing Ning Zhuo, and shouted at the other, "Get out!"

The two burly Ning family cultivators retreated in a panic.

Ning Xiaoren hurriedly reached out to support Ning Zhuo, his eyes reddening, his face full of guilt and concern, "Little nephew Ning Zhuo, little nephew Ning Zhuo, I am late, it is your uncle who is late, letting you suffer such hardship! Seeing this scene, my heart is in pain."

As long as the father-son bracelets were not activated, Ning Zhuo would not feel uncomfortable.

But Ning Xiaoren still took out high-quality pills and handed them to Ning Zhuo, "Nephew Ning Zhuo, uncle's magic power is different from yours, I cannot personally regulate your body. But take these pills, the treatment effect is excellent!"

Ning Zhuo's face was pale, he gasped for breath, and he pushed away the pills weakly, showing the youth's panic and suspicion, "Young Patriarch, I, I... how could you..."

Ning Zhuo saw that he was about to succeed.

The arrival of the Ning family investigation team was one of the situations he had deduced.

He had stolen the spotlight in the three-family joint test, and he had long expected that he would be secretly investigated and tracked by various forces.

This didn't matter!

If they didn't investigate, Fei Si and Zhu Xuanji would definitely investigate. Even if Fei Si and Zhu Xuanji didn't investigate now, they would investigate in the future.

Being investigated now was more beneficial to Ning Zhuo.

This was an alternative opportunity; as long as Ning Zhuo utilized it well, he could "explain" himself to the outside world, which was actually further disguising himself. Moreover, it was also conducive to him demonstrating his own value.

Ning Ze was influenced by the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal. Of course, this was also based on his own fear and anxiety.

To this day, Ning Zhuo had third-layer Qi Refining, third-layer Essence Refining, and third-layer Spirit Refining, much stronger than before. He barely used a trace of the treasure seal's power, and although he also had a nosebleed, it was later than before.

With the cover of the father-son bracelets forcibly capturing thoughts, the nosebleed was not abrupt.

Ning Zhuo needed to explain to the outside world the reason for his rapid cultivation progress. Relying on the compatibility of the technique was not enough; he also needed to show the outside world—he possessed a huge sum of spirit stones, which meant he possessed enough cultivation resources.

At the moment, he had to "use" this huge sum of money in public.

Because Fei Si, Chi Dun, and Zhu Xuanji all knew that he was the creator of the Mechanical Fire-Exploding Monkey. He had obtained a large sum of money from the business of the Mechanical Fire-Exploding Monkey.

From the perspective of a normal young cultivator, having such a large sum of money and not consuming it, not purchasing resources in large quantities, and not advancing one's cultivation was very unreasonable!

Being a miser or stingy was not a personality trait he had shown for sixteen years.

As long as the explanation was successful, Ning Zhuo could openly use this money and openly go to various pill pavilions and pharmacies to purchase a large amount of cultivation-assisting resources to fully advance his cultivation.

This was also very beneficial to him.

Especially next, in the three-family joint re-cultivation team, he needed to have a seat!

When Ning Ze and the others arrived, Ning Zhuo had a performance. Magic tools like the father-son bracelets had long been recorded in his intelligence database.

In his spiritual sea, he had already prepared some thoughts for this, and as long as they were handed over, he could let Ning Ze get the "answer."

But just when he was about to succeed, Ning Xiaoren appeared.

Ning Zhuo really wanted to know why Ning Xiaoren had suddenly broken in.

Ning Xiaoren was full of luck in his heart, "Caught up, fortunately caught up!"

It turned out that when the three patriarchs were negotiating, Zhu Xuanji came to ask for records. Before leaving, Zhu Xuanji took the initiative to tell the secret of Ning Zhuo and the Mechanical Fire-Exploding Monkey.

The three patriarchs were all high-level figures and believed Zhu Xuanji's words at the time.

Zhu Xuanji was from the royal family and a divine catcher; his credibility was extremely high, and he was basically not wrong.

Recently, the Mechanical Fire-Exploding Monkey had been selling well, and the three families had sent a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators to participate in the Fire Persimmon Festival, so the three patriarchs knew a lot about the Mechanical Fire-Exploding Monkey.

Combining Zhu Xuanji's truth, they calculated and deduced the truth in a few words—Fei Si took credit for the treasure, and Chen Cha secretly bought the identity of the inventor and impersonated him. The real creator was actually Ning Zhuo of the Ning family!

Immediately, the patriarchs of the Zhou and Zheng families congratulated the Ning family patriarch one after another.

The Ning family patriarch was happy in his heart, but on the surface, he was still humble and cautious, saying that this matter still needed to be investigated to confirm.

He immediately summoned a Ning family attendant and transmitted his voice, telling the attendant to return to the family and instruct the young patriarch to investigate first and then reward Ning Zhuo well.

The attendant rushed back to the family and saw Ning Xiaoren.

As soon as Ning Xiaoren heard it, he was so scared that he wanted to jump. He immediately understood the origin of Ning Zhuo's huge sum of money and thought of the investigation team he had ordered to be sent out; how could he dare to stay in the family residence?

Although the night was deep, he ran out of the mansion with all his might, running madly toward Ning Zhuo's residence.

Thus, this scene just now happened.

Ning Xiaoren's eyes reddened, and he sighed bitterly, "Nephew Ning Zhuo, I've let you suffer, I've let you suffer! Uncle knows you have grievances and hidden secrets."

"Do you know? During your sixteen years of growth, Uncle has been secretly paying attention to you."

"I know your character, I know you are not a bad child. You won't do anything wrong."

"I will investigate the matter of the investigation team and give you an explanation!"

"But after this incident, I think you can see that your current situation is very complex and hidden with danger."

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too excellent."

"Sigh, the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind; the pile that stands above the bank will be eroded by the current! There are many people who are jealous of you."

"Uncle is really worried about you."

"Look, this investigation team came inexplicably, and even your own uncle was implicated."

Ning Ze watched Ning Xiaoren's performance, his heart full of astonishment, "Didn't you summon me personally and ask me to do this?"

Now you've wiped yourself clean!

Although Ning Ze strongly slandered, he also knew that he must not expose his immediate superior at this time.

Isn't it what a subordinate should do to take the blame for his superior?

Therefore, Ning Ze just remained silent, secretly treating the wound on his forehead.

Ning Zhuo looked at Ning Xiaoren, then at the bowing Ning Ze, and then at Ning Fan and the others; his young face showed panic, confusion, and helplessness.

"Then, what should I do?" He cast a pleading look at Ning Xiaoren.

At this moment, Ning Xiaoren tried his best to show a gentle smile and said in the most intimate and sincere voice, "That's easy to handle, nephew Ning Zhuo, come and live in Uncle's mansion. Uncle is the young patriarch, I will personally protect you."

Ning Zhuo looked hesitant and lowered his head slightly.

Ning Xiaoren handed the pills to Ning Zhuo again, his voice extremely gentle, "Take them."

Ning Zhuo shook his head, "My injuries are not serious, it's too wasteful to use such precious pills."

"Hahaha." Ning Xiaoren patted Ning Zhuo's shoulder, "Good child, take them anyway, treat it as a meeting gift from Uncle. Let's go, go back to the mansion with Uncle. You might not know yet, your father was my savior."

"In the past, I had hidden secrets and many worries, so I couldn't take care of you directly. But now, you are in danger, I can only come forward personally, I will protect you with all my might!"

Ning Zhuo slowly raised his head and said with a moved face, "Thank, thank you Young Patriarch..."

"Hey, don't call me Young Patriarch, call me Uncle Ning." Ning Xiaoren reached out again and handed over the pills.

Only then did Ning Zhuo embarrassedly accept the pills.

"Let's go, Uncle will take you home!" Ning Xiaoren put his arm around Ning Zhuo's shoulder, supported him to stand up, and was about to take him away.

Ning Zhuo walked a few steps and paused, "Then about the investigation of the spirit stones..."

Ning Xiaoren said, "Uncle swears to you, I will never treat you in such a cruel way. Let's think of a way to see if we can bypass the contract? If not, Uncle will guarantee you with the position of young patriarch, ensuring you are safe and sound and can practice with peace of mind."

Hearing this, Ning Zhuo's guess in his heart was close to confirmation, "It seems that Ning Xiaoren has found out the secret of the Mechanical Fire-Exploding Monkey from other channels. Either Chi Dun or Zhu Xuanji."

Chi Dun and Fei Si were not on good terms, and Zhu Xuanji had a royal background; both were possible.

Ning Zhuo was happy to see this happen.

He planned to launch the Mechanical Fire-Exploding Monkey, on one hand, to cover up the truth of bombing the Immortal Palace, and on the other hand, to use this to show his own mechanical skills.

Thinking of this, Ning Zhuo no longer refused.

Ning Xiaoren deliberately concealed the fact that he had learned the truth, wanting to show his sincerity and win over Ning Zhuo with all his might, and Ning Zhuo also wanted to get close to Ning Xiaoren.

In the future, with the cover and protection of this young patriarch, it would be easier for him to hide himself.

Ning Xiaoren accompanied him all the way, saying many gentle and comforting words.

When they arrived home, in front of Ning Zhuo, he ordered his servants loudly, "Clear out my bedroom and let my good nephew live in it!"

Ning Zhuo hurriedly tried to stop him, but Ning Xiaoren's eyes reddened again, and he begged Ning Zhuo to stay, to make up for the guilt of this elder not taking good care of the benefactor's son.

In the end, Ning Zhuo's eyes also reddened, and with a moved face, he had to agree.

When Ning Zhuo was about to go to sleep, Ning Xiaoren took out a talisman and gave it to him, "You just reached the third-layer peak recently, have you not been soul-extracted into the palace yet?"

Ning Zhuo nodded and expressed his great curiosity about the Lava Immortal Palace.

Ning Xiaoren explained gently, "The matter of the Lava Immortal Palace requires joint action with others to have a chance of passing. Don't rush for now; entering the palace rashly will only damage your soul and delay your cultivation."

"Stick this talisman on, and it will slightly damage your soul, making it weaker than the standard for soul-extraction into the palace. It will have a hundred benefits and no harm to you."

"Thank you, Uncle Ning!" Ning Zhuo thanked him hurriedly.

Ning Xiaoren laughed loudly, patted Ning Zhuo's shoulder, and urged him to rest well before taking the initiative to leave.

After entering the study alone, the gentle expression on Ning Xiaoren's face disappeared, and he looked cold, summoning his close attendants, "Go and lead a group of our own people to search Ning Zhuo's residence. Remember, don't leave any traces of rummaging, and try your best to collect all information."

"Yes, sir!"