Chapter 203: I, Ning Zhuo, am a Hero of the Ning Family!

"What? You want me to offer all the Night Wind Soft Iron?" Ning Zhuo frowned immediately upon hearing this.

"I'm just here to deliver the message." Zheng Hua waved his hand, indicating his innocence.

"This is the Golden Core ancestor of your Ning family who opened his golden mouth and gave an order. Little Brother Ning Zhuo, in my opinion, you have no room to refuse."

"Sigh, according to our previous discussion, this Night Wind Soft Iron was meant to be forged."

"Now that such a large material gap has appeared, will your mechanical ape continue to be built?"

Zheng Hua asked this deliberately to stimulate and provoke Ning Zhuo.

"Oh, by the way. The one who told the Golden Core ancestors that you possess the Night Wind Soft Iron was also someone from your Ning family."

"She is Ning Xiaohui!"

"Little Brother Ning Zhuo, in my opinion, you should still bow to the main branch of your family. Otherwise, such conspiracies, such soft knives, you will still be hit by them in the future."

Under Zheng Hua's secretly expectant gaze, Ning Zhuo suddenly relaxed his brows, looked up, and laughed three times.

"Good, good."

"Being able to do things for the Golden Core ancestors of my clan is a blessing that I, Ning Zhuo, have cultivated for eight lifetimes."

"Too good, too good!"

"I want to thank Ning Xiaohui; I am very grateful to her. If it weren't for her, how could I have such a good opportunity?"

Watching Ning Zhuo laugh heartily and refreshingly, it was Zheng Hua's turn to frown.

For a moment, he couldn't figure out if Ning Zhuo was gritting his teeth with deep hatred, or if Ning Zhuo had truly figured it out.

Zheng family.

Heaven-grade forging room.

"Not bad, this kid Ning Zhuo is still not bad." Zhu Xuanji put down the jade slip after checking it.

The Zheng family Golden Core standing beside him picked up the jade slip and invested his divine sense.

In the divine sense was a list actively listed by Ning Zhuo, with a list of Golden Core-level materials.

Ning Zhuo learned that he had to offer the Night Wind Soft Iron, and he was overjoyed, dropping the work in his hands, and in front of the messenger Zheng Hua, he listed the material list.

He expressed: Being able to do things for the Golden Core ancestors was his supreme honor. He had luckily obtained a high position, was walking on thin ice, and was willing to offer all the Golden Core-level materials in his hands for the ancestors to use.

Such a sensible attitude made Zheng Hua very disappointed, and then he became wary.

Zhu Xuanji and the others were very satisfied.

The Divine Catcher pointed at the jade slip and laughed and scolded: "I know this kid Ning Zhuo."

"This junior is someone who can climb up the pole; in the future, mixing in officialdom, he is absolutely good material."

"Ning Jiufan, your Ning family has produced talent."

Zhu Xuanji was concerned about the Lava Immortal Palace and had an urgent need to help the Zheng family forge mechanical weapons.

Ning Zhuo's full cooperation made him feel comfortable. The disgust caused by Yuan Dasheng before was also reduced a lot.

Ning family Golden Core ancestor Ning Jiufan smiled slightly: "Being able to enter the eyes of Lord Zhu Xuanji is the honor of the juniors of my clan."

Zhu Xuanji shook his head: "It's not just me, Fei Si also thinks highly of Ning Zhuo."

Zhou Nongying suddenly said: "Ning Zhuo is quite capable of tossing; I heard that as a branch member, he pulled the Ning family's young family head off the horse."

In his words, there was hidden provocation and ridicule of the Ning family ancestor.

Ning family ancestor Ning Jiufan seemed not to hear it, only vaguely said: "Hehe, let the juniors worry about the juniors' affairs."

Zhu Xuanji hummed and pondered: "Ning Zhuo fully assists us, his heart is patriotic, and his loyalty is added. Therefore, I reward him with a mechanical creation. This mechanism is an item from the royal treasury, worthy of the Night Wind Soft Iron he handed over."

"As for the other materials, they are all his; let him take them back."

"My royal family acts with clear rewards and punishments; how could I covet the people's fat and cream?"

Zheng family Golden Core Zheng Shuanggou laughed: "This kid Ning Zhuo, I saved his life in Fire Persimmon Mountain back then."

"Now, he offers the Night Wind Soft Iron to help my clan forge mechanical weapons."

"The fate of one drink and one peck makes people happy."

"The mechanical weapon is an item of my Zheng family and must give a reward."

"Come here."

"Check the treasury, list a suitable list, and give it to Ning Zhuo, let him choose any one of them as a reward."

Zhou Nongying also nodded: "Since this is the case, my Zhou family cannot be stingy either."

"Just reward him with a Foundation Establishment-level gathering spirit array disk."

It was the Ning family ancestor's turn.

Ning Jiufan coughed, thought for a few breaths, then stroked his beard slowly, his expression indifferent: "Ning Zhuo is a disciple of my clan, and contributing to the family is what he should do."

"Just pass my words—I, the ancestor, remember his contribution to the family!"

As soon as these words came out, the other Golden Core cultivators had different expressions.

The orders of the Golden Core ancestors were passed down and received by Ning Zhuo.

In the residence, Ning Zhuo looked up and laughed heartily.

He thought to himself: "Sure enough, as I expected!"

He guessed the reaction of the Golden Core cultivators, especially Zhu Xuanji. Therefore, he made such a risk.

"Zhu Xuanji is a big figure; every move of a big figure is not entirely based on personal preference, and may even go against personal preference and will!"

In Ning Zhuo's heart, when Zhu Xuanji temporarily put down the investigation and went all out to enter the Immortal Palace to explore, the threat plummeted.

He did not continue to investigate the case, and the pressure on Ning Zhuo decreased a lot. He exposed his true purpose, wanting to compete for the Lava Immortal Palace, making his behavior more predictable!

"Once Zhu Xuanji becomes the master of the Immortal Palace, he will become a pivotal force in Fire Persimmon Immortal City."

"Therefore, he joins forces with the three families. Because according to the future development trend, the Meng family is also a powerful political enemy of Zhu Xuanji!"

Ning Zhuo not only handed over the Night Wind Soft Iron but also took the initiative to take out all the Golden Core-level materials on the surface; such a posture of submission was exactly what Zhu Xuanji urgently needed.

Zhu Xuanji very much wanted to see the three families submit to him, which would facilitate his current competition for the position of master of the Immortal Palace, and even more facilitate his future dealing with the Meng family and ruling Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

Therefore, when this example of Ning Zhuo was sent to him.

Even if he had many feelings of disgust for Ning Zhuo, he had to pinch his nose at this moment and greatly encourage and reward Ning Zhuo.

Zhu Xuanji wanted to show his pattern and continue to win over the three families at a deeper level.

Ning Zhuo was a benchmark; he could prove what kind of person he was by rewarding Ning Zhuo heavily, and encourage everyone to follow Ning Zhuo's example, actively lean towards him, and submit to him!

"This Zhu Xuanji, the Divine Catcher, the outsider, is the leader of the three families' joint action."

"As long as I handle him, once he expresses his stance, the other three Golden Core ancestors will inevitably follow!"

"Hahaha."

"Such a Golden Core is nothing more than that, easily calculated by me."

"I am indeed the most suitable for mixing in the righteous path!"

Ning Zhuo was quite happy.

What made him happiest was not Zhu Xuanji's royal mechanism, nor the rewards of the Zheng family and the Zhou family, but the words of the Ning family ancestor Ning Jiufan!

Even, Ning Zhuo believed that the most valuable reward from the Golden Core cultivator was this sentence.

He immediately summoned his subordinates and let them promote with all their might—he, Ning Zhuo, had obtained the recognition of the Ning family Golden Core ancestor!

"From now on, you must remember, I am a hero."

"I helped the Golden Core ancestor of my clan, which is not something an ordinary person can do; I am a great hero!"

"I am a great hero of the Ning family!"

"Hahaha!"

The news swept through the entire Ning family like a gale.

Just a simple sentence, but it made the Ning family shake violently!

The main branch was terrified, speculating one after another what the intention of the Golden Core ancestor's words was?

The branch was high-spirited and held their heads high. Ning Zhuo could be remembered by the Golden Core ancestor, doesn't that mean the ancestor thinks highly of this junior? Doesn't that mean the ancestor expects Ning Zhuo to become a family elder in the future?

The previous Ning Zhuo was only highly regarded for his talent, temperament, and means.

Coupled with the main branch suppressing the branch too hard, the branch had long had the energy of rebound accumulated in the dark, which was cleverly used by Ning Zhuo, which allowed him to control a large number of Foundation Establishment subordinates at the third layer of Qi Refining, and these Foundation Establishment cultivators were all elites of the same level!

And now, Ning Zhuo had obtained the recognition of the highest level of the Ning family.

He had obtained the recognition of the Ning family Golden Core ancestor, which made his future incomparably certain!

As long as he grew up, he would definitely have a place in the power structure of the Ning family.

And Ning Zhuo is a branch member!

The only future big figure in the branch!

This significance was extremely significant, making Ning Zhuo receive many inquiries from subordinates on the day the news spread.

Ning Zhuo confirmed to them that this matter was true!

The news swept through the entire Ning family like a gale, and after brewing for a night that day, the next day a large number of Ning family clansmen took the initiative to find Ning Zhuo, wanting to work for Ning Zhuo!

Previously, although Ning Zhuo took a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators as subordinates, that was the result of Ning Zhuo seizing the mistakes of the main branch's handling of affairs and using the plan against the plan.

If there was no expulsion from the main branch, if those former stewards were really allowed to choose freely, ninety-nine percent of them would rather serve as stewards in the family.

It was just that there was no way, so they made a living in the black market.

The Ning family is righteous after all, and mixing in gray industries like the black market is just a need of the current situation, not what the righteous path should do.

The Ning family Foundation Establishment cultivators also wore masks when patrolling, acting as a fig leaf.

And this group of Ning family clansmen now truly thinks highly of Ning Zhuo, confirming that Ning Zhuo has a beautiful future and a bright prospect, so they took the initiative to work for him.

Ning Zhuo arranged all these people in the black market.

Many people felt difficult and expressed one after another that they were willing to disperse their cultivation, explore the Immortal Palace, and follow Ning Zhuo. There were also people willing to work in the mechanical workshop to make mechanical creations for Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo insisted on the decision of the black market, and he explained to these people: "We are a branch, we are ordinary people."

"We are humble by nature, people pressed into the mud by the main branch."

"Humility is not shameful, and even instead, it is an opportunity."

"Often there is more nutrition in the dung!"

"If you want to follow me, you must have this awareness."

"Go to the black market, experience humility, walk out of the mud step by step, and prove that we are consistent."

"Think about those former stewards of our branch; they are all elites of the Foundation Establishment stage, and they all work in the black market. What do you count for?!"

Ning Zhuo's words were sonorous and powerful, and everyone was convinced.

And this was just the beginning.