Chapter 203

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

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

"This was spoken by the Golden Core ancestor of your Ning family, with a single order. Little Brother Unlike Ning Zhuo, in my opinion, you have no room to refuse."

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

"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 Unlike Ning Zhuo.

"Oh, right. The fact that you possess Night Wind Soft Iron was told to the Golden Core ancestors by someone from your Ning family."

"She is Ning Xiaohui!"

"Little Brother Unlike Ning Zhuo, in my opinion, you should still bow to the main line 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, Unlike Ning Zhuo suddenly relaxed his brows, looked up, and laughed three times.

"Good, good."

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

"Great, great!"

"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 Unlike Ning Zhuo laugh heartily and refreshingly, this time it was Zheng Hua's turn to frown.

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

Zheng family.

Heaven-grade refining room.

"Not bad, this kid Unlike Ning Zhuo is still not bad." After checking, Zhu Xuanji put down the jade slip in his hand.

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

In the divine sense was the list Unlike Ning Zhuo took the initiative to list, and the list was full of Golden Core-level materials.

Unlike Ning Zhuo learned that he had to offer the Night Wind Soft Iron, was happily ecstatic, put down the affairs in his hands, and in front of the messenger Zheng Hua, listed the material list.

He indicated: It is his supreme honor to be able to do things for the Golden Core ancestor. He luckily obtained a high position, walking on thin ice, and is willing to offer all the Golden Core-level materials in his hands for the ancestor to use.

Such an obedient attitude made Zheng Hua greatly disappointed, and then he secretly became wary.

Zhu Xuanji and others were very satisfied.

The Divine Catcher pointed to the jade slip and laughed and scolded: "I know this kid Unlike 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 is concerned about the Magma Xian Gong and has an urgent need to help the Zheng family refine mechanical weapons.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's full cooperation made him feel comfortable. The disgust generated by Yuan Dasheng before could not help but be 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 junior of my clan."

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

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

In his words, there was hidden provocation and sarcasm toward the Ning family ancestor.

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

Zhu Xuanji hummed and pondered: "Unlike Ning Zhuo fully assists us, thinks of serving the country, and is loyal. Hereby, I reward him with a mechanical creation. This machine 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 has always been clear about rewards and punishments; how could I covet the people's fat and ointment?"

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

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

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

"The mechanical weapon is the property of my Zheng family and must give a reward."

"Come here."

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

Zhou Nongying also nodded: "Since that's the case, my Zhou family cannot be stingy either."

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

It was the Ning family ancestor's turn.

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

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

Once these words came out, the other Golden Core cultivators suddenly had different expressions.

The orders of the Golden Core ancestors were conveyed and received by Unlike Ning Zhuo.

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

He secretly thought: "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; the actions of a big figure are no longer completely based on personal preferences, and will even go against personal preferences and wishes!"

In Unlike Ning Zhuo's heart, when Zhu Xuanji temporarily put down the investigation and fully entered the Xian Gong to explore constantly, the threat plummeted.

He stopped investigating the case, and the pressure on Unlike Ning Zhuo dropped a lot. He exposed his true purpose, wanting to compete for the Magma Xian Gong, making his behavior predictable!

"Once Zhu Xuanji becomes the master of the Xian Gong, he will become a pivotal force in Fire Persimmon Xiancheng."

"Therefore, he united with the three families. It is all because, according to the future development trend, the Meng family is also a powerful political enemy of his, Zhu Xuanji!"

Unlike 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 is exactly what Zhu Xuanji urgently needs.

Zhu Xuanji very much wants to see the three families submit to him, which is convenient for him to compete for the position of master of the Xian Gong now, and even more convenient for him to deal with the Meng family and rule Fire Persimmon Xiancheng in the future.

So, when this example of Unlike Ning Zhuo was sent before him.

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

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

Unlike Ning Zhuo is a benchmark; he can prove to the outside world what kind of person he is by rewarding Unlike Ning Zhuo heavily, and encourage everyone to follow Unlike Ning Zhuo's example, actively lean toward him, and submit to him!

"Zhu Xuanji, this Divine Catcher and outsider, is the head of the three families' joint operation at present."

"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."

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

Unlike Ning Zhuo was quite happy.

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

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

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

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

"I helped the Golden Core ancestor of my clan; this 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 rolled through the entire Ning family like a gale.

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

The main line 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. Unlike Ning Zhuo being remembered by the Golden Core ancestor doesn't it mean that the ancestor thinks highly of Unlike Ning Zhuo, this junior? Doesn't it mean that the ancestor expects Unlike Ning Zhuo to become a family elder in the future?

The Unlike Ning Zhuo of the past was only highly regarded for his natural talent, temperament, and means.

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

And now, Unlike Ning Zhuo has obtained recognition from the highest level of the Ning family.

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

As long as he grows up, he will definitely have a place in the Ning family's power structure.

And Unlike Ning Zhuo is a branch!

The only future big figure in the branch!

This significance is extremely important, which made Unlike Ning Zhuo receive many inquiries from subordinates on the day the news came out.

Unlike 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, the next day, a large number of Ning family clansmen took the initiative to find Unlike Ning Zhuo, wanting to work for Unlike Ning Zhuo!

Previously, although Unlike Ning Zhuo took a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators as subordinates, that was the result of Unlike Ning Zhuo seizing the mistakes of the main line and using the plan against them.

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

There was no other way, so they had to make a living in the black market.

The Ning family is righteous after all; mixing in gray industries like the black market is just needed by the current situation, not what the righteous path should do.

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

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

Unlike Ning Zhuo arranged all these people in the black market.

Many people felt embarrassed and expressed their willingness to disperse their cultivation, explore the Xian Gong, and follow Unlike Ning Zhuo. Some were also willing to go to the mechanical workshop to work and make mechanical creations for Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Unlike Ning Zhuo insisted on the decision of the black market; 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 line."

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

"Often there is more nutrition in the dung!"

"If you want to follow me, you must have such 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 deacons of our branch; they are all elites of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and they are all working in the black market. What do you count for?!"

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

And this was just the beginning.