Chapter 387: Asking Senior Brother for Help Again

"Fellow Daoist Ning Zhuo treats me with sincerity; have I gone too far?"

Thinking of this, Han Zhou couldn't help but feel a lot of guilt again.

Ning Zhuo returned to his cave dwelling.

Sun Lingtong had already returned.

"Boss." Ning Zhuo whispered.

Sun Lingtong nodded at him and replied via sound transmission: "The source of this rumor has been investigated, Little Zhuo, guess who is pushing it behind the scenes to harm you?"

Ning Zhuo sneered: "This rumor came so urgently and abruptly; it must be Lin Shanshan's junior brothers who are going to deal with me."

"After all, Boss, you also found out before that Lin Shanshan borrowed a lot to help me arrange the spiritual plant cabin and paid a heavy price."

"These junior brothers paid off her external debts, but it benefited me; they also don't want me to be too close to Lin Shanshan. Sigh, using the heart of a villain to measure my gentleman's heart, naturally, they want to retaliate against me."

Sun Lingtong slapped his hands: "That's right, you guessed it again, hahahaha."

Ning Zhuo said: "Guessing this point is not difficult, and there is nothing to be proud of. Their means of spreading rumors are inferior, and there are many places that can be improved."

Sun Lingtong nodded: "Clearly a novice move, first wanting to remove themselves, but as a result, many places revealed traces."

When it comes to spreading rumors, the Sun-Ning duo are the best. Lin Shanshan's junior brothers are still too immature in front of them.

Sun Lingtong looked at Ning Zhuo and said eagerly: "I have collected the relevant evidence. As long as it is thrown out, it will definitely make the other party look good, ahahaha!"

Ning Zhuo, however, shook his head: "This is not Fire Persimmon Immortal City; it is someone else's territory. I have some understanding of Lin Bufan's style of doing things, but it is not deep."

"Rashly throwing out this evidence, for us, has no benefits, but the risk is even greater."

"Who knows if Lin Bufan will protect his own and play dirty tricks on us?"

"After all, these disciples of his were all adopted by him uniformly, like teacher and father, and their feelings are very deep."

Ning Zhuo's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Keep this evidence first; it might have a key role in the future!"

"If Ancestor Ning Jiufan is persuaded by me, it is very likely that he will bring that Demon Ape to the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect. By then, perhaps our actions can be bigger."

"A gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late."

Ning Zhuo is good at enduring.

In Fire Persimmon Immortal City, he endured and disguised himself for more than ten years, only then to burst out with style in the Molten Immortal Palace.

Sun Lingtong nodded: "Little brother, just do as you say."

Ever since the incident at the Lava Immortal Palace, Sun Ling had gained a deeper understanding of Ning Zhuo, and in his heart, he secretly admired his younger brother's shrewdness and far-sightedness.

Ning Zhuo deliberately chose not to take action, letting the unfavorable public opinion continue to ferment.

Various voices looking down on him continued to spread.

Finally, someone couldn't hold back and sent a challenge letter to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo reacted quickly, accepted this private challenge, and crushed his opponent with powerful Wood-element spells.

Not long after, someone challenged again.

Ning Zhuo won again with Wood-element spells, and his reputation rose greatly.

The stationed cultivators on Small Dispute Peak gradually realized Ning Zhuo's true strength. But Lin Shanshan's junior brothers continued to launch, starting to guide public opinion, only saying—

Ning Zhuo's means are single, this time all won with Wood-element spells, actually only having these three axes. If someone can make his preemptive strike fail, or withstand these three axes, then victory is not far away!

This argument made the cultivators itch with desire.

Finally, it incited a cultivator whose combat power was recognized as top ten—Hua Guzi!

This female cultivator always acted high-profile, and before submitting the challenge letter, she did a lot of publicity, calling friends and companions to pressure Ning Zhuo.

Once Ning Zhuo refused to accept the challenge, his reputation would definitely fall sharply.

Challenges on Small Dispute Peak have a process. Many people challenge a cave dwelling at the same time, which will be judged by the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect, deciding on a certain challenger to conduct a public challenge on the day of the Small Dispute.

Except for this fixed challenge day, for the rest of the time, cultivators can fight privately.

During the time Ning Zhuo entered the Ten Thousand Medicines Valley, the real Small Dispute Day was only his battle against Han Zhou and his battle against Chang Yan; the rest were personal duels, but all were public, allowing others to watch.

Hua Guzi was the same this time.

Ning Zhuo did not refuse anyone and accepted the challenge on the spot.

As a result, a huge craze was quickly triggered on Small Dispute Peak!

Ning Zhuo was the newcomer who had stood out recently and had the strongest momentum, while Hua Guzi always acted high-profile, and her combat power was recognized as top ten.

A contest of this level was rare even in every round of the Small Dispute Day.

People speculated who would win.

"Hua Guzi is an old-school expert after all, her cultivation is at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and she has a great advantage over Ning Zhuo."

"Didn't Chang Yan also have a cultivation advantage? But he was still beaten down by Ning Zhuo's Wood-element spell three axes."

"That can't be said. Chang Yan is good at Earth-element spells and was specifically targeted by Ning Zhuo. But Hua Guzi is also good at Wood-element."

"If we talk about preemptive strikes, Hua Guzi is also a preemptive fighting style, very aggressive when fighting!"

Thus, everyone began to discuss whether the outcome of this battle would be decided by an important factor like "who succeeds in the preemptive strike at the beginning of the battle."

Original Mountain.

Lin Bufan's residence.

In the boudoir, Lin Shanshan was lying on a round table, looking extremely bored.

In the center of the round table was a vase, planted with a Fog-Show Orchid.

"So much time has passed, I wonder how Young Master Ning Zhuo is doing?" Lin Shanshan's eyes were listless, looking at the Fog-Show Orchid in front of her, thinking of the white-clad youth in her heart.

"Miss, it's time to eat." Lin Shanshan's personal maid pushed the door in, carrying a food box.

Lin Shanshan ate the exquisite lunch, but it tasted like nothing.

The personal maid knew her young miss's temperament quite well and looked worried, persuading: "Miss, you have lost a lot of weight recently, why bother? You should look at things more openly."

Lin Shanshan heard the sound, her expression numb, her eyes dull. She was a lively person by nature, and being grounded was really wearing down her mood.

The maid couldn't bear it and blurted out: "I have the latest news about Young Master Ning Zhuo here."

Lin Shanshan was like being electrocuted, suddenly a shiver, her eyes glowing: "Tell me quickly! Has he been challenged again?"

"Hehehe, most of those stationed cultivators are no match for him, they are all clay chickens and pottery dogs."

The maid sighed: "But this opponent is not ordinary."

"Now, the entire Small Dispute Peak is very noisy, and everyone is paying close attention to this battle."

Lin Shanshan's expression changed slightly: "Who is it? Lai Wuying, or Zheng Xingchen?"

The maid shook her head: "It's Hua Guzi."

"It's her." Lin Shanshan first breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned again, "Hua Guzi herself practices Wood-element cultivation techniques and has been immersed in Wood-element spells for much longer than Young Master Ning Zhuo. And she also often uses preemptive tactics, which can indeed threaten Young Master Ning Zhuo."

"What should I do?"

Lin Shanshan showed worry.

Seeing that mentioning Ning Zhuo made Lin Shanshan stop eating, the maid regretted it and persuaded: "Miss, you should eat more; only when you eat more can you have the strength to use your brain and think of a way for Young Master Ning Zhuo."

Lin Shanshan nodded: "You are right."

She clearly accelerated the speed of eating, and her appetite increased greatly.

The maid was feeling proud of herself when Lin Shanshan suddenly stopped again: "Among the Five Elements, Metal overcomes Wood, and Wood generates Fire, so if Young Master Ning Zhuo uses Metal-element attacks and Fire-element protection, he will definitely have an advantage."

"Enlightenment Diagrams, he needs Enlightenment Diagrams."

"According to his comprehension, before this battle happens, he can fully contemplate the offensive spells of Fire and Metal elements."

"Sigh, I am grounded now, who else can help him?"

"Han Zhou, this poor guy won't work!"

"Xiao Ju, you have to help me." Lin Shanshan suddenly stood up, walked to her personal maid Xiao Ju, grabbed the latter's shoulders tightly, her eyes full of determination.

The personal maid Xiao Ju's face turned pale, and she stammered: "M-Miss, how could you forget why you were grounded."

"Last time, you helped Young Master Ning Zhuo too much, and even delayed your daily cultivation lessons. This time, do you still want to help him like this?"

Lin Shanshan shook her head: "Last time, I was indeed impulsive."

"I have reflected recently and also feel that I went too far. So, I have never resented my father; this time I was grounded, I deserved it."

"The senior brothers paid off my external debts, and when I have money in the future, I will definitely repay them."

"These are all small matters!"

Lin Shanshan had not been in contact with Ning Zhuo recently, so she hadn't been influenced by the Buddha Heart Demon Seal for a period of time.

Therefore, she had recovered her calmness, and after various emotions were no longer disturbed by the outside world, her thoughts and feelings had returned to normal.

In a calm state, Lin Shanshan still wanted to help Ning Zhuo.

"At that time, I was indeed a bit carried away." Lin Shanshan didn't suspect anything else, just feeling that she was impulsive.

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But Lin Shanshan in a normal state still wanted to help Ning Zhuo!

"Just say that I have had many insights while practicing cultivation techniques and need to contemplate a few Metal and Fire element Enlightenment Diagrams." Lin Shanshan thought of a way.

The maid Xiao Ju stared: "Miss, are you really going to do this?"

She hesitated for a moment before saying: "Then what about Senior Brother?"

Compared to the outsider Ning Zhuo, Xiao Ju and many senior brothers knew Linghu Jiu's feelings for Lin Shanshan, but Lin Shanshan had never noticed.

Reminded of this, Lin Shanshan's eyes lit up, and she excitedly hugged Xiao Ju and kissed her forehead.

Lin Shanshan said excitedly: "Right, why didn't I think of that?"

"I should ask Senior Brother for help!"

"Now everyone knows about the battle between Young Master Ning Zhuo and Hua Guzi. If I ask for Metal and Fire element Enlightenment Diagrams now, I will definitely be noticed by the senior brothers and my father, and easily suppressed."

"If I ask Senior Brother to come forward, wouldn't that be fine?"

"Xiao Ju, you are truly my intimate friend, thank you for the reminder!"

Xiao Ju shook her head repeatedly, so panicked that she even had cold sweat: "Miss, Miss, you misunderstood me, I didn't mean that."

Lin Shanshan ignored her, her eyes full of expectation: "Senior Brother has always taken good care of me. Although he is lazy, his capacity and pattern are very large, and he is tolerant of others. Other senior brothers have many opinions about Young Master Ning Zhuo, but he definitely won't! He is the one who can help me the most."

Xiao Ju stared, full of disbelief: "Miss, are you serious?"

"Of course I am serious!" Lin Shanshan immediately gave the order, asking Xiao Ju to take her letter to Great Dispute Peak's Ten Thousand Demon Cave to ask Linghu Jiu for help.

Xiao Ju, as a maid, couldn't resist Lin Shanshan at all and had to obey.

"Oh my god, this world is too crazy."

"Senior Brother is such a good person, why does he have to suffer such torture?"

"Don't blame me, don't blame me!"