Chapter 391

This could not allow Hua Guzi to continue eating!

Ning Zhuo controlled the mechanical limbs to shoot over, launching another powerful offensive.

Hua Guzi's sea of consciousness was turbulent, making it difficult to control Wood element techniques to clash, so she tried her best to cast a Fragrant Flower Lost Track spell.

The mechanical limbs missed, but they soon caught up with Hua Guzi again.

Hua Guzi screamed: "This lady also knows a thing or two about fists and feet!"

She really only knew a little.

Bang, bang, bang!

Ah, ah, ah!

The spectators saw twenty mechanical limbs surrounding a young girl, beating her continuously.

The fists and feet were like a storm, causing Hua Guzi to scream repeatedly.

Finally, Ning Zhuo took the initiative to stop.

Hua Guzi had been beaten until she was bruised and swollen, her entire head a size larger, like a pig's head.

Her eyes were swollen until only a slit remained, and she stretched out fingers full of bruises, pointing tremblingly at Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly, used the mechanical limbs to handle her, and carried her out of the martial arts arena.

The relevant cultivator immediately announced loudly that the winner of this match was Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo smiled, bowed to the surrounding audience to thank them, and then walked to Hua Guzi, casting a healing spell for her in public.

After a dozen breaths, Hua Guzi regained her former appearance, but her hands and feet were icy cold, and she was shivering.

Ning Zhuo took out a cup of Warm Autumn Wine and handed it to Hua Guzi.

Hua Guzi's pupils shrank, realizing that this was actually a Jin Dan-grade medicinal wine. But she braced herself, her teeth chattering: "No, I don't want it. This lady..."

Ning Zhuo raised his eyebrows slightly.

He snorted coldly, leaned forward, pinched Hua Guzi's delicate cheeks, and applied a little force, forcing her to open her cherry mouth.

Then, he roughly and forcefully poured the Warm Autumn Wine from the cup directly into Hua Guzi's mouth.

Hua Guzi's body and mind were shaken, caught off guard by Ning Zhuo's forceful posture.

Subconsciously, her throat rolled, and she swallowed the Warm Autumn Wine.

"Circulate your energy and digest it." The next moment, Ning Zhuo's indifferent command was delivered.

Hua Guzi's body and mind were shaken again, and she gave a start; for some reason, she actually cooperated with Ning Zhuo's words, sat down on the spot, and began to circulate her energy to heal her wounds.

Ning Zhuo couldn't help but feel surprised.

He had not planted a Human Life Suspension Thread in Hua Guzi; generally speaking, he would not do this in public to prevent anyone from discovering the Human Life Suspension Thread.

Without the communication of the Human Life Suspension Thread, Ning Zhuo could not sense Hua Guzi's inner emotions through the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal.

He didn't expect Hua Guzi to be so obedient and cooperative!

"This female cultivator was refusing to admit defeat just a moment ago, but now she can bend and stretch; it's a bit strange." Ning Zhuo muttered in his heart.

After all, he was only sixteen years old, and even though he had been studying human hearts for fourteen years, he had never encountered this type of Hua Guzi.

Won!

The battle between Ning Zhuo and Hua Guzi could be considered a big win.

Through this battle, he intimidated the cultivators on the Small Struggle Peak; even the likes of Lai Wuying and Zheng Xingchen acknowledged Ning Zhuo's combat power.

In this battle, Ning Zhuo confirmed the positioning of his Wood element combat power and also tested the power of the mechanical limbs in actual combat.

Finally, he took the initiative to treat Hua Guzi, sparing no expense to use Jin Dan-grade medicinal wine, which earned him a wave of good reputation.

Even if some people slandered him for putting on an act, using Jin Dan-grade materials was definitely a huge investment! It was hard for people to criticize that.

For a time, the Small Struggle Peak was full of discussions surrounding Ning Zhuo.

"I didn't expect Young Master Ning Zhuo's mechanism arts to be even more powerful than his Five Elements techniques."

"Truly a heaven-sent genius."

"At first glance, he looked plain, but I didn't expect him to have inner talent."

"If I were Ning Zhuo, I would have used mechanism arts in the first battle to crush everyone. But he hid it, which is not very straightforward."

"What do you mean by hiding it? This is called being low-key, this is called humility. This is the demeanor of a disciple from a cultivation family. This is style."

With solid combat records laid out there, many cultivators began to brag for Ning Zhuo.

"Hmph, these family disciples could clearly rely on their families to live, yet they come to our Ten Thousand Medicines Gate to beg for food."

"That's not right, at least it's not right for Young Master Ning Zhuo. Haven't you heard? This is just one stop on his travels; when the time is ripe, he will leave."

Ning Zhuo and Sun Ling were both experts at spreading rumors.

Especially Ning Zhuo, out of confidence, he had spread rumors in advance with Sun Ling's help.

Now, these rumors were having a positive and effective effect for him.

When everyone realized that Ning Zhuo was just a dragon passing through the river, not a local snake, the cave dwelling he occupied would eventually become vacant.

The resentment in everyone's hearts toward him lessened a lot.

"Then when is he leaving?"

"That's not clear."

"I think he's actually quite good on this Small Struggle Peak."

"He is good-looking, and every time I watch him fight, it's simply a feast for the eyes!"

"He is really gentle and graceful. After defeating Hua Guzi, he even fed her Jin Dan-grade medicinal wine. Who has ever done that?"

The crowd also learned the reason why Ning Zhuo recovered so quickly after the battle with Hanzhou.

The next day, at the martial arts arena.

Hanzhou was again beaten back step by step under the siege of more than twenty mechanical limbs and took the initiative to call a halt.

Ning Zhuo, however, did not feel as unsatisfied as before.

He felt that the insights gained from this kind of training had decreased a lot compared to before, not even reaching thirty percent.

He secretly pondered in his heart: "It's mainly because the battle with Hua Guzi allowed me to fully engage in actual combat and realize many strengths and weaknesses."

"If I continue to spar with Hanzhou like this, neither side can use their real skills, so it's hard to stimulate me."

Ning Zhuo felt more and more that the Small Struggle Peak was his blessed land.

This was because he had fully engaged in actual combat here, greatly filling in his own shortcomings. In many aspects, he had made significant progress.

"Although there are still gains from Hanzhou, they are not enough."

"Perhaps I should change to someone else to spar with."

"I will maintain my relationship with Hanzhou and get more bitter water to drink."

Ning Zhuo pondered.

After this sparring session ended, he and Hanzhou walked out of the martial arts arena side by side.

Hanzhou said: "Fellow Daoist Ning Zhuo, why did you treat Hua Guzi after the battle? In my opinion, wasting Jin Dan-grade medicinal wine is simply not worth it."

Hanzhou had some resentment.

This was because before, when Ning Zhuo found him and asked him to infuse the mechanical limbs with bitter cold energy, he was very welcoming.

On one hand, he had long looked forward to others suffering from the mechanical limbs. On the other hand, he wanted to use Ning Zhuo's hand to erode others with bitter cold energy and strive for more opportunities to convert others.

As a result, Ning Zhuo saved the person directly after the battle and dispelled the bitter cold energy.

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly and explained to Hanzhou that he didn't want to be too aggressive and bully a weak woman. He didn't want to truly make an enemy of Hua Guzi; it had always been just a sparring match.

He gave a cup of Warm Autumn Wine just to form a good relationship with Hua Guzi and didn't want to make the relationship between himself and those around him too tense. When traveling, having one more friend is definitely better than having one more enemy.

Hanzhou couldn't help but sigh: "Young Master Ning Zhuo certainly has the demeanor of a great family. But I'm afraid you don't know that Hua Guzi has always been arrogant, has a strange temperament, and is vengeful. After all, she is half-human and half-demon, naturally possessing a demonic nature!"

"If you treat her like this, she won't acknowledge your kindness, but will instead hate you even more and retaliate against you in the future!"

Ning Zhuo was slightly stunned, and then a look of doubt appeared on his face.

Just as he was about to ask, a "lantern" flew over from not far away.

Looking closely, it was Hua Guzi, dressed in wide robes, floating forward.

Hua Guzi rushed straight to Ning Zhuo, her eyes locked firmly on him.

Hanzhou and Ning Zhuo immediately stood ready!

"Young Master Ning Zhuo, please accept this!!!" As a result, after Hua Guzi ran to Ning Zhuo, she stopped abruptly, bowed deeply, and offered a plate of dumplings with both hands.

Ning Zhuo and Hanzhou:?!

The two were stunned, not knowing what kind of demon Hua Guzi was playing.

Ning Zhuo became vigilant in his heart, his spiritual sense covering these dumplings and Hua Guzi, and his first natural thought was—could these dumplings be poisoned?

The next moment, Ning Zhuo felt that this guess was unreliable.

Because even if she were to poison him, she wouldn't do it to his face like this.

So, what exactly is going on with this Hua Guzi?

Ning Zhuo just assumed that Hua Guzi had encountered some difficulty and wanted to ask for his help.

He immediately said: "Fellow Daoist Hua, let's go somewhere else to talk."

Little did he know that Hua Guzi still maintained the bowing posture, her face facing the ground, not retreating at all: "Please, Young Master Ning Zhuo, accept my heart!"

Ning Zhuo:??

He spread his spiritual sense to cover the surroundings and found that there were few people around, so he immediately used his trump card.

Divine Ability—Human Life Suspension Thread.

Magic Treasure—My Buddha Heart Demon Seal!

The next moment, he felt many of Hua Guzi's emotions.

Hua Guzi didn't dare to look up and face Ning Zhuo; her face, parallel to the ground, was bright red!

She roared in her heart.

"Ah, ah, ah!"

"Why, why!"

"This lady ended up doing it after all!!"

"Hua Guzi, what are you doing?"

"You shameless thing, you actually treat a man like this; how could you behave in such a self-deprecating way?"

"But, but..."

"It, it feels so good."

"Being this close to him, the air seems to be filled with his scent. It smells so good!"

"Young Master Ning Zhuo is truly a flower-like man."

"I really want to be beaten by him again, to be besieged by the mechanical limbs he controls, and then have him pinch my mouth and pour warm medicinal wine into it."

Ning Zhuo:?!!

Although he couldn't feel Hua Guzi's clear thoughts, he could detect her surging, twisted emotions.

Ning Zhuo subconsciously took a small step back.

He felt a chill in his heart, looking down at Hua Guzi's petite waist and back: "What exactly is wrong with this woman?!"

For a time, Ning Zhuo couldn't figure out Hua Guzi's routine.

For the sake of safety, he refused directly: "There is no need for this, Fellow Daoist Hua. We were just sparring, and there is no such thing as you owing me anything. Even that Warm Autumn Wine was something I offered voluntarily; I never thought of you having to repay me."