Chapter 393

"Oh, right," Sun Lingtong continued to remind him.

"Don't forget about the Fetal Breath Spirit Skiff. If we have to negotiate the price to acquire this heirloom treasure in the future, I simply dare not imagine it."

Sun Lingtong proposed: "Why don't we strike together and steal the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect blind!"

"We'll harvest all their medicinal herbs and sell them off; we're bound to make a fortune."

"Then we'll find an opportunity to steal that Fetal Breath Spirit Skiff, and that will be the end of it!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo shook his head and remained silent.

Sun Lingtong: "Relying on the Ten Thousand Mile Swimming Dragon, we still have a very good chance."

"Right, I'll do the deed. You, Little Zhuo, just move around and forge an alibi for yourself."

"You still need your reputation."

Unlike Ning Zhuo shook his head and sighed: "Boss, let's discuss this later. Let's wait for my ancestor to arrive first."

Yesterday, he had already received the letter Ning Jiufan had specifically sent before his departure.

The letter was continuously transmitted through post stations, arriving at Ten Thousand Medicines Valley faster than Ning Jiufan himself.

Several days later.

Small Contention Peak, martial arts arena.

Unlike Ning Zhuo and Hanzhou finished their sparring session.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was drenched in sweat, staring at Hanzhou with a somewhat blank gaze.

A thought arose in his mind—if he were to treat Hanzhou as a material for treasure, to manufacture a mechanism, he wondered how much cost he could save?

"I really am too poor," Unlike Ning Zhuo laughed at himself, shook his head, and dispelled this absurd thought.

"Human resources are precious! To actually use Hanzhou like that would truly be too wasteful."

Ever since Sun Lingtong reminded him last time, he had recently felt quite a bit of financial pressure and was racking his brains thinking about what could make big money.

Hanzhou was exhausted, and with curiosity and a certain expectation, he said: "Fellow Daoist Unlike Ning Zhuo, the day of the Small Contention is approaching. Who do you intend to challenge this time?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo shook his head: "In the short term, I plan to settle down a bit. For me, the only ones with real challenge value are Zheng Xingchen and Lai Wuying."

Hanzhou nodded.

He had sparred with Unlike Ning Zhuo many times and had a more thorough understanding of the latter's combat power.

Don't look at the fact that Unlike Ning Zhuo only has the cultivation of the early Foundation Establishment stage; relying on his mechanism fists and kicks, his combat power is quite considerable, definitely at a first-class level on Small Contention Peak.

People like Chang Yan, Hua Guzi, and Unlike Ning Zhuo have already been recognized as being in the same tier.

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And faintly above this tier, there are only two people whose past combat records are far ahead of the rest. Even when Zheng and Lai face Chang Yan, Hua Guzi, Luo Xiao, and others, they rarely lose.

The two left the martial arts arena and walked side by side.

Pedestrians on the road, upon seeing them, mostly took the initiative to bow and greet them.

Whether it was Unlike Ning Zhuo or Hanzhou, both were figures whose names were spread across Small Contention Peak.

Hanzhou's strength is not bad; the reason his cave dwelling ranking is so low is mainly due to two reasons:

One is that he cultivates the Bitter Suffering Scripture and must seek out suffering; even if there is no suffering, he must force himself to endure it, so as to maintain the bitter cold true intent in his upper dantian.

The other is that it is convenient for him to challenge cave dwellings from the bottom up, and then voluntarily "lose" to others to earn related profits.

The Bitter Suffering Scripture is the cultivation method Unlike Ning Zhuo currently knows of that has the lowest requirements for resources.

But even so, Hanzhou still has to work hard to earn spirit stones and the like for himself, to facilitate the accumulation of magic power and maintain his own cultivation.

So-called cultivation is nothing more than converting external materials and energy into one's own strength through certain ways and methods (cultivation techniques).

As for Unlike Ning Zhuo, he had also become famous throughout the entire Ten Thousand Medicines Valley.

His battle with Hua Guzi thoroughly demonstrated his combat power, causing the skeptics to cease their clamor.

After his combat power was recognized, Unlike Ning Zhuo's days became much more stable, and there was no more public opinion targeting him.

Unlike Ning Zhuo knew clearly in his heart: besides his own display of strength, the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect's senior brother Linghu Jiu must have also taken action, causing his junior brothers to restrain themselves and no longer trouble Unlike Ning Zhuo.

The only downside, however, is...

"Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo, we've met by chance again!" At the corner, Hua Guzi rushed out like a ball of speeding fire.

Unlike Ning Zhuo and Hanzhou stared in astonishment.

"Met by chance?" Unlike Ning Zhuo's mouth twitched, "Three chance encounters in one day... Fellow Daoist Hua, I have already made it very clear to you that I do not need your apologies, nor do I need your dumplings."

Unlike Ning Zhuo sighed, feeling very helpless.

Hanzhou, on the other hand, was filled with emotion; if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never believe that this scene before him could actually happen!

A few days ago, Hua Guzi came to apologize and even brought spirit food dumplings, only to be rejected by Unlike Ning Zhuo on the spot.

Hanzhou had thought that Hua Guzi would make a scene.

As a result, the next day, she actually apologized again and brought different dumplings. This really made Hanzhou feel very surprised.

And what surprised him even more was that Unlike Ning Zhuo still refused, looking like he wanted to avoid her.

Hanzhou privately advised Unlike Ning Zhuo to lower his posture a little; after all, Hua Guzi's combat power is not bad, and since she has already apologized, there is no need to turn a potential friend into an enemy.

As a result, Unlike Ning Zhuo only said to him: "You don't understand."

The subsequent development of events greatly shook Hanzhou's understanding of things and of this world.

No matter how Unlike Ning Zhuo refused, Hua Guzi simply wouldn't turn hostile, but instead, she shamelessly continued to apologize. Before it was once a day, now it's three times a day, becoming even more intense!

The more Unlike Ning Zhuo spoke coldly to her, the more energetic she became, and her attitude toward Unlike Ning Zhuo was almost fawning!

"Is this necessary?!" Hanzhou had always felt that even if Hua Guzi lost to Unlike Ning Zhuo, in terms of combat power, she belonged to the same tier and was a Foundation Establishment expert on Small Contention Peak.

But she no longer had any of the demeanor of an expert; she was simply like a dog.

Of course, toward others, Hua Guzi remained the same as before. Once she faced Unlike Ning Zhuo, her attitude would abruptly change, becoming very humble and fawning.

After being extremely puzzled, Hanzhou finally cast his gaze upon Unlike Ning Zhuo's face.

He understood.

"Has Hua Guzi reached the time when her heart is overflowing with spring?"

Only this answer could barely allow Hanzhou to resolve his confusion.

"Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo clearly sees Hua Guzi's intentions and doesn't want to delay the other party, so he has been coldly rejecting her."

Unlike Ning Zhuo's strange behavior before suddenly had an explanation.

"Why didn't I think of that?"

"Speaking of which, Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo's reaction is quite sensitive. On that very day, he sensed something was wrong and was cold toward Hua Guzi."

Hanzhou secretly admired Unlike Ning Zhuo; if it were him, he definitely wouldn't have sensed Hua Guzi's change in mindset.

"As expected of a young master carefully cultivated by a cultivation family."

"Presumably, Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo has experienced being pursued by women many times. Therefore, Hua Guzi's performance immediately made him react."

"Comparing people to people, it really is..."

Hanzhou looked at Unlike Ning Zhuo, then scanned himself, shaking his head incessantly, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

"Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo, this is the Gilded Phoenix Tail Flower I carefully cultivated. I implore you to accept it, please!" Hua Guzi widened her eyes, staring tightly at Unlike Ning Zhuo, her face full of longing and expectation.

Her pitiful appearance made it seem as if she would burst into tears the next moment, making even a cultivator like Hanzhou, who practices Buddhist scriptures, unable to bear refusing.

But Unlike Ning Zhuo still ruthlessly refused.

"I've said it many times, I don't need your apology. Farewell, Fellow Daoist Hua."

Unlike Ning Zhuo bypassed Hua Guzi and continued on his way.

"Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo!" Behind him, Hua Guzi turned around and called out miserably, tears rolling down, making one's heart feel desolate.

Unlike Ning Zhuo walked even faster, all because he sensed Hua Guzi's intense excitement and joy from the bottom of her heart through the Human Life Hanging Thread.

Yuan Mountain.

Lin Shanshan stared at the intelligence in her hand, her expression very ugly: "What is going on with this Hua Guzi?"

"Ever since she lost to Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo, she has been pestering him; she simply has no shame at all!"

Lin Shanshan gritted her teeth.

The good news of Unlike Ning Zhuo defeating Hua Guzi hadn't made her happy for more than a few days before she received such intelligence.

"Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo refused again?"

"Refusing is truly for the best!"

"Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo, what kind of comprehension he has; naturally, he knows of your ulterior motives, how could he be easily deceived by you?"

Lin Shanshan's gaze was cold.

Her personal maid, Xiaoju, reached out fearfully and waved her hand in front of Lin Shanshan: "Miss, please wake up, don't look at me like that, I am Xiaoju, it's Xiaoju, not Hua Guzi."

Lin Shanshan was stunned, then realized, and hurriedly apologized to Xiaoju.

Small Contention Peak.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's cave dwelling.

"What is going on with this Hua Guzi?" Unlike Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, also feeling quite troubled.

He didn't expect that his cold words and direct refusal not only failed to discourage Hua Guzi but instead made her even more excited and even more persistent.

"Boss, what should we do in this situation?" Unlike Ning Zhuo had encountered this kind of person for the first time and couldn't easily take action to harm her, so he asked Sun Lingtong for his opinion.

Sun Lingtong, inside the mechanism swimming dragon, laughed until he held his stomach.

It was too funny.

As Unlike Ning Zhuo grew older, Sun Lingtong saw fewer and fewer instances of the former being thwarted.

Sun Lingtong really wanted to keep watching, so he immediately suppressed his laughter and pretended to be serious: "Little Zhuo, actually, Hua Guzi is a pitiful person."

Unlike Ning Zhuo: "?"

Sun Lingtong continued: "Think about it, is this kind of temperament normal?"

"The more twisted the temperament, the more it proves that she suffered more trauma in her childhood, and the more terrifying it was."

Unlike Ning Zhuo was silent for a while: "Hearing you say that, Boss, it actually gives me a different feeling about Hua Guzi."

Sun Lingtong slapped his palm with his fist: "Therefore, you must take action and save her."

Unlike Ning Zhuo: "Ah?"

Sun Lingtong said again: "People with this kind of temperament are extremely prone to going to extremes. You always refuse her like this; what if she thinks the wrong way one day and commits suicide?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo still had his own ideas: "That's not very likely, is it? I see that every time she is rejected, she is secretly happy in her heart."

Sun Lingtong shook his head: "One can't be sure about this kind of person."

"I'm afraid she will turn love into hate; if she can't have you, she will destroy you!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo frowned and sneered: "The reason I don't take action against her is just out of consideration for the rules here and also because I cherish my own reputation. Once she in the future..."

"No, no, no." Sun Lingtong interrupted, "Little Zhuo, you misunderstood my meaning."

"What I want to say is, rather than letting her turn love into hate in the future, it's better for you to take action in advance and recruit her."

"With her temperament, she is usually cultivated as a dead soldier."

"This is a crazy sharp blade; one needs to be cautious when using it. If not used well, it will instead harm oneself."

Unlike Ning Zhuo shook his head repeatedly: "She is too crazy; to think there is still such a person in this world! Sigh, I actually don't want to have any intersection with her."

Sun Lingtong: "If you really leave her alone, it's very dangerous. Even if she doesn't deal with you, what if she deals with the branch family you created?"

"According to her current attitude toward you, tell me, after we leave this place, if she can't find you, will she go to Fire Persimmon Immortal City?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo's brows furrowed even tighter.

"Boss, you are right. But I have a premonition that if I agree and partially accept Hua Guzi, I'm afraid I won't get any good out of it in the future."

Just then, a flying letter arrived.

Unfolding it, it was a letter from Hua Guzi.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's face turned slightly pale, and his tone even had a slight trace of terror: "Boss, what should I do? She has actually chased me all the way to my cave dwelling!"

Sun Lingtong scanned the letter with his spiritual sense: "Little Zhuo, don't panic. Look carefully at the content of the letter; Hua Guzi is actually offering to compensate with the cultivation methods of seven strange flowers."

"These are good things. You take them for the family to use; if they can be scaled up in the future and there is business, won't our cultivation resources be guaranteed?"

"These are all good things that are very rare on the market and will be snatched up as soon as they appear."

Unlike Ning Zhuo took a careful look, and it was indeed so.

He fell into a brief silence.

A moment later, he led Hua Guzi into the cave dwelling.