Douluo Continent: Starting with a Self-Created Soul Ring 121

Chapter 121: Ning Fengzhi’s Green Face After Showing Up

“So, by being with you, I’ve actually profited?”

After listening to Gu Ziyue’s explanation, Ning Shangjiang’s eyes shone even brighter when looking at Gu Ziyue.

“Of course, but I didn’t lose either. I gained a beautiful woman like you!”

Gu Ziyue said with a smile.

Just as he said, dual cultivation with Ning Shangjiang, while not providing much help in cultivation, did earn him a beautiful woman.

And Ning Rongrong’s mother.

The sense of accomplishment was unparalleled.

“Shangjiang, if we have a daughter in the future, let’s name her Gu Rongrong!”

Thinking of this, Gu Ziyue said with a smile.

“Ah…”

Ning Shangjiang didn’t expect Gu Ziyue to directly talk about their daughter. How did Gu Ziyue know that if she conceived, it would definitely be a daughter?

What if it was a son?

“I’ll listen to Yi-gege!” (Yi-gege: literally “elder brother Yi,” a term of endearment)

However, Ning Shangjiang didn’t care, only sweetly replying.

That Gu Ziyue could even think about having children with her made her both shy and extremely happy.

Ning Shangjiang’s sweet “Yi-gege” instantly ignited Gu Ziyue.

Gu Ziyue had asked her to call him that. Although Ning Shangjiang was a few years older than Gu Ziyue, he still liked this address.

He had also asked Li Chanfei to call him that before, but unfortunately, Li Chanfei refused.

“Yi-gege, let me help you!”

Immediately sensing Gu Ziyue’s passion, Ning Shangjiang smiled sweetly, then slowly slid down.

“嘶～” (A sound expressing a sharp intake of breath, indicating pleasure)

Soon, Gu Ziyue’s burning desire was quenched.

It turned out Ning Shangjiang had used her Martial Soul, the Ice Phoenix’s abilities. This was something Gu Ziyue had taught her last night, and now she could use it skillfully.

…

A week later.

“Your Holiness, the Sect Master of the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect has arrived, and he specifically requests an audience with Your Holiness!”

While Gu Ziyue was busy cultivating and… instructing Ning Shangjiang, another visitor arrived. This time, it was Ning Shangjiang’s cousin, Ning Fengzhi.

“Ning Fengzhi?”

“Let him in!”

Gu Ziyue knew the other party was surely here because of Ning Shangjiang, but even knowing that, Gu Ziyue didn’t have any reason to avoid him.

Moreover, Gu Ziyue didn’t need to fear him!

Ning Shangjiang had come to him willingly, it wasn’t like Gu Ziyue had tricked her.

“Yes, Your Holiness!”

The attendant quickly left to carry out the order.

Gu Ziyue also sent someone to call Ning Shangjiang.

Ning Fengzhi was undoubtedly here for Ning Shangjiang, so Gu Ziyue didn’t need to hide her.

Since the other party had come looking for her, they must know Ning Shangjiang was here; hiding wouldn’t do any good.

“Yi-gege, is that my cousin?”

Ning Shangjiang was clearly nervous and uneasy. She hadn’t expected Ning Fengzhi to come looking for her in person.

Was it really necessary?

She wasn’t a core disciple of the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect.

“With me here, don’t be nervous!”

Seeing Ning Shangjiang’s appearance, Gu Ziyue held her hand and comforted her.

“Mm!”

Ning Shangjiang nodded movedly.

After Ning Shangjiang arrived, Ning Fengzhi soon followed.

Ning Fengzhi, accompanied by Jian Douluo and Gu Douluo, entered and saw Gu Ziyue holding Ning Shangjiang’s hand. Ning Fengzhi’s expression immediately soured.

Especially after seeing a hint of charm in Ning Shangjiang’s eyes that wasn’t there before, Ning Fengzhi’s face turned even greener.

His face turned completely green!

As someone who had experienced it, Ning Fengzhi could understand what Ning Shangjiang’s current state represented.

It meant that his cousin, whom he had intended to marry as his wife, had already been… possessed by another man.

After Ning Shangjiang came of age, he had noticed his cousin’s beauty.

But at that time, Ning Shangjiang was still at the Tiandou Royal Academy, so he hadn’t rushed to pursue her.

After all, he wasn’t lacking women, and he was very fond of his cousin. Since she wanted to participate in the Soul Master Tournament, he let her cultivate well at Tiandou Royal Academy.

However, he never imagined that during the last Soul Master Tournament, she would fall for someone after being… taken advantage of, and even actively seek that person out for responsibility.

Luckily, Ning Shangjiang was dissuaded by him in the end and returned to the sect with him.

Then, Ning Fengzhi intentionally or unintentionally pursued Ning Shangjiang, but without any progress.

Then, Ning Shangjiang suddenly disappeared some time ago.

Upon learning that Ning Shangjiang had gone to the Tiandou Sacred Palace to find Gu Ziyue, he had a bad feeling and immediately came looking for her.

It turned out he was too late.

“Cousin!”

“Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu!”

After seeing Ning Fengzhi, Jian Douluo, and Gu Douluo, Ning Shangjiang quickly greeted them.

“Sect Master Ning, I hope you are well!”

“And to the two elders as well!”

Gu Ziyue also greeted them with a smile.

Looking at Ning Fengzhi’s expression, Gu Ziyue was even more certain that Ning Shangjiang was Ning Rongrong’s mother in the original story; otherwise, Ning Fengzhi wouldn’t have this look of someone who had been robbed of his wife.

Even Ning Fengzhi’s composure couldn’t hide his emotions, showing that he had been eyeing Ning Shangjiang for a long time, treating her as his possession.

Hearing Gu Ziyue’s voice, Ning Fengzhi finally reacted.

Then, Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, and the anger in his eyes disappeared. He smiled at Gu Ziyue, “Your Holiness is well!”

Jian Douluo and Gu Douluo simply nodded to Gu Ziyue. As Title Douluo, they didn’t need to be overly polite to Gu Ziyue.

“Sect Master Ning, you are here for Shangjiang, aren’t you?”

Seeing Ning Fengzhi’s composure, to be honest, Gu Ziyue was quite impressed.

“Yes, my cousin left without a word. I was worried something had happened to her, so I came looking for her immediately. I apologize for troubling Your Holiness.”

Ning Fengzhi had completely adjusted his mindset.

From the moment he saw Ning Shangjiang, he knew his cousin no longer belonged to him.

So he let it go and didn’t dwell on Gu Ziyue taking his cousin from him.

After all, there wasn’t anything between him and Ning Shangjiang; it was just that he wanted to marry Ning Shangjiang.

But even after accepting it, he was still very unhappy.

“Sect Master Ning worrying about his cousin is natural.”

“Now, Sect Master Ning, you’ve seen it yourself. Shangjiang is very safe here. In the future, I will protect her, and you won’t need to worry about her safety anymore!”

Gu Ziyue said with a smile, declaring that Ning Shangjiang was now his woman.

“Your Holiness, may I speak with you privately?”

Ning Fengzhi completely gave up and invited Gu Ziyue.

“Of course!”

Gu Ziyue smiled.

After instructing others to take care of Jian Douluo and Gu Douluo, Gu Ziyue invited Ning Fengzhi inside for tea.

“Sect Master Ning, please!”

After pouring the tea, Gu Ziyue offered it respectfully. “Strictly speaking, I should also call Sect Master Ning ‘cousin’!”

“So, Your Holiness plans to marry my cousin?”

Ning Fengzhi paused slightly when he heard Gu Ziyue’s address, then smiled.

After speaking, Ning Fengzhi finished his tea in one gulp.

“…”

Hearing Ning Fengzhi’s words, Gu Ziyue was momentarily speechless.

He had only intended to tease Ning Fengzhi, but he was unexpectedly blocked.

“It seems Your Holiness doesn’t plan to marry my cousin!”

Seeing that Gu Ziyue didn’t answer immediately, Ning Fengzhi put down his teacup, his face darkening.

“That’s not something Sect Master Ning needs to worry about. I won’t mistreat your cousin.”

Gu Ziyue didn’t answer directly but indirectly implied that he wouldn’t marry her.

Gu Ziyue’s only wife would be Bi Bi Dong; the others were merely his women.

“Humph!”

“You won’t even give her a status; why should I believe you?”

Ning Fengzhi coldly snorted.

“Sect Master Ning, let’s be frank. If I formally married Ning Shangjiang, wouldn’t you be even more opposed?”

“After all, she is your cousin. If outsiders found out, they might think the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect is siding with the Martial Soul Temple!”

Gu Ziyue didn’t want to waste time with Ning Fengzhi and directly stated the issue.

This was also why Ning Fengzhi had strongly opposed Ning Shangjiang seeking out Gu Ziyue. Ning Shangjiang only thought that since her Martial Soul wasn’t the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, she wasn’t a core disciple of the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect.

She didn’t consider her other identity—Ning Fengzhi’s cousin.

But none of that mattered; as long as the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect declared Ning Shangjiang wasn’t a core disciple, it wouldn’t matter who she was with.

Outsiders wouldn’t believe the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect would side with the Martial Soul Temple!

If any of the Seven Great Sects sided with the Martial Soul Temple, it would be a laughingstock.

When Huyan Bo suggested Gu Ziyue and Huyan Zhen fight, it was actually a refusal.

It was just a way to avoid a direct rejection.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ziyue actually defeated Huyan Zhen.

In the end, Huyan Bo, because of his promise and his hope that the Elephant Armored Sect could one day surpass the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, agreed to cooperate with the Martial Soul Temple.

“Your Holiness understands. I don’t want Your Holiness to use my cousin for anything!”

After hearing Gu Ziyue’s words, Ning Fengzhi also calmed down and said calmly.

He was worried that Gu Ziyue would use Ning Shangjiang’s identity to do something that would cause misunderstandings.

“So the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect really doesn’t want to have much to do with our Martial Soul Temple!”

“Sect Master Ning, have you never considered cooperating with our Martial Soul Temple?”

Gu Ziyue smiled.

This kind of straightforward conversation was much more comfortable.

“Your Holiness shouldn’t joke like that!”

“I dislike your Martial Soul Temple’s methods!”

“Therefore, there is no such possibility between the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect and the Martial Soul Temple.”

Ning Fengzhi said coldly.

The Qi Bao Liu Li Sect supported the Tiandou Empire; only with the Tiandou Empire’s existence could the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect remain a power unto itself.

He absolutely disliked the Martial Soul Temple’s methods!

He had also sensed the Martial Soul Temple’s ambitions, so he would never cooperate with them.

“That’s a shame. But I believe Sect Master Ning will change his mind in the future!”

Gu Ziyue smiled faintly and didn’t say anything more.

From Ning Fengzhi’s tone, he knew that persuading the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect to join the Martial Soul Temple at this stage was impossible.

Unless one day the Martial Soul Temple became strong enough to sweep the continent, then Ning Fengzhi would compromise due to overwhelming force.

Currently, the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect was one of the three major sects, the strongest auxiliary-type Soul Master sect, enjoying immense prestige.

“Your Holiness, if you ever decide to leave the Martial Soul Temple, our Qi Bao Liu Li Sect will always welcome you!”

Ning Fengzhi smiled ambiguously and then took the initiative.

Their conversation hit a dead end, and there was nothing left to discuss after the main topic was finished.

Ning Fengzhi soon took his leave. Before leaving, Ning Fengzhi also spoke to Ning Shangjiang privately.

He probably explained to Ning Shangjiang that since she had chosen Gu Ziyue, she was no longer a member of the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect.

“Yi-gege, my cousin expelled me from the sect!”

Sure enough, after Ning Fengzhi left, Ning Shangjiang found Gu Ziyue with red eyes to confide.

Although she understood that her choice meant she could no longer call herself a member of the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect, she hadn’t expected Ning Fengzhi to expel her.

“It’s okay, you still have me!”

Gu Ziyue comforted Ning Shangjiang.

Ning Fengzhi’s actions were not unexpected by Gu Ziyue. He truly didn’t want any involvement with the Martial Soul Temple!

…

The Slaughter City.

“Congratulations to contestant number 7424 for winning this Hell’s Slaughter Arena match, achieving 54 consecutive victories!”

In the Hell’s Slaughter Arena tavern, the host’s announcement accompanied a man, panting heavily while holding a giant hammer, who had won the Hell’s Slaughter Arena match.

It was Tang Hao.

In over two years, he had achieved 54 consecutive victories.

He had already completed more than half of the 100 consecutive victories required to open the Hell Road.

“Only 46 more, and I’ll achieve 100 consecutive victories and open the Hell Road!”

“Talent Domain, I must get it!”

Tang Hao raised his昊天锤 (Haotian Hammer), then slowly walked down from the Hell’s Slaughter Arena.

The surrounding spectators stepped back upon seeing Tang Hao approach.

They weren’t unafraid of this ruthless man!

Tang Hao didn’t even look at them, completely ignoring their presence.

After all, anyone daring to cause trouble for him would simply be smashed to death.

After more than two years of training in Slaughter City, Tang Hao was filled with coldness, constantly emanating a chilling killing intent.

“Gu Ziyue, just you wait!”

“The humiliation you brought me, I will return it with my own hands!”

After leaving the Hell’s Slaughter Arena tavern, glancing at the blood moon above Slaughter City, Tang Hao muttered in his heart.

Revenge against Gu Ziyue was one of the driving forces behind his continued participation in the Hell’s Slaughter Arena.

Although the events of the Soul Master Tournament should have stayed on the tournament stage.

It shouldn’t be pursued afterward.

But Tang Hao just wanted to regain face from Gu Ziyue.

He wanted to defeat Gu Ziyue head-on after Gu Ziyue unlocked his Talent Domain to prove himself.

Therefore, he was determined to obtain the Hell Road reward.

…

(End of Chapter)

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