Chapter 337: Reaching Spirit Hall
"Are you asking me to send some useless young nobles to make things difficult for him?"
"Exactly, we won't do anything else, just make him uncomfortable. If I'm not wrong, once he fully masters the domain, he'll find an opportunity to visit Haotian Sect."
Ning Bei guessed that delaying Tang San's progress in mastering the God of Killing domain was about all they could do. The ruthless gods behind him wouldn't allow them to make too many small moves.
Qian Renxue thought for a moment, then her mind quickly came up with an idea.
"How about a group of bored aristocratic sons fighting over nothing?"
"That's up to you, as long as they can make him uncomfortable before we finish with Haotian Sect, so that he won't be able to leave Yue Xuan in time."
Little Angel nodded slightly, then spoke:
"Alright, once the matter with the Four Lower Sects is settled, I'll go with you to Spirit Hall. After your soul test is complete, we'll focus all our efforts on dealing with the single-attribute sects and Haotian Sect."
Upon hearing this, Ning Bei glanced at his woman strangely, which made Little Angel feel uneasy.
"What are you looking at?"
"Do you have so much confidence in your man? Your grandfather is said to be invincible in the sky, haven't you ever thought your man could fail? You sure turned that elbow out way too far."
As soon as the words were out of his mouth, a slender jade hand climbed onto Ning Bei's waist, making him instantly change color.
"Turning your elbow out, huh? What, don't like it anymore?"
Little Angel gritted her teeth as she rotated her wrist 360 degrees, feeling like she might just throw this annoying man into the river to feed the fish.
"My dear Xue'er, the first daughter-in-law of Douluo, also known as the Angel Investor, how can you say I'm turning my elbow out? Who the hell said that nonsense?"
Pulling away Little Angel's hand from his waist and holding it in his palm, Ning Bei decisively changed his expression, feeling perplexed as to why this self-created soul skill could have an effect on someone as powerful as himself.
"Hmph, you better think so."
After discussing business, Ning Bei and Little Angel made arrangements to visit Spirit Hall, then he rushed back to Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Father, send someone to the City of Slaughter and Spirit Hall to look for any news of Ah Du."
Ning Fengzhi, who had been drinking tea, immediately tensed up when he saw Ning Bei's serious expression.
"What's wrong? Did Ah Du get into trouble? He's not..."
"Yes, he went to the City of Slaughter for training. It's been about two years now. Please send someone to check if there's any news of him."
"Alright, I got it. How's the progress with the Four Lower Sects?"
After acknowledging the task, Ning Fengzhi asked about the progress of Ning Bei's efforts to deal with the sects on the continent.
"Xue'er has already sent someone to negotiate. With the surrender of the Elephant Armor Sect, I believe the other three sects won't resist much."
"Good. If you need me to step in, just let me know."
"Don't worry, I won't be polite."
After the father and son exchanged a few words, Ning Bei turned and went to his room, while Ning Fengzhi quickly started mobilizing his sect's resources to inquire about Ah Du's whereabouts. Since he had high hopes for the young man, if anything were to happen, it would deeply affect him, so he took the matter very seriously.
Within two days, the head of the business interests in Spirit Hall reported back that Ah Du had not gone to Spirit Hall, and neither had Hu Liena, who had also gone to the City of Slaughter with him.
Upon receiving this news, Ning Bei's expression darkened again.
"Could something have really happened?"
Ning Bei had invested a lot in this promising young man, especially since both his name and martial soul were such a coincidence with the rising star of the sect. Now learning that everything might have been in vain made him feel frustrated. If something had really happened, he felt it would have something to do with Tang San. It seemed like he would need to have Little Angel intensify the troublemaking effort.
"Let's hold off for now. If something did happen, it's likely that he's permanently stuck in the City of Slaughter, and we can't do much about it. If he's still alive, he will return to the sect on his own."
After discussing with Ning Fengzhi, Ning Bei decided to stop the search for Ah Du's whereabouts. It seemed like an effort that wouldn't bring much return.
Three days later, Little Angel reported that the sect master of the Four Lower Sects had been convinced with a series of incentives and successfully joined Spirit Hall's side. With fewer obstacles, the continent was now closer to unification. That evening, Ning Bei also went to the imperial palace to finalize the time to leave for Spirit Hall with Qian Renxue. The journey would begin the following day.
Since this trip would take quite a while, Little Angel had specifically arranged for a young man who resembled Xue Qinghe to stay in the palace. She then claimed to be unwell and needed some rest for a few days. The affairs of Tiandou were temporarily handed over to several royal family members.
The royal family was more than happy to manage the power for a while and wished for Emperor Qinghe to recover soon.
Little Angel wasn't worried about these people causing trouble. With the guard of the porcupine and the returning Snake Spear, no one dared to do anything wrong. If they did, they'd probably end up decapitated the next day.
The next day, a luxurious carriage drove out of the gates of Tiandou City and headed toward Spirit Hall. Inside was Little Angel, who had taken care of everything, and Ning Bei accompanying her.
"Hey, you really can't hurt my grandfather."
"Tsk tsk, do you really have that much confidence in me?"
Qian Renxue pursed her lips, "Your achievements are too impressive. Even though your grandfather is known as invincible in the sky, didn't you beat Poseidon, who's known as invincible in the ocean?"
"Yes, yes, I have confidence in Ning Gongzi. You're invincible in the world, so please take it easy on him, just for this little girl's sake."
"Haha, rest assured, that's also my grandfather, isn't it? If it weren't for the soul test, I wouldn't be laying hands on him at all. How rude would that be?"
Little Angel's flattery made Ning Bei in a great mood. With a wave of his hand, he agreed to ease off.
"Hmph, I don't even want to say anything. First, you kidnapped someone's granddaughter, and now you're hitting their old friend when you show up, and now you're going for the old man too?"
The complaints that followed made Ning Bei freeze, looking speechlessly at the beautiful figure beside him.
"It's like when you were so excited to beat up those old friends of your grandfather. Now you're blaming everything on me?"
"I don't care, it's all your fault!"
After spending so much time with Ning Bei, Little Angel had also learned to act spoiled. Whenever things didn't go her way, she'd cross her arms and turn away, or if that didn't work, she'd cover her ears and shake her head, ignoring everything.
"Alright, alright, it's all my fault. After the soul test is completed, I'll personally apologize to Grandpa and bring him the best news."
"What good news?"
Upon hearing Ning Bei, Little Angel's eyes lit up, and she quickly turned her head, eager to learn about the good news.
"I won't tell you, and your grandfather won't tell you either."
Ning Bei's words left Little Angel upset, but she angrily pointed at him.
"You..."
"Ah, I can't hear, I can't hear."
Little Angel looked at Ning Bei, who was covering his ears and shaking his head, with wide eyes, realizing that his words were exactly what she had said.
(END CHAPTER)
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