Chapter 220: 239. Ning Fengzhi Pays Again
Ning Fengzhi waited for Gu Rong's news in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
However, what he waited for was a letter, from Spark Academy:
Bone Douluo is in my hands. If you want him to live, bring sufficient chips and come find me yourself. Otherwise, after tonight—bones shattered!
Ning Fengzhi felt a bone-chilling cold from this letter. He put away the envelope, his face somewhat unpleasant.
"Sect master, what's wrong?" Chen Xin asked.
Ning Fengzhi said: "Uncle Gu failed and is now in their hands. I'm thinking, I'm wondering who on this continent can capture Uncle Gu, the powerhouses."
Chen Xin pondered and said: "Among those I know who can capture old bones, besides the Clear Sky Sect's missing former sect master Tang Hao whose strength is unknown, it seems only people from Spirit Hall."
Ning Fengzhi touched his chin: "Could it be that this Spark Academy has a Spirit Hall background?"
Chen Xin said: "That will only be clear when we meet them."
Giving up on Gu Rong was impossible. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect currently had only two guardian Titles Douluo in total. Losing any one would severely injure the sect's vitality.
"Sword Uncle, this time I trouble you to accompany me on a trip." Ning Fengzhi said.
"Sect master, I will use this sword to protect you comprehensively."
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect group arrived at the incident location. From afar, they saw in the center of the lush forest an ice plain spanning a thousand meters in radius. The closer they got to the ice plain, the more they could feel the chill.
When they stepped onto the ice plain, they could see in the center of the ice plain a lifelike frozen bone dragon.
Gu Rong stood on the dragon head, still maintaining a terrified expression.
Chen Xin said gravely: "This cheap bone was ice-sealed without any power to resist. For someone to do this, their strength must be at least level 98 or above."
Hearing Chen Xin's analysis, Ning Fengzhi also felt a headache.
"You've come." A clear, ethereal voice entered the ears of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect group.
They looked toward the source of the voice.
There, the misty ice mist dispersed, revealing the figures of Snow Woman and the seven from Spark.
Chen Xin looked gravely at Snow Woman. He could see the depth of the other seven at a glance, but this person alone he couldn't see through.
Ning Fengzhi suppressed the fear in his heart, stepped forward, and said: "Uncle Gu offended everyone. I specially represent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to come redeem our sins. I hope you can let Uncle Gu go this once."
"Redemption requires sincerity." Snow Woman said faintly: "What price have you brought to exchange for Uncle Gu's life?"
Ning Fengzhi had the people behind him carry out bundles one by one. The bundles opened, revealing gold, silver, jewelry, land deeds, mine markets, and several ten-thousand-year soul bones acquired by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"This is four layers of assets from my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Do you think these are enough?" Ning Fengzhi said.
Bringing out these showed how much Ning Fengzhi valued Gu Rong.
"Enough." Snow Woman said. Just as Ning Fengzhi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Snow Woman continued: "Only enough to exchange for Uncle Gu's one life."
"What do you mean by that?" Chen Xin asked.
"The meaning is simple—" Snow Woman extended one finger, pointing at the frozen bone dragon. Her fingertip condensed an ice spike, which pierced through one of the bone dragon's arms. The bone dragon's frozen arm shattered.
"Uncle Gu." Ning Fengzhi said heartbrokenly.
Snow Woman waved her hand, collecting all the things Ning Fengzhi offered into her soul guide device.
The ultimate ice sealing the bone dragon instantly dispersed. That huge bone dragon figure collapsed the moment the ice seal was lifted.
Gu Rong fell from mid-air. Chen Xin hurriedly flew over to catch him. Gu Rong's body trembled from the cold. He reached out to grasp the position of his lost arm, his eyes somewhat dazed.
Because of losing one arm, the loss of vitality meant Gu Rong would have difficulty progressing for life.
But at least the person was saved.
"Do you know why I left him one life?" Snow Woman asked.
Ning Fengzhi suppressed his humiliation, lowered his head respectfully to Snow Woman: "I hope senior will enlighten me."
"You should know that among my students, two have grudges with your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Revenge is something they must personally take. Today, taking your guardian Douluo Gu Rong's one arm is interest. At the same time, it's using his hand to deter those with ill intentions toward Spark Academy." Snow Woman said.
Gu Rong touched his empty shoulder, feeling a wave of humiliation.
Ning Fengzhi couldn't help asking: "Senior, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has no grudge with your Spark Academy. Why do you want to cultivate our potential enemies?"
"Luo Xingqi is my student. Is this answer satisfactory?"
Ning Fengzhi's face was somewhat unnatural. He said: "Satisfactory."
Snow Woman said to Luo Xingqi and Zhao Hengning: "Do you have anything you want to say to them?"
Zhao Hengning stepped forward, looked at Gu Rong, then at Ning Fengzhi, and said: "My brother, back then during martial soul awakening, was a genius. He was our family's hope, but this hope was ended by your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The reason was that you wouldn't sit by and watch my brother join Spirit Hall. This blood feud I have always remembered. In the past, I had no ability to take revenge. Now I do. Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, wait. One day, I will step into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and make you avenge my brother and all those you secretly killed in the past."
Ning Fengzhi's face was somewhat ugly at this moment.
Luo Xingqi said teasingly to Ning Fengzhi: "Sect master Ning Fengzhi, do you still remember me?"
Ning Fengzhi said: "I know, the fish that slipped through the Luo family's net. I remember you were finally sold into slavery. But your luck is pretty good."
"Do you remember that you bought me from the slave auction house and then let me go?" Luo Xingqi asked.
Ning Fengzhi was stunned. He had no knowledge of the matter Luo Xingqi mentioned. Ning Fengzhi would uninterruptedly buy slaves from auctions every year and then free them. Ning the great philanthropist's good reputation came from this. With so many slaves freed, how could Ning Fengzhi remember every slave?
Luo Xingqi said mockingly: "Looks like you truly are a noble who forgets things."
Ning Fengzhi countered: "If this happened, then I also saved you. So do you plan to repay kindness with enmity?"
"Heh!" Luo Xingqi snorted coldly and said: "You've forgotten again. My ending up as a slave was all your doing. Moreover, you saved me and I gained brief freedom, but the slave hunting groups targeted me again afterward. In their words, you spent money, gained good reputation. They could sell one slave twice—why not? With your vast intelligence capabilities, you couldn't not know about this."
"In the end, you don't care about the life or death of the slaves you saved. What you care about is using this to spread your good reputation."
(END CHAPTER)
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