Chapter Eighty-Five Golden Water Pond Sparkling

  A quiet night, the sound of the wind is enough to be heard clearly for hundreds of feet.

  As soon as he spoke, the whole world fell silent.

  The sound of insects and frogs disappeared, leaving only the wind blowing vaguely behind the courtyard, making a "rustling" sound.

  Ning Feng did not hear an answer, but all three of them clearly saw that the branches swayed in the wind, except for one place that was not moved by the wind.

  It's too dark to see clearly; otherwise, I should be able to see someone leaning against a tree over there.

  "Wu, senior, half a month later, on the day of Xiao Bi's birthday, I will have Ning Feng present the betrothal gift to your family."

  "These days, Aunt Wu will stay at our place and definitely take good care of us."

  "It's late and inconvenient, so Ning Feng won't entertain his senior for now. Half a month later, he'll apologize in person for the disrespect."

  "You're welcome!"

  Ning Feng said a few words of reason, stretched out his hand and made a gesture, and that was it.

  "This is also okay..."

  Ning Cai Chen and Wu Xiao Yu stared at each other in shock, seemingly hearing a faint cold hum despite the silence.

  Ning Feng finished speaking and turned his head around, then sat down calmly.

  Soon after, the "rustling" sound started again. As the wind passed by, all the trees in the backyard swayed, without exception.

  "Is he gone?"

  "Is that all?"

  Ning Cai Chen's eyes widened like a copper bell, and Wu Xiao Yu also had an incredulous expression on her face, unable to understand when those uncles of hers became so easy-going.

  "Father, Aunt."

  Ning Feng smiled slightly and said, "The Wu family has already gotten what they wanted, so they won't make things difficult for us over these small matters."

  "Don't worry, within half a month, the Wu family will absolutely not appear in front of Auntie and Father."

  "They know nothing. On the contrary, everyone in town will know that Miss Wu ran away at night, and the Wu family is furious but can't find her anywhere."

  Ning Feng's words left Ning Cai Chen and Wu Xiao Yu even more bewildered, unable to grasp the underlying mystery.

  "Father."

  Ning Feng couldn't bear to see his old father scratching his ears and cheeks, so he explained: "The Pojun Dan is indeed a good thing, but if you pay the right price as a direct disciple of the Divine Palace, it's not like you can't get it."

  "The child can, and Wu Shan of the Wu family, he also can."

  Ning Caichen was stimulated too much today, and his brain couldn't keep up. He asked dazedly: "Why didn't Wushan do it himself..."

  "Not worth it!"

  Wu Xiaoyu said dejectedly: "If Wu Shanniang's nephew asks his master for it, he should be able to get it, but that would affect his future development and status in the eyes of his master."

  "Rather than that, otherwise I...". Wu Xiaoyu took a deep breath before she had the courage to say it out loud. "...will be sold."

  Ning Feng looked at her with a sympathetic gaze and nodded slightly: "Father. What Wu Ayi said is true, it's indeed like this."

  "I promised, so even if I don't get the Breaking Barrier Pill in the small competition half a month later, I will go ask Master or Senior Brother for it."

  "Since the goal can be absolutely achieved, then Wu's family will naturally not make things difficult for us in such a small matter, and even more so, they won't worry about the matter spreading out and causing trouble."

  What's changed? It's just that the original buyer didn't buy it after all.

  The words were too harsh, Ning Feng hid and didn't mention it, Ning Cai Chen and Wu Xiao Yu's faces both looked a bit ugly, they naturally clearly understood his meaning.

  Ning Caichen listened to this point, somewhat understanding, and said with a pale face: "They will announce that you, Wu Aunty, eloped at night. This way, if there is any resentment, the monk who sought to take a concubine will not blame them, and the black pot will be shouldered by us father and son, right?"

  Ning Feng nodded, and indeed it was so.

  Although it can't compare with the hatred of having one's wife stolen, the hatred of having one's concubine stolen is also not to be taken lightly.

  "The Wu family has really made a good calculation."

  Ning Caichen was so angry that his teeth itched, "The Broken Barrier Dan is in hand, no one will be offended, and yet you, my last son, have made an enemy within the Temple of Gods."

  Ning Feng smiled slightly and said calmly: "A family of immortal cultivators, passed down to this day, is not a fortunate occurrence."

  "But son, we..."

  Ning Cai Chen's face was filled with worry, and before he could even speak, Ning Feng reached out to stop him, knowing exactly what he wanted to say.

  "We have Aunt Wu."

  Ning Feng supported Ning Caichen as he sat back down excitedly and smiled: "The Po Shang Dan, the child will definitely get it in the small competition."

  "What is the enemy of the tree afraid of?"

  "The long and winding road of cultivating immortality, who can avoid having a few enemies?"

  "Even if it's like embracing a mirror and reflecting on oneself, sharpening one's blade, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing."

  "Father, rest assured and wait, in half a month's time your new son-in-law will be here."

  Ning Feng's words were spoken with a smile, his expression serene, as if everything was under control, and unintentionally made Ning Caichen and Wu Xiaoyu both relax.

  Thinking about the day of red candles and misty curtains half a month later, both of them blushed.

  "Father, Aunt Wu, it's getting late, you should rest early."

  Ning Feng stood up and walked towards the house, "Tomorrow morning, the child will return to the Temple of God, close the door and cultivate, sharpen his sword before battle, isn't that a good thing?"

  As he spoke, he burst into loud laughter and entered the room, closing the door behind him, leaving the space to Ning Caichen and Wu Xiaoyu.

  The bright moon is in the sky, and the moonlight is like water. Ning Cai-cheng and Wu Xiao-yu are sitting in the courtyard, looking at each other without a word, and everything is understood without being said.

  Unconsciously, their hands tightly clasped together on the table...

  ……

  In the room, Ning Feng closed the door behind him and leaned against it, his smile vanishing instantly.

  "Hiss~~~"

  "Only half a month's time is left..."

  The cold wind was blowing, and he felt his head starting to ache.

  It's obvious that things aren't as easy as he said they were.

  "The Taiyi method is indeed a fundamental and great method, but which of the nine methods of the divine palace and thirteen transformations is easy to follow?"

  "I've been tempering myself outside for a while and achieved small success in practicing Qi with just a few days of effort, what about them?"

  "Entering the Qi Refining stage, relying on their previous accumulation and family support, their progress will only surpass mine."

  "Half a month later, all sorts of unreliable rumors will emerge after the Qi Gong training..."

  Ning Feng felt like there were two little people fighting in his head, turning everything upside down and hurting badly.

  "Deadly, really deadly."

  "Originally, it was already a target for everyone...” Ning Feng could only sigh, “As I heard from my senior brother, among the personally transmitted techniques of this generation, except for me, more than half have chosen the Taohuajin Que Shenzhang, but none of them succeeded in cultivating it. It's strange if they don't have a grudge against me.”

  "It's hard, it's hard, it's hard!"

  Ning Feng's mind was a complete mess, and he didn't even realize when his back left the door, circling around in his own room for several laps.

  "Master, he..."

  Ning Feng's footsteps suddenly stopped, just a few inches away from colliding with the bed corner. He was oblivious to it, deep in thought, "What does this mean again?"

  "He must have known that the previous training would delay my cultivation, and this time, with the small comparison imminent, he deliberately did not provide guidance or assistance. I see..."

  "He somewhat understood: 'Yes, Master wants me to endure more hardships and setbacks, so as not to cultivate a proud and arrogant attitude.'"

  "But..."

  "Alas, his disciples can't do it."

  "Can only rely on..."

  He gave up the idea of asking Tianyunzi for help and subconsciously reached out to touch his chest.

  What was originally an empty space, in the instant when Ning Feng's hand grasped upwards, a pale purple stone with nine holes suddenly appeared out of thin air, and it happened to be held in his palm.

  Soft to the touch, trembling like life.

  Ning Feng tightly grasped the Jiuyou Stone, feeling its tremble and excitement. A smile involuntarily appeared on his face: "Old friend, it's been a while since I last looked for you, have you been suffocated?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he went straight to the bed, sat down cross-legged, held the Nine Apertures Stone with both hands, and slowly closed his eyes.

  "This time...... how many?"

  Ning Feng held onto this idea, his spirit sinking in, and in an instant, the heavens and earth changed.

  Before one's eyes are sheets and sheets of golden light, shimmering ripples of water, as if submerged in a vast golden sea.

  "So many..."

  Ning Feng's eyes lit up in an instant, shining even brighter than the golden light that filled the surrounding air.

  Before him were two pools of water, full and overflowing, with golden waves rippling in the breeze.

  Looking at the scene in front of him, Ning Feng suddenly felt that the entire scenery within the Jiukong Stone Realm had become even more captivating, and even the annoying rocks under his feet looked adorable.

  "How can there be so many?"

  In a daze, it seems that I can see the boundless scenery of extinguishing the demonic steps under the watchful eyes of everyone outside Ganlu Town.

  Outside the Wu Zetian Temple, villagers holding torches looked like they were worshiping gods.

  Outside Liu's mansion, the shock of the villagers in Liu Family Village...

  Those scenes flashed through his mind like a slide show, finally freezing into the two golden ponds in front of him.

  "This time, I want..."

  Sitting cross-legged in front of the Golden Pond, feeling content and satisfied, gazing at it for a moment, then slowly closing his eyes.