Chapter Seventy-One I Understand

  Other people's fists are straight and explosive, but Ning Cheng's fist is split open. This punch is like a giant axe chopping down, with a burst of murderous intent. This is not a punch, it's almost an axe chop. The axe will disperse the killing intent that has been accumulating in Yang Shun, while the axe shows no signs of slowing down and continues to fall.

  A loud "boom" sound, Ning Cheng's fist directly blasted open Xun Shun's slap.

  Xun Shun didn't consider Ning Cheng's cultivation of Gathering Qi to be a threat, so this slap wasn't unleashed with full force. In his opinion, this slap was already enough to knock out all of Ning Cheng's teeth. But he hadn't expected Ning Cheng's counterattack to be so fierce, and by the time he wanted to gather his true yuan again, it was too late, and he could only retreat in response.

  Ning Cheng saw through Xun Shun's thoughts, and after Axe Fist sent Xun Shun flying away, at the same time as Xun Shun retreated, he also kicked out with one foot.

  This foot kicked squarely on Xun Shun's chest, and directly kicked the still retreating Xun Shun flying back.

  It seems that Xun Shun was kicked flying by Ning Cheng, but in fact, Xun Shun wasn't injured at all. He just took advantage of the situation. On the surface, however, it seemed like Xun Shun wanted to teach Ning Cheng a lesson, but ended up getting thoroughly taught a lesson instead, and even got kicked away.

  Having lost so badly, Yun Shun's face turned red with anger and he also gained a bit more respect for Ning City. His exchange with Ning City was brief, but he already knew that Ning City was absolutely not someone ordinary Qi Refining cultivators could compare to.

  With a "whoosh", a red flying sword had appeared in Xun Shun's hand, and his entire aura suddenly surged, looking like he was about to engage in another battle with Ning Cheng.

  Jiao Jie, who had been indulging them all along, finally couldn't help but say, "If the two guests want to fight, please leave this room and go outside. This is a VIP room in Yishuiyuan, if everyone does this, then there's no need for Yishuiyuan to exist."

  His face turned pale, and he finally stared at Ning Cheng and coldly snorted, "Alright, alright, today I, Xun Shun, will see how you leave Xi Jia City."

  Ning Cheng patted his unwrinkled clothes and calmly replied, "I'm still saying the same thing, you count for nothing."

  He exchanged a move with Xun Shun, knowing that this person was formidable but only equivalent to Xiong Qi Hua's cultivation. He went all out and didn't fear Xun Shun at all.

  Ning Cheng also guessed that there was someone behind Xun Shuang, and he believed that this person would not bother to find someone to come over, but would definitely only block him outside Xi Jia City. As long as it was outside Xi Jia City, he would kill Xun Shuang, and then leave immediately. After the fact, even if someone found out, he would have already left Xi Jia City.

  Seeing Ning Cheng teach a lesson to the arrogant black-clothed man, Yun Shun, no one in the room dared to continue bidding.

  Ning City spent 4,000 spiritual stones to buy Lian'er back.

  Tai Shu Shi even forgot that Lian E had arrived and excitedly said, "Big brother, great skill, well done."

  "Stones..." Just as he was about to be sent away, Lian'e called out in a trembling voice, and Tai Shu Stone suddenly came to his senses. He immediately stood up, grasped both of Lian'e's hands, and said, "Lian'e, don't worry, I won't let you come to such a place again."

  Lian'e has always been in the Yishui Institute, and her eyes are far from comparable to Tai Shu Shi. She had already learned from Tai Shu Shi's mouth how to address Ning Cheng, so she bowed to him and said, "Thank you, big brother, for helping Stone bring Lian'e back."

  Tai Shu's mood was extremely pleasant, and he immediately said, "Let's go, we'll talk outside."

  At this time, Jiao Jiao shouted again on the stage, "Congratulations to Lian E for returning to her loved one's side. The happiest thing in my Yi Shui Yuan is such a thing. Next, the one who will appear on the scene is the youngest plaque girl in the history of my Yi Shui Yuan, only eighteen years old, Han Yu Gong Nü. Han Yu is good at understanding people's intentions, and is gentle and lovely, although she has three spiritual roots, but has one main spiritual root.

  "If it weren't for the guests who came to our Yishui Institute for the unveiling ceremony, we really wouldn't have wanted to put up a plaque for such an excellent girl like Hanyu. The price of Hanyu's plaque is also 2,000 mid-grade spirit stones..."

  As soon as Jiao Jiao finished speaking, the crystal curtain rolled up to reveal a short-haired woman. The woman was indeed as Jiao Jiao had described, delicate and lovely, but her eyes seemed to hold a hint of despair, while her face remained extremely calm.

  It was indeed Liu Hanyu, Ning Cheng silently sighed. Liu Hanyu's hair had been cut off at some point, and her eyes showed that she had already made up her mind to die. But she also underestimated these people who bought female cultivators too much - once they were purchased, even if they wanted to die, it wouldn't be their own decision.

  "I'm offering 2,100 spirit stones." Immediately, people started bidding.

  "Two thousand two hundred spirit stones."

  "Two thousand three hundred spirit stones."

  ……

  The price quickly rose to two thousand five hundred spirit stones, and Xun Shuang coldly stared at Ning Cheng for a moment before suddenly saying in a loud voice, "Three thousand spirit stones."

  The price of one yuan was quoted in unison, and the surrounding quotation voices instantly cooled down.

  "Three thousand one hundred spirit stones." Ning City's bid was immediate, and the people around knew that another had arrived.

  This young man carrying a long spear seems to be completely fearless of the enemy, and instead of being afraid, he deliberately opposes him.

  Xun's face sank, and he suddenly stood up. "You little brat, who are you to constantly oppose me?"

  "Are you against me everywhere? Idiot, who do you think you are? Don't overestimate yourself." Ning Cheng said lightly. He knew that Xun Shun and the others would take action against him sooner or later, so it was better to thoroughly provoke this guy now.

  "Very well." After hearing Ning Cheng's words, Hou Shun surprisingly didn't continue quoting prices and instead sat down.

  The room fell silent, and many people understood that it was not that Yun Shun was afraid of Ning Cheng, but because he had already regarded Ning Cheng as a dead man. He wouldn't bother with a dead person, no matter how much this dead person got, they couldn't take it away.

  Shun did not raise the price, and no one would come to snatch Liu Huanyu from Ningcheng.

  Liu Hanyu only then understood that Ning Cheng had come to redeem her, and at this moment she covered her mouth tightly with her hand, not daring to believe that someone who had only met her once would use over 3,000 spirit stones to redeem her. At this moment, the determination to die in her eyes disappeared without a trace, leaving only shock and surprise.

  To others, it must be that Ning Cheng had taken a liking to her and wanted to redeem her to serve him. Only Liu Hanyu was clear that Ning Cheng absolutely did not have his eyes on her, but rather simply came to redeem her. There was no reason for this, just a kind of intuition.

  "Brother Ning, I didn't think you'd come to bail me out." Liu Hanyu, who had been sent to Ning Cheng and Tai Shu Shi's side, still couldn't believe it was real.

  "It's fate that we met." Ning Cheng hinted to Liu Huanyu that she didn't need to take this matter to heart. Then he took out the Ling Stone and handed it over to Yishui Institute.

  After Ning Cheng handed over the Ling Stone, he immediately said to Tai Shu Shi and Lian E and Liu Hanyu, "We're leaving right away."

  Tai Shu Shi understood Ning Cheng's meaning and gave Lian E a glance.

  Lian'e and Liu Hanyu had been in such a situation before, so they didn't need to be reminded. They silently followed Ning Cheng and Tai Shu Shi as they quickly walked out of the room.

  Xun Shun watched as the four people left, gave a cold laugh, and also stood up, bringing with him several female cultivators who had been bought to follow quickly after.

  ……

  After leaving Xijia City, the four of them rushed all the way. However, Liu Hanyu and Lian'e's cultivation was too poor, and their speed couldn't be increased.

  It was another half a stick of incense later, when Ning Cheng stopped. He knew that Xun Shuang had caught up and estimated that he should make his move here. If it were just the two of them, there would still be a way to escape, but with Liu Hanyu and Lian'er in tow, they absolutely couldn't get away.

  The other three people stopped when they saw Ning City, and they all stopped. Tai Shu Shi knew that Xun Shun was a condensed true cultivator, and he asked with some concern, "Big brother, that guy has caught up with us, what should we do?"

  Ning Cheng took out a bag and handed it to Shi Shu, saying, "Shi Shu, there is a map of Huazhou in here, as well as some spiritual stones. Take Liang'er and Liu Huan Yu with you first, I'll follow later. If we don't meet up within three days, let's meet again at Huazhou."

  Tai Shu Shi immediately understood what Ning Cheng wanted to do after hearing his words. He was going to cut off the pursuit for a few people, block Xun Shun, and let the three of them go first.

  "How can that be? If we're going to fight, let's fight together. I'm also a cultivator of the ninth layer." Taishu Shi refused without hesitation.

  Ning Cheng smiled slightly, "I have killed cultivators of the fifth layer of Cong True, let alone Ou Shun who is only at the second layer. I really didn't put you in my eyes. You staying here is just delaying our time, and you also know the reason why. Letting you leave first is just to speed up our departure from this place."

  Ning Cheng said he had killed a cultivator of the fifth layer of Cong Zhen, and his uncle Shi was not surprised. In Pingzhou and Yuanzhou, most Cong Zhen cultivators practiced incomplete techniques and did not focus on cultivating their spiritual sense. Ning Cheng, on the other hand, practiced complete techniques, so it was indeed possible for him to have done so. However, he always felt that something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

  "Go quickly, I'll be fine on my own, you don't have to worry at all." Ning Cheng patted Tai Shu Shi's shoulder.

  Tai Shu Shi was decisive in his actions. Seeing Ning Cheng so confident, he nodded and put away the things Ning Cheng had handed him. "Alright, let's go first."

  Liu Hanyu walked to Ning Cheng's side, and before she could speak, Ning Cheng smiled brightly, "Congratulations on leaving Yi Shui Yuan, thank you for the spiritual tea you gave me last time, or I might not have been able to drink such good tea again."

  Liu Hanyu replied irrelevantly, "I understand, take care of yourself."

  She finished speaking and bowed to Ning Cheng.

  She naturally understood that Ning Cheng saved her because of those spiritual teas, and not because he had taken a liking to her. And that spiritual tea was indeed the most precious thing she possessed. No one knew that her cup of spiritual tea was worth even more than the spiritual stones Ning Cheng had brought out, many times over. To her, what was even more precious was not the spiritual tea itself.

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