Chapter 99: The Old Crone's Demand

  Ning Cheng reacted quickly and when the old woman said he was being deceived, he already understood what was going on.

  He didn't even read the Basic Spirit Grass chapter and still got a perfect score. This shows that his memory is indeed incredibly strong, able to remember everything at a glance.

  Since his memory was incredibly strong, when the old woman gave him the jade slip with the hidden body method, he would definitely remember it after reading it once. However, he told the white-haired old woman that he didn't want the jade slip and said so in a firm and resolute tone.

  Now caught red-handed by the white-haired old woman, he can't deny it even if he wants to.

  Thinking of this, Ning Cheng could only awkwardly say, "Senior, junior had actually already memorized the contents of that hidden body technique jade slip, so I didn't want the jade slip. Junior really did deceive senior, please senior punish me."

  Ning Cheng can only pretend to be a rogue now, this white-haired old woman's cultivation is unknowingly stronger than his, if he wants to harm him, no matter what he says, it will have no meaning.

  The white-haired old woman continued to speak slowly and calmly, "You know that's good, since your memory is so strong, I won't take back this Dan Refining Jade Slip. Maybe one day you'll really become a top-notch Dan Refining Master."

  "Thank you, senior." Ning Cheng said awkwardly and put away the jade slip. He still felt a bit uneasy in his heart. He was not related to this old woman, nor did he have any dealings with her, yet she seemed to be very kind to him, which made Ning Cheng, who insisted on believing that the sky would not drop meat pies, somewhat puzzled.

  The old woman seemed to know what Ning Cheng was thinking and suddenly said, "Do you think I'm being too unusual with you? So your heart is a little panicked?"

  Before Ning City could speak, the old woman continued, "At first I thought you were an honest person, and since the materials for the single-horned fire dragon tortoise you gave me were of great use to me, I helped you out without any hesitation. Although your single-horned fire dragon tortoise is not of a high grade, this kind of thing is originally rare, so being able to obtain one is already quite remarkable."

  Ning Cheng finally understood why Lao Lao wanted him to practice the Foundation of Alchemy. It turned out to be this matter.

  "Don't think that the Dan refining jade slip I gave you is ordinary, in fact, the basic Dan refining chapter I gave you is also top-notch in the entire Yi Xing continent. If you refine Dan, you will understand later. However, for me, the use of the single-horned fire dragon turtle is a bit greater."

  The old woman said this, carefully staring at Ning City for half a day before continuing, "I had another reason when I taught you the foundation of alchemy last time. That was because when I saw you last time, there was an elusive aura on your body. This aura was extraordinary, and even I couldn't tell what it was. How come this time when I see you, this aura has disappeared? Or should I say that I can no longer sense it?"

  Ning Cheng suppressed the fear in his heart with his strong will, furrowed his brow and said, "Senior, I have an unusual aura on me? What is it? Is it because of my cultivation at the Ling Suo Spring?"

  The white-haired old woman looked at Ning City with a meaningful glance before shaking her head definitively. "Absolutely not."

  She didn't continue to ask about the aura on Ning Cheng's body, and her tone became calmer as she said, "I won't pursue what you deceived me of last time, but you have to help me do something."

  Ning Cheng immediately replied in a serious tone, "If there's anything that needs my assistance, please don't hesitate to instruct me. As long as I can do it, I will not decline."

  "You should be about right, I've seen the last additional question of the fifth written test, you can do this question in such a short time without using divine thought, it shows that you have this special ability, that is, your calculation ability is extremely powerful." The old woman's words were full of an unquestionable tone.

  Ning Cheng knew that whether he was willing or not, he had to go and help with this matter, so he simply shut his mouth.

  The white-haired old woman did not change her mind due to Ning Cheng's attitude, and continued, "At the intersection of Luolei Desert and Huazhou, there is a river. This river is called Luolei River. In this Luolei River, there is something that I have been preparing for many years. However, when everything was ready, I found that it was still impossible to get such a thing. Your mental arithmetic ability is extremely powerful, or you can help me with this matter."

  Ning Cheng didn't even consider it and directly said, "Alright, after I finish the rematch, I'll accompany Senior to visit the Leirui River."

  He knew that even if he didn't want to go, the white-haired old woman would still call him over. Now he only hoped that after this old woman got what she wanted, she wouldn't silence him. But this old woman seemed like a decent person and shouldn't silence him in theory.

  "No need, you can accompany me for a trip now, it's only two or three days at most. Your rematch is still about ten days away, and it won't delay anything." The white-haired old woman said bluntly.

  Ning Cheng had just thought that two or three days would definitely not be enough to reach the edge of Luolei Desert, when he thought of the other party's cultivation. He already understood that two or three days was absolutely not applicable to this old woman in front of him.

  Ning Cheng sighed inwardly and said, "In that case, let's go together. I'll go tell my companion so she doesn't get anxious when she can't find me."

  "No need, your little one is in seclusion, you'd better not disturb her." The white-haired old woman didn't even wait for Ning Cheng to speak again, and had already dragged him out of the inn.

  Ning Cheng said with some anger, "I must leave a letter after all, you are also too unreasonable."

  The white-haired old woman seemed to feel a bit embarrassed too, and let go of Ning Cheng. She still said with her mouth: "I'll be back soon, there's no need to leave a message. You two have plenty of time to be affectionate, don't mind these few days."

  Facing this unreasonable old woman, Ning Cheng didn't bother to argue with her and only hoped that she would keep her promise and take him back to Mozhe City in two or three days.

  In Mozhe City, Lao Yu didn't rush Ning Cheng. However, she walked very quickly and soon left Mozhe City in a short time.

  Ning Cheng followed behind Lao Lao, and could only quicken his pace.

  The old woman did not immediately take out the flight treasure, and after leaving Mozecity, she continued to speed up. I guess she wanted to sacrifice her own flight treasure in a place where there was no one.

  As it had just left the city, there were still many people walking on the main road. In addition to the monks coming and going, some adventurers also came and went to Moz City.

  Ning Cheng happened to be passing by two male disciples when he suddenly heard one of them say, "Yu Jing Shimei, this time Dean Man is taking us to the Luolei Desert, do you know why?"

  "I'm not very clear either, I heard that the ruins of the Azure Valtor Empire have appeared in the Thunder Desert, and many people have gone to search for them, but no one has ever said they found anything. This time, Dean Man is taking us to the Thunder Desert, it's likely related to this matter, I think it's mainly for the trial of the core disciples of the Stellar Academy."

  Ning Cheng immediately slowed down his pace, and the voice that replied was clearly a woman's. These two male cultivators, one of whom was dressed as a woman, had grasped several key words: Yu Jing, core disciple, and Meteorite Academy.

  From these few key words, Ning Cheng was almost certain that the female disguised as a male cultivator was Meng Yu Jing. Ning Cheng slowed down his pace, and Meng Yu Jing along with another person immediately walked past him. He used his divine sense to scan Meng Yu Jing, only to find that her face had a layer of divine sense blocking veil.

  But Ning Cheng could tell from her exposed eyes that she was an absolute beauty, and this pair of eyes was extremely beautiful.

  If it weren't for Meng Yu Jing covering her face, Ning Cheng would have gone up to talk to her and handed the things over to her.

  "What are you doing? Hurry up, don't dawdle." The white-haired old woman suddenly appeared beside Ning Cheng, expressing her dissatisfaction with his slow pace.

  "Ning Cheng hastily said, 'Senior, the two people who just passed by earlier had one person named Meng Yu Jing. I saw her go out with another person, and I happened to have something to look for her, so I want to delay for a while and follow them from behind.'"

  An old woman with white hair frowned and said, "Ning Cheng, you already have a woman named Ji Luo Fei. Don't fall in love with another one. There are countless beauties in the Cultivation Realm. You can't like them all. Moreover, that Meng Yu Jing is extremely beautiful and is the darling of the Meteorite Academy. Even if you're already a disciple of the God Wind Academy and even ranked first in the preliminary round, she won't give you a second glance. Just forget about it."

  "Gongsun, I don't have the habit of falling in love with someone at first sight. Even with Ji Luofei, we are just friends. I'm looking for Meng Yujuan because there's really something I need to discuss with her, and it's not easy to meet her normally, so now that I've met her, I should talk about it." Ning Cheng said somewhat uncomfortably, this old lady is judging me by her own standards, when have I ever fallen in love with someone at first sight?

  Even if it's with Ji Lu Fei, there is a reason for it.

  "Why don't you just go up and say so?" The old woman said somewhat impatiently.

  Ning Cheng bluntly refused, "No way, I need to investigate her character first. Then, I'll decide if there's anything to do with her."

  Meng Yu Jing is Kou Hong's fiancée, but now she's being very affectionate with another man. If Meng Yu Jing really is like Xiong Qi Hua, Ning Cheng wouldn't be willing to hand over Kou Hong's things to her. He got Kou Hong's benefits, so he should take responsibility for Kou Hong. He believes that even if Kou Hong were alive, he wouldn't want to see his fiancée being intimate with another man.

  The white-haired old woman said helplessly, "Since that's the case, then let's follow him. I'm having a hard time finding you to ask for help. When you came to me to refine equipment and asked me to lay the foundation for refining elixirs, didn't I hesitate? I even gave you an inner armor."

  Here is the second update for tonight, goodnight friends!

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