“The Lord of the City ……” a startled voice rang out.
“Shu Xing, it’s you? You didn’t leave Rootless Black City? Huh, that’s not right ……” Ning Cheng also recognized this cultivator, Shu Xing of the Star Luo Mansion, one of the ten largest sects in the Yixing Continent.
When he had initially killed the Rootless Black City Lord and returned to Rootless Black City, he happened to meet Shu Xing and Bu Mei when they came to Rootless Black City. Because the two did not have enough black coins to pay for their entry into the city, it was he who helped them out. Shu Xing has since been working in the Rootless Black City’s City Master’s Palace.
When Ning Cheng heard him say that Bu Mei was his daoist partner, he was still a little surprised in his heart. After all, Bu Mei was a disciple of the Zhangyi Dao Sect, and Ning Cheng disliked the disciples of the Zhangyi Dao Sect very much. These people were selfish and self-serving and had no love for those around them once they had to cut love.
What Ning Cheng said was wrong wasn’t that Shu Xing hadn’t left yet, it was because when he first met Shu Xing, Shu Xing was at the second level of the Cauldron Transformation. Later, after following him in the Rootless Black City for a while, his cultivation level rose even more. But now Ning Cheng found that Shu Xing had only just transformed to the first level of the Tripod, which meant that after all these years, Shu Xing’s cultivation level had dropped instead of rising.
However, Ning Cheng was not in the mood to ask about this, what he was concerned about was Concubine Luo, “Shu Xing, how is my wife, Concubine Ji Luo, doing?”
Shu Xing’s face changed slightly and he fell silent.
Ning Cheng’s heart tightened and he no longer considered whether he would break the Rootless Black City’s prohibitions as his divine sense blasted out in an overwhelming manner.
The entire Rootless Black City’s forbidden system appeared under Ning Cheng’s divine sense as clearly and unmistakably as if it were an unguarded open square.
Ning Cheng immediately saw Yi Zhuzhu, who was cultivating in the cave with the densest Starry Sky Yuan Qi in the City Master’s Mansion, and there was another man in that cave who was also cultivating. However, he did not see Ji Luofei.
Ning Cheng’s face immediately sank, that cave mansion was where he and Concubine Luo cultivated, he had no problem with Yi Zhu Zhu cultivating here, but the fact that Yi Zhu Zhu allowed a man to cultivate here as well made Ning Cheng furious. He believed that with Fei Luo’s temperament, even if she had to leave Rootless Black City, she would still take Yi Zhuzhu Zhu away. The fact that Yi Zhu Zhu had not left meant that Consort Luo had not left Rootless Black City either. If Consort Luo had not left, Yi Zhu Zhu should not have allowed the man to enter the place to cultivate.
In any case, Yi Zhu Zhu was adopted by him, and Yi Zhu Zhu’s parents had also been brought back to Rootless Black City by him. Before he could find out what was going on, Ning Cheng did not get angry despite his annoyance.
He looked back at Shu Xing and asked in a deep voice, “Did my wife, Ji Luofei, leave Rootless Black City? Who is the current City Lord of Rootless Black City?”
Shu Xing hurriedly replied, “Ever since ten years ago, after Luo Fei City Master fell into the Bridge of Storms, Rootless Black City is being managed by Yi Zhu Zhu City Master.”
“Yi Zhu Zhu?” Chang Man Yin called out in a trembling voice.
Ning Cheng ignored Chang Mangyin as the Divine Sense Blade suddenly struck at the cave where Yi Zhuzhu and the man were cultivating. The violent astral yuan rioted and directly blasted the two men with a mouthful of blood, causing the two men in cultivation to immediately stand up in shock.
No matter what the reason was, when Consort Luo was trapped in the Bridge of Storms and Yi Zhu Zhu brought the male cultivator into the place where Consort Luo was cultivating, Ning Cheng would not forgive her.
Ning Cheng dragged Shi Qionghua to the middle of the City Lord’s residence in a few steps, and Shu Xing followed in a very opportune manner.
Yi Zhuzhu and the male cultivator had just stepped out of the cave where they were cultivating when they saw Ning Cheng with a gloomy face, she was subconsciously about to surprise and greet him, but then her face changed and her entire figure stopped, as if she had remembered something.
“Zhuzhu ……” Even though they had not seen each other for so many years, Chang Mangyin and Yi Jin still recognized Yi Zhuzhu at a glance.
“Father, Mother ……” Only then did Yi Zhuzhu see that both of his parents had arrived here, and was even more unable to control his emotions as he rushed up. At this moment, even Ning Cheng was forgotten by her.
Ning Cheng’s face was cold and he did not say anything. All these years had passed and Yi Zhu Zhu had reached the first level of the Robust Life Realm, so it was evident that her qualifications were indeed unmatched. This should still be limited by the cultivation resources, otherwise she might have advanced to the Domain Realm.
The male cultivator who had followed Yi Zhuzhu out was only at the sixth level of cultivation in the Cultivation Cauldron, and once Ning Cheng’s divine sense swept through him, he knew that his qualifications were far worse than Yi Zhuzhu’s.
Ning Cheng had two wives, and his own cultivation level was about to reach the peak of the Star Bridge realm. The aura from Yi Zhuzhu and this male cultivator, he immediately sensed that these two people were already married.
“Zhu Zhu, hurry up and greet your Uncle Ning, if it wasn’t for Senior Brother Ning saving us, where would your father and I have had the chance to come here to see you? We would have died long ago.” It was only then that Chang Man Yin remembered that her daughter did not seem to have greeted Ning Cheng, which was too impolite.
In any case, the three members of their family had been saved by Ning Cheng. Ning Cheng had even been kind to Yi Zhu Zhu in raising them, and it was so wrong for her daughter to ignore Ning Cheng in the face of such a great kindness. It was a surprise for the three of their family to meet, but no matter what, this surprise had to be pressed back a bit.
“Uncle ……” Yi Zhu Zhu came to Ning Cheng with a somewhat complicated face and bowed.
Ning Cheng did not respond to Yi Zhuzhu’s greeting and only said calmly, “Where did Concubine Luo go? Why are there other male cultivators coming to the place where Concubine Luo is cultivating?”
The male cultivator’s divine sense swept around Ning Cheng’s body without any scruples, and when he found that Ning Cheng was completely devoid of any aura, his eyes immediately showed disdain, “Zhu Zhu, who is this fellow?”
Yi Zhu Zhu hastily stopped the male cultivator, “Brother Hang, don’t talk nonsense, this is Uncle Ning Cheng ……”
“Oh, I see, Ji Luofei’s daoist couple.” As the male cultivator spoke, his eyes fell on Shi Qiong Hua’s body.
He did not look at Ning Cheng in the eyes because he knew how powerful Yi Zhuzhu was. Yi Zhuzhu was at the first level of the Life Robbing Realm, but even a cultivator at the late stage of the Life Robbing Realm would have no chance against Yi Zhuzhu. What’s more, in Rootless Black City, Yi Zhuzhu was the City Lord, and as long as he greeted him, countless army cultivators and powerful people would come over.
“You roll now.” Ning Cheng stared coldly at this male cultivator behind Yi Zhu Zhu and said in a cold voice.
Yi Zhuzhu’s face immediately turned pale, and it was Yi Jin and Chang Manyin who also felt that something was not right. This male cultivator seemed to have an unusual relationship with his daughter, and Ning Cheng seemed to be very upset with this male cultivator. If it wasn’t for the fact that Shi Qiong Hua beside Ning Cheng was countless times better than Yi Zhuzhu, they would have been wondering if Ning Cheng liked his daughter Zhuzhu and was therefore upset in their hearts.
“Ning Cheng, I have heard of your name, killing the original City Lord through the means of underhandedness. And then through the means of formations, you assassinated the remaining few powers in Rootless Black City, which led to your ascension to the position of City Lord. Bamboo is grateful to you, but one must know how to advance and retreat. All these years you have been outside, Rootless Black City has been supported by me and Zhu Zhu’s hard work, so don’t just come and point fingers.” When this male cultivator heard Ning Cheng tell him to get lost, his eyes immediately revealed a killing intent. In all his years in Rootless Black City, where had he ever heard such insults? If it wasn’t for the sake of Yi Zhu Zhu, he would have immediately mobilized someone to teach Ning Cheng a lesson.
Ning Cheng simply ignored the male cultivator and remained calmly staring at Yi Zhu Zhu, “You answer my words.”
Yi Zhu Zhu shuddered slightly and bowed, “Sister Luo Fei should be trapped in the Bridge of Storms, I have been trying to find a way to rescue Sister Luo Fei out, only that I have failed every time.”
“Where is the Bridge of Storms?” Ning Cheng’s tone remained calm, but Yi Jin and Chang Man Yin were a little worried in their hearts. They could feel Ning Cheng’s anger.
“City Lord, I have a jade diagram here for going to the Bridge of Storms.” Shu Xing, who had been following Ning Cheng over, hurriedly took out a jade slip and handed it to Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng grabbed the jade slip and after sweeping his divine sense for a moment, the murderous aura in his heart grew stronger and stronger. He also had a jade slip map of this place, the same jade slip map that was given to him when Shu Xing wanted to assassinate him. The same location, the same place.
It was reasonable to say that Luo Fei knew that this place was dangerous and would not go there, so why was she still trapped in this place?
When the male cultivator beside Yi Zhu Zhu heard Shu Xing’s words, he became furious, “Shu Xing, you’ve already been expelled from the City Lord’s residence, why are you here again? And who are you calling the City Lord? The current City Lord, Zhuzhu, is not an irrelevant person.”
Ning Cheng’s murderous intent flourished, only before he could make a move, Yi Jin had already leapt up and raised his hand to slap him twice. The man was directly slapped up, splashing two lines of blood in the air.
He had listened for so long on the side and had heard some of the reasons. This male cultivator that his own daughter liked, actually did not put Ning Cheng in his eyes. Not to mention Ning Cheng’s cultivation level could instantly kill him, even if he couldn’t, this man was not a good match for his daughter, this was simply ungrateful.
“Father, how did you hit Brother Hang ……” When Yi Zhuzhu saw the male cultivator being blown away by Yi Jin’s two slaps, he hurriedly rushed up and helped the male cultivator up, chastising him in an incomparable amount of panic.
Yi Jin was about to speak, but he was stopped by Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng asked in a calm tone, “Yi Zhu Zhu, why did Consort Luo go to this place?”
“When Sister Luo Fei heard that you were trapped in the Bridge of Storms, she was anxious, so she brought me there to look for you.” Yi Zhuzhu replied hurriedly.
Ning Cheng laughed coldly, “Luo Fei knows that I definitely won’t go to that place, so how could I possibly go there? If you don’t give a clear reason today, don’t blame me for being ruthless with my hot hands.”
“Senior ……” Hearing Ning Cheng’s words, Yi Jin and Chang Man Yin called out anxiously, not even daring to call Senior Ning.
“It’s because Brother Hang happened to be around there and saw a large swarm of Exploding Gold Bees rushing into the Bridge of Storms after you. He recorded the crystal ball at that time, and after Sister Luo Fei saw it, that’s when she made up her mind to look for you.” Yi Zhu Zhu took a breath and said honestly.
Ning Cheng’s ice-cold gaze fell on the man being held by Yi Zhu Zhu, “You saw me being chased into the Bridge of Storms and recorded the crystal ball?”
The male cultivator did not even answer Ning Cheng’s words and said directly to Yi Zhuzhu, “Zhuzhu, what’s the point of talking more to an outsider, kill him.”
“Brother Hang, Uncle Ning is my life-saver and my parents’ life-saver ……,” Yi Zhuzhu hurriedly advised in a soft voice.
Ning Cheng did not continue to question the male cultivator, but calmly looked at Yi Zhuzhu and said, “Yi Zhuzhu, how many times have you gone to save Concubine Luo when she was trapped in the Bridge of Storms? When was the most recent time?”
“Three times, the most recent one was nine years ago ……” Yi Zhuzhu suddenly paused here, she then realised that the three times she had gone to save sister Luo Fei were all in the first year, and the nine years after that, she had never been there.
Ning Cheng’s heart was filled with disappointment, Yi Zhuzhu was less experienced and was justifiably deceived. If she still remembered in her heart how good he and Luo Fei had been to her, she would have tried her hardest to save Luo Fei even if she had been deceived again. Even a benefactor like Luo Fei, she could forget, and with such a thin-skinned person, he, Ning Cheng, no longer had anything to say.