Ning Cheng reacted quickly, and when the old crone said that he was deceiving, he already understood what was going on.
He hadn’t even read the Basic Spiritual Herb chapter and was able to score a hundred percent on the test. This meant that his memory was indeed incredibly strong and he could not forget anything.
Since his memory was incomparably strong, the jade slip that the old crone had given him for the concealing body technique in the first place could definitely be remembered by just reading it once. Instead, he told the white-haired crone that he didn’t want this jade slip, and he said so in a categorical manner.
Now that the old woman had caught him in the act, he couldn’t deny it even if he did.
Thinking of this, Ning Cheng could only say awkwardly, “Senior, junior really had already memorized the contents of the jade slip of the concealing body technique, that’s why he didn’t want it. Senior has indeed deceived senior, so please punish senior.”
Ning Cheng could only play the bachelor, this white-haired old crone’s cultivation level was no idea how much stronger than his, if it was going to be used against him, no matter what he said, it would be meaningless.
The white-haired old crone still said unhurriedly, “It’s good that you know, since your memory is so strong, I won’t take back this alchemy jade slip, or maybe one day you will really become a top alchemy master.”
“Many thanks senior.” After Ning Cheng finished speaking awkwardly, he put away the jade slip, still feeling a little uneasy in his heart. He was not related to this old crone and the other party seemed to be very kind to him, which made Ning Cheng, who insisted on believing that no pie would fall from the sky, somewhat confused as to what was going on.
As if she knew what Ning Cheng was thinking, the old crone suddenly said, “Do you think that I am treating you in an unusual way? That’s why there is some trepidation in your heart?”
Without waiting for Ning Cheng to speak, the old crone continued, “At first, I thought that you were an honest person, plus the One-Horned Fire Dragon Sculptor material you gave me was extremely useful to me, so it was fine for me to help you out. Although your One-Horned Fire Dragon Sculptor is not of a high rank, something like a One-Horned Fire Dragon Sculptor is already rare, and to be able to obtain it is already very impressive.”
Ning Cheng finally understood why the old crone had given him the Basic Chapter of Alchemy, so that was what had happened.
“You shouldn’t think that the alchemy jade slip I gave you is ordinary either, in fact, the basic chapter on alchemy I gave you is among the top even in the entire Yixing Continent. If you alchemize pills, you will understand it in the future. But to me, the One-Horned Fire Dragon Sculptor is just a little more useful.”
As the old crone said this, she carefully stared at Ning Cheng for half a day before continuing, “There is another reason why I gave you the Basic Chapter of Pill Refining last time. That was that when I saw you last time, there was an elusive aura about you. This aura was remarkable, and I couldn’t tell what kind of aura it was. How come this time when I saw you, this aura disappeared from your body? Or I could no longer perceive it?”
Ning Cheng used his powerful heart to suppress his inner trepidation and made an appearance of not understanding the situation as he frowned and said, “Senior, there is a remarkable aura on me? What is that? Could it be brought on by my visit to the Spiritual Marrow Spring Pond to cultivate?”
The white-haired old crone gave Ning Cheng a meaningful glance before shaking her head affirmatively, “Absolutely not.”
Then she did not continue to ask about the matter of the aura on Ning Cheng’s body, instead her tone became calmer and said, “I will not pursue the matter of you deceiving me last time, but you have to help me to do one thing.”
Ning Cheng immediately replied with a straight face, “If there is anything that junior needs to help with, senior please just ask, as long as junior can do it, junior will never resist.”
“You should be about right, I have seen the last additional question of the fifth written test, the fact that you were able to make this question in such a short time without using your divine thoughts shows that you have this special ability, that is, your calculation ability is extremely strong.” The old crone’s words carried an unquestionable tone.
Ning Cheng knew that whether he wanted to or not, he would have to go and help with this, and simply kept his mouth shut.
The white-haired old crone did not change her mind because of Ning Cheng’s attitude and continued, “At the place where the Falling Thunder Desert and the Continent of Transformation cross, there is a river, which is called the Falling Thunder Scorching River. There is something in this Falling Thunder Scorching River, and I have been preparing for many years for such a thing. But after I had prepared everything properly, I found that I was still unable to obtain such a thing. Your mental arithmetic ability is incomparably powerful, so you may be able to help me.”
Ning Cheng didn’t even consider it and said directly, “Yes, after I finish the rematch, I will accompany senior on a trip to the Falling Thunder Scorching River.”
He knew that even if he considered not wanting to go, this white-haired old crone would still call him over. Now he only hoped that this old crone would not silence him after he got the item. However, this old crone seemed to be quite nice, so it was reasonable that she should not silence him.
“No, you’ll accompany me on the trip now, it’s only two or three days at most, your rematch is still about ten days away, there’s no delay at all.” The white haired old crone said dryly.
Ning Cheng was just about to say that two or three days would definitely not get him to the edge of the Falling Thunder Desert, when he thought of the other party’s cultivation level, he already understood that two or three days would definitely not apply to this old crone in front of him.
Ning Cheng said with a secret sigh in his heart, “In that case, then let’s go together. I’ll go and speak to my companion so that she doesn’t get anxious when she can’t find me.”
“No need, that little ** of yours is in seclusion, it would be best if you don’t disturb her.” The white haired old woman did not even wait for Ning Cheng to say anything more and had already grabbed Ning Cheng and exited the Rest Inn.
Ning Cheng said with some fire, “I always have to leave a letter, you are too unreasonable.”
The white haired old woman also seemed to feel a little embarra*sed and let go of Ning Cheng, but still said with her mouth, “I will be back soon, there is no need to leave a letter. You guys have plenty of time to make out, you don’t care about these few days.”
Facing this unreasonable old crone, Ning Cheng did not bother to argue with her, he only hoped that this woman would keep her word and would bring him back to Moze City in two or three days.
Inside Moze City, the old crone did not rush Ning Cheng. However, she walked very quickly, and in just a short time, she had already left Moze City.
Ning Cheng followed behind the old crone and could only increase his speed.
The old woman did not immediately take out her flying magic treasure, and continued to speed up after leaving Moze City. It was estimated that she wanted to sacrifice her flying magic treasure again in a place where there was no one.
Because she had just left the city, there were still many people walking on the main road. Apart from the cultivators coming and going, there were also some adventurers coming and going to Moze City.
As Ning Cheng pa*sed by the two male cultivators, he suddenly heard one of them say, “Senior Sister Yu Jing, this time Dean Mann is taking us to the Falling Thunder Desert, do you know what it is because of?”
“I’m not really sure, I heard that the relics of the Blue Yi True Kingdom have appeared in the Falling Thunder Desert, and many people have gone looking for them, but I’ve never heard anyone say that they’ve found any relics. This time Dean Mann is taking us to the Falling Thunder Desert, most likely this is the matter, I reckon it’s mainly for the Core Disciple Trials of Meteoric Star Academy.” Another person replied in a soft voice.
Ning Cheng, however, immediately slowed down his pace, the voice that answered was clearly a woman’s voice. These two male cultivators, one of them was dressed as a woman. And he caught a few key words, Yu Jing, Core Disciple, and Meteorite Academy.
From these few keywords, Ning Cheng was almost certain that this cultivator dressed as a woman was Meng Yu Jing. Ning Cheng slowed down his steps, and Meng Yu Jing and the other person immediately walked past him. He used his divine sense to scan that Meng Yu Jing and found that she had a veil on her face that blocked her divine sense.
However, Ning Cheng could tell from her exposed eyes that this was an absolute beauty, and these eyes were incredibly beautiful.
If it wasn’t for the fact that Meng Yu Jing was veiled, Ning Cheng would have gone up to her to speak to her and then handed her something.
“What the hell are you up to? Walk faster, don’t dawdle.” The white haired old crone suddenly came to Ning Cheng’s side at some point, she looked displeased with Ning Cheng dawdling behind her.
Ning Cheng hurriedly said, “Senior, one of the two people who pa*sed just now is called Meng Yu Jing, I saw her going out with another person and I happen to be looking for her for something, so I’m going to delay a little and follow behind.”
The white haired old crone frowned and said, “Ning Cheng, you already have a woman called Ji Luofei, don’t see one and love another, there are countless beauties in the cultivation world, you can’t like them all. Even if you are already a disciple of the Divine Wind Academy, or even first in the preliminary rounds, she will not give you a second glance. Just give up your heart.”
“Senior Gongsun, I don’t have such a penchant for seeing one and loving the other. Even if it’s Ji Luofei, we’re just friends. I am looking for Meng Yu Jing because I really have something to do, I usually find it hard to meet her, and now that I have met her, of course I have to talk about the matter.” Ning Cheng said with some displeasure, this old woman was judging others by herself, when did I see one and love the other?
Even if it was with Ji Luofei, there was a reason.
“Then why don’t you just go up and say so?” The old crone said with some impatience.
Ning Cheng refused very dryly, “No, I need to investigate her character first. Then, we can determine if we are looking for her for something.”
Meng Yu Jing was Kou Hong’s fiancée and was now very intimate with another man, if Meng Yu Jing was really the same as that Xiong Qihua, Ning Cheng was not willing to hand over Kou Hong’s things to her. He had received Kou Hong’s benefits and had to be responsible for Kou Hong, he believed that even if Kou Hong was alive, he would not want to see his fiancée and another man being intimate together.
The white-haired old woman said helplessly, “In that case, let’s follow up. It’s just too hard for me to ask you for some help. Did I hesitate when you first approached me to refine a weapon and asked me for the foundations of alchemy? I even gave you an inner armour.”