Feng felt increasingly that being saved by her was an utter disgrace.
Let Ning Xian do whatever he wants. Anyway, if there are any problems, she will take responsibility for solving them herself. It has nothing to do with him.
Chapter 22 Return to the Underworld
On the way back, Feng clearly adhered to the good habit of "using and discarding", and simply left Ning Xian, who was no longer of any use, far behind and galloped away on horseback.
Upon returning to the Netherworld, he dismounted, abandoned the horse, and left, knowing someone would come and take it away.
Mu Yuan was walking out when she saw him and greeted him, "Hey? Feng, you're back..." Before she could finish speaking, Feng had already strode past her, ignoring her.
—Huh? What's going on now?
Mu Yuan stared at his back, puzzled, when she saw Ning Xian leading Du Cisheng through the door.
—Hey? Where did this guy come from? Is Ning Xian finally starting to look for a lover?
"Duanxian'er, what's wrong with Feng? Didn't he go to the Giant Axe Sect too, and stay with you?"
Ning Xian glanced at Feng's retreating figure and said, "Yeah, what's wrong with him? He's always been so arrogant."
Mu Yuan opened his folding fan, shook it lightly, and laughed: "What he does to others is another matter, but he still has to give face to me, the dashing and charming Master Mu Yuan."
"Oh? So Master Mu Yuan's charm has diminished?" Ning Xian didn't have time to banter with him; she needed to quickly arrange for Du Cisheng to stay before reporting back to the main altar.
"Hey Duanxian, who is this...?" Mu Yuan asked Ning Xian, but her eyes never left Du Cisheng. She sized him up several times; he was clearly the type he was hunting, but she didn't seem particularly interested. But if she just wanted to hunt him as game...
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his foot. Ning Xian was stepping on his snow-white shoes, grinding them forcefully, and whispered, "I'm warning you, don't even think about hitting on him!"
He looked up at Du Cisheng, who bowed slightly in greeting. He could only force a smile – his feet could hurt, but his composure couldn't be compromised.
He leaned close to Ning Xian's ear and asked, "Your lover?"
"Don't think like that!" Ning Xian turned around. "Ci Sheng, let's go inside."
Du Cisheng nodded slightly to Mu Yuan and followed Ning Xian away. Mu Yuan looked down at the dark footprints left on her snow-white shoes and thought to herself: Not a lover? Could it be that Ning Xian wants to divorce her husband and remarry?
However… he still felt that Feng Heping was somewhat different. How could he not figure out the changes that had occurred in the Netherworld? It seemed necessary to go and see their report.
Ning Xian arranged a room for Du Cisheng in her own courtyard and then rushed to the main altar. When she arrived, Feng had obviously finished reporting and was preparing to leave. However, to her surprise, the leader was here, even though she had received her orders from Long Jue.
Looking up, I saw Mu Yuan standing next to the cult leader... This guy... he really doesn't miss out on anything exciting.
Upon seeing her arrive, Dongfang Qingming, who was reclining on the soft couch, asked with a smile, "Ning Xian, I heard that you're keeping a lover?"
"..."
—Wooden Kite! Would you die if you didn't cause trouble?
—They won't die, but they'll live a very uncomfortable life.
Mu Yuan smiled alluringly—as expected, communication with Mu Yuan was much better than with Feng, unlike the situation with Mu Yuan.
With two light chuckles, the cult leader said in a low voice, "Don't openly flirt in front of me, will you?"
Ning Xian's expression turned to one of disgust—who would want to flirt with him! He looked up and saw Feng Weiwei looking at him with disdain. She swept her eyes across him with a flirtatious glance—this landlubber who was rescued is looking down on others?
Feng frowned slightly and turned her head away.
Dongfang Qingming's gaze swept over the two of them—indeed, as Mu Yuan had said…something was strange.
Feng, a proud and aloof person, has always disliked such open flirting and never gave face to anyone—but this time, he actually tolerated it? He didn't directly address the issue but instead asked, "I heard that this time the Giant Axe Sect is willing to return to you, but it will be registered under both of your names? This... has never been the case before."
"If there's no precedent, let's open it. Anyway, the Giant Axe Sect is willing to pay, so why not?"
Dongfang Qingming flicked the hem of his robe, seemingly casual, but hitting the nail on the head, "If one precedent is set, there will be countless others—sooner or later someone will use this to maliciously make money, and then the affiliated gangs will suffer terribly."
That makes sense... Ning Xian knew that few could refute the sect leader's words; every word was crucial. He hesitated, but then heard Feng say, "I'll let it go. The Giant Axe Sect no longer needs to be affiliated with me—that resolves the matter. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Ning Xian glanced at him—he was smart enough to give her a flirtatious wink for the sake of the money.
Feng frowned, ignored him, and turned to leave.
Mu Yuan looked on with surprise and moved closer to Ning Xian, "How come you 'did' him too?"
Ning Xian squinted at him, then at him again! "Why would I want that cold, arrogant, and disdainful guy?" She looked up and saw that even the sect leader was looking at her with amusement. The two of them stared at her, making her full of doubts.
"Duanxian'er...when did you become so capable? You dare to give Feng a hard time to his face, speak ill of him behind his back, and expect him to give up the sect under his name?"
"What's wrong with that? We're all from the same sect... there's nothing wrong with being a little modest." It's best not to make a big deal out of saving Feng, especially to these two. If they find out, they'll definitely try to humiliate him, and if Feng gets angry and embarrassed... she doesn't doubt that Feng will set her courtyard on fire, especially while she's inside.
"Hehe... Duanxian'er, it seems you don't know Feng very well. Indeed, he has become much more restrained in recent years, and naturally, he is aloof, distant, and doesn't often provoke people... However, do you know why Feng was sent to quell the Giant Axe Sect a few years ago? No, it should be said that at that time, he almost single-handedly handled such tasks."
...This kind? Which kind? ...A massacre?
"……Why?"
Mu Yuan smiled. He wanted to see if Ning Xian would still dare to give Feng a hard time if he knew the truth. However, this question... naturally had to be answered by the sect leader himself.
Dongfang Qingming smiled knowingly, his tone gentle and indifferent, "It's nothing. It's just that when he was young, he was bloodthirsty and uncontrollable, with too much violence. He was no different from an uncontrollable butcher's knife... We sent him out to temper his violence. Although it took quite a while, we managed to temper it to about 70-80%."
A bead of cold sweat dripped from Ning Xian's forehead—to deplete his malevolent energy? By using human lives to deplete it?
She could almost imagine the bloodthirsty, uncontrollable youth amidst that sea of blood... just how many people had he killed before finally exhausting all his violent energy? It turned out that the cruelty she had witnessed in the Giant Axe Sect was merely the tip of the iceberg of his true nature.
Has she offended someone terrifying?
Chapter 23 Ci Sheng's Background