Ning Caichen was startled, as if he had done something wrong and been caught red-handed, and was somewhat flustered.
A night breeze blew by, and he immediately sneezed from the cold, his face turning pale and his lips turning blue.
"Tsk tsk, what a loving couple! Be careful that the female ghost doesn't drain your yang energy!"
Yan Chixia shook his head and turned to leave.
"Hey, what female ghost? Big Beard, explain yourself!"
Ning Caichen immediately objected and asked.
With a look of pity, Xiao Ning patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Yan has already made it very clear that the woman just now was a female ghost. Brother Ning, you should be more careful!"
After saying that, he shook his head and followed Yan Chixia into the dilapidated temple.
"Hey, you two, stop right there and explain yourselves! What do you mean by 'a female ghost'?"
Ning Caichen looked puzzled and pressed for an answer.
Unfortunately, the two had already entered Lanruo Temple, and no one paid him any attention.
"Holy crap, could it really be a ghost?"
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Ning Caichen shivered, feeling goosebumps all over his body. He muttered something to himself and ran away without looking back.
Ning Caichen rushed into Lanruo Temple like a gust of wind and went straight to Xiao Ning's room. If he didn't figure this out, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
As for why they didn't seek out Yan Chixia, it's because he has a fierce-looking face.
"Brother Xiao, are all the things you just said true?"
Upon opening the door and seeing Xiao Ning, Ning Caichen couldn't wait to voice the questions that had been nagging at him.
Xiao Ning had just sat down cross-legged and hadn't even entered a meditative state when Ning Caichen barged in. Hearing his question, he replied helplessly.
"Brother Ning, why would we lie to you? Think about it carefully. In the dead of night, in this desolate wilderness, how could a beautiful woman possibly appear and then suddenly run away?"
After saying that, he looked at Ning Caichen as if he were a fool.
This guy is completely obsessed with sex; his brain is all breasts, and his IQ has been eaten by dogs.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense could see the problem, yet he remained oblivious, truly blinded by lust.
"I still don't believe it. Miss Nie is so intelligent and kind-hearted, how could she possibly be a female ghost? Impossible, absolutely impossible! You must be jealous of me, yes, jealousy!"
Ning Caichen's heart skipped a beat, and he began to believe Xiao Ning's words, but he still refused to admit it.
"Screw you! Do whatever you want!"
Xiao Ning glanced at him, knowing it would be difficult to persuade him under these circumstances, so she stopped insisting and waved her hand dismissively.
"Brother Ning, we've only just met, so I have no reason to lie to you. However, if you truly don't believe me, there's nothing I can do! You... take care of yourself!"
It's true what they say: you can't reason with a damned devil.
"I don't believe your nonsense! You two are definitely up to no good. You can't stand to see Miss Nie and me together. You want to break us up and then take advantage of the situation, right? I won't fall for your tricks! Because I've already seen through your scheme!"
Xiao Ning's lack of explanation only solidified Ning Caichen's belief that Nie Xiaoqian was not a ghost at all, but rather a trick by Xiao Ning and his companion.
"Heh, think what you want, you're really ungrateful!"
When faced with someone who has such an inflated sense of self-importance, Xiao Ning no longer wanted to explain. The slight goodwill she felt for Leslie Cheung, stemming from her affection for him, vanished instantly.
"Alright, you can go now, I need to rest!"
Xiao Ning didn't want to waste any more words with such a person, so he directly told him to leave.
"Haha, I saw through you, and you're getting angry! I won't fall for that!"
Upon hearing his words of expulsion, Ning Caichen's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, but he pretended to remain calm and laughed heartily.
Seeing his unsightly behavior, Xiao Ning simply closed her eyes and ignored him.
Ning Caichen, feeling rebuffed, touched his nose and left.
Back in his room, he was still indignant, muttering to himself.
In the room next door, Yan Chixia overheard their conversation and shook his head.
Without comparison, there is no harm. Both of them were scholars, but this comparison made Ning Caichen appear even more pedantic, stubborn, inflexible, and self-righteous.
This further demonstrates Xiao Ning's broad-mindedness, his unique character, and his profound mindset, indicating that he will surely have a bright future.
However, thinking of this, Yan Chixia felt a pang of pain in his heart. He hated the person who had taken the lead in teaching Xiao Ning how to cultivate, and cursed them in his heart.
Xiao Ning had already put this unpleasant matter out of his mind and entered a deep meditative state, focusing on his cultivation.
"breathe!"
With the rhythmic rise and fall of his chest, Xiao Ning absorbed the invisible primordial energy of heaven and earth into his body, transforming it into internal strength to replenish himself.
The concentration of spiritual energy in this world is hundreds of times higher than that in ordinary low-level martial arts worlds.
Since Xiao Ning is a newly trained character, it's like a max-level character getting a clean slate and leveling up again. He knows exactly where the bosses are and where the equipment drops.
Therefore, his cultivation speed was like riding a rocket.
Just as dawn was breaking, the cultivation reached a crucial moment.