Ning Fa frowned, but before he could refuse, Liu Qinghui had already spoken on her own.
"The first piece of news is that the Yuan Chang Island faction is also smuggling, and on a much larger scale than our Liu Family. They're even dealing in Spiritual Materials that the Ning Family strictly prohibits from export, such as Scarlet Light Iron and Secret Refined Copper Essence. I have some evidence."
Ning Fa's eyebrows shot up, and he looked at Liu Qinghui with a strange expression.
Liu Qinghui continued, "The second piece of news is also about the Yuan Chang Island faction. From what I know, they seem to have dug up something incredible on a deserted island, though they haven't gotten their hands on it yet. They've invested a lot of resources into it over the years. My guess is it might be Cave Mansion Ruins or something similar."
Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's expression shifted slightly.
The woman then added, "The last piece of news, if I'm not mistaken, you've been cultivating your body, haven't you?"
Ning Fa, having roughly processed the first two pieces of news, couldn't help but chuckle, "You should know best whether I cultivate my body or not. What, does this last piece of news have something to do with my body cultivation?"
Liu Qinghui naturally understood Ning Fa's teasing and shot him a glare that was half playful, half annoyed.
She calmly said, "That's right. I know of something that should be very helpful for your body cultivation. I just don't know if you're interested."
With that, she raised her delicate hand, and a beam of multicolored light flew towards Ning Fa.
Ning Fa focused his gaze and saw that within the light was a strand of silk several inches long.
The silk was milky white all over, with a faint golden stream of light flickering intermittently upon it, making it look quite extraordinary.
Ning Fa let out a soft "Oh," his eyes revealing surprise and delight.
He quickly picked up the strand of silk, gently pulling it while carefully probing it with his divine sense.
After a long while, Ning Fa exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "Could this be the silk of a Golden Silk Silkworm?"
Liu Qinghui looked at him with some surprise and nodded, "Since you recognize this Spiritual Material, it will be easier. You should know the value of this material for body cultivators."
Ever since the supply of Cloud Crystal Liquid became scarce, Ning Fa had been searching everywhere for other Spiritual Materials that could strengthen the physical body.
However, such materials were very rare, and most were even harder to find than Cloud Crystal Liquid.
The silk of the Golden Silk Silkworm was one of them.
This silk was not only a precious Spiritual Material for refining top-grade robes but also a Spiritual Material that was extremely helpful for low- to mid-tier body cultivators in tempering their physical bodies.
By applying this silk to the body and practicing related body cultivation techniques, one could achieve twice the results with half the effort.
However, Golden Silk Silkworms were very rare and difficult to track.
Ning Fa immediately said, "If you have a large quantity of this silk, I can make the decision to go easy on your Liu Family."
Liu Qinghui let out a sarcastic laugh, "If I had a lot of Golden Silk Silkworm silk, I would have gone directly to my adoptive father for help. Why would I need to come to you?"
Ning Fa snorted coldly, "Angering me will do you no good. Don't play coy, just say it quickly."
Liu Qinghui paused for a moment, then said, "I know the whereabouts of a nest of mature Golden Silk Silkworms. If you agree to my conditions, I'll tell you, along with the details of the first two messages."
Ning Fa pondered for a moment and replied, "Alright, as long as the three messages you mentioned are true, I can go easy on the Liu Family."
Liu Qinghui smiled and then first provided the details for the first two messages.
After Ning Fa listened, his expression softened somewhat.
Based on his judgment, Liu Qinghui was telling the truth.
Especially the second message, which was very important to him.
If the Yuan Chang Island faction truly gained significant benefits from that suspected ruin, perhaps allowing one or two of their members to advance to Foundation Establishment.
Then his days in the Ning Family would become difficult.
From Liu Qinghui's words, it seemed that the place had powerful restrictions, and the Yuan Chang Island faction had not yet succeeded.
They were still gathering resources to try and break through the restrictions.
This also made Ning Fa secretly wary. Since the Yuan Chang Island faction was hiding it from the family, they must have been acting with extreme discretion.
How did Liu Qinghui know about this?
At this moment, Liu Qinghui began to talk about the details of the third message.
After Ning Fa listened, he looked at her strangely, "You're saying you accidentally discovered the trace of that Golden Silk Silkworm on Nan Hua Island, but as I recall, you've been on Small Bamboo Island these past few years. When did you go so far away?"
Liu Qinghui's expression remained unchanged, "It wasn't me, but Ning Jikun who helped me collect Crimson Rainbow Grass on that island, and that's how he discovered the nest of mature Golden Silk Silkworms."
Ning Fa looked at her with a peculiar expression.
He thought to himself, As expected of you, truly a master of playing the victim.
Ning Fa couldn't help but wonder, "If that's the case, why didn't Ning Jikun just capture that nest of Golden Silk Silkworms? Golden Silk Silkworms are not Second-tier Demonic Beasts, so they shouldn't be a match for Ning Jikun."
Liu Qinghui replied without hesitation, "Because those Golden Silk Silkworms were guarded by a group of powerful Blood Poison Bees. Ning Jikun was no match for them. He only managed to get this bit of silk before hastily escaping."
"Blood Poison Bees?"
Ning Fa's brow furrowed upon hearing this.
Liu Qinghui glanced at him and calmly said, "Don't say I didn't warn you. Those Blood Poison Bees are very formidable. I'm afraid even Foundation Establishment Cultivators would have difficulty breaking through them by force. Don't come looking for me if you get injured. Ning Jikun originally intended to wait until he reached Foundation Establishment before going there."
Ning Fa seemed to have thought of something, his eyes narrowing as he looked at her. He remained silent for a moment.
Liu Qinghui seemed to know what he was thinking and calmly said, "What? You don't trust me? Afraid I'm setting a trap for you? If you don't trust me, I can accompany you. Coincidentally, there's older Crimson Rainbow Grass deeper in the island's interior, which is very useful to me."
Seeing Liu Qinghui's candidness, Ning Fa's suspicion greatly diminished.
He nodded and said, "That sounds excellent. Then you can accompany me. Your strength should be beyond that of ordinary late Qi Condensation cultivators."
Liu Qinghui nodded gently and replied, "That might take a month or two. After you leave, all the alchemy tasks have fallen to me, so I can't leave Small Bamboo Island immediately."
Ning Fa indicated he had no problem with that.
He then pondered for a moment and said, "Since you've shown such sincerity, I can't be too heartless and might be lenient with your Liu Family."
"But I'll make it clear beforehand: while your lives will be spared, punishment is unavoidable, otherwise, I won't be able to convince others. Your Liu Family's Fire Sun Stone mine and Shihua Wood forest ownership are definitely unsalvageable, but I can agree to reserve twenty percent of the profits for your Liu Family."
Liu Qinghui furrowed her delicate brows and bargained, "Twenty percent is too low. How about thirty percent?"
Ning Fa didn't hesitate much and directly replied, "Given the information you've provided this time, I'll agree to that."
Liu Qinghui's cherry lips curved into a smile.
Ning Fa looked at her strangely and asked, "Why aren't you leaving yet? Rest assured, my word is my bond."
However, a strange glint flashed in Liu Qinghui's eyes. She bit her lip lightly and whispered, "You haven't visited Small Bamboo Island in a long time."
With that, she slowly began to undress.
Her fair and tender body, like fine jade, was faintly revealed.
Ning Fa was stunned at first, then he smiled.
He took a step forward and swept Liu Qinghui into his arms.
Immediately, the door was shut tight, and a passionate atmosphere filled the room.