"Young master, you're back. Did His Highness the First Prince need something from you?"
Back in his dorm, Ning Bei figured that Qian Renxue's purpose in seeking him out couldn't be as simple as wanting his support to become the crown prince. Otherwise, she could have just approached Ning Fengzhi, as the two even had a teacher-student relationship.
"Ah, it was nothing, just a meal together to catch up."
After taking a Mind Awakening Pill, Ning Bei cultivated for an hour before falling asleep.
The next morning, before Ning Bei had woken up, there was a knock on the door.
"A'Bei, are you up yet? Open the door quickly."
It was Dugu Yan's voice.
Ning Tao opened the door and welcomed her in.
Dugu Yan greeted her before heading to Ning Bei's bedside.
"A'Bei, wake up! The pills you gave me are amazing. I spent the entire night cultivating."
Ning Bei, unable to bear the noise any longer, opened his eyes and looked speechlessly at the excited Dugu Yan.
"Would I ever lie to you? Cultivation should be done in moderation, or your body won't be able to handle it."
"I just couldn't resist the temptation of rapidly increasing Soul Power. I'll be more careful in the future."
Dugu Yan playfully stuck out her tongue, then pulled Ning Bei out of bed to have breakfast together.
In the days that followed, Ning Bei lived quite comfortably, cultivating at night and teasing Dugu Yan during the day, enjoying his life to the fullest.
During this time, Ning Bei had come to a decision, feeling that there was no need to stop Dugu Yan's affection. However, committing adultery in front of the original partner, Yu Tianheng, still made him feel strange.
During this week, Ning Bei selected his third Soul Beast, a Man-Faced Demon Spider with a cultivation of nearly 2000 years. As for the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, A Bao, Ning Bei wasn't planning on revealing its existence yet, intending to use it as a trump card.
Firstly, A Bao's cultivation wasn't high enough yet, not much stronger than the Man-Faced Demon Spider.
Secondly, A Bao's role currently overlapped with that of the Golden Armor Battle Bear.
In the current Soul Beast team, the Hurricane Hunting Falcon served as an agility-based Soul Beast with air superiority, the Golden Armor Battle Bear served as a powerful attacker and tank, and the Man-Faced Demon Spider could serve as a control-type Soul Beast, enriching Ning Bei's combat methods.
The Man-Faced Demon Spider could not only spit out spider webs to trap enemies, but also had potent toxins, making it more suitable for the team than A Bao at the moment.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Ning Bei was a one-man team now.
After a week of school, Ning Bei took Ning Tao back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As soon as they arrived at the entrance, Ning Rongrong ran out excitedly and hugged Ning Bei's leg.
"Brother, where's A Bao?"
Before Ning Bei could even feel happy, his face darkened, and he lifted Ning Rongrong up with both hands.
"You little rascal, shouldn't you ask how your brother's been at school first? You ask about A Bao as soon as we meet."
Ning Rongrong's features twisted into a ball as she looked at Ning Bei. Clearly, her brain, not yet a year old, couldn't process the current situation, how to avoid making her brother sad while successfully getting the little bear.
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi walked out, amused by the siblings.
"Bei'er, are you bullying Rongrong again? Hurry up and give her the bear."
Seeing Ning Fengzhi taking sides, Ning Bei rolled his eyes. Your heart is already biased towards the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School next door.
However, he didn't refuse, summoning the Pill Tower and calling out A Bao.
Amidst its utterly despondent expression, he placed Ning Rongrong on its back.
After nearly two months of nurturing, A Bao's cultivation had reached almost 500 years, and its size had also increased considerably.
It was hard to imagine that the simple and honest little bear beneath Rongrong already possessed the combat power comparable to a thousand-year Soul Beast.
Those terrorclaws, without any exaggeration, could tear apart the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's floor tiles as easily as cutting tofu.
Seeing that Rongrong had a playmate, Ning Fengzhi also turned his gaze to Ning Bei, signaling him to come to the inner room for a talk.
The two came to the room and sat down, Ning Fengzhi giving Ning Bei a strange look.
"I heard you've been getting close to Dugu Bo's granddaughter recently?"
Ning Bei knew that this matter couldn't escape the other's notice, and he coughed lightly twice.
"Ahem, ahem, as the son of the sect master, befriending the grandson of a Titled Douluo to bring powerful assistance to the sect is what I should do. I have that awareness!"
Ning Fengzhi looked at the brat in front of him with black lines all over his face. What a shameless thing! He had exchanged Soul Bones for a sect elder, and how could he make flirting sound so refined and unconventional? Who did he get this thick-skinned appearance from?
Ning Bei seemed to understand Ning Fengzhi's thoughts, staring at the other party without any panic, as if saying, 'Explain my little mothers to me, and you still have the nerve to talk about me?'
That's right, as the head of a sect, using the excuse of not putting all his eggs in one basket, Ning Bei had several young little mothers.
Ning Fengzhi also understood Ning Bei's gaze and awkwardly changed the subject.
"Let's not talk about this for now. Xue Qinghe seems to have approached you?"
Ning Bei nodded upon hearing this.
"That's right, we had a meal together. He asked me about my views on the position of crown prince, but it seemed like there was another meaning."
Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Bei in surprise, not expecting the other party to think so far ahead at such a young age.
"Oh? He wants us to support him in becoming the crown prince, which doesn't surprise me. What do you mean by another meaning?"
"It seems that he has taken a fancy to the talent I have revealed and wants to win me over. Of course, he also wants to win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to work for him."
Ning Fengzhi nodded as he listened to Ning Bei's analysis.
"Well, Xue Qinghe has a certain level of sophistication, but you'd better not have any deep interactions with him."
"Oh?"
Seeing his confusion, Ning Fengzhi continued:
"Just a few days ago, the Second Prince was poisoned in his own home."
Ning Bei understood upon hearing this. It seemed that the other party had already started to take action. The Second Prince was envied by Qian Renxue for his extraordinary talent, and soon after, the Third Prince would die in his home in the same way. The Third Prince had the highest cultivation talent among these princes, at least higher than Xue Qinghe's talent on the surface. In the end, only the young Xue Beng was left, pretending to be a playboy to escape the disaster.
Seeing that he wasn't speaking, Ning Fengzhi thought he was thinking about who killed the Second Prince, so he continued:
"This is a crucial period for choosing the crown prince. I guess that Xue Qinghe is most likely the one who did it."
Ning Bei was interrupted from his thoughts and nodded without refuting his point of view.
"Presumably, the other princes will also be in a very dangerous situation in the future, but please rest assured, Father, I know how to get along with the First Prince. For now, he needs us, as long as we don't directly stand behind the other princes, he will definitely not make things difficult for us."
Ning Fengzhi nodded in satisfaction after listening. Ning Bei was the heir he was most satisfied with. Ning Fan's temperament was also good, but his cultivation talent was a bit lacking.
Worried that Ning Bei was being too timid, he explained to him:
"His becoming the Crown Prince doesn't conflict with our interests. We don't need to be too careful, just be careful not to get too close to him."
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