Chapter 39 Ning Fengzhi and Cat Girl
Chapter 39 Ning Fengzhi and Cat Girl
Early the next morning, Zhongli set out personally, bringing Dugu Bo, Xue Di, and three eight-ring-level priests from the Tiandou Empire to visit the Qibao Glazed Sect.
The headquarters of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is located on the Qibao Mountain outside Tiandou City. They have spent a lot of money to build a small city here, and the permanent population is several thousand people. When Zhongli and his party arrived at the gate of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, who had been notified before, was already waiting at the gate in person, and standing next to him was the capable Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who was dressed in white.
Chen Xin's gaze fell on the woman in white beside Zhongli whom he had never seen before, and his pupils shrank suddenly.
Ning Fengzhi's cultivation was not good enough, so he hadn't sensed anything wrong yet; but in his vague perception, this stunning woman who looked only in her twenties actually gave him a feeling of being as deep as an abyss and as terrifying as hell, just like the great priest of the Spirit Hall whom he had only seen from a distance.
When did the Tiandou Empire have such a terrifying existence? What was going on? Or was it because I was too old and my perception was wrong? No, it was impossible.
"My dear nephew Li, what made you think of coming to visit your uncle Feng Zhi?"
Ning Fengzhi walked forward with a smile, took Zhongli's hand, and spoke with the affectionate look of an elder meeting a younger person.
"I came here to see Uncle Feng Zhi. I also have some things I want to discuss with Uncle Feng Zhi. Please forgive me if I disturbed Uncle Feng Zhi."
Zhongli performed the standard etiquette of the royal aristocracy of the Tiandou Empire, as if he was an aristocrat who had been immersed in this for who knows how many years, and said.
"Haha, that's not true. Nephew, come in and talk. Uncle Fengzhi misses you a lot, too!"
Ning Fengzhi personally led Zhongli and his party into the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, and then sat down in the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect's luxurious reception hall. The chairs they sat on were all made of the skin of an extremely expensive rhinoceros soul beast, and the corners of the table were inlaid with gems, and every detail reflected the extreme luxury of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. Even in the Tiandou Palace, which was known for its extravagance, it was no more than this.
A catwoman with a professional smile on her face came forward, wearing cool clothes, and poured a cup of tea for each of the guests, with a faint tea fragrance wafting in the air.
Seeing Zhongli's gaze lingering on the cat girl for a moment, Ning Fengzhi immediately said, "My dear nephew, this girl is the most precious treasure that I bought at an auction a while ago at a high price. I haven't touched her yet. Ahem. If you are interested, I will give her to you."
Zhongli: "."
A flash of embarrassment and sadness flashed across the catwoman's eyes, but she still stood there with an unchanging smile on her face. Perhaps for people like them, they have already accepted the fact that their fate is not in their control.
Zhongli pondered for a moment. He also knew that there were cat girls, wolf girls, and even dragon girls on the Douluo Continent. From the outside, they looked like beast spirit masters who were possessed by spirits, but in fact, they were born that way. Therefore, such existences were also loved by some special enthusiasts. Especially the cat girl in front of him, who not only had a pair of furry cat ears, but also had a very good appearance. No wonder Ning Fengzhi thought that this was a "soul that could be saved."
Zhongli also knew the origins of these people. In fact, it was not just a simple martial soul mutation, but a hybrid of humans and soul beasts, just like Tang San, who was born from the Blue Silver Emperor and a human. Soul beasts that reached the realm of 100,000 years could produce offspring with humans, and some special soul beast races, such as the dragon race, auspicious beasts, and some sea soul beasts, had a much lower threshold.
Looking at this girl, Zhongli couldn't help but think of many old friends, including the girl who was chubby and liked to follow him around when she was a child.
In Liyue, there are also many such hybrids of humans and fairy beasts, but they are not discriminated against or oppressed, and can use their abilities and expertise to realize their own value in various fields of society. These hybrids can be found in all eight gates of Liyue.
But in Douluo Continent, just staying alive is the biggest difficulty for them. Their tribes either live together in the frontiers, struggling to survive, or are hunted by human armies like soul beasts, or captured and used as slaves.
The fate of this cat woman is already good. If she didn't have such a beautiful face, her fate might be much more tragic, and she wouldn't have the chance to see herself here.
"Thank you, Uncle Fengzhi."
Zhongli took a sip of tea and said lightly. A look of "I see" flashed across Ning Fengzhi's eyes. However, he did not notice the slight coldness in Zhongli's tone.
"Nephew Li, what is the matter that brings you here to see your uncle?"
After Ning Fengzhi drank a sip of tea, his expression became more serious and he asked.
Two hidden weapons were placed on the table. One was the Innuendo that was damaged after it was opened, and the other was the Silent Sleeve Arrow. Ning Fengzhi's expression also changed slightly.
"Nephew, this is..."
"Uncle Feng Zhi, the most regrettable thing about your Seven Treasures Glazed Tower lineage is that you do not have the combat power. Now that you have obtained this magical weapon, this regret has been made up. It is really cause for celebration."
Zhongli said calmly. Although he said "this is cause for celebration", how could there be any "this is cause for celebration" in his tone?
"Alas, nephew, what you said. Actually, I won't hide it from you; although this hidden weapon is powerful, it is just scratching the surface for our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. We just bought a batch of hidden weapons through some channels, but they are just consumables after all. As for the maker of the hidden weapon and the production drawings of the hidden weapon, these most critical things, we just don't have them!"
Ning Fengzhi slapped his thigh and said with great regret.
Zhongli just glanced at Ning Fengzhi indifferently.
I don't believe you. It's true that you didn't get the blueprints, but if you ask who made the hidden weapon, do you dare to say you don't know who it is?
In fact, if they didn't know who Tang San's father was, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would have already tied Tang San up and tortured him for the production method.
"Uncle Feng Zhi, to be honest, these so-called 'hidden weapons' are actually weapons secretly developed by our Tiandou Royal Research Institute. These two are just a batch of test products. I don't know how these test products were spread out. This is all due to the negligence of our royal management. I am sorry to have made a fool of myself."
Zhongli sighed lightly, looked at the half-drunk tea, and said lightly. For a moment, whether it was Chen Xin or Ning Fengzhi, or even the three priests on his side, they could not help but stand there in a daze.
Offering: Royal Research Institute? How come we don’t know that the royal family of the Tiandou Empire has this thing?
Ning Fengzhi: "???"
After a long while, Ning Fengzhi came back to his senses. He took a deep breath and made sure that he still had a smile on his face. Then he looked at Zhongli and said, "My dear nephew, you are joking. The origin of this hidden weapon is mysterious. How could it be from the hands of the Tiandou royal family?"
Jian Douluo looked at Zhongli with a rather hostile look. How come I didn't realize before that the fifth prince of the Tiandou Empire was such a liar? This guy was obviously talking nonsense, but the expression on his face was as if he was stating a fact!
But to be honest, being able to make up a story in such a serious manner is also a skill. Why don't we have such talents in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect?
Unexpectedly, Zhongli stood up.
"Uncle Feng Zhi, if you don't believe it, take a look at this."
Under the gaze of Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, a strange object appeared in Zhongli's hand.
In Zhongli's hand was an exquisite jade flute, about one foot and two inches long. The entire flute was carved from rare icy jadeite, with a color as warm as jade and emitting a faint fluorescence.
The flute was engraved with delicate fairy cloud patterns and ancient symbols that Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin could not understand. For some reason, Chen Xin felt intuitively that these symbols were not only beautiful and elegant, but also seemed to contain some strange power. Tiny gems were inlaid in the holes of the flute, and the color and size of each gem were different, just like the Big Dipper.
(End of this chapter)