Chapter 27: The 2nd Prince Was Murdered
Chapter 27 The Second Prince Was Murdered
"Master, you are back. What does the eldest prince want to see you about?"
Back in the dormitory, Ning Bei thought that Qian Renxue's purpose in looking for him should not be as simple as supporting her to become the crown prince, otherwise she only needed to find Ning Fengzhi. There was also a teacher-student relationship between the two.
"Ah, nothing much, just having a meal together to keep in touch."
Ning Bei took the awakening pill and practiced for an hour before falling asleep.
In the morning, before Ning Bei woke up, there was a knock on the door.
"Abe, are you up? Open the door."
It was Dugu Yan’s voice.
Ning Tao opened the door and welcomed her in.
Dugu Yan greeted her and came to Ning Bei's bedside.
"Abei, wake up soon. The pill you gave me is really effective. I spent the whole night yesterday practicing."
Ning Bei couldn't stand the noise anymore, so he opened his eyes and looked at the excited Dugu Yan in silence.
"I can't lie to you. You have to practice in moderation, otherwise your body won't be able to bear it."
"I just couldn't resist the temptation of the rapid increase in soul power. I will pay attention to it in the future."
Dugu Yan stuck out her tongue playfully, then pulled Ning Bei up and went to have breakfast together.
In the following days, Ning Bei lived a happy life. He practiced at night and flirted with Dugu Yan during the day. He lived a very happy life.
During this period of time, Ning Bei had figured it out and felt that there was no need to stop Dugu Yan's feelings. However, it still made him feel strange to do it in front of his ex-wife Yu Tianheng.
This week, Ning Bei selected his third soul beast to go out, which is a human-faced demon spider with a cultivation level of nearly 2000 years. As for the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Abao, Ning Bei is not ready to expose its existence yet and plans to use it as a trump card.
Firstly, Abao’s cultivation level is not very high now, and he is not much stronger than the human-faced demon spider.
Secondly, Po’s current role has some overlap with that of the Golden Armored War Bear.
In the current soul beast team, the Hurricane Falcon is a sensitive attack soul beast with air superiority, the Golden Armored War Bear is used for strong attack and meat shield, and the Human-Faced Demon Spider happens to be a control soul beast, which can enrich Ning Bei's combat methods.
The human-faced demon spider can not only spit out spider webs to trap enemies, but also has a strong toxin, which makes it a more suitable member of the team than the current Po.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Ning Bei is now a one-man team.
After a week of school, Ning Bei brought Ning Tao back to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. As soon as they arrived at the door, Ning Rongrong ran out happily and hugged Ning Bei's legs.
"Brother, where's Po?"
Ning Bei, who didn't have time to be happy, suddenly turned pale and raised Ning Rongrong with both hands.
"You little bastard, shouldn't you ask your brother how he's doing at school first? You asked Po the first time you met him."
Ning Rongrong looked at Ning Bei with a twisted face. It was obvious that her brain, which was less than one year old, was not powerful enough to handle the current situation. How could she not make her brother sad and successfully get the little bear?
At this time, Ning Fengzhi came out and looked at the brother and sister with amusement.
"Belle, are you bullying Rongrong again? Hurry up and give the bear to her."
Looking at Ning Fengzhi who was taking sides, Ning Bei rolled his eyes. Your heart is biased towards the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan next door.
But he didn't refuse, and summoned Danta and Abao.
With a look of despair on his face, he placed Ning Rongrong on his back. After nearly two months of cultivation, A Bao's cultivation had reached nearly 500 years, and his body had grown bigger.
It is hard to imagine that the honest little bear under Rongrong already has the combat power comparable to that of a thousand-year-old soul beast.
The pair of terrifying claws said bluntly that cutting the floor tiles of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was no different from cutting tofu.
Seeing that Rongrong had a playmate, Ning Fengzhi turned his gaze to Ning Bei and motioned him to go to the inner room to talk.
The two of them came into the room and sat down. Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Bei with a strange look.
"I heard that you've been very close to Dugu Bo's granddaughter recently?"
Ning Bei knew that this matter could not be hidden from the other party, so he coughed twice.
"Ahem, ahem. As the son of the sect master, it is my duty to make friends with the grandson of the Titled Douluo and bring powerful help to the sect. I have this awareness!"
Ning Fengzhi looked at the boy in front of him with a frown on his face. What a shameless thing! That's the guest official of the sect that I exchanged for my soul bone. How can you make picking up girls sound so fresh and refined? Who did you take this shameless look from?
Ning Bei seemed to understand Ning Fengzhi's thoughts and stared at him calmly, as if saying, "Explain to me what those stepmothers of mine are. How dare you criticize me?"
That’s right, as the head of a clan, Ning Bei has several young stepmothers in accordance with the saying that one should not put all his eggs in one basket.
Ning Fengzhi also understood Ning Bei's look and awkwardly changed the subject.
"Let's not talk about this for now. It seems that Xue Qinghe has looked for you?"
Ning Bei nodded upon hearing this.
"Yes, we had a meal together and he asked me about my opinion on the position of Crown Prince, but it seemed that he had other intentions."
Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Bei in surprise. He didn't expect that the other party could think so far at such a young age.
"Oh? I'm not surprised that we support him to become the crown prince. What do you mean by something else?"
"It seems that he saw the talent I revealed and wanted to win me over. Of course, he also wanted to win over the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and make them work for him."
Ning Fengzhi listened to Ning Bei's analysis and nodded.
"Well, Xue Qinghe is a man of considerable cunning, but you'd better not become close friends with him."
"Oh?"
Ning Fengzhi saw his doubts and continued:
"Just a few days ago, the second prince was poisoned in his own home."
Ning Bei understood what he said, it seemed that the other party had already started to take action. The Second Prince was feared by Qian Renxue because of his extraordinary intelligence, and soon the Third Prince would also die at home with the same fate. The Third Prince was the one with the highest talent in cultivation 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 dandy and escaped the disaster.
Seeing that he was silent, Ning Fengzhi thought he was thinking about who was responsible for the Second Prince's death, so he continued:
"This is the critical period for selecting a crown prince. I guess it is most likely Xue Qinghe who did this."
Ning Bei's thoughts were interrupted, but he did not refute his point and nodded.
"I'm sure the other princes will also be in danger in the future, but please rest assured, father. I know how to get along with the eldest prince. For now, he has something to ask of us. As long as he doesn't stand directly behind the other princes, he will definitely not do anything to us."
Ning Fengzhi nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. Ning Bei was the heir he was most satisfied with. Ning Fan also had a good character, but his cultivation talent was a little lacking.
Worried that Ning Bei was too timid, he explained to him:
"His becoming the crown prince does not conflict with our interests, so we don't have to be too careful. We just need to be careful not to become close friends with him."
(End of this chapter)