Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 220, Section 239: Ning Fengzhi Loses Money Again

Ning Fengzhi waited for news of Gu Rong at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

However, what he received was a letter, a letter from Spark Academy:
Bone Douluo is in my hands. If you want him to live, bring enough bargaining chips and come find me yourself. Otherwise, after tonight—his bones will be shattered!
Ning Fengzhi felt a chill run down his spine from the letter. He carefully put the envelope away, his expression grim.

"Sect Master, what's wrong?" Chen Xin asked.

Ning Fengzhi said, "Uncle Gu has failed and is now in someone else's hands. I'm wondering, I want to know which other powerful individuals on this continent are capable of capturing Uncle Gu."

Chen Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Among the people I know who could capture Lao Gu, besides the missing former sect leader of the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao whose strength is unknown, it seems that only the people of the Spirit Hall are capable of it."

Ning Fengzhi stroked his chin: "Could it be that Starfire Academy has a background with the Spirit Hall?"

Chen Xin said, "We'll only know when we see them."

Giving up the ancient banyan tree is impossible. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School only has two Protector titles at present, and losing either one would severely damage the school's vitality.

"Uncle Jian, I'm sorry to trouble you to accompany me this time," Ning Fengzhi said.

"Sect Master, I will use this sword to protect you."

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School group arrived at the scene of the incident. From afar, they could see an ice field with a radius of one thousand meters in the center of the lush forest. The closer they got to the ice field, the more they could feel the cold.

When they set foot on the ice field, they could see a lifelike bone dragon frozen in the center of the ice field.

The ancient banyan tree stood atop the dragon's head, still looking terrified.

Chen Xin said solemnly, "This lowly creature was frozen without any power to resist. The person who could do this must be at least level 98."

Hearing Chen Xin's analysis, Ning Fengzhi also felt a headache coming on.

"You've arrived." A clear and ethereal voice reached the ears of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School group.

They looked in the direction of the sound.

There, the icy mist dissipated, revealing the Snow Woman and the Seven Stars.

Chen Xin looked at Xue Nu with a solemn expression. He could see through the true nature of the other seven people at a glance, but he could not see through this one.

Ning Fengzhi suppressed his fear and stepped forward, saying, "Gu Rong has offended everyone. I have come here on behalf of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to atone for my sins. I hope you can spare Gu Rong's life."

"Atony requires sincerity," the Snow Maiden said calmly. "What price did you bring in exchange for the life of the Ancient Banyan Tree?"

Ning Fengzhi had his men carry out loads of gold and silver jewelry, land deeds, mines and markets, and several ten-thousand-year-old soul bones acquired by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"This is the fourth layer of assets of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Do you think this is enough?" Ning Fengzhi said.

The fact that Ning Fengzhi could produce these items is enough to show how much he values ​​the ancient banyan tree.

"Enough," the Snow Maiden said. Just as Ning Fengzhi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the Snow Maiden continued, "It's only enough to exchange for Gu Rong's life."

"What do you mean by that?" Chen Xin asked.

"The meaning is simple—" The Snow Woman extended a finger, pointing it at the frozen bone dragon. An icicle condensed from her fingertip and pierced through one of the bone dragon's arms, shattering its frozen shape. "Uncle Gu," Ning Fengzhi said with heartache.

With a wave of her hand, the Snow Maiden took all the items Ning Fengzhi had offered into her soul tool.

The extreme ice that had sealed the bone dragon instantly dissipated, and the enormous bone dragon's figure crumbled the moment the ice was broken.

Gu Rong fell from mid-air, and Chen Xin quickly flew over to catch him. Gu Rong's body was shivering from the cold. He reached out and grasped the part of his arm that had been missing, his eyes somewhat vacant.

Because of the loss of an arm, Gu Rong's depleted vital energy made it difficult for him to make any progress in his life.

But thankfully, the person was saved.

"Do you know why I spared his life?" the Snow Woman asked.

Ning Fengzhi, suppressing his humiliation, bowed his head and respectfully said to Xue Nu, "I hope you will give me your guidance, senior."

"You should know that two of my students have a grudge against your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Of course, they should be the ones to seek revenge. Taking away one of your sect's guardian Douluo Gu Rong's arms today is one form of interest, and at the same time, it's also a way to deter those who harbor ill intentions towards Starfire Academy," said Snow Maiden.

Gu Rong touched his empty shoulder and felt a wave of humiliation.

Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but ask, "Senior, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has no grudge against your Starfire Academy. Why are you cultivating a potential enemy for us?"

"Luo Xingqi is my student. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Ning Fengzhi's expression was somewhat unnatural. He said, "Satisfied."

The Snow Maiden said to Luo Xingqi and Zhao Hengning, "Is there anything you want to say to them?"

Zhao Hengning stepped forward, looked at Gu Rong, then at Ning Fengzhi, and said, "My brother was a genius when he awakened his martial soul. He was the hope of our family, but that hope was extinguished by your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. The reason was that you wouldn't stand by and watch my brother join the Spirit Hall. I have always remembered this blood feud. I didn't have the ability to take revenge in the past, but now I do. Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, you wait. One day, I will set foot on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and make you avenge my brother and all those you assassinated."

Ning Fengzhi's face looked rather unpleasant at that moment.

Luo Xingqi said to Ning Fengzhi jokingly, "Sect Leader Ning Fengzhi, you still remember me, don't you?"

Ning Fengzhi said, "I know, you were one of the few who escaped the Luo family's net. I remember you were eventually sold into slavery, but you were quite lucky."

"Do you remember that you bought me from the slave auction house and then released me?" Luo Xingqi asked.

Ning Fengzhi was stunned. He knew nothing about the matter Luo Xingqi mentioned. Every year, Ning Fengzhi would continuously bid for slaves at auctions and then release them. This was how Ning Fengzhi earned his reputation as a philanthropist. With so many slaves released, how could Ning Fengzhi possibly remember every single one of them?

Luo Xingqi said sarcastically, "It seems you really do have a bad memory."

Ning Fengzhi countered, "If that's the case, then I've saved you, so are you planning to repay kindness with enmity?"

"Heh!" Luo Xingqi snorted coldly and said, "You've forgotten again that it was you who caused me to become a slave. Besides, you rescued me and I gained temporary freedom, but the slave-hunting group then set their sights on me again. In their words, you spent money and gained a good reputation. They can sell a slave twice, so why not? With your superb intelligence capabilities, you couldn't possibly not know about this, could you?"

"In the end, you don't care about the lives of the slaves you saved; all you care about is spreading your good reputation through this incident."

(End of this chapter)