A life of idleness in the world of demons

Chapter 51. A Touch of Insight, Yet Rich in Gains (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The destruction of the pontoon bridge slowed down the escape of the disciples inside the Flying Eagle Tower due to the surrounding waters, but Ning Xuan's speed was not slow.

He revealed his golden form and hunted everywhere.

He glanced at the other side of the pontoon bridge.

"Young Master" Ma Yingxiao stood motionless.

However, when he circled back after fighting his way out, he found the young master of the building running away at top speed.

He leaped away.

Ma Yingxiao raised his hand and launched a hidden weapon.

Ning Xuan raised his hand and pressed down, completely disregarding the hidden weapon that shot towards him like dust, and directly killed the person with a slap.

Ma Yingxiao didn't have time to beg for mercy again, and Ning Xuan didn't ask a single question about "why you ran away."

Ning Xuan simply sighed softly as he raised his blood-soaked golden hand: "Sometimes, it's really not easy for people to live a good life."

Previously, Ma Changfeng and Ma Yingxiao had a falling out and even said that they had severed their father-son relationship. In reality, he was protecting the latter as much as possible within his capabilities and leaving a way out for the Ma family.

Ma Yingxiao certainly knew.

Therefore, Ma Yingxiao was involved in the dispute.

Ning Xuan had always been humble and polite, which led Ma Changfeng and Ma Yingxiao to decide to do this.

However, when Ning Xuan suddenly went berserk and started killing, Ma Yingxiao realized one thing: he couldn't survive.

Ning Xuan couldn't possibly let him go.

Or, if Ning Xuan were a truly qualified general, a general without any womanly compassion, then he must be killed.

If he didn't kill him, Ma Yingxiao would feel lucky, but he wouldn't be grateful. He might even look down on such a person.

A general should not tolerate a potential threat who has a "murderer of his father".

Clearly, Ning Xuan was not a woman of mercy; otherwise, he would not have destroyed the entire Flying Eagle Tower.

Why did he want to destroy it?

The answer is simple.
Ning Xuan couldn't possibly let these people in the building gossip outside, saying things like, "They sought refuge with General Qin's mansion but were slaughtered by Ning Xuan; we beg General Qin to do justice."
These people were recently recruited by the top scholar of the General's Mansion, who also took two core disciples of the Ma family with him for training.

People like them don't even qualify as being outside the general's mansion.

If they cause trouble, not only will Ning Xuan be in trouble, but General Qin's Mansion will also be disgusted. If General Qin's Mansion is disgusted, they will basically break off relations with Ning Xuan, since such a powerful force still needs to save face.

Therefore, Ning Xuan is not only solving his own problems, but also the problems of General Qin's mansion, so that everything will remain unresolved and then be dealt with decisively.

After Ning Xuan slaughtered all the disciples of the Flying Eagle Tower, he did some looting and then left.

He came on horseback because riding a horse would allow him to "keep a low profile and get along with ordinary people in the martial arts world."

When he left, he no longer needed it.

Carrying a sack full of "spoils of war," he traversed mountains and valleys like a whirlwind, heading towards Wangyue Mansion.

Several hours later, he returned to General Ning's residence.

The general's mansion was in complete disarray, with obvious signs of a fight. Many of the vermilion pillars had deep knife marks, and servants were washing away the bloodstains on the ground with expressions of terror.

As soon as Ning Xuan appeared, Chou Nu appeared.

Ugly Slave was pale and looked haggard from overexertion.

"Reporting to the General, we were attacked by the enemy at noon today, but thankfully we escaped unharmed and the Lady is alright." As he spoke, he suddenly coughed violently.

Ning Xuan said, "Let's talk inside."

The two brothers quickly went inside.

Ugly Slave recounted the story in detail.

This afternoon, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived at the General's Mansion.

Only a Celestial Master can appear without anyone noticing.

The Heavenly Master wore the same ghost mask as the Ugly Slave, and even his physique was almost identical to the Ugly Slave's.

Subsequently, the Heavenly Master entered the mansion disguised as an ugly servant, and no one recognized him.

This is normal, because in the past, the ugly servants mostly used the technique of escaping underground to enter and leave the mansion. Even though there were incisions in front of the general's mansion and there were always strict guards inside, they could not control or manage the ugly servants.

Wearing a ghost mask, dressed in a purple robe, capable of earth-遁 (a type of magical ability), and with the same physique as Ugly Slave, who else could it be but Ugly Slave?
Fortunately, the ugly slave did not leave, but remained in the mansion.

When the real and fake ugly slaves meet, a great battle is about to break out.

Surprisingly, the truly ugly slave was actually suppressed.
Because the fake ugly slave is stronger than him.

Zhen Chounu hurriedly recruited others. When Ning Xuan left earlier, he had actually intended to follow him, but Ning Xuan made him stay because Ning Xuan felt that "since the Hehuan Sect might be real, the Bai family, who only has one lineage and teaches the Lingyan Xiaotuan Gong, is more important than the Ma family, which widely accepts disciples." The other party might be using this as a lure to draw out the enemy, or it might be a diversionary tactic.

Therefore, Zhen Chounu secretly stayed behind and arranged for many experts, such as Han Ba, to be there.

However, the fake ugly slave was not to be trifled with. He interfered, trying to prevent the martial arts practitioners from distinguishing between the real and fake slaves, so that he could take Lady Jie away after suppressing the real ugly slave.

The ugly slave was also resourceful, and he quickly confirmed his identity through various means.

Just then, Zhen Chou Nu heard a strange bell sound drifting from the distant wind outside the wall.

The jingling sound is quite pleasant.

Then, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

Many of the martial artists on his side suddenly went dazed and began lunging at those beside them. General Ning's mansion instantly transformed into a fierce battlefield.

The final outcome was exactly what Ning Xuan witnessed.
A narrow victory.

Danger after danger.

"Then how did you win, brother?" Ning Xuan didn't glean a single clue about the chance of victory from the ugly servant's words, because the bell was clearly a treasure, and the person ringing it was right outside the wall. It was already quite an achievement for his brother to be able to hold off the fake ugly servant and the "confused" martial arts practitioners under these circumstances. How could he possibly hold off the person outside?

Ugly Slave said, "The people outside the wall didn't show themselves, and after fighting for a while, they suddenly left. Perhaps they had already set a time to attack the General's Mansion, and once the time came, they would retreat regardless of whether they succeeded or not."

Ning Xuan nodded.

He understands this.

To dare to openly attack the general's mansion is no small matter; to put it more bluntly, it is tantamount to treason.

Therefore, the person who came was extremely cautious, not daring to show his face or linger.

"Big brother, you've worked hard."

"Where are you?"

"Here I am," Ning Xuan said, taking out a sack of spoils and then pulling out a box larger than a human head from the middle.

The box took up a large portion of his sack.

What he was able to carry with him across mountains and valleys must have been very important.

Ugly Slave curiously peeked out.

Ning Xuan opened the box, which was filled with shattered green jade. The green jade was irregular, but it looked as if it had been cracked from a whole.

After observing for a moment, Chou Nu said, "Compared to these green jades, the jade pendant that the young master gave you is simply a broken stone."

He then added, "These jade pendants look like they've been cracked open on a large seal; things aren't smooth like this."

For a moment, he was also a little confused.

Ning Xuan said, "Brother, whatever it is, I know that these jade pieces are enough for us to train a group of demon plague warriors."

Warriors afflicted by the plague are most afraid of their inner demons, and these jade pieces can help them suppress them. This is why Flying Eagle Tower attracts many plague-infected warriors to make offerings.

Now that all this jade is in our hands, the next time we encounter a similar ambush, the guards of our mansion won't be martial artists, but demon-infested warriors.

Ugly Slave excitedly took the box and said, "This is a treasure."

He would be happy if the Ning family could become stronger.

Ning Xuan said, "Brother, go and rest first. I want to be alone."

Ugly Slave nodded, then carried the large box out the door with great effort.

He had exhausted himself so much that he could no longer use the Earth Escape Technique.

After the ugly servant left, Ning Xuan took out a throwing knife from the sack.

It was a strange throwing knife that wasn't actually his.

The throwing knife gleamed with a cold, bluish-gray light in the sunlight.

The blade is extremely thin, with a slightly wide spine and three grooves connected by a peculiar pattern.

No.

To be precise, it's in four places.

Because the last groove continues to extend, leading to a mysterious bead.

Ning Xuan clenched his five fingers slightly, his qi and blood surged, and he refined it in an instant.

Then, he tried using it.

He felt his own blood and energy enter the mysterious bead first.

In an instant, the entire throwing knife became transparent, and the bead absorbed all the light in the vicinity.

Then, his blood and energy began to slowly enter the first groove, the second, and the third.
Once all three grooves were filled, the transparent throwing knife exuded an indescribable aura of power.

Ning Xuan instantly understood the purpose of the throwing knife.

Each groove represents a "gathering of power," and is equivalent to a powerful strike from the knife wielder.

Three places, that is, three times.

His strike was as if three of him were attacking simultaneously, the combined power creating an extremely terrifying effect.

However, the drawback of this knife is that it is slow to draw.

The expert who had been lying in ambush on the ninth floor of the Flying Eagle Tower had clearly not had time to activate the third groove.
Ning Xuan sheathed the throwing knife and casually named it "Shadowless Triple-Layer Knife".

He already has two throwing knives as treasures.

But he wasn't very happy, because the "Shadowless Triple Blade" was far superior to the throwing knife Tang Chuan had given him.

Two treasures of this quality were deployed in a single operation targeting him.

The Shadowless Triple Blade, and that mysterious bell
Is General Qin's mansion really that incredibly wealthy?

(End of this chapter)