Chapter 605: Spirit Contract Refining Treasure Array

Seeing the girl confess to him like this, Ning Zhuo's eye corner twitched, and his first reaction was simply to turn his head and leave!

Trouble.

Big trouble had actively come knocking.

Ning Zhuo observed her words and expressions, seeing that although Qing Chi looked pleading and pitiful, there was a hint of heroic spirit hidden between her brows. He then secretly endured the impulse to directly close the door.

Ning Zhuo was very worried that this action would provoke the other party into a frenzy, banging hard on the door, and even shouting: "Open the door, open the door, you have the guts to betray your promise and become a male concubine, you have the guts to open the door!" This kind of situation.

At that time, it would be even more troublesome.

Ning Zhuo's pupils darted around, quickly looking. He had already noticed that quite a few people were paying attention here, and more covert gazes were being cast in his direction.

Ning Zhuo decided to stabilize the girl in front of him first.

He lightly sighed and said to Qing Chi: "Qing Chi, please don't make a scene for now."

"Even if we don't succeed in getting along, we still have our hometown friendship."

"I will properly explain things to you."

Qing Chi immediately urged: "Then explain, say it, I'm listening."

Seeing that her emotions were trending towards becoming more agitated, Ning Zhuo immediately shook his head: "No, no, no, the timing is not good now. There are many things I can't very well say in public."

"Alright." Qing Chi immediately said, "Let's go inside the room to talk!"

How could Ning Zhuo dare let her into the room? He continued to block the door: "I'll send you a letter later. It's not appropriate to say anything here, after all, this is Yang Institute."

"Perhaps, when it's convenient for you and me, we can arrange a time and place to properly clarify some things."

Qing Chi widened her eyes and anxiously said: "It's convenient for me right now, what time is convenient for you? How about tonight?"

Ning Zhuo let out a bitter sigh: "It's really not a coincidence. I've reached a crucial point in my cultivation and need to concentrate on breaking through. Qing Chi, you don't want to delay my cultivation, right?"

Qing Chi nodded repeatedly: "Of course not. Whatever you need to break through, I can help you. Let's go inside the room to talk!"

Ning Zhuo hurriedly waved his hand, politely refused, and strongly requested Qing Chi to leave first.

After several rounds of verbal negotiation, Qing Chi was left speechless. She stared at Ning Zhuo angrily and dejectedly with hidden resentment: "Xiao Ma, I can go. But before I leave, I want to hear you call me Qing Qing one more time."

Ning Zhuo's scalp tingled. He looked around four times and only had to transmit with divine sense: "Qing Qing."

Qing Chi was then slightly satisfied and left with great reluctance: "Xiao Ma, just how long has it been since we last saw each other, and talking to you feels like talking to a stranger. I know you've experienced a lot. I can go, but you must remember to send me a letter and arrange a time with me!"

"Okay, okay." Ning Zhuo, using all his strength, finally sent the girl away.

He closed the door, exhaled a murky breath, and felt quite tired.

Sun Ling Tong, who had been spectating as if human life was hanging by a thread, laughed in Ning Zhuo's heart: "Xiao Zhuo, why didn't you let her into the room to have a proper chat?"

"Ah, dear, you've hurt her heart so much, that might really not be good."

Ning Zhuo was in no mood to say: "I might not really be Jiao Ma. I can't do anything that deceives her emotions."

"Moreover, this matter is not that simple."

Sun Ling Tong was startled for a moment and immediately understood Ning Zhuo's meaning.

He immediately frowned: "That's right! Her father, Qing Yan, was unwilling for you two to continue associating, and even gave you a generous gift as a severance."

"The Jiao family still hopes for your side to ascend and establish a closer relationship with the City Lord, so they naturally would never tell Qing Chi your location."

"But Qing Chi not only found Yang Institute, she also found your residence directly without asking anything. You know, how long have you been living in Yang Institute?"

"It's possible that someone with ulterior motives quietly told Qing Chi."

"Someone is scheming against you, Xiao Zhuo!"

"Is it the internal traitor?"

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "It's not entirely clear."

"Let me think about how to respond!"

He put his hands behind his back and paced in the room. He had only paced one circle when he had an idea.

He immediately wrote a letter, but not to Qing Chi, instead giving it to the Jiao family head and Qing Yan.

The content of the letter simply explained the matter of Qing Chi actively coming to the door this time, but it didn't tell them what to do.

How to handle it, these two were naturally extremely clear.

Ning Zhuo looked at these two letters, thought for a moment, and then tore up the one to Qing Yan.

Then, at the end of the letter to the Jiao family head, he added a section, asking the Jiao family head to write another letter to Qing Yan, explaining the situation.

Not long after sending out the letter, someone knocked on the door again.

Now, when Ning Zhuo heard the sound of knocking, his heart would jump.

The Jiao family head and Qing Chi had both actively come to visit, and to Ning Zhuo, they were all trouble.

Who had come this time?

Ning Zhuo opened the door and looked, and it was an old acquaintance.

The comer was strong, with a full beard, exactly Yang Wei Da, who had entered the city with them.

Yang Wei Da saw Ning Zhuo: "Jiao Ma, you must be careful, your current situation may be too dangerous!"

Ning Zhuo raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean by that?"

Yang Wei Da's gaze went over Ning Zhuo's shoulder and looked into the room: "Let's go inside and talk."

Why did everyone want to go inside and talk?

However, Yang Wei Da was not the Jiao family head, nor was he an infatuated girl. Ning Zhuo thought for a moment and let him into the room.

Yang Wei Da: "I happened to see Qing Chi coming to find you. You're still not confused and didn't let her into the room."

"You must know, you and I are both male concubines, serving the White Paper City Lord."

"If you're hooking up outside and communicating privately with others, this is a big taboo!"

Ning Zhuo nodded: "I also considered this point."

Yang Wei Da said: "No, you haven't considered enough. Have you thought about whether you're being schemed against?"

"Qing Chi's arrival was too coincidental!"

Ning Zhuo suddenly frowned, feigning surprise: "Ah, no way? Who would harm me?"

Yang Wei Da: "Possibly many."

"Jiao Ma, you've just arrived at Yang Institute and don't fully understand the situation here."

"I entered the institute a little earlier than you and inquired. The most powerful three male concubines here are Shen Bing, Chen Sui, and Sun Tie Sheng."

"Shen Bing is a local of Yin Soul Black Marsh Wetland, the youngest son of a pearl household. He obtained a shark pearl in childhood and relied on this to step into cultivation. He himself has ice spirit root and mainly cultivates Cold Extreme Skill."

"Chen Sui is an outsider. During a locust disaster in his childhood, he was exchanged for grain by his parents, traded out, and finally sold into White Paper Immortal City. He has been here for over twenty years."

"Sun Tie Sheng is a citizen of White Paper Immortal City, an illegitimate child of a blacksmith. And this blacksmith is an important member of the Sun family, a major clan in the city."

Yang Wei Da briefly introduced them.

Ning Zhuo's eyebrows wrinkled more tightly: "So, you're saying that even though I haven't been here long, I've suffered their jealousy and schemes?"

Yang Wei Da nodded: "Jiao Ma, you mustn't underestimate yourself. Your family's main cultivation technique is famous throughout the wetland, plus your witty performance when you were framed before has already caught the City Lord's eye."

"As long as you're given some time to develop, you'll definitely be their most powerful competitor."

"I understand." Ning Zhuo nodded, cupped his hands to Yang Wei Da, expressed his thanks, and said, "I will pay proper attention."

Yang Wei Da said a lot and, seeing that Ning Zhuo had the intention of seeing him off, hurriedly said: "Jiao Ma, although I'm an outsider, we came here together, so we're on the same side."

"I won't hide it from you, to be honest. I came to find you because I want to form an alliance with you."

"With these three people riding on our heads, how can we stand out?"

"Jiao Ma, you've just come in and are being suppressed by them, what will you do in the future?"

Ning Zhuo frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Yang Wei Da and said: "What you said makes sense. Our relationship is close, so of course we can join hands."

"But what can you help me with?"

Yang Wei Da just smiled.

Ning Zhuo immediately waved his hand: "But don't mention anything about Yang medicine ointment. You know, more Yang Dan medicine is distributed from above."

Yang Wei Da's smile suddenly froze. He immediately gritted his teeth and said: "Although I am only an ordinary traveling merchant, my elder brother is not an ordinary person."

"My brother is called Yang San Yan, a Gold Dan true transmission of Wan Xiang Sect, and also a member of Exterminate Evil Hall!"

"This time, the ghost tide is serious. White Paper Immortal City has even offered heavy rewards, letting cultivators from surrounding villages and towns all come to the city to assist, but it's still very difficult to resolve the current dilemma."

"So, it's very possible that they will seek help from outside. They've done so several times before."

"And the primary object of seeking help is precisely Wan Xiang Sect!"

"At that time, if I can stand out by your side, I can also borrow the power of my brother's side to do many things."

Ning Zhuo couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and size up Yang Wei Da from head to toe.

He hadn't expected that the person in front of him actually had such a connection with Wan Xiang Sect.

"My mother is also a true transmission of Wan Xiang Sect, Wen Ruan Yu. How is it that his brother, Yang San Yan, is also... Are there so many Gold Dan true transmissions in Wan Xiang Sect?"

In the time of several breaths, Ning Zhuo's thoughts raced.

He said to Yang Wei Da: "A Gold Dan true transmission of Wan Xiang Sect, this is indeed extraordinary!"

"There's no problem with us joining hands."

"But I'll tell you in advance, I won't rely on my male concubine identity to stand out."

"Qing Chi and I... indeed have unfinished feelings!"

"I myself don't want to gain the City Lord's favor through Yang. It's only because of family interests and commands that I'm doing this."

"As long as this current ghost tide passes, everything will be waiting to be revived, and Qing Chi and I will also have a new turn."

Yang Wei Da said "Ah" and hesitated: "This..."

"So, when I was in Zang Yang Separate Manor, I didn't perform with full force, but instead exchanged for many spirit foods to cultivate my soul," Ning Zhuo said.

Yang Wei Da's expression shifted slightly. He recalled for a moment, and it was indeed so.

Ning Zhuo saw him off: "I still need to continue cultivating, let's not chat. We'll contact each other about subsequent matters."

Yang Wei Da had no choice but to leave Ning Zhuo's residence first.

Sun Ling Tong felt puzzled and secretly asked: "Xiao Zhuo, what exactly are you thinking?"

"You clearly don't want to get involved with Qing Chi, why would you say that to Yang Wei Da?"

Ning Zhuo: "Do you still remember the medicine ointment Yang Wei Da sold us?"

Sun Ling Tong: "Right, the mechanism ring alerted us that there was a problem with this medicine ointment. But Yang Wei Da himself should be fine."

"According to what we knew before, he was a suspect savior. So, even before entering the city, he was being examined."

"Sang Le You Ling certainly detected him with full force."

Ning Zhuo nodded: "If I were Wang Chuan Fu Jun, or Fu Cheng Meng, I wouldn't dispatch an internal traitor like a traveling merchant at this juncture."

"But this doesn't mean Yang Wei Da has no other suspicions."

Saying this, Ning Zhuo's gaze deepened.

Sun Ling Tong said "Ah" and suddenly understood: "You feel that this is very likely Yang Wei Da's scheme? He secretly leaked the message and let Qing Chi find you?"

Ning Zhuo nodded slightly: "Between Jiao Ma and Qing Chi, Yang Wei Da, being from the same village, naturally knows more than others."

"He also knows more deeply the power of the Jiao family's main cultivation technique."

"If he wants to borrow my power to resist those three people, using this plan to force me to join hands with him is completely possible."

Sun Ling Tong suddenly realized and finally understood why Ning Zhuo's attitude was different before and after.

As the saying goes, talk to people in a human way, and talk to ghosts in a ghostly way.

Sun Ling Tong frowned: "Then the situation is very complex. Who exactly is scheming against you? Is it Yang Wei Da, or those three people he mentioned, or the internal traitor?"

"The internal traitor also has strong motives for dealing with you."

"First, my previous identity as Tie Tuo was your close follower, and I personally witnessed the internal traitor assassinate Jin Yang Zi."

"Second, you were looked upon by the City Lord's clone and appointed to investigate the internal traitor. Although you are in disguise, pretending to be Wen Ruan Yu's assistant, this identity is enough for the internal traitor to deal with you."

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly: "I already have an idea."

He took the initiative to contact Wen Ruan Yu.

"I've already thought of a strategy, or perhaps it can induce the internal traitor to act again," Ning Zhuo said directly to Wen Ruan Yu.

Wen Ruan Yu's eyes lit up. These past few days, he had also been planning this matter and had many ideas. He immediately expressed: "I'm willing to hear the details."

Ning Zhuo then briefly described it, causing Wen Ruan Yu to frown and remain silent.

Ning Zhuo saw through the doubt in Wen Ruan Yu's expression and proactively revealed: "Are you feeling that this strategy is too simple and straightforward?"

Wen Ruan Yu nodded: "Indeed, that's how it feels."

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly and convinced him with just one sentence: "As long as the strategy is useful, that's fine. The great Dao is simple. More complex strategies are harder to implement and contain more variables. This is an overt scheme! Even if the internal traitor hesitates, how will Wang Chuan Fu Jun's army, which has launched, sit by and watch?"

Wen Ruan Yu clapped his hands and laughed: "That's exactly the reason. Young Master Jiao Ma's thinking is thorough! Just implement it according to this plan."

Thus, that very night, Yang Institute implemented martial law and announced an important matter—Yang Institute would arrange a spirit contract refining array.

This array technique was quite classic. It could lower the standard for magic treasures to recognize their masters, reduce the difficulty of refining, and allow magic treasures to recognize their masters faster.

And the only target of the refining array was Jin Yan Fork.

As long as someone refined Jin Yan Fork, they could induce the vast Yang energy within it, allowing the City Lord's body to recover and resolve the crisis of White Paper Immortal City.

And the male concubine who could do this would naturally gain great merit and rise to a high position!

Yang Institute issued array flags, arranging array positions for every male concubine to station themselves, fully release their Yang energy, conduct a competition, and vie for the identity of the magic treasure's master.

A night passed.

Early morning.

The institute was in turmoil.

"Someone's dead, someone's dead!"

Shen Bing was dead.