Chapter 114 Ninglei Sect

Fang Yue was dumbfounded. He had never heard You Sisi and the others mention that Old Ning was the Sect Leader of the Ninglei Sect.

Looking at the somewhat desolate Ninglei Mountain, Fang Yue guessed that this was just a small sect that Old Ning had set up for fun.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yue asked, "How many people are there in your Ninglei Sect?"

"Three! Me, my Senior Sister, and my dad, the Sect Leader… oh, the one practicing her sword over there is my Senior Sister, Xia Xiyu."

Fang Yue looked in the direction Ning Wudian was pointing and saw a fairy-like girl practicing her sword on a large platform halfway up the mountain.

Because of the distance, Fang Yue couldn't see the girl's face clearly, but he guessed she was pretty.

Around the girl, some people were scattered about, keeping watch.

Fang Yue was stunned.

"Didn't you say there were only three people in your Ninglei Sect?"

"Ah? Oh, you mean those guys next to Xia Xiyu? Those are servants of the Ning family; they don't count as disciples," Ning Wudian said casually.

Fang Yue suddenly realized that this was just a rich family's game.

The Ning family's servants all wore uniform gray clothes and were very focused, even when just on guard, looking impressive and professional.

"Let's go, let's go, Ye Baiyi. Let's hurry and leave before Xia Xiyu sees us, or she'll complain to dad again, saying I'm slacking off in my martial arts practice…"

Ning Wudian hadn't finished speaking when his eyes met Xia Xiyu's, who had just finished her sword practice. His body stiffened.

"I'm doomed…"

Sure enough, Xia Xiyu was stunned for a moment, her expression showing a hint of surprise and shock.

She took the silk scarf handed over by a servant, wiped her sweat, and hurried toward them.

"This… this must be the White-Clad Blue Guard from Green Silk County?"

Fang Yue noticed that Xia Xiyu seemed a little excited as she looked him up and down.

Perhaps realizing she was being impolite, her face turned slightly red.

"I… I rarely see… such a handsome Blue Guard as you, so I was a little presumptuous… Please forgive me."

Fang Yue frowned, realizing things weren't so simple.

Could it be… she's complimenting my looks?

"You simp!"

Ning Wudian unceremoniously spat. Xia Xiyu dodged the saliva with a blank face and slapped him on the head.

"My Junior Brother is rude. How should we address this Blue Guard brother?" Ignoring Ning Wudian, who was squatting on the ground holding his head in pain, Xia Xiyu turned to Fang Yue with a sweet smile.

Fang Yue thought, so this young lady is interested in me because of my looks.

Although he remembered that his face seemed rather ordinary.

But that didn't stop him from being a Xi Shi in her eyes.

Putting on airs a little, he said, "Just call me Ye Baiyi."

"Then I'll call you Brother Ye." Xia Xiyu was very friendly, blinking her eyes as she followed Fang Yue.

"Brother Ye, Brother Ye, is there anything you need from us at the Ninglei Sect? Are you staying for a few days? Do you want me to take you around?"

"I'm here to ask Old Ning about something. I have to return to Green Silk County to report back after I'm done. Next time… next time I'll come as a guest." Fang Yue pushed away Xia Xiyu's hand, which was tugging at his clothes.

"Oh…" Xia Xiyu was a little disappointed. "Then, then, then, are you traveling with this horse? Is this the legendary Green Silk Horse? It's so green!"

Fang Yue: …

If possible, I'd rather not bring this kind of horse out in public next time…

"Can I touch it? Can I touch it?"

Just like Ning Wudian, Xia Xiyu wanted to play with the Green Silk Horse as soon as she saw it.

And without waiting for Fang Yue to reply, Xia Xiyu reached out and touched it herself.

The Green Silk Horse had a bad temper and kicked out as soon as it was touched, but Xia Xiyu easily dodged it.

"Hehe! It even has a temper!"

After being teased by Xia Xiyu a couple of times, the Green Silk Horse calmed down again. The stupid horse only had a temper with strangers; as soon as someone could handle it, it immediately became obedient.

As they talked, the three of them arrived at the top of the mountain.

At the top of the mountain, they could see a large mansion located at the end of the mountain road.

"That's the Ning family where we usually live, and it's also the Ninglei Sect's mountain gate!"

Ning Wudian hopped forward.

Fang Yue walked behind, asking curiously, "Do you usually stay on the mountain? Aren't you afraid of encountering strange entities? And where does your food come from? How do you solve the daily needs of so many people?"

Xia Xiyu, who was walking next to Fang Yue and leading the Green Silk Horse, replied.

"We usually don't go out unless we have to. We rely on Master's craftsmanship to maintain our daily expenses.

About once or twice a month, we go to nearby villages to purchase supplies.

But the small villages often encounter strange entity attacks, and sometimes they don't sell us supplies when they're short.

At this time, we need to go to more distant villages to purchase them, which increases the danger.

As for strange entities… we have three major housekeepers and these servants to protect us, so there's no danger.

We usually stay on the mountaintop, so we rarely encounter powerful strange entities.

Even if we encounter ordinary strange entities, Ning Wudian and I can handle them."

Fang Yue thought of Xia Xiyu's neat sword dance when she was practicing.

He guessed that Ning Wudian was already a third-rate Houtian martial artist, so Xia Xiyu, as the Senior Sister, should be slightly stronger.

But from Fang Yue's perspective, Xia Xiyu was far from reaching the second-rate Houtian realm. He estimated that she was also a third-rate Houtian martial artist, with perhaps more profound accumulation than Ning Wudian.

On the other hand, several of the Ning family's servants, who didn't talk much, looked quite powerful, and their cultivation realms might be higher than Xia Xiyu's.

So, the Ninglei Sect relied on these hired servants to maintain their safety.

The Ninglei Sect was too rich to have so many martial artist-level servants who had entered the martial path…

No! Old Ning was too rich.

Is this the [Bizarre Item Forger] industry? Damn, why do I feel tempted…

If he hadn't cultivated the Fiery Heart Technique, Fang Yue would have been tempted to switch to cultivating the [Bizarre Item Forger]'s cultivation method.

But that was just a thought. Fang Yue wouldn't really do anything that would reduce his strength.

He could consider letting Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu or Jing Yan learn this cultivation method and become great [Bizarre Item Forgers] to provide assistance for him in the future.

Of course, it would depend on their personal willingness. Wu Wu was already learning a cultivation method from Lin Ling, and although she hadn't learned it yet, it would be too much to ask her to abandon her progress and start cultivating another cultivation method.

"I'll take the Green Silk Horse to the stable for you."

Xia Xiyu led Fang Yue into the Ning family and turned to lead the Green Silk Horse in another direction.

As expected of a wealthy family, they built their house on the mountaintop and even built a special stable.

Thinking about their travels, they had to let the horses walk down that steep mountain road before they could ride them to nearby villages, which seemed very inconvenient.

But it seemed even more inconvenient without horses.