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Chapter 39 Ning Fengzhi and the Cat Girl
Chapter 39 Ning Fengzhi and the Cat Girl
Early the next morning, Zhong Li set off personally, accompanied by Dugu Bo, Xue Di, and three Heavenly Dou Empire retainers at the eighth-ring level, to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
The headquarters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is located on Seven Treasure Mountain outside Heaven Dou City. They have spent a lot of money to build a small city there, with a permanent population of several thousand. When Zhong Li and his group arrived at the gate of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the sect leader Ning Fengzhi, who had been notified beforehand, was already waiting at the gate, with the capable-looking Sword Douluo Chen Xin in white standing beside him.
Chen Xin's gaze fell on the white-clad woman she had never seen before beside Zhong Li, and her pupils suddenly contracted.
Ning Fengzhi's cultivation level was insufficient, so he hadn't yet sensed anything amiss; however, in his vague perception, this stunningly beautiful woman, who appeared to be no more than twenty years old, gave him a feeling of abyss-like depths and extreme terror. It was just like the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall whom he had only met once from afar.
When did the Heavenly Dou Empire acquire such a terrifying existence? What's going on? Or am I just getting old and misperceiving things? No, that's impossible.
"Nephew Li, what brings you to visit your Uncle Fengzhi?"
Ning Fengzhi walked forward with a smile, took Zhong Li's hand, and spoke in a manner of elder's warmth towards younger generation.
"I've come here to see Uncle Fengzhi because there are some things I'd like to discuss with him. Please forgive me if I've disturbed you."
Zhong Li performed the standard etiquette of the royal family and nobles of the Heavenly Dou Empire, as if he were a nobleman who had been immersed in this art for countless years, and said.
"Hehe, not at all. Nephew, come in and talk. Uncle Fengzhi has been missing you terribly!"
Ning Fengzhi personally led Zhong Li and his group into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, where they sat down in its luxurious reception hall. The chairs they sat on were made of the hide of an extremely expensive rhinoceros-like spirit beast, and the edges of the tables were inlaid with gemstones—every detail reflecting the extreme opulence of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Even the notoriously extravagant Heaven Dou Imperial Palace was no more extravagant than this.
A catwoman with a professional smile walked up, dressed in light clothing, and poured a cup of tea for each guest, wafting a faint aroma of tea.
Seeing Zhongli's gaze linger on the catwoman for a moment, Ning Fengzhi immediately said, "Nephew, this girl is the grand prize I bought at the auction a while ago, for a hefty price. I haven't even touched her yet... cough cough. If you're interested, nephew, I'll give her to you."
Zhong Li: "."
A flicker of embarrassment and sorrow crossed the catwoman's eyes, but she ultimately stood rooted to the spot with her unchanging smile. Perhaps for people like her, they had long since accepted the fact that their fate was beyond their control.
Zhong Li pondered for a moment. He knew that on the Douluo Continent, there existed groups like catgirls, wolfgirls, and even dragongirls. From their appearance, they seemed to be beast spirit masters with their spirits attached to them, but in reality, they were born that way. Therefore, such beings were highly sought after by certain enthusiasts. Especially this catgirl before him, who not only had a pair of fluffy cat ears but also possessed truly exceptional beauty. No wonder Ning Fengzhi considered her a "soul that could be saved."
Zhong Li also knew the origins of these people. In fact, it wasn't just a simple case of spirit mutation; it was a hybrid of human and spirit beast, like Tang San, the offspring of the Blue Silver Emperor and a human. Spirit beasts reaching the 100,000-year mark could reproduce with humans, and for some special spirit beast races, such as dragons, auspicious beasts, and certain sea spirit beasts, the threshold was even lower.
Looking at the girl, Zhong Li couldn't help but think of many old friends, including the chubby girl who used to follow him around when he was little.
In Liyue, there are many hybrids of humans and mythical beasts, but they do not suffer from any discrimination or oppression. Instead, they utilize their skills and talents to realize their value in various sectors of society. These hybrids can be found in all eight gates of Liyue.
However, in the Douluo Continent, simply surviving was their greatest challenge. Their tribes either huddled together for warmth and struggled to survive on the frontier, or were hunted by human armies like spirit beasts, or captured and enslaved.
This catwoman's fate is already considered good. If she didn't have such a beautiful face, her fate might have been much more tragic, and she might not have even found herself here.
"Then thank you very much, Uncle Fengzhi."
Zhong Li took a sip of tea and said calmly. A look of "I see" flashed in Ning Fengzhi's eyes. However, he didn't notice the faint chill in Zhong Li's tone.
"Nephew Li, what brings you here to see your uncle?"
After taking a sip of tea, Ning Fengzhi's expression turned slightly serious, and he asked.
"bite."
Two concealed weapons were placed on the table. One was a sand-throwing projectile that had been damaged after being disassembled, and the other was a silent sleeve dart. Ning Fengzhi's expression changed slightly.
"Nephew, this is..."
"Uncle Fengzhi, the biggest regret of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda lineage is that you lack combat power. Now that you have obtained this divine weapon, this regret can be made up for. It is truly something to celebrate."
Zhong Li said calmly. Although he said "congratulations," there was not a trace of "congratulations" in his tone.
"Alas, my dear nephew, what you say is true. To be honest, while these hidden weapons are powerful, they are merely a superficial solution for our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. We only managed to purchase a batch of them through certain channels, but these are ultimately consumables. As for the makers of these hidden weapons and the blueprints for their production, these are the most crucial elements that we have failed to obtain!"
Ning Fengzhi slapped his thigh and said with great regret.
Zhong Li merely glanced at Ning Fengzhi indifferently.
I don't believe you for a second. You say it's true you didn't get the blueprints; but as for who made the hidden weapons, dare you say you don't know them?
In fact, if they didn't know who Tang San's father was, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would probably have already taken action, tied Tang San up, and tortured him to find out the production method.
"Uncle Fengzhi, to be honest, these so-called 'hidden weapons' are actually weapons secretly developed by our Tiandou Royal Research Institute. These two are just a batch of prototypes. However, somehow, these prototypes were leaked out. This is due to a lapse in our royal management. Please forgive us for this embarrassing situation."
Zhongli sighed softly, looking at the half-finished tea, and said calmly. For a moment, Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, and even the three elders on their side were all stunned.
Offerings to: Royal Research Institute? How come we didn't know that the Heavenly Dou Empire's royal family had such a thing?
Ning Fengzhi: "???"
After a long while, Ning Fengzhi finally came to his senses. He took a deep breath, making sure he still had the smile on his face, before looking at Zhong Li and saying, "Nephew, you jest. The origin of this hidden weapon is mysterious; how could it possibly come from the hands of the Heavenly Dou Royal Family?"
Sword Douluo's gaze towards Zhong Li now held a hint of hostility. How come he hadn't noticed before that this fifth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire was such a liar who didn't even bother to think before he spoke? This guy was clearly spouting nonsense, yet his expression made it seem like he was stating a fact!
To be fair, being able to fabricate a story so seriously is quite a skill. Why doesn't our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have such talent?
To everyone's surprise, Zhong Li stood up.
"Uncle Fengzhi, if you don't believe me, take a look at this."
Under the watchful eyes of Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, a strange object appeared in Zhongli's hand.
What appeared in Zhongli's hand was an exquisite jade flute, about one foot and two inches long, carved entirely from rare icy jadeite, with a warm and lustrous color and emitting a faint fluorescent glow.
The flute was engraved with delicate celestial cloud patterns and ancient symbols that neither Ning Fengzhi nor Chen Xin could decipher. For some reason, Chen Xin's intuition told him that these symbols were not only beautiful and elegant, but also seemed to contain some strange power. Tiny gemstones were inlaid at the flute's holes, each gemstone being different in color and size, just like the Big Dipper.
(End of this chapter)