After all, he is the emperor, so he has good vision and looks at problems rationally.
Of course, it's more of a father's love, and he doesn't want his son to bear too many responsibilities.
"Xiao Qi, Dong Ling is not your responsibility, you don't need to talk too much about it." Emperor Cheng Hao said earnestly, "As long as you can properly fulfill your dream, I will be happy."
Ning Yuzhou smiled lightly: "Father, I have many dreams. First of all, it is also a dream to let Dong Ling not be bullied by the outside world."
"How can people have so many dreams?" Emperor Cheng Hao muttered.
"Indeed, what can be realized is not a dream, but a reality! This is the reality, so father doesn't have to worry."
"..."
The confrontation between father and son ended with the failure of the old father.
Emperor Cheng Hao had no choice but to say: "You can do it if you want, but don't regard Dongling as your responsibility. There is no one who is responsible. If you don't stand up yourself, is it possible that you want to rely on my son?"
This was the second time Emperor Cheng Hao said something like "Tangling is not your responsibility", Ning Yuzhou just smiled and listened.
Emperor Cheng Hao turned to Wen Qiao, tried to make himself look more friendly, and asked, "How is your health? Is everything all right? Back then when you had an accident in Lintai Hunting Valley, I always wanted to send someone to look for you. Fortunately, later You and Xiaoqi reunited on Lintai Mountain, I was still worried about your health... "
Back then, Wen Qiao's illness was as famous as Ning Yuzhou's useless material, and Emperor Cheng Hao was also worried, but his son was happy with this marriage, so what else could he do besides agreeing
He has always worried that his son, like him, will also be a widower. Over the years, he has often worried that Wen Qiao will die young.
Although every time the Qianlin Guards sent back good news, Emperor Cheng Hao was worried that they would speak in unison to prevent him from worrying. How could they be at ease before seeing people.
Now I see Wen Qiao again, and find that the weak and pale little girl has grown into a big girl, full of beauty, standing with her son, such a pair of flawless people, which makes him very comforted and happy.
Wen Qiao said seriously: "Father, don't worry, I'm fine. And I'm in the middle stage of the Yuanling Realm now, and my lifespan is as long as 800 years, so I can live for a long time."
Emperor Cheng Hao: "... Really, that's good."
Suddenly, Emperor Cheng Hao felt that something was wrong, and asked Ning Yuzhou: "Xiao Qi, what is your cultivation level now?"
"Early Yuan Lingjing."
Emperor Cheng Hao gasped, looking at the pair of children in front of him, his whole body was dreamy.
In Dongling, Yuanmai Realm is already a high-level cultivator, and they never dare to hope for a higher cultivation level than Yuanmai Realm. But now his son and daughter-in-law are already in the Yuanling Realm, surpassing all the practitioners in Dongling, and they can walk sideways in Dongling.
Emperor Cheng Hao was very excited, wishing to go out and tell those people who said his son was a waste of cultivation and his current cultivation level, but at the same time couldn't help thinking that his son was a level younger than his daughter-in-law, so he should still be able to protect him. Daughter-in-law
At this time, he heard Wen Qiao say again with a serious face: "Father, don't worry, I will protect my husband."
Ning Yuzhou glanced at her with a smile and didn't say anything, which was a tacit agreement.
Emperor Cheng Hao suddenly had nothing to say.
How proud his son is, he actually allowed himself to hide behind a woman. It can be seen that his son really likes her so much that he can put his dignity aside.
The father and son chatted for a long time, and they didn't come out of the tent until it was dark.
The tent was set up with an isolation barrier, and people outside could not come in, nor could they inquire about the news inside, so they had no choice but to stand in front of the tent.
They wanted to get something out of Hu Shuangyan and the others, but Hu Shuangyan brothers were loyal to Ning Yuzhou and Wen Qiao, and they would never reveal anything they shouldn't say. How could they ask anything if they dealt with them formulaically
Wen Tutu and Shi Wuming seem to be quite negotiable, but unfortunately the two only strolled around, and then ran into Lintai Mountain with a black and white bear cub to play - in fact, it was the demon king Going to patrol the mountain, after all, this is Wentutu's future site, so of course you need to get familiar with it.
Today is the first day that Lintai Hunting Valley is closed. Every year at this time, a market is opened outside Lintai Hunting Valley. Practitioners exchange things with each other in the market, which is very lively.
However, not to mention the bazaar this time, even the practitioners in charge of order were absent, and everyone was absent-minded.
The other family members gathered around Ning and asked about Ning Yuzhou and Wen Qiao. They were very curious about what Ning Yuzhou did after leaving Dongling, and brought back two Yuan Kongjing men. And Wen Qiao, what happened to her, she didn't die young, and she still lived a very nourishing life...
All the members of the Ning clan who were asked were dumbfounded, and only the elders of the Ning clan who were in charge of guarding knew something.
But how could Elder Ning dare to say more casually
Since Ning Yuzhou left Dongling and sent Qianlin Guards to send things back to Dongling for the first time, the people of the Ning clan clearly felt the changes in the Ning clan. The Ning clan was no longer decided by them old men. Even though he himself is not in Dongling, everyone regards his words as the imperial decree, even more powerful than Emperor Chenghao, the real patriarch of the Ning clan.
This time he faced Ning Yuzhou directly, whether it was his unfathomable cultivation or the awe of Hu Shuangyan and the two brothers, all of them made Elder Ning more respectful and didn't dare to think about it.
So Elder Ning kept his mouth shut, didn't say anything, and let this group of people scratch their heads anxiously.
When the tent was opened, they saw the three of Emperor Cheng Hao coming out, and everyone looked over, but they didn't dare to disturb them easily.
Only members of the other three major families, relying on their friendship with the Ning family, came over to say hello to Emperor Cheng Hao, and said in a slightly stiff tone: "It's been more than ten years since the seventh prince has been able to cultivate, and the body of the seventh prince and concubine It is also well, and I am very pleased."
Emperor Cheng Hao glanced at the stiff appearance of this group of people, and was immediately amused.
He deliberately said: "My Xiaoqi is naturally good. He and Aji are now practitioners, and the young couple are both very good."
Those who have seen them coming over with their swords before know that these two people have already entered the road of cultivation. As for their cultivation bases, they can't see through them, but they know that their cultivation bases must be very high, otherwise they will not be able to let them go. A metaspace is at their disposal.
Those who had laughed at Ning Yuzhou before were so regretful that their guts were green now, and they were even more worried about their revenge.
If they hadn't complained, laughed at Emperor Cheng Hao for treating a waste material as a treasure, and made fun of Ning Yuzhou as a waste material for cultivation, now they could rely on the friendship of the four major families to get close to Ning Yuzhou.
The return of Ning Yuzhou and the others has made everyone aware of something, and they are a little more cautious
And the Ning family has such a powerful practitioner, how can they feel at ease
Naturally, he tried to find out the purpose of Ning Yuzhou's return this time, so as to gain some benefits. Even if there are no other benefits, it is also beneficial to the family to have a good relationship with high-level practitioners.
I hope that Ning Yuzhou will not remember what they laughed at him back then.
Of course, Wen Jia is the one who regrets more here.
This time the Lintai Hunting Valley is open, and the leader of the team is still Wen Zhongqing, the Patriarch of the Wen family, who is also Wen Qiao's uncle.
He stood with people from the three major families, and the girl who attracted the most attention was his niece, but he couldn't squeeze in. He hoped that Wen Qiao could call him, but Wen Qiao didn't make a sound from the beginning to the end, as if he didn't even see him, and the eyes that occasionally glanced over were very strange.
Until Ning Yuzhou and Wen Qiao left with the people from the Ning family, the members of the three major families stood there in embarrassment.
However, when they saw the more embarrassing members of the Wen clan than them, their balance was immediately restored.
After chatting with each other hypocritically, everyone left with ridicule towards Wen's family.
The remaining members of the Wen clan were embarrassed and puzzled, and some disciples of the Wen clan couldn't help asking: "Patriarch, is that our third lady?"
Wen Zhongqing hummed.
"Miss San came back with Prince Ning Seven, did she become very powerful? What is her cultivation level now?"
"... I don't know, they should be taller than us anyway."
Disciple Wen's face showed surprise, and then he became happy.
The third lady of their family has become so powerful, how can it not make people happy
But not everyone was overjoyed, and many people found Wen Qiao's indifference, maybe she never said hello to Wen's family, didn't even glance over her eyes, as if she regarded Wen's family as a stranger.
This is embarrassing.
"Miss San, why... Could it be because she has married into the Ning family?" some disciples murmured softly.
As soon as these words were said, Elder Wen stopped him, "What nonsense are you talking about? The third girl is something you can guess at will?"
Under the strict restraint of Elder Wen's and Wen Zhongqing, although the group of young disciples murmured in their hearts, they did not dare to speak casually.
Fortunately, this was the case, so that it did not cause ridicule from outsiders.
After all, how the Wen family treated the only daughter left by Wen Boqing and his wife back then was noticed by many people. Even because of Ning's graceful marriage of Wen Qiao, the relationship between Wen Qiao and the Wen family The indifferent relationship made Tang Ling's people notice it.
As long as anyone knows something about the past, I'm afraid they will laugh at the Wen family who didn't take them seriously, but now they want to take advantage of them. How can it be so cheap
—
Wen Qiao really didn't take the Wen family seriously.
There was no grievance between her and Wen's. Compared with those grievances, she felt that it was better for her and the Wen family to be strangers to each other - this was what the Wen family wanted back then.
If the Wen family is in trouble, she will not stand by and watch, and more will be gone.
Emperor Cheng Hao and Ning Yuzhou observed secretly, and found that she really didn't take it to heart, and the father and son finally felt relieved.
The little wife (daughter-in-law) is so good, why would she be sad
After meeting with the Ning clan, Shi Wuming and Wen Tutu, who patrolled the mountain, also came back.
Ning Yuzhou introduced the two, "This is Shi Wuming, a friend we met outside; this is..."
Before Ning Yuzhou could finish speaking, Emperor Cheng Hao looked at Wen Tutu in surprise and said, "Could it be my grandson?"
Wen Qiao and Ning Yuzhou: "..."
Wen Qiao and Ning Yuzhou were overwhelmed by the powerful Emperor Cheng Hao. Even Wen Tutu stared at him with wide eyes, and was a little dazed. They didn't quite understand why Brother Ning's father said he was his grandson
The more Emperor Cheng Hao looked at it, the more he felt that this child was really likable. At the age of seven or eight, Yuxue was cute and fit the grandson in his heart.
The young couple brought a child with them, and naturally they had nothing else but their own.
So after knowing that the child was brought back by Ning Yuzhou, Emperor Cheng Hao already decided in his heart.
Even members of the Ning clan couldn't help staring at Tutu with wide eyes, feeling a little excited in their hearts. Ning Yuzhou's talent is so good, and the talent of the children he gave birth to must not be bad. With them, why should the Ning clan be unhappy
Shi Wuming stared at them dumbfounded, and then looked at the faces of Ning Yuzhou and Wen Qiao, and suddenly wanted to laugh, but he restrained himself very well and did not dare to laugh at Ning Yuzhou in person, so he decided to find a place to have a good laugh later. Have a laugh.
Emperor Cheng Hao called Wen Tutu over, took his hand, and said lovingly, "Son, what's your name?"
Wen Tutu was still in a daze, and said confusedly, "Wen Tutu."
"..."
What's the name? And why is the surname Wen Bu Ning
Emperor Cheng Hao and the members of the Ning clan were puzzled, and intuitively thought that there was an agreement between Ning Yuzhou and Wen Qiao, so the child was given the surname Wen. Of course, regardless of the surname Wen or Ning, they are all of their Ning family blood, their Ning family...
Before they could finish making up their minds, they heard Ning Yuzhou's calm voice: "Wen Tutu is not our child."
no
Emperor Cheng Hao, who held Wen Tutu's hand, looked at his son stiffly.
Ning Yuzhou nodded affirmatively at him, "This is Ah Ji's younger brother—the younger brother that Ah Ji picked up."
Wen Tutu nodded quickly. In fact, he was picked up by Brother Ning in Lintai Hunting Valley, but because he and his sister's surname are Wen, he became Wen Qiao's younger brother.
"Yes, is that so, this child is quite cute..." Emperor Cheng Hao laughed dryly.
A burst of embarrassment permeated the surroundings, and the young Ning family members blushed, ashamed of what they had just done.
Fortunately, Ning Yuzhou quickly changed the subject, chatted with the Ning clan about Ning's situation, and talked about his arrangements.
The people of the Ning clan were very excited when they learned that Ning Yuzhou was going to bring them to the Central Continent this time, and soon forgot about the embarrassing thing just now, and discussed with him.
It wasn't until the moon was in the middle of the sky that the preliminary plan was made.
Ning Yuzhou said: "I leave this matter to you. You can discuss with some trustworthy families, which one has a talented disciple, organize a big competition, and the winning disciple will have the opportunity to go to the Central Continent with us."
The members of the Ning clan never questioned his decision, they all responded yes.
After leaving this matter to the family, Ning Yuzhou took Wen Qiao to rest. He didn't feel that it was too much to leave the matter to these old men. He didn't see that one or two of them were all in high spirits. Is it okay to sleep
After returning to the tent, Brother Hu Shuangyan came to look for them.
Earlier, Hu Shuangyan and his brothers were ordered by Ning Yuzhou to interrogate those people, but they did not expect to dig some information from them.
Hu Shuangyan said in a deep voice: "Master, Miss, those people are casual cultivators from the Central Continent. They accepted a mission in Guiyuan Pavilion and went to Dongling to inquire about you."
"Spy on us?"
"Yes, this time they entered Lintai Hunting Valley. Firstly, they wanted to find some good things in Lintai Hunting Valley. Second, they wanted to see if you, young master and girl, were in Dongling. They would come out earlier because they wanted to test Dongling's strength."
You don't need to ask, you know, when they find out that Dong Ling's strength is vulnerable, they will definitely kill, not only to test Ning Yuzhou's news, but also for their own selfish desires. Loose cultivators hired by people like this are mostly outlaws, who kill heavily, bully the weak, and use cruel methods. It is common for them to slaughter cities and villages.
It can only be said that cultivators look down on the weak and mortals, and they don't take the lives of the weak and mortals at all, they just kill them.
Ning Yuzhou sneered, "What else did they recruit?"
"No more." Hu Shuangyan said regretfully, "They don't know who the person who issued the task is, because the reward for this task is extremely generous, and they come here immediately after accepting the task, and they don't know who the employer is."
It's just that if you go to a remote place to inquire about two people, you can get a good reward, and you would be a fool if you don't pick up.
So that group of people didn't bother to find out who issued the mission, and even if they wanted to, they didn't know because of Guiyuan Pavilion's secrecy.
"Could it be Zhenjun Daoyan?" Wen Qiao guessed that they had an enmity with Zhenjun Daoyan, so it's not surprising that he would hire someone to spy on them.
"It's not him." Ning Yuzhou said, "Except for Qian Linwei and Master, no one else knows about our origins. But these people came to Dongling earlier than us, so it can be seen that they already know our origins .”