Chapter 380: Yearning to be Ravaged by Young Master Ning Zuo Again

But this would not do for Hua Guzi!

Ning Zhu controlled the mechanical fists and feet, sending them all forth in a flurry, once again launching a powerful offensive.

Hua Guzi's spiritual sea was in turmoil, making it difficult to control wood-element magic for combat. She exerted all her strength and cast a术 (shu) of fragrant flowers and elusive steps.

The mechanical fists and feet struck empty air but quickly caught up to Hua Guzi.

Hua Guzi shrieked, "This grandma knows a little bit of boxing too!"

Indeed, just a little.

Bang, bang, bang!

Ah, ah, ah!

The spectators watched as twenty mechanical fists and feet surrounded a young girl, continuously pummeling her.

The fists and feet were like a raging storm, causing Hua Guzi to scream repeatedly.

Finally, Ning Zhu voluntarily stopped.

Hua Guzi was already bruised and swollen, her entire head enlarged, resembling a pig's head.

Her eyes were swollen into slits, and she stretched out trembling fingers, bruised and purple, pointing at Ning Zhu.

Ning Zhu smiled slightly, using the mechanical fists and feet to lift her and carry her out of the training grounds.

The relevant cultivators immediately announced loudly that the winner was Ning Zhu.

Ning Zhu smiled, bowed to the surrounding audience in gratitude, and then walked to Hua Guzi's side, publicly casting a healing spell on her.

After a dozen breaths, Hua Guzi regained her former appearance, but her hands and feet were icy cold, and she shivered.

Ning Zhu then took out a cup of Warm Autumn Wine and handed it to Hua Guzi.

Hua Guzi's pupils constricted sharply, sensing that this was actually a Jindan-level medicinal wine. But she forced herself to stand firm, her teeth chattering, "No... I don't want it. This grandma..."

Ning Zhu raised an eyebrow slightly.

He snorted coldly, leaned forward directly, pinched Hua Guzi's tender cheek, applied slight pressure, forcing her to open her cherry-like mouth.

Then, he roughly and forcefully poured the cup of Warm Autumn Wine directly into Hua Guzi's mouth.

Hua Guzi's body and mind trembled violently, caught off guard by Ning Zhu's forceful demeanor.

Subconsciously, her throat rolled, and she swallowed the Warm Autumn Wine.

"Circulate your qi, digest it." The next moment, Ning Zhu's indifferent command came down.

Hua Guzi's body and mind trembled again, and with a sudden jolt, for some reason, she unexpectedly cooperated with Ning Zhu's words, sitting down on the spot and beginning to circulate her qi to heal.

Ning Zhu couldn't help but feel surprised.

He hadn't planted the Thread of Fate on Hua Guzi. Generally speaking, he wouldn't do this in public to prevent someone from seeing the Thread of Fate.

Without the communication of the Thread of Fate, Ning Zhu couldn't sense Hua Guzi's inner emotions through the Imprint of My Buddha's Heart Demon.

He hadn't expected Hua Guzi to be so obedient and cooperative!

"This female cultivator just now refused to admit defeat, but now she can bend and stretch. It's a bit strange." Ning Zhu muttered inwardly.

After all, he was only sixteen years old. Although he had been studying human nature for fourteen years, he had never encountered someone like Hua Guzi.

He won!

The battle between Ning Zhu and Hua Guzi was a great victory.

He had used this battle to deter the cultivators on Xiaozheng Peak. Even those like Lai Wuying and Zheng Xingchen acknowledged Ning Zhu's combat power.

In this battle, Ning Zhu confirmed the positioning of his wood-element combat power and also tested the power of the mechanical fists and feet in actual combat.

Finally, he voluntarily healed Hua Guzi, not hesitating to use Jindan-level medicinal wine, and gained a wave of good reputation.

Even if some people inwardly criticized him for being pretentious, using Jindan-level resources was definitely a huge investment! It was difficult for anyone to fault him.

For a time, discussions on Xiaozheng Peak revolved around Ning Zhu.

"I never expected Young Master Ning Zhu's mechanical arts to be stronger than his five-element magic."

"Truly a heaven-sent talent."

"At first glance, he seemed unremarkable, but I didn't expect him to have hidden talents."

"If I were Ning Zhu, I would have used mechanical arts directly in the first battle to crush everyone. But he kept it hidden, not being decisive."

"What do you mean by keeping it hidden? This is being low-key, being humble. This is a disciple from a cultivation family. This is style."

With the solid battle results laid out, many cultivators began to boast about Ning Zhu.

"Hmph, these family disciples, who could live off their families, have to come to Wanyao Sect to beg for food with us rogue cultivators."

"This is inappropriate, at least for Young Master Ning Zhu. Haven't you heard? This is just one stop on his travels. When the time is right, he will leave."

Ning Zhu and Sun Lingtong were both good at spreading rumors.

Especially Ning Zhu, out of confidence, he had spread rumors in advance with Sun Lingtong's help.

Now, these rumors were having a positive and effective effect on him.

When everyone realized that Ning Zhu was just a transient dragon crossing the river, not a local snake, the cave he occupied would be vacated in the future.

The resentment in everyone's hearts towards him was greatly reduced.

"Then when will he leave?"

"That's not clear."

"I think he's actually quite good here on Xiaozheng Peak."

"He's handsome, and every time I watch him fight, it's simply a pleasure to the eyes!"

"He's really gentle and elegant. After defeating Hua Guzi, he even fed her Jindan-level medicinal wine. Who has ever done that?"

Everyone also learned the reason why Ning Zhu recovered so quickly after the battle with Hanzhou.

The next day, at the training grounds.

Hanzhou once again retreated steadily under the beating of over twenty mechanical fists and feet, voluntarily calling a halt.

Ning Zhu, however, no longer felt the lingering desire from before.

He felt that the insights and inspiration gained from this kind of training had greatly decreased compared to before, not even reaching 30%.

He mused inwardly, "The main reason is that the battle with Hua Guzi fully tested me in real combat, allowing me to grasp many strengths and weaknesses."

"Further sparring with Hanzhou like this, where neither side can really go all out, makes it difficult to stimulate me."

Ning Zhu increasingly felt that Xiaozheng Peak was his blessed land.

This was because he had fully engaged in actual combat here, greatly filling in his shortcomings. In many aspects, he had made significant progress.

"Although there are still gains from Hanzhou, it's not enough anymore."

"Perhaps, I should find someone else to spar with."

"Maintain the relationship with Hanzhou and get more bitter water to drink."

Ning Zhu pondered.

After the sparring ended, he and Hanzhou walked out of the training grounds side by side.

Hanzhou said, "Fellow Daoist Ning Zhu, why did you treat Hua Guzi after the battle? In my opinion, wasting Jindan-level medicinal wine is truly not worth it."

Hanzhou felt somewhat resentful.

This was because when Ning Zhu found him earlier and asked him to infuse the mechanical fists and feet with bitter cold qi, he was very welcome.

On the one hand, he had long been looking forward to others being abused by the mechanical fists and feet. On the other hand, he wanted to use Ning Zhu's hand to spread the bitter cold qi to others and gain more opportunities to convert them.

However, Ning Zhu directly saved the person after the battle, dispelling the bitter cold qi.

Ning Zhu smiled slightly and explained to Hanzhou that he didn't want to be too overbearing and bully a weak woman. He didn't want to truly make an enemy of Hua Guzi; it had always been sparring.

He gave her a cup of Warm Autumn Wine simply to establish a good relationship with Hua Guzi and didn't want to make his relationships with those around him too tense. When outside, having an extra friend is definitely better than having an extra enemy.

Hanzhou couldn't help but lament, "Young Master Ning Zhu truly has the demeanor of a great clan. However, you probably don't know that Hua Guzi has always been arrogant, strange in temperament, and vindictive. After all, she is of half-human, half-demon origin, naturally possessing a trace of demonic nature!"

"If you treat her like this, she won't appreciate your kindness. Instead, she will hold a stronger grudge against you and retaliate in the future!"

Ning Zhu was slightly stunned, then showed a look of confusion.

Just as he was about to ask, a "lantern" suddenly flew from not far away.

Upon closer inspection, it was Hua Guzi, dressed in a wide dress, floating forward.

Hua Guzi rushed straight to Ning Zhu, her eyes fixed on him.

Hanzhou and Ning Zhu immediately stood ready!

"Young Master Ning Zhu, please accept this!!!" As a result, after Hua Guzi rushed to Ning Zhu, she stopped abruptly, bowed deeply, and offered a plate of dumplings with both hands.

Ning Zhu, Hanzhou: ?!

Both of them looked bewildered, not knowing what kind of trick Hua Guzi was playing.

Ning Zhu's heart became vigilant, his spiritual consciousness enveloping the dumplings and Hua Guzi. His first thought was naturally - could these dumplings be poisoned?

The next moment, Ning Zhu felt this guess was unreliable.

Because even if it were poison, it wouldn't be poisoned face to face like this.

So, what was going on with this Hua Guzi?

Ning Zhu simply assumed that Hua Guzi had encountered some difficulty and wanted his help.

He immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Hua, let's talk elsewhere."

Unexpectedly, Hua Guzi still maintained her bowing posture, her face facing the ground, not backing down at all: "Please accept my sincerity, Young Master Ning Zhu!"

Ning Zhu: ???

He spread his spiritual consciousness, covering the surroundings, and found that there were few people around. He immediately used his trump card.

Divine ability - Thread of Fate.

Magical artifact - Imprint of My Buddha's Heart Demon!

The next moment, he felt many of Hua Guzi's emotions.

Hua Guzi did not dare to look up and face Ning Zhu. Her face, parallel to the ground, was completely red!

She roared in her heart.

"Ah, ah, ah!"

"Why, why!"

"This grandma finally did it!!"

"Hua Guzi, what are you doing?"

"You shameless thing, you are treating a man like this. How could you do something so cheap to yourself?"

"But, but..."

"So... so impactful."

"Being so close to him, the air seems to be filled with his body scent. It smells so good!"

"Young Master Ning Zhu is truly a flower-like man."

"I want to be beaten by him again, surrounded and beaten by the mechanical fists and feet he controls, and then have him pinch my mouth and pour in warm medicinal wine."

Ning Zhu: ?!!

Although he couldn't sense Hua Guzi's clear thoughts, he could sense her surging, distorted emotions.

Ning Zhu subconsciously took a small step back.

He felt a chill in his heart, looking down at Hua Guzi's small and exquisite waist: "What is going on with this woman?!"

For a moment, Ning Zhu couldn't figure out Hua Guzi's intentions.

To be safe, he directly refused: "There is no need for this, Fellow Daoist Hua. We are just sparring. You don't owe me anything. Even that Warm Autumn Wine was given by me proactively; I never thought you would repay it."