Chapter 96

The Melon-Eating System was still whining and nagging, 【With the egg, Innocent Cultivator will soar like a tiger with wings, commanding everything…】

Ning Xu: “…Stop misusing idioms!”

The Melon-Eating System: 【Alright.】

To be honest, Ning Xu was still quite curious about the egg of Innocent Cultivator.

What kind of spiritual beast would it be to become Innocent Cultivator’s life spirit beast?

She asked the Melon-Eating System, “What’s inside the egg?”

The Melon-Eating System teased her, 【Wait until the egg hatches, and you’ll know.】

【The egg needs to be revived with Innocent Cultivator’s blood. In other words, Innocent Cultivator is the one hatching the egg.】

【Male mama, male mama! Hehehe.】

Innocent Cultivator: …

Ning Xu: “Stop talking.”

The Melon-Eating System: 【Alright.】

Ning Xu helped the female cultivator find the moon grass. The task was completed, and she was about to leave.

At that moment, the female cultivator’s husband and maid just happened to come over from the Snake Forest, and the two groups ran into each other unexpectedly.

Upon seeing the female cultivator, the two cultivators were stunned for a moment.

“Hui Niang, did you find the moon grass?”

The female cultivator, known as Hui Niang, had a flash of resentment and sorrow in her eyes. She opened her mouth, wanting to ask something, but felt weak all over.

What could she ask? Hadn’t the answer already been in her heart?

What difference did it make whether she asked or not?

Seeing her like this, the Melon-Eating System started scolding again.

【Host, look at her pitiful state. Who’s she showing this weakness to?】

【Why put on such a dead face?】

【Why not stand up straight and live properly?!】

【She’s the daughter of a city lord, yet she’s being played around by a poor, despicable man and a green tea maid!】

【She clearly has power and influence. Wouldn’t it be easy to crush them like ants? But all she does is feel sad and upset?】

【I really want to tell her, it’s fine to be cowardly, but don’t be this cowardly!】

【What difference is there between provoking her and provoking a pile of cotton?】

【None!】

【Oh, she’s even easier to crush than a soft persimmon!】

【If she doesn’t divorce now, it really can’t be justified! But she probably doesn’t have the guts to do it, right? Heh.】

Ning Xu: …

The Melon-Eating System’s words were truly venomous.

The final laugh was filled with obvious mockery.

When there was no response, the male cultivator asked again. Hui Niang, helpless, mumbled an answer.

Hearing this response, the male cultivator was satisfied. It was only then that he seemed to notice Ning Xu and Si Yan, and he asked, “Hui Niang, who are these two? Are they your hired helpers?”

The male cultivator’s tone carried obvious disdain. Hui Niang took a deep breath and replied in a stiff tone, “These two are distinguished guests of the City Lord’s Manor!”

Distinguished guests?

A hint of darkness flashed in the male cultivator’s eyes.

Hui Niang no longer looked at her husband and maid but turned to Ning Xu and Innocent Cultivator. “Would you two like to come with me to the City Lord’s Manor?”

Ning Xu was a little surprised.

Hui Niang’s invitation was unexpected. While she was still pondering, the Melon-Eating System urged her, 【Host, go ahead. There are many good things in the City Lord’s Manor. Most importantly, the City Lord’s Manor has been operating around the Endless Sea for many years and has secret passages that lead directly to the interior of the Endless Sea. These passages are very safe and convenient for us.】

Since the Melon-Eating System said so, Ning Xu naturally agreed.

Hui Niang let out a sigh of relief. “Then let’s go now.”

Just as Hui Niang was about to take the two unfamiliar cultivators to the City Lord’s Manor, the male cultivator furrowed his brow, his eyes flashing with displeasure. “Hui Niang, what’s going on?”

“Why aren’t you taking me back to the City Lord’s Manor?”

Hui Niang’s tone was calm, but only Ning Xu and her group knew that beneath that calmness, her voice was trembling with suppressed emotion.

“Hubby, it’s not convenient this time. Maybe next time.”

The male cultivator was persistent. “Not convenient?”

“We are husband and wife, how can it not be convenient?”

The Melon-Eating System: 【Tear it up! Let’s start the fight now! If not now, when?!】

【Hurry up, just give him two big slaps in the face!】

Hui Niang still tried to maintain their dignity, not starting a fight or making any big confrontations.

She just looked gloomily at Ning Xu and said, “Daoist friend, let’s go.”

As the group left, Hui Niang’s husband tried to follow, but Ning Xu waved her sword, and the sword qi successfully stopped his steps.

This son-in-law of the City Lord of Furong City was just a flower vase built with pill medicine, his cultivation was low, and he had no real strength.

The male cultivator looked incredulous, roaring, “Hui Niang, you’re just watching her draw her sword against me?”

Hui Niang silently looked ahead without turning back.

Thus, her husband and maid did not see the tears on her face.

When they were about to arrive at the City Lord’s Manor, Hui Niang began to feel anxious.

Years ago, her family did not approve of her marriage.

She had cut ties with her family for her husband and had not been in contact with them for many years.

Now that she was returning, she didn’t know how her family would react.

Noticing Hui Niang’s unease, Ning Xu took the initiative to ask, “Are you okay?”

Hui Niang forced a smile. “I’m fine.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a loud explosion sound echoed through Furong City, followed by the cry of a phoenix, a cry filled with pain, as if it had been wounded.

Hearing this cry, Hui Niang’s face changed instantly.

“This is my mother’s life spirit beast! Something’s happened to her!”

With that, she hurried towards the City Lord’s Manor. Ning Xu and the others quickly followed.

When they were still a few hundred meters away from the City Lord’s Manor, Ning Xu saw a woman in the air confronting a demon tribe.

Unlike the woman’s desperate struggle, the demon tribe seemed calm and at ease, obviously having plenty of strength left.

The woman was severely drained of spiritual power, and her life spirit beast was on the verge of death. The situation was not in their favor.

The demon tribe sneered, “City Lord of Furong City? You refuse to open the secret passage? Then you shall die.”

With that, the demon lightly waved a strike.

This seemingly casual strike could easily take the life of the City Lord.

Hui Niang’s eyes turned bloodshot. “Mother!”

Ning Xu took out the treasure gifted by the goddess. This treasure could block three attacks from cultivators at the Tribulation Stage or below.

Unfortunately, they were too far apart, and the treasure couldn’t be used.

Just as the situation seemed dire, someone suddenly appeared beside the City Lord and blocked the fatal blow.

Seeing the City Lord saved, Hui Niang collapsed to the ground, trembling in fear.

Ning Xu helped her up and comforted her. “Your father has come. You should be fine now.”

Upon hearing this, Hui Niang hesitated for a moment and said, “He’s not my father.”

“Eh?”

The Melon-Eating System was laughing gleefully.

【This is not the City Lord’s Dao Companion. The one who just appeared is the City Lord’s ex-boyfriend.】

Ex-boyfriend?

“How did the ex-boyfriend suddenly show up?”

The Melon-Eating System explained, 【Through a love contract.】

Ning Xu was slightly stunned.

A love contract did indeed allow one party to appear suddenly.

When the other party is in danger, the person who made the contract with them can cross time and space and appear by their side at any moment.

Contracts related to love carry a sense of romance and beauty.

Ning Xu looked up information about love contracts and asked, “Isn’t a love contract something only Dao Companions would form?”

The Melon-Eating System immediately rebutted, 【Not at all.】

【Dao companions might or might not form a love contract.】

【In other words, forming a love contract doesn’t mean they’re Dao companions, it just means they once truly loved each other.】

Ning Xu: “Huh???”

So, in this critical moment, it was the City Lord’s ex-lover who saved her?

She fell silent for a few seconds and said, “I didn’t expect the City Lord to play around like this. Yet her daughter is so… pure-hearted.”

Hui Niang: …

The Melon-Eating System wasn’t bothered at all by the City Lord or her daughter.

It was thinking about the love contract.

It slyly spoke up, 【Host, since the love contract is so useful, do you want to make one with Innocent Cultivator?】