Chapter 242 (1/2)
Chapter 242: The Yellow Mud Inkstone and the Snow White Ground
Ning Que looked at the young Talisman Master in front and said after a long time, ”I also like it . ”
Upon listening to consecutive confessions, especially his bad master's, the Big Black Horse opened its mouth to expose its white teeth and felt extremely happy .
Mo Shanshan glanced at the Big Black Horse and asked, ”Why did you come back?”
Ning Que glanced at the Tang camp and said, ”I went there to deal with something . But I'm used to staying here . ”
The words ”used to” sounded rather pleasant . Mo Shanshan's expression relaxed . She gently tucked her hair behind her ears and looked at him, saying, ”I'll go north with the Divine Hall the day after tomorrow . What are your plans?”
Ning Que did not listen to the second half of the meeting carefully . At that time, the Revelation Department Priest had recounted a letter from the hierarch Lord . In the letter, the hierarch Lord demanded that the powerhouses of the younger generation should take advantage of the winter season and sneak into the northern wilderness tribes to gauge the strength of the other, search for Devil's Doctrine survivors, and even carry out some cleansing if necessary .
Of course, these were nominal claims . In fact, Divine Hall also wanted to test and trial all the sectarian disciples through this visit . Although the Divine Hall had not fought with Desolate Man tribes for more than a thousand years, it was clear that they were still strong . Otherwise, the Left-Tent palace's elite cavalry would not be so miserable . In order to avoid vain sacrifices, the demands were stringent on the group of young cultivators marching north again . They had to be masters above Seethrough .
As a leader in the younger generation, Mo Shanshan was naturally in the group .
”You want to go north?”
Ning Que frowned slightly and looked at the beautiful face of this young girl in front . He thought of the conflict between Black Ink Garden and Divine Hall these days and could not help feeling worried . So he asked, ”Who else is going?”
Mo Shanshan's answer was concise as usual, or completely confusing .
”The same people . ”
Ning Que smiled bitterly and became speechless . He knew that everyone thought that he was clear of the strength division of the world's sectarian cultivators as a disciple of the Second floor of the Academy . The problem was that he really did not know who exactly those people were .
Mo Shanshan saw his expression and thought that he was thinking of something else . She said, ”Prince Long Qing has not appeared yet . I think he should be in the north now . ”
Ning Que shook his head and said, ”Don't believe those rumors . I have no thoughts of contending with that Prince on everything every time . The so-called enemy of life is too arrogant and not suitable for me . ”
Then he remembered the powerful girl Chen Pipi had once mentioned and became curious . He looked at Mo Shanshan and asked, ”I have seen two of the three Addicts in the world . What kind of person is the Tao Addict? Will she appear when you all head to the northern Wilderness?”
”I haven't seen Tao Addict . I don't know if she has come to the Wilderness . As for Prince Long Qing, you're really not his opponent now . So I don't think you would want to challenge him . ”
Mo Shanshan said, ”In addition, you don't like others comparing you to Prince Long Qing . I don't like to be called as one of three Addicts in the world . But I can clearly tell you that Tao Addict, Ye Hongyu, is addicted to Taoism cultivation and is stronger than Long Qing . And Long Qing is stronger than me . So she's the strongest one of us three . ”
Ning Que looked at her slightly glittering eyelashes and said, ”Before we become Divine Talisman Masters, Talisman cultivators like us are always at a disadvantage when fighting with the people in the same state . So you don't have to care about it . ”
Mo Shanshan looked at him puzzledly and asked, ”What don't we have to care about?”
Ning Que was startled and said, ”Don't care about Tao Addict being better than you . ”
Mo Shanshan shook her head and said, ”There is always someone stronger than you in the world . Why should I care about this?”
Twilight had long arrived and it was dark everywhere . The cold wind of the Wilderness blew on the girl's face, fluttering her long and thin eyelashes gently . She looked calm and tranquil and there was no trace of reluctance .
Ning Que looked at her for a long time and lamented about the girl's state of mind . It was just that he had been floating in the stinking world for so many years that every pore of his was full of a stench of bronze and a thirst for success . So he could not understand this kind of calm att.i.tude . Just like a porter on a dock who could not understand why some stubborn learned men would rather starve than to write flattering articles, he did not know how to express his appreciation even if he could understand her a little .
”I'll go there too . ”
He raised his arm and pointed at the vast Wilderness in the faraway north .
Mo Shanshan frowned and asked, ”Why? The Divine Hall's edict can't force you to do so . ”
Ning Que looked at the end of the Wilderness and said after a short moment of silence, ”I'm going to find something or to prevent others from finding that thing . I didn't need to do it, and just yesterday, I was still considering if I should just leave . But today I find that this thing is still worth doing . ”
Mo Shanshan's facial expression gradually disappeared and became stiff . She asked, ”Why?”
Ning Que looked at her and said with a smile, ”Because it is no longer a matter of the imperial court or the Academy . It's also my private affair . ”
Mo Shanshan quietly looked back at him, his side profile under the last twilight and that little dimple . She suddenly opened her mouth and said, ”Those who made a special trip to kill you should know your ident.i.ty of the Academy disciple . ”
Ning Que nodded .
Mo Shanshan looked down slightly and said, ”But they dared to kill you . Similarly, in the face of so many people in the tent, no matter how you provoked and mocked Quni Madi, and even showed disrespect for Divine Hall, no one dared to offend you . But if you enter the depths of the Wilderness, those desolate places, anyone can kill you . As long as one buries your body in the snow, no one would know who the murderer was . ”
Ning Que shook his head and said, ”They can't kill me so easily . ”
Mo Shanshan looked up at him and said, ”Although you're the core disciple of Headmaster of Academy, your strength is too weak and your state is too low . The Desolate Man is powerful . Those who are going to Desolate Man tribes for an inquiry are in Seethrough at least . In other words, any person can beat you . So how difficult could it be to kill you?”
When she said these words, her gaze was casual as usual and her facial expression was calm and dull as usual, not deliberately showing any mockery or ridicule . But because of this, it showed that she was very serious and honest when saying these words .
The more honest one was, the more hurtful his words were .
So Ning Que felt that she had hurt his feelings and self-esteem .
The fiery heart in his slightly stiff body was riddled with blood and sweat because of this Calligraphy Addict girl's words, as if she had gotten a stronger means than Divine Talisman and her each word could cut him one time .
In his opinion, when the food team was attacked, he would have walked away lightly with his horse if Calligraphy Addict had not stuck with those Yan Kingdom soldiers . Even that northeast Border Army Psyche Master could not stop him from doing so . However, he never expected that he was so vulnerable in the eyes of Calligraphy Addict .
”Can everyone beat me as if they were beating a dog?”
Ning Que stared at Mo Shanshan's beautiful small round face with his eyes wide open and forcibly suppressed the shame and anger in his heart . He said annoyedly, ”Do you want to try? I still haven't shown my many abilities . If you really force me, beware that you may not beat me into a dog and this dog will bite you first . ”
Upon listening to those extremely indecent words, Mo Shanshan felt angry and ashamed, her cheeks flushed slightly .
Ning Que stared at the blush creeping up her face and instantly forgot his previous anger . He asked curiously, ”You said that Black Ink Garden disciples didn't like using rouge . When did you begin to use it?”
Mo Shanshan was increasingly shamefaced . But this time she was ashamed as well as angry .
She did not want to pay attention to this guy, so she flicked her sleeves and turned around walking towards the tent .
Ning Que looked at this girl's back and was startled . He speeded up and chased over, shouting . ”Don't rush off . I haven't said everything clearly . You have to listen to me . ”
Mo Shanshan stopped and did not look back . She said indifferently, ”What?”
Ning Que turned around and stood in front of her, very solemnly bowing to her .
Mo Shanshan was slightly startled .
Ning Que flushed and said, ”I'd like to discuss a matter with you, Hill Master . ”
Mo Shanshan looked at his smiling face and thought of that face reflected by Ink Lake water surface in summer . She could not link these two at all . So she felt more and more depressed, whispering . ”What?”
”I knew, even as a child, what danger was . ”
Ning Que's smile disappeared and he said very solemnly, ”The Divine Hall didn't require all factional powerhouses in Seethrough to enter Desolate Man tribes . Since it is to check the place out, of course, furtiveness is key . So you can go alone . If that is so, can't we go together?”
They have been together and even in the same carriage in that long journey . Was it not enough? What did he want to do? Mo Shanshan opened her eyes, watching him in close proximity, and suddenly did not know where to put her hands . She asked in a very low, tremoring voice, ”Why?”
”If we go to the Desolate Man tribes together, we can cooperate with each other to increase the chance of surviving even if we really encounter those legendary Devil's Doctrine Elders . The most important thing is that we can perfectly neutralize the danger should the Divine Hall men or Yuelun Kingdom monks secretly attack us . ”
Ning Que felt that his idea was more and more reasonable and waved his arm excitedly, saying, ”If we meet Tao Addict, Ye Hongyu, or a person even more powerful than Tao Addict, we certainly can't beat her . Then you hang on to the Tao Addict and I ride the Big Black Horse to escape . As long as I can escape, I can be a witness . Would the Tao Addict dare kill you?”