Chapter 1297: Leaving the palace (1/2)

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Outside the Immortal Palace, Ning Tianyou stood there with a face full of worry, not coming to his senses for a long time.

“Immortal teacher, is what you say true?” Ning Tianyou asked.

“En, recovery is hopeless unless we find an even more extreme recovery immortal item, but such items are near impossible to find.” An old man with a white beard sighed and said.

“What happened, I’ve never heard of someone losing such inherited power…..’ Ning Tianyou was still in disbelief.

“On one hand, she truly has been constantly mentally tired in the past few years. On the other hand, it probably has something to do with her secret worry. One can see that she hasn’t been the happiest during her time here.” The elder immortal teacher said.

The old man knew earlier that Ning Maner has special abilities. In reality, he was more sympathetic towards the young girl’s situation.

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The news of Ning Maner losing her powers quickly spread out in the imperial palace. However, laughably, this was when more people started visiting her.

These visits were mostly a disguise of checking whether Ning Maner had actually lost her special powers.

After many visits, many people in the palace were happy, while others were devastated.

Ning Family Dynasty in reality wasn’t completely controlled by Ning Family. Including the Ning Family, many families were split into branches and bloodlines.

Ning Maner belonged to the Ning Zhuang branch. The family master was Ning Zhuang while the second in command was Ning Tianyou.

Ning Zhuang’s family was in an awkward spot in Wupan City. They made a lot of enemies, causing them to constantly be in a struggle dealing with many other branches and factions.

Ning Maner could create many xuan and even immortal items for Ning Zhuang’s branch.

However, Ning Maner’s abilities weren’t hideable. After the Ning Royal Family discovered Ning Maner’s abilities, they announced they would take the little girl away.

This meant that even though Ning Mner came from the Ning Zhuang branch, her special powers meant that when she got stronger, she likely would become a part of the royal family. Ning Zhuang’s branch already had some grudges against the royal family, yet they couldn’t possibly compete against them.

So, when Ning Maner was given a high position in the royal family, even if Ning Maner was part of their branch, most of the management of the family were very dissatisfied.

This was why Ning Zhuang’s family wasn’t very friendly towards Ning Maner and even rejecting her at times. They all knew this girl was no longer part of their family.

The royal family decided that Ning Maner was still young and needed to improve so they let her temporarily continue to stay by her grandfather Ning Tianyou.

This was why Ning Zhuang’s branch was constantly telling Ning Maner to nurture xuan items, extracting as much value from her in the limited years before she left.

The royal family stated that the people that wanted Ning Maner were only coming back in two years, so Ning Zhuang’s family originally could have used her for two more years.

However, after Ning Maner lost her powers in this sickness, Ning Zhuang’s family instantly shifted their attitude.

WIth Ning Maner’s current strength, the xuan items and immortal items in the next two years were key. She could have produced multiple immortal items. Yet, this happened. How could they not be angry?

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In the conference hall, all of Ning Zhuang’s clan was present.

“This girl’s purposefully playing us, falling sick when she is most valuable.” Ning Zhuang’s wife was the first to speak.

Lady Ning Zhuang was infamous for being shrewish and illogical. When Ning Maner came, Ning Zhuang’s lady already hated the wild little girl. This was because of Ning Maner’s father.

Earlier, Ning Maner’s father went against Ning Zhuang’s wife, so when Ning Maner was brought back, she also started bullying her as much as she could.

Lady Ning Zhuang came from the slums. Speaking of ability, she wasn’t incompetent. She even controlled a good amount of power within the branch. If she didn't like someone, who in the branch dared to show positive attitudes towards that person?

“Lady, you think this has nothing to do with you?” Ning Tianyou had a sullen face.

Ning Tianyou was at least Ning Maner’s grandfather. With Ning Maner sick and having lost her power, how would he not be angry?

The clan was lacking in resources. Ning Maner’s recent performance had eased the pressure on their branch.

Ning Tianyou was furious. Even though he knew Ning Maner won’t be part of nIng Zhuang branch in the future, she could help their branch escape danger. Yet, they didn’t know how to treat her well. With these people that only cared about themselves, when would Ning Zhuang branch ever reach its former glory?

“Oh, it has something to do with me? Why don’t you speak about yourself? You really gave birth to a good son, causing our original royal branch to become merely a high ranking branch that has to act carefully around the royal family.” Lady Ning Zhuang jabbed back.