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Chapter 22: The villain conquered with kindness, and the protagonist’s little sister fell in love

“Hm?”

Under Ning Bei’s burning gaze, Qin Jiujiu’s cheeks flushed.

She had not expected to dig herself into a hole, and stammered, “Um… I mean, there are still many things waiting for me to do in the future.”

“Ning Bei, look, it came back.”

Quick-witted, Qin Jiujiu pointed at the returning tiger beast to change the subject.

“Oh? That fast… looks like it lost the trail.”

Ning Bei knew when to quit while ahead.

He walked toward the tiger beast; from the start he had never expected it to kill Qin Yu, for the man was a protagonist blessed with fate.

Even Ning Bei could not guarantee such a feat; how could a mere beast succeed?

At that moment Wang Teng and the others came out of the cave and exclaimed with delight, “Senior Brother Ning, there are a lot of white-fang tiger beast cubs inside!”

“Really?”

Ning Bei and Qin Jiujiu exchanged a glance and walked in to check.

Sure enough.

Deep in the cave lay seven bawling cubs, their eyes not yet open.

“No wonder it didn’t show up when we picked the Blood Ganoderma,” Qin Jiujiu said with sudden insight, “it must have given birth only recently.”

Ning Bei nodded.

Just then, the system’s voice sounded in his mind…

[Detected: Qin Yu used the power of the soul remnant to escape pursuit and, under the influence of destiny aura, accidentally obtained a minor opportunity.]

[Host need not concern yourself; that minor opportunity poses no threat. A greater chance has been secured for you. Please act according to the instructions.]

Gurgle~

A flood of information rushed into Ning Bei’s mind.

His eyes lit up and he looked at the tigress beside him.

According to the system’s prompt, if he unbound the tigress now and let her raise her cubs freely, she might be grateful enough to bestow a blessing.

If she regained freedom yet refused to submit, he could still control her with the spirit ball and repeat the process until it worked.

In short, it was an unlimited chance to trial and error.

“Marvelous!”

The corners of Ning Bei’s mouth curved into a smile.

Seeing the pity in Qin Jiujiu and the others’ eyes as they looked at the cubs, a plan quietly took shape in his heart.

Acting at once, Ning Bei ordered, “Everyone move back, stay a bit farther from the tigress.”

Although they had no idea why, everyone still complied.

The next moment he took out the spirit ball in front of Qin Jiujiu, and the girl, who knew its use well, blinked in confusion, “Ning Bei, what do you want to do?”

“Return her freedom!”

Ning Bei took a deep breath and said with apparent feeling, “Without their mother’s protection, these cubs can hardly survive on Shura Cliff. We have already obtained the Blood Ganoderma; I don’t want to watch them… become fodder for other beasts because they lost their mother.”

At those words, the surrounding people turned pale with fright.

“Senior Brother Ning, stay calm!”

“Once the white-fang tiger beast is free of control, it may attack us again.”

Everyone tried to dissuade him anxiously.

They pitied the cubs too, yet they dared not gamble on the tigress’s conscience.

“Jiujiu, are you going to stop me as well?”

Ning Bei looked at the girl.

“I…”

Qin Jiujiu pressed her lips together;

She was neither indecisive nor saintly, but after Ning Bei made this proposal, her heart wavered when she looked again at the still-blind cubs.

Perhaps her subconscious respect for Ning Bei made her inclined to follow his decision.

So after a brief thought she raised her head and asked, “Ning Bei, have you considered the consequences?”

“I know she might lose control.”

Meeting the crowd’s nervous gazes, Ning Bei intentionally left out that he could still control the tigress with the spirit ball and instead solemnly promised, “But I promise, if the tigress truly goes berserk, as long as I live… I will never let her hurt any of you. Please trust me!”

“Senior Brother Ning…”

The crowd looked at one another and fell silent.

As disciples of the prestigious Heavenly Martial Academy, they were not bloodthirsty villains; on the contrary, they felt compassion for the weak.

For example, these tiny cubs.

Yet none of them had Ning Bei’s desperate courage, and they were alive only because he had saved them.

Therefore, after Ning Bei gave his word, no one felt comfortable speaking up.

Boom!

Yet the next moment, when they saw Ning Bei truly returning freedom to the tigress, everyone held their breath, regret flashing across their faces for not insisting on stopping him.

If the tigress really lost control, they would be as good as dead.

So much for good deeds bringing good fortune!

Fortunately.

After regaining freedom, the tigress not only remained calm but bowed deeply to Ning Bei, saying, “Thank you, genius youth of the human race.”

Phew…

At that moment everyone’s taut nerves relaxed.

“Great, she didn’t attack us.”

“After all, she’s a Core Formation-realm Tiger King and has some humanity.”

“Senior Brother Ning, that was way too risky just now!”

They spoke with lingering fear.

Ning Bei was not surprised at all; he merely watched the tigress expectantly… Come on, big girl, give me my opportunity.

The next moment the tigress looked at Ning Bei as expected and spoke in human tongue:

“Genius of the human race, please forgive my previous discourtesy. To thank you for sparing my children and letting our family reunite, I have no way to repay this kindness.”

“I am willing to lead you to the Asura Ruins!”

The Asura Ruins?

At those words, everyone stood thunderstruck and stared at one another.

“Wait… did she say she would lead us to what? The Asura Ruins?”

“Isn’t that just a rumor? Does it really exist?”

Rumors about the Asura Ruins had circulated endlessly for years.

Yet no one had ever found them, so over time the tales were deemed unrealistic.

It was easy to imagine their shock; aside from the already prepared Ning Bei, even Qin Jiujiu stared with her mouth agape.

Led by the tigress, the group stepped into a stretch of miasma.

“Senior Brother Ning, we aren’t dreaming, are we?”

“Could the tigress be tricking us? Do the Asura Ruins really exist?”

Along the way Wang Teng and the others could not hide their excitement and disbelief.

No one knew how long they walked.

Their skin felt as if covered by a layer of bubbles, then a surge of violent spiritual power suddenly poured into their bodies.

Boom!

The miasma that had obscured their sight vanished without a trace the next moment.

Before their eyes, the dark, damp Shura Cliff had been replaced by a new world bathed in sunshine and bright blue skies.

Whoosh!

The sudden change caught everyone off guard.

“What the… where is this? Is this the Asura Ruins?”

“The spiritual energy is so dense! I feel like I’ll break through just by standing here.”

“Haha, Heaven has blessed us… no, it’s all thanks to Senior Brother Ning.”

The excited crowd all looked toward Ning Bei.

“Senior Brother Ning, you are truly our great benefactor!”

“I even tried to stop Senior Brother Ning just now… I was blind, I deserve death!”

“I take back what I said about good deeds going unrewarded; I was shallow.”

“Senior Brother Ning, let me kowtow to you. From now on you are my god!”

No one knew who started it.

In an instant the crowd bowed to Ning Bei; it was a bit excessive, yet it showed their heartfelt excitement and admiration.

If Ning Bei had not kindly spared the tigress, how would they have had the chance to find the Asura Ruins everyone longed for?

Yet when he had freed the tigress they had all opposed him, forcing Ning Bei to make that promise.

Thinking of this, many felt ashamed.

At the same time they genuinely admired Ning Bei’s courage.

“What are you doing?” Ning Bei said, feigning flustered gratitude. “Get up quickly; since we’re in the Asura Ruins, everyone hurry and look for clues.”

“Rest assured, Senior Brother Ning, leave it to us.”

“Senior Brother Ning, from now on I am your dog; if you point east I will never go west.”

“Same here!”

At that moment everyone looked at Ning Bei as excited as dogs that had spotted dung.

For cultivators, a secret realm was a rare, elusive chance, and this time Ning Bei had delivered it to them.

Seeing the crowd’s flattery and Ning Bei’s tremendous charisma, Qin Jiujiu gazed at him with sparkling eyes.

Sensing her gaze, Ning Bei turned back and asked, “What is it, Jiujiu?”

“I…”

Qin Jiujiu hesitated for a moment but finally spoke from the heart, “I find myself admiring you a little.”

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