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Chapter 78: The villain’s fatherly love was too heavy, and even if the protagonist refused to kneel, he had to.

“Suffer?”

Qin Jiujiu blinked innocently.

“Come, I’ll give you a quick demonstration first.” As he spoke, Ning Bei pulled her into his arms and flicked a finger forward.

Szzzt!

In an instant, a lightning-like force shot out and slammed into the stone wall dozens of yards away.

It moved so fast that the naked eye could not track it.

The green stone famed for its hardness not only caved in with a deep dent but also bloomed with web-like arcs of lightning all around.

“Hmm?”

Qin Jiujiu’s delicate body trembled, and a surge of current seemed to wash through her.

What a strange sensation!

At that moment, she distinctly felt the tingling electricity radiating from Ning Bei.

Blushing, she looked at Ning Bei in surprise and delight. “How did your power… suddenly release such dense lightning?”

“Impressive?”

“Very impressive~ Husband, you’re amazing!”

Qin Jiujiu’s beautiful eyes sparkled as she spoke.

Her lovely face held both joy and confusion. “I didn’t expect this drop of Thunder-Dragon essence blood to carry such fortune; it’s far stronger than I imagined… I wonder where it came from… it definitely wasn’t left by an ordinary Thunder Dragon cultivator.”

Ning Bei could not deny it either.

A single drop of essence blood had more than doubled his strength, and it even let him grasp such heaven-defying lightning, as if he were cheating.

When he thought that this chance might have belonged to the Child of Destiny, the consequences of someone else stealing it were unimaginable.

Ning Bei made up his mind.

He had to keep that treasure-seeking rat firmly leashed.

Not long after, when Ning Bei and Qin Jiujiu walked out hand in hand, Wuyue finally ordered the Elders and all disciples except the part-time disciple to enter the cave and search for treasure.

Although the greatest opportunity had been taken by Ning Bei, plenty remained inside, and no one showed any dissatisfaction.

Without Ning Bei locating the chance, they would not even have had soup to drink.

Besides, given Ning Bei’s status as chief disciple and his value to Heavenly Martial Academy, who could fail to see where priorities lay?

Of course, that excluded the unreconciled Qin Yu.

As he walked past Ning Bei, he couldn’t help but snort again.

Ning Bei also grabbed him. “Why are you going in?”

Faced with Ning Bei’s questioning, Qin Yu was unfazed. He called out to his godfather…

Li Shen hastily explained, “Ning Bei… I just accepted Qin Yu as my adopted son… he is no longer merely a part-time disciple. For my sake, let him go in.”

Although, as the Elder in charge of disciple affairs, his status and strength were respectable, he still had to be polite to Ning Bei.

After all, the young man’s future was limitless.

The last fool who crossed him was Jiang Zhi, and even his ashes were scattered afterward.

“I see!”

After hearing the situation, Ning Bei did not make things difficult; he simply smiled. “Changed fathers again? At least give us a heads-up… now hurry inside.”

“You…”

Qin Yu almost coughed up blood in anger.

Ning Bei’s jab about switching fathers hit his sore spot, for publicly he had already called three men father…

Qin Hao, Kui An, and Li Shen!

And that was just what was on the surface; who knew what lurked behind the scenes?

Very soon, everyone finished looting the treasures and returned with bulging packs.

“Senior Brother Ning, why was there still so much good stuff inside?”

“Techniques, pills, and weapons… it was as if no one had touched them at all.”

“…..”

After coming out, everyone’s curious gaze fell on Ning Bei.

Although they hoped for more benefits, right now they wanted to know what had happened.

The harvest this time was simply too bountiful.

“Brat, did you really not touch anything except that thing you refined?” Wuyue was equally surprised and could not help asking.

Meeting their fiery gazes, Ning Bei gave a calm smile. “You all accompanied me to Shura Cliff; how could I care only about myself? Besides, I’ve already obtained what I wanted. As for the remaining opportunities, of course they should go to everyone first.”

“Old sir, didn’t you say everything should serve the academy’s interests? The academy doesn’t belong to me alone; it belongs to all of us!”

Ning Bei’s words rang out sonorously and with conviction.

“You brat…”

Hearing this, Wuyue’s aged eyes lit up.

At that moment, words could not express his feelings. He had always hoped Heavenly Martial Academy would produce such a talent.

It was truly a dream come true.

If even Wuyue was moved, how could the others not be?

“A genius like Senior Brother Ning who also upholds great righteousness is rare in this world!”

“If this were another academy, they’d be fighting over this. Only Senior Brother Ning could be so generous.”

“Sometimes I really don’t get how Heavenly Martial Academy can produce someone like Senior Brother Ning and also someone like Qin Yu the Crap King.”

“Because Senior Brother Ning has parents!”

The disciples chattered nonstop.

The Elders also sighed with emotion.

“Ning Bei is Heaven’s blessing to our academy!”

“To be honest, the Prince’s estate tried to recruit me a few days ago, but I rejected them flat out. I simply want to watch Ning Bei grow with my own eyes.”

“Look at these disciples; as long as Ning Bei is here, the academy will stay stable even without us old guys.”

“…..”

Just then, Wang Teng and the others suddenly took the lead. “Senior Brother Ning, we can never repay this great kindness. Why don’t we kneel to you?”

“Such strong kidneys!”

Swish, swish, swish…

The next moment, the disciples led by Wang Teng and Zhao Ming dropped to their knees.

Spurred on by them, even those who had not planned to kneel followed suit and knelt toward Ning Bei in unison.

Their excitement came from the bottom of their hearts.

After all, in the cultivation world, opportunities were something everyone fought over, even blood brothers might turn against each other…

Yet Ning Bei willingly gave it to them.

Who could say that was not paternal love?

Moreover, Ning Bei was still only a chief disciple, and already this generous. In the future, his accomplishments would be immeasurable.

Who would not want to seize the chance to cling to such a thigh and show gratitude?

“Haha, excellent!”

Watching the scene, the Elders not only failed to stop it but burst into hearty laughter.

They were happy to see everyone sincerely submit to the chief disciple; only then could the academy unite as one.

“Oh dear, what are you all doing?”

Ning Bei looked flattered and overwhelmed.

To be honest, he had not expected this scene; he was no Liang Kun, and he had no fetish for being worshipped.

Just as he was about to help them up, he caught sight of a figure standing to the side. “Qin Yu, why aren’t you kneeling?”

“?”

Qin Yu was dumbfounded by the question.

Damn it, was he supposed to kneel?

He had already been annoyed watching Ning Bei worshiped, and now Ning Bei even asked him why he was kneeling?

“Why should I kneel? Everyone…”

Before Qin Yu could finish, Li Shen suddenly kicked him to the ground. “Sorry… Qin Yu’s previous fathers were mixed (TL: 爹, dad, 杂,mixed / miscellaneous / various / to mix – I’m not sure what this is supposed to mean as a nickname for later chapters), so he lacked a proper upbringing. I’ll teach him properly from now on.”

Qin Yu: “???”

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