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Chapter 20: The villain’s tricks were too deft, and the protagonist’s younger sister could not handle them.

“Whoa!”

The crowd exchanged glances, unable to hide their surprise.

“Is today Senior Sister Qin’s birthday?”

“So the important girl Senior Brother Ning mentioned was actually Senior Sister Qin!”

“Senior Brother Ning is awesome; he came right out with it.”

Even as they reeled, everyone’s lips curled into doting smiles.

Things were getting more and more interesting.

Looking at Ning Bei’s spring-breeze smile, Qin Jiujiu’s pretty face flushed visibly, and she asked, “H-how did you know my birthday?”

She had never told anyone about it, yet not only did Ning Bei know, he had even prepared such a huge surprise for her.

Her delicate nose tingled with emotion.

What woman could resist this kind of ceremony?

“That’s not important,” Ning Bei said with a gentle smile as he handed the Blood Ganoderma to the young woman, “What matters is that this hundred-year-old Blood Ganoderma will help you break through and reach the Core Formation realm sooner.”

“No, it is important.”

Qin Jiujiu shook her head hard.

At that moment she ignored everyone else and stared straight at Ning Bei, asking, “Did you go through all that trouble to find the Blood Ganoderma… just to give it to me?”

“I…”

Ning Bei said nothing and simply scratched his head shyly.

That little gesture instantly blew the crowd up.

“Whoa, Senior Brother Ning is actually shy.”

“I’m so jealous of Senior Sister Qin, being cherished and valued like this by Senior Brother Ning.”

“I’m about to cry… together, together!”

The scene spiraled out of control as everyone started matchmaking outright.

Someone even shouted that they should have a baby soon.

…

Qin Jiujiu was so embarrassed she did not know what to do, and she instinctively broke eye contact with Ning Bei.

Ning Bei, who knew the girl’s temperament well, could not let them see through his scheme, so he quickly barked at the crowd:

“Stop making noise and spouting nonsense… I gave Jiujiu the Blood Ganoderma as a birthday gift to thank her for her help.”

“If anyone keeps talking nonsense… I really will get angry.”

Ning Bei warned them in all seriousness.

But anyone could tell he was only trying to protect Qin Jiujiu and spare her embarrassment.

Therefore the others were quick to play along.

“Don’t be mad, Senior Brother Ning; we were only joking.”

“Right, right. It’s been so tense since we arrived at Shura Cliff; we just wanted to liven things up.”

“Senior Sister Qin, say something, or Senior Brother Ning will blame us.”

…

The flush on Qin Jiujiu’s face deepened.

Yet in the next second she blurted, “Ning Bei, don’t blame them… they were only joking.”

Ning Bei almost burst out laughing when he heard that.

He did not want to blame them at all; he wished he could throw them a wedding banquet on the spot.

They were absolute MVP wingmen!

Though overjoyed inside, Ning Bei still looked bashful and said, “Jiujiu, I’m sorry… I didn’t expect things to turn out like this.”

“No, it’s fine,” Qin Jiujiu said, dodging his gaze, “You don’t have to apologize… I’m not angry… I’m actually very touched.”

Those were heartfelt words.

Receiving such a precious gift and Ning Bei’s sincere feelings, anyone but a heartless beast would have been moved.

The crowd’s teasing forcibly paired her with Ning Bei, yet she found she did not dislike it at all.

Instead, an inexplicable joy welled up inside her.

“Damn it, have you had enough?”

“They haven’t even made it official, so why are you randomly playing matchmaker?”

Qin Yu, on the other hand, could not hold it in any longer.

He cursed furiously; this was just too much.

Putting the public flirting with his sister aside, Ning Bei had even used him as a wingman… wasn’t that bullying an honest man?

The moment he pictured his outstanding sister pinned beneath a naked Ning Bei…

Dammit, no one could accept that!

[Congratulations, host. You have stirred the protagonist’s sister’s heart and dealt a crushing blow to the Child of Destiny, clouding his dao heart…]

[Since the host has overfulfilled the revenge missions, a special reward is now triggered.]

[1. Reward: one spirit ball, capable of forcibly capturing beasts at the Core Formation realm or below and compelling them to fight for the host.]

[2. Critical strike on revenge points: the host gains two hundred thousand revenge points, already deposited in the System Shop.]

Ning Bei ignored Qin Yu’s roar; because all his attention was on the system’s rewards, which were unprecedentedly extravagant!

But Wang Teng, Zhao Ming, and the others were furious.

“F*** your mother, who gave you the right to speak? What the hell are you?”

“Earlier you begged to team up with us, and our kind-hearted Senior Brother Ning let you join, yet you tried to snatch the Blood Ganoderma and now you dare sow discord?”

“Brothers, get him!”

The crowd was truly enraged.

Without another word, they charged straight at Qin Yu.

They had relied on Ning Bei’s protection all the way to gather spirit items on Shura Cliff, yet now Qin Yu had jumped out to tear Ning Bei down.

This was a slap in their faces!

What could be tolerated, what could not be tolerated.

“Wait…?”

Qin Yu went numb.

He had never meant to anger everyone, yet why did they all want to beat him up?

Just as he considered asking his master for help, a white-fang tiger beast suddenly charged out of the cave.

“Roar!”

As the saying went, a tiger’s roar shook the forest.

That single roar made the earth quake within several miles.

It was actually a Core Formation realm beast?

“Bad news. This seems to be the beast guarding the Blood Ganoderma,” Qin Jiujiu’s expression changed as she hurriedly warned, “Fall back, keep your distance.”

“Ha ha.”

In contrast, Qin Yu laughed heartily, “You managed to provoke a Core Formation realm beast; today is the day you die.”

The power the soul remnant had given him was enough to protect himself for now, but Ning Bei and Qin Jiujiu alone could never shield those outer disciples at the Qi-Refining stage.

That would be a fool’s dream!

The appearance of this white-fang tiger beast was bound to cost many lives.

Once a disciple died, the academy would surely hold Ning Bei responsible for bringing them to Shura Cliff, and he would probably lose his chief disciple status.

At that thought, Qin Yu felt heaven itself was helping him; his hardships were finally ending.

“Senior Brother Ning, save us…”

Several disciples cried for help, their faces pale.

The white-fang tiger’s gaze carried such pressure that their legs turned to jelly and they could not even muster the strength to flee.

“We’re done for.”

Wang Teng and the others were drenched in sweat as they stared at the beast in terror.

A Core Formation realm beast…

Even as inner-sect disciples, they would probably die nine times out of ten.

Qin Jiujiu clenched her pink fists; at this point she would probably have to use her trump card to help everyone escape…

She did not want to see Ning Bei held accountable by the academy.

“Let me handle it!”

Just before she made her move, Ning Bei grabbed her hand and gave her a gentle smile.

“Mm?”

Qin Jiujiu blinked.

Ning Bei strolled toward the white-fang tiger beast, as calm as could be, and said, “Brother Tiger, it hasn’t been easy for you to cultivate to this level; don’t do anything foolish.”

“Ha ha ha.”

Hearing this, Qin Yu burst into loud laughter. “You idiot, I thought you were going to do something, but you’re here to reason with it? If reasoning worked, why would we bother cultivating?”

Faced with Qin Yu’s rampant mockery;

Wang Teng and the others looked at each other; they did not even have the courage to retort, for they also felt Ning Bei’s action was a bit superfluous.

Would a demon beast talk reason with you?

Especially one that was a grand beast at the Core Formation realm.

“Human brat, are you insulting this king?”

The white-fang tiger beast spoke in human tongue.

“Whoa!”

The crowd drew in a sharp breath, dumbfounded.

In the cultivation world many beasts could speak, but one that managed it at the Core Formation realm was certainly no ordinary creature.

And judging from its response, it clearly did not intend to let the matter drop.

“Exactly.”

At this moment Qin Yu jumped out again and said, “Tiger King, he really is insulting you. Look, he picked all the Blood Ganoderma. I tried to stop him at first, but they wouldn’t listen!”

He had finally seized an opportunity.

The appearance of this white-fang tiger beast was practically heaven’s favor upon him.

Ning Bei, are you going to die this time or not!

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