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Chapter 3: No Longer Allowing Myself to Be Played, Stirring the Empress’s Heartstrings

Once he opened the shop—

A dazzling array of goods came into view, covering everything from techniques, weapons, and armor to countless other items.

“This is even more complete than what the trading houses carry!”

Ning Bei swiped downward with his finger, and the price in Revenge Points was listed under each item, many running into the millions and tens of millions.

Some even cost over a hundred million Revenge Points.

Any of these placed on the Cangxuan Continent would already be legendary.

“I’ve only got ten thousand Revenge Points; there isn’t much I can buy!”

Ning Bei rubbed his chin.

【Host, rest assured; as long as you complete Revenge missions and alter the course of your life, you will gain an endless stream of Revenge Points.】

【Moreover, the greater the revenge, the more Revenge Points you will receive; we will never reduce you to a mere pawn.】

“Baby, I love you.”

Faced with such a thoughtful system, Ning Bei grinned and rubbed his hands together like a scheming fly.

After browsing for a while, he spent his Revenge Points to exchange for an Essence Convergence Pill.

The so-called Essence Convergence Pill was a realm-targeted pill several times more potent than a Gathering Qi Pill.

When Ning Bei refined it, perhaps because his potential had been unlocked, he wasted nothing, absorbing every trace of spiritual energy within the pill.

As a result, a single Essence Convergence Pill pushed him to mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

Feeling the abundant power inside him, Ning Bei could not believe it: “Qin Jiujiu is only mid Foundation Establishment, right? Does that mean I can also compete for chief disciple?”

Thinking of the benefits of being chief disciple, Ning Bei grew expectant.

If he became chief disciple, he would be the Academy’s favored son and enjoy a torrent of resources.

….

Part-time Disciples’ Quarters.

When Lin Yueyao heard that Qin Yu had been beaten, she hurried over at once.

She saw Qin Yu hanging by one leg from a roof beam, and his already plain face was now bruised black and blue, so miserable she could hardly bear to look.

Lin Yueyao felt awful and asked, “Qin Yu, does it still hurt?”

“You’re here, Yueyao… don’t worry,” Qin Yu said, still putting on airs despite his state, “I was simply not skilled enough and let you see me make a fool of myself.”

“What are you talking about? How could I laugh at you?”

Lin Yueyao shook her head in distress.

What she hated most was seeing Qin Yu shoulder all the pain by himself.

The next moment she said, “Don’t worry, the Academy’s rules are strict; if they dare bully you like this, I’ll fetch an Elder to uphold justice for you.”

“Don’t.”

Qin Yu hurriedly pulled her back and pretended to struggle, “Let it go, Yueyao; I’m only a part-time disciple, not even outer disciple, and even if the Elders find out… forget it, I don’t want you being targeted because of me.”

“Heaven always tests those destined for greatness; a little hardship is nothing to me, Qin Yu, and one day I will win my dignity back myself!”

After playing the innocent victim, Qin Yu still found time to show off.

Lin Yueyao bought it completely and sighed, “If they had even half your breadth of mind, they wouldn’t bully others; Qin Yu, I believe in you.”

“Thank you, Yueyao,” Qin Yu forced a bitter smile, “so please stop worrying about it… besides, your fiancé threw the first punch.”

“….”

The more innocent Qin Yu appeared, the worse Lin Yueyao felt, and she took a deep breath and said, “I can make Ning Bei apologize to you; I’ll make him kneel and beg your forgiveness!”

After speaking, she spun around and left in agitation.

Watching her back, Qin Yu curled his lips into a cold smile, “Ning Bei, so what if you’re strong? Your fiancée is on my side, hahaha!”

…

After he finished cultivating, Ning Bei walked through the Heavenly Martial Academy, taking in the novel surroundings, hardly believing that the cultivation world he had once dreamed about had actually become his reality.

“Ning Bei!”

A displeased voice suddenly sounded behind him; it was Lin Yueyao.

Ning Bei frowned.

“Why did you hit Qin Yu? Does bullying someone give you a sense of accomplishment? Go and apologize to him!” Lin Yueyao strode over and ordered regardless of the occasion.

She felt nothing was wrong; she always acted this way in front of Ning Bei.

“Are you teaching me how to behave?” Ning Bei asked expressionlessly.

“?”

Lin Yueyao froze, apparently not expecting this attitude from Ning Bei.

How dared he speak to her like that?

Had he taken gunpowder today?

Shocked though she was, she remained unfazed and directly tossed the pills to Ning Bei:

“If you don’t apologize to Qin Yu today, I don’t want your Gathering Qi Pills, and from now on I’ll never accept anything from you again!”

“Oh? That’s wonderful,” Ning Bei said in surprise, stored the pills in the system warehouse, and turned to leave.

“?”

Seeing this, Lin Yueyao was instantly stupefied.

Her threat had actually failed, even though it had always worked before!

Watching Ning Bei walk away, Lin Yueyao, who had never been so cold-shouldered, flew into a rage and shouted, “Ning Bei, I want to annul our engagement!”

Her voice was loud, as though she wanted everyone around to hear.

Although she did not understand Ning Bei’s odd behavior today, she was not afraid; having always held the upper hand in the relationship, she naturally could not tolerate his indifference.

Today she would make him utterly lose face: “If you don’t kneel and apologize to Qin Yu, I’ll annul our engagement right now!”

“Whoosh—”

Gasps of shock rose all around at her words.

“Did I hear that right? Lin Yueyao wants to break off her engagement with Senior Brother Ning?”

“Apparently it’s because of the fight with Qin Yu, but Qin Yu broke the rules first; Senior Brother Ning did nothing wrong!”

“I heard Lin Yueyao has been very close to Qin Yu lately; Senior Brother Ning will probably have to swallow the grievance again.”

While everyone stood in shock, Ning Bei turned to Lin Yueyao, his handsome face showing a flash of excitement, “You just said you want to annul our engagement?”

“Yes… unless you kneel before Qin Yu and apologize!”

Lin Yueyao lifted her chin and declared proudly.

Seeing the excitement on Ning Bei’s face, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

It seemed she had Ning Bei dancing in her palm again, just like before.

Clap, clap, clap!

Yet instead of an apology, the next moment she saw Ning Bei applaud loudly.

“Great, I agree!”

“Senior Brothers and Sisters, Junior Brothers and Sisters, please bear witness; from this moment on, our engagement is completely dissolved.”

Ning Bei did not hesitate and announced the happy news in public.

After all, the label of boot-licking dog weighed heavily on him, and he had been fretting over how to clear his name; wasn’t this the perfect chance?

Two birds with one stone!

In contrast, Lin Yueyao was dumbfounded… Ning Bei agreed?

How could he agree?

All along, no matter how excessive her demands, Ning Bei had always indulged her.

Besides, this was not the first time she had threatened to end the engagement; every other time Ning Bei had begged her to take it back.

“Don’t regret it; even if you beg my forgiveness in the future… I won’t give you another chance!”

Although she sensed something was off with Ning Bei, she still threatened him angrily for the sake of her pride.

“Whoever regrets is no son of his mother.”

“Oh right… you and Qin Yu seem close, so I wish you two eternal happiness.”

Ning Bei spoke with firm resolve.

With that he turned and left, clearly unwilling to waste any more time on Lin Yueyao.

“Is Senior Brother Ning serious?”

“Great, I always thought Lin Yueyao didn’t deserve Senior Brother Ning’s devotion.”

“Now we can finally breathe; our chests feel lighter too!”

Ning Bei’s sudden decision to let go caught everyone off guard, yet without exception applause erupted all around.

Staring at Ning Bei’s indifferent back, Lin Yueyao felt her mind go blank.

She could not believe that the Ning Bei who had once cared so deeply about her would treat her like this today… and even wish her happiness with another man.

The cheers around her made her cheeks burn even hotter, and she could only grit her teeth and leave.

At that moment, Qin Jiujiu stood within the crowd, gazing at Ning Bei’s straight back, and an unfamiliar feeling rose in her heart: “Is it because of me?”

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