kingnovel Chapter 1298 She is not alive
Chapter 1298 She is not alive
Manshan actually withdrew?
The whole place was dead silent.
You can hear a pin drop.
The expressions of amusement on the faces of all the prodigies turned to shock.
Who is Man Shan? Even those who have never dealt with him have heard of him.
Arrogant, conceited, and extremely warlike.
Once he sets his mind on something, he will definitely do it.
But just because of Ning Ruan's words, he actually stepped down?
If Manshan could be this obedient, would it still be Manshan?
"What...what did you do to him???"
Chi Ling was the one closest to Ning Ruan, and because of this, her surprise was far greater than that of the others.
She saw nothing.
I couldn't sense even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy.
How exactly did Ningruan manage to do that?
She couldn't figure it out.
"I just told him not to stop me."
Ning Ruan chuckled and asked in return, "What did I do?"
Chiling: "..."
Ning Ruan didn't do anything, she simply wouldn't believe it.
But unfortunately, she couldn't produce any evidence.
"Fellow Daoist, if we don't spar, can we still enjoy the feast?" Ning Ruan looked at her earnestly, her tone sincere.
There was absolutely no element of joking about it.
Chiling opened her mouth, but finally managed to squeeze out two words through gritted teeth: "...It's edible."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a hearty and loud laugh came from the depths of the back garden, instantly drowning out all the discussions and commotion.
"Of course, hahaha!"
Amidst laughter, Long Jun, the city lord of Jiaocheng, dressed in a black dragon robe and wearing a purple-gold crown, descended in a leap.
He was accompanied by a woman.
Nine tails fluttered behind her, her figure was alluring, and every move she made was captivating.
"The Azure Sea Tide Banquet is intended to provide a platform for all of you outstanding talents to get to know each other, make friends, and exchange ideas."
Long Jun's gaze swept across the entire room, his voice steady and powerful, "But since it is called a 'banquet,' it is naturally centered on the banquet and the food."
"It's the same to start the banquet first and then discuss the principles."
"..."
Upon hearing this, the dozens of prodigies present fell silent.
The Merfolk's Azure Sea Tide Feast also exists in other Eternal Realms.
Although it's a rare sight, quite a few of them are actually participating for the first time.
But has there ever been such a precedent?
In the past, the most outstanding individuals would first engage in fierce battles to determine who was superior, and only then would the banquet arrive late, serving as a way to ease the tension and celebrate their victory.
Today's arrangement... seems to be a deliberate change of schedule so that Ning Ruan can sit down and start the banquet in a natural way.
For a moment, the way everyone looked at Ning Ruan became even more complicated.
There was jealousy, there was scrutiny, but above all, there was a deep sense of apprehension.
For Long Jun, the notoriously domineering and powerful city lord, to make an exception for him like this, this human prodigy must be far more important than they imagined.
"Young Fellow Daoist Ning," Long Jun's gaze finally settled on Ning Ruan, a perfectly timed smile on his face, "how about we begin the banquet?"
To everyone's surprise, Ning Ruan did not respond to the city lord's blatant overtures.
Her gaze didn't even linger on Long Jun, the main character, for a moment. Instead, it passed over him and landed directly on the smiling nine-tailed female cultivator beside him.
His gaze was exceptionally focused, with an inquisitive look, as if he were looking at something rare and unusual.
Stared at like that, the nine-tailed female cultivator's smile froze slightly, but she quickly regained her charming and alluring appearance, and even winked at Ning Ruan with a rather flirtatious manner.
Are you a nine-tailed fox?
Ning Ruan finally spoke, asking a question that seemed completely unrelated.
The nine-tailed female cultivator covered her lips and chuckled, her voice as sweet as honey: "Of course."
“Oh.” Ning Ruan nodded. “I once knew a nine-tailed fox.”
"Really? What a coincidence." The nine-tailed female cultivator's eyes flickered with curiosity. "I wonder which one you know, sister? What's their name? Perhaps I know them too."
Ning Ruan casually replied, "Xiao Hong."
"..."
The smile on the nine-tailed female cultivator's face froze for the second time.
Little... Red?
What an utterly perfunctory and ridiculous name!
How could the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan possibly have such a... simple and unadorned name?
She remained silent for a full two breaths before managing to maintain a smile and shaking her head: "Then I don't recognize you."
“You really don’t know him.” Ning Ruan nodded seriously, “because I made up the name.”
Nine-tailed female cultivator: "..."
Long Jun: "..."
All the prodigies: "..."
The atmosphere instantly became incredibly awkward.
Long Jun's expression also darkened, and he was about to say a few words to ease the tension.
Ning Ruan spoke first:
"I had a feeling that the city lord had a certain scent before, but the scent was too faint, so I wasn't sure."
She paused, finally shifting her gaze from the nine-tailed female cultivator back to Long Jun's face, her tone calm:
"But now, I'm sure."
"It smells like a corpse."
Long Jun: "..."
Even though he didn't want to offend Ning Ruan, the smile on his face completely disappeared at this moment.
A muscle twitched uncontrollably on that dignified and solemn face.
Even his tone gradually turned cold:
"Young Fellow Daoist Ning, what do you mean?"
"It's not interesting."
Ning Ruan showed no fear, raising her hand to touch the scroll at her waist, her gaze once again falling on the nine-tailed female cultivator whose face had turned deathly pale, devoid of any color:
"actually……"
"Her scent is much stronger than yours."
"No, or rather..."
A faint smile touched Ning Ruan's lips:
"The scent on you comes from her."
"I don't know if you're a nine-tailed fox, but you're definitely not alive. As for what kind of thing you are... it's really hard to guess."
The last sentence was clearly addressed to the nine-tailed female cultivator.
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire back garden suddenly plummeted to freezing point.
"smell?"
Long Jun slowly narrowed his eyes, and the pressure of a peak eleventh-realm expert began to spread uncontrollably.
The surrounding group of prodigies instantly became breathless.
Long Jun stared intently at Ning Ruan and asked, word by word, "Why can't I smell it?"
Ning Ruan shrugged: "It's innate; I just have a good sense of smell."
"Ning Ruan! We are complete strangers, why are you slandering me?"
The nine female cultivators' once captivating eyes were now filled with anger and disbelief.