Ch 311: Treasures Of The Nurturing God Hall
Wu Qiuqiu felt a sudden dizziness.
Below was an abyss, and if she hadn’t known Uncle Qiu was taking her to the Nurturing God Hall, she would have thought he was taking her to commit suicide.
A brief wind sound reached her ears, and soon, Wu Qiuqiu felt her feet land as she was put down.
Opening her eyes, she saw that they had arrived at the entrance of the Ice Palace.
“Ridge Lord! Saintess!”
Seeing the two arrive, the guards at the gate immediately bowed, quickly opening the gate and inviting them in.
The Nurturing God Hall wasn’t large, lacking the ornate carvings and architecture of the Ice Palace on the Main Peak, yet it gave a solemn and weighty feeling.
Wu Qiuqiu even faintly sensed a familiar power.
“Young One, let’s go in and have a look. The thing is inside.” Xuan Qiu gently rubbed Wu Qiuqiu’s head, a trace of excitement flashing in his eyes at the thought of what was about to happen.
If Qiuzai could absorb the power of that thing, his hope of rescuing his Master would be even greater.
Wu Qiuqiu nodded, taking small steps forward.
Curious to look around the Palace Interior, as soon as she stepped through the Nurturing God Hall’s gate, Wu Qiuqiu felt a forceful wind rushing towards her.
“Saintess, let’s have a competition!”
A Jing followed behind the cubs and quickly arrived behind the gate, seeing the little cub entering.
Wearing a pink beast hide dress, her skin seemed whiter than snow. Upon entering, she looked around, appearing innocent and naive.
A Jing immediately felt a surge of disdain.
This is the Saintess?
She doesn’t seem very powerful. With those thin arms and legs, how could she have won first place in the selection?
It must all be boasting!
His dissatisfaction grew. For a cub like this, the Ridge Lord had stopped their training, all because the Saintess was born better than them and was born into the Ridge Lord’s family.
A Jing gritted his teeth, a trace of displeasure flashing in his eyes. His hands transformed into paws, wielding wind blades as he charged towards Wu Qiuqiu.
The cubs’ attention was on the Saintess; none noticed A Jing’s intentions.
By the time he rushed out, it was too late to stop him.
Seeing Wu Qiuqiu standing there dumbfounded, looking terrified, A Jing felt even more triumphant.
What a waste, a Saintess who’s scared so easily.
“Saintess!”
The cubs watching, held their breath.
How could A Jing sneak attack!
The Saintess is so young and unfamiliar with the Nurturing God Hall. A Jing’s surprise attack would surely injure her.
A Jing’s punishment is a small matter, but if the Ridge Lord is angered and expels them all from the Nurturing God Hall, they’re done for.
For a moment, the cubs’ hearts hung in the air.
The guard nearby was also startled.
What’s wrong with this cub? They dared to attack the Saintess! Quickly reacting, they prepared to stop A Jing.
However, before the guard could act, Wu Qiuqiu raised her hand.
A powerful gale force wind rose from Wu Qiuqiu’s feet, like a sturdy shield. Before A Jing could reach her, he was blown away by the gale force wind.
“Bang!”
Wu Qiuqiu, now quick-witted, thought an exotic race had infiltrated the Nurturing God Hall and was attacking.
Upon hearing the sound and looking closely, she found it was a cub, around ten years old, who had been thrown against the wall.
The wall was made of ice, and the ice around the cub cracked, like a spiderweb, dense and intricate.
A hole formed in the center, perfectly fitting the cub.
“Cough… cough…” A Jing clutched his chest, coughing violently, completely stunned.
How could this cub be so strong?
His Wind Control ability was the strongest in the history of the Nurturing God Hall. At only twelve, he could pierce ice with wind blades.
But this cub, with a mere hand raise, produced a gale force wind that was a hundred times harder than ice. A single touch sent him flying.
Is this even a cub?
Before he could figure it out, the nearby guard stepped forward, pulling him from the ice wall and supporting him on either side.
“A Jing, who gave you the courage to sneak attack the Saintess!”
The Beastkin guard escorted A Jing before Xuan Qiu.
Xuan Qiu entered behind Wu Qiuqiu, his gaze lightly sweeping over A Jing, who felt a chill run down his spine.
He hastily explained, “I, I didn’t sneak attack the Saintess, I only wanted to compete with her.”
“Compete? Is that how you compete? If the Saintess had been harmed, could you bear the responsibility!” the guard roared.
“And you cubs, what’s wrong with you all? The Ridge Lord rarely comes here, and you don’t even know how to behave!”
“Ridge Lord, this is A Jing of the Nurturing God Hall. How do you wish to deal with him?”
The guard cautiously asked Xuan Qiu.
Thankfully, the Saintess is alright. If she had been injured, not only these cubs, but they too would have suffered.
The cubs cowered behind, each keeping silent about their earlier incitement of A Jing.
They just wanted to join in the fun, but didn’t want to be punished.
Seeing this, A Jing gritted his teeth, lowered his head, prepared for punishment.
Today, he miscalculated. He couldn’t beat the Saintess, but he accepted the punishment.
Given the Ridge Lord’s care for the Saintess, he knew the Ridge Lord wouldn’t let him off.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Qiu merely glanced at Wu Qiuqiu, “A Jing, I remember you. Your talent is not bad.”
A Jing was startled, seeing Xuan Qiu wave his hand indifferently.
“Let him go. In the future, any cub who wants to compete with the Young One must first win first place in the Nurturing God Hall to have the chance.”
The Young One isn’t as fragile as Long Ran; Xuan Qiu wasn’t worried about her getting hurt.
On the contrary, by using their strength to subdue these cubs, it would be beneficial to the Young One in the future.
As the Master’s Young One, how could she not have a hundred or so followers!
A Jing stood there dumbfounded, looking at Xuan Qiu in disbelief.
The Ridge Lord wasn’t punishing him?
And getting first place would give him a chance to compete with the Saintess?
When that fake Saintess was around, the Ridge Lord never did this.
A Jing stared blankly at Wu Qiuqiu.
Seeing her looking over, Wu Qiuqiu waved and offered what she considered a friendly smile.
Since it was Uncle Qiu’s words, and it was just a competition, she had no problem with it.
Uncle Qiu was her golden thigh right now!
She had to get Uncle Qiu’s treasure first, then find Qingya before offending him.
Wu Qiuqiu naturally wasn’t as close to Xuan Qiu as she was to Bai Feng and the others. Though outwardly harmonious, she was secretly wary.
Seeing Wu Qiuqiu’s bright smile, A Jing’s cheeks flushed, feeling a little embarrassed.
He hadn’t expected the Saintess to be so generous, not even angry about his sneak attack…
He had been too much.
If it had been that imposter, she would have already angrily reported him to the Ridge Lord, having him expelled from the Nurturing God Hall.
“Ridge Lord, I know I was wrong. I was in the wrong earlier. I wanted to compete with the Saintess without giving prior notice, and I attacked her. I will take my punishment!”
A Jing suddenly raised his head, looked straight at Xuan Qiu, and then ran into the Nurturing God Hall to do extra training.
“Ridge Lord, this…” the Beastkin guard broke out in a cold sweat.
This kid completely ignored the Ridge Lord’s words.
“It’s alright, let him be.” Xuan Qiu was in a good mood and didn’t care about these small matters. Waving his hand, he said to Wu Qiuqiu,
“Young One, come with me.”
Wu Qiuqiu’s eyes lit up; she nodded eagerly and immediately followed.
Xuan Qiu led Wu Qiuqiu to a deserted secret chamber.
As soon as he opened the door, Wu Qiuqiu’s heart skipped a beat. She felt an extremely familiar power that made her blood boil…
