Chapter 84
Chapter 84
"What's wrong with that? I'm just doing my job, supervising you." Jiangmo glanced at her and said indifferently.
"Heh," Ning Shu laughed, "Isn't it just a pretext to supervise me while I slack off?"
"Ah Shu, is this how you talk to your master?" Jiang Mo frowned, looking a little unhappy.
Ning Shu immediately admitted her mistake, laughing and saying, "I was wrong, Master. I just thought the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so I was trying to lighten it up!"
"What kind of atmosphere is this for cultivation?" Jiangmo stood up and slapped Ning Shu on the back of the head. "You should focus on your cultivation. Don't you realize how much worse you are than the others you hang out with?"
Ning Shu covered her head, pouted, and said, "Then why didn't you say they're several years older than me?"
"Is this your excuse for being lazy?" the demon slayer retorted. "Don't you even know how talented you are?"
With such great talent, why doesn't he cultivate properly? Sometimes, Jiangmo really wants to give his little apprentice a good beating. If he doesn't cultivate properly, isn't he just asking to be bullied when he goes out?
That won't do.
He absolutely had to urge her to cultivate.
This practice is absolutely necessary.
When it comes to talent, Ning Shu really wanted to say that she improved her talent by taking that "leg-stretching and eye-glaring pill," but even if she said it, the demon slayer would have to believe it.
"Oh no, staying here isn't a good idea. There are still so many wonderful treasures waiting for me to pick at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."
I need to figure out a way to sneak out!
[If all else fails, just kidnap my cheap master! No matter what, we can't let that brat Tang San get those things!]
Ning Shu's thoughts unexpectedly reached Jiang Mo's ears. Jiang Mo eventually got used to it, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
However, the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire?
What is that?
Is there something good inside?
Tang San?
This name sounds so familiar.
"Ah Shu, I heard you cursing me in your heart."
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Ning Shu: "Your ears are really sharp; you can even hear my thoughts."
"It's good that you know. In the future, you shouldn't keep thinking to yourself that your master is a cheap master."
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Heh heh.
You actually heard that?
Ning Shu smiled and said, "Master, I'm your apprentice, so aren't you my apprentice master too? How can you say I'm insulting you?"
Ning Shu often said the words "cheap master" on her lips, so much so that whenever her expression changed, not only could the demon slayers know what she was thinking, but even Hu Liena and the others knew what she was thinking.
Therefore, she didn't think too deeply about this matter.
The claim that she could hear her innermost thoughts was just a joke she made.
The demon-slaying man looked at her and chuckled, "Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Alright, it's almost Chinese New Year, so don't even think about going out. As for what you need to do, if it's not anything very important, just put it off for now and do it later. It's not like you have to do it right now, is it?"
Ning Shu nodded and hummed in agreement. "That's true, but Master, I also have some things I want to do. Do you want me to just cultivate like an old relic all day? Look at Grandpa Qianjun, all he does is meditate and make tea. He can't do anything else. He's become an old relic. He doesn't even know how to date."
As she spoke, she imitated Qianjun's voice with great emotion, saying, "Jiangmo, look at yourself! You're so unreliable, yet you have a disciple. With your behavior, it would be a miracle if your disciple were to be respectable!"
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Jiangmo slapped Ning Shu on the back of the head again, annoyed, "What nonsense are you spouting, Shu? Watch your words! Trying to imitate my brother? If he heard that, he'd give me a good scolding!"
"See, you're quite self-aware!" Ning Shu covered her head, the slap from the demon-slaying demon only landing on the back of her hand. She chuckled and said, "Master, I have something important to tell you."
"Is it serious business?" Jiangmo wanted to continue hitting Ning Shu a few more times, but when he heard that there was something important to say, he stopped. He frowned and looked at Ning Shu with disbelief: "What serious business could you possibly have?"
He said he didn't believe it, but he actually listened attentively.
Ning Shu snorted, "What do you mean I could have any important business? Master, you underestimate your disciple too much. I'm capable of doing plenty of important things. I recently heard about a treasure trove of land while I was out. Master, would you like to come with me?"
A treasure trove?
Jiangmo thought for a moment, could it be the place she was thinking about earlier, the place where she tricked him?
The Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire?
The demon-slaying man looked at Ning Shu with a scrutinizing gaze: "What kind of treasure land?"
Ning Shu said, "The Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire."
The demon slayer showed neither curiosity nor surprise; he simply said, "Oh, and then?"
It really is that place.
Ning Shu was not satisfied with his reaction. She frowned and said, "Master, aren't you curious about what's in that treasure land? Aren't you curious about where that treasure land is? Don't you..."
The demon-slaying demon suddenly raised his hand to interrupt her, "If you're not curious, just tell me why you want to go there, and why you asked me to go with you."
Seeing that Jiangmo showed no sign of wavering, Ning Shu could only sigh. "The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye is in the Sunset Forest, which is located within the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire. It is said that there are many treasures there that can greatly enhance a Soul Master's Soul Power, and even allow for simple Martial Soul evolution and breakthroughs to a higher realm."
Increase soul power? Evolve your martial soul? Break through to a higher realm?
This sounds very tempting, but Jiangmo has been on this continent for almost a hundred years and has never heard of such a treasure land in the Sunset Forest within the territory of the Heavenly Dou Empire.
If there really is such a treasure land, wouldn't it be seized by the Heavenly Dou royal family?
He hadn't heard the young master mention any precious land.
"Ah Shu, where did you hear all this?" Jiang Mo asked, frowning as he looked at her.
Ning Shu and Jiang Mo exchanged a glance. Yes, they could tell from their eyes that this person didn't believe what she said.
"I heard it, I heard it from someone else, Master. We can only believe these things, not deny them!"
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The demon-slaying man scrutinized her for a long time. "I think you just want to go out and play."
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Ning Shu: "No, how could I possibly make up such a reason just because I wanted to go out and have fun?"
"Then why haven't I heard such a rumor before?" Jiangmo asked rhetorically, staring at Ning Shu.
Ning Shu let out a long "uh," and said, "Then you should reflect on why you haven't heard of such rumors."
"Ah Shu, speak properly!"