Immortal Dynasty Hounds

Chapter 59 A Song of Ice and Fire

"Young master, when we interrogate him, should we be more polite, or..."

The speaker was Du Jiu.

Qi Shiyun arranged two people for him, and Lian Shanxin asked Qi Wenbin to stay near his home and try to break through to the Qi Condensation Realm first.

Also, protect my parents' safety and keep an eye on the business of "Huichuntang".

Du Jiu was obviously more flexible, so Lian Shanxin allowed Du Jiu to stay at Bailudong Academy so that he could easily order him around.

Now, Du Jiu has once again demonstrated his agility.

They did not disappoint Lian Shanxin's high expectations.

Lian Shanxin thought for a moment and then instructed, "First, find out if there are any important figures in the He family he comes from."

"No."

The speaker was Zeng Ningbing.

Until He Ruoyu was taken away, Zeng Ningbing did not plead for him at all.

Of course, Zeng Ningbing had already stood up.

No matter how unusual her hobbies are, she will act like a normal person in broad daylight.

Seeing Lian Shanxin's composed demeanor, Zeng Ningbing took the initiative to explain, "Although the He family is a humble family, no great figures have ever emerged from them. Otherwise, He Ruoyu wouldn't be so obsequious to me; he wants to use me to climb up the Golden Scale Alliance."

Lian Shanxin nodded: "I didn't expect you to know this too."

Zeng Ningbing snorted coldly, "I'm not stupid. If He Ruoyu truly loves me, I naturally wouldn't treat him so coldly and take advantage of him."

"is it?"

Lian Shanxin was skeptical of this.

Even fools say they're not fools.

"Let's investigate further. Just in case the He family has some hidden strength, we can clear up any misunderstandings in time," Lian Shan said.

Du Jiu nodded slightly.

"If it is found that the He family really has no background, then we should take the necessary measures and focus on investigating his relationship with Lin Xiangwen."

Du Jiu seemed to be thinking: "Does Your Excellency suspect Lin Xiangwen?"

"Ah."

"If the adults are suspicious of it, then the 'Purple Lightning Sword' probably does have some problems."

Du Jiu raised the level of importance attached to it.

He did not believe that Lian Shanxin was framing him.

Because Lianshanxin was the first to report Qu Jiatong, and it has been verified that it is true.

He had previously instructed him and Qi Wenbin to investigate Dai Yueying, and it was confirmed that she was indeed a member of the Demonic Sect.

In Du Jiu's eyes, although Lian Shanxin was ruthless, he was dedicated to capturing members of the Demonic Cult and had an extremely keen sense of smell.

"I will personally interrogate him."

After Du Jiu left, Zeng Ningbing sneered, "You're trying to frame He Ruoyu."

"What do you mean?"

“He Ruoyu is only two years older than us, so he is our peer. Your conflict with him could have been resolved with a sword, but you used ‘Nine Heavens,’ which clearly means you wanted to kill him.”

Lian Shanxin looked at Zeng Ningbing again with surprise.

Then, unsurprisingly, he discovered that the emperor had really good genes.

Dai Yueying possesses a rare inner charm, naturally exuding a captivating and alluring aura.

Zeng Ningbing, on the other hand, has a different style—an ice queen, cold and aloof.

She wore a pure white silk robe, as white as snow, over which was a long, thin, ice-blue silk robe. The fabric was as smooth as ice, reflecting the twilight and gleaming with a cold, eerie light, as if it had absorbed the chill of late autumn and kept everyone at a distance.

Lian Shanxin shifted his gaze upward, quietly admiring her face. Zeng Ningbing's eyebrows were long and slender like distant, cold mountains, but they were not gentle and graceful. Instead, they were slightly gathered, with an frost-like color that never melts, and they flew sharply into her temples, carrying an aloof and unapproachable air.

Her nose was straight and sculpted like ice and jade, its lines cold and sharp, just like her expression, devoid of any soft curves. Only her lips added a touch of color to this cold, jade-like essence—a very pale coral, like the most restrained, delicate red of a plum blossom just beginning to bloom. This lip color, far from bringing warmth, made her entire face appear even colder and more imposing, revealing an almost cruel, aloof beauty that dared not be looked at directly.

Of course, Lian Shanxin's stare was very bold. It even crossed some lines.

"You ice queen, you shouldn't talk too much, you know that?"

Zeng Ningbing snorted coldly, "I don't talk this much in front of other men."

Lian Shanxin laughed: "Were you born with this skill?"

"Are you humiliating me?" Zeng Ningbing's expression changed slightly, her eyes filled with shame and anger.

Lian Shanxin shrugged and readily admitted, "Yeah, I'm humiliating you? What? Don't you like being humiliated by me?"

“I don’t like it, Lian Shanxin. I’m warning you, you have a 50% chance of becoming a dead man.”

"I get the feeling that you really like it, even enjoy it."

Lian Shanxin became increasingly certain of Zeng Ningbing's peculiar habits.

Of course, he respected it.

I was even quite happy for Zeng Ningbing.

If she didn't have this peculiar habit, her life path would have been much narrower.

"Lian Shanxin, what do you take me for?" Zeng Ningbing was truly enraged.

Lian Shanxin thought about it seriously and replied earnestly, "A woman with a huge contrast?"

Zeng Ningbing's hand gripping the sword stiffened.

"But men really like this contrast."

Lian Shanxin added.

"I...it's because of the cultivation technique I practice, it has nothing to do with my nature."

Zeng Ningbing also realized that she seemed to be giving herself away a bit.

Usually, it's others who fawn over her.

A dignified Ice Fairy cannot do such a thing.

So she tried to explain herself.

"Hmm? Cultivation technique?"

What does this have to do with the cultivation method?
No one understands your bloodline better than I do.

This is something you have in your genes.

However, Zeng Ningbing did not understand this point.

"What kind of cultivation technique do you practice?" Lian Shanxin asked.

Zeng Ningbing hesitated.

"What? You still want to keep it a secret from me?"

Lian Shanxin raised his voice slightly, and Zeng Ningbing, who was already prepared to tell him everything, immediately spoke up: "The Record of Frosty Bloom and Flowing Flames".

"The Record of Frosty Splendor and Flowing Flames? What is that?"

This was the first time Lian Shanxin had heard of it.

Zeng Ningbing explained, "It is one of the most precious martial arts offered by the Golden Scale Alliance. Compared to other martial arts, the Frost Blossom and Flowing Flame Record allows one to attempt to condense two different types of true qi starting from the Qi Condensation Realm, making one twice as strong as other martial artists of the same level. Before the Qi Condensation Realm, I mainly cultivated 'Frost Blossom,' so my attacks were often extremely cold. After the Qi Condensation Realm, I can cultivate 'Frost Blossom' and 'Flowing Flame' simultaneously."

Lian Shanxin's expression was strange: "Frosty Radiance... Ice and Fire?"

"Yes, extreme contrast creates extreme power, this is the 'Frosty Flame Record'. This technique has also indirectly influenced my personality. Lian Shanxin, don't think that I fell in love with you at first sight because I was defeated by you. I just refuse to be humiliated like this by any other man. If you don't let me remain pure and innocent, I will let you know what 'Frosty Flame Kills' means."

Zeng Ningbing's efforts to explain were completely ignored by Lian Shanxin.

He muttered again, "A world of extremes, this road is getting wider and wider."

"How did you know that the ultimate move of the 'Frosty Flame Record' in the Qi Condensation Realm is 'Dual Heaven of Ice and Fire'?" Zeng Ningbing asked, somewhat surprised.

Lianshanxin: "..."

That feeling is back again:
　I originally wanted to insert a picture of Fan Wei and Lu Han, but it wouldn't pass the review, so I can only use this one. Please bear with it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)