Elder Shan Ying from Twin Success Valley and ng Zhang had so dealings in the past. When Twin Success Valley called for its subordinate forces to besiege the sand monsters, ng Zhang was the first to discover the nest of the sand monsters and reported it to Xiao Shenqiang and Shan Ying.
After Xiao Shenqiang's death, Twin Success Valley still kept its promise and exempted Taiyi Sect from offerings for three years.
Later, when ng Zhang attended Forest Mountain School's Foundation Building dharma eting, Shan Ying and Dan Yihu appeared, and ng Zhang glanced at them from afar.
As for any deeper relationship, there wasn't any.
The Foundation Building cultivator from Twin Success Valley was a prominent figure in the area, but ng Zhang had no interest in currying favor with him.
Now, when Xu Chengxian ntioned Shan Ying, ng Zhang was unsure of his intentions.
While contemplating Xu Chengxian's motives, ng Zhang honestly replied, "Elder Shan Ying may seem cold, but he actually values nurturing younger disciples."
"Back then, the Zhao Family cultivator was not honest and dared to take Twin Success Valley's Lesser Foundation Building Pill, which angered the Twin Success Valley Sect Master. This incident is still fresh in the minds of many in Twin Success Valley."
"For the past few years, Elder Shan Ying has been tirelessly investigating the killing of Elder Xiao Shenqiang. Recently, I heard that so people saw him in Singing Sand City."
ng Zhang had been the one responsible for Xiao Shenqiang's death. Now, hearing Xu Chengxian ntion those past events, ng Zhang felt sowhat uneasy.
After listening to Xu Chengxian's words, ng Zhang carefully pondered and understood the implication.
Although he didn't know why Xu Chengxian pointed him to seek help from Elder Shan Ying, ng Zhang expressed his gratitude with a bow. "Thank you for your guidance, Senior. I will keep it in mind."
"I haven't given you any guidance. These are all your own thoughts," Xu Chengxian chuckled. "Rember, I'm not being polite with you. I really didn't teach you anything, and you must rember that."
Xu Chengxian's tone beca stern. "If you speak casually about this after leaving, I won't rember any friendship between us."
Now ng Zhang completely understood.
Xu Chengxian had directed him to seek help from Elder Shan Ying at Twin Success Valley, but he must not reveal that it ca from Xu Chengxian. There was so hidden significance behind this, but ng Zhang didn't have the ti to dwell on it now.
Since Xu Chengxian had shown him a clear path, he would act accordingly.
ng Zhang couldn't help but slap himself on the head. How could he be so foolish? When the Zhao Family offended Twin Success Valley in the past, he had witnessed it firsthand. How could he have overlooked the possibility of leveraging Twin Success Valley's power to suppress the Zhao Family?
Of course, ng Zhang understood that due to killing Elder Xiao Shenqiang, he always felt a bit uneasy when facing Twin Success Valley cultivators. Thus, he had always kept his distance from them.
As for secretly mining scarlet copper without Twin Success Valley's knowledge, ng Zhang wasn't too worried. Among Twin Success Valley's subordinate forces, not everyone was willing to be exploited by the sect.
According to Li Xuan, many forces had concealed their inco and reduced their offerings to Twin Success Valley. As long as they weren't too obvious about it, Twin Success Valley would often overlook such matters.
After leaving Linshan, ng Zhang rushed to Singing Sand City at the fastest speed.
Li Xuan, who was familiar with Singing Sand City, put aside his formation practice and ca over when ng Zhang called him.
Through Li Xuan's connections, ng Zhang finally learned where Elder Shan Ying lived.
Shan Ying didn't reside in Twin Success Valley's territory but lived with a friend on the west side of Singing Sand City in a secluded and rarely visited location.
Ard with gifts, ng Zhang visited Elder Shan Ying alone.
It was a secluded courtyard, and an inconspicuous old man guarded the entrance. The old man was quite old, only at the Refining Qi Triple realm of cultivation.
ng Zhang skillfully handed him a few low-grade spirit stones and presented his gifts, stating his purpose to et Twin Success Valley's Elder Shan Ying.
Having received the benefits, the old man was not difficult to talk to. He asked ng Zhang to wait for a mont and then went inside to announce his arrival.
The wait took quite so ti. ng Zhang didn't show any impatience and continued waiting patiently.
After more than half an hour, the old man ca out from the courtyard and said coldly, "Elder Shan Ying asked you to co in."
The old man led the way, guiding ng Zhang to et Shan Ying.
Shan Ying was sitting on a reclining chair in the garden, seemingly half-asleep with his eyes closed.
ng Zhang entered, and Shan Ying still didn't open his eyes or make any gesture to welco him.
ng Zhang didn't dare to be negligent and imdiately paid his respects.
"Junior ng Zhang from Taiyi Sect pays respects to the Senior."
Shan Ying made a faint hum as a response.
Seeing that Shan Ying didn't speak, ng Zhang hesitated for a mont before deciding to employ his acting skills to the fullest.
With an extrely aggrieved tone, ng Zhang began to plead his case to Shan Ying.
He narrated how domineering the Zhao Family was and how they oppressed Taiyi Sect, and how helpless he felt in the face of such injustice.
As he continued, ng Zhang's tone beca more emotional, and he even shed tears, delivering a heart-wrenching performance.
The sorrow and helplessness in his words were enough to evoke sympathy and tears from the listeners.
ng Zhang secretly admired himself. He couldn't believe he could put on such a convincing act. If he had entered the entertainnt industry before transmigrating, he might have beco a renowned actor.
Still, Shan Ying remained unmoved, and ng Zhang had to keep up his act, even though he had a feeling that Shan Ying had seen through his act from the beginning.
"Your petty affairs between Taiyi Sect and the Zhao Family hold no interest for . I, as a mber of Twin Success Valley, won't get involved in your disputes," Shan Ying finally spoke.
"The most important thing for Twin Success Valley is to ensure fairness and justice, which allows us to govern so many forces."
Shan Ying's words disappointed ng Zhang. Was his trip all in vain?
Just then, a middle-aged man entered the garden.
Pointing to the man, Shan Ying said to ng Zhang, "This kid is Zhou Shengkao, a descendant of an old friend of mine. He is always ddling in other people's business without anything better to do."
"Whatever you have to talk about, go talk to him. I'm too lazy to listen, and I don't want to ddle either."
With that, Shan Ying waved his hand, dismissing ng Zhang.
Zhou Shengkao led ng Zhang out, but instead of leading him outside, he took him to a nearby room.
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