Chapter 140
hapter 140: Maliciousness Against Shamelessness
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The people present all felt that he would say something to have Lin Suixin agree but he surprised everyone .
He smiled, shook his head and said, “Apologies, I refuse . ”
Lin Suixin’s eyebrows rose up . He looked at Duanmu Jingzong but did not speak .
Ding Ning looked calmly at Duanmu Jingzong’s back and said, “You do not dare?”
Everyone’s heart jumped . This was pure insult .
Duanmu Jingzong’s smile suddenly disappeared .
He turned around, looking coolly at Ding Ning and said, “I’m not in a hurry . ”
Ding Ning looked at him and said emotionlessly, “We may not meet later . ”
Duanmu Jingzong was not angry and smiled sweetly . “You are very confident . ”
“You feel that you can certainly defeat me . ”
Duanmu Jingzong said to Ding Ning and his gaze landed on Li Xixing behind Ding Ning . Then he said with a smile, “I understand your meaning . You feel you are stronger than Li Xixing and I, but that Li Xixing is weaker than I . You fear that I will encounter Li Xixing in the competition, and Li Xixing will have a tragic fate so you want to take care of me beforehand . ”
“I have seen your fighting . You are very strong . ” Duanmu Jingzong’s gaze moved back to Ding Ning after a moment . He smiled warmly . “I must win in order to become a disciple of Min Mountain Sword Sect again . I will be as careful as possible . Using a bit of energy to take care of easy opponents is much better than using a lot of energy at the start . ”
“Shameless!” Xie Rou cursed in fury .
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Duanmu Jingzong first came to challenge, and then when Ding Ning extended the invitation, he said such things . This was very shameless .
Many people present felt that Duanmu Jingzong was very shameless .
Yet the more shameless someone was, the harder they were to handle .
To be able to be this shameless in the face of a challenge, Duanmu Jingzong would rise in the eyes of some .
Besides, there was a unanimous skepticism: did Ding Ning really feel he could defeat Duanmu Jingzong?
“You really think so?”
A cold voice sounded . Many people stopped breathing .
The speaker was Li Xixing .
Li Xixing looked icily at Ding Ning .
“He only expressed his speculation,” Ding Ning looked at him and said .
“If that is the case, I thank you for your goodwill . ”
Li Xixing turned to Duanmu Jingzong and said coldly, “I will duel you . ”
When this stoic youth first spoke, most people thought of what he would say next . But when they heard his words, they could not avoid but inhale sharply .
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The old grudge was something many people in Changling knew about, especially when it concerned two marquessate establishments . If this duel really proceeded, the battle between these two youths would be bloodier and crueler than ordinary fights .
Duanmu Jingzong smiled .
He smiled sweetly, no anger on his young features . He appeared extremely innocent .
Yet, seeing this smile, many people felt cold . Their gazes unconsciously landed on the still calm Ding Ning . They began to doubt Ding Ning’s motivations in standing up at the start . They started to suspect if Ding Ning had purposefully wanted to create a situation where Li Xixing would first wear away at Duanmu Jingzong’s strength .
Duanmu Jingzong’s lips opened, revealing white teeth . He was about to speak .
Unexpectedly, Ding Ning spoke first .
“Do not accept . ” Ding Ning looked at Duanmu Jingzong, and said .
Duanmu Jingzong stilled slightly and mocked . “Why not?” He added sarcastically after a pause . “Should I fear you will say more things to challenge me?”
“I will not challenge you, I will curse at you . ” Ding Ning looked calmly at Duanmu Jingzong and said, “Very ugly cursing . ”
The people who had started to suspect Ding Ning stilled . Behind Ding Ning, Li Xixing frowned and opened his mouth to speak .
“Such a joke!” Duanmu Jingzong laughed out loud . “Will I fear your curses?”
“Your mother is a prostitute, who knows if she sold her skills rather than her body or her body rather than her skills,” Ding Ning said calmly looking at him .
Hiss…
Gasps sounded over the entire valley .
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The temperature of the valley seemed to tangibly lower alongside the gasps .
All the cultivation teachers looked in disbelief at Ding Ning, their faces stiff .
The curse was too malicious .
The teachers were of some age, and knew of the past events in Changling . They all knew that Duanmu Jingzong’s mother, Zhang Xiaohuan, had come from a brothel, and been one of the most popular singers in Changling at the time .
Many singers back then only sold their skills and not their bodies . Zhang Xiaohuan should be one of them . But the brothels would not have accurate records . At the very least, the history books of the Qin at this time would not waste ink on the lives of singers .
Something without a verdict could not be argued against .
Everyone thought that Ding Ning would attack Duanmu Jingzong with insult, and not to humiliate his mother so maliciously .
“Previously Duanmu Jingzong was very shameless, so he is very malicious . ” Hearing the gasps in the valley, Jin Liuli said softly, “He is using maliciousness against shamelessness . ”
She seemed to speak to herself but also to Yantai Guanjian . Most people’s gaze had returned to Duanmu Jingzong as she spoke .
Ordinary students would not dare to attack Duanmu Jingzong’s mother maliciously like this . Otherwise, even if they became disciples of Min Mountain Sword Sect, Duanmu Marquessate Establishment would avenge . But Ding Ning was different .
From the start, he showed he did not fear death . He did not even care about the intentions that Palace Attendant Rong had conveyed, so he would not care about the Duanmu Marquessate Establishment . This was why he could say such horrid things . Everyone was sure that he had worse things to say .
Duanmu Jingzong’s smile and calm disappeared . At this time, his young features seemed to be covered in thick frost .
“You are very good,” he said, taking a deep breath and looking at Ding Ning who was not in a hurry to speak again .
Then he turned to Lin Suixin, bowed and said, “Humiliating one’s parents is a great grudge . Sect Uncle Lin, please agree . ”
“What, you cannot stand it after hearing just one curse?” Lin Suixin had a mocking expression as he said, “If it were me, even if I heard worse things about my parents, I would consider it a fart . Those that are innocent will be proven innocent . ”
Duanmu Jingzong did not stand back up and said coldly, “Of course I am not as good as Sect Uncle Lin . ”
“Since you call me sect uncle, I gave you that word of advice . ”
Lin Suixin put away his expression, saying emotionlessly, “Since I have spoken, and you are determined, I can agree . ”
Duanmu Jingzong smiled, his young smile appearing cruel at this moment .
“You did not want to duel me but were forced to . So, I won . ” Ding Ning looked as calm as when he had started and said, “In the following duel, I will still win against you . ”
Duanmu Jingzong glanced at him and said dismissively, “Is there any meaning in saying those things now?”
There was an uproar .
Only now did everyone react and realize the duel was proceeding! Before all other fights, Duanmu Jingzong and Ding Ning would have their first fight!
A short period of time ago, everyone thought that Duanmu Jingzong was the strongest pawn in the hands of the perfect woman of the palace!
Zhang Yi’s mind was blank . He was closest to Ding Ning but he was dazed, unable to believe this was true .
In the distance, Huang Zhenwei’s brows were deeply furrowed . His eyes started to flash with an indescribable emotion . He thought of a possibility .
A possibility he did not find likely .