Part 2
Ning Xiaomiao wanted to rub his eyes, which had also turned red from crying, but Ning Yunyi stopped him and wiped them with a handkerchief. “Alright, let’s eat first. They probably won’t come down until dark.”
Having been apart for over thirty years, they surely had a lot to say.
Ning Yunyiās guess was correct. Lady Zong and the others didn’t come down until dusk. The Young City Lord had returned to normal. Aside from his red-rimmed eyes, his spirit was excellent. He had a wide grin, and his face was flushed with excitement. He jumped down the last few steps.
Lady Zong grew anxious seeing this. “You child.”
City Lord Bai followed behind, also grinning and nodding in agreement. “This child is just impulsive. Hehe, not like A-Yun, but like meānot steady.”
The Young City Lord rushed to Ning Yunyiās side, feeling like crying again. “Uncle, you truly are my great benefactor. I don’t even know how to repay you.”
He had heard from his mother about the narrow escape at the base. If it weren’t for his uncle, he wouldn’t have been able to see his mother.
And the big cat. He hadn’t expected the big cat to be useful at a critical moment. He definitely wouldn’t look down on the cat for living on handouts anymore.
Lady Zong hadn’t spoken of Marshal Zongās special identity. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust the father and son, but the people they interacted with were too complicated. One more person knowing meant one more chance of it being leaked. It was also a safeguard; if they were ever caught, they wouldn’t know anything, which might give them a way to survive.
Zong Hao watched this scene with a complicated heart, and he also felt a bit stinging. If he had known his sister was alive…
Then he shook the thought away. If he had known, he likely wouldn’t have been able to save her either and might have been sent in himself.
Zong Hao felt a sense of frustration, and he couldn’t help but look at Ning Yunyi again. For this Ning Yunyi, who had saved him and so many others, he truly had the impulse to give him everything he owned, but he had been refused.
Ning Yunyi coaxed the Young City Lord before looking at the big cat. He walked over and instinctively wanted to pinch its ear, but stopped halfway. “Come on, let’s see Big Brother Bai and the Young City Lord off together.”
It was late and time for them to leave, otherwise those guarding the Ning house might get suspicious. Lady Zong still needed treatment and couldn’t leave for now, so the family had to be apart for a few more days.
However, once her condition stabilized and they were sure she wouldn’t suffer a mental power collapse, she could just use energy stones to suppress it.
City Lord Bai remembered the jade theyād brought and handed it to Ning Yunyi. “Little Brother Bai, take these for now. Iāve already sent people to mine the rest and will have them all sent to you.”
Knowing the greatest wish of his life had been fulfilled, he could give him anything, let alone jade.
Ning Yunyi didn’t refuse; he truly needed the jade. The Crown Prince had cultivated an unknown number of mental power experts over the years. To be safe, he had to increase his own cultivation as quickly as possible. Once exposed, he would at least have the power to resist and strike back; otherwise, he would be at their mercy.
Over the next few days, City Lord Bai and the Young City Lord suppressed their longing. Every other day, they would visit the Ning house on the pretext of delivering the accounts at the end of the month to see Lady Zong.
Ning Yunyi used the jade to quickly treat Lady Zong. The main problem with her body was that years of mental power extraction had left her sea of consciousness dried up.
Although she had recovered, it would take time for her sea of consciousness to replenish its mental power. So while Ning Yunyi was slowly healing her, her mental power level was still low and would take time to recover, and even when fully healed, it wouldn’t reach her former level.
But Lady Zong was already satisfied. It was a miracle that she could walk out of that place alive. She had thought that even if she got out, she would surely be plagued by mental power collapses. She hadn’t expected Mr. Bai to actually be able to suppress them.
She was grateful and content. “What do I need to do next? If the Crown Prince finds out that A-Hao has recovered, will he strike at him again?”
This was her greatest worry; the Crown Prince wanted the Zong family and would strike at the Marshal sooner or later.
Ning Yunyi shook his head. “It’s not time yet. We don’t have the strength to resist him. What you need to do now is recover. Later, youāll be the one to come forward and expose the evil deeds of that base established by the Crown Prince…”
But they still lacked an opportunity. Not just an opportunity; before exposing him, they needed to remove his claws so that even if he were exposed, he wouldn’t have the strength to resist.
Currently, they had no chance of victory.
So during this time, aside from treating Lady Zong, they also needed to let Marshal Zong recover as quickly as possible, just in case.
If the Crown Prince wanted the Zong family, the fact that he failed to frame the Marshal last time meant he would likely create a second chance. The fact that he was training Zong Ling showed he hadn’t given up; he was also waiting for an opportunity.
Once Marshal Zong truly died, Zong Ling would immediately be pushed into the position of family head, while in reality, everything of the Zong family would fall into the Crown Princeās hands.
Ning Yunyi checked Lady Zongās condition. In a few more days, she would be stable. Before that, the family of three needed to leave Capital Planet and return to the trash planet to stay hidden and avoid the fallout.
Fortunately, City Lord Bai had only planned to visit for a short time anyway; he had to return to handle the businesses in the Underground City of the trash planet.
The Young City Lordās work could easily be replaced, so it would be a simple matter for Ichi to send the family of three out of Capital Planet. Next was Marshal Zong.
Over the past few days, Marshal Zong had absorbed a wave of spiritual energy in Ning Yunyiās study. He was mostly recovered, and once Lady Zongās condition was stable, Ning Yunyi would only need to use spiritual energy to thoroughly repair him for a final recovery.
That evening, Ning Yunyi found the big cat and told him the plan. Zong Hao had no objections. He knew his own condition and knew that since the Crown Prince had given the order to execute his sister, the Prince was clearly getting impatient.
It wouldn’t be long before the Crown Prince began to lay a trap for him.
Since Zong Hao agreed, Ning Yunyi began to treat Lady Zong. On the night her sea of consciousness stabilized, he handed her a box of energy stones. “These stones can suppress the occasional mental power collapses for you and the Young City Lord. Iām not sure when theyāll be triggered once youāre back on the trash planet, but these should be enough.”
Lady Zongās eyes swirled with complicated emotions. She knew very well that her current strength wasn’t even S-rank. If she were discovered by the Crown Princeās people on Capital Planet, she would only cause trouble. Leaving was the most correct choice.
She looked at Zong Hao, who was sitting nearby in human form. Her voice was soft and a bit raspy. “If you truly can’t hold out, then let go of those things of the Zong family… at least keep your life. As long as the green hills last, thereās no need to worry about lack of firewood.”
She was afraid Zong Hao would fight the Crown Prince to the death regardless of the cost, and then he truly would lose his life.
Zong Hao knew his sister was concerned for him and gave a soft response. “Alright. You and… Brother-in-law also needs to be careful. I won’t go to see you off tomorrow.”
He couldn’t show his face yet. Not only was he not fully healed, but the Crown Prince wouldn’t allow him to reclaim his identity and return to the Zong family at this juncture.
Ning Yunyi took the initiative to leave and give them some time to talk alone. When Zong Hao came back to him later, he stood beside him without speaking, looking at the ceiling light in the living room with deep, lonely eyes.
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