Douluo: Did you move Danta here?

Chapter 495 Appealing to Emotion and Reasoning
After a long pause, a bitter smile appeared on Ma Hongjun's lips.

"Young Master Ning, I had no other choice. If one had the time to cultivate step by step to the highest level, who would be willing to use such a method that obviously damages one's foundation to improve their cultivation?"

"You may not know this, but I may not live much longer, so I want to raise my cultivation to the highest limit while I'm still alive, so I can experience the glory of a strong person."

Ma Hongjun's half-complaining manner made Ning Bei's smile even more pronounced.

"There's nothing I don't know. Although your martial spirit is powerful, it's a mutated chicken, which means the flame contains many impurities. This makes your cultivation a death knell. Once the evil fire fully erupts, you will lose your mind and even your life in the endless evil fire."

"Forehead"

Ma Hongjun stared at Ning Bei in disbelief, seemingly not expecting her to understand his martial soul so thoroughly. In the past, only his closest confidants knew this, such as Flander and Oscar.

Before the fat man could recover, Ning Bei dropped another bombshell.

"When Tang San invited you to Slaughter Town, he must have lured you with the Phoenix Sunflower, right?"

How did you know?

Ma Hongjun could no longer maintain his fake smile. His entire back was soaked with sweat. He had no secrets from Ning Bei, and the feeling of being completely seen through made him feel uncomfortable all over.

"You don't need to know how I know, just tell me if you want the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower."

"miss you!"

This time, the fat man didn't hesitate for even a second. With the opponent's strength, he could easily crush him. Since he couldn't resist, he might as well submit for the time being. Besides, wanting the Rooster Crest Phoenix Sunflower wasn't anything shameful. Which fire attribute soul master wouldn't want it?

Ning Bei chuckled and nodded, but did not continue the topic of the cockscomb phoenix sunflower that Ma Hongjun cared about most. Instead, he brought up his old acquaintance.

"Oscar has joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and is now cultivating peacefully in the inner sect."

"Really? It seems he's returned safely. I thought something had happened to him since he hadn't been back for over a year."

Upon hearing news of the Oscars after a long absence, Ma Hongjun's face lit up with a knowing smile, but the smile quickly froze.

"That's not right, Young Master Ning. We were both members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School before, so why?"

Why did I turn a blind eye to you back then?

Seeing the fat man hesitate, Ning Bei directly filled in the second half of his sentence, which made the fat man scratch his head awkwardly.

Ning Bei, however, did not pay attention to this and told the truth straight out of the box.

"Because at that time I wasn't sure if you would eventually join Tang San's forces, now it seems that the actions taken back then weren't wrong, were they?"

The mocking smile made Ma Hongjun feel a little ashamed. Indeed, as Ning Bei said, even though the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School provided him with many resources for cultivation, if he had known about the Rooster Crest Phoenix Sunflower, he would most likely have left with Tang San. And yet he still had the nerve to question why the other party ignored the two of them. He was simply shameless.

"Oscar, are you sure he won't join Tang San's team, that's why you're recruiting him again, right?"

"That's right, after all, nobody wants to work with their enemy, right?"

"Enemies?"

Upon hearing the word "enemy," Ma Hongjun was immediately puzzled. Although Oscar and Tang San had some disagreements, it couldn't possibly be related to animosity, could it?
Ningbei understood that he was completely unaware of Oscar's experiences on his return journey, so she patiently explained the situation to him.

"It's understandable that you don't know. In order to temporarily conceal his abilities, Tang San used special methods to poison Oscar before he left." "If I hadn't arrived in time, Oscar would have died on his way back to Heaven Dou City."

Upon hearing Ning Bei's account, the fat man's eyes widened in disbelief.

"How is this possible? Oscar clearly promised him he wouldn't reveal his abilities in the slightest!"

The fat man instinctively wanted to defend Tang San, but after thinking about it, he realized that Tang San had never mentioned Oscar to him in the past year. Considering that the other man was someone who would never completely trust anyone, it was quite possible that he wanted to eliminate Oscar completely.

As for Ning Bei lying to him, he hadn't even considered it. After all, Oscar had already truly joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and he would know the truth as soon as he got back.

"What a vicious guy! He promised me he would let Oscar go."

Having figured out the sordid nature of the scheme, Ma Hongjun was furious. He had agreed to be Oscar's henchman in exchange for Oscar's life, only to be completely fooled in the end.

Instead of comforting the angry Ma Hongjun, Ning Bei gave him another pep talk.

"That's not all. I'm also certain that he knows that the Phoenix Sunflower, a magical herb, doesn't grow in the volcanic areas of the Far East."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun froze on the spot. If what Ning Bei said was true, then wouldn't he be a complete fool?

"This... perhaps he's just guessing that there are miraculous herbs within the volcanic cluster, and he himself isn't sure?"

"Even a powerful figure like yourself wouldn't be able to pinpoint the exact location of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, would you?"

Ning Bei looked at the fat man who was still deceiving himself with a half-smile, and with a flick of her left hand, a fiery red sunflower-shaped plant appeared in front of the three of them.

"I'm sorry, but I really am the only person on the mainland who can confirm the location of the Phoenix Sunflower. This is the immortal herb you want."

As soon as the Phoenix Sunflower appeared, the surrounding air suddenly became scorching hot, and the fat man's breathing became rapid. His eyes were fixed on the immortal herb in Ning Bei's hand, not daring to relax for a moment. His heart was filled with longing, as this was his lifeline.

"Is this for me?"

Ma Hongjun swallowed hard and looked at Ning Bei expectantly, only to be met with those eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and a questioning voice slowly entered his ears.

"Then tell me, why should I entrust such a precious immortal herb to you? Wouldn't it be better to go back to the sect and train a loyal fire-attribute martial soul disciple?"

"This"

The fat man slumped back onto the ice chair like a deflated balloon. He really had nothing that Ning Bei valued, and he wouldn't even dare to think about forcibly taking something from him.

Seeing that Ma Hongjun had lost all his spirits, Ning Bei realized that the time was ripe.

"Would you like to go back and keep Oscar company? As a support Soul Master, he still needs a reliable Battle Soul Master partner."

"Oh? You're still willing to take me in?"

Upon hearing this, a glint of hope flashed in the fat man's eyes, a sign that hope had been rekindled. His tone was filled with disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that the other party was still willing to accept him.

(End of this chapter)