Full-Time Magister: A Hellish Start, But the Shadow King

Chapter 141 Star Sea Celestial Vein, the Prelude to the Path to Transcendence

"You still want to punish the Mu family?!" Feng Li's eyes widened, thinking that Cheng Xiao had gone mad.

"The Mu family was at fault to begin with," Cheng Xiao said.

"If they had any sense, they should send someone to apologize to me now. Besides, the National Team doesn't need players who would harm their teammates."

"Mu Tingying is no longer worthy of staying in the National Team. In order to prevent such a situation from happening again in the future, I propose to kick her out of the National Team."

Seeing Cheng Xiao's expression, Feng Li realized he wasn't joking; he looked utterly troubled.

"You really want to offend the Mu family to death?"

"Who told them to touch my people?" Cheng Xiao said.

Mu Ningxue glanced at him without showing any emotion, then looked away.

"I will handle the Mu family's affairs myself. Let's wait until the National Games are over before discussing anything else," Cheng Xiao continued.

These words were not only spoken to Feng Li, but also to Mu Ningxue.

Feng Li's lips twitched, and he took a deep breath, saying:

"If there's anything you really can't handle, come to the court to see me."

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Although Cheng Xiao's act of killing someone in the street was inappropriate, his current reputation and status are undeniable.

Moreover, it's during this crucial period before the start of the competition, so it's not appropriate for anyone to say anything.

Moreover, the Venetian leadership agreed to minimize the impact of the matter, and the Mu family could no longer impeach Cheng Xiao.

The impact on the public has been temporarily suppressed, but the internal affairs of the Nationalist government team have not yet been completely resolved.

Mu Tingying's act of harming Mu Ningxue was also extremely serious. As teammates, harming each other is a major taboo.

Furthermore, Cheng Xiao's persistent insistence on the matter has made dealing with Mu Tingying a major headache for the National Team's management.

Ultimately, Mu Tingying was demoted from a regular player to a substitute.

The Mu family naturally could not accept this, since Mu Tingying was the only official member of the entire National Team who came from the Mu family.

Even the Mu clan patriarch couldn't sit still and went to Venice ahead of time to discuss the matter with the national team coach.

However, before the Mu clan patriarch could even be seen, Nanrong Ni, representing the Nanrong family, arrived first.

Nan Rongni arranged to meet Cheng Xiao alone, hoping to ask him to let Mu Tingying go.

Cheng Xiao asked the question knowing the answer already:

"Mu Tingying's relegation to the bench was a decision made by the National Team's management. Why are you coming to me?"

"Captain, stop joking," Nan Rongni said with an embarrassed smile.

"I know that if it weren't for the captain, Mu Tingying wouldn't have been demoted to the substitute position. With just one word from the captain, Mu Tingying could return to the regular team."

"You're begging me to let Mu Tingying go, so that the Mu family will owe you a favor. That's a clever plan." Cheng Xiao changed the subject.

"But why should I help you?"

Cheng Xiao had been wondering why Nan Rongni wasn't there when he tried to harm Mu Ningxue; it turns out she was plotting this.

It must be said that Nan Rongni is quite intelligent.

Knowing that he would side with Mu Ningxue, he did not express his stance even if it displeased the Mu family.

After Mu suffers a loss at his hands, he will step forward to plead for her, making Mu grateful in return.

I just don't know how much she's willing to sacrifice to buy this favor.

"I will try my best to satisfy whatever the captain wants, as long as it's something I can provide," Nan Rongni said.

"Really?" Cheng Xiao's lips curled up slightly as he leaned closer to her and asked again:

"Willing to grant your every wish?"

Nan Rong Ni pursed her red lips slightly, appearing somewhat shy:

"If the captain wants me to repay a favor like this, I'm willing."

Seeing that she really wasn't joking, Cheng Xiao was somewhat surprised.

Although this woman had been pretending, she couldn't deny this kind of thing; it seemed she was truly prepared to give everything.

"You're not that precious." Cheng Xiao's tone changed:

"Let me be frank, it's a Star Sea Celestial Vein."

Nan Rongni was taken aback, but didn't pay any attention to Cheng Xiao's teasing.

Upon hearing the words "Star Sea Celestial Vein," Nan Rongni frowned slightly.

"Captain, the Star Sea Celestial Vein is worth at least two billion on the international market. Even if I sold everything I own, I still couldn't raise that much," Nan Rongni said.

"You begged me to let Mu Tingying go, but in return, you gained a favor from the Mu family," Cheng Xiao said with a smile.

"Hasn't your Nanrong family already formed an alliance with the Mu family? You know better than anyone how significant the conflict between the Nationalist and the government is."

"At this critical juncture, the favor you're asking me for is probably worth more than a single Star Sea Celestial Vein, isn't it?"

Cheng Xiao may let Mu Tingying go, but she won't let her go easily.

Even this favor, Cheng Xiao felt, was less valuable than the Star Sea Celestial Vein.

After all, Mu Tingying is the only representative of the Mu family in the National Team right now.

If the Mu family asks Cheng Xiao to settle this grudge, Cheng Xiao will offer the same price.

"Can I discuss this with my family first?" Nan Rongni asked, looking troubled.

"The deadline is when someone from the Mu family comes to find me," Cheng Xiao said.

"It won't take that long, just wait here for me for a while." Nan Rongni said quickly, afraid that Cheng Xiao would leave.

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Nan Rongni made a phone call to the clan, and returned shortly afterward.

She said with a pained expression:

"The family agreed, but they can only pay half upfront. The rest will have to wait until Mu Tingying is reinstated as a full member of the team."

"No problem," Cheng Xiao said with a smile. "It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Nan Rongni sat down next to Cheng Xiao and spoke softly:

"Captain, is it really appropriate for you to accept money like this?"

"I'm taking your dirty money, what's wrong with that?" Cheng Xiao asked without any qualms.

"What, are you trying to blackmail me with this?"

"I wouldn't dare," Nan Rongni shook her head.

Cheng Xiao looked at her and slowly spoke:

"Nan Rongni, I have to say you made the right choice, instead of provoking me like Mu Tingying did."

"Mu Ningxue is now under my command. If you also have designs on the Ice Crystal Bow, no one will come begging me to let you go."

"Captain, don't think so badly of me. Ning Xue and I are still best friends." Nan Rongni said with a resentful look.

She hasn't done anything to wrong Mu Ningxue, so she has the confidence to say whatever she wants.

On the contrary, Cheng Xiao maliciously speculated about her without any evidence, which was simply despicable.

Although after she revealed her true colors, what she said was pretty much the same as what Cheng Xiao said.

Cheng Xiao didn't respond to her words, and continued speaking to himself:

"You're quite intelligent; hopefully you can make the right choices every time, just like you did now."

After saying that, he got up and left.

Watching Cheng Xiao's departing figure, Nan Rongni smiled and watched him go until he disappeared from sight, then her smile faded and her face became expressionless.

"You really have a big appetite." Nan Rongni pursed her lips.

"I could accept exchanging the Star Sea Celestial Vein for a favor from the Mu family."

Nan Rongni kept hearing Cheng Xiao's words before he left.

Making the right choice is simply a warning to myself not to touch Mu Ningxue.

Whether she can make that choice depends on whether Cheng Xiao is qualified enough and whether he can protect Mu Ningxue.

(End of this chapter)