Little Dragon Girl regarded Ding Ling as the core focus.

She saw herself as ephemeral as the breeze and grass.

Ding Ling understood this well as he observed. It was Little Dragon Girl’s nature at play. Though she was exceptional, her inherent humility and lack of confidence were quite evident.

Clearly, she had been deeply influenced by her master.

Although she typically did not show this lack of confidence.

Once deeply in love, she would become anxious and uncertain. A few words from others would stir her heart, leaving her restless and uneasy.

Knowing her disposition, Ding Ling specifically advised her never to believe what outsiders say. That they should focus on being together well in the future.

Of course, Little Dragon Girl readily agreed.

On the way down the mountain halfway.

They encountered some Daoists from the Quanzhen Sect.

The Daoists behaved as if they had encountered a fierce tiger, their faces turning pale, retreating in haste.

This startled some of the players trailing behind, who couldn’t help but start to discuss:

"It seems our previous guess was correct. Ding Ling did indeed cause a ruckus at the Quanzhen Sect, but no news leaked out. It shows that these Quanzhen Sect Daoists either did it for face or simply because they’re afraid of Ding Ling, so they hid all the unpleasant incidents."

"But now, the Quanzhen Sect overall looks extremely disciplined; there’s not a single lax person, nor anyone too arrogant or domineering. Could it be that people like Zhao Zhijing were killed by Ding Ling?"

...

Players came to Zhongnan Mountain, naturally for the fragments of the Nine Yin Scripture, to become disciples of the Quanzhen Sect and the Ancient Tomb Sect.

Now the Ancient Tomb Sect has dissolved.

The Daoists of the Quanzhen Sect all looked solemn and tense, refusing any outside guests.

The Nine Yin Scripture Fragment also seemed hard to find.

This left players feeling a sense of ’numbness’ and ’paralysis’ powerlessness.

Ding Ling, however, did not meddle or overthink it.

After coming down the mountain.

Ding Ling went to a small town nearby, asking if anyone had seen Yang Guo.

Clearly,

Yang Guo often came to the town for shopping. His handsome elegance made him well-known, and Ding Ling, seeing this, particularly asked a few people, telling them that if Yang Guo wanted to find his aunt, he could wait in Xiangyang.

To encourage them to be enthusiastic in this task, Ding Ling gave away some silver.

The silver was naturally exchanged from the gold in his Storage Pouch.

Three hundred taels of gold.

Sufficient for Ding Ling’s early expenses.

"Will Guo’er be able to find us this way?"

Little Dragon Girl walked beside Ding Ling. After setting her bones properly, Ding Ling specially brewed a medicinal soup for her. His skill was extraordinary, so cooking didn’t take long, and neither did brewing the medicinal soup.

After taking the medicine.

Little Dragon Girl looked much healthier.

Now she just needed a few more doses of the medicinal soup, and she would likely succeed in detoxifying herself. On the way, Ding Ling also took the opportunity to guide Little Dragon Girl in practicing the Healing Chapter of the Nine Yin Scripture. She was gifted and talented, now having reached an entry level, and could heal herself.

With both approaches at work,

Little Dragon Girl recovered well, appearing even more like a celestial with her cold elegance, attracting countless gazes along the way.

Yet she was oblivious, her eyes only on Ding Ling. Her almond-shaped eyes only followed Ding Ling as he walked; wherever Ding Ling went, her gaze followed.

Ding Ling was feeling complex emotions. At this, hearing her question, he replied:

"We will definitely meet him again in the future. There’s no need to doubt that."

Little Dragon Girl nodded and said:

"I promised Granny Sun to take care of him for a lifetime. He is also my apprentice; I can’t simply ignore him."

Ding Ling smiled, showing his understanding.

Little Dragon Girl was true to her word.

Yang Guo was also a good person, and Ding Ling admired both of them, hoping they would have a favorable outcome.

Now that Little Dragon Girl was with him,

naturally, he would do his best to guide her in training superior martial arts, aiming for her to reach the Innate Realm early on, so few in this world could harm her.

However, Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl indeed only had a master-disciple relationship at present. They had only been together for just over two years, mostly spent with one teaching martial arts and the other, besides learning martial arts, helping with cooking.

Nothing inappropriate occurred between them.

So, no so many future complications would arise.

Ding Ling understood this clearly in his heart, yet he wouldn’t be overly bothered. Noble-minded people feel serene, while petty people feel jittery. Ding Ling did not consider himself noble, but he certainly wasn’t petty either.

...

...

On this day.

Ding Ling and Little Dragon Girl rode to an inn near Mount Songh.

While having a meal here, Ding Ling overheard some players engaging in fervent discussions nearby.

Listening carefully for a moment.

Ding Ling understood.

Indeed, it turned out just as he had guessed.

So many people knew about the Nine Yang Divine Skill that ultimately no one obtained it. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Instead, the monks of the Shaolin Temple discovered the Nine Yang Divine Skill hidden in the crevice of the Lengjia Scripture ahead of them!

This was good news.

Now everyone had no chance.

The monks of the Shaolin Temple hid this Divine Skill very well. Players couldn’t even access the regular scriptures on the ground floor of the Scripture Pavilion, let alone reach the top floor housing the Seventy-Two Skills and see the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

Regarding this.

Many players were filled with righteous indignation, feeling that everyone was unscrupulous! Selfish and only caring for themselves, each harbored the idea of ’if I can’t have it, then neither should anyone else’!

Now that Ding Ling had arrived, numerous players recognized him, feeling even more hopeless and preparing to seek alternative paths.

Now Ding Ling’s name had already resonated far and wide among the players.

Though many natives felt the players’ rumors were misleading and spiraled out of control, many also remembered Ding Ling’s name.

Made a note of the name Ding Ling.

While online, Ding Ling had frequently utilized hacking techniques to investigate, naturally uncovering much insider information.

But he couldn’t stop the players from spreading the word.

Who made him the number one player among them?

From Zhongnan Mountain, arriving at Mount Songh.

His route had long been noticed by those with intentions, and many knew his goal was surely the Nine Yang Divine Skill, with everyone speculating whether he would actually obtain it.

Some even set up gambling pools on forums everywhere, wagering whether Ding Ling would acquire the Nine Yang Divine Skill or not.

Ultimately, half supported and half opposed.

Those supporting Ding Ling felt he was too extraordinary, invincible, everything going smoothly, naturally leaving little room for failure.

Those opposing felt that Shaolin Temple was a great sect, housing innumerable experts. How could Ding Ling, a single person, withstand their offensive?

Nonetheless.

These people also knew of Ding Ling’s accomplishments at Shaolin Temple and with the Mount Songh Sect in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer World.

But ultimately Ding Ling had never swept through Shaolin Temple.

In no world had he done so.

Thus this time.

They equally thought it impossible for Ding Ling to sweep through.

Of course, those in support felt Ding Ling sweeping through wasn’t a problem.

The forum, therefore, erupted into a fierce debate, truly like public opinions vying for dominance!