I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 48: Soaring Status

In the world of cultivation, strength is everything, and cultivation is the foundation.

These descendants of prestigious families gather here every day to please Yan Lingdie, not because they enjoy being subservient, but because they want to obtain resources from Yan Lingdie and improve themselves.

But now, there are other ways for them to improve themselves. How could they not be tempted and envious?

Of course, these people are cautious by nature and didn't immediately believe it. Instead, they pondered... Does Zhong Cang really have the ability to make Yan Lingdie's strength soar?

After some contemplation, they didn't have any doubts. On the contrary, the more they thought about it, the more they believed it to be true.

"Zhong Cang is just a common cultivator, but he has caught Yan Lingdie's attention. He must have some extraordinary skills..."

"Damn it, I should have thought of this earlier. Without any special abilities, how could the legitimate daughter of the Gold Core family come here every day!"

"Even if I don't believe my own speculation, don't they believe the reasoning of the senior members of the Gold Core family... Cultivators value their time, and if the elders of the Yan family didn't stop Yan Lingdie from coming here, it means there are great benefits in following Zhong Cang."

Yan Lingdie, who comes here every day, has become the best proof of Zhong Cang's extraordinary abilities.

After understanding all of this, some people looked at Zhong Cang with fiery eyes, while others slapped themselves hard.

"I'm so stupid. I've fallen for such a foolish trick..."

Most of the bitter people were the descendants of families who had previously spoken disrespectfully to Yan Lingdie because they didn't accept it. They believed that if they possessed such abilities, they would never guide their enemies.

And indeed, Zhong Cang didn't have any thoughts of manipulating these people, as he didn't have a scheming mind.

Once these descendants of families who had offended Yan Lingdie realized this, they didn't dare to harbor any ill intentions.

...After understanding the reasons behind everything, a group of descendants of prestigious families immediately gathered around Zhong Cang, and these people showered Yan Lingdie with countless compliments.

"Sister Ling, you're amazing."

"Hehe, I've known for a long time that you're not an ordinary person, Sister Ling..."

These compliments seemed a bit excessive coming from these young ladies, but the disdain in their hearts disappeared without a trace.

Plastic friends can't stand seeing others succeed.

Moreover, they had previously believed that Yan Lingdie wouldn't stay here forever, and once this young lady left, Zhong Cang and Yan Lingdie would return to their original state.

"Their glory is only temporary."

"They are just a group of lucky upstarts..."

With such thoughts, these people naturally didn't have any intention to compliment Yan Lingdie.

But now, the situation had changed.

Their idea that Yan Lingdie would quickly leave after learning from Zhong Cang was immediately overturned.

"At least three months, maybe even half a year, that young lady won't leave!"

In addition, they understood one more thing.

"Young descendants from prestigious families keep appearing, so even if that young lady really leaves, Zhong Cang, who possesses such abilities, won't decline..."

At this point, in the eyes of everyone, Zhong Cang and Yan Lingdie were no longer just lucky upstarts.

They were people who could truly stand firm.

As a result, their attitudes underwent a drastic change.

Hmm... What these people truly admired was Zhong Cang. As for Yan Lingdie, those girls were filled with envy and jealousy.

"Ah... I'm so frustrated. Why don't I have a brother like this?"

"I'm not inferior to Yan Lingdie in any way. If Zhong Cang were my brother, I would definitely do better than Yan Lingdie... Wait a minute..."

"We don't have a blood relationship, so it's impossible for Zhong Cang to be my brother, but there are relationships that are even closer than siblings..."

Thinking about this, the expressions of these girls looking at Zhong Yingying are no longer envy, but mostly pity.

At the same time, their attitude towards Zhong Yingying is even more enthusiastic.

"Yingying, it's autumn now, the perfect time for eating fish. Zui Xiang Ju has caught a lot of silver light fish these days. Let's have a full fish feast. I'll treat..."

"No, let's go to Taoyuan for an outing instead..."

In order to win over Zhong Yingying, these girls from the family spared no expense to invite her to go on an outing.

Initially, when she heard these words, Zhong Yingying was quite puzzled.

As a girl herself, she understood the thoughts of these plastic friends and knew that they couldn't stand seeing others doing well.

Because they had the upper hand, saying some pleasing words didn't mean much, but inviting her with real money and spirit stones was a bit too much.

Just when she was puzzled, she heard what the girls said next.

"Sister Yingying, I have always admired Young Master Zhong. Let's invite him to join us for the outing."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Yingying's joyful mood instantly collapsed.

At the same time, she also understood the malicious intentions of these girls.

"How despicable... Brother Cang is cultivating and doesn't have time to go out!"

...

Although some things happened that put Zhong Yingying in a bad mood.

But after this incident, she, who came from a "commoner" background, became the little princess of everyone, praised by everyone.

Her position among the crowd was even higher than Yan Hongyu.

There was no way around it. Although Yan Hongyu had a family behind her and had the appearance of Foundation Building, following her wouldn't result in any loss.

However, Yan Hongyu's cultivation was ultimately her own, and the resources she earned were mostly for her own use, with only a few leftovers.

On the other hand, Zhong Cang's future was uncertain, but for now, he could enhance everyone's strength.

And strength is always the most valued aspect for cultivators, as it is linked to lifespan, status, power, wealth, and so on.

Therefore, Yan Lingdie's position among the crowd was not just rising with the tide, but soaring to the sky.

This kind of flattery made Zhong Yingying quite comfortable, but she was not foolish.

Faced with the requests of everyone, she didn't agree to anything, only saying that she would tell Zhong Cang everything and let him decide whether to guide them.

Naturally, no one had any objections to this.

...

"They are requesting my guidance... Has news of my abilities spread?"

At night, in Zhong Cang's small courtyard, when Zhong Cang heard the inquiry from Zhong Yingying, she felt weak and almost collapsed to the ground. At the same time, she quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Brother Cang, if it weren't for me... um..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Zhong Cang flicked her forehead.

While lightly flicking her, Zhong Cang said speechlessly, "A few days ago, you said we don't need to be polite as siblings, and now you're being so polite to me."

Seeing that Zhong Cang wasn't really angry, Zhong Yingying breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little embarrassed, saying, "There's nothing I can do. Who told me that I really made a mistake."

"You didn't make a mistake. When I attached the Sword Heart to you and Yan Lingdie, I knew that this ability couldn't be hidden."

A secret that is known by a second person is no longer a secret.

Hearing that Zhong Cang didn't have any blame in mind, Zhong Yingying truly relaxed, and as a result, she asked Zhong Cang for his thoughts.

"Brother Cang, what should we do about those family disciples? Should we guide them?"

"Of course we should guide them... If there are white spirit stones lying on the ground, why wouldn't we pick them up?"

(End of this chapter)