Ning Yu's hand trembled when he heard the name.
He hadn't even blinked when facing the sword shadow earlier, but this name caused his reaction to be so intense. "Where is he? Where? What did he tell you?"
"Great-grandfather, you know him? He said he was once the prodigy of our Ning family, a future Nether Doctor, but at that time, the Ning family lost in their confrontation with the Misty Immortal Palace, and he was forced into slumber." The Nether Doctor kept staring at his great-grandfather. It seemed Ning Yuan hadn't lied, judging by his great-grandfather's reaction.
"...You know now?"
After a moment of silence, Ning Yu waved his hand, taking the Nether Doctor and Ning Fengzhi to the room where he usually practiced seclusion.
This was a room deep within the inner courtyard of the Ning family.
Normally, no Ning family member would come near this place. Firstly, there was nothing requiring their presence. Secondly, all the elder members of the Ning family forbade their descendants from approaching.
This was his dwelling.
"Sit."
The room's furnishings were old, but it was evident they had been well-maintained. The furniture looked like it belonged to the last century, the 70s or 80s. The armrests of the chairs were worn smooth and shiny.
"Great-grandfather, could our Ning family really contend with the Misty Immortal Palace back then?"
As soon as they sat down, the Nether Doctor asked directly.
"Contend?"
Upon hearing his question, Ning Yu let out a sneer. "What are they, anyway?!"
As he spoke, Ning Yu's hand, resting on the table, left five finger imprints on its surface.
"If it hadn't been for a sneak attack at the time, the Misty Immortal Palace would have been utterly annihilated by our ten Unmelting Bones. There would be no so-called Misty Immortal Palace in this world."
Ning Yu said coldly.
"Was the sneak attack by those Heavenly Doctors?"
"Who else could it be? They prided themselves on being righteous, calling our Ning family's Nether Doctor heritage evil, a heretical path, and stagnant. Therefore, they conspired with the Misty Immortal Palace to launch a sneak attack on our Ning family."
Ning Yu closed his eyes. His lips trembled slightly as he spoke, seemingly unwilling to revisit those events.
He paused, then suddenly opened his eyes, staring at the Nether Doctor. "Ning Yuan, where is he."
"He's currently detained by the National Security Agency. Not long ago, he manipulated zombies to kill a member of the NSA and ripped off another's arm. Due to his special identity, he is being held there awaiting judgment."
The Nether Doctor said, "However, before that, he spoke with me at length about the affairs of the Ning family back then."
"He... is actually still alive." Ning Yu paid no attention to what Ning Yuan had done, merely expressing his sentiment with a touch of emotion. "Over a hundred years have passed, and he reappears. And he met you... this might be destiny."
"Destiny?"
The Nether Doctor didn't understand what destiny was. He only knew that knowledge changed fate.
"He was the most talented disciple of the Ning family back then, and I was always a step behind him." Ning Yu said, "If he hadn't disappeared, the position of family head wouldn't have fallen to me."
"You, at such a young age, and now only one step away from Dong Xuan, are undoubtedly the current prodigy of the Ning family."
Ning Yu continued, "You should be the clarion call for our counterattack against the Misty Immortal Palace."
"Counterattack?!"