Free Web NovelChapter 156: Chapter 156: She’s Just Saying That
"If you don’t work hard in cutting wood now, you’ll have plenty of trees to cut when you’re out." Ding Ning looked at the Lords with a half-smile.
"What do you mean?" They turned their gaze to Ding Ning.
Seeing this, Ding Ning instead stopped what she was doing, no longer rushed.
She suppressed her inner urgency.
Xiong Jie told her that Jiang Che was much better, awake, and his condition had also improved.
But she knew it was not like that at all.
When planting an anchoring point, the birth of such a consciousness is more painful than evolving into a building.
She wanted Xiong Jie to confirm whether the evolution of the mental hospital had ended for this reason.
Her greatest fear was that Jiang Che was now enduring more pain than before.
If the evolution of this mental hospital had stopped, that’s good; if it hadn’t...
Ding Ning clenched her fists, looked at the Lords around, then turned and walked to the side of the passage.
She waved her hand, and immediately behind her appeared a black and gold throne. She leaned sideways on it, propping her chin, looking completely unconcerned.
"I forgot none of you have a human husband, and those human pawns you raised wouldn’t actively share the situation in the Human Realm with you."
The Lords all had pawns inserted among humans, but the pawns only reported daily tasks to them, never mentioning anything extra.
Because in the Human Realm, if something unimaginable happens, it must be the work of evil spirits.
The wisest thing humans do is not to ask their superiors too many questions or act without authorization.
She should be the one who understands the Human Realm most among the Lords now.
Hearing her words, several Lords immediately frowned.
"The human population is denser than you think." Ding Ning sat on the throne with a half-smile. "Once the Dark Forest is out, it can fill its stomach in an instant."
Her silvery laughter echoed at the mouth of the passage.
Upon hearing this, the Lords who wanted to make a grand play in the Human Realm immediately changed their expressions, knowing what would happen if the Dark Forest got its fill.
They didn’t confirm back with Ding Ning, just as she said, these Lords had their pawns. It only took a few minutes of verification to get the answers they wanted.
In just a few minutes, Ding Ning saw those Lords begin to clear the passage with more effort.
She sat on the throne, just watching them, motionless.
Ding Ning knew very well that she shouldn’t show her urgency at this time.
The less anxious she was, the more anxious the Lords would become, and the higher the efficiency of clearing the passage would be.
Ding Ning closed her eyes and began to pretend to nap on the throne.
The Lords at work glanced at her, intending to say something, but upon seeing her closed eyes, they said nothing further.
After Ding Ning’s reminder, they went to understand the current situation of the Human Realm.
Just like Ding Ning said, if they are late in going out, they won’t even get the scraps.
If occupying territory in the Human Realm is as difficult as in the Evil Spirit Realm, then what is the point of opening this passage?
Ding Ning really is different from them, as she never liked to expand her territory on ordinary days and had no desire in that aspect.
So Ding Ning wanting to go out might really just be for her human husband.
Regardless of whether it’s a fleeting interest or a love that makes one live and die.
Now that Ding Ning won’t act, they can’t persuade her.
Because they don’t consider meeting as something that’s urgently crucial.
Xiong Jie quickly went to verify what Ding Ning had said; following Jiang Che, he walked a long way, feeling like this mental hospital had no exit, like he had entered a huge maze.
Soon, he came to a conclusion.
The region where Jiang Che planted the anchoring point, just as Ding Ning said, the evolution of the environment had never ceased.
It hadn’t stopped!
Ding Ning’s heart tightened, then she took a deep breath. She looked at the Lords clearing the passage, snorted coldly, "I’ll go back first, you guys take your time."
She let out a light laugh and disappeared instantly.
Feeling Ding Ning’s presence vanish completely, the faces of the Lords in the passage turned ugly.
"She’s really gone?"
"Does she really not care about the human territory outside?"
"Ha, just a human, she claims to love hopelessly, and you really believed her?"
"When she was striving to open the passage before, some were mocking, why not speak now?"
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The movements in the hands of the Lords varied as they taunted each other continuously.
No one dared to go find Ding Ning, whether they were human or Lord, behaviors were driven by desire.
Ding Ning quickly returned to her territory, hastily shutting the doors of her castle and called Hua over.
"If anyone looks for me later, tell them I don’t want to see them." She closed the castle and locked it completely.
Hua looked at her in confusion, though puzzled, she nodded and agreed to her request.
That’s the way it is with good friends; any questions can be asked later, right now, lending a hand is what matters.
Ding Ning had once given Jiang Che a skill, called Descent.
At this time, Jiang Che wasn’t using the skill, but she actively began to descend, disregarding whether Jiang Che’s body might be harmed by the energy’s expansion.
She quickly imbued Jiang Che with her conscious energy, acting as his strongest support.
Jiang Che felt an immense improvement in his vitality, feeling energetic as if he had gotten a good night’s sleep.
He didn’t know where this energy came from but it indeed made him feel much more comfortable.
At least the constantly depleting spirit and the sharp pain in his head decreased significantly.
Ding Ning used her spiritual power without reservation to support Jiang Che, aiding him in evolving the region where he planted the anchoring point.
"You seem much better now." Xiong Jie looked at Jiang Che, feeling that Jiang Che suddenly looked much more relaxed.
That was a change in aura, one that Xiong Jie sensed easily.
"Yes, somewhat lighter now." Jiang Che felt a sense of relief in his heart.
When he heard Xiong Jie say Ding Ning had words for him, he knew Ding Ning had seen how unwell he looked.
He suffered greatly, yet he forced his eyes open, pretending all was fine.
He had promised Ding Ning to take good care of himself, to avoid injuries, and not to worry his family.
He promised Ding Ning to stay safe, to protect himself well...
He didn’t want Ding Ning to worry about him.
At this moment, Ding Ning was using her spiritual power to support the evolution of his world, aware of his thoughts.
Enduring more pain than before, just not to let his family worry about him.
Ding Ning knew that the perception of pain while awake was certainly more unbearable than in dreams.
And Jiang Che endured such pain only because he heard her name.
"What a fool!"
