Chapter 228: Leading by Example

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Chapter 228: Chapter 228: Leading by ExampleDongfang Ruhua’s figure was slender and tall, with curves in all the right places. Although she was covered by Fang Bai’s oversized clothing, it did not look bulky or unattractive on her. She had tied up the sleeves and pant legs, revealing segments of her fair arms and lower legs, which looked dazzling and charming under the sunlight—a style all her own. "Do I look... ugly in these clothes?" Seeing Fang Bai’s gaze roaming over her, Dongfang Ruhua bit her lip and asked softly. Fang Bai shook his head, admiringly saying, "You look great! You’re beautiful and have a great figure; you look good in anything!" Dongfang Ruhua had been worried that he might laugh at her. But when he said this, her eyes lit up, and her joy was clearly written across her face. "It’s getting dark; we should hurry back. You’ve been missing for half a day, your family must be very worried." Looking at the sky, Fang Bai estimated that in about an hour, night would fall. He had intended to use his mobile phone to call Dongfang Leiming and tell him that Dongfang Ruhua was safe, but when he took out the phone from the Space Ring, he found that the battery was dead. He couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle, then tossed the phone back into the Space Ring. "Big brother, do you have some kind of treasure that can hold things?" Dongfang Ruhua saw Fang Bai’s phone suddenly appear and disappear and couldn’t help but ask a question that had been on her mind for a long time, her eyes wide with curiosity. Along the way, whether it was food, drink, a luminous pearl, or clothes, Fang Bai would simply pull them out as needed. Dongfang Ruhua had initially thought he was a magician, but magicians needed props for their tricks, and Fang Bai clearly didn’t have anything on him. The only odd thing Dongfang Ruhua noticed was that whenever Fang Bai pulled something out or made something disappear, a faint light would flash briefly on the black ring he wore on his left hand. Searᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "This ring is the treasure that can hold things." Fang Bai raised his left hand and pointed to the Space Ring, smiling as he spoke. When he had previously detoxified Dongfang Ruhua, Fang Bai had confirmed that this innocent and beautiful girl had a Thunder Spirit Root, even rarer than a Wind Spirit Root, and he intended to lead her onto the path of Martial Dao Cultivation. Thus, he didn’t conceal anything from her. "But... how can a ring hold things?" Dongfang Ruhua’s eyes widened as she curiously examined the Spatial Ring on Fang Bai’s finger, her tone a mix of disbelief and curiosity. "Because it’s a Spatial Ring. It might seem ordinary on the outside, but inside, there’s a space as big as a house. It can contain a lot of things." "Wow, that’s amazing!" Dongfang Ruhua’s eyes sparkled with light, and she said with envy, "Big brother, can you tell me where you bought your ring?" Bought? This was a storage Spiritual Artifact, crafted from Space Stones, Fine Gold, and spatial formations. How could it be acquired with mere worldly money? When Fang Bai found this Spatial Ring in the Mysterious Pit, it contained not a few Space Stones and Fine Gold. But since his Cultivation Level was still low and he had not yet developed a Divine Sense, he had the skills to craft various Spiritual Artifacts but no ability to actually do so. "This is an extremely rare treasure. No matter how much money you have, there’s nowhere to buy it. And even if you could, you wouldn’t be able to use it," Fang Bai said with a smile. "Why is that?" Dongfang Ruhua blinked, puzzled as to why Fang Bai could use it, and she could not. However, she had a kind of blind trust in Fang Bai. Since he said it was so, there must be a reason. "Because you are not a Martial Artist, nor do you understand spatial formations... Ah, you wouldn’t understand these things even if I explained them to you now." "Oh..." Dongfang Ruhua felt somewhat disappointed. "Tell big brother, do you like martial arts?" Fang Bai looked at Dongfang Ruhua with anticipation. If Dongfang Ruhua nodded, he could immediately impart a Martial Dao cultivation method to her. In his previous life as the Invincible War Emperor, Fang Bai’s mind housed thousands of various cultivation techniques, including the Thunder Techniques suitable for Thunder Spirit Root martial artists. "I... I don’t like it..." Dongfang Ruhua was a well-behaved girl who had always resisted violent and murderous activities, and she shook her head at the suggestion. "Why don’t you like it? Don’t you think having powerful martial arts skills is very impressive?" "I think... violence and killing are very cruel and violent..." "But sometimes, martial arts can also be used to help others and do many good deeds!" Fang Bai felt it was necessary to guide this simple and kind-hearted little girl, spoke seriously, "Do you still remember the time you and your grandfather were attacked in the heavy rain? If I hadn’t known martial arts, I wouldn’t have been able to save you. What would have happened to you and your grandfather then?" Dongfang Ruhua was taken aback and turned slightly pale as she recalled the incident, clearly still traumatized. During that incident, their convoy was ambushed by gunmen, and she witnessed the bodyguards being killed one by one. Dongfang Ruhua felt a sense of despair as if doomsday had arrived. Then Fang Bai arrived like a god descending from the heavens, defeated the gunmen, and threw them into the river, saving her and her grandfather’s lives. It was certain that if Fang Bai had been just an ordinary person without martial arts knowledge, not only would her grandfather and she have died, but Fang Bai himself would not have survived. "Take today’s incident, for example. If you had formidable martial arts skills, perhaps your two bodyguards wouldn’t have died. Right?" Fang Bai continued to gently persuade Dongfang Ruhua. Dongfang Ruhua was a rare Thunder Spirit Root owner, and he really did not want to miss out on such a Martial Dao genius cultivator. After giving it some thought, Dongfang Ruhua found Fang Bai’s words very reasonable. She hesitated for a moment before asking, "Big brother, if I study martial arts, can you teach me?" Fang Bai had been waiting for her to say this. He smiled and nodded, "Of course, I can. When you become a martial artist, and I can refine spiritual artifacts, I will give you a ring like this one." "It’s a promise then!" Dongfang Ruhua jumped up with joy. A magical ring that could store things was still very attractive to her. After that, Fang Bai demonstrated several times how to retrieve and deposit items from and into the Spatial Ring, which left Dongfang Ruhua staring in amazement and excitement. Her initial resistance to martial arts shifted to an eager desire to learn. "Let’s leave the mountains first and contact your family so they won’t worry. As for teaching you martial arts, we’ll talk about that after we get out." Seeing that he had successfully sparked Dongfang Ruhua’s interest, Fang Bai could not help but feel overjoyed internally. For Fang Bai, although this world contained the Ancient Martial World and numerous Ancient Martial Cultivators, the martial arts they practiced were fundamentally different from his own Martial Dao. Without like-minded cultivators, Fang Bai felt lonely in this world, until he gradually discovered some owners of Innate Spiritual Roots, which made him realize that he was not alone in his path. Fang Bai decided to lead these owners of Innate Spiritual Roots into the halls of Martial Dao, so that his long cultivation journey ahead would not be too lonely and boring. (PS: Hey! Cast your recommendation tickets quickly!!!)

Chapter 228: Leading by Example

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