Chapter 115: Ning Rongrong Defeats the Shrek Three Monsters
"What's wrong?" Bibi Dong asked.
Since she already knew Ning Rongrong, Qi Tian thought for a moment, then told Bibi Dong everything that had happened.
After listening, she said thoughtfully, "I'll go with you."
Qi Tian hesitated, but Bibi Dong spoke gently, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for that little girl."
She was only a young, yellow-haired girl, after all. Bibi Dong had already decided that today she would find a way to drain Qi Tian's soul power until he couldn't escape.
Then she would seize the opportunity to capture him and see whether he still dared reject her, refusing even to follow her back to Spirit City.
Earlier, when he teleported to her side, Bibi Dong had sensed that a large portion of his soul power had been consumed.
As long as she forced him to use that ability a few more times, her chance would come.
"Alright," Qi Tian said. He couldn't just leave Bibi Dong here, so he quickly activated the Sea Calming Pearl and performed a spatial jump.
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Suo Tuo City — Restaurant, Second Floor Lobby
Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were staring at Ning Rongrong at the next table with lecherous eyes.
They even commented on her openly and shamelessly, acting as if they were strolling through a red-light district.
"Boss Dai, didn't I tell you she was beautiful? Look at that skin—so fair it looks like you could squeeze water out of it," Ma Hongjun said.
"Shallow," Dai Mubai snorted. "What's most attractive is that faint hint of tulip fragrance on her body."
A beauty with such a unique scent—he had never slept with anyone like that before. That alone made her irresistible.
"It's that noble aura of hers—that's the most alluring part!" Oscar said with longing.
He came from a commoner family, and Ning Rongrong's aristocratic bearing instantly crushed him with a sense of inferiority.
What made things even worse was that he hadn't shaved today. The messy stubble on his face made him look like a wild man, and paired with those flirtatious peach-blossom eyes…
That combination— On Qi Tian's home planet, Blue Star, he'd absolutely appear on one of those "must-avoid" lists.
"Oscar, that noble aura of hers is probably staged," Dai Mubai said. "Might be to attract customers. Maybe she's just putting on a show. Why don't we… hehe…"
His eyes brightened dangerously.
The trauma from Zhu Zhuqing's beating still lingered, and now that he'd spotted another beauty of the same level, he naturally wanted a taste for himself.
"Fatty, since you said it, why don't you go over and ask for the price?" Dai Mubai said. "If you play it right, I'll treat you to the triplets at our old spot!"
Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up. "No problem!"
Their voices weren't lowered in the slightest. Ning Rongrong heard every single word.
If this were the former pampered princess version of Ning Rongrong, she would've already slammed the table and cursed them bloody.
But the current Ning Rongrong has learned to endure… and to play dumb while preparing to strike.
'That damned bastard… he actually mistook me for that kind of girl?' Ning Rongrong seethed inwardly.
Pretending nothing had happened, she continued eating calmly while slipping a few crystal beads between her fingers.
These were self-defense weapons Qi Tian had given her.
During her travels, she had used her Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda martial soul to find several more of these crystal stones.
But she didn't know how to break them open, so she planned to give them to Qi Tian next time— to ask him to unlock them so she could obtain more Dragon Beard Needles to bring back to the sect.
"Beautiful lady, what's your name? How about you let big brother treat you to a meal?" Ma Hongjun swaggered over and sat down.
Money gives men courage. With Dai Mubai at his side to pay the bill, his confidence was sky-high.
If Dai Mubai weren't around, he'd instantly revert to that impatient, greasy lecher he usually was.
"Get lost."
Ning Rongrong glared coldly at him.
Ma Hongjun stiffened instantly, feeling as if he were being completely humiliated. When he turned his head, he saw Dai Mubai and Oscar both looking at him with mocking expressions.
It made him feel even more underestimated, and the self-inferiority he carried from his defective martial soul and humble background immediately flared up.
"What are you pretending to? Someone's treating you to food, and you're still reluctant? Aren't you all out here selling yourselves anyway?"
Ma Hongjun judged others by his own standards. If Dai Mubai offered to treat him to a meal or take him to a brothel, he would never refuse.
As for Oscar, he rejected them every time. In Fatty's eyes, that was pure hypocrisy.
But the moment the words left his mouth, he saw the girl in front of him raise her hand ever so slightly.
They were too close. Only one meter apart.
At this distance, Ma Hongjun had absolutely no chance of dodging the Dragon Beard Needles.
Several needle-thin strands pierced his body. To him, it felt no different from a mosquito bite—so faint he noticed nothing at all.
Ning Rongrong stood up and walked over to Dai Mubai and Oscar at the next table.
Seeing her approaching, both men brightened, giving Ma Hongjun a thumbs-up.
"Fatty, nicely done!"
Ma Hongjun scoffed inwardly. 'Hypocrites pretending to be upright? You're even worse than me.'
"So it was you two who wanted to treat me to a meal? And you were calling me a whore behind my back?" Ning Rongrong asked coldly.
Their smiles froze instantly.
Oscar hurried to explain, flustered, "Young lady, you misunderstand! I never thought that—"
But Ning Rongrong didn't care to hear excuses. Using her Mysterious Heaven Skill as support, she flicked her wrist and threw out a handful of Dragon Beard Needles.
At such close range, with zero preparation, they were completely defenseless.
Even if they were prepared, they still couldn't block Dragon Beard Needles—these were weapons designed specifically to penetrate protective soul force.
That damned familiar feeling again!
A terrible premonition rose in Dai Mubai's heart.
He had been struck by Dragon Beard Needles before—he'd been bedridden for half a month because of it. And now… he felt that same sensation.
Seeing her attack succeed, Ning Rongrong instantly leapt backward, putting a large distance between them— she was afraid the injured beasts might lash out.
Sure enough, an instant later—
"Ah—! That pain… It's that weapon again! Sneak attack? You… shameless!"
Dai Mubai's expression twisted, sweat dripping down his face. He hurriedly activated his Martial Soul Possession, attempting to suppress the pain through brute force.
"Ahhhh—it hurts!!"
If Dai Mubai was barely holding on, then Ma Hongjun and Oscar were in no condition to endure at all— both were rolling on the floor, screaming in agony.
Gritting his teeth, Dai Mubai forced himself forward and lunged toward Ning Rongrong, intent on grabbing her.
Both Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing used this same weapon. In Dai Mubai's head, that meant the two girls must be connected. If he caught Ning Rongrong, he could trace her back to Zhu Zhuqing.
At the same time, self-loathing surged inside him.
'What have I become? Acting so shamefully again in front of my fiancée's friend… Could Zhuqing have sent her to test me? Damn it—I actually thought Zhuqing had given up on me!'
Just as Dai Mubai was about to grab Ning Rongrong, and the hidden guards lurking in the dark were preparing to intervene—
A burst of five-colored light flashed.
Two figures materialized out of thin air—
Qi Tian and Bibi Dong.
Qi Tian reached out casually, catching Dai Mubai's punching fist— and with a crisp crack, twisted his arm forcefully. Bone pierced through skin as half the limb bent at a grotesque angle.
A Soul King with a body-type martial soul—his raw strength was not something a thirty-something-rank Soul Elder could withstand.
"AHHHH—MY ARM!!"
Dai Mubai fell to the ground, trembling uncontrollably, unable to bear the pain any longer.
"Tian Qi… Is it you? Why are you two appearing together?" Ning Rongrong asked in shock as she stared at the pair who'd suddenly appeared.
She remembered this young man—
He was the one she met more than six months ago in the Sunset Forest.
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End of Chapter