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"Zhuqing, you're finally back!"
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong hurried forward, taking Zhu Zhuqing's bag, and whispered,
"Ma Hongjun was crippled."
"Grandmaster and the Dean are in a very bad mood."
"Be careful what you say."
Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face was calm, and she nodded slightly.
"Understood."
Stepping into the academy,
a sense of oppression washed over them.
As soon as Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing, he stood up abruptly, clenched his fists, and shouted,
"Zhu Zhuqing, did you go to Heaven Dou City to see that Jian Jiu?!"
"Do you know..."
"Fatty was crippled by him?!"
Zhu Zhuqing ignored him.
She walked towards the girls' dormitory.
"You stop right there!"
Being ignored like this, Dai Mubai's face turned ashen.
His Soul Power surged, and the faint roar of a tiger could be heard.
He rushed towards Zhu Zhuqing like a tiger pouncing on its prey, his thick arm reaching out to grab her.
At this scene,
Tang San's expression was indifferent.
Oscar opened his mouth, but in the end, only sighed.
"Dai Mubai! What are you doing?!"
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong cried out in shock and anger,
"Zhuqing, be careful!"
The strong wind was already behind her.
Zhu Zhuqing made her move.
Her slender figure transformed into a black stream of light, deftly dodging Dai Mubai's grab.
"What?!"
Dai Mubai's evil eyes were filled with shock as he missed.
Although Zhu Zhuqing was an Agility Attack type, his Soul Power was stronger, so their speed shouldn't have been so different.
As thoughts raced through his mind,
a powerful Soul Power fluctuation spread from Zhu Zhuqing's body.
"Level 37?!"
Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong rose in surprise.
A cold light flashed!
Zhu Zhuqing's slender hand had already drawn a blade from her waist.
Yu Xiaogang's and Flender's shouts exploded simultaneously.
"Stop!"
Zhu Zhuqing turned a deaf ear.
The blade flashed, not to slash,
but to fiercely strike Dai Mubai's cheek with its cold flat side, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.
Slap—
A loud slap rang out.
Dai Mubai was sent flying several meters, stumbling and barely steadying himself with Tang San's support.
"Bitch!"
Dai Mubai clutched his face, his evil eyes brimming with killing intent, his muscles bulging, and white tiger fur growing wildly.
At this moment,
Yu Xiaogang and Flender stood in front of Dai Mubai, scolding him,
"Enough!"
Dai Mubai gasped for breath, his Soul Power gradually calming, and stared at Zhu Zhuqing, gritting his teeth,
"Zhu Zhuqing, you must give us an explanation."
"Ma Hongjun of the Shrek Seven Devils was crippled, yet you went to see an enemy."
"Is this how you treat your teammates?!"
Everyone present looked at Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing, however, didn't even look at them.
She simply rubbed the side of the blade that had struck Dai Mubai's cheek on the ground.
This action made Dai Mubai's face turn even darker.
"Ma Hongjun brought it upon himself."
"Saying it was voluntary, for so long, how many girls dared not to be angry and dared not to speak? You all know in your hearts."
The last sentence,
Zhu Zhuqing said while looking at Yu Xiaogang and Flender.
Flender opened his mouth, but in the end, sighed dejectedly, his back even more hunched.
"Ma Hongjun..."
"It was my dereliction of duty as a teacher."
Yu Xiaogang looked at Zhu Zhuqing with suspicion.
"Zhu Zhuqing, why has your Soul Power increased so much?"
"And... your Spirit also seems to have been strengthened?"
"Fed by someone."
Zhu Zhuqing dropped these four words and turned to leave.
Behind her, Yu Xiaogang's low voice came,
"This time, I hope you can understand that there are always people stronger than you, and there is always a higher heaven."
"But there's no need to belittle yourselves; you are all one in a million geniuses, and I will devise the most rigorous training plan for you."
"There's no need to go to Heaven Dou City; Lan Ba Academy will merge into Shrek and gain the qualification to participate in the Soul Master Competition."
"Remember the shame of a companion being crippled, and I will also remember the humiliation of being driven out of Heaven Dou City."
"On the day of the Soul Master Competition, we will surely avenge ourselves!"
Heaven Dou Empire.
Seven Treasure Mountain.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is located here.
Surrounded by mountains, with lush trees forming forests, the sect grounds are dotted with lotus ponds, and buildings with red tiles and green walls are built along the mountain, densely packed.
The domes of all the buildings are covered with colorful glazed tiles, reflecting a dreamlike halo in the sunlight.
In an elegant pavilion,
Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo Gu Rong were playing chess.
Gu Rong placed a black piece, reviving a losing game, and a large dragon seemed to be on the verge of soaring into the clouds.
"Hahaha!"
"Fengzhi, you miscalculated this time!"
"With this piece down, the sky is wide open for the dragon to fly!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Ning Fengzhi's gentle eyes.
He then regained his calm and steadily placed a white piece.
On the chessboard, the white pieces had long formed a powerful force, with deep roots, solid as a fortress.
"The chess situation is set; no matter the wind, I remain unmoving."
"Moreover..."
He paused.
"I also don't wish to fight."
Gu Rong looked up, a puzzled expression on his face.
"If you're not fighting, then why play chess?"
Ning Fengzhi gently swept the chess pieces into disarray.
He put away this unplayed confrontation.
He stood up, hands behind his back, and stood by the pavilion, gazing at the magnificent sect.
"People are ultimately emotional, and life is not a chess game."
"How interesting..."
Ning Fengzhi sighed softly.
"The vast Heaven Dou City has been stirred into a storm by Jian Jiu... the immortal fool."
"If it weren't for Jian Uncle's imminent breakthrough in the Way of the Sword, requiring our protection, I would truly want to go to the Imperial City myself and witness the immortal's demeanor."
Gu Rong shook his head and smiled,
"Thinking back..."
"The three of us all felt that the immortal fool was not striving, and was unworthy of Rongrong."
"Now it seems we were short-sighted."
"Fengzhi, do you have any regrets?"
Ning Fengzhi was silent for a moment.
"Regrets?"
"Perhaps... a little."
"After all, now it seems this should have been a very good marriage for Rongrong."
"I did not stop her, and even tacitly allowed her to draw a clear line with the immortal fool, only hoping that Rongrong will not blame me in the future."
"I can see that she is not entirely without feelings for the immortal fool."
Ning Fengzhi recalled his daughter's distraught appearance after Li Dixian left the sect.
Gu Rong also remembered Ning Rongrong's state at that time, sighed softly, and changed the subject slightly.
"Heaven Dou City has the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family."
"Fengzhi, aren't you worried..."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head, a confident smile on his face.
"Bone Uncle, you and I both know full well."
"The immortal fool will not help the Ye Family deal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
"Just as we understand that the immortal fool... will never return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
"This child is stubborn..."
"What's more..."
He turned his gaze to the majestic, sword-like mountain in front of the pavilion, his tone filled with immense confidence and reverence.
"With Jian Uncle presiding."
"In this world, who can shake my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"
"The immortal fool is indeed astonishingly talented, but the unrivaled master of the Way of the Sword in this era is only Chen Xin!"
Gu Rong nodded in deep agreement.
No one knew how long Chen Xin had traversed on the path of the Way of the Sword.
Ning Fengzhi gazed at the mountain, which was filled with sword intent.
"I remember before Jian Uncle went into seclusion, this peak was just an ordinary mountain."
"After several months of seclusion, he was actually able to stir the forces of heaven and earth, subtly refining it into such a... sword-shaped peak pointing directly to the sky!"
"Jian Uncle's realm is truly unfathomable."
Gu Rong sighed with emotion,
"Indeed."
"But speaking of it, Chen Xin truly regrets for the immortal fool."
"He genuinely regarded him as his successor; if he knew that the immortal fool's talent had returned, he would probably be overjoyed."
As his voice fell,
Boom—!!!
That majestic sword mountain shattered with a roar.
A tiny white-clad figure, at some unknown point, was already standing above the clouds.
He merely pointed his fingers like a sword, and with a gentle stroke across the vast sea of clouds,
in an instant,
ten thousand miles of clouds rolled back.
The sky was clear as if washed, and as blue as the deep sea.
The white-clad figure suddenly vanished.
When he reappeared, he was like a fallen leaf, silently appearing in the pavilion.
Chen Xin was dressed in plain white, his aura as contained as a deep ancient well, showing no hint of astonishing sword intent, like an ordinary middle-aged scholar.
His gaze swept over Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong.
"Immortal fool?"
"What were you just saying about the immortal fool?"