"Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone, I'm back!"
The moment Ning Rongrong entered the inner hall of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, she immediately brightened up, shouting happily toward the two elders seated in the chairs.
However, Chen Xin unusually did not respond immediately this time.
His gaze instead fell on Su Cheng, who had come with Ning Fengzhi, and for a fleeting moment, his eyes wavered.
In fact, the memories left in Chen Xin's dream were few, but two scenes were exceptionally clear.
The first was the period when young Su Cheng learned swordsmanship from him.
Although his talent was mediocre, he was extremely diligent, practicing the tedious sword movements every day without fail.
The second was nearly thirty years later, when this adopted son died in his arms.
Also perishing were the Martial Soul Hall's Pope Bibi Dong and the young master Qian Renxue. That adopted son, almost single-handedly, destroyed the entire Martial Soul Hall.
Even so, he still found the face of the young man before him extraordinarily familiar.
Chen Xin was obsessed with the sword, single-minded, never married, never had children.
The adopted son in his dream was no different from a biological child, making the impression unforgettable.
With Chen Xin's cultivation level, sleep and dreams were almost nonexistent.
He felt this was some kind of omen from fate.
Later, recalling the event, he even discussed it with Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi.
But over the years, they hadn't discovered any related information. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect lacked a system as sophisticated as the Martial Soul Hall or the empire's intelligence network, so they had let it be.
Ning Fengzhi observed Chen Xin's expression and immediately realized he had probably approached the right person.
"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, I'll introduce you."
He poured tea for both Su Cheng and himself at the table, smiling: "Coincidentally, today I took Rongrong to the Royal Academy, and we happened to meet this young friend Su, who is preparing to enroll there."
Then he raised his hand toward Su Cheng: "He's a genius with a sword-type martial soul, so I thought I'd introduce him to Uncle Sword."
He subtly signaled Chen Xin with his eyes.
Su Cheng stepped forward and bowed: "Junior Su Cheng pays respects to Sword Douluo Your Excellency, and Bone Douluo Your Excellency."
By now, Chen Xin's expression had already calmed.
Given his character, revealing even this slight lapse was extremely rare.
After a brief pause, he asked faintly: "Would you like to take me as your teacher?"
Su Cheng was slightly surprised.
He had spent considerable time with Chen Xin in the simulated world and knew him fairly well.
Unlike Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin wasn't the type to favor a talented soul master at first sight, let alone take them as a disciple.
Yet at this moment, there was no room for hesitation.
This was a golden opportunity. Everything he had shown earlier had been to build his background.And now, it seemed to have worked even better than expected.
Su Cheng immediately rose, offering tea while bowing: "Teacher, it's my honor."
Gu Rong, sitting nearby, scrutinized the two and suddenly smiled at Ning Rongrong: "Rongrong, why don't you call him Uncle?"
There was teasing in her tone.
Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi also realized this, glancing at the little princess of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect with mischievous smiles.
Su Cheng's eyes twitched; he sensed trouble.
"…"
Ning Rongrong stared at the elders in front of her, suddenly feeling aggrieved.
At first, when she met Su Cheng, she had instinctively felt close to him.
Learning that he had trained alone, she admired and sympathized with him even more.
But Su Cheng should never have mentioned the rules of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
She had always taken pride in her status. Even discovering Su Cheng was exceptional, her nature would not allow her to yield.
Moreover, today, after returning, she, usually the center of attention, had been upstaged.
Hearing Gu Rong's words, her emotions surged, and she loudly refused: "I won't!"
Her reaction startled Gu Rong, who had initiated the suggestion.
Su Cheng saw Ning Rongrong's reluctant expression and hurriedly said: "Teacher, Bone Douluo Your Excellency, Sect Leader Ning, perhaps we don't need titles like uncle; we can remain as we are."
Chen Xin was about to speak, but Ning Fengzhi interjected: "Then why don't you just treat each other as brother and sister?"
Seeing Ning Rongrong still unresponsive, he nudged her again.
Finally, she reluctantly whispered: "Brother."
Su Cheng felt helpless but understood this was Ning Fengzhi's way of drawing them closer, and he nodded with a smile.
With their relationship established, Ning Fengzhi, satisfied, resumed his seat, steering the conversation to quickly strengthen the bond between Su Cheng and the others.
During this, he did not ask about Su Cheng's self-created soul skills.
With his tact, he knew it was not the right moment; mentioning it prematurely could ruin goodwill and make the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect seem manipulative.
Instead, he focused on caring for Su Cheng.
Given that Su Cheng had lived alone all these years, his past naturally piqued their curiosity.
Su Cheng had nothing to hide. His recent years had been clean—training and sword practice. Sharing this posed no problem.
He recounted his experiences while internally plotting his next step.
Next, he needed to find a way to draw the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect into his plans.
At the very least, they could provide tangible backing to strengthen his position.
For now, he and Chen Xin were only nominally master and disciple. It was enough to intimidate others, but against someone like Xue Qinghe disguised as Qian Renxue, the title alone wouldn't suffice.
But Su Cheng had already thought of a plan on the way here.
He needed a figure representing the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, someone he could regularly appear with.
Ning Rongrong was the perfect choice.
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