Returning to the rented hotel, Yu Yan did not wait for Dugu Bo; instead, the first to arrive was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Master, Ning Fengzhi.
Accompanying Ning Fengzhi was an elderly man who looked as sharp as a sword, and a girl about his own age.
If his guess was correct, that sword-like Elder should be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
The girl of his age should be Ning Fengzhi's daughter, Ning Rongrong, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils from the timeline.
As Yu Yan looked at them, Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong were also observing Yu Yan. They were curious about what kind of person could make Ning Fengzhi/Dad so concerned.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin circulated his spirit power and scanned him. Without Yu Yan noticing, he saw through Yu Yan's age and spirit power: his bone age was indeed eight years old, and his Rank 29 spirit power was solid and stable, with no traces of the evil methods used by Fallen Soul Masters.
Ning Rongrong stared at Yu Yan, sizing him up carefully. She couldn't really see much, only that Yu Yan's appearance was decent and his overall temperament seemed a bit like her father's.
"School Master Ning, what is the meaning of this?"
Yu Yan was somewhat unclear about Ning Fengzhi's purpose for coming. They had just met at Dugu Yan's birthday banquet in the morning, and now he was bringing people over in the afternoon.
"Hahaha, didn't I say this morning that I would give you information on dragon-type Spirit Beasts with dual Ice and Fire attributes? I compiled the information after I went back and have brought it to you now."
Seeing Yu Yan's surprise, Ning Fengzhi smiled and took out a two-finger-thick stack of Spirit Beast information, placing it in his hands.
The cover of this Spirit Beast information was very new, clearly having been compiled just recently.
Looking at this information, Yu Yan could already imagine Ning Fengzhi returning in the morning and immediately arranging for people to sort through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's records, transcribing the suitable Spirit Beast data, and organizing it all by the afternoon to give to him.
As the saying goes, whatever Ning Fengzhi's ulterior motives might be, Yu Yan could see through them at a glance, yet such actions still naturally inspired goodwill.
"This... this is too fast."
Looking at the brand-new Spirit Beast information in his hand, Yu Yan ultimately couldn't help but look at Ning Fengzhi and exclaim.
"It's alright. There isn't much information on Spirit Beasts that meet your requirements, so organizing it wasn't much trouble."
This was also the truth. There really weren't many Spirit Beasts that fit Yu Yan's needs; one only needed to follow the catalog to find them. This was the main reason he could bring the information by the afternoon.
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness."
Yu Yan spoke frankly about what he wanted to thank him for; this thoughtfulness was what was most precious.
"Hahaha, don't be so mushy. Shall we go inside and chat?"
Ning Fengzhi laughed heartily as he walked into the hotel and had the proprietor open a private room. He wanted to continue his chat with Yu Yan properly.
The private room in the hotel wasn't particularly luxurious. Yu Yan could see a look of disdain on the face of the young girl following Ning Fengzhi, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin remained expressionless.
"Little friend Yu Yan, this is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Sword Douluo."
Upon entering the private room, Ning Fengzhi pointed to Sword Douluo Chen Xin to introduce him to Yu Yan.
"Yu Yan greets Sword Douluo. I have often heard that Sword Douluo is the Titled Douluo with the strongest offensive power. Seeing you just now was like seeing an indestructible longsword."
When facing a Titled Douluo, a few simple compliments are expected. If one were to be honest, Yu Yan's attitude wasn't actually the most reverent.
"Mm."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who did not like communicating with outsiders, nodded faintly at Yu Yan and then remained silent.
"This is my daughter Ning Rongrong. She is the same age as you, so you two should have plenty to talk about. If you aren't in a hurry to return to Ice Soul City, let her play the host on my behalf for a while so you can experience the local customs of Heaven Dou City."
After a brief introduction of Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi steered the conversation toward his daughter. This was his real purpose for coming so quickly.
After returning, besides arranging for disciples to find suitable Spirit Beast data, he had discussed the possibility of Yu Yan becoming a Titled Douluo with the two Elders, Sword and Bone.
Both Sword and Bone Douluo felt that Yu Yan had a very high chance of becoming a Titled Douluo. The reason for this judgment was that neither of them had a Spirit Power Level as high as Yu Yan's when they were his age.
Confirming that Yu Yan had a great chance of becoming a Titled Douluo, Ning Fengzhi called his daughter Rongrong over and strictly instructed her on what she should pay attention to next.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is the continent's number one support system Spirit and lacks any offensive capability. Therefore, every Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School needs a partner at the Titled Douluo level.
Ning Fengzhi's partners were the Sword and Bone Douluos, but neither of them was young anymore, and the younger generation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School did not yet have any young Spirit Masters capable of becoming Titled Douluos.
Since the sect itself had no Spirit Masters who could become Titled Douluos, he could only look outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Yu Yan had a clean background, acted with propriety, was friendly toward those around him, his cultivation speed far surpassed his peers, and his mutated Spirit, the Ice and Fire Twin Fish, had extremely high potential.
Wasn't this a prize catch?
In Ning Fengzhi's eyes, Yu Yan was exactly that—a prize catch.
"Hello Yu Yan, I am Ning Rongrong."
Ning Rongrong indeed had the reputation of a little witch, but under her father Ning Fengzhi's requirements and earnest teachings, and knowing that Yu Yan might be the Titled Douluo who protects her in the future, she displayed high levels of upbringing before Yu Yan. Her every move possessed a noble air, making it impossible to find any fault.
Having been educated since childhood to become a Sect Master, Ning Rongrong knew exactly what kind of posture to adopt in such a situation.
"Hello, Ning Rongrong."
As the saying goes, one does not strike a smiling face. Since she greeted him, it was naturally impossible for Yu Yan to respond coldly.
After greeting Ning Rongrong, Yu Yan turned to look at Ning Fengzhi:
"I'm very sorry, School Master Ning. I have reached a deal with Senior Dugu, the Poison Douluo. For the coming period, I must follow him to fulfill the terms of our agreement. We will be leaving Heaven Dou City, so I am truly sorry."
Faced with Yu Yan's explanation, Ning Fengzhi waved his hand dismissively: "It's no matter. Before you leave Heaven Dou City, how about letting Rongrong take you for a tour around the city?"
"That's the problem; Senior Dugu and I are leaving tonight."
Just as Ning Fengzhi was about to continue, Yu Yan hurriedly stated his departure time.
"So soon?"
Ning Fengzhi did not suspect Yu Yan of lying. Investigating the truth of such matters was as easy as turning a palm for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Someone as smart as Yu Yan would certainly not tell a lie of this level.
"Yes, this matter is very important to both of us."
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was very important to Yu Yan, and detoxifying himself and evolving his granddaughter's Spirit was very important to Dugu Bo. Both parties were indeed in a great hurry.