Zhu Zhuqing, You're Acting Strange Today

As the saying went, better to mend a relationship than break it apart.

Ning Rongrong hadn't actually tried to make Zhu Zhuqing forgive Dai Mubai.

But since Dai Mubai was one of the people who disgusted her, she naturally wasn't going to put in a good word for him either.

In fact, she needed to give Dai Mubai a thorough beating.

She couldn't have been happier to hear Zhu Zhuqing speak of Dai Mubai that way today.

When they returned to the dorm, the two quickly washed up and went to sleep.

Originally, Ning Rongrong was supposed to share a dorm with Xiao Wu.

After all, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu had shared a dorm in the original story.

But Zhu Zhuqing had a room to herself too. After thinking it over for a moment, Ning Rongrong decided to share a dorm with Zhu Zhuqing instead.

As for Xiao Wu, whatever happened, happened.

She had her Third Brother, anyway.

The next morning.

It was Ning Rongrong's first day at Shrek Academy.

Although no one had come to tell her what she should do,

fortunately, she remembered the original story, so she didn't have to worry too much about that sort of thing.

Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, seemed a little flustered,

following right on Ning Rongrong's heels, unsure where to go next.

"Pfft."

Who told her to spend all yesterday afternoon watching Ning Rongrong cultivate?

No wonder the girl didn't have a clue.

There was still a little time before they had to gather, though.

Ning Rongrong didn't want to waste it, so she took Zhu Zhuqing to get something to eat, then went to a quiet spot near the gathering place and began cultivating.

Zhu Zhuqing continued to follow her.

During that time, they happened to run into Tang San, who was also cultivating on top of a small hut.

Ning Rongrong and Tang San exchanged a glance.

Some were happy, while others were miserable.

When Tang San saw Ning Rongrong, his face nearly twisted into a pretzel.

He was probably thinking again about how he hadn't gotten command yesterday and had been led around by Ning Rongrong the whole time.

The test had even ended before he could use his full strength.

Most importantly, after Zhao Wuji knocked his Xiao Wu unconscious with a slap, he hadn't even gotten a chance to avenge her.

He was somewhat dissatisfied with Ning Rongrong.

And as a Support System Soul Master, Ning Rongrong had also shocked him with her abilities yesterday. As a gifted Soul Master himself, he was unwilling to be outshone just like that.

So Tang San, who had originally planned to spend less time cultivating today, had come out to cultivate before it was even fucking light.

Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, didn't care about Tang San's attitude.

Fame endangered a person just as fattening endangered a pig.

It was only natural for people to resent her for being so outstanding.

Besides, she hadn't actually done anything wrong. Who told them all to think Support System Soul Masters were no good?

Their understanding was flawed; it was just a subjective impression.

She'd put on a burst of strength yesterday, so in the future, that bunch wouldn't dare climb all over Support System Soul Masters anymore.

Oscar was the exception, of course.

He might really need a big daddy.

"Aren't you going to check on your Xiao Wu? She spent last night all alone, you know?"

In contrast to Tang San's dead-parent face, Ning Rongrong deliberately raised her voice to taunt him before strolling leisurely away.

The moment Tang San heard Xiao Wu's name, his face turned even darker.

Hadn't it been settled that Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu would share a dorm?

Had Xiao Wu had no one to look after her last night?

His heart burning with anxiety, Tang San nearly fell off the roof when he heard that. He hurriedly stopped cultivating and raced toward Xiao Wu's dorm.

Zhu Zhuqing asked, a little irritated, "Aren't we all classmates? Why do you treat everyone like that? Never mind Dai Mubai, but I think Tang San's pretty decent."

"Oh? Pretty decent, huh?" Ning Rongrong paid it no mind. Since Tang San had left, she decided to cultivate right there.

She released her Martial Soul and began Healing Pagoda as she said to Zhu Zhuqing, "Then do you think I treat you the same way?"

"Me?" Zhu Zhuqing blushed, an unusual sight, and said no more.

That was true.

Although Ning Rongrong had seemed a little cold when Zhu Zhuqing first asked her to teach her cultivation method,

that was just a normal reaction from someone who couldn't or didn't want to teach it.

There was nothing wrong with that.

Aside from that, Ning Rongrong was unusually proper in their normal interactions.

She had even taken Zhu Zhuqing back to the dorm, taken her to breakfast, and occasionally taught her some unique cultivation methods. It was almost as if they had already become friends.

Compared with the way she treated Dai Mubai and Tang San,

Ning Rongrong really did treat her very well.

If Ning Rongrong weren't a girl, Zhu Zhuqing even felt she would show more affection.

Compared to that scumbag Dai Mubai, who runs off who knows where to fool around every day, my roommate Ning Rongrong is much more reliable!

What a pity...

She quietly watched Ning Rongrong cultivate.

Before long,

as Zhu Zhuqing watched Ning Rongrong perform Healing Pagoda, she came out with another question. "Are you controlling your Soul Power to make it move up and down over your Martial Soul?"

Ning Rongrong nodded.

"Don't you think that looks a lot like a certain motion?"

"Hm?" Ning Rongrong was a little puzzled. "What motion?"

Could there be someone else on the Douluo Continent with the same cultivation method as hers?

That shouldn't be possible.

Her cultivation method had come from the system, after all.

Even if it wasn't one of a kind, there should at least be no second one!

"It's... it's..." Zhu Zhuqing blushed again. "I heard... I only heard about it, just so we're clear. I haven't seen it myself... Some friends I used to have said that when a boy and a girl who are close are together, the girl often makes that kind of motion to help the boy..."

"..."

All right, she got it.

Ning Rongrong nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Why was Zhu Zhuqing so talkative today?

And how had she gotten onto this sort of thing?

Could people of the same sex really talk about anything?

What she'd said was quite explosive.

Ning Rongrong understood Zhu Zhuqing's meaning instantly.

She'd been cultivating just fine, but after hearing Zhu Zhuqing say that and picturing it, it really did look a fucking bit like it.

Mainly because, given her current height and the size of the Ten Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda...

The tip of the Ten Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was right near her mouth.

"Fuck!"

Ning Rongrong pictured it for a moment, and her face flushed red too.

It wouldn't have mattered if she were cultivating alone.

The problem was that Zhu Zhuqing was right beside her!

"Y-you... could you turn around and stop looking?" Ning Rongrong was at a loss. The harder she tried not to think about it, the more clearly she pictured it.

In the end, she simply couldn't go on cultivating.

"But I want to... learn," Zhu Zhuqing stammered.

"..."

Learn?

Learn, her ass.

Did she want to learn her cultivation method, or that motion?

"You're acting strange today!" Ning Rongrong wanted to cry but had no tears. She immediately withdrew her Martial Soul, her face burning like crazy. "Forget it, forget it. It's rare for us to be up this early, and there's still a while before we have to gather. I'll take you for a walk."

Huh?

Was there no justice in the world?

Ning Rongrong had thought that, with her system and clever brain, she would always be the one making others lose their composure. How could it ever be their turn to do the same to her?

Yet she hadn't expected a single sentence from Zhu Zhuqing to throw her own composure into disarray.

Well, well, well.

She'd messed with Tang San's head, and Zhu Zhuqing had messed with hers. The winds of fortune really did take turns blowing...