Ning Rongrong reached out with a slender white finger, gently pinched the soft flesh at Su Zui's waist, and gave it a merciless twist.
"Hiss..."
Su Zui immediately sucked in a sharp breath.
He looked at Ning Rongrong with an aggrieved expression.
"Rongrong, why did you suddenly pinch me?"
Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes at Su Zui and said proudly, "What? Do you think I'm someone who only knows how to seek pleasure? You broke through to level forty ten days ago, so of course you need to get your fourth Soul Ring first!"
Su Zui was deeply moved by her words.
He looked at Ning Rongrong with a gratified expression, feeling rather like he was watching his little girl grow up.
"Yes, yes, my Rongrong is the most virtuous and kindhearted of all!"
Ning Rongrong blushed and punched him twice.
Then she looked at Su Zui suspiciously. He had a feeling Su Zui had just been thinking something less than proper, but she had no proof.
Ning Rongrong rose on tiptoe and reached out to stroke Su Zui's soft hair with her little hand.
"All right, there, stop being cheeky. Are you sure you don't need my family to help you hunt a Soul Beast this time? If you want a high-quality Soul Beast, I'll ask my grandpa to help you."
Seeing how serious Ning Rongrong was, Su Zui felt a warmth in his heart.
How could there be such a lovely girl in the world? She hasn't even grown up herself, yet she cares about me so much.
Come to think of it, did I save the world in my last life?
I've only reached level twelve in this life's Douluo Continent Online game, and the system has already matched me with such a wonderful girl.
Su Zui raised his chin confidently, then gently tapped the top of Ning Rongrong's head with it.
"Don't worry! My family is very capable too. Helping me hunt a Soul Beast won't be a problem."
But Ning Rongrong grew a little upset when she heard that.
She lifted her right foot and stepped on Su Zui's foot, then sat down on the bed with her arms crossed. Her nose kept twitching, and she looked as if she were about to cry.
Su Zui was completely baffled. Seeing her like that, he immediately grew anxious.
Su Zui hurried over to Ning Rongrong, covering three steps in two, and looked at her in a panic.
But whether in his previous life or this one, this was the first time he had encountered a situation like this.
She was perfectly fine just now, so how did the skies suddenly turn from sunny to cloudy?
How did that saying go? A person's potential is forced out of them.
Looking at Ning Rongrong, like a pear blossom in the rain, Su Zui now had an IQ to rival a certain Einstein.
He rapidly searched through the memories of his previous life, and the tips from a guide to comforting girls that he had come across on a video app surfaced one by one.
He keenly picked out the most crucial one.
A certain grandmaster had once said: When a girl cries, don't say anything. All you need to do is sweep her into your arms.
Su Zui had always listened to the grandmaster. He trusted the grandmaster, who would never lie to him.
At this moment, Su Zui was Douluo's most devoted lover!
He pulled Ning Rongrong into his arms and, ignoring her struggles, took hold of her little hand.
Then he brought his lips close to her ear, making his voice as gentle and resonant as he could.
"Rongrong, I'm sorry. Did I make you angry?"
Hearing Su Zui's gentle tone, Ning Rongrong pouted and buried her head in his chest, then raised it and gazed longingly into his eyes.
Seeing her like that, Su Zui felt as though his heart was about to melt.
Whether Ning Rongrong was throwing a little tantrum or being unreasonable, Su Zui felt that as long as she cried, he was the one at fault!
"Oh, Rongrong, please don't cry, all right? It's all my fault."
Only after hearing Su Zui's gentle words did Ning Rongrong stop crying. She tightened the arms wrapped around his neck, afraid that he would disappear if she let go.
"Then tell me, what did you do wrong?"
There was a stubborn note in Ning Rongrong's voice as she looked at Su Zui with an aggrieved expression.
Wait, how would I know what I did wrong? The grandmaster never taught me this!
After 4.6 kun years of being reborn on Douluo Continent, Su Zui had encountered his first major challenge.
Watching Su Zui rack his brains, Ning Rongrong nearly burst out laughing. She struggled to control herself, pouted, and asked, "Su Zui, do you like me?"
Su Zui answered without hesitation, "Of course I do. Rongrong is the one I like most."
Ning Rongrong gave a "hmph" and slipped her little hand inside Su Zui's clothes, gently scratching his back. After a long while, she finally spoke in an aggrieved voice. "Then why won't you tell me about your family?"
The more Ning Rongrong thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Her voice grew tearful. "I've told you everything about my family, but you won't tell me anything. You haven't told me where your home is or about your family. Is it because you don't want to tell me?"
Only then did Su Zui finally understand why Ning Rongrong was angry.
Alas, I really am a blockhead.
Thinking back, Ning Rongrong's tone had been a little off from the moment he told her that his family was powerful and could help him hunt a Soul Beast.
He hadn't expected little Rongrong to be so sensitive.
That silly girl had him on her mind all the time.
Even when she got angry, it was because he hadn't told her about his family.
Su Zui let out a long breath, and his gaze gradually grew resolute.
The girl had been open enough to tell him about her family, including the fact that her father was Ning Fengzhi and that her family had two Titled Douluo. She had hidden nothing from him.
What did he have to hide? He believed Ning Rongrong wouldn't distance herself from him because of his background.
"I... come from Spirit Hall. I'm the Spirit Hall Young Master."
Su Zui's voice trembled a little as he said those words.
Afterward, he looked into Ning Rongrong's eyes with some nervousness.
He was truly afraid, afraid that he would see distance in her eyes.
But as it turned out, Su Zui had been overthinking everything.
Ning Rongrong didn't say a word. She simply held him tightly around the waist.
Now Ning Rongrong finally understood why Su Zui hadn't dared to tell her.
Everyone knew that relations between Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile were very poor. They could even be described as being as incompatible as fire and water.
Her Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone had both been hunted by Spirit Hall many years ago.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was now giving its full support to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, so it was naturally estranged from Spirit Hall.
This must have been agonizing for Su Zui too, all this time.
Ning Rongrong raised her head, her gaze full of resolve.
"Su Zui, I, Ning Rongrong, only like you. I'll only like you for the rest of my life. I don't care who you are, whether you're a beggar or the Spirit Hall Young Master. You're the only one I like."
"So what if there's the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? So what if there's Spirit Hall? My little Zui is the greatest genius in all of Douluo Continent. I believe Daddy will agree to let us be together."
"Even if, even if he doesn't agree, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will still be mine in the future."
"When the time comes, I'll bring the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect over to Spirit Hall!"
Looking at the stubborn, silly girl before him, Su Zui ruffled her hair, an unprecedented light shining in his eyes.
"Don't worry, Rongrong. Since I've come to this world, I'll definitely become the strongest expert on the continent. I'm sure your father won't refuse to have the strongest expert on the continent as your husband."
"As the saying goes, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family are on good terms now, that doesn't necessarily mean there's much friendship between them. They're merely bound together by their interests."
"Right now, Spirit Hall stands between the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Star Luo Empire, with the three powers holding one another in balance."
"But things are different now. Now that Spirit Hall has me, it will definitely become the greatest power on the continent in my hands."
"I want to travel with you and see every beautiful sight in the world, taste every delicacy under heaven, drink the strongest wine, and wield the strongest sword."
"Once I get my fourth Soul Ring, I'll be an eleven-year-old Soul Ancestor."
"Go back ten thousand years through the history of the entire Douluo Continent, and no one can compare to me."
"After we grow up, I'll definitely become a Titled Douluo. When the time comes, I'll go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and bring you back myself!"
"For ten thousand years to come, everyone will remember my name: Su Zui, Pope of Spirit Hall and husband of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master!"