A Support Soul Master Who Could Run Away

At Su Xiao's suggestion, he and Ning Rongrong went for a morning run, with Suotuo City as their destination.

Ning Rongrong panted. "Xiao-ge, I'm so tired. Let's stop and rest for a while."

"Use your Soul Power to support yourself. You can slow to a jog, but you absolutely can't stop. We'll take it slowly," Su Xiao instructed.

Although she slowed her pace, Ning Rongrong's Soul Power was being depleted faster and faster. Her steps grew increasingly sluggish, and she looked ready to stop.

Su Xiao suddenly took Ning Rongrong's hand. "Don't give up. Today is only the first time. From now on, we'll keep up this kind of morning training every day."

With Su Xiao's support, Ning Rongrong began jogging again. Looking at Su Xiao's black hair, her little face, which had been exhausted moments ago, suddenly broke into a silly smile, and she was filled with motivation once more.

The two arrived in Suotuo City and found a shop. Though they were drenched in sweat and gasping for breath, the exhaustion in their bodies made eating feel like a kind of happiness to Su Xiao and Ning Rongrong.

After finishing the last bite of food, Su Xiao and Ning Rongrong were about to return to the academy when they suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

"Zhuqing?" Ning Rongrong asked in confusion.

Zhu Zhuqing had clearly run here from the academy as well. Her face was flushed, and her sweat-soaked hair had not yet dried completely.

Ning Rongrong tugged at Su Xiao's sleeve and asked, "Xiao-ge, should we wait for Zhuqing and head back together?"

"Forget it." Su Xiao left directly. He knew Zhu Zhuqing was a proud and aloof girl. Inviting her along would only make things awkward.

On the way back, Su Xiao carried two bundles of fodder and over ten jin of meat on his back. That was about enough for Xiao Bai to eat for a day.

When Su Xiao and Ning Rongrong returned to the academy, Flender had already arrived, and Zhu Zhuqing had gotten there ahead of them.

"You two were the only ones we were waiting for. So early in the morning, where'd you go on a date?" Dai Mubai asked with a grin.

Ning Rongrong blushed and joined the group. Su Xiao put away the food, then gave a whistle. Xiao Bai would come eat on its own.

Ning Rongrong quietly asked, "Xiao Wu, who's that guy with peach-blossom eyes? Why haven't I seen him before?"

"Oscar. He cut his hair, so I didn't recognize him at first either. But then he conjured a sausage, and his soul incantation..." Xiao Wu looked troubled.

Yesterday's scene immediately surfaced in Ning Rongrong's mind. "Xiao Wu, don't say it. It's too disgusting."

Xiao Wu changed the subject. "Where did you and Xiao-ge go this morning? Why are you both covered in sweat? Zhuqing too."

"It was a secret special training session between Xiao-ge and me. We ran into Zhuqing, so she happened to join us," Ning Rongrong answered.

At the same time, Flender, as the headmaster, announced Shrek's rules.

"I am Headmaster Flender. In a moment, go pay Teacher Li in accounting one hundred Gold Coins for tuition."

"This evening, we'll have our first class."

"Oscar, go do physical training. You may use your martial soul. Run twenty laps around the village and be back before lunch, or don't even think about eating lunch."

Oscar's face filled with resistance. "Headmaster, are you trying to tire me to death?"

"Teach according to aptitude, understand?" Flender said seriously. "If Support Soul Masters want to protect themselves on the battlefield, running away is the most basic skill."

Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up. This was exactly the same theory Su Xiao had drilled into her that morning.

A Support Soul Master who couldn't run away wasn't a good Soul Master!

At a critical moment, running one extra step meant surviving.

"You'll run with Ning Rongrong. Everyone else, dismissed!" Flender turned and left.

Ning Rongrong gave Su Xiao a meaningful look, then ran toward the edge of the village without the slightest concern for the morning run she had just endured.

Xiao-ge is doing this for my own good. I absolutely can't let Xiao-ge down, Ning Rongrong encouraged herself.

Nearby, Oscar was still bargaining with Flender.

"Headmaster, how about ten laps instead?"

"Ning Rongrong is a girl, after all."

Flender looked at him coldly. "Ning Rongrong has already set off. Oscar, what are you dawdling for? Get moving!"

Only then did Oscar realize that all he could see was the back of Ning Rongrong's white dress.

Watching Oscar and Ning Rongrong train together, Su Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had spent the entire morning persuading Ning Rongrong. This little witch had finally acknowledged the importance of physical training. That way, her training with Oscar would definitely be harmonious, and their feelings for each other would surely warm up little by little.

For the sake of not breaking up a ship, this has been way too hard for me.