Ning Rongrong's Joy; Oscar Faints from Rage

"... Why bother with a contest? I decide!"

A domineering shout suddenly rang out, and the next second, golden sword energy swept through the forest, clearing away the nearby bushes and thorns and creating a wide road.

Immediately afterwards, a young boy and girl strolled slowly along the temporarily opened road, coming hand in hand.

The young man was dressed in purple robes and wore Purple-Gold Crown. He was exceptionally handsome, with a fair complexion. The young woman wore a silver dress, had black hair and purple eyes, and possessed a delicate beauty with a touch of heroic spirit.

The two nestled together, like a divine couple.

With such high looks and temperament, Zhou Chen and Yu Tianmeng, this pair of transmigrators, are naturally the only ones.

"Brother Zhou Chen?"

Upon seeing Zhou Chen, Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran almost simultaneously cried out in surprise.

Meng Yiran showed a look of surprise, while Ning Rongrong's expression was one of shock and sorrow.

Meng Yiran pleasantly surprised because she felt that Zhou Chen's visit must have been to support her.

Ning Rongrong felt somewhat resentful because she discovered that Zhou Chen had a new woman by his side! And she was a stunningly beautiful woman with a noble and ethereal air!

This made her feel disappointed and even frustrated.

In the months since Zhou Chen left Shrek, she has missed Zhou Chen every moment. She tosses and turns alone every night, unable to sleep, and even in her dreams, she dreams of her Zhou Chen brother.

But what about Zhou Chen? He wasn't satisfied with just Sister Zhu Zhuqing, he actually took another woman!

Ning Rongrong felt a tightness and frustration in her chest, as if all her sincere feelings had been wasted.

Hmph, I'm never talking to that womanizing bastard again!

If I pay any more attention to him, I'll be a dog!

Ning Rongrong swore an oath in her heart.

At the same time, seeing Zhou Chen suddenly appear, Tang San and the others greeted him with surprise and delight.

Oscar, however, looked quite unpleasant.

Others might feel the joy of a long-awaited reunion upon seeing Zhou Chen. But to Oscar, Zhou Chen was not a friend, but a rival vying for Ning Rongrong's affections.

As the saying goes, the hatred of killing one's father and the hatred of stealing one's wife are irreconcilable. In terms of their fundamental interests, the two are completely opposed!

Moreover, Oscar had a premonition that Zhou Chen's sudden arrival might not be a good thing for him.

Sure enough, Oscar's premonition was confirmed the next second.

Zhou Chen scanned the crowd, greeting them warmly with nods and gestures. When he saw Ning Rongrong's dejected Ning Rongrong, his eyes lit up with tenderness.

Zhou Chen strode over to Ning Rongrong and affectionately patted her head.

Then, he took out a letter from his pocket and said gently, "Rong Rong, this is a letter from your father that he asked me to give you. I went back to the Shrek Academy specifically to deliver this letter to you. When I found out you weren't there, I rushed to the Star Dou Great Forest and finally found you."

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong immediately looked up and asked in a tone full of surprise, "Brother Zhou Chen, did you come to this Star Dou Great Forest to find me?"

"Of course. If it weren't to see you, Rong Rong, why would I come to this desolate forest?"

Zhou Chen continued to lie without batting an eye, making Yu Tianmeng, who knew the truth, secretly chuckle to herself.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou Chen."

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong was deeply moved. She stepped forward, hugged Zhou Chen tightly with her pink arms, and buried her pretty face in Zhou Chen's arms.

The vow I just made to "never speak to Zhou Chen again" is hereby nullified.

Seeing this, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and the others couldn't help but admire them immensely.

He calmed down the usually willful and capricious little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School with just a few words. He's practically Saint of Love!

Meng Yiran pouted, feeling extremely jealous.

As for Oscar, he was now completely enraged, trembling all over, and didn't even dare to lift his head, for fear that Zhou Chen would see his face, which was almost distorted with jealousy and anger.

"Xiao Ao, listen to me, give up."

Zhao Wuji placed his large, fan-like hand on Oscar's shoulder, offering a mixture of comfort and advice.

Zhao Wuji, having been through it all, knew very well how irresistible a flawless man like Zhou Chen could be to young girls.

Although Oscar is exceptionally talented and handsome, compared to Zhou Chen, he is like a hen compared to a phoenix—they are simply not in the same league and are completely outmatched.

Besides, Ning Rongrong is the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, with a noble family background, while Oscar is just a commoner with no background. How could he be worthy of Ning Rongrong?

Even if Ning Rongrong agrees, her father Ning Fengzhi, would not agree to marry his daughter to a commoner.

This is not in the interest of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chen held Ning Rongrong tightly in his arms, comforting her with sweet words; at the same time, he was using his Heavenly Vision Earthly Hearing Technique to silently observe Oscar's actions.

After all, in the original storyline, Oscar and Ning Rongrong eventually became husband and wife.

The inertia of the plot forced Zhou Chen to be on guard.

That's right, Zhou Chen has already planned to marry Ning Rongrong and live off the wealthiest woman in the world.

As long as they marry Ning Rongrong, Purple Micro Palace will receive the full support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and a large amount of Gold Soul Coin for System upgrades.

With the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Zhou Chen can more easily unify the Douluo Continent, end the millennia-long conflict, and lay the foundation for a peaceful and prosperous era.

Zhou Chen had no reason not to do such a good thing that benefits others, himself, and the world—a win-win-win situation!

Most importantly, Ning Rongrong also likes him! Mutual affection leads to marriage, which has always been a blessing from heaven.

And now, with such a wonderful thing as him and Ning Rongrong together, Oscar not only doesn't support it, but he even shows an angry and hateful expression?

How can this be allowed?

This must be severely cracked down on!

Moreover, he now has a very good reason to take down the Oscar!

So, Zhou Chen gently released Ning Rongrong's delicate body and said, "Oh right, I was so happy to see you that I forgot about the important matter."

"You should focus on your business first."

Ning Rongrong immediately replied understandingly.

In fact, she only becomes so understanding when she's with Zhou Chen. At other times, she's more like a Little Witch!

Zhou Chen gently patted Ning Rongrong's back, turned around, and glanced at Meng Yiran, who looked aggrieved. His expression turned serious as he asked, "Yiran, what happened just now? Was someone trying to steal your Soul Ring?"

Upon hearing this, Oscar's lips twitched immediately.

What kind of talk is that? What do you mean by "robbery"? It was clearly Soul Beast that escaped to our side and was captured by us!

In fact, Zhou Chen said that on purpose. He wanted to portray the incident as Oscar stealing Meng Yiran's Soul Ring, thus forcing Oscar to withdraw from the competition!

"Palace Master Zhou, you are right. I have been chasing this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent with Yiran for a long time, but I never expected that someone else would get it."

The Snake Granny understood Zhou Chen's implied meaning and was overjoyed. She immediately seized the opportunity to complain.

"Oh, I see."

Zhou Chen nodded in a perfunctory manner, looked at Zhao Wuji, cupped his hands and said, "Teacher Zhao, since this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent belongs to Yiran, then for my sake, please return the snake to her."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji's expression immediately changed, and he hesitated.

If anyone else said that, even if it were the yet-to-be-disappeared Dragon Lord Meng Shu, Zhao Wuji would dare not give them face.

But he dared not refuse Zhou Chen's request!

Zhou Chen's dominance and strength, as well as his astonishingly powerful background, are all things that a mere Soul Saint like him cannot resist.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Wuji could only force a smile and say, "Zhou Chen, it's not that I'm unwilling to give it to you, it's just that Oscar also needs a Soul Ring..."

"We'll talk about Oscar's Soul Ring later."

Zhou Chen waved his hand, interrupting, "Yiran's Martial Soul is the Serpent Cane, which is very compatible with this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent. They were the ones who started hunting this serpent first. Logically and morally, the Soul Ring should be given to her."

As he spoke, Zhou Chen raised his head, looked directly at Zhao Wuji, and said calmly, "Vice Dean Zhao, what do you say?"

"I..."

Zhao Wuji remained hesitant, unable to speak.

He certainly didn't want to hand over the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent to Meng Yiran, but he also didn't want to offend Zhou Chen because of it.

"Zhou Chen, this is favoritism! You're disregarding our friendship for a woman. How can you face Rong Rong?"

Oscar saw that the Soul Ring he had just acquired was about to fly away, and immediately roared excitedly.

It must be said that Oscar was very clear-headed and his words were very targeted.

Sure enough, as soon as he said that, Tang San and the others looked at Zhou Chen with strange eyes, and even Ning Rongrong pouted uncomfortably.

As fellow students of the Shrek Academy, Tang San and the others naturally had a much closer relationship with Oscar than with Meng Yiran, an outsider.

Therefore, deep down, they also support the Oscar.

"Oscar, that's going too far."

Zhou Chen looked at Oscar, whose face was full of anger, but he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he said in a gentle tone, "I've always been the kind of person who helps those in need, not those in my own family. I make decisions impartially and never let personal emotions get in the way. Tell me, did Meng Yiran initiate the hunt for this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent?"

"So what if it is?"

Oscar retorted angrily, "But now the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent is in our hands!"

"Hey Oscar, you're being so unreasonable."

Zhou Chen looked at Oscar with pity and said sadly, "I know you were blinded by anger today. You like Rong Rong, right? But Rong Rong doesn't like you, she likes me. So when you saw me today, you saw me as a rival in love and hated me in your heart, right?"

Upon hearing this, Oscar's breath hitched, and a look of resentment and jealousy involuntarily appeared on his face.

Seeing Oscar's expression, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder Oscar was so indignant and angrily confronted Zhou Chen today; it turns out he had long harbored resentment towards Zhou Chen!

Seeing that everyone's attitude had changed, Zhou Chen continued to put on a sorrowful expression and advised, "Oscar, you need to know that forced relationships are never happy. Rong Rong doesn't like you, so don't be so persistent."

"Yes, Oscar, I don't like you. I only see you as a classmate, as an older brother. Please stop pursuing me."

Ning Rongrong suddenly delivered a fatal blow. She had only intended to advise Oscar to turn back from the wrong path, but she never expected that her words would cause such a huge blow to Oscar.

"You... you all..."

Hearing the two of them singing in unison, Oscar was finally overwhelmed by anger and fainted in Zhao Wuji's arms.

"Oscar!"

Upon seeing Oscar collapse, Tang San and the others immediately cried out in alarm.

Zhou Chen stepped forward and went straight to Oscar's side, feigning concern as he shook Oscar's shoulders, saying, "Oscar, what's wrong? Oscar, wake up! It's my fault, I shouldn't have told the truth, sigh..."

With a heavy sigh, Zhou Chen's left hand flashed with light, and an ice-blue pill immediately appeared in his palm.

"This is the Ice Heart Pill, which can suppress anger and regulate the Soul Power within the body. It is a divine relic that my Xuanyuan Family has treasured for ten thousand years."

After boasting for a while, Zhou Chen pinched Oscar's chin open and fed him the ordinary pill he had won from the System lottery.

Sure enough, as soon as the pill entered his mouth, Oscar's expression immediately calmed down, and his Soul Power, which had almost gone mad, also stabilized.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Wuji, Tang San, and the others felt a warmth in their hearts.

Zhou Chen is such a good person! Even his love rival is trying so hard to save him!

They misunderstood Zhou Chen!

"Let him rest for a while."

Zhou Chen pushed the unconscious Oscar into the arms of the fat man Ma Hongjun, sighed, and said, "Sigh, I didn't want this to happen either."

"It's not your fault, Brother Zhou Chen."

Xiao Wu, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up to offer comfort. She felt that Zhou Chen had already done everything he could.

"Yeah, Chen Ge, Oscar is just angry. He'll be fine once he calms down."

Tang San patted Zhou Chen's shoulder affectionately and offered words of comfort.

"It has nothing to do with Zhou Chen, it's my fault."

Zhao Wuji said with a somewhat unpleasant expression, "If I had given the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent to Meng Yiran earlier, Oscar wouldn't have fainted from anger."

As he spoke, Zhao Wuji stepped forward and handed the unconscious Wind-Tailed Crested Snake to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen took the Wind-Tailed Crested Serpent and casually tossed it to Meng Yiran, saying:

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Seeing this scene, Zhao Wuji, Tang San, and the others felt a warmth in their hearts.

Zhou Chen is such a good person! Even his love rival is trying so hard to save him!

They misunderstood Zhou Chen!

"Let him rest for a while."

Zhou Chen pushed the unconscious Oscar into the arms of the fat man Ma Hongjun, sighed, and said, "Sigh, I didn't want this to happen either."

"It's not your fault, Brother Zhou Chen."

Xiao Wu, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up to offer comfort. She felt that Zhou Chen had already done everything he could.

"Yeah, Chen Ge, Oscar is just angry. He'll be fine once he calms down."

Tang San patted Zhou Chen's shoulder affectionately and offered words of comfort.

"It has nothing to do with Zhou Chen, it's my fault."

Zhao Wuji said with a somewhat unpleasant expression, "If I had given the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent to Meng Yiran earlier, Oscar wouldn't have fainted from anger."