Zhou Qing Was... Quite Afraid of Ning Rongrong

"Would you like to come along?"

Zhou Qing's expression turned serious. "No, if your parents find out, they'll think we're trying to abduct a child."

"That's even better."

The girl blurted out, whether she misspoke or because she often encountered this kind of situation, but she immediately corrected herself, "What I meant was, you all seem to be good people, and I believe you would never kidnap me, right?"

"Right."

Zhou Qing's eyes twitched, and he uttered a single word. After staring at the girl for a while, he finally asked, "May I ask your name?"

"You speak so formally, you don't sound like... a nouveau riche at all?" The girl scratched her ear, not bothering to ask what "nouveau riche" meant, and then proudly introduced herself, "I'll just tell you my name, Ning Rongrong."

Ning Rongrong...

Upon hearing these three words, Zhou Qing took a deep breath, turned her head, and covered her face with her hands to prevent anyone from seeing the changes in her facial expression caused by excitement.

At this moment, his mind was in turmoil!

Why is Ning Rongrong, the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, in Falling Star City?

Or is it just that they share the same name?

"Qing Ge, what's wrong?" Tang San asked curiously. Could this little girl have some special identity?

"It's nothing, I just got some sand in my eye."

When Zhou Qing turned around again, his expression had returned to normal. "I don't want this dignified, elegant, and noble lady to see the filth in my eyes."

"Oh."

Ning Rongrong nodded slightly, but a sense of boredom crept into her heart.

After all, Zhou Qing's behavior was similar to that of the noble children her father had taken her to meet in the past, so it was highly likely that they recognized her identity.

But in such a small town, would anyone recognize her as the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

therefore.

Ning Rongrong still maintained a degree of curiosity.

Tang San was slightly taken aback by Zhou Qing's explanation, and then glanced at Ning Rongrong, suspecting that Zhou Qing recognized who the person in front of him was, but just didn't want to say it outright.

Xiao Wu had broken free from Romantina's restraints and sneered, "When did you become so respectful to nobles? You used to boss Romantina around like that."

"Can you please shut up? This is a serious problem!" A bead of cold sweat appeared on Zhou Qing's forehead, and he was already cursing under his breath—

This could very well be Ning Rongrong from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

Is she able to come out alone?

Although Ning Rongrong did run away from the sect at the age of twelve in the original novel, she was secretly protected by Soul Ancestor, and even Soul King!

Now, Ning Rongrong is only six years old. Although we don't know why she went out, she is definitely different from them. She couldn't have run away alone. She must have been with her elders at home.

If Ning Fengzhi were also present, then either Bone Douluo or Sword Douluo would certainly follow to protect the Life of Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong.

That's Titled Douluo!

And you!

Xiao Wu!

You are Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form!

Ning Rongrong's situation is different from Qingzhu Zhu's. Before probing her thoroughly, Zhou Qing dared not be careless, lest he attract the attention of the Titled Douluo behind her, leading to Xiao Wu's Life...

However, Zhou Qing could not say these words aloud. He could only glare at Xiao Wu and signal to Tang San and Romantina with his eyes: pay attention to this guy's words from now on. If anything is amiss, cover your mouth immediately to avoid attracting Bone Douluo or Sword Douluo.

Seeing Zhou Qing's serious expression, Tang San realized the gravity of the situation. He glanced once more at Ning Rongrong, who seemed incredibly noble, and then quietly walked to Xiao Wu's side.

The same is true of Romantina.

"I'm so sorry, our friend here is a bit wild and doesn't think before he speaks. Please don't take it to heart." Zhou Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead, instinctively took out a Copper Soul Coin from his pocket, and handed it over. "This is... um..."

Realizing what he had done, Zhou Qing immediately withdrew his hand.

"Originally, I thought only the person with the long braid was interesting, but I didn't expect you to be quite humorous as well. You actually apologized to me with Soul Coins, and they were Copper Soul Coin, and you only had one." A strange look appeared in Ning Rongrong's eyes, and a smile appeared on her lips as she held out her hand. "Give it to me."

"It's just Copper Soul Coin." Zhou Qing said somewhat awkwardly.

"Please, I've never seen Copper Soul Coin in my entire life. I finally came to a small city like this, but I still have to spend Gold Soul Coin on food, clothing, and daily necessities. It's a bit boring," Ning Rongrong said with a smile. "Also, are you going to make me keep my hand outstretched? It's tiring!"

Having already experienced a "Versailles" from Qingzhu Zhu, Zhou Qing reluctantly placed the Copper Soul Coin into Ning Rongrong's hand.

Ning Rongrong stroked the Copper Soul Coin, as if she were carefully sensing its texture, and commented, "Strange, it is clearly the lowest value bronze, but the texture on it is more distinct than that of the Gold Soul Coin."

"That's naturally because the copper smelting technology in the Douluo Continent is more advanced than the gold and silver smelting technology," Zhou Qing replied without hesitation.

"Hmm? You're quite smart, you even know this." Ning Rongrong looked up at Zhou Qing, feeling that he was much more knowledgeable than the noble children she had met before, even knowing about metal smelting.

"I know a little, I know a little." Zhou Qing straightened his head and puffed out his chest, but then he remembered that the girl in front of him was Ning Rongrong, so he put away the little bit of smugness on his face and said, "Since you have accepted my apology, then we will be leaving now."

After saying that, Zhou Qing gestured for Tang San and the others to retreat towards the stairwell.

By the time Ning Rongrong realized what was happening, Zhou Qing had already disappeared at the top of the stairs. Furious, Ning Rongrong gripped the Copper Soul Coin tightly and hissed, "Do I look like an ugly monster? Why are you so afraid of me?"

Ning Rongrong didn't chase after them immediately. Instead, she ran to the other side of the corridor, looked out the window, and only after confirming that Zhou Qing and the others were heading in that direction did she hurriedly walk towards the stairwell.

"Fengzhi, Rongrong has come downstairs."

In an upper room on the third floor, an old man dressed in a spotless white robe twitched his ears, and a hint of worry was revealed in the indifference of his eyes.

"It's alright. The disciples of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect are always secretly protecting her. The weakest among them is at the Soul King level. What is there to worry about in a small town like this?"

Sitting opposite the old man was a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, with a handsome face, a straight nose and a square mouth. When he spoke, his tone was refined, but it carried an extraordinary confidence. "After helping her hunt Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, we returned to the sect. She was a bit bored and kept asking me to take her to visit other cities along the way. So, I took this opportunity to let her travel around in small cities like this and broaden her horizons. It's not a bad idea."

The old man picked up his teacup, blew a little cool air on it, and said, "But why did you come to the border area between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire?"

"Because the Star Dou Great Forest is to the east of this border, it's convenient to return to the sect from here. Also, Uncle Jian, there hasn't been a war between the Two Great Empires for nearly two hundred years," Ning Fengzhi said.