After confirming Lu Jiang's stance, Ning Fengzhi finally let down his guard around him.
He then threw back his head and roared furiously:
"Damn it! If I find out who impersonated Rongrong and harmed my sect..."
"Once I catch him, I'll tear him to pieces and grind his bones to dust!"
Ning Fengzhi did not conceal his fury in the slightest.
But that was only natural. His home had been blown up, after all. Cursing a few times was perfectly reasonable.
Then, Lu Jiang put on an exceedingly concerned expression and asked Ning Fengzhi:
"Sect Master, the sect has been destroyed, and the Treasure Pavilion was robbed by villains. What should we do from here on out?"
As he said this, Lu Jiang wore an expression of concern for the sect and its people, even letting out a performative sigh.
"How about I use my connection with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe to borrow some money from him and help our sect through this difficult time?"
This was the second step in making Ning Fengzhi trust him.
Pledging loyalty alone was not enough; he also needed a sufficiently valuable offering of allegiance.
If he came empty-handed and relied on nothing but his words, no one would believe in his loyalty.
But it was different if he brought something with him. The greater the value of what he brought, the more deeply he would be tied to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The less Ning Fengzhi would suspect him.
However, Ning Fengzhi merely shook his head and said:
"No need. It would not be good for us to be too closely connected with the Crown Prince. It could arouse the suspicions of the other sects."
"Don't worry. I prepared long ago for the cost of rebuilding the sect."
"I still have a portion of our reserves elsewhere, enough to rebuild the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"As long as the disciples of our sect remain united, there is no hurdle we cannot overcome."
At this point, Ning Fengzhi seemed to realize that he had said too much, so he told Lu Jiang:
"That will be all. Go back and wait for my notice."
"As punishment for leaving the mountain without permission this time, you are not to leave the sect for one year starting from this year."
"Otherwise, you will be dealt with according to sect law!"
After saying that, Ning Fengzhi waved his hand and dismissed Lu Jiang.
After leaving the Sect Master's hall, Lu Jiang's face was full of speechlessness.
He was putting him under house arrest? For an entire year?
Fortunately, he only needed to stall for three days.
Once those three days were up, he would return like a dragon king.
So what if they had two Titled Douluo? Could they stop Acheron's blade of nihility?
And that treasure Ning Fengzhi mentioned, enough to rebuild the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—it seemed their reserves were quite substantial.
If he could intercept it, wouldn't that speed up his card-drawing progress by quite a bit?
With that in mind, Lu Jiang returned to his residence.
Calling it a residence was generous. It was really just a temporary tent.
Not long after he settled in, an unexpected visitor suddenly barged into the tent.
Lu Jiang looked up and saw that it was Ning Rongrong!
Her eyes were red and swollen, clearly showing that she had cried not long ago.
Although Lu Jiang had no choice but to go along with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in order to protect himself, that did not mean he had to be nice to Ning Rongrong.
He looked at Ning Rongrong coldly and said:
"Miss, you should avoid suspicion. As the Sect Master's daughter, it is inappropriate for you to appear in my quarters."
Ning Rongrong thought Lu Jiang was still angry that she had dumped him.
So she threw herself at him, tightly wrapping her arms around his body as she said:
"Lu Jiang, after you left, I finally saw things clearly."
"Other than you, no one is reliable."
"Not even Tang San can give me the slightest sense of security."
"Why was I so stupid back then? How could I have failed to see how good you were to me?"
At that, Ning Rongrong raised her tear-filled eyes and looked at Lu Jiang.
"Lu Jiang, can I return to your side?"
"I'm willing to be your woman."
"And I'll never hit or scold you again. I won't bully you like I did when we were together before."
"You can do anything you want to me."
As Ning Rongrong spoke, she slowly placed her hand on Lu Jiang's abs and stroked downward.
Lu Jiang could not help rolling his eyes. So she knew she had been abusing him before?
"Sorry, we already broke up. Go stay wherever it's cool!"
After saying that in a cold voice, Lu Jiang stood up directly.
Ning Rongrong froze, seemingly not expecting Lu Jiang to reject her.
So she resorted to a lower tactic and hugged his thigh.
"I'm sorry. I really regret it now."
"Please let me return to your side. I know there are many girls around you."
"That's fine. I can be a concubine, a maid, or even your dog."
"I'll listen to everything you say. And I'm so beautiful—I'll belong only to you from now on!"
"I'm still a virgin."
Ning Rongrong was so panicked that she no longer knew what to say.
However, at that moment, a ball of light suddenly appeared behind Lu Jiang.
Then Firefly stepped out from it.
"The Trailblazer doesn't like you. If you still won't let go, I'll have to take action against you."
After saying that, Firefly extended her hand and covered only her arm in Sam armor.
Ning Rongrong hurriedly let go. She had been somewhat confident in her looks, believing that she was no worse than Lu Jiang's current little girlfriend.
But when she truly saw Firefly, she instantly dimmed in comparison.
Then Lu Jiang and Firefly left, leaving Ning Rongrong alone behind.
Ning Rongrong's expression gradually shifted from regret and fear to rage and hatred.
"Lu Jiang. If I can't have you, no one else can either!"
Elsewhere, Tang San learned that Tang Hao could not defeat the enemy and that Xiao Wu had been taken away by Lu Jiang.
He immediately flew into a rage and cursed:
"Tang Hao, are you useless?! Why did you let them take my Xiao Wu away?!"
Everyone around them wore shocked expressions. In their eyes, that was absolutely not something Tang San would say.
Could this be Tang San's true personality? Had he merely been pretending whenever he was with them before?
When Tang Hao heard this, he became so angry that he pulled out his belt and restrained Tang San with Soul Power.
Although his martial soul was shattered, the little power he had left was still more than enough to deal with a Soul Elder like Tang San.
"You brat, do you know I nearly died there?!"
"You've really been given too much face, daring to speak to me like that!"
Tang Hao directly pulled down Tang San's pants and whipped his backside until the flesh split open.
The others from Shrek all stared at the scene before them in astonishment.
Dai Mubai was dumbfounded too.
Tang San's family really had such simple and honest customs.
A day later.
Lu Jiang summoned Sparkle and began making plans for the batch of treasures Ning Fengzhi had mentioned.
Sparkle covered her mouth and giggled.
"Hehe, I wonder what expression that guy will make when he sees even his final hope shattered."
"That's so delightful, hahahaha!"
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