Ning Fengzhi's face revealed neither joy nor anger, as though he had anticipated the answer.
"I never expected you to be such a loyal young man. Ning was being presumptuous. If you do not mind, you may call me Uncle Ning."
Wu Qi had no reason to refuse him the courtesy and readily agreed. "Uncle Ning, would it be possible for Rongrong to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy? To be honest, I am forming a team for the Spirit Master Competition. With Rongrong joining us, the team's strength will surely rise to another level."
Ning Fengzhi agreed with a smile.
The two then chatted about a few trivial matters. When they ran out of topics, Wu Qi took his leave.
After he left, Ning Fengzhi looked helplessly at Gu Rong.
It was perfectly normal that nothing substantial had come of their first meeting.
Yet when facing Wu Qi, Ning Fengzhi had felt as though he were dealing with a seasoned old hand in officialdom, making it difficult to find any opening.
But that was not actually the case.
When it came to scheming, Wu Qi was still quite inexperienced.
Adhering to the idea that the less he said, the fewer mistakes he would make, he only gave simple answers to Ning Fengzhi's questions. He neither elaborated nor added anything further.
Gu Rong frowned. "That kid is highly vigilant. But if his background truly is as Xue Qinghe described, he would never have acted this way. It seems our guess was correct."
Ning Fengzhi shared the same view. "If Rongrong stays by his side, then if she is clever enough, she should be able to figure out our intentions."
"We need not rush. Let Rongrong spend more time with him first."
On the street, Qian Gu Changkong looked puzzled. "Grandfather