Having no Soul Ring meant he had yet to step into a realm above Soul Master!
She swallowed, looked at the fellow before her, and demanded:
"Are you a human or a Soul Beast?"
"You're on par with a Soul Elder without even having a Soul Ring. You're an absolute monster!"
A monster?
Ye Xingchen shook his head slightly, glanced at Ning Rongrong, and said with a smile:
"That doesn't matter. Didn't we agree that if I had no Soul Ring, we'd have our wedding night?"
"Are you going back on your word?"
At those words, Ning Rongrong's face flushed!
Looking at the fellow before her, she felt both helpless and a little annoyed.
She sighed, clenched her pearly teeth, and said:
"Come on, then. I'll keep my word!"
With that, Ning Rongrong squeezed her eyes shut and stood perfectly still.
Her graceful figure was visibly trembling.
Ye Xingchen smiled faintly with his arms folded, then approached step by step.
As his powerful aura washed over Rongrong, her delicate body began trembling even harder.
It was as though some savage beast from primordial times was about to devour her alive.
Amid her nervousness, with its faint traces of fear and anticipation,
Ning Rongrong felt only a breeze brush past her. After that, there was nothing more...
She turned to look at his departing figure and froze for a moment.
Inwardly, she felt both relieved and a little disappointed...
Meanwhile, in the Side Room,
Ye Xingchen arrived with an indifferent expression. Glancing back at the room whose lights had gone out, he smiled faintly.
Although he had known Rongrong for a little while, this girl still did not know him very well.
Obtaining her through the constraints of a marriage agreement was not the feeling he wanted.
Letting out a long breath, Ye Xingchen shook his head slightly, then fell sound asleep...
Early the next morning!
Ning Fengzhi arrived outside the Backyard gate first thing in the morning. Looking at the gate before him, he hesitated for a long time, not daring to enter.
Normally, he would have gone straight in to wake his daughter for training.
But today, on this particular day, it was not appropriate for a man like him to enter!
He sighed, finding himself thinking of Rongrong's mother again.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, the door slowly opened, and Ye Xingchen stepped out in white robes.
Stretching as he emerged, he immediately spotted Ning Fengzhi.
He paused briefly, then nodded with a smile:
"Greetings, Sect Master. You're here so early?"
Somewhat embarrassed, Ning Fengzhi nodded, looked at Ye Xingchen, and said with a smile:
"Not early, not early. Last night... did you sleep well?"
Seeing Ning Fengzhi fidgeting, struggling to get the words out, Ye Xingchen nearly burst out laughing.
He gave a slight cough and said:
"Quite well, quite well. Rongrong should still be fast asleep!"
"I got up to wander around a little, take a stroll."
A stroll?
Finding that a little strange, Ning Fengzhi paused and looked at Ye Xingchen.
A moment of a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Back then, I'd worn myself out so much that I hadn't even had the strength to get out of bed the next morning!
Yet the man before him seemed as vigorous as a dragon and tiger, brimming with excess energy.
Hiss...
Drawing in a sharp breath, Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly. Suddenly worried about his daughter inside, he hurriedly said with a smile:
"Just head this way. There are plenty of people, and it'll help you get familiar with the surroundings!"
"I'll go in and check... that girl... why is she still sleeping..."
Watching him hurry into the room, Ye Xingchen shook his head and headed off in the other direction!
Meanwhile, inside the room,
Rongrong sat before the dressing table with a troubled expression. Looking at her haggard reflection, she actually seemed a little dejected!
After that fellow had moved out to sleep last night, she had thought he would come back.
After all, she had learned quite a bit about matters between men and women.
But who would have thought that even after she waited half the night, there would not be the slightest sound?
Looking at the two dark circles beneath her eyes, she felt somewhat miserable!
At the same time, she began to wonder whether he disliked her.
Puzzled, Rongrong shook her head and was just about to get up and take a look outside.
Footsteps sounded beyond the door, and Ning Fengzhi, aching for his daughter, burst in.
The moment he entered, he saw Rongrong sitting before the dressing table, her face haggard and two dark circles beneath her eyes.
Unable to help feeling distressed for her, he said:
"Rongrong, thank you for your efforts. Father has some Vitality Pills here. Hurry and take them."
"They're good for your health. Ah, one look at that fellow tells you he isn't the sort to cherish his wife."
Listening to her father's muttering, Ning Rongrong blushed all the way down to her neck.
Once her father finished, she mumbled softly:
"Father, what are you talking about?"
"Your daughter is still a virgin!"
A virgin?
Hearing that, Ning Fengzhi stopped muttering and froze on the spot.
He studied his daughter carefully and indeed found that, apart from looking a little haggard, she did not seem to have lost any vitality!
"Ahem... what's going on here..."
"Rongrong... could it be that you two..."
Before he could finish, Ning Rongrong cut him off:
"Stay out of this. Your daughter has her own way of handling it!"
"This fellow is just strange, anyway..."
Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly. Since his daughter had said that, he could hardly say anything more.
Still, he was indeed somewhat surprised, or perhaps puzzled, that the man had not touched his daughter!
In the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's inner disciple plaza,
Looking at the bustling plaza before him, with rosy light filling the sky and abundant spiritual energy, Ye Xingchen smiled!
Having not seen so many people in a long time, he felt a long-missed sense of familiarity!
At the same time, he gained a firsthand impression of one of the Douluo Continent's Upper Three Sects!
"Who's that fellow? I don't think I've seen him before. He's so handsome!"
"So handsome! Those white robes make him look like an immortal. Is he a new Inner Disciple?"
"He's heading to the Training Room. Let's go take a look too. He's so handsome!"
The Training Room?
Wandering aimlessly, Ye Xingchen had drawn the attention of many female disciples through his looks.
From their chatter, he learned that this path led to a place for training.
A little interested, he strode forward!
Meanwhile, hidden from view, Gu Rong watched it all quietly with his arms folded.
He turned to glance at the Inner Disciple kneeling on the ground and said calmly:
"See him? That arrogant-looking fellow!"
"He has no Soul Ring, and probably no useful Martial Soul either. Defeat him, and I'll take you as my disciple!"
Hearing that, the kneeling Inner Disciple was instantly overjoyed!
As a level-fifteen Soul Master, his aptitude could only be considered average among those of his cohort in the sect!
Yet who could have known that Elder Gu Rong of the sect would actually approach him today?
And all he wanted was for him to deal with a fellow who did not even have a Martial Soul!
Wild with joy, he nodded and said excitedly:
"This disciple, Wang Hao, will not fail the task you have entrusted to him, Elder!"
Gu Rong nodded impassively. Watching the departing figure, he thought, Let's see just how deep this fellow's waters run!
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