Douluo: Granting Ning Rongrong in Marriage, Reward: Heaven Shading Method

A mere Soul Ancestor was still a little short of being able to break through the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul!

With his current cultivation at the perfected Initial Bitter Sea Shore, coupled with Soul Ring Power, his defense was astonishing!

"Stand down. I have no intention of hurting you!"

"If you insist on remaining stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless toward a beauty!"

Zhu Zhuqing's expression shifted slightly when she heard those words behind him.

Ever since escaping her family, she had faced little besides cold words and ridicule.

There had not been a single person who had helped or protected her like this!

As she looked at the man in white before her, her heart could not help but race like a startled deer!

"Your Excellency... is indeed formidable..."

"Little sister, you're fortunate today. We'll meet again if fate allows!"

Zhu Zhuyun, who knew better than to fight a losing battle, shook her head slightly. She glanced at Ye Xingchen, her eyes revealing a trace of wariness!

Toward such a mysterious existence, she silently warned herself not to provoke him. After leaving those words behind, she turned into an afterimage and departed!

"She's finally gone..."

Watching Zhu Zhuyun's presence leave the area, Ye Xingchen murmured softly.

If that woman had refused to leave, he would probably have had to clash with her head-on today.

Still, scaring off an enemy while pretending to be weak felt pretty good!

He turned back to look at Zhu Zhuqing and said with a smile:

"You're safe now, miss!"

Miss?

Zhu Zhuqing frowned when she heard that strange form of address. Raising her head, the stunningly beautiful woman asked:

"Who are you?"

"Or rather, who sent you to save me?"

A bitter smile appeared on Ye Xingchen's face when he heard that.

Looking at Zhu Zhuqing's fair skin, graceful figure, and fiery curves, he thought that this woman had misunderstood him!

He shook his head, then held the Cloud Pattern Long Sword and turned toward where Ning Rongrong was.

His ethereal bearing left Zhu Zhuqing staring blankly!

Only after his back could no longer be seen did she murmur:

"Was that a misunderstanding..."

"What an otherworldly man..."

A moment later, deep within the forest, Ning Rongrong propped herself up with one hand. Bored out of her mind, she plucked a flower and began to toy with it.

She wondered where that guy had gone. How had he disappeared the moment she woke up?

She sighed softly, lowered her head to glance in front of herself, and muttered:

"He didn't abandon me, did he?!"

"Am I really that small? How depressing..."

As soon as she finished speaking, movement sounded from behind her. A man in white soon returned.

With a smile on his face, Ye Xingchen carried a basket of wild fruit over and said:

"You're awake? Come eat some fruit!"

"We won't reach Heaven Dou City until tomorrow after a long journey!"

Ning Rongrong, still feeling dejected, sighed. Looking at the fruit offered to her, she had no appetite for it.

She glanced at her handsome husband, propped up her chin, and asked:

"Is there some kind of fruit that can suddenly make things bigger?"

"I think it's a little small too. It feels like you're not interested at all!"

Bigger?

Ye Xingchen paused slightly. He glanced at the adorably silly Ning Rongrong, then patted her head and said:

"Take it slowly. You can't rush this sort of thing!"

"Building up the balls isn't something done overnight, but every single day!"

Only then did Ning Rongrong feel somewhat better!

She looked through the fruit in the basket, picked out the reddest one, and said with a smile:

"You eat this one. It's so red—it has to be delicious!"

Ye Xingchen smiled indifferently and casually brought the cherry-sized red fruit to Ning Rongrong's lips.

He slowly leaned close and chuckled:

"It's no fun eating alone. Let's eat while we travel!"

Ning Rongrong's pretty face flushed as she nodded, allowing those large hands to wrap around her slender waist.

The two then entered the carriage as the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse slowly moved onward.

Unable to bear that intensity, she spat out the fruit she had been holding at her lips.

She hooked her arms around his neck, and the two nestled into each other's embrace...

Within Shrek Academy, Flender leisurely drank fruit tea. Just as he was about to read a little more, footsteps suddenly sounded outside, and the hulking Zhao Wuji walked in.

With his arms folded, he looked at the dean and asked:

"I heard a few little monsters are coming to the academy? Who are they?"

Flender did not even raise his head. Taking a sip of fruit tea, he said:

"You're quite well-informed about this, but you can't know yet!"

"When the time comes, just keep watch over them and see whether they have the potential to become monsters!"

Zhao Wuji could not help finding that a little boring when he heard this.

He looked at Flender and complained:

"That's it?"

"Sigh, if the academy doesn't take in some students this year, we'll probably go bankrupt! You suddenly raised the standards—at this rate, we might not even survive the year..."

Flender smiled unconcernedly and slowly raised his head.

"So what?"

"Shrek Academy was established for monster students. If trash comes here to study, then when they go out into the world, they'll only bring shame upon us!"

Unable to argue with Flender, Zhao Wuji shook his head and left with his hands behind his head.

After he left, Flender took out a letter from a book beside him!

The envelope visibly bore the seal of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

With countless thoughts running through his mind, he smiled slightly. His interest in that monster only grew stronger!

Night gradually fell. In the great forest, Ye Xingchen had caught a rabbit and was roasting it in an orderly manner.

He glanced at the seasonings Ning Rongrong handed over beside him and could not help smiling.

"You've learned it, right? Gut it, clean it, sprinkle on the seasonings, and you've got a delicious meal!"

"This is an essential skill for home life, traveling, and surviving in the wilderness!"

Ning Rongrong nodded as she drooled over the golden-brown little rabbit.

"Got it, got it. I'll try it tomorrow!"

"There are so many Soul Beasts around. I'll have plenty to experiment on!"

Experiment?

Ye Xingchen was slightly taken aback when he heard that.

He glanced at the little deviless and smiled.

"The bunny is so cute. How could you hurt the bunny?"

The bunny?

Ning Rongrong, who had been drooling over the roasted rabbit, froze for a moment. Rolling her eyes, she clenched her little fists and said:

"Could you not talk like that?"

"My fists are as big as sandbags. You won't be able to handle them!"

Ye Xingchen smiled unconcernedly. Just as he was about to turn the roasted rabbit over and cook it some more—

"Roar!"

A roar suddenly rang out from not far away in the forest, sending countless birds flying into the sky!

The aura of a Soul Elder Level Soul Beast rapidly spread toward them!

"A Soul Elder Level Soul Beast... There's actually a big one in this ordinary forest..."

Ning Rongrong was a little stunned when she sensed that aura, and instinctively hid behind Ye Xingchen.

Looking in the direction of the sound, she said weakly:

"Let's go take a look..."

Ye Xingchen smiled calmly. Taking Ning Rongrong by the arm, he tossed out those words, and the two swiftly headed toward the source of the sound!

By a lake in the forest, Zhu Zhuqing hid in the water, her face pale. Soaked from head to toe, she looked at the enormous White Tiger Soul Beast before her and could not help feeling despair!

She had wanted to use the cover of night to travel and reach Shrek Academy as quickly as possible.

Who would have thought that when she passed an unremarkable cave, a Soul Elder Level Mutant White Tiger Soul Beast would emerge!

With only the strength of a Soul Grandmaster, she had desperately fled several times before helplessly hiding in the water!

Watching the Mutant White Tiger search around the lakeshore, she could only blame her rotten luck.

"Roar..."

At that moment, the Mutant White Tiger gave a low growl and immediately turned its massive body toward the forest!

Within the woods leading to the lakeshore, a figure in white and a figure in blue slowly emerged!

"It's him..."

Zhu Zhuqing, hiding in the water, immediately recognized the man who had saved her during the day.

She glanced at the female companion beside him. Seeing that her beauty was no less than her own, Zhu Zhuqing lightly bit her pearly teeth!

"Brother Ye, this thing seems to be a mutated Soul Beast!"

"A White Tiger Soul Beast is rather rare. Why not make it your second Soul Ring?"

After stepping out of the forest, Ning Rongrong glanced at the Mutant White Tiger before them and could not help suggesting it.

"That was exactly my thought. Cover me!"

"I'll handle this thing."

Ye Xingchen smiled calmly. The instant he saw the White Tiger, the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul within his body had reacted.