Douluo: Poisonous Tongue, Loves Telling the Truth

His evil fire basically needed to be vented every so often, yet during the process of accumulating that evil fire, Ma Hongjun's mind was filled with nothing but those sordid thoughts every single day.

He spent all day discussing which girl was like what and what new tricks they could try with Dai Mubai, to the point that the girls found them extremely detestable.

The situation at this moment was no longer just a conflict between Ning Rongrong and Oscar, but rather this entire group ganging up on Ning Rongrong herself.

Zhu Zhuqing, standing to the side, frowned slightly; unable to bear seeing Ning Rongrong continue like this, she wanted to step forward to mediate.

Just as she was about to move, she was blocked by Dai Mubai.

"What? You want to intervene?"

After all, Oscar had been with him for several years, and recently, he had also developed a strong opinion of Zhu Zhuqing.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing wanting to make a move, Dai Mubai immediately activated his Martial Soul Avatar, white light condensing in his hands.

Tang San, seeing this, likewise summoned his Blue Silver Grass, looking very much like he was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

Ma Hongjun followed suit, calling out his own martial soul.

The atmosphere in the arena suddenly became tense and hostile.

Oscar, seeing so many brothers backing him up, and with Flender silently condoning it from the side, became even more brazen, reaching out directly toward Ning Rongrong's face.

Ning Rongrong tried to break free but couldn't; as a fellow support-type soul master, Oscar had the advantage in physical fitness and clamped down on one of her legs tightly.

Watching the hand gradually closing in, Ning Rongrong covered her face with both hands, screaming out in terror.

In her desperation, a figure suddenly flashed through her mind...

As if grabbing onto the only straw left, she screamed with all her might, calling out that name.

"Xia Ran!!!"

Chapter 20: The Incompetent Husband Dai Mubai

The sharp, piercing voice unique to a woman was ear-splitting, and everyone present was stunned!

"Xia Ran? What does that guy have to do with her?"

What was surprising wasn't that Ning Rongrong had screamed, but that she would actually call out Xia Ran's name.

If you asked who these boys least wanted to see, it would definitely be Xia Ran.

Even though they were all the same age, his strength was far beyond theirs, and they basically had no interaction with him on a daily basis.

This had led to a sense of alienation forming around him invisibly.

Xia Ran, who was exercising in the back mountain, suddenly heard a scream and, upon closer inspection, realized it was Ning Rongrong's voice.

Confused as to what kind of accident could happen in the academy, he immediately used his soul skill to flash over to the playground.

"What's going on?"

With a flicker of a black shadow, Xia Ran appeared in the center of the field in his Martial Soul Avatar state.

The moment he landed, he saw the scene of Ning Rongrong's leg being clamped between Oscar's legs.

"Huh? What are you guys doing?"

A bewildered Xia Ran looked at the somewhat dazed Oscar, then saw the tear-streaked face of Ning Rongrong.

His one gold and one black eye swept across the crowd, but not a single person made a sound.

Perhaps because Oscar had been distracted, Ning Rongrong exerted a sudden burst of strength and broke free from his restraint.

Ignoring the crowd around them, she threw herself into Xia Ran's arms and began to sob uncontrollably.

"Xia Ran, you finally came!"

Clutching his waist tightly, Ning Rongrong was trembling all over.

She dared not imagine what Oscar might have done to her if Xia Ran hadn't appeared.

Maybe he would have touched her face, maybe he would have kissed her, or perhaps, when no one was around—or even with Dai Mubai and the others present—he might have directly assaulted her.

What happened today filled her with terror, and only Xia Ran could make her feel safe.

"Xia Ran, wuwuwu..."

However, Xia Ran, being held so tightly, was completely confused; he had only come to check on the situation after hearing a scream and had no idea what had happened before.

He looked toward Flender, wanting to hear an answer from him.

"It's just a joke between students, it went a bit too far! I didn't expect this girl to call you over. It's nothing major, you should go back to what you were doing."

"A joke? Too far?"

Looking at Ning Rongrong, who was shaking in his arms and crying until she was almost gasping for air, Xia Ran asked in disbelief.

"A joke scared her like this?"

His gaze swept over the group, and the boys lowered their heads, none of them saying a word.

The main thing was that these people had actually summoned their martial souls, looking as if they were about to fight.

The girls nearby also had awkward expressions, standing there without saying a word.

Xia Ran turned his head to focus on Zhu Zhuqing, ordering her in an unquestionable tone:

"What happened? Speak!"

Zhu Zhuqing immediately recounted the details of the teaching content Flender had announced and how Oscar had provoked Ning Rongrong.

After hearing the whole story, Xia Ran frowned deeply. He hadn't expected this Oscar to be so bold as to dare to harass the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

He reckoned that if he hadn't come today, this brat might have actually dared to kiss Ning Rongrong directly.

The young girl kept crying in his arms without saying a word, looking as if she had been truly terrified.

"Little Ao, pack your things and run for it!"

Xia Ran looked at Oscar with the expression of someone looking at a dead man. It would be a bit of a stretch to say he would fight Oscar for Ning Rongrong's sake; the two weren't close enough for that.

But if Ning Rongrong recovered and didn't seek revenge through her sect, she wouldn't deserve the title of "Little Witch."

Hearing this, Oscar gradually calmed down. Recalling what he had just done and considering Ning Rongrong's identity, he couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

Especially after Xia Ran said that, he felt a sense of unease in his heart.

"Then what's going on with these people? The training? Why have you all activated your Martial Soul Avatar?"

"I wanted to help Rongrong, but they stopped me!"

Good grief! There were accomplices too!

Xia Ran had thought this was just a matter between Ning Rongrong and Oscar; he hadn't expected it to involve others.

Dai Mubai and Tang San kicking someone while they were down was somewhat expected, but Ma Hongjun, a guy from a chicken coop with no background, why was he joining in the fun?

A cold gaze swept across the crowd, and the Darkness Law surged around his body.

This scene scared Dai Mubai into deactivating his Martial Soul Avatar first, followed immediately by Tang San and Ma Hongjun.

Aside from Ma Hongjun, who had never been taught a lesson by Xia Ran, the other two were quite fearful of him.

However, Xia Ran didn't say much more. After all, what happened today had nothing to do with him, and he wasn't an unreasonable person; he couldn't be bothered to meddle in other people's business.

"Zhu Zhuqing will come with me to cultivate for a few days. I'm very interested in her martial soul."

"Ning Rongrong can't continue class in this state, so I'm taking her back to my place."

Xia Ran looked at Flender, left these two sentences, and immediately used his second soul skill to take the two girls to the back mountain.

The crowd was left in the clearing, looking at each other in dismay.

"Dean, are we just going to let him take them away like that?"

It was Dai Mubai who spoke. Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée, yet she had been taken away by that bastard in broad daylight.

And he had even said he wanted to study her martial soul right in front of him.

Flender sighed, his expression somewhat helpless.

"Then go get her back! Tell him you don't agree."

Hearing this, Dai Mubai shut his mouth resentfully, perfectly embodying the phrase "daring to be angry but not daring to speak."

In truth, Flender was also somewhat helpless. Although Xia Ran had been his student for many years, the guidance he provided was limited to some general knowledge about soul beasts and help during soul ring hunts.

Most of the time, Xia Ran cultivated according to his own path and would never take the initiative to ask for advice from old guys like them.

Even so, he had still broken through to become a Soul Ancestor at the age of twelve.

This just went to show that the path Xia Ran had chosen for himself was the right one and didn't require anyone else's guidance.

Therefore, as a teacher, he always felt a lack of confidence when facing Xia Ran.

Flender often wondered if he hadn't recruited Xia Ran back then, but instead let him join the more resource-rich Martial Soul Hall, would Xia Ran have achieved something even greater today?

He sighed again and dismissed the crowd.

Since things had reached this point, there was no use in overthinking it; it was better to consider the trip to the Star Dou Forest tomorrow to obtain soul rings.

On the other side, in the back mountain, Ning Rongrong was still clinging tightly to Xia Ran.

Zhu Zhuqing stood to the side, feeling somewhat helpless. She hadn't expected that she would be besieged by Dai Mubai and the others just for trying to help Ning Rongrong out of a tight spot. Fortunately, Xia Ran had appeared at the last moment.

In the clearing, Xia Ran wore a speechless expression. He didn't know how much longer it would take for Ning Rongrong to recover from this state.

But thinking about it, what had just happened could be considered bullying. Being surrounded by a group of boys would be frightening for anyone.

He couldn't cultivate in this position, so he started thinking about the soul ring hunt.

As if suddenly remembering something, he turned and asked Zhu Zhuqing.

"What level is your soul power at now?"

Zhu Zhuqing was slightly stunned by the sudden question.

"I just reached level 28, why?"

It had been a while since enrollment, and Zhu Zhuqing had improved from level 27 to level 28.

"Tsk~ that's a bit troublesome."