Ning Fengzhi's Arrival

The next morning, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi was reviewing the sect's affairs from the past few days in the main hall, while Bone Douluo stood quietly at his side. Before long, he would be accompanying Ning Fengzhi on an outing.

Suddenly, a beam of azure light flew straight toward Ning Fengzhi in the hall.

Bang!

Just as it was about to hit Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo flashed forward and caught it in his right hand.

"Hm? Is this the Soul Tool you gave those people protecting Rongrong? Could something have happened to Rongrong?" Bone Douluo frowned as he slowly handed the Soul Tool to Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi frowned as well. He had clearly told those people before not to contact him unless it was something serious. Now that it had appeared, could it be...

Without dwelling on it further, Ning Fengzhi injected a trace of Soul Power into the Soul Tool.

The next moment, a somewhat rough male voice rang out through the hall.

"Reporting to Sect Master, this disciple discovered today that the Young Sect Master seems to have suffered some sort of psychological blow. She was crying her heart out and was extremely upset. She has now left Shrek Academy and run toward Suotuo City."

"This disciple will remain by the Young Sect Master's side and report the latest developments at all times."

The voice ended there, and both Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo's expressions darkened.

"I knew those people were useless. They can't even explain something like this properly."

"When Rongrong was kidnapped by that Tian Ya last time, they were useless too. If Flender and Yi'er hadn't been there, Rongrong would have..."

Bone Douluo grumbled angrily at the side, growing more furious the more he thought about it.

"Alright, Uncle Bone, don't be angry. They're only disciples of our sect, and their Soul Power is weak to begin with. We can't blame them for that."

"I think we should go there ourselves. For Rongrong to cry like this, something serious must really have happened."

Ning Fengzhi's expression was grim as he made the suggestion to Bone Douluo.

"Fine! With your support, we'll get there in half a day at most. Let's go!"

"While we're at it, I'll go see Yi'er too. With him there, Rongrong shouldn't have been wronged like this."

Shrek Academy.

Zhao Wuji was currently leading Gu Yi and the others in training on the plaza.

His expression was rather grim today. Flender had only been gone for a day, and he had already lost a student!

And she was a student with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. How was he supposed to explain this when Flender returned?

What a headache! A real headache!

Although he did not have a particularly good impression of Ning Rongrong, she was still a top-tier Support-type Soul Master. It was truly a pity for her to leave just like that.

But if he were asked to find her now, he would not even know where to start. She had been running around for an entire day already. Who knew where she had gone?

"Um, Teacher Zhao, shouldn't you ease up a little? Oscar and Ma Hongjun can barely breathe under your pressure."

Just as Zhao Wuji sank into thought, Gu Yi's voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

"Hm?"

Zhao Wuji came back to his senses and looked over, only to see that Ma Hongjun and Oscar had somehow already thrown themselves into Mother Earth's embrace. The terrifying pressure had pinned them so firmly that they could not move, and they were taking in far less air than they were letting out.

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji hurriedly withdrew some of his Soul Power output, finally giving them a chance to catch their breath.

"Ahem! I merely wanted to raise the difficulty for you a little, but I never expected you to be unable to endure even this. What a disappointment!"

Zhao Wuji coughed awkwardly and rebuked them with feigned disappointment.

At that, Oscar and Ma Hongjun looked at each other and both gave helpless wry smiles.

"Hm? What are you still lying there for? Get up and continue training!"

When he saw that the two had yet to rise, Zhao Wuji frowned and shouted again.

"Yes!"

The moment he finished speaking, Oscar and Ma Hongjun hurriedly got up and assumed their stances once more.

Suotuo City, Star Sea Grand Hotel, Room 101.

There was a large bed in the room, and a figure lay upon it, staring blankly at the ceiling with endless grievances in her heart.

Ning Rongrong had maintained this posture for a long time, like a motionless doll.

She had entered the city to vent her emotions. She kept buying things and tasting delicious food, but for some reason, none of it gave the emotions in her heart even the slightest release.

Instead, everything she did irritated her. Gu Yi's harsh words kept echoing in her mind, leaving her utterly exhausted. That was why she lay here without moving.

She did not want to do anything now, nor did she want to move at all. It seemed that only this way could the agitation in her heart settle somewhat.

Yet the snow-white ceiling seemed like a screen. Whenever she looked at it, scenes of Gu Yi currying favor with her in the past appeared before her eyes again.

When she closed her eyes, everything that had happened yesterday replayed endlessly in her mind.

Torture! She felt as though she was about to go mad!

There were two versions of Gu Yi in her mind. She could no longer tell which one was the Gu Yi she knew.

She was already beginning to regret coming to Shrek Academy. What was so interesting about this place?

Every day was either exhausting training or boring battles, and now she had even been humiliated by Gu Yi.

Maybe I should go home...

At that thought, Ning Rongrong closed her eyes. She was truly a little tired.

But suddenly, a soft call sounded by her ear.

"Rongrong."

The voice was gentle and familiar.

Hearing it, Ning Rongrong opened her eyes again and turned toward the source of the voice.

"Dad? Bone Grandfather?"

Seeing the two familiar figures before her, Ning Rongrong froze for a moment. Then, the endless grievances in her heart could no longer be restrained. They turned into tear after tear, pouring wildly from her eyes.

Ning Rongrong quickly rolled over and climbed up, throwing herself into Ning Fengzhi's arms as she began to cry bitterly.

It was as though she had finally found an outlet, endlessly venting the emotions that had accumulated in her heart.

Ning Fengzhi said nothing. He merely held her gently and allowed her to cry endlessly in his embrace. He understood his daughter. She must have suffered an enormous grievance to be like this.

There was only one thing he needed to do now: listen carefully to his daughter's sobs, then help her resolve the matter.

Gu Rong watched anxiously from the side, but in this situation, it was difficult for him to say or do anything.

"Uncle Bone, go to the academy and find Xiao Yi first. I'll stay here with Rongrong," Ning Fengzhi said calmly, glancing at Gu Rong.

"But Rongrong..."

Gu Rong wanted to say something more, but when he met Ning Fengzhi's gaze, he fell silent.

He nodded. A flash of white light flickered around him, and he instantly vanished from the room.

Now, only the father and daughter remained in the room.

"Alright, Rongrong, stop crying. You won't look pretty if you keep crying. Come, tell Dad—who wronged you?"

"Dad will avenge you and help you vent your anger, alright?"

Ning Fengzhi gently rubbed Ning Rongrong's head as he spoke softly.

At that, Ning Rongrong slowly lifted her head from Ning Fengzhi's chest. She tried her best to hold back the tears in her eyes, then choked out with a face full of grievance, "It was Gu Yi."

"Who?"

A word about the release schedule: normally, there will be two updates a day, at nine in the morning and five in the afternoon. Extra updates may be added under special circumstances.