Ning Rongrong's Grievances

At this moment, Chen Xin appeared so towering in Ning Rongrong's eyes, like a savior.

The instant tears burst from her eyes, she threw herself into Chen Xin's arms, soaking his clothes with her tears.

After days of fear and anxiety, Ning Rongrong finally felt somewhat at ease.

"Grandpa Sword! Grandpa Sword!"

The day-long torment, coupled with having to wash that person's feet, had shattered her proud heart. All the emotions she had suppressed for so long came flooding out.

Ning Rongrong cried louder and louder, as though she wanted to weep out every grievance she had suffered these past few days.

She knew that both grandpas truly cared for her, so before them, Ning Rongrong showed her genuine feelings.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Don't cry, little girl. Isn't Grandpa here now?"

Feeling the little girl sobbing in his arms like a baby pigeon, Jian Chen's face was full of heartache, followed by boundless fury.

He had watched this girl grow up; she was no different from his own granddaughter.

Yet how long had she even been away from home before she had been bullied into this state?

It was simply intolerable!

In all these years, he had never seen this girl cry so heartbreakingly. She must have suffered an immense injustice.

Pushing Ning Rongrong out of his embrace, Jian Chen made her an extremely solemn promise.

"Rongrong, rest assured. Whoever dares bully you, no matter who it is, Grandpa will never let them go!"

"Grandpa swears it on the Seven Kill Sword!"

"And me, me too! Your Grandpa Bone promises you as well. Whoever bullied you will definitely be torn to pieces!"

Gu Rong hurriedly spoke up, afraid that the girl had failed to notice him.

He felt somewhat regretful that he had been a little slower and had failed to appear before Rongrong first.

Otherwise, the one holding her would not have been this old bastard, but him.

Sigh, he had been careless!

Ning Rongrong broke into a smile through her tears. She casually wiped the tears from her face, then threw herself into Gu Rong's nearby embrace, rubbing her little face against his chest.

"Mhm, Rongrong believes Grandpa Bone. Grandpa Bone is so powerful, you'll definitely make that person pay."

"Of course! Don't you know who your Grandpa Bone is? With your Grandpa Bone here, no one on the entire continent can bully you."

Gu Rong felt immensely gratified. He had not spoiled this girl for nothing; she still cared about him.

Chen Xin watched them with a trace of jealousy.

That old bonebag really wanted to compete with him for everything!

Then he seemed to recall something and stepped forward to ask.

"Rongrong, what were you doing just now? Was that person tormenting you?"

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong stopped crying and immediately began pouring out her grievances.

"That's right, he was tormenting me. He made me do things only lowly servants would do all day. In the afternoon, he even made me run, and after I finished running, he wouldn't let me eat."

"And... and..."

"And what?"

"And at night, that person... at night..."

"At night what?" Chen Xin pressed.

Could Rongrong have been violated?

If that were truly the case, even if His Excellency the Arbiter himself came, he would never let it slide.

"At night, he made me wash his feet. He makes me wash his feet every single night."

The tears Ning Rongrong had barely managed to hold back burst forth again.

Chen Xin's raised heart settled.

It was only washing feet. That was nothing.

"That's outrageous! I'll kill that person!"

Gu Rong angrily punched the ground, making the surroundings tremble.

"And that's not all..." Ning Rongrong spoke again.

"There's more?" Chen Xin's heart rose again.

"He also poisoned me. He gives me poison every day, then gives me the antidote every day."

"He even said that once I take that poison, I'll die whenever he wants me to die."

"And after taking that poison, my whole body hurts. It doesn't get better until the next day."

"That antidote hurts too. After taking it, my head hurts terribly whenever I look at that diagram, like I'm about to die."

"Many times, I was afraid I would die like that and never live to see you two grandpas come for me."

Ning Rongrong spoke with vivid emotion, as though that poison were the deadliest poison in the world.

That antidote also seemed as though it existed solely to torment her.

Not only Jian Chen and Gu Rong—even Zhu Zhuqing, who was sitting in the Soul Tool Car monitoring Ning Rongrong, was somewhat shocked upon hearing this.

Master had actually poisoned this junior sister?

Was Master really that ruthless?

She found it hard to believe. In her eyes, although her master's personality was somewhat unpleasant, he treated people well and would never do something like that.

Most likely, Ning Rongrong had mistaken the Body Tempering Pill Master gave her for poison!

And she had mistaken the Visualization Diagram for the antidote. Otherwise, why would her head hurt?

Zhu Zhuqing immediately figured out the truth.

Chen Xin was utterly enraged, and Soul Power instantly erupted around him.

Nine Spirit Rings that displayed his strength appeared beside him.

A Title Douluo?

Zhu Zhuqing was instantly shocked.

Could this be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sword Douluo, the holder of the Seven Kill Sword?

Could Master withstand him?

Although she had already sent the information here to her master through the Communication Soul Tool, Zhu Zhuqing was still somewhat worried.

These were two Title Douluo. Could Master truly withstand them?

Although she suspected that her master was very likely His Excellency the Arbiter,

that was merely a guess. What if he was not? Wouldn't disaster be imminent?

"Rongrong, let Grandpa examine you quickly. What poison is it exactly? Can it be cured?"

Chen Xin grabbed Ning Rongrong's arm and began examining her. An exceptionally gentle stream of Soul Power appeared at his fingertips and traveled through Ning Rongrong's body.

In the end, his brows furrowed tightly.

Ning Rongrong and Gu Rong's hearts both skipped a beat.

"Is this poison really that severe?"

Gu Rong was anxious and could not help asking.

"Old swordsman, what exactly is going on with this poison? Stop keeping us in suspense and tell us quickly."

Chen Xin lowered his hand, his expression somewhat grave as he said,

"Inside Rongrong's body, I found no trace of toxins whatsoever."

"Not only that, her physical strength seems to have increased considerably, and even her spiritual power has improved significantly."

"Isn't that a good thing? Why do you look like that?"

Gu Rong could not understand it.

"No, this isn't a good thing. Rongrong's improved physique and spiritual power should be due to her own efforts."

"As for that poison, it may be hidden too deeply for me to detect at all. A poison that even a Title Douluo cannot detect, residing within Rongrong's body—this is absolutely not a good thing."

Even Ning Rongrong sucked in a breath.

So the poison in her body was this formidable.

"What should we do, then?" Gu Rong hurriedly asked.

Many thoughts flashed through Chen Xin's eyes as he said,

"To untie the bell, we must find the one who tied it. We'll find that person and seize the antidote directly. Then Rongrong will definitely be safe."

"Fine. Then what are we waiting for? Let's go."

"Go, we must. But we can't take only Rongrong with us. There's one more person we need to take."

"Who?"

"The person sitting in Rongrong's Soul Tool Car."

That was right. Chen Xin was referring to Zhu Zhuqing.