Confrontation at the Gate

"Has Rongrong been treating you well? Do you want me to kill her?"

Chen Xin stood before the car and asked Ning Rongrong.

"Forget it. She's been pretty good to me."

Ning Rongrong did not hesitate.

At first, she had planned to kill everyone there, but after spending several days with them, she felt there was no need.

Other than that hateful person, both Xiao Xi and her mother, as well as this senior sister named Zhu Zhuqing, had treated her very well.

In short, her heart had softened.

"Alright, then we'll listen to Rongrong. But we can't just leave this person alone."

"We'll take her back with us. If that person really is so powerful that neither of us can handle him, we can use her to exchange for the antidote."

Even if the person Rongrong spoke of was truly strong and the two of them could not defeat him, could they not still run?

Could he really be His Excellency the Arbiter, capable of keeping the two of them from even escaping?

Impossible. Absolutely impossible!

Chen Xin was like an old general on an opera stage, with flags planted all over his back.

While they were discussing this, Lin Mian had already learned everything that had happened here through the Order Domain.

Of course, that was also thanks to Zhu Zhuqing sending him a message through the Communication Soul Tool at the first opportunity.

After hearing their plan, Lin Mian felt no disturbance in his heart. He simply waited for them calmly within Shrek Academy.

Outside Shrek Academy's gates.

Chen Xin and Gu Rong arrived in a Soul Tool Car.

As they got out and prepared to shout for Lin Mian to come out, Lin Mian had already appeared at the gate, seemingly waiting for them.

"Grandpa Sword, it's him! He's that hateful person! He's the one who poisoned me!"

The moment Ning Rongrong saw Lin Mian, she pointed at him and shouted.

Her expression was as if she had seen some demon.

Lin Mian smiled calmly.

"Disciple, have you finished your run today? If you don't, you'll have to bathe your master."

For some reason, even though she had people behind her, Ning Rongrong still felt afraid upon hearing those words.

"Don't be afraid, Rongrong. Grandpa is here."

Chen Xin spoke up in support, telling Ning Rongrong to say whatever she wanted.

Ning Rongrong finally gathered her courage.

"I don't have to run today. Both my grandpas are here. You're the one who'll be running."

"Not only will I make you run, I'll make you wash my feet too. I'll also deny you food. However you tormented me, I'll torment you the same way."

The more Ning Rongrong spoke, the happier she became, as if she could already see that scene.

"Oh, really? You've truly frightened your master."

"But are you sure? If you really oppose your master, your punishments in the future will double."

"Are you really sure those two can defeat your master?"

"Of course I'm sure. Do you think you're His Excellency the Arbiter? You want to defeat both my grandpas?"

"Then alright. I hope you get what you wish for." Lin Mian smiled, and he smiled even more happily than Ning Rongrong.

This girl had better not cry when she saw the result later.

"Both of you, come at me together. Don't waste my time."

Lin Mian still spoke calmly to Chen Xin and Gu Rong, not taking them seriously in the slightest.

Seeing this man's arrogant demeanor, Gu Rong's anger surged, and he immediately wanted to make a move, but Chen Xin stopped him.

Gu Rong glared at him furiously.

Chen Xin explained.

"Now isn't the time to fight. Make him hand over the antidote first."

Hearing this, Gu Rong suppressed his anger. Compared to fighting, resolving the poison in Rongrong's body was more important.

Chen Xin stepped forward and said to Lin Mian.

"Your disciple is in my hands. If you don't want her to die, hand over the antidote. Otherwise, don't blame me for killing her."

"Antidote? I don't have any antidote.

Everything I gave her before was poison, and different poisons at that.

After accumulating for so many days, the toxins in her body cannot be cured even if Judgment Douluo himself came."

That was right—even he could not cure it, because there was no poison at all.

"What?!"

Ning Rongrong and the other two were struck dumb, frozen in place.

Ning Rongrong felt as though the sky had collapsed. Everything she had done these past few days had been a joke.

When Zhu Zhuqing heard her master's words, she felt assured.

Since her master was still in the mood to joke at a time like this, he definitely had no problem handling this situation.

"Is what you said true?"

Chen Xin asked again for confirmation.

"Of course it's true. If it were really an antidote, why would eating it make your head hurt?"

The moment he said that, the three of them completely believed him, because Ning Rongrong had mentioned the antidote's side effects.

"Good, good, good. If that is the case, then your disciple will be buried with Rongrong today."

After saying that, Chen Xin did not hesitate. He fiercely chopped his palm down upon Zhu Zhuqing's crown.

With the Soul Power of a Title Douluo, Zhu Zhuqing would undoubtedly die from that blow.

Ning Rongrong stood there in a daze and did not plead for mercy.

Just then, Xiao Xi's voice suddenly rang out.

"Sister Ning, please let Sister Zhu go."

Xiao Xi's voice brought Ning Rongrong back to herself.

After these past few days together, Xiao Xi's kindness and cuteness had actually moved Ning Rongrong somewhat.

She was only an ordinary person, yet she was kind-hearted. Although Ning Rongrong had nearly hurt her and often attacked her with words,

the little girl did not hold a single grudge. She continued treating Ning Rongrong kindly, even secretly saving food for her every night.

That kindness moved Ning Rongrong and filled her with regret—regret over what she had done in the Soul Tool Car that day.

If such a little girl were truly hurt because of her, could she really live with peace of mind?

Although she still looked down on ordinary people, her view of them had changed.

"Grandpa Sword, no!"

She did not want to make this little girl sad, and because Zhu Zhuqing had treated her well, she spoke up to stop him.

But it was already too late. Chen Xin could not stop his attack.

Ning Rongrong closed her eyes in despair. She did not want to see Xiao Xi's sorrowful expression.

"Where is she?"

"That's great, Sister Zhu, you're alright!"

Hearing the voices, Ning Rongrong opened her eyes. The imagined scene of blood covering the ground had not appeared. Zhu Zhuqing had somehow appeared directly across from them.

"Trying to kill my disciple right in front of me—can the two of you really do it? Even if Qian Daoliu came, he could not."

Lin Mian's calm voice rang out again.

Chen Xin and Gu Rong faced him as if confronting a great enemy.

Who exactly was this man?

He had silently rescued that little girl right before the eyes of both of them.

"Since my disciple has not suffered any harm, I'll give you a chance.

Use your Soul Skills to your heart's content. If you can block these few leaves, I'll return Ning Rongrong to you."

With a movement of Lin Mian's hand, Ning Rongrong instantly appeared before him.

At the same time, several leaves from the nearby tree silently drifted down into his hand.

"Begin. Let me see whether Sword Douluo's sword is truly so sharp that it can cut through the leaves in my hand."