Ning Rongrong's Choice, Her True Transformation

Ning Rongrong saw this scene and, without a moment's thought, immediately stepped forward.

If it had been the old her, if she had been alone and witnessed something like this, she would never have gone near it.

To her back then, they were merely ordinary people. If they were killed, then they were killed. She absolutely could not put herself in danger over an ordinary person.

At most, she might have gone to the Judgment Hall to report the matter.

But now, her way of thinking had completely changed.

Ordinary people also had the right to live well.

Not to mention that the little girl being chased was about the same age as Xiao Xi.

"Stop right there! If you keep this up, do you believe I'll report you to the Judgment Hall?"

The moment Ning Rongrong stepped forward, she directly summoned her martial soul and two Spirit Rings, speaking with immense confidence.

The other side was only a Soul Grandmaster, and so was she.

She was gambling that the man would not recognize her martial soul.

As long as the opposing Soul Master did not know what her martial soul was, he would not dare act recklessly.

This was the plan Ning Rongrong had come up with on the spot.

Hearing her voice, the Soul Master stopped. When he saw the two Hundred-Year Spirit Rings on Ning Rongrong, his eyes flickered constantly, clearly showing some apprehension.

The little girl being chased threw herself into Ning Rongrong's arms again.

Her clothes had been torn by the dense branches in the forest, her little face was streaked with tears, and she was still sobbing.

"Big... big sister, please... please save my mother! There's another person chasing her. My father has already been killed by them."

Hearing the little girl's words, Ning Rongrong understood that this matter would not end so easily, because someone had already died.

"Second Brother, what are you still standing around for? Did you catch that little brat?"

"I already killed that woman. We absolutely can't let this little brat live. If she reports us to the Judgment Hall, neither of us will survive."

At that moment, another voice came from the forest behind them.

He quickly arrived at the scene.

That man had one white and one yellow Spirit Ring around him. He was also a Soul Grandmaster.

"Boss, we ran into someone looking for trouble. This little blonde girl seems determined to protect that brat."

"And she looks like she might be a tough one."

The man chasing the little girl stared straight at Ning Rongrong as he said this.

At such a young age, she already had two Hundred-Year Spirit Rings. Could she be a disciple from some sect?

If that were true, the two of them might suffer if they tried to deal with her.

"Little blonde girl? What little blonde girl? You dare meddle in our business?"

Seeing their behavior, Ning Rongrong knew they were wary of something, and her courage grew.

"I'm telling you, if you leave now, I can consider not reporting you to the Judgment Hall."

"But if you insist on being unreasonable, I wouldn't mind fighting you."

The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda appeared in Ning Rongrong's hand, radiating a dazzling light. Together with the two Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings around it, it was indeed extremely intimidating.

The two men exchanged a glance, and the one who had arrived later spoke.

"It's two against one. Even if you have two Hundred-Year Spirit Rings, we aren't afraid of you. If you leave that little brat with us, we can consider letting you go."

"Otherwise, don't blame us for ganging up on you."

Seeing the tough-on-the-outside, weak-on-the-inside look on their faces, Ning Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed they had not recognized her martial soul.

That was definitely a good thing for her.

"Impossible. I have to take this little girl away today. Otherwise, shall we give it a try?"

What Ning Rongrong needed to do now was appear confident. She absolutely could not show weakness. If she did, she would die.

"So there's no peaceful way to settle this?"

"Not unless you let her go."

Ning Rongrong did not retreat a single step.

"Fine, then don't blame us brothers."

"Do you really think I didn't recognize that your martial soul is the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda?

I just feared someone might be protecting you, so I didn't make a move. It's been so long, and that person still hasn't appeared. Looks like you really are alone?"

"Girl, be more careful next time you meddle in other people's affairs. Don't stick your nose into everything. It's easy to lose your life that way."

Along with those words came the sound of the two men making their move.

Without hesitation, they summoned their martial souls and charged decisively at Ning Rongrong.

It looked like they intended to leave both of them here?

Having killed two ordinary people, they could no longer turn back. If they wanted to keep the Judgment Hall from finding any clues, they could only kill everyone to silence them.

Ning Rongrong was stunned. She had not expected that, in a place as rural as this, there would be Soul Masters who could recognize the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

She had truly miscalculated.

However, even if she were given another choice, she would not regret it.

Even if she died, she would make the same choice next time.

Lin Mian's master-and-disciple courtyard.

[Mission: Teach Ning Rongrong and change her way of thinking. (Completed)]

[Reward: Soul Power increased to Rank 20, Five-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring (can be absorbed without issue), Ten-Thousand-Year Image Soul Bone (can copy others' soul skills, with power reaching 99% of the original soul skill's power) (Issued)]

[Due to the exceptionally high mission completion rate, an additional reward will now be issued.]

[Protective Jade Pendant x6 (can withstand attacks below Soul King level for 10 minutes. Immortal Herb Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone x1)]

The system's voice rang in Lin Mian's ears.

The moment he heard the system's voice, he immediately understood that something must have happened to Ning Rongrong. Otherwise, this mission that had dragged on for so long would not have suddenly been completed.

Without hesitation, he directly activated his domain. Everything happening within a hundred li appeared before his eyes.

By the time he detected Ning Rongrong's situation, it had already reached an extremely critical point.

The two men's soul skills were just a step away from landing on Ning Rongrong.

However, their soul skills ultimately did not fall, because under the interference of the domain, the two men were frozen in place.

At that moment, Lin Mian appeared directly in front of Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong closed her eyes. Her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda had no offensive power at all. Even against a single Soul Master, she could not win, much less against two Soul Grandmasters.

She understood that the only fate awaiting her now was death.

In truth, there was still a faint hope in her heart. Would her master know what was happening here?

The pain she had imagined never came. A voice rang out, thoroughly waking her.

"You can open your eyes now. Those two are already dead."

Ning Rongrong opened her eyes, disbelief filling them as she said in a trembling voice:

"M-Master, it really is you?!"

"Of course. Who else could it be besides me?"

"You did well this time. As expected of my disciple—you didn't disgrace me."

Lin Mian's tone also softened. Ning Rongrong had truly made him see her in a new light.

"Master, I was so scared."

Ning Rongrong threw herself into Lin Mian's arms. It was her first time facing something like this alone. How could she not have been afraid?