Next, Wu Xing and Dugu Yan fought another doubles match.
Same recipe, same flavor: Dugu Yan took care of the other team all by herself, stealing the show in front of Ning Rongrong and the others.
Of course, the Cold Wind Retains Xing duo had their turn too, and Wu Xing showed off his Martial Soul.
His fight was even more impactful than Dugu Yan's. He really did take down one little opponent with every thrust.
I want to get shot!
No, I want to team up with Big Brother Wu Xing.
Watching Wu Xing dominate the arena, Ning Rongrong's eyes sparkled with stars. She felt completely safe.
How happy would she be if she could fight by his side?
As she thought about it,
a glistening thread of drool trickled from the corner of her mouth.
"Rongrong, you're drooling," Xiao Wu teased.
Ning Rongrong's face flushed bright red. She hurriedly wiped her mouth, then turned and glared at Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu didn't mind.
Actually, she had feelings for Big Brother Wu Xing too. She just didn't dare be as blatant as Ning Rongrong.
After all, she'd gotten bad reviews twice for the pictures she'd posted in the Chat Group, and she still felt a little uneasy about it.
As for Tang San?
She'd almost forgotten he even existed.
It wasn't just that Dugu Bo had taken him away and he'd disappeared for quite some time. After she joined the Chat Group, she'd learned that his father planned to use the same method he'd used against Sister Ah Yin to deal with her.
Whatever fondness she'd had for Tang San was long gone.
If she weren't afraid of alerting them, she would've already fled Shrek Academy.
Zhu Zhuqing had watched it all unfold.
She had feelings for Wu Xing too, but she was naturally aloof and didn't know how to express them.
Wu Xing was the man who could help her break free from the shackles of fate. He could make her grow stronger without limit, surpass that woman, and leave her so far behind that she'd have to look up at Zhu Zhuqing.
Though her Soul Power was only at level thirty-nine, his domineering promise in the Chat Group to stand up for his own was exactly what she'd always been looking for.
He was leagues better than Dai Mubai, the fiancé her family had arranged for her when she was a child, who did nothing but run away.
On the arena,
Wu Xing put away his Martial Soul.
Ye Lingling hadn't even noticed that she'd grown used to taking his arm as they walked off the arena.
She was a support Soul Master with the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, a pure healer. Having a powerful arm to lean on made her feel so secure and at ease.
How should she put it? It felt wonderful, and she was hooked.
And Wu Xing was exactly that kind of person.
Even if Dugu Yan hadn't pushed them together, the more time they spent together, the more Ye Lingling would've fallen for him.
That was why she'd taken his arm without thinking, without even noticing it herself.
As her best friend, Dugu Yan had naturally noticed. Her smile grew wider. It seemed she wouldn't even need to play matchmaker anymore. Lingling couldn't bear to be apart from him.
"Big Brother Wu Xing, you're amazing! That thrust was unbelievably cool!"
The moment they returned to the lobby, Ning Rongrong hurried over to him.
The Little Witch was showing her true colors. She wasn't hiding a thing.
Wu Xing glanced at her, puzzled. "Which thrust?"
Ning Rongrong paused, then burst out laughing and looked pointedly at a certain place.
"Every thrust was cool. As long as it's Big Brother Wu Xing's spear, there's no way it wouldn't be."
Holy crap!
This little witch!
I think you're making this dirty!
Wu Xing caught on.
But he really hadn't meant anything by it. He'd just asked without thinking, never expecting her to take it that way.
Xiao Wu was the first to give in. Her gaze swept over him too—after all, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Rogue Rabbit had earned that name.
Not a blush, not a gasp.
Next came Dugu Yan. Remembering what had happened last night, a blush crept across her face.
She'd almost felt it for herself. That damned Qian Renxue was to blame.
Then Zhu Zhuqing. Her usually cool face turned slightly awkward. She wasn't clueless, and she understood what Ning Rongrong meant.
Last was Ye Lingling. Remembering Yan Yan's claim that Wu Xing was very, very powerful, she blushed all the way to her neck, though her gaze kept drifting toward him.
Wu Xing was at a loss.
Could you all be a little more reserved? I'm a bona fide Big Bad Wolf, you know!
Why did it feel like I was the little lamb here?
Could this be what they meant when women got frisky, men didn't stand a chance?
By the time they left the Great Soul Arena, the sun was setting.
But Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing showed no sign of leaving. They stayed by Wu Xing's side.
"Hey, how long are you planning to follow us? Shrek Academy is that way!"
Seeing the three of them determined to stick around, Dugu Yan's expression darkened.
"Mind your own business. We're keeping Big Brother Wu Xing company, not you."
Ning Rongrong shot back without the slightest hesitation.
"You!" Dugu Yan was furious.
Just as it looked like they were about to start arguing again, Wu Xing raised a hand to stop them. "All right, don't squabble."
"Since we've run into each other, let's have dinner together."
He'd originally planned to head straight back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. But given the situation, if he didn't indulge the Little Witch and the others a little, they might follow him all the way there.
"Yay! Big Brother Wu Xing, Rongrong knows the best hotel in Heaven Dou City."
At that, Ning Rongrong cheered happily and hurriedly began recommending it.
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up too, their faces bright with delight.
After all, they hadn't even had a chance to talk to Big Brother Wu Xing at the Great Soul Arena.
Dugu Yan's smile faltered a little, but since Big Brother Wu Xing had suggested it, she didn't feel she could object.
Ye Lingling didn't mind either. Wherever Wu Xing went, she'd go too.
She was perceptive enough to see that, among them, she was the girl on the outskirts.
Everyone else was part of that group, while she was the outsider.
She'd only been lucky enough to join them because Wu Xing had come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and because her good friend Yan Yan had helped bring them together.
Without realizing it, she'd come to terms with the fact that she'd somehow become Wu Xing's girlfriend.
And Ning Rongrong truly was the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The hotel she'd recommended was luxurious and imposing.
The entire hall gleamed with gold and jade. A crystal chandelier made with Soul Tools hung from the vaulted ceiling, and thick carpet covered the floor.
There weren't many people, but every one of them was dressed elegantly. It was clearly a place that catered mainly to nobles from the imperial palace.
"Tch. Showing off."
Dugu Yan glanced around and curled her lip.
Her grandfather was a Titled Douluo, and she wasn't a country bumpkin, but she didn't come to a place like this often.
It wasn't that she couldn't afford it. There was just no need.
"It's Big Brother Wu Xing's first time here, so of course we have to choose the best."
Ning Rongrong answered with complete confidence, as if the two girls were at odds again.
Wu Xing could only shake his head. Were those two simply incompatible?
They'd been competing with each other ever since the Soul Fighting Arena, and neither would give an inch.
If he took them both in someday, wouldn't the whole household be turned upside down?
That wouldn't do. He'd have to train them properly before they came under his roof.
Guided by a server, the group entered a private room.
It was spacious, with a round table in the middle covered by a gold-threaded tablecloth. Soul Guidance Lamps lit the room as brightly as day.
As soon as Ning Rongrong entered, she took advantage of everyone letting go of Wu Xing to sit down and claim one of the seats beside him.
She moved so fast it was breathtaking. Dugu Yan hadn't even had time to react.
By the time she came to her senses, Ning Rongrong was already seated, smiling as she looked over the menu and then at Wu Xing.
"Big Brother Wu Xing, what would you like to eat? Rongrong will order for you."
Dugu Yan's face went dark instantly. That little brat was even more infuriating than Qian Renxue!
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