Ning Rongrong and Li Luo laughed and playfully tussled on the bed for a while, but nothing went too far.
After all, Li Luo didn't want to suffer acute iron poisoning from a 7.62mm bullet.
After returning home, Ning Rongrong showed Ning Fengzhi her Martial Soul, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
When Ning Fengzhi saw that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda he had long dreamed of had appeared in his daughter Ning Rongrong, he was both astonished and overjoyed.
Ning Fengzhi hurriedly visited Li Luo to ask how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Li Luo smiled and shook his head, saying nothing.
He was such a show-off!
Li Luo later set off to travel the world, with Tang San and Xiao Wu by his side.
That journey lasted two years, bringing us to the present.
Li Luo was now twelve years old, but his Soul Power Level had already reached level forty. He only needed to capture one more Soul Master to become a Soul Ancestor.
As for why he had gained a full nine levels in just two years—why had his cultivation speed been so fast?
That was because Li Luo had now captured three contracted beasts: Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong. Their improved Soul Power and cultivation aptitude fed back into him.
The combined feedback from the three had brought Li Luo's cultivation speed to a terrifying level, allowing him to gain nine levels in just two short years and reach level forty.
Li Luo brought Tang San and Xiao Wu to Suotuo City in the Balak Kingdom. Today, they were going to Shrek Academy to look for Zhu Zhuqing.
But it was already late, and they needed to find somewhere to rest.
Li Luo was walking along the street when a fragrant breeze suddenly swept past. The next moment, his vision went dark.
"Guess who I am?"
A playful, lively voice sounded beside Li Luo's ear. A pair of soft little hands covered his eyes, while silky strands of hair brushed against his neck, tickling him.
Li Luo's nose twitched as he breathed in the lovely fragrance. He had already guessed who was behind him.
That playful nature, the girl's scent, and that lively voice—other than Xiao Wu, it could only be the little demoness of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect who loved sticking to him: Ning Rongrong.
Li Luo knew Xiao Wu's scent well, and it was different from Ning Rongrong's.
But Li Luo didn't expose Ning Rongrong's little trick. Instead, he played along and let her have her fun.
"Let me guess who it is."
"Xiao Wu? Xiao Liu, or Xiao Qi?"
"No, no, none of those!"
Hearing several unfamiliar names, Ning Rongrong grew a little displeased.
"None of those? Then could it be Rongrong?"
When Li Luo called her name, Ning Rongrong happily let go.
"Ta-da! It's the beautiful and adorable Rongrong!"
Li Luo turned around, and Ning Rongrong jumped straight into his arms.
Li Luo caught her securely and spun around with her in his arms.
They hadn't seen each other for two years. Ning Rongrong had grown much taller, but her figure was still light and delicate, so Li Luo lifted her without much effort.
"Brother Luo, explain yourself. I know Xiao Wu, but when did you find Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi?"
"Don't you want Rongrong anymore?"
"You haven't come to play with Rongrong for two whole years. Did you go fool around with Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi?"
Li Luo gently tapped Ning Rongrong on the forehead, his face full of affection as he answered tenderly.
"Silly girl, where did Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi come from? I've been busy cultivating these past two years."
"Besides, I already have you and Xiao Wu. Why would I go looking around for anyone else?"
"Brother Luo, you're so mean. You're always picking on Rongrong."
Realizing Li Luo had been teasing her, Ning Rongrong pretended to be angry and raised her tiny pink fists, pounding away at him.
But her punches were feather-light, barely tickling Li Luo. Anyone who saw them would have thought they were a young couple flirting.
"Rongrong, how did you find me?"
Li Luo hadn't told Ning Rongrong where he was going. He hadn't expected such a coincidence—that she would be waiting for him right here in Suotuo City.
As it turned out, Ning Fengzhi had guessed that, with Li Luo, Tang San, and Xiao Wu's talents, they would attend one of the very best academies if they went to school. But he hadn't heard that Li Luo, Tang San, and Xiao Wu were enrolling at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Ning Fengzhi had also learned of an academy called Monster Academy, so he guessed the three of them would go to Shrek. He told Ning Rongrong that Li Luo might come to Shrek.
The moment Ning Rongrong heard news of Li Luo, she rushed to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City.
But after arriving, she heard that Shrek hadn't begun formal enrollment yet, so she settled down in Suotuo City. She also had the guards with her take turns watching the city gates, ready to inform her as soon as they spotted Li Luo.
That was how Ning Rongrong had managed to find Li Luo so precisely.
At Li Luo's question, Ning Rongrong's temper flared.
"Hmph! Brother Luo, it's been two years—two whole years—and you never once came to find Rongrong! Do you know how I've spent these past two years?"
"I've been wishing on the stars and the moon every day, waiting for you to suddenly appear in front of me and surprise me."
"But you didn't come to see me for two whole years. If I hadn't received the Godly Zhuge Crossbows you sent to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect every so often, Rongrong would've thought you didn't want her anymore!"
After saying this, Ning Rongrong grew so aggrieved that little pearls began to fall from her eyes. Li Luo's heart ached at the sight. He couldn't bear to see a pretty, adorable girl cry.
What was more, he really had been in the wrong. He'd been rushing around everywhere these past two years and hadn't paid attention to Ning Rongrong's feelings.
Even though Ning Rongrong had become Li Luo's contracted beast and her loyalty was maxed out, anyone would have been hurt by being ignored for so long. Naturally, her affection would have waned.
Li Luo gently patted Ning Rongrong's back and comforted her.
"Brother Luo won't leave you behind again, okay?"
Hearing Li Luo's words, Ning Rongrong was delighted, but still uncertain.
"Really?"
"Really!"
Ning Rongrong laughed through her tears, buried her head in Li Luo's broad chest, and rubbed against him, using his clothes to wipe her tears dry.
Li Luo was speechless. She was already a twelve-year-old young lady, so why was she still acting like a little kid?
Still, he indulged Ning Rongrong and didn't refuse her. He had to spoil his own girl.
Carrying Ning Rongrong in his arms, Li Luo headed toward a themed hotel.
Tang San and Xiao Wu followed close behind.
But Xiao Wu looked a little strange as she stared unblinkingly at Ning Rongrong in Li Luo's arms.
Her cheeks puffed up as she grew a little sulky, wondering why Ning Rongrong could be held so intimately by her Brother Li Luo.
What a little green tea. Of course, Xiao Wu wouldn't have used the term "green tea"—she didn't even know what it meant—but that was more or less what she was thinking.
But then Xiao Wu rested her chin in her hands and gazed at Ning Rongrong thoughtfully, as if she had learned something.
The four of them entered a themed hotel called the Rose Hotel.
"Hello, please give us four rooms."