Ning Rongrong's Protective Instincts

Hearing Han Xing's words, Ning Rongrong's face instantly turned crimson.

"What nonsense are you spouting! I don't understand these things."

"I'm just saying what I heard, you know? Don't men always trick innocent girls?"

Seeing Ning Rongrong's attempt to quibble, Han Xing shrugged, "Mm, yes, you're right."

"What do you mean by that?" Ning Rongrong widened her eyes.

"What do you mean by 'you're right'? It's just like that."

Watching Ning Rongrong anxiously try to explain, Jiang Zhu and the others couldn't help but laugh.

Hearing the sound, Ning Rongrong finally realized that Han Xing was teasing her.

She snorted coldly and stopped talking to Han Xing, walking over to Zhu Zhuqing by herself.

As the two girls whispered, Zhu Zhuqing cast a curious glance at Han Xing.

"Hey... hey, Zhuqing, what are you looking at?"

Ning Rongrong waved her hand in front of Zhu Zhuqing, then followed her gaze and immediately saw Han Xing's face.

"Well, well, I didn't expect you to have this side to you, Zhuqing," Ning Rongrong teased.

"I always thought you were a cool goddess, but I didn't expect you to get infatuated with a man one day?"

"Tell me, what would Dai Mubai think if he saw this? It's funny just thinking about it."

Ning Rongrong's tone became playful.

There was some past conflict between Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai, though it had been half a year ago.

But who was Ning Rongrong? She was a little devil, how could she possibly forget about it?

"Don't talk nonsense," Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks flushed as she quickly explained.

"I'm not infatuated with him, I'm just curious why his strength is so great."

"Curious about his strength? Right, that's more like your personality," Ning Rongrong agreed with Zhu Zhuqing's explanation.

"But Xiao Wu said that Han Xing has innate full Soul Power," Ning Rongrong mused.

"Han Xing's rapid cultivation speed should be due to his own talent."

Ning Rongrong complained, "It's strange, Notting Academy is such a desolate place."

"To have three Soul Masters with innate full Soul Power appear in the same year."

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, "If it were just innate full Soul Power, then Tang San and Xiao Wu are too, and Oscar as well."

"But their strength is nowhere near Han Xing's, is it?"

"Xiao Wu and Tang San are only level thirty-five now, and Oscar is only level thirty-four."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong frowned, clearly unable to figure this out either.

"Moreover, how do we explain Han Xing having four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings?" Zhu Zhuqing said.

"Perhaps it's because he absorbed four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings that his strength is so great," Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, "Impossible."

"Normal Soul Masters cannot absorb ten-thousand-year Soul Rings for their first and second Soul Rings."

"And from what Tang San and the others said, Han Xing's first Soul Ring used to be a hundred-year Soul Ring like ours."

"You're not thinking of going to Han Xing to ask him for a way to become stronger, are you?" Ning Rongrong's tone became serious.

Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head, remaining silent.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong immediately understood her thoughts.

"You're actually planning to do that, but I don't think Han Xing will tell you such a method," Ning Rongrong said speechlessly.

"You and Han Xing aren't related, why would he teach you such a method to become stronger?"

"Unless..." Ning Rongrong stopped abruptly, as if realizing something.

"Unless what?" Zhu Zhuqing pressed.

"Nothing," Ning Rongrong shook her head, "This is unrealistic for you."

"How is it unrealistic?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

"You have an engagement with Dai Mubai, so of course it's unrealistic," Ning Rongrong said as a matter of course.

"Such a unique method of becoming stronger, even if it could be replicated, would only be given to someone trustworthy."

"You and Han Xing don't know each other, and you already have a fiancé, so it's naturally impossible to achieve the method I'm talking about."

With Ning Rongrong saying this much, even Zhu Zhuqing, no matter how indifferent she was to matters of men and women, immediately understood.

So, the method Ning Rongrong was talking about was to become his partner.

"If that's the case, then it is indeed unrealistic for me," Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

"But don't you have any thoughts, Rongrong? These are four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, and he reached the Soul Ancestor realm at twelve years old."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong pursed her lips and did not answer.

"It seems it's not just because my status is unrealistic." Zhu Zhuqing smiled.

This girl, Ning Rongrong, had stopped mid-sentence because she was afraid that if she truly became desperate to grow stronger, she would be guarding her own interests.

"However, your worries are unnecessary. Although I don't see much hope right now, I haven't reached the point where I must disregard everything."

"Besides, he might not even fancy me." Zhu Zhuqing shook her head.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing say this, Ning Rongrong laughed awkwardly.

Zhu Zhuqing said calmly, "What are you afraid of? If you really have taken a fancy to him, with your looks, talent, and background, I wouldn't be able to compete with you."

"Zhuqing, that's not what I meant." Ning Rongrong shook her head.

"I understand. It's just curiosity, not liking him yet, right?" Zhu Zhuqing said with realization.

"Don't look at me as if I'm not good with words; after all, I grew up amidst royal disputes."

"If you really want to pursue him, I can even offer some advice."

"The Zhu Family has quite a few records regarding how to make a man fall for you."

"Really?" Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.

"But have you decided?" Zhu Zhuqing asked in return.

"The methods recorded in my family... are a bit... explicit, or rather, overly intimate."

"Then forget it. I'll stick to my own methods for now." Ning Rongrong shook her head.

While the two girls spoke, they were extremely cautious, yet no one noticed them at all.

Even Han Xing did not expect it.

While he was considering how to find a partner to increase his popularity, Ning Rongrong had already turned the tables and set her sights on him.

The meeting ended quickly.

From this day on, Blue Tyrant Academy was officially renamed Shrek Academy.

The dean also changed from Liu Erlong to Flander.

However, these were minor matters.

What shocked the students the most was that their dean of students had actually become Yu Xiaogang, who was only level twenty-nine.

When they first heard this news, many students expressed their doubts.

Among the students of Blue Tyrant Academy, those at level twenty were everywhere, and there were quite a few at level thirty.

Having someone at level twenty serve as the dean of students, responsible for managing and teaching the students—wasn't that purely misleading the youth?

But as the former dean, Liu Erlong, stood firmly in his support, the matter could only be settled this way.