Douluo: Starting with a Group Chat, Raising the Great Xilian
Chapter 16

Do You Know How Many Regrets Your Future Holds?

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[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Enough talk, hurry up and calculate!]

Ning Rongrong was already growing impatient; she wanted to see what her future held.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: One moment.]

Ye Qiong replied with a feigned air of seriousness, his fingers tapping away at the virtual screen.

He cleared his throat and began his "performance."

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: I see it now, your future.]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: You will stand at the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent...]

As soon as these words appeared, Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up instantly.

The pinnacle of the Douluo Continent?

Could it be that she would become a Limit Douluo?

That was the ultimate goal every Spirit Master dreamed of.

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Really? Can I truly become a Limit Douluo?]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Not just a Limit Douluo; you will become an even higher existence, a god in the God Realm.]

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Gasp...]

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong drew a sharp breath. Beyond a Limit Douluo, there were actually gods?

Why had she never heard Sword Douluo or her father mention such things?

Still, becoming a god? That sounded even cooler.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: However...]

Ye Qiong's sudden shift in tone made her heart leap into her throat.

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: However what?]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Although you become a god, the price is quite steep.]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: You will lose the two grandfathers who love you most, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.]

What?!

The smile on Ning Rongrong's face froze instantly.

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Impossible! My Sword Grandpa and Bone Grandpa are invincible! They are both powerful Titled Douluo, how could they die?]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Not only that, your sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, will also be nearly uprooted and destroyed in a single stroke.]

Ye Qiong offered no explanation, instead dropping another bombshell.

Ning Rongrong's face turned deathly pale.

She could not accept this outcome. Although she had run away from home to seek freedom, the sect was her foundation, and the two grandfathers were her closest family.

You say my sect will face a great catastrophe—how could I accept that so easily?

Yet, everything Ye Qiong had revealed in the group chat so far had been so accurate; how could it be false?

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Why... why would it be like this?]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Because you and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect behind you choose to stand on the side of a person named Tang San, becoming enemies with the entire Spirit Hall.]

Ye Qiong revealed the "root" of the matter unhurriedly.

Tang San?

In Ning Rongrong's mind, the image of the youth defeated by Dai Mubai in the hotel lobby earlier that day immediately surfaced.

Was it him?

How could it be because of him...

Wait, Xiao Wu had mentioned earlier that this Tang San's father was Tang Hao, the Haotian Douluo, and the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall...

Hiss...

Thinking this, Ning Rongrong understood in an instant.

She was currently planning to join Shrek Academy just like Xiao Wu. If not for this group chat, she and Xiao Wu might have become close companions with Tang San. In that case, the sect behind her would have spared no effort to support the Clear Sky Sect faction behind Tang San, placing them in direct opposition to Spirit Hall.

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Group Owner, what should I do?]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Simply seek advantages and avoid harm.]

Ning Rongrong's situation was easy enough to resolve.

Since Bibi Dong had already begun to change, the future "Soul Hunting Operation" might not even come to pass, so the conflict between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall would not necessarily escalate to that point.

As for Ning Rongrong herself, as long as she didn't court death after being warned and avoided following the original path, she would be fine.

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Thank you, I understand. By the way, what about my marriage? Did you see... who I ended up with?]

Ning Rongrong suddenly wanted to ask this question; she wanted to know if, in such a tragic future, there was still someone to accompany her.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Your marriage... it's quite a sad story, actually.]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: In the end, you settled for a food-type Spirit Master named Oscar.]

Settled?

The word felt like a thorn, piercing deep into Ning Rongrong's heart.

She, Ning Rongrong, the apple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's eye—how could her future husband be a "settled" choice?

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Even if you both became gods later on, so what? Your two grandfathers still couldn't be resurrected in the end.]

Hearing this desperate outcome, Ning Rongrong remained silent for a long time.

She had been somewhat delighted at the prospect of becoming a god in the future, but she hadn't expected that even as a god, she would be unable to make up for the regrets of the past.

No, things hadn't happened yet; she still had a chance to change them!

Avoid harm and seek profit? Since the Group Owner had said as much, she would do just that.

Besides, she wasn't alone; she had her two sisters by her side, and the other group members.

Furthermore, the Pope of Spirit Hall was in the group, so the future remained unwritten.

Zhu Zhuqing, watching from the side as Ning Rongrong went from shock to despondency and now to a look of firm determination, felt quite curious and opened her own window.

[No Petting Cats: Group Owner, I also want to know my future.]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Sure, the rules are the same.]

Ye Qiong's reply was very direct.

If you want your fortune told, you have to pay.

[No Petting Cats: But I don't have that much money.]

Zhu Zhuqing's reply was equally direct. She wasn't like Ning Rongrong; she had come here while fleeing for her life and didn't have much money on her to begin with.

On the other side of the screen, Ye Qiong thought for a moment after seeing this.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: If you don't have money, that works too.]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: You have to promise to do one thing for me later.]

Zhu Zhuqing's brows furrowed slightly.

[No Petting Cats: What thing?]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: I haven't decided yet, so I'll keep it as a favor. Rest assured, it won't be anything that puts you in a difficult position.]

Zhu Zhuqing pondered for a few seconds and then agreed.

[No Petting Cats: Fine, I promise.]

She hungered to know if she could break free from the shackles of her family.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Very good, then... I shall begin the "exploration."]

Ye Qiong entered his "charlatan" mode once again.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Your future...]

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