Ning Fengzhi

Dai Mubai's body tensed in the middle of the field, his previously aggressive gaze suddenly turning flustered.

"Lin... Lin Yan!"

Dai Mubai looked at Lin Yan, his expression incredibly guilty.

He knew that at yesterday's dinner, Lin Yan had personally admitted that the two of them had known each other for a long time. If he were to intervene in today's matter...

"What's wrong? Why are you crying all of a sudden?"

Lin Yan's calm voice echoed in Dai Mubai's ears like a death warrant.

This time, he was truly afraid!

Just then, Ning Rongrong was at the peak of her emotional outburst. Seeing that Lin Yan was actually willing to look out for her, the young girl immediately threw herself into his arms.

"He bullied me, wuwuwu~"

It wasn't that Ning Rongrong was being manipulative or had feelings for Lin Yan.

It was simply that from a young age, she had grown accustomed to relying on others whenever she felt wronged.

Lin Yan spread his hands, looking helplessly at Wen Ruan, who rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

"What exactly happened? How did it escalate to this point?"

Ning Rongrong tearfully recounted the sequence of events.

Finally, she tilted her snow-white neck, looking up at Lin Yan with a face full of tear tracks.

"Anyway, just help me kill him!"

"From this day forward, you will be an honored guest of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Lin Yan was speechless. Seeing that her emotions had stabilized, he pushed her away.

"Enough. He is the Third Prince of the Star Luo Empire, and I am a personal guard to the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou. If we start fighting, it could easily escalate into a political issue."

"If you really want to kill him, don't you have those high-level soul masters secretly protecting you?"

At the mention of the hidden guards, the expression on Dai Mubai's face, already tense, became even more panicked.

That's right!

As the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong surely had guards protecting her from the shadows.

And he was merely the Third Prince of Star Luo who had run away; aside from Flender and the others, he had no backing whatsoever.

In his impulsive moment earlier, he hadn't considered this, thinking he could stand on equal footing with Ning Rongrong—or even crush her—based on his status.

Now that he had calmed down.

"This..."

Dai Mubai silently took half a step back, looking at Lin Yan with a fearful gaze.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yan suddenly let out a soft chuckle.

"Haha~"

"I'm just teasing you. You're all classmates; a little squabble will be forgotten by tomorrow."

Lin Yan then looked at Zhu Zhuqing, his tone relaxed and matter-of-fact.

"Go back to the dormitory and have your fiancé properly comfort Ning Rongrong. Everyone, disperse."

This was the first time Lin Yan had taken the initiative to speak to Zhu Zhuqing.

The young girl was stunned at first, and it wasn't until Lin Yan personally pushed Ning Rongrong toward her that she snapped back to reality.

Lin Yan displayed a maturity that surpassed his peers.

His face was gentle, his speech unhurried, and when facing Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong, he seemed like an elder handling a dispute between juniors.

He didn't force Ning Rongrong to forgive Dai Mubai, nor did he force Dai Mubai to apologize to her.

But... after just a few words, combined with his arrangement for Zhu Zhuqing, he left everyone with the feeling that "the problem isn't that big, and it's easily resolved here with Lin Yan."

The surroundings fell into a brief silence.

Zhu Zhuqing supported Ning Rongrong, Tang San and the others gathered around Dai Mubai, while Lin Yan held Wen Ruan, standing between the two groups.

"Go back to the dorms. Why are you still standing there like idiots?"

Lin Yan looked at the group, and they exchanged glances.

Then, led by Zhu Zhuqing, who took Ning Rongrong toward the girls' dormitory, the others dispersed one by one.

But just as Dai Mubai took a step forward, Lin Yan suddenly spoke up.

"Dai Mubai."

"Have some sense of propriety in the future."

His voice was neither loud nor soft, reaching Dai Mubai, the others, and even Ning Rongrong, who hadn't yet entered the girls' dormitory.

In the open space, Dai Mubai opened his mouth.

"I... I understand."

Lin Yan nodded, then led Wen Ruan away from the scene.

Before long, inside Lin Yan's room.

Wen Ruan sat on Lin Yan's lap, looking annoyed as she stripped off the pajamas that were already tainted with Ning Rongrong's scent and tossed them directly into the trash can.

"Why didn't you dodge earlier? Do you have a thing for her?"

The young girl's expression was indignant; she was clearly jealous.

In response, Lin Yan gently wrapped his arms around Wen Ruan's slender waist and said.

"It's just that I saw how much she was crying, and it would have been rude to dodge."

"Besides, we've met a few times before; it wouldn't be right to be too heartless."

"Hmph!"

Wen Ruan let out a delicate huff.

"Those are all excuses. Didn't you say she has high-level Spirit Masters guarding her? Then why did she come to you for help in the first place?"

"Haha~ Actually, she didn't know that originally; it was that old guy Ning Fengzhi who arranged it from the shadows..."

"Wait! Ning Fengzhi?"

Lin Yan's eyes suddenly sharpened.

His previously playful expression turned incredibly grave in an instant, startling Wen Ruan, who had been acting spoiled and angry.

"Ning Fengzhi! Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

Lin Yan murmured to himself, his mind racing as he processed the implications.

In the original timeline, Ning Fengzhi, along with Chen Xin and Gu Rong, had been staying in Suotuo City for the past two days, constantly monitoring every move made by Ning Rongrong and Flender.

This meant that he had been exposed to their sight all along.

"Hiss~"

Lin Yan drew a sharp breath.

He had previously thought that the greatest threat he would face upon returning to Shrek Academy was Tang Hao, but now it seemed he also had to account for that old fox, Ning Fengzhi.

And that Gale Demon Wolf Spirit Saint from yesterday was most likely sent by them...

"No! Ning Fengzhi isn't trying to test me; he wants to kill Wen Ruan so that Ning Rongrong can get involved with me!"

On the other side.

Inside an inconspicuous hotel in Suotuo City.

"Fengzhi, that kid was able to repel a Spirit Saint who had even unleashed their Martial Soul Avatar. If we don't deal with him now, I'm afraid it will be too late."

"Are we recruiting him or eliminating him? Give me an answer."

In the room.

A middle-aged man in white robes had sword-like eyebrows and star-bright eyes, his temperament refined and detached; a single glance would leave one with the impression of a cold, aloof swordsman.

Yet, for some reason, his expression at this moment appeared somewhat anxious, clashing with his appearance and temperament.

This person was none other than the level 96 Sword Douluo, Chen Xin.

Sitting opposite him was the current Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly.

"Tsk~"

"Uncle Sword, I want Rongrong to try and recruit him to our sect first."

"If that really doesn't work, then we will take action."

The two exchanged questions and answers, discussing the plan for dealing with Lin Yan.

Chen Xin paced forward to stand beside Ning Fengzhi.

"Are you so sure that Rongrong will like that brat?"

"It doesn't matter whether Rongrong likes him or not." A confident curve tugged at the corner of Ning Fengzhi's mouth.

"After all these years, although Rongrong is willful and spoiled, she isn't completely unreasonable."

"As long as I write a letter entrusting her with this task, she will naturally complete it for the sake of the sect's interests."

Ning Fengzhi's voice was filled with confidence, as if he were a chess player controlling the board.