It Really Had Nothing to Do with Lu Xiao... I Just Wandered Over Here in a Daze...

Xiao Wu's mouth was covered by Lu Xiao, and she instantly dared not make a sound. Her pink eyes widened round.

She stiffly turned her head and saw Ning Rongrong sleeping soundly beside her. Her mind went completely blank.

She had grown used to being around Lu Xiao, so she had quietly come looking for him in the middle of the night, even locking the door behind her.

Lu Xiao's Adam's apple bobbed as he laughed bitterly to himself.

There was no avoiding this.

He quietly and carefully put on his clothes.

Outside, Ning Fengzhi's voice came again, its gentle tone already carrying a hint of pressure and impatience.

"Lu Xiao, the door is locked, so it would be improper for us to barge in. Please open it quickly."

A locked door, two young girls sharing a bed, messy and warm bedding...

Every detail left Lu Xiao with no idea where to begin explaining.

After getting dressed, Lu Xiao rubbed his brow lightly, carefully avoided Ning Rongrong's body, and walked softly to the door.

His fingertips settled on the lock. With a faint click, the locked door opened.

"Creak—"

The door slowly swung open.

Ning Fengzhi stood in simple, elegant white robes, tall and refined. His handsome features were as graceful as jade, but the smile usually in his eyes had vanished, leaving them calm and unreadable.

Yet those eyes that seemed to see through all worldly matters immediately fell upon the bed.

Gu Rong beside him wore a frostily stern expression. His aura was icy as his gaze instantly locked onto the room.

The next moment, both men froze.

The small bed was a mess of tangled blankets.

On one side, Xiao Wu sat up with her black hair slightly disheveled. Her gaze drifted helplessly as she clutched the blanket in panic, too nervous to look up.

On the other side, Ning Rongrong, the cherished little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, tightly hugged the blanket between her legs. She slept soundly and peacefully, a faint smile even lingering on her lips.

One on the left and one on the right—two young girls slept in the middle of a boy's bed.

The air instantly fell deathly silent. A needle dropping could have been heard.

Gu Rong's eye twitched slightly as anger surged in his heart.

Ning Fengzhi's gentle expression completely stiffened. The smile at his lips faded, and his eyes were filled with complicated emotions.

The two of them had naturally noticed Ning Rongrong sneaking out the previous night. They had assumed she was merely playing around and had not taken it seriously.

Lu Xiao stood at the door, unusually at a loss. He opened his mouth, yet did not know how to explain.

Should he say Ning Rongrong had drunkenly crawled under his blankets without realizing it? Then what about Xiao Wu?

With the scene before them, no explanation would clear him.

Just as the atmosphere froze to its lowest point, Ning Rongrong's eyelashes trembled faintly.

Still carrying the laziness of waking up and lingering drunkenness, the little girl dazedly opened her eyes.

Her sleepy gaze swept toward the doorway and landed on Ning Fengzhi, whose expression was calm but whose presence felt heavy. Her mind crashed for a full three seconds.

The next moment, a crisp, soft voice filled with confusion rang out. "Dad?!"

She abruptly lowered her head and saw that she was lying beneath Lu Xiao's blankets.

Then she turned and saw Xiao Wu, who looked just as flustered.

Looking around, she saw the messy bed, the open door, her grim-faced father at the entrance, and stern-faced Bone Grandpa.

Memories of her muddled actions the previous night surfaced in her mind.

Ning Rongrong's fair little face turned bright red at a visible speed, the blush spreading from her cheeks to her ears and neck as though she were about to steam.

She wrapped herself into a snowy white ball and buried her head in the pillow, refusing to raise it no matter what.

"No, it's not what you think! Dad, listen to me!"

She spoke incoherently, so panicked that she did not know where to put her hands and feet. Trembling, she said, "I-I got dizzy after eating barbecue last night... I didn't do it on purpose!"

The instant her words fell, two icy gazes locked onto Lu Xiao.

At this moment, even if Lu Xiao jumped into the Lake of Life, he would never wash away this accusation.

If you were going to explain, you should have prepared it for me first!

Why were you crying?!

Lu Xiao took a quiet breath, suppressing the complicated emotions in his heart before speaking first to break the silence. "Sect Master Ning, Your Excellency Bone Douluo, last night's circumstances were unusual."

"Rongrong greedily ate roasted soul beast meat that had intoxicating effects. She was too dazed to return on her own, so she stayed here temporarily. It was absolutely not what you imagine."

Ning Fengzhi silently watched him, complicated emotions churning endlessly in his eyes.

"Rongrong? You certainly call her intimately!"

Gu Rong's gaze was icy as he swept it over the bed. He said coldly, "Tell me! How did she end up on your bed?!"

Ning Rongrong buried herself in the blankets. Hearing Gu Rong question him, her eyes reddened with anxiety, and muffled sobs came from beneath the covers. "It really had nothing to do with Lu Xiao... I just wandered over here in a daze..."

For some reason, seeing Bone Grandpa scold Lu Xiao made her heart feel as though it had been pricked by needles.

At that moment, Du Busi slowly strolled over. He draped an arm over Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong's shoulders respectively, then smiled. "They are a group of pure-hearted youngsters, and this was simply an accidental misunderstanding. Making such a big issue of it is a little excessive."

A trace of conflict flashed through Ning Fengzhi's eyes.

Du Busi took the opportunity to persuade him. "Let's go. Leave the young people's affairs for them to settle themselves."

With that, Du Busi led Ning Fengzhi out of Lu Xiao's room.

As for Gu Rong, he was dragged away by brute force.

The door softly closed, cutting off the presences outside.

Only Ning Rongrong's intermittent quiet sobbing remained in the silent room.

She secretly raised her eyes and cautiously glanced at Lu Xiao. Her eyes were full of guilt as she choked out, "It-it's all my fault..."

"If I hadn't greedily eaten that barbecue last night, if I hadn't gotten drunk, I wouldn't have run into your bed. You wouldn't have been scolded by Bone Grandpa or misunderstood by Dad because of me..."

The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she became. Her eyes turned red, tears welling within them and nearly falling.

Lu Xiao smiled helplessly and gently shook his head. "All right, don't blame yourself."

Ning Rongrong looked at Lu Xiao before her and asked anxiously in a small voice, "Then... what do we do now? Dad and the others must have misunderstood us terribly..."

"The innocent need no defense."

Lu Xiao calmly spoke those four words.

He did not have any solution either!

If Ning Rongrong had not been so young, Lu Xiao would have suspected Ning Fengzhi of setting him up!

After Ning Rongrong's emotions calmed down, he slowly walked out of the bamboo building.

The moment he stepped outside, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong came straight to his side.

Ning Fengzhi remained gentle and refined, but for some reason, Gu Rong's right eye was swollen.

"Your Excellency Bone Douluo, what happened to you?" Lu Xiao asked curiously.

Gu Rong glanced at Du Busi's fist, which was as large as a sandbag, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

I only said a few words about your disciple. Was there any need to hit so hard?

He had shouted, "Does my disciple not suffer a loss here too?" Then came two heavy punches!

Ning Fengzhi hurriedly smoothed things over and said helplessly, "Bone Uncle... he is getting old. He accidentally took a fall."

Lu Xiao understood but did not expose him. "Sect Master Ning, is there something you need?"

Hearing that, anger involuntarily rose in Gu Rong's heart.

This brat had just done that to Rongrong...

And now he was acting as though he wanted nothing to do with her afterward!

Ning Fengzhi's gaze was gentle as he spoke calmly. "I would like to invite you to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy in two years."

Lu Xiao frowned slightly but did not refuse. "I will consider it carefully."

Ning Fengzhi nodded, patted Lu Xiao's shoulder, and smiled. "When you arrive in Heaven Dou City, remember to write me a letter."

Once he finished speaking, he did not linger, directly leaving with Bone Douluo.

On the way, Gu Rong looked at Ning Fengzhi and said urgently, "Fengzhi, Rongrong is still in that brat's room!"

Ning Fengzhi was equally helpless when he heard that. "Bone Uncle, you saw it too. That girl climbed onto Lu Xiao's bed herself! Lu Xiao cannot be blamed for this..."

Gu Rong knew he was in the wrong as well, but whenever he thought of that brat, an inexplicable anger rose in his heart.

"Bone Uncle, we can both see that Rongrong genuinely likes being around him."

"Since Rongrong likes him, and Lu Xiao possesses extraordinary talent and a temperament far beyond ordinary people, he is certainly no ordinary person. Let the two children get to know each other properly for now."

After speaking, Ning Fengzhi gazed at the distant sea of clouds and let out a soft sigh.