Training Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo Observes

Considering that Ning Fengzhi and Flender were well-acquainted, Xia Yuan guessed that Ning Fengzhi likely knew Qin Ming had come from Shrek Academy.

Life for Ning Rongrong at Heaven Dou Royal Academy might face further complications after this.

However, what did that have to do with Xia Yuan?

As long as it didn't interfere with him farming Empty Handed off of Ning Rongrong, it didn't matter.

Xia Yuan looked at Ning Rongrong and said, "Ning Rongrong, I don't care about your past status or the kind of life you've lived."

"Since you've decided to follow my training, you must abide by my rules, at least until your father's decision arrives."

"I am not like Qin Ming; I won't make you run laps or assign arbitrary punishments."

"You may question my requirements, but if you are still unwilling to accept them after I have explained, then I can only ask you to leave my training team."

"You're much easier to talk to than that Qin Ming," Ning Rongrong said with a beaming smile.

"The only reason you haven't left yet is because you're still thinking about playing around," Xia Yuan stated, calmly calling out her current mindset.

"But I'm afraid you'll be disappointed; this isn't a place for fun."

"Either you train seriously, or you leave immediately."

"Tch," Ning Rongrong curled her lips, "You don't look that old, yet you're so stiff."

"Fine, I'll follow them."

Although Ning Rongrong still seemed to have a playful attitude, seeing that she hadn't activated her Demon Pill mode, Xia Yuan began to consider a training regimen tailored for her.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda belonged to the gem-type martial soul category, so the most suitable cultivation environment was undoubtedly a place filled with gems.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy's infrastructure was the best in the empire, so such an environment naturally existed.

As the heir to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, besides secret techniques like the Distraction Control Method, her other training content had certainly been improved upon by generations of the sect for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.

Xia Yuan asked Ning Rongrong a few questions and formed a preliminary idea in his mind.

Setting aside the Aromatic Silk Beauty, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, as a support-type martial soul, possessed extreme auxiliary capabilities.

However, the soul skills of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda soul masters were almost entirely fixed, leaving no possibility for self-protection.

Therefore, they usually required the cooperation of a team.

Xia Yuan had no intention of pulling any stunts, like trying to turn a support into a combatant.

If he had a cheat that could do that, he might have given it a try, but unfortunately, he didn't.

So, the objective was clear: maximize the precision of Ning Rongrong's control and train her tactical awareness and team integration.

Ning Rongrong had been somewhat absent-minded at first, but once Xia Yuan laid out the training benchmarks, her expression began to change.

Though her personality was a bit like a Demon Pill, she wasn't a useless young miss; she was actually quite intelligent.

Just by listening to the training content Xia Yuan gave her, she could already infer some of the underlying goals.

I didn't expect you to actually have some real ability, Ning Rongrong evaluated silently.

After Ning Rongrong left, Dugu Yan asked, "Xia Yuan, are you really going to train her?"

"What if her father makes her come back later, or she returns to Qin Ming's side? Wouldn't that just let her freeload off the training methods you came up with?"

"This is only the first step," Xia Yuan said.

"I don't think she'll be able to stick with it," Dugu Yan huffed.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Sect Master, a letter from Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

A young man dressed in white sportswear knelt below, holding the letter high with both hands.

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Could that little ancestor have stirred up trouble again?" Ning Fengzhi muttered to himself.

"Bring the letter here."

"Yes." The young man immediately stood up and presented the letter with both hands.

Ning Fengzhi took the letter and unfolded it to read carefully.

Just then, two figures appeared in the grand hall: Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong.

"Did something happen to Rongrong?" Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo asked almost simultaneously.

Ning Fengzhi shook the letter and said, "Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, I told you that you spoil her too much."

"It's a letter from Heaven Dou Royal Academy; how could it be that Rongrong is in trouble?"

"It would be a miracle if she didn't tear Heaven Dou Royal Academy apart."

"Then what is it? Tell us!" Bone Douluo said impatiently, stepping forward.

After reading the contents of the letter, Bone Douluo slapped the table and laughed out loud: "Hahaha..."

"Rongrong did well; she shouldn't let that Qin Ming bully her."

"Old Bone Dragon, what are you giggling about?" Sword Douluo frowned and leaned in.

After reading the contents, Sword Douluo did not burst into wild laughter like Bone Douluo. Instead, he looked toward Ning Fengzhi.

"Fengzhi, didn't you say that this Qin Ming fellow was bound to be a good teacher?"

"Explain this to me: if he's really such a good teacher, why would Rongrong choose to train with that boy named Xia Yuan instead?"

Ning Fengzhi furrowed his brows deeply. "That shouldn't be the case."

"We two old men aren't even willing to let a single hair on Rongrong's head be harmed, yet you personally pushed her into a den of demons..."

Ning Fengzhi suddenly raised his head. "Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone."

"This letter doesn't specify what Qin Ming did to Rongrong. How can you be so certain that Rongrong wasn't the one who did something wrong first?"

"I think you're the only person in the world who would suspect their own daughter of being in the wrong before anyone else." Sword Douluo couldn't be bothered to argue further.

"I must go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to see Rongrong."

"What?" It wasn't Ning Fengzhi who objected first, but Bone Douluo.

"If you go, then how am I supposed to go?"

"You? You are to stay behind and guard the sect, of course!" Sword Douluo didn't give Bone Douluo an ounce of face.

"Bullshit!" Bone Douluo grew agitated. "You're allowed to go see Rongrong, but I'm not?"

Watching Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo bicker, Ning Fengzhi rubbed his temples, feeling a sense of irritation.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were merely engaging in their daily squabble; he wasn't worried that the two would actually lose their tempers.

But... had he truly made a mistake?

No, he still had to pay a personal visit to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Alright, Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, stop arguing."

He stood up. "Let Uncle Sword go this time. Uncle Bone, you can go see Rongrong next."

Bone Douluo snorted and ignored him.

"At least you still have a conscience." Sword Douluo cast a glance at Ning Fengzhi.

Several days later, at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Having received word well in advance, Meng Shenji, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo watched from the shadows as Xia Yuan and Qin Ming each conducted their respective training sessions.

On Qin Ming's side, he was putting Yu Tianheng, Osler, and Shi Mo through extreme weight-bearing endurance training.

As for Xia Yuan's side, the atmosphere was entirely different.

Shi Mo was tempering his martial soul beneath a waterfall, Yu Feng was merging with the wind atop a cliff, while Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were cultivating alongside Xia Yuan.