(First update)
On a street corner not far from Shrek Academy, two figures hid in the shadows.
On the left stood a refined middle-aged man with dignified features and an air of uprightness.
Seeing Yang Ming cleverly defeat Elder Tai Tan without holding a grudge or striking a lethal blow, admiration appeared in his eyes as he said,
"This boy has a good nature. It seems Rongrong has at least not chosen the wrong person."
Had Yang Ming been there, he would certainly have recognized this man as Ning Rongrong's father, Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi had long had people keep an eye on Yang Ming's movements. A matter like Elder Tai Tan standing up for his son and grandson naturally could not be hidden from him. From beginning to end, he had remained concealed in the shadows, observing Yang Ming's way of handling matters.
If Yang Ming had used any means necessary to kill Elder Tai Tan on the spot just now, Ning Fengzhi would only have formed the impression that he was bloodthirsty and heartless. By then, no matter how much Ning Rongrong liked Yang Ming, Ning Fengzhi would have had no choice but to harden his heart and separate them.
Beside Ning Fengzhi stood an elderly man with a withered face. His build was astonishing—not because his muscles were particularly swollen and robust, but because his entire skeletal frame was unbelievably large.
His clothes seemed to be supported entirely by his bones. His muscles and skin were shriveled, his eye sockets sunken deep. At night, he would have looked just like a gigantic skeleton. A few sparse white hairs clung to his scalp, making him as ugly as could be.
This man was Bone Douluo, Gu Rong.
Of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's two Douluos, whenever the