A Farewell Gift? Black Card! Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Badge! Parting Is for a Better Reunion Next Time!

The Council Hall fell silent.

After a moment, Gu Rong frowned miserably. "Then I... I haven't had time to teach Qingling anything. I'm such an unqualified master."

At that moment, Gu Rong was anxious and unsettled, unable to decide what he should teach Qingling.

Suddenly, Gu Rong came up with a brilliant idea. "I may not be able to teach her much, but I can give Qingling a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Badge."

"As long as she wears the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Badge, not many people will dare set their sights on her."

"Fengzhi, what do you think?"

"That works." Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly, agreeing to Gu Rong's suggestion.

Chen Qingling finished lunch to her satisfaction. As she stepped out of the Canteen, she happened to run into Ning Rongrong, who had come to eat.

Chen Qingling's eyes lit up. She had been planning to find Rongrong and tell her that she was leaving.

"Rongrong, I have something to tell you." Chen Qingling lowered her head and pulled Ning Rongrong over to a corner beside the Canteen.

"What is it?"

After a long silence, Chen Qingling said, "Rongrong, I'm leaving."

"What do you mean?"

"Qingling, you're leaving? Why?! Is it not good staying at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? Did we do something wrong? Or did someone bully you? I'll stand up for you!"

Ning Rongrong patted her puffed-up chest, wearing a fierce expression that somehow made her look rather adorable.

Chen Qingling burst out laughing. "Neither. I just want to leave."

Ning Rongrong fell silent. "Can you tell me why?"

"Just as I said in the Star Dou Great Forest, I want to see the world outside."

"If I stayed in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School forever, wouldn't that go against my wishes?"

Though Ning Rongrong was deeply reluctant to let her go, she respected Chen Qingling's decision.

"Alright, now that's ambition!"

"Just as expected of the friend I, Ning Rongrong, have treated with all my heart!"

"This is a little token from me to you."

With a thought, Ning Rongrong took out a Black Card from her Space Soul Guidance Device.

"Rongrong, what is this?"

"A Black Card."

"A Black Card?"

"Yes. It has Five Million Gold Soul Coins in it."

"How much?!"

"Five Million Gold Soul Coins!!!"

Chen Qingling was stunned.

What did Five Million Gold Soul Coins even mean?

Her horizons were too limited for her to imagine it, but it should be enough to buy an entire small city, right?

She had made a wealthy and generous friend.

Chen Qingling hurriedly waved her hands in refusal. "Rongrong, I can't take this. You're giving me too much."

Ning Rongrong put on an angry look. "If you don't take it, I'll get mad!"

"Isn't it just Five Million Gold Soul Coins?"

"It's only a tiny fraction of my personal savings."

In truth, this was money Ning Rongrong had saved up over several years. She had given every last bit of it to Chen Qingling.

It was merely a kind lie she had made up on the spot so Chen Qingling would accept it.

"Huh?"

Chen Qingling was dumbfounded. She had known that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was rich, but she had never imagined it was this rich.

Five Million Gold Soul Coins was merely Ning Rongrong's personal savings!

One could only imagine how wealthy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was!

At the same time, she felt incredibly lucky.

Not only had she walked out of the Star Dou Great Forest unscathed, but she had also become friends with the nation-level wealthy Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

At that moment, Chen Qingling felt as though she were being kept, and her pretty face flushed slightly.

"Don't just stand there. Take it."

"Thank you, Rongrong." Overwhelmed with gratitude, Chen Qingling accepted the Black Card Ning Rongrong handed her and stored it in her Soul Guidance Device.

"Rongrong, I'll remember this kindness forever. One day, I'll definitely repay you."

Ning Rongrong waved her hand casually. "Go on, go on. I don't care about that."

"Hehehe, Rongrong, when there's a chance, I'll definitely let you meet my Father."

Chen Qingling remembered that one sentence for the rest of her life, determined to fulfill that promise.

She refused to believe it!

Once she found Mother, would Father still keep living in seclusion?

Suddenly, an enormous dragon shadow appeared beneath their feet. The newcomer was Gu Rong, Chen Qingling's second master. He leaped down from the sky and landed steadily on the ground.

"Master."

"Bone Grandfather!"

Gu Rong smiled and nodded in response, his gaze settling on Chen Qingling.

"Qingling, your master doesn't have much to teach you, so I'm giving you a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Badge."

A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Badge?

Though she did not know what it was for, Chen Qingling's instincts told her it was certainly no less valuable than the Black Card Ning Rongrong had given her.

Ning Rongrong's eyes widened. "A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Badge?"

"Father agreed to it?"

Gu Rong nodded. "That's right."

"This Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Badge carries extraordinary significance. Fewer than five people possess one."

"Th-this is far too precious." Chen Qingling was flattered and overwhelmed.

She was merely leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, yet one person after another was giving her things.

Chen Qingling was deeply moved and kept their kindness firmly in her heart.

"Hahaha, it's not that precious. It's merely an iron badge that represents the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."

"Master, thank you."

Chen Qingling knew she could not refuse, so she could only accept it.

"Qingling, have you decided where you're going?"

Chen Qingling's gaze was blank. She had not yet decided where to go. She only wanted to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School first.

"Your master and I discussed it with Fengzhi. There aren't many places suitable for you, and an academy is the best choice."

"No, I want to find my Mother."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will do everything it can to help you find your mother. Searching alone will be harder than ascending to heaven."

Chen Qingling gritted her teeth, her eyes exceptionally resolute. "No matter how difficult it is, I will find my Mother!"

Looking for her mother among the vast sea of people was like searching for a needle in the ocean.

What was more, Chen Qingling did not even know what her mother looked like or what distinguishing traits she had, making matters even worse.

"Rongrong, Master, I'm leaving."

Chen Qingling was reluctant to part with them, but for the obsession in her heart, she had to leave.

"Qingling, take care of yourself. Until we meet again!"

"Rongrong, we will meet again one day."

Gu Rong, Ning Rongrong, and the others watched Chen Qingling's departing figure as she walked step by step out of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The sunset's rosy glow shone upon Chen Qingling, dazzlingly bright.

"Bone Grandfather... I can't bear to part with Qingling. Can't I travel across the continent like her?" Ning Rongrong's voice choked as she watched Qingling's back, desperately wanting to go with her.

Gu Rong let out a long sigh. "Everyone walks a different path, and no feast lasts forever."

"But Rongrong, you must remember: parting is for a better reunion next time."

"A better reunion?" Light returned to Ning Rongrong's dim eyes. "That's right!"

"I have to work hard, harder still, so I can keep up with Qingling's pace. One day, I want to fight by her side!"

Gu Rong smiled as he watched Rongrong's determination.

Rongrong had grown up. She was no longer that spoiled and willful Little Devil Girl.

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