The Hidden Contract

That surprised Ge Duo. She had not expected Ning Fengzhi to dare send Ning Rongrong here.

After all, she was the apple of his eye, the brightest pearl of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. If anything happened to her here, the consequences...

Ge Duo had to admire Ning Fengzhi's nerve.

Not everyone would dare take such a risk. She also knew how much hope Ning Fengzhi had placed in Ning Rongrong, counting on her to break the sect's fated limit.

Of course, the moment Ge Duo saw that the visitor was Ning Rongrong, her thoughts had begun to stir.

An ordinary disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and a little princess treasured by the sect master and two Titled Douluo were worlds apart in value—and in what they could offer beyond her research.

Ge Duo brought her thoughts back to the present. She stepped forward with easy grace and gave Chen Xin a slight nod.

"Sword Douluo, thank you for the effort."

Chen Xin's face remained expressionless. He merely guided Ning Rongrong one step forward and said in a deep voice, "I leave Ning Rongrong in your care. I will return for her before three days have passed."

His voice was quiet, yet it carried a force that brooked no argument. If Ning Rongrong lost so much as a hair by then, the Seven Kill Sword in his hand would have something to say about it.

As though she had missed the warning beneath his words, Ge Duo kept smiling. She reached out and naturally took Ning Rongrong's hand from his.

Ning Rongrong wore an exquisite pale-pink dress that day, her hair arranged in an adorable bun. She looked like a porcelain doll.

But there was little trace of a smile on her face. Her lips stuck