Soon, Jin Hao arrived at a palace in the Imperial Palace specifically used for entertaining guests. Upon arriving, Jin Hao saw at a glance that Xue Ye was conversing with a middle-aged man whose appearance and attire were extremely dignified.
Furthermore, there was also an air of scholarly refinement about this middle-aged man.
Behind this man stood someone with long hair, wearing a white robe, radiating a sharp aura from head to toe.
Seeing these two, Jin Hao naturally knew that they should be Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School.
Just as Jin Hao was about to step forward to bow to Xue Ye, he felt his robe being pulled by someone.
Then a voice came:
"Are you my senior brother?"
Hearing this, Jin Hao immediately lowered his head to look at his side, discovering a little loli in a small dress looking up at him.
Jin Hao guessed that this must be Ning Rongrong.
Knowing this, however, Jin Hao did not know how to respond, so he looked at Xue Beng with a blank expression.
Seeing this, Xue Ye was about to say something when Ning Fengzhi spoke up first:
"Rongrong, stop messing around and come over here."
At this time, Xue Ye also spoke up:
"Qinghe, this is Sect Master Ning's daughter, and also the future successor of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School."
"Calling you here this time is because Sect Master Ning and I have reached an agreement. Sect Master Ning has agreed to take you as his disciple and guide your cultivation, so as not to waste the cultivation talent of your mutated Martial Soul, while also isolating those who harbor ideas about you, especially Spirit Hall."
"So it is only right for Rongrong to call you senior brother."
Hearing this, Jin Hao put on a shocked expression and stood there without speaking.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong spoke to Jin Hao once again:
"Look, you are my senior brother. Can you accompany me to play in the future? The people in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School don't dare to play with me and all avoid me."
Hearing this, Jin Hao finally put on a look of having just reacted, and then said to Ning Rongrong:
"Of course you can. Whenever you have free time in the future, you can come find me, and I will show you around Heaven Dou City."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong smiled as well.
At this time, Ning Fengzhi called out to Ning Rongrong:
"Rongrong, come here quickly. We still have important business; don't make trouble."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong came behind Ning Fengzhi, but she was still staring at Jin Hao.
Then Xue Ye motioned for Jin Hao to walk up to him, and said to Jin Hao:
"I already said just now, tell me your thoughts."
Hearing this, Jin Hao, who had long since made up his decision, naturally nodded and said:
"Imperial Father, as long as Sect Master Ning does not mind, this son is willing."
Following Jin Hao's words, Xue Ye also revealed a smile, then looked at Ning Fengzhi and said:
"Sect Master Ning, I will leave Qinghe to you then. The Empire's only prince is entrusted to you."
Ning Fengzhi smiled at this, and then spoke up:
"In that case, I, Ning Fengzhi, officially take Qinghe as my disciple today. I will teach him well and not waste Qinghe's mutated Martial Soul. As for the issue of safety, I believe there is no need to worry; with Uncle Jian and Uncle Gu in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School, they will protect him well."
At this time, Jin Hao came before Ning Fengzhi, respectfully bowed to him with a bent waist, and called out:
"Disciple Xue Qinghe pays respects to Teacher!"
Ning Fengzhi smiled and then said:
"Good. Every month from now on, I will come to Heaven Dou City to stay for a few days, teaching you some cultivation knowledge and other subjects."
"Disciple understands!"
As Jin Hao's words fell, Xue Ye laughed heartily. Now the imperial family could be said to have established a good relationship with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School. What the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School wanted was for the Heaven Dou Empire to provide convenience for its business, while the Heaven Dou Empire also wanted the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School as a backing to deter certain forces.
Therefore, the next second, Xue Ye said to Jin Hao:
"Qinghe, you take Rongrong to tour Heaven Dou City first. Your teacher and I still have some matters to discuss."
Then Xue Ye said to Ning Fengzhi:
"Sect Master Ning, we can now discuss the cooperation between the Empire and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School."
Ning Fengzhi nodded at this, and then said to Jin Hao:
"Qinghe, I will leave Rongrong in your care for a while."
Hearing this, Jin Hao expressed:
"Teacher, rest assured. I will take good care of Junior Sister."
As the voice fell, Jin Hao saw that Ning Rongrong had left Ning Fengzhi's side and come to his own, pulling on his robe to get him to take her out to play.
Naturally, Jin Hao did not mind this, and he pulled Ning Rongrong as they walked outside the Imperial Palace.
After leaving the Imperial Palace and walking on the main streets of Heaven Dou City, Jin Hao found that this little princess of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School appeared very excited, looking at everything with extreme curiosity.
In response, Jin Hao asked:
"Junior Sister, doesn't the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School have everything?"
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong's mood instantly soured, and she said to Jin Hao:
"Senior Brother, although the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School has everything, it's all bought and brought back. I've never been out to see things for myself like this. Besides, in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School, apart from Dad and the two grandfathers, everyone is very afraid of me. They are very respectful to me on the surface, but not a single person dares to play with me."
"Dad and the two grandfathers also don't have much time to accompany me because they have to handle matters within the sect. So whenever I have nothing to do, I just pull some pranks in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School to get people to pay attention to me. But the more I do that, the more I find those people refuse to play with me."
Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Jin Hao finally understood why she ran away in the original work.
Moreover, Jin Hao understood this feeling, because Jin Hao was pretty much the same way when he was in Spirit City, with only Qian Renxue as a peer to play with. The other peers either didn't dare to play with Jin Hao and Qian Renxue, or belonged to Bibi Dong's faction and couldn't associate with the two of them.
Therefore, Jin Hao spoke to Ning Rongrong:
"Alright, Rongrong. If others won't accompany you in the future, just come to Heaven Dou City to find Senior Brother, and Senior Brother will play with you. Furthermore, Senior Brother has a subordinate who can also accompany you to play."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong happily smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Senior Brother. Heaven Dou City is so much fun; I will definitely ask Dad to bring me here often in the future."
After speaking, Ning Rongrong's eyes were once again drawn to a roadside stall selling sugar paintings ahead.
She then pulled Jin Hao and ran toward it.
What else could Jin Hao say to that?
He could only follow along, accompanying Ning Rongrong to play all around Heaven Dou City.
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