Flender's Conspiracy Theory (Part 1)

"Alright, Brother Xiao Qing, tell me. Why did Father ask Headmaster Flender to deliberately make things difficult for me?" Ning Rongrong asked.

"Still don't get it, you little witch?" Lin Qing teased. "Maybe it was because you used to be a little too unruly. Your father thought you needed some hardship to change that temperament, so he took advantage of you sneaking out of the sect to temper you a little."

"Honestly, how could Father do this? Is my personality really that terrible?" Ning Rongrong protested, clearly harboring quite a few complaints about her father.

"Enough. Doesn't this show that he cares about you? Only because he cares would he take this opportunity to temper you, rather than spoil you endlessly and let you suffer for it later." Lin Qing consoled her.

"From what I can guess, your father probably knew you had sneaked out. You knew that too, didn't you?"

"I knew." Ning Rongrong did know. Or rather, she had figured it out not long after leaving Heaven Dou City, because everything along the way had gone far too smoothly. She had basically guessed that her father knew she had run away. However, Ning Rongrong had no intention of simply returning to the sect. After all, she was already out, wasn't she?

Ning Rongrong turned her gaze toward Lin Qing. "Right, why hadn't I thought of that before? If I could lure a genius like Brother Xiao Qing back to the sect, even Father wouldn't be able to criticize me for leaving the sect. He might even praise me for doing well!" At that thought, her eyes gained several more traces of brightness as she looked at Lin Qing.

"I'd guess that the reason you heard about Shrek Academy while you were still in Heaven Dou City was probably