The Break

Flender had never truly intended to drive Qin Rongrong away. He had only wanted to establish his highly esteemed brother Yu Xiaogang's authority in the students' eyes.

He also wanted to knock some of the arrogance out of this little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After all, Qin Rongrong had never shown a shred of respect to any teacher at Shrek.

Nor had she ever truly treated the other students as companions.

Zhao Wuji had even emphasized that point when reporting on their trip to the Great Star Dou Forest.

She had stood by while the students were beaten bloody by Blue Sunshine Academy, among other things.

"Could she be in the dormitory? Have you searched everywhere around the academy?" Flender had not expected Qin Rongrong to actually leave.

A gifted Support-Type Soul Master like her, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—the world's finest support-type Martial Soul—was hard to find even with a lantern in hand.

"She's not in the dormitory. I've searched all around the academy too. We're running out of time, Headmaster. Please ask everyone to help bring Rongrong back."

No wonder Oscar was so anxious.

Ever since Chang Gong Miao, a suspected reincarnator, had appeared, everything had changed.

Xiao Wu no longer obeyed Tang San's every word. Instead, she seemed to have taken a special liking to Chang Gong Miao. Oscar had warned Tang San several times, but Tang San was convinced Xiao Wu would never betray him—and that Chang Gong Miao would not dare.

Qin Rongrong had changed too, even more absurdly than Xiao Wu. After all, setting foreknowledge aside, any woman choosing between Tang San and Chang Gong Miao would pick the latter.

Yet Qin Rongrong's change was downright bizarre.

It would not be an exaggeration to say her personality had