Xue Qinghe looked at Ning Rongrong. He could guess what she wanted, but he naturally pretended not to know.
"Rongrong, you're the princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. What could you possibly need my help with?"
Xue Qinghe spoke to Ning Rongrong with a warm smile.
"Brother Crown Prince, you wouldn't go back on your word, would you?"
Xue Qinghe's words sounded like a refusal. Seeing that acting cute wasn't working, Ning Rongrong immediately switched to putting him on the spot. "They say a ruler's word is his bond. Brother Crown Prince, you're the heir to the throne, and an heir still counts as a ruler!"
"All right, all right. Tell me what it is."
Xue Qinghe knew that refusing her without reason would only make her suspicious, so he had no choice but to go along with her.
"It's simple, Brother Crown Prince. I want you to help me find someone!"
"His name is Luofan. He's half a year older than me!"
"I've only run into him once since he left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"
"I hope you can help me find him. If you do, I—no, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—will owe you a favor!"
Ning Rongrong was only seven, but she looked perfectly serious as she spoke.
"All right, I'll remember that," Xue Qinghe said with a nod.
At that moment, Xue Qinghe had only one thought: he needed to get the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect visitors out of there as quickly as possible!
Luofan was in his residence right now. It would be trouble if they ran into him!
It was like having another man's wife hidden in his wardrobe after an affair.
And now her husband was standing in his room, talking away. How could he not be nervous?
"Brother Crown Prince, remembering isn't enough. You have to help me find Brother Luofan!" Ning Rongrong clearly wasn't satisfied with his answer and pressed the point.
"Don't worry. I'll do my best to find him," Xue Qinghe said, nodding again.
"That's enough, Rongrong. Your Brother Xue is the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. He has affairs of state to attend to. How could he have so much time to help you find someone? Stop making a fuss!"
Ning Fengzhi suddenly spoke up, rebuking Ning Rongrong with a scolding that was only half-serious.
"Teacher, since Rongrong cares so much about this Luofan, of course I won't stand by and do nothing!"
Privately, he grumbled that Ning Fengzhi could have stopped her earlier instead of waiting until he had agreed to put on a show of scolding her.
But Ning Fengzhi was nominally his teacher, so he still had to show him the proper respect.
"Qinghe, Rongrong was being a little unreasonable just now, but this Luofan truly is important to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The sect stands by the promise she made."
Ning Fengzhi then gave Xue Qinghe his assurance.
Clearly, Ning Fengzhi meant to honor Rongrong's promise that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would owe him a favor.
Meanwhile, as Xue Qinghe dealt with the unexpected visitors from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the front hall, Luofan sat cross-legged in meditation in his courtyard on the other side of the Crown Prince's Residence.
His Head Soul Bone, nearly 130,000 years old, had strengthened his mental power enough for it to leave his body, mimicking the separation of the Primordial Spirit.
That made meditation highly rewarding for him.
Suddenly, Luofan's Soul Power fluctuated beyond his control!
The disturbance was like a stone dropped into a still lake. Ripples spread out, then quickly faded.
It showed that his powerful mental strength was enough to keep full control of his Soul Power.
Even so, Luofan woke from his meditation and opened his eyes.
His Soul Power Level had risen again, from level 34 to level 35!
More importantly, it had happened several days sooner than he had expected!
An idea stirred in Luofan's mind. He could roughly guess what had happened!
He raised a hand.
The Two Forms Exquisite Pagoda Martial Soul appeared in his palm.
With it came three Soul Rings.
All three were black!
"A level 35 Soul Elder with three black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. From now on, all my Soul Rings will be black, won't they?"
Looking at his Second Soul Ring, the youngest of the three, which had officially reached the black Ten Thousand Year level, Luofan smiled!
When he hunted for his fourth Soul Ring, it would have to be at least a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
In other words, every Soul Ring he had from now on would be a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!
If he showed off that Soul Ring Configuration, it would dazzle everyone!
"Come on. Let's go show Qian Renxue!"
Whenever he had something good, Luofan naturally wanted to share it with Xue Qinghe.
He withdrew his Martial Soul, left his courtyard, and went to find Xue Qinghe.
"Luofan..."
But he had only taken a few steps out of his courtyard when a figure appeared before him.
"Uncle She, is something wrong?" Luofan asked when he saw Snake Lance Douluo.
"Uh..." Snake Lance Douluo faltered at the question.
Luofan: *???*
Luofan tilted his head, looking at him in confusion.
He had come all this way and called out to him, yet had nothing important to say?
"I heard you wanted to find a few more Soul Bones, or learn some Self-Created Soul Skills. Is that right?" Snake Lance Douluo asked.
"That's right. I know Soul Bones aren't easy to obtain, and finding ones that suit me is even harder. But what about Self-Created Soul Skills? Have you found anything, Uncle She?" Luofan's eyes brightened as he nodded.
His Head Soul Bone had given him a Soul Skill that let his Primordial Spirit leave his body, and that skill had gained the effect of the Rule Addition Golden Entry.
That had taught Luofan that the Golden Entry could apply not only to the nine conventional Soul Skills, but also to the unique Soul Skills granted by Soul Bones.
In theory, it might even work on Self-Created Soul Skills!
That was why he had recently mentioned wanting to acquire more Soul Bones or learn some Self-Created Soul Skills.
"Soul Bones certainly aren't easy to come by, but Self-Created Soul Skills are comparatively easier to find!"
"What kind of Self-Created Soul Skill do you want to learn?" Snake Lance Douluo asked.
"Anything I can use in battle will do!"
Luofan mainly wanted to test whether learning a Self-Created Soul Skill could also grant him a rule-based effect, so he wasn't particularly picky.
"Hmm. In that case, I'll have to look carefully. Most Self-Created Soul Skills suit their creators' own fighting styles, or even their particular Martial Souls," Snake Lance Douluo said with a nod.
Luofan: *???*
Luofan gave him a strange look.
He hadn't found a Self-Created Soul Skill, yet he had stopped Luofan just to say a lot of nothing?
Something about this wasn't right.
Was he... deliberately trying to keep me here?
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