Ning Rongrong exposed Li Sen's tastes and called him scum; Tang San attacked in a rage

After giving Tang San his instructions, Li Sen was about to leave when Zhu Zhuqing suddenly ran out and said,

"Teacher Li, please take me as your disciple."

Before Li Sen could refuse,

Zhu Zhuqing continued, "Xiao Wu told me you choose disciples based on fate and benefits."

"If you accept me, I'll give you every coin I earn for the rest of my life!"

"We've met twice in one week. That counts as fate, too."

Li Sen smiled, but still refused gently.

"Zhu Qing, taking you as my disciple would saddle me with the Star Luo Imperial Family's mess. That's too much trouble.

Besides, the money you earn would be insignificant to me. Find another good teacher."

Faced with yet another refusal, Zhu Zhuqing remained resolute.

"Teacher Li, if the Star Luo Empire comes looking for me, you can hand me straight over. Please accept me as your disciple and teach me to cultivate."

It had to be said that Zhu Zhuqing's argument blocked every excuse Li Sen had.

But to him, accepting a disciple meant taking responsibility. The idea that he could simply wash his hands of her was nonsense.

Admittedly, aside from still being a little immature, Zhu Zhuqing stood at 165 centimeters, with prominent assets, exquisite features, and an innate air of cool detachment.

Having a girl like her desperately pursue him for an apprenticeship was proof of his ability, too—a chance to show off.

But Li Sen had already made his choice. Unwilling to keep getting tangled up in this, he left.

Zhu Zhuqing stayed where she was, utterly dejected, though her gaze remained firm.

Nearby, Ning Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief when Li Sen left. She lowered the hands covering her face and came over to persuade Zhu Zhuqing.

"Zhu Qing, failing to become his disciple means you dodged a disaster."

Zhu Zhuqing was bewildered.

Earlier, Ning Rongrong had pestered Tang San for ages, begging him to recommend her as a disciple.

Now she was saying that failing to get accepted meant dodging a disaster. What the hell?

"Rongrong, what do you mean?"

Ning Rongrong glanced around, making sure Li Sen was nowhere in sight before whispering,

"That so-called Teacher Li is scum. Yesterday, at the Yuelai Restaurant, I saw him order sexual services from a pair of twins."

"You're so pretty. If you become his disciple, he'll definitely make you sleep with him!"

At those words, a keen light flickered in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.

Xiao Wu listened with keen interest, too.

She had known Li Sen for six years, but this was the first she had heard of this little taste of his.

Bang!

Suddenly, a loud crash erupted in front of Ning Rongrong.

A blade-like strand of blue silver grass stabbed into the ground, smashing out a crater.

Tang San's face darkened as he threatened sharply, "Ning Rongrong, watch your mouth."

"My master has his reasons for what he does. You have no right to judge his character."

"If this happens again, don't blame me for striking a woman!"

Ning Rongrong was stunned. She had never expected Tang San to attack without warning.

A second later, she came to her senses, her face flushing with anger.

She was boiling mad.

As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she had never even had either of the sect's two Titled Douluos raise his voice at her.

Outside the sect, she was even known as the Little Demoness.

And now some little scumbag dared to rebuke her so harshly.

Ning Rongrong's feigned gentleness and friendly manner vanished in an instant, and she roared,

"Tang San, you actually attacked me!"

"Do you know who I am?"

Tang San's expression was icy as he snapped, "I don't care who you are!"

"My master isn't someone you get to bad-mouth!"

Ning Rongrong immediately stamped her feet in fury.

"I'll say it! I'll say it! What are you going to do?"

"Your master is a dirty old lecher, a piece of scum who buys twin girls to service him at restaurants!"

"So what if I said it? I'm the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! My father is Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, and I have two Titled Douluo grandpas!"

"You dare threaten me? What exactly are you going to do?!"

Tang San's face remained cold, a crazed gleam flickering in his eyes.

To him, Li Sen had nurtured him, risked his life to teach him hard-earned lessons, and saved him. He was closer than a father, almost an object of faith.

So what if he bought beautiful twins to enjoy? He must have had a deeper purpose!

So what if she had Titled Douluos backing her? She still couldn't insult his master, Li Sen!!!

He refused to believe the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could find out if he killed Ning Rongrong here.

Yu Xiaogang was the Supreme Pontiff's old lover, yet nothing had happened after he beat him up, had it?

Could the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possibly be stronger or more overbearing than Spirit Hall?

Without another word, Tang San released his martial soul, and three soul rings beyond the standard limits lit up at once.

At the sight, Ning Rongrong was stunned yet again.

She knew Tang San was a Soul Elder, but how was his second soul ring a thousand-year one?

By the time she recovered, Tang San's blue silver grass had stretched toward her, and several blue silver grass blades hardened into sharp edges were already right before her face.

An overwhelming sense of danger surged through her, and Ning Rongrong screamed involuntarily.

"Aaaah!"

At the critical moment, Xiao Wu reacted and immediately activated Martial Soul Possession.

Her figure flashed as she used her second soul skill—which had changed from Charm to Teleportation thanks to Li Sen's casual suggestion—to appear in front of Ning Rongrong.

Bang! Bang!

More than a dozen blue silver grass blades stabbed into their surroundings, blasting out crater after crater.

Seeing the blue silver grass curl around her toward Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu hurriedly warned him,

"Little San, don't act rashly!"

"Teacher Li said there's no need to kill recklessly unless there's a life-and-death feud!"

"Ning Rongrong only spoke so harshly because she doesn't understand what Teacher Li means to you!"

"If you kill her, even if Teacher Li isn't afraid of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it'll still cause him a lot of trouble!"

Hearing Xiao Wu mention that it would affect Li Sen, Tang San paused.

His master had said that when he was weaker than someone else, as long as the lives of the people he cared about were not at stake, he should back down when necessary.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had two Titled Douluos. Killing their little princess and bringing trouble down on his master would be disastrous.

Recalling Li Sen's teachings, Tang San withdrew his attack and stared coldly at Ning Rongrong. "Get lost. Since you look down on my master, stay away from us."

Ning Rongrong's lips trembled. She was angry, but no words would come out.

Facing mortal danger for the first time had frightened her so badly that she could no longer control her actions or speech.

Xiao Wu sighed in relief when Tang San stopped, but her gaze toward Ning Rongrong also grew distant.

As Tang San left, Xiao Wu said to Ning Rongrong, "Rongrong, whatever Teacher Li may be like, I've known him for six years, and he's never molested me."

"You can say he's fickle or that he seeks out women, but there's really no need to call him scum or a pervert."

"Teacher Li has firm principles. You've only met him once or twice, yet you label and slander him without thinking. That's going too far!"

Speaking in a low voice, Xiao Wu took a bag of clothes and jewelry out of her Soul Tool and tossed it to Ning Rongrong, then changed her tone.

"Of course, I'm not saying you're a bad person. After all, you were born into nobility."

"I just think the way we hit it off earlier, and the idea that we were friends, were an illusion. Thank you for the gifts."

"Now it seems we aren't worthy of being your friends. Here are your things back. I blocked Little San's attack for you, too, so we're even."

"Oh, and let me remind you of something. Six years ago, when Little San had only just become his disciple and wasn't that close to Teacher Li yet,

Yu Xiaogang called Teacher Li incompetent just once and got a vicious beating for it.

Apparently, Yu Xiaogang is the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's sect master, and he also has some romantic history with Spirit Hall's current Supreme Pontiff."

With that, Xiao Wu turned and left.

Zhu Zhuqing followed her, completely unconcerned by what Ning Rongrong had said.

Most Soul Masters had three wives and four concubines, let alone people from backgrounds like hers—the Zhu Family, a major clan in the Star Luo Empire.

Only those whose abilities fell short would be looked down upon.

Her resentment toward Dai Mubai for keeping multiple women stemmed mainly from the fact that he had abandoned her. He had shown not a shred of responsibility toward his fiancée and gone off to enjoy himself with a clear conscience.

She simply could not understand it. Ning Rongrong's father had so many children—hadn't she grown accustomed to such things?

Why would she say something so idiotic?

The information about Li Sen that Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu had mentioned kept circling through Zhu Zhuqing's mind, and she could not help glancing down at her own chest.

The burdens that so often drew people's stares seemed to have a little use after all.

At a small branch of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Suotuo City.

"My lords, disaster! Miss Rongrong was nearly killed!!!"

The two Soul Kings seated in the places of honor instantly went pale and sprang to their feet.

"What?! Didn't Miss Rongrong go to enroll at Shrek Academy? Wasn't there a Soul Saint protecting her?"

The messenger said in a trembling voice, "Miss Rongrong didn't join that academy. She came back to Suotuo City!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the two Soul Kings rushed toward the Moon-Gazing Restaurant, where Ning Rongrong was now.