The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"What did you say? Rongrong's soul was hooked away by some sword-wielding brat, and she even said she wants to keep him as a kept man!"
Gu Rong widened his eyes, his tone incredulous.
Damnable it is, what kind of love potion did this brat named Ji Hongchen feed Rongrong to make her this infatuated, to the point of even saying things like keeping a man!
"What's wrong with wielding a sword?"
Beside them, Chen Xin let out a cold snort, looking over Ji Hongchen's file as a trace of admiration flashed in his eyes. "Thirtieth rank at age twelve-such talent, even this old man feels ashamed to compare. His martial soul is a sword, too. Why could he not possibly become the Second Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
"Fengzhi, what do you think?"
Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment, looking over Ji Hongchen's file, and quickly made up his mind in his heart. This child's martial soul and talent are both quite good.
"If it is confirmed that Ji Hongchen's feelings for Rongrong are genuine, we can indeed consider it. After all, Rongrong is no longer so young; an engagement can be considered."
He had originally been worried about the future of the sect.
After all, the younger generation within the sect currently lacked suitable candidates. At present, only Rongrong herself had reached innate ninth-level soul power, while everyone else was around the sixth or seventh rank.
Moreover, the direct descendants of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect all lacked the ability to protect themselves, so according to the sect rules, the other half of a direct descendant must be a powerful battle soul master.
"Although Rongrong is somewhat mischievous and headstrong, she did the right thing this time. Her talent is right there, and Ji Hongchen is also a strong battle soul master. They are a match."
Ning Fengzhi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
If he could really pair Ning Rongrong and Ji Hongchen together, it might even be possible to pass down Ji Juechen's sword martial soul, which would ultimately benefit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as well.
"Fengzhi, are you really going to let this sword-wielding brat marry Rongrong?" Gu Rong said with an indignant look. After all, Rongrong was raised by his own hands from childhood; now that an engagement was on the table, he as her grandfather naturally had to vet the boy first.
Chen Xin, on the other hand, smiled indifferently. "I say, Old Bone, aren't you afraid that the two of us will join forces, and with our two swords, hack you until you can't even stand on stage!"
Gu Rong let out a cold snort.
"Old Swordman, stop spouting nonsense. My defense is peerless; even ten or eight of your kind coming at once couldn't break my defense."
"Hah, all bark and no bite!"
Chen Xin smiled dismissively.
Seeing that the two old nemeses were about to start bickering again, Ning Fengzhi hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over. "Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, why don't we consider getting in touch with this Ji Hongchen first?"
"I heard this kid has never tasted defeat in the Soul Fighting Arena. Why don't we wait a few days and go to Heaven Dou City ourselves to see for ourselves before making plans?"
To this, neither of them had any objections. In truth, Bone Douluo had already accepted Ji Hongchen in his heart; he simply refused to admit it out of a concern for face.
After all, why could Sword Douluo find a good disciple while he couldn't? How disgraceful would that sound if word got out?
"Brother Ji, you're back!"
Seeing Ji Hongchen return, Ning Rongrong trotted all the way over and threw herself into his arms, her nose twitching slightly as she wore a look of intoxication.
Ji Hongchen rubbed her head.
Immediately after, he mysteriously pulled Ning Rongrong into the room.
Ning Rongrong was caught somewhat unawares by Ji Hongchen's sudden initiative, her pretty face turning slightly red.
"Brother Ji, how old am I even!"
"If you make a move on me now, my dad will beat you to death."
Hearing Ning Rongrong's coquettish reprimand.
Ji Hongchen only then snapped back to reality, immediately reaching out to flick Ning Rongrong on the forehead.
"You little yellow-haired girl, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm just showing you a treasure that can improve your strength."
"A treasure?"
Ning Rongrong looked somewhat puzzled, then glanced down toward Ji Hongchen's lower half, but what greeted her was Ji Hongchen's cheek-pinching ultimate move.
"Little yellow-haired girl."
Seeing that it was not what she had thought, Ning Rongrong lowered her head in slight disappointment; so he wasn't letting her look at that "treasure" after all.
Walking into the room.
Ji Hongchen produced a piece of decades-old whale rubber. He was afraid Ning Rongrong wouldn't be able to handle whale rubber of too high an age, so he started with one of a lower age.
Since he had chosen to use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as his backing.
He naturally had to display his own value so he could milk Ning Fengzhi even better.
"Isn't this whale rubber?"
Ning Rongrong saw clearly what was in Ji Hongchen's hand, then cried out in surprise, "Brother Ji, and you said you didn't mean that! I don't believe you at all!"
Ji Hongchen smiled helplessly.
"This thing can strengthen your physique and increase the age limit of the soul rings you absorb."
As he spoke, Ji Hongchen lit up his own soul rings.
One yellow and one purple soul ring illuminated the room, and Ning Rongrong opened her small mouth in slight shock as she looked at Ji Hongchen's soul ring configuration.
"Your second soul ring is a thousand-year one!"
"Brother Ji, can eating whale rubber really raise a soul ring's age?"
"Of course. Would your Brother Ji lie to you?"
Ji Hongchen chuckled softly, melting a piece of the decades-old whale rubber into a gelatinous state.
"Rongrong, open your mouth."
Ning Rongrong obediently opened her rosy little mouth.
Ji Hongchen shoved the melted whale rubber right in.
"Refine it quickly. If you feel your body growing feverish, just say the word and I'll massage your body to force the heat inside you out."
Ning Rongrong's complexion grew increasingly rosy.
She panted heavily as wisps of hot air rose from the top of her head.
Before long.
Ning Rongrong let out soft whimpers one after another, sweat soaking through her clothes.
Yet very soon, Ning Rongrong adapted to it; after all, she was already a nineteenth-rank soul master, so refining decades-old whale rubber posed no problem.
Still, she opened her eyes peopletively.
Then she saw Ji Hongchen still standing beside her with a caring expression, making her heart feel warm as the corners of her mouth curled upward on their own.
Her little eyes rolled.
Ning Rongrong suddenly let out a coquettish huff, collapsing into Ji Hongchen's arms as puffs of hot air escaped her lips: "Brother Ji, I'm still so hot~"
Hearing this, Ji Hongchen glanced inside Ning Rongrong's body.
Her aura was steady, and her body was in no major trouble.
Oh you little rascal, she was still quite the actress after all.
Ji Hongchen chuckled inwardly, yet smoothly scooped Ning Rongrong up and carried her to the bed, sliding his wicked, oversized hands right across her through her clothing.
"Mmph~"
Ning Rongrong let out a delicate cry.
Then she felt a tingling numbness spread all over her body as a pair of large hands skillfully massaged her aching muscles. Her originally tense body gradually relaxed.
I don't know how long had passed.
Ning Rongrong only felt a wave of warmth wash over her entire body, and she let out a comfortable moan.
"I'm rank twenty!"
Ning Rongrong spoke with pleasant surprise.
Immediately afterward, she excitedly hugged Ji Hongchen, who was still helping her massage, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck and pecking him lightly on the cheek.
"Thank you, Brother Ji."
Seemingly remembering that Ji Hongchen didn't have a storage soul tool yet, Ning Rongrong hurriedly retrieved a bracelet-style soul tool from her own storage soul tool.
"Brother Ji, this storage soul tool has ten cubic meters of storage space, and there are fifty thousand gold soul coins inside. Consider it a gift from me, Rongrong."
Ji Hongchen took the bracelet soul tool.
Then slipped it onto his wrist.
In his heart, he felt more and more that choosing Ning Rongrong was the right decision; she truly lived up to being the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, making her moves with such generosity.
"Mn. Rongrong, don't rush to obtain a soul ring these next few days; absorb more whale rubber first. That way, your second soul ring can also be raised to a thousand years, and the amplification effect will be even better."
His own intervention in Ning Rongrong's path was also out of fear that she might not be favored by the Nine-Colored Goddess down the line, so he wanted to compensate as much as possible. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda later on was likewise something he had to get his hands on.
He would nurture Ning Rongrong into his own personal support booster.
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