Tang San truly lived up to his reputation

The conjecture delighted Sword Douluo.

Now he very much hoped that Tang San fell into the second category.

If that is truly the case, Yu Xiaogang may actually have mastered a solution to the problem of being unable to add soul rings to a second martial soul when one has twin martial souls. This trip really was worthwhile! Sword Douluo thought.

At that thought, he could hardly wait to meet Yu Xiaogang.

Ning Chuan knew nothing of Sword Douluo's thoughts. Right now, he was rather curious about how Sword Douluo would react upon meeting Xiao Wu.

Still, if I were Tang Hao and discovered a Titled Douluo approaching Shrek Academy, I would definitely find a way to stop them! Ning Chuan put himself in Tang Hao's shoes, and the more he thought about it, the more certain he became that Tang Hao would do exactly that.

And events unfolded just as Ning Chuan had expected.

After lunch, Sword Douluo asked the Dragon Duke for Shrek Academy's exact location, then parted ways with the three of them and took Ning Chuan toward Shrek Academy.

Yet the moment they left the city, Sword Douluo frowned and looked in a certain direction.

He then used his spiritual power to contact the Dragon Duke inside the city before instructing Ning Chuan, "Xiao Chuan, wait by the city gate for a while. The Dragon Duke and the others will be here soon. Let them take you to Shrek Academy first. Grandpa Sword will follow shortly."

"All right!" Ning Chuan replied. He did not even need to think to know that Tang Hao must have drawn Sword Douluo away.

Sword Douluo lingered by the gate for a while. Once he saw the Dragon Duke and the other two arrive, he nodded to him, then shot away, swiftly vanishing from Ning Chuan's sight.

The Dragon Duke and Snake Granny could both guess that Tang Hao had most likely drawn Sword Douluo away. After all, who else in a place like Suotuo City could warrant such attention from Sword Douluo?

"Ning Chuan, what has His Eminence Sword Douluo gone to do?" Meng Yiran asked curiously.

"I'm not too sure! He probably ran into something urgent!" Ning Chuan shook his head.

"Oh!" Meng Yiran did not dwell on it, while the Dragon Duke hurriedly changed the subject. "Ning Chuan, you and Sword Douluo came to visit Miss Ning Rongrong, didn't you?"

"Yes!" Ning Chuan nodded. "And to take a look at the new friends Rongrong has made!"

The Dragon Duke smiled at that. "Then your timing is perfect. All seven of them are at the academy right now!"

Afterward, the Dragon Duke and the other two led Ning Chuan toward Shrek Academy.

Before entering Shrek Academy, Meng Yiran deliberately tugged at Snake Granny, putting a little distance between them and Ning Chuan. She whispered to Snake Granny, "Grandma, those seven are all very talented, and two of them have especially loose tongues. Do you think Ning Chuan will feel crushed when he meets them?"

"Probably not. Ning Chuan is only here to see his younger sister. They have no reason to show off in front of him!" Snake Granny replied quietly.

That's true! Meng Yiran thought, but she still had a feeling that something was going to happen.

Meng Yiran did not know that Ning Chuan's perception was extremely sharp now. Since neither of them had used any spiritual shielding, he had heard their conversation perfectly clearly.

They had better not provoke me. Otherwise, I won't mind settling a few scores with them! Ning Chuan thought.

When the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny entered Shrek Academy again, Flender soon learned of their arrival and appeared before them.

"Seniors, what is..." Flender was thoroughly puzzled. He could not quite understand why the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny had returned so soon after leaving.

The Dragon Duke spoke bluntly. "Don't misunderstand. We haven't come to spar this time!"

He then pointed to Ning Chuan. "This is Ning Rongrong's elder brother. He's here to visit his sister!"

"I see!" Flender glanced at Ning Chuan, then asked, "Why has someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect come with you two seniors?"

The Dragon Duke explained, "His elder had some unexpected business to attend to near Suotuo City, so he entrusted me with bringing him here!"

"So that's how it is!"

Flender was not suspicious. He knew very well that no one could impersonate Ning Rongrong's brother; otherwise, the deception would be exposed the instant he met her. So he said, "They're training in the back courtyard. I'll have someone fetch Rongrong."

"No need. I'll go over myself!" Ning Chuan said.

"That works too!" Flender nodded. "I'll take you there!"

He then led Ning Chuan and the others to the training ground in the academy's back courtyard.

The Shrek Seven Devils, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji were all in the back courtyard. Seeing Flender approach with visitors, they immediately stopped training and looked over.

Ning Rongrong spotted Ning Chuan at once and happily jogged over to give him a great big hug.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo treated Ning Chuan very well, so Ning Chuan doted on this younger sister of his too.

After establishing his merchant association, he had sent Ning Rongrong plenty of gifts, so the two of them were very close.

Seeing Ning Rongrong so happy, Oscar immediately felt a sour pang. Ma Hongjun sighed and shook his head. "It's over. Who would've thought Rongrong was already a flower with an owner!"

"Brother, what brings you here?" Ning Rongrong asked happily. She deliberately avoided calling him her fifth brother out of consideration for his feelings, afraid that others would criticize him needlessly if they learned who he was.

Only when the Shrek group heard how Ning Rongrong addressed Ning Chuan did they realize they had misunderstood.

Ma Hongjun immediately leaned toward Oscar's ear. "So he's your future brother-in-law!"

Ning Chuan glanced at Ma Hongjun out of the corner of his eye and made up his mind. No matter what, he would teach the Shrek group a lesson today.

He reached out and gently stroked Ning Rongrong's hair, deliberately raising his voice. "What, can't your fifth brother come to see you?"

Ning Rongrong had not expected that, after she had deliberately concealed Ning Chuan's identity, he would reveal it himself.

She had thought that, since she had already become part of Shrek Academy, the Shrek group probably would not criticize Ning Chuan. Yet Ma Hongjun was the first to blurt out, "Fifth brother? You're that infa... uh, no, that famous Ning Chuan from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

He had meant to say "infamous," but suddenly remembered that this was Ning Rongrong's brother and immediately corrected himself.

Ning Rongrong's expression darkened at Ma Hongjun's words. Just as she was about to rebuke him, Ning Chuan spoke first.

With an indifferent expression, Ning Chuan said, "That's right. I'm that piece of trash whose martial soul underwent a harmful mutation, just like that Grandmaster!"

At those words, Yu Xiaogang remained outwardly calm, but inwardly, he already hated Ning Chuan to death.

Ning Chuan had put the two of them on the same level, and Yu Xiaogang felt that this was nothing short of an immense humiliation.

As the Grandmaster, he could hardly speak up to refute him, but Yu Xiaogang knew that Tang San would certainly defend him.

Just as Yu Xiaogang expected, upon hearing Ning Chuan call his teacher trash, Tang San immediately stepped forward and said, "Ning Chuan, although you and Teacher suffered the same fate, choosing to sink into worthlessness is your own business. Don't put Teacher on the same level as yourself. Even if you are Rongrong's brother, you must apologize to Teacher for those words!"

Ning Chuan laughed on the spot. Tang San had pretended not to hear Ma Hongjun's improper remark, yet the moment Ning Chuan said a single thing about Yu Xiaogang, Tang San jumped out.

Tang San, you truly live up to your reputation! Ning Chuan shook his head inwardly.

Then his expression turned serious. "Speaking of apologies, I really did come here today to seek one!"

As he spoke, Ning Chuan looked toward Dai Mubai in the crowd.