Although Sword Douluo already had an ominous suspicion, he still asked Flender, "Where is Qin Xiao? Is he still at the academy?"
He came looking for His Holiness the Thunder Emperor... Flender's heart trembled, and a vague sense of foreboding rose within him as well.
"Your Holiness, His Holiness the Thunder Emperor isn't at the academy. As for where he went, I don't know either."
Flender answered truthfully.
"He really isn't here!"
Having received Flender's confirmation, Sword Douluo's eyelids twitched wildly.
He believed his earlier suspicion all the more.
Something had happened to Qin Xiao.
And whether he lived or died was unknown.
"Grandpa Sword, what brings you here?"
Just as Sword Douluo stood lost in thought, a startled cry came from behind him.
He slowly turned his head and saw Ning Rongrong running over from afar.
Soon, she reached him.
Huff, huff, huff...
The girl kept gulping down air.
"Slow down, slow down. I'm not leaving the moment I arrive. What's the hurry?"
Sword Douluo shook his head, temporarily suppressed the distress in his heart, and spoke to Ning Rongrong with a smile.
"Hehe, I was just so happy to see you!"
Ning Rongrong giggled.
"Oh, you."
Sword Douluo shook his head helplessly. "Then why haven't you come back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to see me?"
"Hehe, I've been busy..."
With her lie exposed, Ning Rongrong scratched her head awkwardly.
Sword Douluo said quietly, "Come on. Since I've finally made the trip, come back to the sect with me. It'll give me a chance to see whether your cultivation has improved lately."
Paper could not wrap up a fire.
If Ning Rongrong remained at the academy, she would probably hear that something had happened to Qin Xiao before long.
Given her feelings for Qin Xiao, letting