First Meeting with Ning Fengzhi

"Li Fei, hurry and come with me! His Highness Xue Qinghe has come to inspect the academy!"

Li Fei had just put the items on the table into his Storage Bracelet when Ge Liang rushed in from outside, grabbed him, and dashed toward the classroom.

"Why are you in such a hurry?! Isn't it just His Highness Xue Qinghe coming over? What are you so excited about?!" Li Fei asked helplessly. Shouldn't Qian Renxue be busy dealing with Xue Qinghe's affairs?! Why had she come to the academy?

"I heard His Highness wants to see the empire's future pillars! He's in the classroom right now. If you perform well in front of him, you might be able to take up a post in the empire early! You're so amazing, you'll definitely make it!" Ge Liang quickly explained.

"Fine! I'll go with you!" Li Fei sighed.

The two soon arrived at the teaching building. The moment he got there, Li Fei saw Xue Qinghe, played by Qian Renxue, speaking humbly with the students, appearing exceptionally approachable.

A handsome middle-aged man holding a scepter stood nearby with a smile on his face as he watched everything. Li Fei guessed his identity at once—he should be Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe's teacher.

"And who might this be?!"

Ning Fengzhi naturally knew Ge Liang. He looked curiously at Li Fei, able to sense that Li Fei's strength far surpassed that of the other students.

"Sect Master Ning, this is my roommate, Li Fei. His Soul Power has already reached level thirty-four, and he's currently the only Soul Elder in our Elite Class One!" Ge Liang pulled Li Fei before Ning Fengzhi and introduced him, looking extremely excited.

"Greetings, Sect Master Ning!" Li Fei said modestly.

"Greetings. Little brother, you truly are outstanding for your age. To possess the cultivation of a Soul Elder at such a young age, your future accomplishments will be limitless!" Ning Fengzhi was courteous and refined. He did not look down on Li Fei because of his identity as the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—rather, he did not look down on anyone.

He could see an extraordinary pride in Li Fei's eyes. This pride had not been bestowed by status, but came from absolute confidence in his own future achievements.

"Sect Master Ning, you flatter me. It is this junior's fortune to receive your praise!"

"Little brother, there's no need to be so modest. Young people should be full of vigor. Being as overly mature as you are isn't necessarily a good thing!" Ning Fengzhi patted Li Fei on the shoulder and advised him.

"This junior has had this sort of personality since childhood. I probably can't change it in a short time!" Li Fei scratched his head and said awkwardly. As a transmigrator, his way of thinking and behavioral habits instinctively led him to weigh the pros and cons and plan benefits for himself. That was difficult to change; otherwise, he would have acted like a child since he was little.

"Teacher, who are you talking to?!" Qian Renxue slowly walked over and asked with feigned curiosity.

"Oh! I was chatting with this little brother Li Fei..." Ning Fengzhi smiled as he introduced Li Fei's circumstances to Qian Renxue.

"Oh!~" Qian Renxue feigned surprise, extended her hand, and smiled. "It seems Brother Li Fei is also a genius!"

"Your Highness, you flatter me!" Li Fei reached out and shook Qian Renxue's hand. He felt an object appear in his palm and knew it was for him, so he discreetly clasped it in his hand, intending to find an opportunity to put it away later.

"Teacher, shall we go take a look at the other grades?!" Having achieved her goal, Qian Renxue chatted with Li Fei for a few more moments before speaking to Ning Fengzhi.

"Very well!" Ning Fengzhi nodded, then turned to Li Fei. "Then, little brother, we'll be taking our leave first!"

"Safe travels, Your Highness. Safe travels, Sect Master Ning!" Li Fei said respectfully.

After the two had gone far away, Ge Liang looked at Li Fei with envy, jealousy, and resentment, shouting, "I'm so jealous of you! You actually got to shake His Highness's hand!"

"Then you can face the two of them next time!" Li Fei teased.

"I'd better not!"

Finding an opportunity, Li Fei left the classroom and went to a secluded spot. He took out the item Qian Renxue had given him. It was a note that read: Meet at the back mountain of Heaven Dou Academy tonight at ten.

Li Fei used Soul Power to grind the note into powder, then returned to the classroom and continued attending class as if nothing had happened.

At ten that night, Li Fei quietly opened the window of his dormitory. Relying on his Perception soul skill to avoid the guards, he arrived in the woods on the back mountain. This place was close to Sunset Forest, and people generally did not come here.

The moment Li Fei arrived, Sister Ying appeared before him with Qian Renxue. As soon as they met, Qian Renxue threw herself into Li Fei's arms and hugged him tightly.

Li Fei frowned because Qian Renxue's Soul Power was only level forty-nine. When they had entered Heaven Dou City, her Soul Power had already reached level forty-seven and was close to level forty-eight. Yet after a whole year, she had only advanced by one level.

"What is it, Li Fei?!" Seeing his tightly furrowed brow, Qian Renxue asked in confusion.

"How has your strength only improved by this much?! Before you went undercover, I told you that you couldn't slow down your cultivation because of the undercover operation!" There was a trace of reproach in Li Fei's tone.

Sister Ying silently vanished, leaving the two alone.

"You can't blame me for that. During the first half of this past year, I was constantly studying Xue Qinghe's lifestyle. After killing him, I had to work hard to play his part. The crown prince's governmental affairs are extremely busy, and I simply had no time to cultivate." Qian Renxue released Li Fei, gave him a reproachful glance, and explained with a hint of coquettishness.

"That still won't do. In the Douluo world, strength reigns supreme. Strength is the foundation!" Li Fei raised his voice slightly, gently stroked Qian Renxue's face, and suggested, "You can have Sister Ying find another stand-in to specifically handle the crown prince's affairs. You need to make time to cultivate properly!"

"But while my Cloud Illusion Skull can mimic a martial spirit and the colors of soul rings, it can't hide the number of soul rings. The Xue Qinghe I'm playing only has Soul Power slightly above level forty. Suddenly adding soul rings would arouse suspicion!" Qian Renxue said worriedly.

Xue Qinghe's teacher was now Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Whether in terms of insight, wisdom, or experience, he was far beyond ordinary soul masters. If anything unusual appeared with Xue Qinghe's soul rings, he would certainly grow suspicious.

"You don't need to worry about that. I have a way to solve it. During this time, you only need to find a suitable stand-in!" Li Fei said with a smug smile.

"How will you solve it?!" Qian Renxue looked thoroughly puzzled.

"Look at me!" Li Fei infused Soul Power into the Mimicry Bracelet. Three soul rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—appeared without the slightest sense of incongruity.

"Your soul rings..."

Qian Renxue closed her eyes and sensed them. She discovered that the Soul Power fluctuations of the rings were also those of hundred-year and thousand-year soul rings. Though violent, they lacked the domineering aura of Li Fei's previous ten-thousand-year soul rings.

Li Fei handed the Mimicry Bracelet on his left wrist to Qian Renxue. "This is a first-grade Soul Tool I made—the Mimicry Bracelet. It can hide the colors and number of soul rings. It can work perfectly with your Cloud Illusion Skull and should allow you to conceal everything flawlessly!"

Qian Renxue put on the bracelet, possessed the Six-Winged Angel Spirit, and continuously changed the colors and number of her soul rings, playing with it to her heart's content.

"This thing really is useful! Once I return, I'll have Sister Ying find me a stand-in!"

"If it's useful, then it's yours from now on. I can just make another one later."

Qian Renxue beamed, constantly running her fingers over the bracelet on her wrist, clearly loving it dearly.

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