He looked at Su Yu, the gratitude in his eyes deepening. "I was too caught up in appearances. Please don't hold it against me, Xiao Yu."
"You're being too serious, Uncle Ning."
Su Yu smiled, turning his gaze to Ning Rongrong, who was curiously examining the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda beside them.
"Rongrong gained this opportunity because she proved herself, too. If she devotes herself to cultivation from now on, she'll surely bring glory to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Ning Fengzhi followed his gaze to his daughter, his eyes full of gratification. His earlier disappointment had long since vanished like smoke and clouds.
After absorbing the Aromatic Silk Beauty, Ning Rongrong's Soul Power had also reached level ten. She could now absorb a Soul Ring and break through to become a Soul Master.
Su Yu stayed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and cultivated with Ning Rongrong for a few days before leaving.
When he left, he and Ning Rongrong agreed that she would spend a month diligently training her body, after which he would come take her to obtain a Soul Ring.
Su Yu stood outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's mountain gates, the mountain wind stirring his robes. Behind him, Ning Rongrong waved her little hand.
Her clear cry of "Come back soon, husband!" drifted over on the wind.
He smiled and waved back, only turning to head down the mountain once that tiny figure was no longer in sight.
He had barely gone any distance when a scorching aura came from beside him. Amid a halo of interwoven firelight and lightning, a woman in crimson robes appeared.
She had a lovely face, but there was a sharpness to her features. A faint aura of lightning and fire lingered around her. She was