"She really is angry."
Lu Qian muttered behind Ning Rongrong.
But Ning Rongrong was in the heat of her anger and walked straight ahead without looking back.
Lu Qian thought for a moment. Rather than chase after her, he chose to follow quietly behind her.
Lu Qian liked Ning Rongrong very much, but that princess temper of hers really needed to be ground down.
And so the two headed toward Suotuo City, one in the open and the other in the shadows.
However, Ning Rongrong had barely gone any distance when she heard movement up ahead.
At first, she thought Lu Qian was deliberately making noise to get her attention, but instead, a group of white-robed figures came rushing out.
They were the very people who had kidnapped her in Qingming City!
"It's you!"
The color instantly drained from Ning Rongrong's lovely face.
Lu Qian, hidden in the shadows, naturally saw this as well.
And just as Lu Qi had previously judged, the white-robed group intercepting Ning Rongrong this time included no fewer than two Soul Kings, along with four or five Soul Ancestors and seven or eight Soul Elders.
Lu Qian had long since tested his current combat strength in actual sparring in Spirit City. Against Soul Elders, he could basically win by an overwhelming margin.
Against Soul Ancestors, he could generally fight to a draw one-on-one.
But against a Soul King, Lu Qian felt he could only run for his life.
The opposing lineup was simply too extravagant. Those two Soul Kings alone were more than Lu Qian could handle.
Escaping by himself might not be a problem, but snatching someone from those two Soul Kings and then escaping struck Lu Qian as utterly unrealistic.
Yet if he simply watched these people take Ning Rongrong away, Lu Qian felt he would be letting down his identity as a transmigrator.
Besides, Ning Rongrong was the future wife Lu Qian had already chosen for himself. He gritted his teeth and decided to risk an attempt.
"Open the Sign-In Coin Exchange Shop."
[Opened. What category of item would you like to exchange for?]
"Soul Power Level, three levels!"
[Exchanging for three Soul Power Levels costs 1,500 Sign-In Coins. Current Sign-In Coins remaining: 1,920. Please confirm.]
"Confirm!"
[Successfully exchanged for three Soul Power Levels. Current Soul Power Level: 35.]
"Ah, Ning Rongrong, Ning Rongrong, this is all for you. Half a year's worth of painstakingly saved Sign-In Coins."
To successfully rescue Ning Rongrong, Lu Qian raised his strength to the best state he could.
Still, rescuing Ning Rongrong did not really count as taking a risk, because Lu Qian had a hunch that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo might be nearby!
Otherwise, Ning Rongrong having been unconscious and alone in that alley in the city would be inexplicable.
Besides, experts from Spirit Hall might also be escorting Lu Qian. After all, he was the personal disciple of Bibi Dong, the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall.
But Lu Qian had no time to think any further, because in those few short minutes, the group had already begun surrounding Ning Rongrong.
Lu Qian walked straight out of the bushes, slowly appearing behind Ning Rongrong.
He had appeared this way to make it easier to approach Ning Rongrong and then flee with her. If he appeared suddenly, those two Soul Kings would probably hardly give him a chance to get close to her.
"Hey, there's me, too."
Lu Qian had actually directed those words at the white-robed group.
Yet to his surprise, Ning Rongrong turned around and said coldly to him:
"So you really are a kidnapper!"
"Huh?"
Lu Qian was a little bewildered, and so were the white-robed figures opposite him.
But Lu Qian took the opportunity to move closer to Ning Rongrong, while one of the opposing Soul Kings asked the others who he was.
After confirming that Lu Qian was not one of them, he said coldly:
"Hmph, to think someone would volunteer to come out and die."
"This seems to be the fellow who saved that girl back in the city."
"A hero saving a beauty? Hahaha, interesting. Then kill him first!"
Lu Qian had not expected this group to turn their spearheads toward him in an instant.
And Ning Rongrong finally realized that Lu Qian really was not a kidnapper!
"Why are you saving me?"
Ning Rongrong's tone softened considerably.
"You gave me too much money earlier. I don't want to owe you."
Lu Qian offered a random excuse.
Ning Rongrong thought for a moment, then spoke quietly to Lu Qian as though she had made up her mind:
"If you can escape, hurry and run. I'll create an opening for you. Once you're safe, remember to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and tell the sect master what happened here."
Lu Qian turned his head and gave Ning Rongrong a strange look.
"What?"
Ning Rongrong was a little embarrassed.
"Save those words for yourself. I'm very busy. Besides, the money you gave me wouldn't even cover the travel expenses."
"You! At a time like this!"
"All right, pull yourself together and release your Martial Soul!"
Having said that, Lu Qian's expression turned solemn as he prepared to release his Martial Soul.
Sky-Covering Blue Silver Emperor!
This was also the only way Lu Qian felt he could turn the situation around right now.
Although Ning Rongrong felt that she and Lu Qian could not possibly match the white-robed group facing them, Lu Qian had not given up resisting, so she naturally had no reason to give up either.
The next second, Ning Rongrong spun swiftly in place, and a dazzling seven-colored light burst from her body.
Where that seven-colored light gathered, a gleaming Seven-Colored Treasure Pagoda appeared in Ning Rongrong's right palm.
The pagoda's light shimmered with an imposing air of nobility. At that moment, Ning Rongrong truly looked like a fairy descended to the mortal world.
Two yellow Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath her feet and circled around her.
Beside Ning Rongrong's radiance, Lu Qian's Sky-Covering Blue Silver Emperor looked considerably less impressive, because the way he released this Martial Soul differed little from Blue Silver Grass.
Just after Lu Qian finished releasing his Martial Soul, he suddenly heard an unusual sound behind him.
Then a small Soul Beast appeared before Lu Qian, looking extremely excited.
"What's this?"
A Fragrance-Seeking Beast!
Lu Qian instantly recalled the Soul Beast's name, along with its ability. It had only one: tracking.
Someone's tracking me?
Lu Qian was somewhat puzzled, until more than a dozen travel-worn Soul Masters appeared behind him and Ning Rongrong.
Only then did Lu Qian remember. Weren't these the thugs from the carriage company back then?
What Lu Qian had not expected was that these people would spend so lavishly, even deploying a Fragrance-Seeking Beast. This little creature was nicknamed the Gold-Swallowing Beast.
And tracking him over such a long distance must have cost at least several dozen Gold Soul Coins.
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