Dinner time.
On the long table were seven or eight exquisite dishes. The portions were small, but each dish was delicious and visually appealing. Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin sat facing each other, eating slowly and leisurely.
The sound of hurried footsteps grew louder as a middle-aged man in a long robe quickly arrived at the restaurant entrance. He bowed his head and reported in a deep voice, "Sect Master, urgent news from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"Here we go again?" Ning Fengzhi replied subconsciously, his tone carrying a hint of helpless amusement.
At this moment, only the three of them were in the restaurant, all of them being the closest of friends. Ning Fengzhi no longer needed to maintain the airs of a sect leader, and his demeanor became much more relaxed. He put down his ivory chopsticks and muttered softly, "What trouble has Lin Kong gotten into at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy this time?"
The middle-aged man in the long robe lowered his head even further, almost to his chest, and stretched his hands forward, holding a completely empty tray. His voice was hoarse, filled with barely concealed fear. "Sect Master, please look!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a letter and a crumpled ball of paper appeared out of thin air on the clean tray.
Ning Fengzhi's smile froze, and he was completely stunned.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin across from him also raised an eyebrow, his hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
A few seconds later, Ning Fengzhi finally spoke slowly, his voice drawn out and tinged with disbelief: "This paper ball is—"
" Dugu Bo!" the middle-aged man in the long robe quickly added in a low voice.
"Him!" Ning Fengzhi suddenly realized, chuckled, shook his head, and sighed helplessly, "No wonder, no wonder, this behavior is indeed in line with his personality."
If you were to ask who in the world would dare to so brazenly crumple up Ning Fengzhi's letter of recommendation into a ball, Dugu Bo would definitely be number one. Anyone else wouldn't dare, not even if they had ten lives.
Ning Fengzhi did feel a slight displeasure, but it vanished in an instant. His Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School was a large and powerful family, and it was really not worth ruining things over such a trivial matter with Titled Douluo with a strange temper.
Ning Fengzhi's gaze shifted from the crumpled piece of paper to the neatly arranged letter beside it, and he said with certainty, "So, it was Dugu Bo who intervened? Lin Kong failed to enroll and was expelled from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
If he guessed correctly, the letter was most likely an apology, filled with expressions of regret and disappointment, along with promises of a future visit in return. After all, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy had disrespected Ning Fengzhi by not allowing the person he recommended to enroll, so he naturally had to adopt a humble attitude.
Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man in the long robe trembled violently, his voice hoarse and filled with deep fear. "Please, please let the sect leader take a look!"
Ning Fengzhi raised an eyebrow, a strange feeling rising in his heart. He reached out and picked up the letter, pulled out the paper, and casually began to scan it.
Oh ho!
After reading only a few lines, Ning Fengzhi chuckled softly, glancing at the Sword Douluo opposite him, his tone full of interest. "Interesting! This Heaven Dou Royal Academy is getting more and more interesting."
A rare smile appeared on Sword Douluo Chen Xin's face, clearly indicating that he had guessed the contents of the letter were unusual.
"I want to see what exactly happened this afternoon," Ning Fengzhi said, his gaze returning to the letter as he read it word by word.
But as he watched, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, the interest in his eyes was replaced by deep astonishment, and in the end, only a helpless expression of being both amused and exasperated remained.
The Sword Douluo Chen Xin opposite him had long since lost his smile, and his brows furrowed slightly, clearly indicating that he had also sensed something was wrong.
The middle-aged man in the long robe standing to the side was so nervous that his palms were sweating, his hand holding the tray trembled slightly, and he even slowed his breathing.
" Lin Kong!"
Ning Fengzhi suddenly let out a low shout, his tone carrying a hint of amused exasperation, "Hehehe..."
"You..." He started to say something, but swallowed the words back, and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Fine, haha..."
You're really amazing!
The laughter grew colder and colder, finally turning into a meaningful sneer. Ning Fengzhi gasped, his eyes filled with extreme complexity. "Hiss—impressive, truly impressive!"
The middle-aged man in the long robe was so frightened by the sudden change in tone of laughter that his legs went weak. He quickly stretched out a hand to support himself on his knee, barely managing to steady himself. His face was deathly pale.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, calming his aura and adjusting his state.
Ning Fengzhi placed the letter on the table, pressed his throbbing temples, and quickly regained his usual composure. He pushed the letter towards Sword Douluo, his tone calm and even. " Uncle Jian, take a look too."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin picked up the letter and quickly skimmed through it. He finished reading it in no time, but he seemed somewhat incredulous. He picked up the letter again and read it more carefully, word by word.
Finally, he put down the letter and gave a strange conclusion. "In just half a day, Lin Kong managed to win over Dugu Yan and persuade Dugu Bo. Now, with Dugu Bo's personal guarantee, he's entering the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. As for our recommendation letters..."
Ning Fengzhi picked up the conversation, his tone Bingbing and tinged with self-mockery. "It's just a piece of waste paper!"
A moment of silence fell over the restaurant.
At lunchtime, Ning Fengzhi was still grumbling about giving Lin Kong two and a half days to see if he could handle Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo. And what happened?
Two and a half days?
What a joke!
It only takes half a day!
Ning Fengzhi's innocence has become a joke.
So what's the next step?
The middle-aged man in the long robe suggested, "Sect Master, should we send someone to Shrek to dig out Lin Kong's background?"
Sword Douluo spoke up, "Or, go to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy tomorrow and bring Lin Kong back."
Ning Fengzhi countered, "Why would we sabotage Lin Kong's plans? What's our reason?"
He lied to us.
"He lied to us, so we should sabotage his plans? What kind of logic is that? What benefit can we gain from sabotaging his plans?" Ning Fengzhi retorted once again.
"To vent my anger! To save face!"
Ning Fengzhi was even more puzzled, "This matter is all speculation, kept to ourselves. Others don't know, there's no shame in it, so why bother saving face? As for venting anger..."
Only an idiot would vent their anger!
He's a businessman; he prioritizes profit, and taking revenge is never a reason for him to do anything.
The middle-aged man in the long robe and the Sword Douluo were speechless!
Sword Douluo felt his brain couldn't keep up with this, and sighed, " Fengzhi, what do we do next?"
" Dugu Bo embarrassed me, so it's fine to talk to him. As for Lin Kong... forget about him, I've come to admire him a little." Ning Fengzhi his hand magnanimously.
Sword Douluo suddenly thought of something, "Hmm, Rongrong seems to have feelings for Lin Kong, and now he seems to be with Dugu Yan..."
"Damn it!" Ning Fengzhi broke down. "I'm going to drag him back and torture him, torture him severely!"
This rapid change of expression... well, you could say he's definitely a father.
Sword Douluo: "..."
The middle-aged man in the long gown. "..."