"Although Jun Yi and I are not engaged, my father, my two grandfathers, and Brother Xue all consider us to be a couple."
"And I felt the same way, but I didn't know his attitude, so I kept acting cute and affectionate towards him to see his reaction."
" Big Brother Jun is really good to you; I can always feel it," Zhu Zhuqing said.
Ning Rongrong shook her head and said, "No, Jun Yi isn't doing this out of love. I feel like he's repaying a favor more."
"What kind of favor?" Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously.
"The reason he tolerated me was because he had lived in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for the past six years. He wanted to repay my father's kindness, which is why he repeatedly tolerated me."
At this point, Ning Rongrong sighed and continued, "I'm actually a very traditional girl. I understand that Jun Yi will definitely have many female confidantes in the future, and I can accept that."
"After all, my father was like that too, and I have several concubines. This is very normal in the Douluo Continent. Even if Jun Yi has three or four wives in the future, I can accept it."
"I just can't accept that I'm not in his future."
At this point, Ning Rongrong could no longer hold back and buried her face in Zhu Zhuqing's arms, bursting into tears.
Zhu Zhuqing gently patted Ning Rongrong's back and comforted her, " Rongrong, you don't need to worry so much or overthink it. Big Brother Jun's attitude towards you definitely goes beyond ordinary friendship. You have to believe in yourself."
Zhu Zhuqing's words brought Ning Rongrong Sisi sense of comfort, and she hugged Zhu Zhuqing, whispering:
" Zhu Zhuqing, it's so good to have you. I really hope we can be best friends for life."
Ning Rongrong hugged Zhu Zhuqing, then closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Zhu Zhuqing simply stayed by Ning Rongrong's side silently, whispering, "I also want to be your sister for life."
Young girls are always dreaming when they're in love. Ning Rongrong opened her heart to Zhu Zhuqing, which meant that she had completely regarded Zhu Zhuqing as her best friend.
At this moment, Jun Yi, the person involved, was sitting with his legs crossed on a chair in the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School, looking at Sword Douluo with an air of superiority, and said:
" Grandpa Sword, now you believe that going out for training can improve your strength, right? Look at me, I only left the sect for about a month, and my Soul Power broke through to level 6. So you were wrong to stop Rongrong and me from going out back then."
Before Jun Yi could finish showing off, a sharp sword aura overturned Jun Yi and his chair, sending Jun Yi sprawling to the ground.
"You brat, watch your tone when you talk to this old man."
Sword Douluo snorted coldly; the sword energy he had just used was a small lesson he had given Jun Yi Sword Douluo.
"Hahaha, Cowardly Man, you're really getting worse and worse, actually being mocked by a junior Kid Jun."
Bone Douluo, standing to the side, fanned the flames.
Sword Douluo turned his head, looked coldly at Bone Douluo, and said, " Old Bones, do you want a beating?"
"Hey, come on, who's afraid of who? Let's practice outside."
Both of them looked eager to get started, and they were about to leave the main hall and go outside.
"Uncles, why don't you two take a rest? Don't you want to know how Jun Yi improved so quickly?"
Seeing that the two were arguing again, Ning Fengzhi steered the conversation toward Jun Yi's Soul Power in an attempt to divert their attention.
Upon hearing this, Bone Douluo quickly came to Jun Yi's side, releasing his Soul Power to examine Jun Yi 'Jun Yi body while asking him with some concern:
" Kid Jun, how come your Soul Power has suddenly increased so much? Did you cultivate some evil technique? Those things are very damaging to the body."
"No."
Jun Yi shook his head, and Bone Douluo, not sensing any other Evil aura from Jun Yi, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's for the best. After all, while those unorthodox methods can temporarily boost one's Soul Power, they also leave behind many hidden dangers."
"Then how did your Soul Power increase so quickly?" Bone Douluo continued to inquire.
"Isn't it just a matter of practicing casually?"
Seeing Jun Yi's Jun Yi remarks, Bone Douluo grinned mischievously and said, "If that's what you're saying, then I'll have your Grandpa Sword give you a proper check-up and some special training."
Upon hearing the Jun Yi "special training," Jun Yi almost lost his composure; he certainly didn't want to be subjected to special training by Sword Douluo again.
Every time Sword Douluo made a move, he would beat Jun Yi half to death, then have his servants throw him into a medicinal bath. Jun Yi really didn't want to relive that experience. This was one of the reasons why Jun Yi agreed to send Ning Rongrong to the Shrek Academy, although it only accounted for a small part of it.
Just then, Ning Fengzhi's voice came, "Xiao Yi's improvement this time should be related to Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, right?"
"The information I received from the guards is that when you returned to the sect this time, Xiao Yi, you were accompanied by an old man and a young woman. You called the old man 'Grandpa Dugu,' so they must be Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and his granddaughter Dugu Yan."
After hearing Ning Fengzhi's account, Jun Yi was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Ning Fengzhi to even know about Dugu Bo escorting him back to the sect. At the time, Dugu Bo had only dropped Jun Yi off at the sect gate before leaving.
Jun Yi marveled at Ning Fengzhi's intelligence gathering skills, and then told him the truth about his increased Soul Power.
" Uncle Ning is right. My Soul Power increase this time is indeed related to Grandpa Dugu. I picked a herb in his herb garden, and after eating it, my Soul Power increased by 5 levels."
Jun Yi explained it casually, as if increasing his Soul Power by 5 levels at once was a very ordinary thing.
When these words reached the ears of the three adults, their expressions were filled with disbelief. They had never even heard of an herb that could instantly boost Soul Power by five levels. How could Jun Yi have encountered it so easily?
"Does this herb really exist?" Ning Fengzhi asked Jun Yi curiously.
"Of course, I have a few more here."
After saying that, Jun Yi took out the Aromatic Silk Beauty from the System Space. In order to prevent the medicinal effect from dissipating, Jun Yi directly created a vacuum ice block, put the Aromatic Silk Beauty into it, and then took it to Ning Fengzhi and the other two.
" Xiao Yi, can this herb in your hand really enhance Soul Power?"
Ning Fengzhi gazed at the golden tulip inside the ice block; its appearance gave it a magnificent feel, as if it had absorbed the essence of the Sun Moon.
"Of course, that's not all. It also has another function: it can compensate for the defects of Martial Soul, allowing the Martial Soul to evolve."
(End of this chapter)