At his words, the blush on Ning Rongrong's face deepened, though this time it was from anger. "What are you thinking? I want to talk to you about something serious."
She had already felt it was somewhat inappropriate to seek Chu Feng out at this hour.
And then Chu Feng had gone and said that.
Even if she wanted to do something to Chu Feng, she would not do it here.
"Oh, oh, then let's go to the office." Chu Feng inwardly sighed in relief. As long as it was a misunderstanding. He really had been afraid Ning Rongrong wanted to do something to him.
The two went to the hotel's office.
Chu Feng sat down and asked directly, "Go on, then. What does our young miss need to discuss at this hour?"
From what he knew of Ning Rongrong, she would not come to talk to him unless it was something important.
"I want the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to cooperate with your organization." Ning Rongrong fixed her eyes on Chu Feng and spoke one word at a time.
"Hm?" Chu Feng's eyes widened slightly, a puzzled look appearing on his face.
Why did Ning Rongrong suddenly want the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to cooperate with his organization?
His organization did not seem to have had any contact with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Your reason?" Chu Feng asked softly.
Whatever else might be said, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was one of the Upper Three Sects, with excellent prospects for development. Why would it want to cooperate with his organization?
"I want the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to survive." Ning Rongrong's voice was clear, without its usual pampered air.
She was not stupid. From her observations over these past days, she had roughly guessed what Chu Feng's organization intended to do.
She did not want the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to stand against Chu Feng.
Given the strength the organization had displayed so far, if it continued to develop, even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be unable to stop it.
As the young miss of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she absolutely could not watch the sect be wiped out by Chu Feng just like that.
Yet she had also developed deep feelings for Chu Feng and everyone at Shrek, and could not bring herself to betray Shrek.
After turning it over and over in her mind, the best approach was to have the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cooperate with the organization.
As long as they established a connection, at least the organization would show mercy in the future.
Perhaps the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could even rise another step.
"Whoa..." Chu Feng opened his mouth, unable to hold back his exclamation.
Since when had Ning Rongrong become this smart? She had actually seen what the organization would do in the future.
She was even preparing ahead of time to get the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect involved.
As expected of a woman from a super-rich family. She had a good eye.
"That's only your idea, though, not Sect Master Ning's."
Ning Rongrong was Ning Rongrong. Ning Fengzhi was the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and even Gu Rong and Chen Xin had more say than Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong did not have the final say on whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cooperated with the organization.
His personal relationship with Ning Rongrong was one thing, but major matters involving the organization had to be treated seriously.
Ning Rongrong lowered her head. She understood what Chu Feng meant. If she wanted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to cooperate with the organization, her father would have to negotiate in person.
But how was she supposed to tell her father about this?
Chu Feng had said she could not reveal anything about the organization or Shrek, or he would turn against her.
"Then let me tell you in advance: when the time is right and your organization reveals itself to the world, I'll ask my father to cooperate with you."
In the end, that was all Ning Rongrong could say, establishing a connection in advance.
Whatever came later could be dealt with later.
"Mm, don't worry. As long as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect doesn't stand in the organization's way, we won't do anything to it." Chu Feng patted Ning Rongrong's shoulder, telling her to put her mind at ease.
He knew it was difficult for Ning Rongrong, caught between the two sides.
"We won't," Ning Rongrong said directly. She could not think of any reason for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to oppose the organization.
Even if there was one, she would do everything she could to stop it.
After chatting with Ning Rongrong a little longer, Chu Feng told her to go back.
A man and a woman alone together-if word got out, it would not be very good for his reputation.
Ning Rongrong left with a somewhat resentful look.
That hateful guy. Did he dislike me that much?
When night fell the next day, Chu Feng brought everyone from Shrek back to the Great Soul Arena.
By then, the Great Soul Arena was a boiling sea of voices.
This was a favorite form of entertainment for many Soul Masters.
Had everyone from Shrek not been wearing masks, along with the Soul Guidance Technology Chu Feng had given them to conceal their identities, these people would certainly have recognized them.
Along the way, they overheard quite a few conversations about themselves.
Almost all of them concerned what had happened at the lecture hall yesterday.
Their Shrek Academy had gained a measure of fame in Suotuo City.
"I never thought we'd actually become famous," Oscar said quietly as another Soul Master praising them passed by.
"Keep a low profile." Dai Mubai's voice was cold, but he could barely contain the smile beneath his mask.
"Go compete and bring me back some wins."
"If anyone loses, your training load will double from now on." Chu Feng pointed toward the competitors' entrance ahead.
With their strength already at this level, if they still lost to other Soul Masters, they would have to train ruthlessly from then on.
"Yes! If we lose, we'll bring you our heads." Oscar clownishly saluted Chu Feng. This was what everyone from Shrek was thinking.
If they lost, they really would have no face to see Chu Feng.
They would double their training from then on without Chu Feng even needing to push them.
Chu Feng waved them off to compete.
He and Flender went to the Great Soul Arena's two-on-two area.
As wealthy big spenders, they naturally did not sit in the ordinary spectator stands, instead entering a private box with an excellent view.
They only waited a short while before Tang San and Xiao Wu appeared.
"How long do you think it'll take them to finish the fight?" Flender asked with a smile.
"Very quickly!"
As soon as Chu Feng finished speaking, they heard the announcer shout excitedly, "Let's congratulate the Three-Five Combination on their victory!"
Flender looked over to see Tang San and Xiao Wu already walking off the platform hand in hand.
Their opponents were still lying on the other side of the platform, and people were going up to carry them off.
"That fast!" Flender was somewhat astonished. In the instant he had turned his head, Tang San and Xiao Wu had defeated their opponents.
"That's normal."
With what he had just said, Tang San and Xiao Wu had gone all out from their first move. Combined with their own formidable strength, instantly defeating their opponents was perfectly normal.
After another wait, it was Oscar and Dai Mubai's turn to appear.
This time, Dai Mubai did not even need Oscar's enhancement. A single White Tiger Fierce Light Wave sent their opponents out of the match.
The pairing of Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong also defeated their opponents instantly.
This drew wave after wave of cheers from the spectators.
"Looks like there won't be any problems. Keep a closer eye on them over the next few days."
Now that he could see firsthand just how far beyond the norm the Shrek Seven Devils' strength was, he could set his mind at ease and go attend to his own affairs.
"You need to be careful too. Neither Shrek nor the organization can do without you." There was some worry in Flender's eyes, though with Chu Feng's strength and cautious nature, he figured there would not be any danger.
But in the world of Soul Masters, nothing was one hundred percent safe.
Nothing could happen to Chu Feng, or all their previous preparations would fall short at the final hurdle.
"Mm." Chu Feng nodded lightly, watching the other teams fighting in the arena, his thoughts unknown.
Early the next morning, when Tang San and the others excitedly came to Chu Feng's room, he was already nowhere to be seen.