Chapter 23: Part 23 - Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin
The three of them are still shocked by how quickly Su Fan kills a spirit beast that is tens of thousands of years old. If counted, the number of throws takes three seconds, Su Fan stabbing the spirit beast's head takes one second, three seconds to eliminate the spirit beast's counterattack, and one second for the final attack. That means Su Fan kills the tens-of-thousands-year-old spirit beast in less than 10 seconds.
The two titled Douluos unconsciously open their mouths as they watch Su Fan's performance.
"This kid is amazing! He doesn't even seem to struggle against that spirit beast."
"Unbelievable. He really defeats a ten-thousand spirit beast in less than 10 seconds."
Qian Renxue, watching Su Fan's performance, sees a different scene from her uncle. Su Fan plays with his sword, spinning it between his hands before slowly inserting it into the hilt before his soul spirit disappear looks very cool in her eyes, Su Fan appears as if beautiful stars surround him in her point of view, making him look like an idol.
"Renxue, this spirit beast won't attach its spirit ring to you by itself."
Hearing Su Fan's words again, Qian Renxue snaps back to reality.
"Alright, I'm coming."
She immediately approaches the dying spirit beast, finishes it off, and a black spirit ring instantly emerges from its body. Qian Renxue quickly absorbs the spirit ring into herself while Su Fan stands a few meters away from her while She Long and Ci Xue stand beside and protecting her.
'Although using the Rinnegan can make spirit ring absorption easier, it's better to be cautious and give them a little information. I think what I just said is enough to satisfy them so that they won't digging about my ability anymore.'
Su Fan deactivates his Sharingan, and his eyes return to normal as he waits for Qian Renxue to complete the spirit ring absorption process.
Meanwhile, far from Shrek Academy and the Star Dou Forest, someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect approaches their sect leader and bows.
"Reporting, sect leader. The young lady has been accepted into Shrek Academy."
"How is Shrek doing?"
"Shrek Academy is guarded by several Spirit Emperor-level individuals and one honored Spirit Sage master, so I couldn't enter to investigate further. However, your letter has been delivered to their teacher for their academy teacher to receive."
"Alright, I understand."
"Sect leader, we also discovered extraordinary information about a student with unbelievable abilities—"
Before the subordinate finishes speaking, the doors suddenly swing wide open, and a strong wind rushes into the room. A middle-aged man, appearing to be in his forties, stands on a flying sword approaching Ning Fengzhi. This old man is none other than Sword Douluo, Chen Xin, one of Ning Rongrong's grandfathers, whom Su Fan is cautious about.
"Fengzhi, how can you be so calm letting Rongrong be out there alone?"
As the sword reaches Ning Fengzhi, it comes to a stop, and Chen Xin immediately descends in front of him.
"Sword Uncle, please..."
Ning Fengzhi gestures for Chen Xin to sit. With a displeased expression, Chen Xin sits down as requested.
"Fengzhi, is Shrek's teaching better than ours?"
"Of course not, Sword Uncle. But you and Dragon Uncle have spoiled her too much, making her so rebellious. Let her be taught outside; maybe she will change."
"Um..."
Upon hearing this, the subordinate cannot hold back his voice, remembering what Ning Rongrong did to an extraordinary genius in public. Seeing that the subordinate wants to say something, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin turn to him, and Ning Fengzhi asks:
"Do you have something to say?"
"I apologize if my words are offensive, Sect Master, but last night, the young lady lied to the public to get a young man's attention."
Hearing the words young man along with Ning Rongrong immediately makes Chen Xin alert.
"Getting a young man's attention? What exactly happened?"
"Last night, in Soto City, the young lady was strolling around after disobeying Flender's orders."
Ning Fengzhi glances at Chen Xin upon hearing this.
"Hmph!"
Ning Fengzhi then looks back at his subordinate and says,
"Continue."
"After walking around the city, she met this young man on the street. Before that, the young lady had already shown signs that she liked him when they first met."
Suddenly, a powerful spirit force erupts from Chen Xin, causing strong winds to swirl through the hall.
"What did you say?! Rongrong likes a young man?!"
"Sword Uncle, please calm down."
"Fengzhi! You're telling me to stay calm while Ning Rongrong is being deceived by some stinky brat out there?!"
"At least let's hear what he has to say first."
Ning Fengzhi nods at his subordinate to continue.
"When they met, we saw that the young man gave some advice to the young lady before intending to leave. However, she stopped him and then acted in front of everyone, claiming that he had taken her purity."
The hall suddenly falls silent. Ning Fengzhi is truly shocked by his daughter's outrageous behavior to the point where he finds it hard to believe.
"Because the young man has a well-known reputation in Soto City, he had no choice but to go along with the young lady's act to protect his reputation."
"And the result?"
"The young man was forced to follow the young lady's wishes at that moment."
As a father, Ning Fengzhi feels extreme embarrassment upon hearing that his daughter trapped a man in public just to get his attention. Chen Xin remains silent. Even though he wants to defend Ning Rongrong, hearing that she falsely accused a young man of taking her purity is beyond his tolerance. Ning Fengzhi then asks again,
"What does the young man look like? Is he as handsome as me?"
"Well..."
The subordinate hesitates to answer.
"Just be honest. I want to know what kind of young man has made my daughter obsessed with him."
"Yes, he is even more handsome than you. I can't describe his looks properly, but one thing is certain: wherever he walks, all girls and women become mesmerized by his appearance without him even needing to speak. Honestly, with his face alone, he could easily attract any girl or woman he wants. Perhaps the best idiom to describe his charm is like honey to bees."
Instead of being satisfied, Ning Fengzhi becomes even more curious about this young man.
"What about his talent?"
"His talent is extraordinary, Sect Master! If the young lady succeeds in bringing him to our side, even a blind person can see that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will soon rival Spirit Hall!"
Hearing this, both Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi become even more intrigued.
"Continue."
"The young man is a Spirit Battle Master with a martial spirit called the Kusanagi Sword. As for his current level, he is at rank 42 at the age of twelve."
"What did you say?! A Spirit Sect at twelve years old?!"
Ning Fengzhi's breathing becomes erratic, while Chen Xin, upon hearing that the young man possesses a sword martial spirit, wants to kidnap him and force him to become his disciple.
"But his most astonishing talent is his spirit ring configuration: purple, purple, black, black."
"What?!"
Both Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi are shocked.
"Fengzhi, how about I go and kidnap this boy, then bring him into our sect? We can use the excuse that he has taken Ning Rongrong's purity to tie him to our sect."
The subordinate looks at Chen Xin with a strange expression, as if he is seeing an shameful old man. He never expected that Chen Xin, who spoiled Ning Rongrong so much, would now use her for the sect's benefit. However, he can't entirely blame him, as this concerns the future of the sect. Ning Fengzhi, also feeling greedy, wants to bind the talented young man to his sect. But he holds himself back before making a decision.
"Is the young man affiliated with any group?"
"No, Sect Master. His background is clean; he is just an ordinary person."
"What do you think about Sword Uncle's plan?"
"Honestly, Sect Master, that plan is likely to fail."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because the young man is extremely arrogant. I have asked around about his character. Many have tried to recruit him, but instead of rejecting them, he completely ignores their invitations right in front of them."
Ning Fengzhi is not surprised to hear this. If the young man were easy to persuade, he would have already joined another group.
"In that case, let's leave him alone for now and let Rongrong try to bring him into the sect herself."
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's suggestion, Chen Xin sighs and agrees. He also understands that forcing the young man to join might only make him angry and hold a grudge. In his heart, Chen Xin thinks,
'Rongrong, I hope you can bring that young man into the sect because he might become my greatest sword for avenging my father.'
Meanwhile, somewhere else, Su Fan and Ning Rongrong suddenly sneeze at the same time.
'Someone must be talking about me./ Su Fan must be thinking about me.'
To Be Continued...