Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 40 Gossip
Shi Yi looked at Ning Rongrong and smiled, "What's wrong?"

Ning Rongrong snorted and said, "Are you crazy because of poverty? You are so greedy for money!"

Shi Yi smiled and shook his head, saying, "To you, the little princess of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, am I not a real poor person? Besides, my training volume is quite large, and your joining will add an extra expense. I don't have that much money to continue supporting me. You don't have to pay, as long as you can have some medicinal herbs and rare metals delivered on time, you can join. How about that? With the ability of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, these should be easy to do, right?"

Ning Rongrong thought about it and nodded slightly. After all, part of the resources would be used on her, and it would be okay to bring Shi Yi and Zhu Zhuqing along as well. She could just regard it as the sect's attempt to win over Shi Yi.

"Then come with me to Soto City after dinner. Once the news gets out, we can get the things soon." Ning Rongrong said to Shi Yi.

Shi Yi nodded, gave Ning Rongrong a thumbs up, and chuckled, "As expected of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect's little princess, she is so straightforward."

"Don't give me that. If it doesn't work, just wait for me!" Ning Rongrong glared at Shi Yi and said a little arrogantly.

Shi Yi smiled. He could see that Ning Rongrong was very pleased with his words.

Soon, Ning Rongrong urged Shi Yi to finish his meal. How could Ning Rongrong, who finally had a day off, not go to the night market in Soto City?

Then the two of them left slowly. Zhu Zhuqing looked at their departing backs thoughtfully.

Soon, Shi Yi followed Ning Rongrong's footsteps to a trading company.

Looking at the luxurious building called Qibao Commercial Bank, Shi Yi couldn't help but sigh: "What a big family and business."

"That's right. My Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's shops are spread all over Tiandou, including in all major cities. As long as something is circulated on the market, you can buy it here. Even if you can't buy it temporarily, you can dispatch it from other places." Ning Rongrong said proudly.

When entering the business, there is absolutely no situation like in brainless novels where the dog does not recognize its master. Everyone greets Ning Rongrong respectfully.

"Okay, just make a list of what you want. You can take any medicinal herbs, they will dispatch them on time. But don't go too crazy with the rare metals." Ning Rongrong said to Shi Yi.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi couldn't help but smile awkwardly and said, "Of course not. Rare metals that are too precious are not something I can forge at my level."

Shi Yi did not lie to Ning Rongrong. Rare metals that were too precious were of extremely high quality. Although he could make cloaks, at present, he could only barely reach the level of a thousand forgings. Precious metals with higher strength could not even reach the level of a thousand forgings. Of course, for ordinary blacksmiths, Shi Yi's forging level was already at the master level.

Then Shi Yi took out the prescription given by Yu Xiaogang from his soul guide and handed it to Ning Rongrong, saying: "Just follow the prescription three times a day, and the older the whale glue, the better."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong looked at Shi Yi with a strange expression and said, "Whale glue, why do you want this thing? Are you the same as that lecherous tiger and the fat guy..."

Before Ning Rongrong could finish her words, Shi Yi raised his hand and interrupted her, saying, "You know nothing. Just do it. It's not for you. Whale glue is also a medicinal ingredient. As for what kind of person I am, don't you know?"

Ning Rongrong looked Shi Yi up and down. Although she knew that Shi Yi was not the same kind of person as herself, she still couldn't help but joked, "Who knows? You can only know a person's face but not his heart."

Shi Yi's face darkened and he said, "Will you agree or not?"

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong stopped joking with Shi Yi. She took the prescription from Shi Yi and raised her eyebrows, saying, "These are the herbs and the high-aged whale glue, right? What about the rare metals do you want?"

"Just a piece of plate crystal or hair crystal. As for how big it can be, it depends on your ability. If you can make it as big as possible, I can give you a surprise in the future." Shi Yi chuckled.

Ning Rongrong instantly became interested when she heard the surprise and asked, "What surprise?"

"I have nothing to tell you about this for now." Shi Yi chuckled.

Ning Rongrong snorted and stopped asking questions. She just casually handed the prescription in her hand to an employee of the company.

"Remember what he said just now. Just do as he said. Give three servings of medicinal materials a day. Get more. I'll give you a month's supply at a time." Ning Rongrong said casually.

The employee took the prescription from Ning Rongrong and said respectfully, "Yes, Miss."

Ning Rongrong nodded with satisfaction and said to Shi Yi, "Let's go. I've helped you so much, can you accompany me for a walk?"

Shi Yi smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, since you're the boss."

Then Shi Yi peacefully became Ning Rongrong's follower so that he could relax.

As they walked on the road, the two of them started chatting.

"Do you like Zhu Qing? You help her so much, but now you come to me and ask for this and that, money and medicinal herbs." Ning Rongrong looked at Shi Yi and the fire of gossip ignited in her beautiful eyes.

Shi Yi smiled and shook his head, "First of all, I didn't take the initiative to help Zhu Qing. It was after I saw the teacher's training plan that I made some suggestions. The teacher assigned the most obedient one to me. Obviously, the most obedient one among you is Zhu Qing. It doesn't take much effort to lead one person. Besides, Zhu Qing doesn't have much money. Your Qibao Liuli clan is a big family. How can I get some benefits by making friends with a young lady like you?"

"You are very honest. No matter how many people try to curry favor with me, you still pretend that you have nothing to gain. However, I think it's not just that. Your attitude towards Zhuqing is obviously much better than ours." Ning Rongrong stared at Shi Yi and said.

Hearing this, Shi Yi said with some emotion: "No teacher doesn't like obedient students, even me. In fact, I feel more pity for Zhu Qing. A little girl came here thousands of miles away at the risk of her life, but ended up finding a young master who lives a life of debauchery. Sometimes I even think that her martial soul should be exchanged with Dai Mubai's martial soul. Maybe Zhu Qing can do better than Dai Mubai."

Ning Rongrong nodded after hearing this, and Shi Yi continued, "Of course, I was also impressed by Zhuqing's performance during the training. She trained very seriously, with a seriousness that was as serious as risking her life. This willpower surpassed all of you, even me. Zhuqing is only slightly inferior to us in martial arts, so I am willing to give her some help within my ability, even though this help may offend Dai Mubai, but I don't think it's worth it."

Shi Yi said this with a trace of guilt in his eyes. He didn't say one more thing. Because of his arrival, everything has changed. Tang San may not lead Shrek to win the championship. Zhu Zhuqing, who could have obtained the Immortal Item, also lost this precious turning point in her life because of him. It can even be said that it was because of the Immortal Item that they were able to defeat Xingluo Royal Academy in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition. With this in mind, Shi Yi set his sights on Ning Rongrong. Although they both lost the opportunity to obtain the Immortal Item, Ning Rongrong's life was much better than Zhu Zhuqing's.

Sometimes fate is so cruel. Ning Rongrong lost her immortal item, Shrek did not win the championship, but these could not affect her. She was still the eldest daughter of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect that had not mixed up with Tang San might have obtained better results under the Spirit Hall. But Zhu Zhuqing was different. Although Zhu Zhuqing tried her best to change her fate, just because of the loss of her immortal item, the probability of defeating Xingluo Royal Academy had dropped to an extremely low level.

"Yes, Zhuqing is indeed very pitiful when she meets someone like Se Lao Hu. Do you think there is a possibility that Se Lao Hu will win over Zhuqing?" Ning Rongrong asked Shi Yi.

Shi Yi shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know, but I will do my best to help her, so maybe that will help a little."

"Aren't you even a little attracted to Zhu Qing?" Ning Rongrong joked.

Shi Yi chuckled and said, "I am moved? Maybe. After all, I am still a normal man, but I am also a rational person. When I am unable to protect others, I am unlikely to consider such a thing, not to mention Zhu Qing's special identity. I don't want to let the people around me face such a fate like Dai Mubai."

Listening to Shi Yi's frank words, Ning Rongrong couldn't find any faults for a moment.

"Okay, stop asking about me and focus on your cultivation."

Ning Rongrong's eyes turned, and the fire of gossip in them did not die down at all: "What about the relationship between Xiao Wu and Tang San?"

Shi Yi smiled and said, "You can't dig anything out of me, so you're moving to another location? Isn't Xiao San and Xiao Wu just like what you saw?"

"They don't look like normal siblings." Ning Rongrong said with a smile.

"You've already seen it, what else is there to say?" Shi Yi said helplessly.

Ning Rongrong glared at Shi Yi and said, "There's no point in talking to you."

"Although I can't get along with Xiao San, he is still my junior brother after all. What good will it do me to reveal his private affairs? Unless..." Shi Yi said and laughed.

Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes at Shi Yi's expression and said unhappily, "Why don't you just stop calling me Shi Yi? You're such a money-grubber!"

"Sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing. How much you can see determines how much you can grasp. This is the first lesson I teach you as a teacher. Xiao San is a very thoughtful person. If you step over any red line, it will only bring you trouble." Shi Yi chuckled.

Ning Rongrong thought of the setbacks she encountered when she first entered the academy, and knew in her heart that Tang San was obviously not an ordinary person. After all, there were only a handful of people on this continent who did not take their Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect seriously.

Ning Rongrong snorted indifferently and said, "If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I don't want to know about his bad deeds. Looking at Tang San and Xiao Wu, I guess they are not good people either."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi nodded in approval and said with a smile, "He is indeed not a good person."

A killer from the Tang Sect and a transformed hundred thousand year old soul beast are indeed not good people.

Ning Rongrong glared at Shi Yi and said, "You are not a good person either."

"I never said that I am a good person. I can be a good person or a bad person. It depends on who is looking at me. Maybe in your eyes I will soon become a good person, a good person for money." Shi Yi chuckled.

Ning Rongrong's eyes flashed with disappointment when she heard this, and she said, "So you only told me so much for money?"

Shi Yi looked at Ning Rongrong and said slowly: "I never think it is shameful to do things for money. Friend is also a very broad term."

When Ning Rongrong heard the word "friend", a hint of evasion appeared in her beautiful eyes, and she remained silent.

"Friends are friends, drinking buddies are friends, business partners are friends, classmates can be friends, teachers can be friends, and friends for life and death can be friends. You don't have to be obsessed with the word friend. You just need to understand who in this world is truly good to you. In fact, for you, like-minded people are always by your side, your father and the two seniors." Shi Yi sighed softly.

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong's eyes turned red and her nose felt sore. She turned her head away and lowered it slightly, as if she didn't want Shi Yi to see her embarrassed look.

The next second, Ning Rongrong heard Shi Yi's familiar voice, "Okay, it's getting late. I have to go back to practice. You should also go back and rest early. Cherish your few days of vacation."

When Ning Rongrong raised her head, Shi Yi's back was gradually disappearing into the distance.

"This guy said he would accompany me shopping, but he ran away after just a short while." Ning Rongrong couldn't help but complain as she looked at Shi Yi's back. However, a faint smile appeared on her pretty face, and she then skipped and skipped back to her shopping.

The seven-day holiday passed quickly, and it was time for training again. During breakfast, Shi Yi looked at Ma Hongjun's face with a look of despair, and he understood something. Maybe Flanders had done a good job of cleaning up his mess. After all, he was his disciple, and he couldn't just sit there and ignore him. But Flanders couldn't continue to let Ma Hongjun go out and cause trouble. Maybe one day he would meet a tough guy and really be killed outside.

On the other hand, Yu Xiaogang's training was also very effective. During the high-intensity training, Ma Hongjun's evil fire stopped breaking out. After all, Ma Hongjun's current cultivation was very weak, and he could still suppress it through training. As his cultivation improved, the evil fire would become stronger, and then he would need an ice-attribute soul master to help suppress it.

During breakfast, Ning Rongrong also greeted Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang readily agreed to Ning Rongrong's request to train with Shi Yi. Judging from the current situation, he no longer holds out much hope for the idea of ​​building a strong team with Tang San as the core, so his main task at present is to train Tang San well. As for the others, there is not much difference between releasing one sheep and releasing a flock of sheep.

Everyone at Shrek looked at Ning Rongrong with surprise, but no one said anything.

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(End of this chapter)