Douluo Continent: Ning Rongrong? Even a dog wouldn't chase her.

Chen Xin gathered his soul power and shouted towards the Heavenly Capital Royal Academy.

His words immediately resonated throughout the entire Tiandou Academy.

"Hmm? Whose voice is that? What do they want with Gu Rong?"

Dugu Bo was the first to notice the sound. He turned his head to look at the school gate, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Despite his doubts, he did not hesitate and rushed towards the school gate.

On the other side, Gu Rong was meditating in his quiet room, but upon hearing that familiar voice, his brows furrowed.

"Why is that old bastard Chen Xin here?"

"What does he want from me?"

Gu Rong recognized the owner of the voice, but couldn't figure out the other person's purpose either.

But after much deliberation, he decided to go out and take a look.

The next second, his figure vanished from the quiet room and, after flashing twice, arrived at the school gate.

At the same time, he noticed Dugu Bo, who had come along, but didn't pay much attention to him.

"Hmm? Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, what brings you here to see me?"

Gu Rong stood calmly in front of the two and asked.

"Uncle Gu, I've come to invite you back to the sect."

Ning Fengzhi spoke first, making his purpose clear.

"Gu Rong, is this how you act as a sect-protecting elder?"

"You just left like that, and haven't come back for a whole year. What are you thinking?"

Chen Xin's tone was not as gentle as Ning Fengzhi's; his face was full of anger, as if he felt that Gu Rong had done something wrong.

"I'm not going back, so please don't come looking for me again."

Gu Rong didn't want to say much, simply and clearly stating his attitude.

"Not going back?"

"Gu Rong, what are you thinking? Have you forgotten the great kindness the sect leader has shown you?"

What on earth are you doing right now?!

Chen Xin angrily rebuked Gu Rong, his eyes filled with rage.

He had a deep friendship with Gu Rong, which was why he was so angry when Gu Rong left without saying goodbye.

"Alright, Uncle Jian, this was originally my fault."

"I came here today to try to get Uncle Gu's forgiveness, to apologize to him, and then, if possible, I hope Uncle Gu can come back with me."

Ning Fengzhi's face was full of apology, and his tone sounded very sad.

"Forgive me? What do you want me to forgive you for?"

"Should I forgive you for breaking your promise to Yi'er, or should I forgive you for deceiving me?"

Gu Rong remained calm and asked in return.

“I did not break my promise to Yi’er. It was Rongrong who caused the trouble, and I was unaware of it beforehand.”

"The reason I lied to you was because I didn't want to lose you and Xiao Yi. I wanted to apologize to you in person after you brought Xiao Yi back."

"But I never expected that we would be apart for a whole year."

Ning Fengzhi defended himself as if nothing was wrong.

"This...is this true?"

Gu Rong stared into Ning Fengzhi's eyes and asked suspiciously.

"Heh~" Ning Fengzhi chuckled lightly, "Of course it's true."

"Uncle Gu, I consider you my family, how could I bear to lose you?"

"I really want to apologize, so would you be willing to forgive me?"

Chapter 113 Lies

"I don't want to!"

"I'll answer this question for my grandfather!"

Just as Gu Rong was somewhat moved, Gu Yi's voice fell from the sky and resounded in everyone's ears.

The next moment, Gu Yi, carrying Zhu Zhuqing, fell from the air and stopped between Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong.

He gently put Zhu Zhuqing down first, then turned to look at Ning Fengzhi.

His sharp gaze made Ning Fengzhi feel a little uneasy.

"What did you just say, kid?"

Before Ning Fengzhi could speak, Chen Xin couldn't hold back any longer and scolded Gu Yi.

"I said no, and I'll answer that question directly on behalf of my grandfather!"

Gu Yi repeated his original words with neither arrogance nor servility.

"you!"

Seeing that Gu Yi dared to speak to him like that, Chen Xin was furious and raised his right hand high.

But just then, Gu Rong suddenly appeared beside Gu Yi, glaring at Chen Xin.

"What do you want to do, Chenxin?"

He couldn't tolerate anyone attacking Gu Yi in front of him, not even his former best friend!

"He has no respect for his elders. Shouldn't I teach him a lesson?"

Chen Xin countered with a question.

"No."

Without a second thought, Gu Rong gave his answer.

"Humph!"

Seeing that Gu Rong was so stubborn, Chen Xin had no choice but to withdraw his hand.

He came here to persuade Gu Rong to go back; he couldn't push them too far.

"Why? Xiao Yi, you should know that I didn't do what happened that day. Why can't you forgive me?"

Ning Fengzhi ignored them and instead started arguing with Gu Yi.

He knew that as long as Gu Yi was willing to go back with him, Gu Rong would naturally be willing as well.

“I know you probably didn’t do it, but our agreement was that you would take good care of them.”

"It doesn't mean you can't lay a hand on them."

“You broke the agreement. Not only did you fail to take care of them, you also put them in danger.”

Even after that, you didn't immediately think about how to keep me or how to apologize to me.

"On the contrary, they are hunting me down everywhere, just for the immortal herb on my body."

Gu Yi refuted each point one by one, becoming increasingly agitated as he spoke.

"I've already explained all of this. It's because I wanted to find you before I could apologize to you, right?"

"I sent people out only to find you, not to hurt you, Xiao Yi."

Ning Fengzhi continued to explain in a deliberately profound manner.

"Oh? Is that so? Then why didn't you come looking for us after you learned that my grandfather had joined the Spirit Hall?"

"You've probably been busy absorbing knowledge and breaking through to the next level, haven't you?"

"Are you still thinking about us?"

Gu Yi scoffed again.

He had long since seen through Ning Fengzhi's true colors. He was just trying to gain Gu Rong's sympathy by playing the victim and getting her to go back with him.

But none of this mattered to Gu Yi. Did he want Gu Yi to go back and suffer humiliation again? No way!

"You...you...how could you think like that?"

"The reason I haven't come to see you for a while is because there have been just too many things to do. As you know, it's during the competition, and I just can't find the time."

Ning Fengzhi again

Gan explained.

"Really?"

"Do you think those things are more important than me and Grandpa combined?"

"You're just making excuses!"

Gu Yi showed no mercy and exposed Ning Fengzhi's lie once again.

He now really thinks Ning Fengzhi is shameless enough. He has already done such a thing, yet he still wants to take his grandfather back.

Even now, they're still trying to gain their sympathy by lying. How despicable!

"Can't you really forgive your uncle?"

"I promise this will never happen again, please forgive me."

"How about it, considering how much your uncle has taken care of you all these years?"

Seeing that lying was useless, Ning Fengzhi directly resorted to the emotional card; this was his last chance.

If even that doesn't work, then he's out of ideas.

"If it had been Ning Rongrong who had the accident that day, could you forgive me?"

Gu Yi didn't want to waste any more words and asked in return.