Douluo Continent: My plan to slay the gods has been exposed!

Chapter 102 Father and Daughter Meeting

"Ah, he's alive! He's back to life!"

The room was filled with steam, and a faint, bone-soothing tremor could be heard.

In the thick fog, the man lay naked, his face flushed, his eyes closed, leaning against the soft, thick stone. His lower body was completely immersed in the white, warm water, only revealing his upper body, a strong, muscular physique, and the horrifying scars on his chest and abdomen that had healed but still remained.

"If you're going to soak in a hot spring, just relax and enjoy it properly. Can you please stop making such a fuss?"

Ning Xing, who was meditating nearby, opened his eyes and spoke lazily.

"This is the first time I've enjoyed a hot spring like this. It's so much better than any I've ever been to before," Falec chuckled, his eyes narrowed in pure enjoyment. "Before the old house was sold, my dad used to take me there often. It's just a pity that..."

What followed? Falek mumbled, his voice growing softer and softer. Ning Xing, however, had no desire to inquire further. He squinted, submerging most of his body in the water, feeling his body slowly warming up. Even before drinking any alcohol, he felt a slight, drowsy intoxication, which he enjoyed.

It feels so good, I wish it could stay like this forever.

"Snapped!"

A hand slapped the water, making a crisp sound. Ning Xing opened her eyes with some annoyance: "What is it now?"

"That's strange."

Falek looked at his hands, his voice filled with surprise: "Why? I feel my body constantly heating up, and the speed at which my soul power flows is also increasing!"

"And why does this hot spring smell so good?"

If you smell it carefully, you can detect a very faint floral fragrance in the air. It's faint, but it smells very nice, with a strange scent that soothes the brain.

Moreover, the heat in his body wasn't from being soaked in water; he could clearly feel his blood flowing faster, and the wound Titan had left on his chest was faintly itchy.

"Consider yourself lucky, kid. This is a privilege that only core members of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can enjoy once a month," Ning Xing said casually, surfacing with his hands behind his head. "The water contains herbs that promote blood circulation and muscle regeneration, as well as a secret medicine made from the bones and blood of some soul beasts. It not only heals injuries but also accelerates cultivation speed after soaking for a period of time."

"That's so good?"

Falek was greatly surprised: "Is your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School so wealthy? Shouldn't the medicinal herbs be refined and ingested? Why put them in the hot spring water?"

"This is called a medicinal bath, you idiot."

Several questions came at him in quick succession, but Ning Xing simply uttered a lighthearted reply.

The cost of a medicinal bath is not low, but whether it was the former sect leader or the current Ning Fengzhi, they were willing to put in a lot of effort to cultivate the core members of the sect. Even if the investment and the return were not proportional, as long as it was effective, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has never been stingy in this regard.

"Brother Ning, does the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School still accept sons-in-law?" Falek asked shyly.

Ning Xing turned to look at him: "You're still thinking about the young lady?"

"Uh, not really," Falec paused for a moment, then grinned, "Anyone will do. There must be more than just the young lady in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School when it comes to pretty girls, right? Don't you guys require powerful Soul Masters as partners? Ning-ge, what do you think of me?"

"It's impossible for you and the young lady to be together."

The young man's smile was shy yet warm, but it froze when Ning Xing said the next sentence.

"I have to admit your excellence, but some things can't be achieved just by hard work."

With a splash of water, Ning Xing stood up from the hot spring and looked indifferently at Falek. His two-meter-tall body and his refined muscles, which did not look like those of a support Soul Master, carried a strange sense of oppression.

"Why, why?"

"If the young lady were a girl who only admired the strong and abandoned her partner for someone else, would you still like her?"

The scene of their first meeting seemed to reappear before his eyes. The girl walked past him with a tired look on her face, muttering words he couldn't understand, and strands of hair accidentally brushed against his face. But instead of being annoyed, he stared blankly as she stepped into the snack shop with increasingly light steps, her eyes becoming brighter and more charming, and her chubby cheeks from eating were also very cute.

Falco paused for a moment, then answered seriously, "Miss Rongrong is not that kind of person."

"Yes, she's not that kind of person."

Ning Xing wiped the water off her body, pulled the large bathrobe over herself, and said indifferently, "Resilient, confident, beautiful, kind, loyal, sometimes quirky, but also gentle and kind. You could use any of the world's best words to describe a woman to describe this young lady without it being out of place."

"So, my brother."

"What makes you think that spending just an hour or two together each day for the past few months would make her abandon her partner of almost ten years and choose you instead?"

The little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has no shortage of suitors. Even setting aside her identity, Ning Rongrong's own conditions can be described as exceptional. After shedding her naivety, the former little witch has become a reliable partner who can stand on her own.

You're not the only one who cares about her. Thinking of Ning Rongrong's experiences along the way, even Ning Xing, who had been secretly protecting her for a long time, could only feel a pang of sorrow.

"I see."

Falco took a deep breath, submerged his head in the warm pool water, and his voice was muffled and deep.

What do you know?

Has he truly given up, or does he have other plans?

Ning Xing didn't want to know, nor was he too lazy to rack his brains. He straightened the belt around his waist and strode out of the room.

"The clothes are outside. Once you're dressed, walk out through the middle corridor and don't go near the women's bath area blocked off by the red cloth on the right."

What will happen if we get closer?

"You can try it, it's guaranteed to be secure."

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When the two came out after changing their clothes, the room was already full of people. Cai Jiu, covered in bandages, was drinking and eating meat with a serious expression, while several newcomers were excitedly sitting in the corner checking the armor and equipment.

The girl sitting by the window wore a floral dress, her delicate skin after a bath blending with the sunlight, creating an ethereal beauty. She turned the pages quickly, her gaze sweeping across each line before moving on to the next page in just over ten seconds. However, this wasn't always the case; at least in Falec's eyes, her gaze would sometimes linger on a passage or a single point of view for a considerable time.

"Falec, that's your spot over there."

As the young man stared in disbelief, his smiling companion pushed him to the other side.

"Sister Dao, this kid's been smitten, he's in your hands now."

"If you've gone crazy from being with me, stay away from me. I hate stupidity." The woman's voice clearly betrayed her anger.

"That's it, this kid won't be liked by either side."

Just as Ning Xing was waving her hand helplessly, a handsome middle-aged man with a refined demeanor opened the door with a smile. His gaze fell on Ning Rongrong by the window, and his smile deepened.

"Seeing that everyone is safe and sound, I, Ning, can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"metropolitan!"

"Father?"

The girl closed the book, looked up at him, and her eyes curved into crescent moons.

(End of this chapter)