In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 199 Wang Zhao, a Living Legend

"Xiaoying, is that you?"

As a clear and melodious sound rang out, Wang Zhao looked over and saw a pretty and delicate-looking girl wearing an elegant floral dress and carrying a wooden sword on her back walking out of the courtyard.

Her steps were nimble, as if her every move carried some indescribable Taoist charm. Her eyes were large and bright, and there was a little bit of sweat on her forehead, which she must have wiped off earlier.

As soon as she appeared, she looked directly at Wang Zhao and the female disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School beside him, her gaze showing obvious surprise for a moment before she quickly continued, "Xiao Ying, who is he? Why did you bring him here?"

That tone...

Wang Zhao looked her over, a question lingering in his mind. He then thought of a certain possibility, but felt a strange unease.

However, what Wang Zhao didn't know was that the female disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School next to him was already used to this. She just thought, "Miss has become serious again," so she walked up to the little girl, bent down and whispered, "Miss, this is Wang Zhao."

"Um?"

Throughout the conversation, the little girl kept her gaze fixed on Wang Zhao. After hearing what the female disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School said, her eyes immediately lit up with curiosity.

Wang Zhao? Which Wang Zhao? The one who was the master of the Dragon King Palace? The one who defeated a Soul Douluo powerhouse recently, and was even praised by Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin after returning to their sect as being comparable to a top-tier powerhouse like a Title Douluo?

The young girl pondered this in her heart but did not ask aloud. After all, she was very clever. Seeing that Xiao Ying, the female disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School beside her and also a maid she was quite familiar with, had brought Wang Zhao here, she knew it must have been at the behest of her cheap father. And since the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, one of the three upper sects, treated him this way, there was no reason to doubt Wang Zhao's identity.

She then looked at Wang Zhao, knowing that with his strength, he couldn't possibly not hear what Xiao Ying was saying just because her voice was soft. So she didn't try to hide anything and said crisply and generously, "Palace Master Wang Zhao, hello, my name is Ning... Rongrong."

"Oh, so you are Sect Leader Ning's little princess. Hello."

Wang Zhao's expression remained unchanged, and he smiled gently, but inwardly he felt increasingly uneasy.

In particular, when he turned his gaze back to the wooden sword Ning Rongrong was carrying on her back, and noticed the sharp and imposing aura emanating from Ning Rongrong's brows, he realized that it was the sharpness of a resolute and decisive person, not the spoiled and willful demeanor of a little princess.

Is this Ning Rongrong?

All those words ultimately boil down to this one question.

Ning Rongrong can actually use a sword? This wasn't mentioned in the original work. Well, of course, it's possible that this is a real world, and it's reasonable that an elder like Chen Xin would teach her a few sword techniques for self-defense or to train her body... right?

After all, Ning Rongrong, or rather most of the female characters in the original work, are basically appendages or plot devices. Even if Ning Rongrong knew swordsmanship, it would be unlikely to be mentioned in the original work.

Thinking this way, Wang Zhao's doubts were somewhat relieved.

On the other side, seeing Wang Zhao's "gentle smile," Ning Rongrong—well, let's just say Ning Qingyun—for some reason immediately felt a sense of déjà vu as if she were seeing her cheap father. After all, when she was in control of the body, she had carefully observed Ning Fengzhi's manner of speaking to guests, and Wang Zhao at that moment looked very much like him.

To put it bluntly...

A smiling tiger!

However, Ning Qingyun knew in her heart that her adoptive father, as a very important figure in this world, was bound to be complicated, at least when facing his own family, he had never been hypocritical.

If you ask her why she can see it and be so sure, she will only say, "Nothing more than a sword-hearted mind like a clear mirror, reflecting all things."

As for the Lord of the Dragon King Palace, is he also such a person?

Ning Qingyun scrutinized Wang Zhao with deep eyes, quickly noticing that he seemed to be looking at the wooden sword behind her. She reached behind her, took the sword from behind, and held it in her small hand, asking him, "Does the Palace Master perhaps also have an interest in swords?"

and also?

Wang Zhao raised an eyebrow, his expression becoming much more natural. He smiled slightly and said, "To be honest, when I was a child, I also hoped that I could mutate and awaken a sword martial spirit so that I could become a free-spirited swordsman wandering the world. Unfortunately, things never go as planned."

"However, Miss Ning, you haven't awakened your martial soul yet, have you? If nothing unexpected happens, you will probably inherit a supportive sect martial soul like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in the future. However, through my observation, I can see that Miss Ning has been practicing swordsmanship for a long time, and her skill is not bad. Just now, I heard the power of your sword swing through the wall, which seemed to be beyond the range of ordinary people. I thought the person in the courtyard was a Soul Master who had already awakened a martial soul and had good talent. I didn't expect it to be you, Miss Ning. You are truly gifted."

Upon hearing Wang Zhao's somewhat enigmatic words, Ning Qingyun paused, inwardly sighing that this young man, who seemed not much older than her, had already far surpassed her in strength, even before he had awakened his martial spirit. It was highly likely that the cultivation techniques inherited from his previous life were the reason why she had been stuck at the peak of the first level and unable to break through.

Wang Zhao's strength has already begun to touch the pinnacle of this fantasy world, surpassing even her previous life and all the geniuses and heroes she knows from her past life.

According to the information she obtained from her adoptive father, Wang Zhao's achievements in this fantasy world were unprecedented and likely to remain so. Ning Fengzhi privately remarked to her that Wang Zhao was a living legend, a legend still growing; investing in him would be a sure thing, a guaranteed huge return!

Moreover, Wang Zhao's observational skills were extraordinary; he was able to deduce so much from just these seemingly minor details...

With her current soul power—no, her current state should be different from soul power, it would be more appropriate to call it "internal force"—it's more appropriate to call it that.

Although her internal strength was also stuck at a bottleneck because she couldn't break through the first level of her cultivation technique, it was probably no worse than the level 10 soul power in this world, and might even be better. With her internal strength combined with her swordsmanship and other secret techniques, as long as she was given a good quality iron sword, she was even confident that she could take on a beast spirit master one-on-one.

Of course, she doesn't intend to reveal these details to anyone for the time being, and although the other owner of this body inevitably knows the details, she has also sternly ordered him not to divulge them...

In short, if she didn't have memories of her past life, or if her body was currently being controlled by another real "little girl," she probably would already be eyeing this young palace master with sparkling eyes.

He was truly a legendary figure.

(End of this chapter)