Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 244 The Bet

Ning Rongrong bit her lip upon hearing Ning Feiliu's words.

Ning Mingrui sighed and glanced at Ning Rongrong.

With Rongrong here now, he and Fei Liu definitely can't say anything to each other.

Let's let Fei Liu calm down first.

"Then I'll escort Rongrong there first, but Fei Liu... could you stay here for a few days? I'll come find you later to go back together," Ning Mingrui said.

Ning Feiliu thought about it and concluded that there was nothing wrong with it.

So he nodded and said, "Alright then, I'll rest here for a few days and wait for my brother to go back together."

"Alright, Rongrong, fellow disciples, elders, let's go." Ning Mingrui said to Ning Rongrong and the others who were with her.

"Yes..." Ning Rongrong and the others who accompanied her said in unison.

Then they turned and left the hotel, boarded the horse-drawn carriages outside, and continued their journey.

The target is... Soto City.

Ning Feiliu turned around, took the hotel room voucher, and went upstairs to rest, while also asking the hotel staff to arrange a sumptuous meal.

Xue Di hasn't eaten anything in so long, she's really craving this.

……

On the other hand, Soto City is actually not very far from Barak City.

In addition, Ning Mingrui and his group were all Soul Masters, and the horses driven by the caravan were half-soul beast horses, which were hybrids of soul beasts and soul beasts, just like the Royal Knights of the Heaven Dou Empire, making them extremely fast.

So less than two days later, they arrived outside Soto.

Just then, Ning Rongrong said to Ning Mingrui, "Big brother... you can drop me off here, you can go back now."

She still hopes not to rely on her family or sect. Although her personality has changed, her deep-seated persistence has not diminished but has become even stronger.

"How can that be... I'd better meet your academy first, so I can ask the dean and teachers there to take good care of you." Ning Mingrui still wanted to escort Ning Rongrong directly to Shrek Academy.

He truly embodies the qualities of an elder brother, showing a fatherly care for his younger siblings.

"No need... Big brother, I'm very grateful to you, but many times I'm like third brother, relying on myself and not others." Ning Rongrong said earnestly to Ning Mingrui.

She seemed to realize something and added, "Of course... I'm not saying I have to be better than Third Brother or anything, I just want to prove myself."

"My third brother is amazing, he's a genius. I know I can't compare to him no matter how hard I try, but I still want to prove that I'm not as worthless as he says. I just want to prove it a little bit..."

Seeing Ning Rongrong like this, Ning Mingrui sighed deeply.

Therefore, he did not continue to insist on escorting Ning Rongrong, because he knew that continuing like this would be tantamount to constantly undermining Ning Rongrong's self-confidence.

This is definitely not a good thing for Ning Rongrong.

Ning Mingrui will still genuinely consider others' needs; he won't assume that just because something is for someone's good, it truly is.

Moreover, he had some other ideas.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll head back now. Rongrong, please be careful out there."

"Okay, big brother, I understand." Ning Rongrong nodded in response.

And so she alighted from the luxurious carriage of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and headed alone to Soto City.

She remembered that the start date for most advanced soul master academies was still two days away, so she planned to rest in Soto City for a while and then go to Shrek Academy to register two days later.

However, Ning Mingrui was not truly at ease.

He summoned his two Soul King disciples and instructed them, "Senior brothers, please take care of Rongrong during this time. You can return once Rongrong enrolls in Shrek Academy."

The period before enrolling in Shrek Academy was still somewhat dangerous, after all, Ning Rongrong was only a support-type Soul Master without combat abilities.

After enrolling in Shrek Academy, I heard that the dean is a Soul Saint and there are many teachers, so he will definitely protect Rongrong's safety.

Then of course I can come back.

"Yes, Young Master." The two Soul King-level outer disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School immediately responded.

Then they left the convoy and secretly stayed by Ning Rongrong's side to protect her safety.

Ning Mingrui then ordered, "Let's go back to Barak Royal City and find my third brother."

"yes!"

Immediately, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's carriage convoy changed direction again and returned to Barak Royal City along the original route.

……

As evening fell, two young men walked in through the west gate of Soto.

They both looked to be only teenagers, and they weren't carrying any luggage; one was a boy and the other a girl.

The boy was dressed simply, looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old, and was about 1.7 meters tall. He wore a light blue outfit that looked very neat, with a belt inlaid with twenty-four jade stones around his waist. His black, medium-length hair barely reached his shoulders. He was not handsome at all, just slightly good-looking.

If the boy looks very ordinary, with only one thing that sets him apart, then the girl next to him will not look so ordinary.

Her silky black hair was neatly braided into a scorpion braid, which still reached past her calves. She was half an inch taller than the boy. She wore a pink top that tightly covered her developing figure.

Her waist was so slender it could be encircled with a single hand, and most importantly...

Her long, slender legs were encased in white trousers, perfectly proportioned. Although she looked young and her face still had a touch of childishness, her round, pert buttocks already possessed a certain allure.

Her naturally curved eyebrows and big, watery eyes paired with her slightly round, rosy face not only made her beautiful but also gave her a charming and delicate look. The word "cute" seemed to be tailor-made for her.

The ordinary boy standing next to her was completely overshadowed by her outstanding beauty.

Tang San! Xiao Wu!

They are the male and female protagonists of Douluo Continent!

They are currently arriving in Soto City, laughing and joking, with the same purpose as in the original story: to study at Shrek Academy here, as instructed by Master Yu Xiaogang.

"We've finally arrived at this Soto City... I really don't know what the master was thinking. Several intermediate-level soul master academies have offered to recruit us unconditionally, but he insisted on making you take the exam at this lousy academy that doesn't even have a ranking system." Xiao Wu complained directly.

Tang San indulged Xiao Wu in every way, and luckily he had a good temper and could tolerate Xiao Wu's personality.

But his endurance was indeed worthwhile.

Because of his great forbearance, he later obtained the soul ring and soul bone of his deceased wife, which Xiao Wu had sacrificed herself for.

In the end, in order to revive Xiao Wu, he not only got the chance to replace his low-level spirit ring, but also obtained the spirit rings and spirit bones of the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

This is definitely worth it.

They walked along, joking and playing, following the original plot. Since the date for the advanced academy to recruit soul masters had not yet arrived, they needed to find a place to stay temporarily.

This is precisely why they happened to encounter Dai Mubai, and then Tang San and Dai Mubai began a contest!

In the end, Dai Mubai acknowledged Tang San's strength and they began to "appreciate each other"... or rather, they became kindred spirits.

……

Ning Feiliu stayed at a hotel in Barak Royal City for about three days.

Then Ning Mingrui returned and went straight to Ning Feiliu.

"Big brother, you're finally back!" Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"Yes, I just dropped Rongrong off there," Ning Mingrui nodded and said.

"Alright then, let's go back to Tiandou City," Ning Feiliu said directly.

He didn't find it boring to stay here for the past three days; in fact, he could even properly feed the Snow Emperor.

Watching Yuki-tei eat is quite interesting; it feels a bit like raising a daughter.

Moreover, Xue Di, who loves to eat, is simply the best grandson in his grandmother's eyes. He eats a lot, but he doesn't smack his lips, and he looks like he's enjoying his food.

Ning Feiliu finally understood why some people liked watching mukbang videos in her past life.

This looks delicious!

However, after these three days, it's time to go back.

To be honest, he also missed Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, his cheap teachers.

Most importantly, he hasn't contacted me for so long, I'm really afraid Dugu Yan will worry about him.

So you should go back as soon as possible and see Dugu Yan to put her mind at ease.

However, at this moment, Ning Mingrui looked at him very seriously and said, "Fei Liu, do you remember what you promised me?"

"What?" Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment.

"What I promised you, brother? The immortal herb? It might not be enough when we get back, maybe a few more years. But it's not a big problem, brother. Anyway, you haven't broken through the shackles of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda yet, so the immortal herb won't be of much use right now." He seemed to have misunderstood, and after thinking for a moment, he said this.

Immortal herbs cultivated using accelerated methods and potions will have significantly reduced effects, probably only enough to transform the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

The effects of increasing soul power and accelerating cultivation speed will probably be gone.

"The immortal herb... I don't really mind it." Ning Mingrui shook his head and said, "I don't really have any other thoughts now. I just hope that you, Shouzong, Xiaosi, Xiaowu, Rongrong, and you, Feiliu, and the sect will all be well."

"Big brother, what's wrong?" Ning Feiliu was still a little confused.

"Fei Liu, you once said that you've always considered Rongrong your sister, and all these years..." Ning Mingrui looked into his eyes and said, "Seeing Rongrong like that, do you still think she hasn't regretted it?"

Ning Feiliu never expected that what his elder brother Ning Mingrui wanted to say was this—a lie he had told Ning Mingrui years ago to appease him.

When he recalled Ning Rongrong's appearance when he saw her before, it seemed that... she had indeed become much more restrained?

However, he sneered and said, "That's just her disguise. Old habits die hard. She's still the same. Don't be fooled by her, brother."

Ning Mingrui frowned immediately and said, "Fei Liu, can't you... take a look at Rongrong's changes? I don't believe she's really the kind of person you say she is. She was just spoiled in the past. What you did was right; you corrected Rongrong's spoiled personality. So... can't you take a look at how Rongrong has changed now?"

"Let's take another look?" Ning Feiliu shook her head and said, "I'll say it again, a rotten orange is a rotten orange. People like Ning Rongrong, who were ungrateful bastards who didn't appreciate their family's kindness before, will remain ungrateful bastards for life!"

"Really..." Ning Mingrui had calmed down by now. He looked at Ning Feiliu and said, "Feiliu, you have to see things with your own eyes to know the truth. You'd better take a look before you speak."

"How about this, big brother, I'll make a bet with you," Ning Feiliu said with a smile, quite confidently. "Next, Ning Rongrong will reveal her true nature as a spoiled young lady at Shrek Academy, and then get taught a lesson by outsiders... I promise you, I'll stand up for her this time, but once she really does that, you should be able to see that everything she did was just a pretense, right?"

"Don't try to persuade me about these things when the time comes, okay?"

According to the original plot, Ning Rongrong cheated by using her soul power during the brain-dead physical training arranged by Flander, and then her true nature was exposed. She was then taught a lesson by Dai Mubai, Tang San and the others.

This was exactly what Ning Feiliu had wanted to see: Tang San and the others teaching Ning Rongrong a lesson would be the best outcome.

Ning Mingrui frowned, but still said, "I believe Rongrong's change is real. Rongrong is no longer as unruly as before."

"So...shall we bet?" Ning Feiliu asked.

"I bet, Fei Liu, you'll see that Rongrong has really changed," Ning Mingrui said confidently.

"Okay... Big brother, you rest for a while, and then we'll go to Soto City together." Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

Ning Mingrui only rested for half a day before they set off again.

However, this time the entire convoy was not traveling together. In order to get to Shrek Academy as quickly as possible and let her older brother see that Ning Rongrong was still the same spoiled young lady she used to be, Ning Feiliu and Ning Mingrui traveled light and quickly, and arrived in Soto City in just half a day.

……

Ning Mingrui and Ning Feiliu were on their way.

Shrek Academy's admissions ceremony is underway.

Ning Rongrong looked at Shrek Academy not far away and obediently joined the queue.

This Shrek Academy looked rather shabby. At the village entrance stood a table, behind which sat an elderly man in his sixties. What was truly astonishing was…

At the village entrance, there's only a wooden archway with a slightly tattered plaque hanging above it, bearing the simple five characters: Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong patiently waited in line to register; she was no longer so impatient or judging people by their appearance.

And if she can really become a Soul Master, what do these things matter?

However, at that moment...

A boy came to the desk to register.

The old man said lazily, "The registration fee is ten gold soul coins. Just put it in that box."

The boy's father, who was accompanying him, quickly took out ten gold soul coins and put them into a box made of several wooden planks.

Extend a hand.

The young man extended his hand to the old man, who squeezed it twice, shook his head, and said, "You're not old enough. You can leave now."

This wasn't something to be upset about, but then the Shrek Academy teachers refused to refund the ten gold soul coins registration fee!

This is not a good thing!

(End of this chapter)