"Could someone have put a sack over his head and taken him away?!" Chen Qingling's face was tense, her eyes filled with worry.
"Huh?!"
Ning Rongrong was dumbfounded. That couldn't be right, could it?
How could someone be kidnapped from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?
Did she think the people in the sect were idiots?
Ning Rongrong's face was covered in black lines. "Qingling, who told you that..."
"Uh... stories my father told me when I was little..." Chen Qingling stammered, her expression making Rongrong want to laugh more and more.
Qingling knew a lot, but sometimes she was still naturally a bit... naive.
No, it should be that she was extremely pure, without a single bad thought.
Such a good girl deserved to be protected.
Ning Rongrong blinked playfully. "Qingling, do you think anyone could snatch someone away right under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's nose?"
"Impossible." Chen Qingling felt a stinging heat on her cheeks. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had Title Douluo protecting them. Who would dare to be so audacious?
She was truly too anxious, too afraid of losing something, that she hadn't thought things through.
"Where else haven't we checked?"
"Where..." Chen Qingling's eyes darted around a few times. "I almost forgot to see if Xiao Wu was in her room in the villa!"
Ning Rongrong was silent for a moment, suddenly feeling like she had been influenced by Qingling.
The most likely place had been overlooked.
"Let's go. Xiao Wu is probably diligently cultivating in her room."
"Really?"
Chen Qingling was slightly puzzled. In her time with Xiao Wu, she'd hardly ever seen her training.
No matter how much higher Chen Qingling's soul power level was, Xiao Wu always managed to catch up.
Considering Xiao Wu's true identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Chen Qingling could understand.
The two walked shoulder to shoulder to the Qingling Villa. Pushing open the closed door, they saw Xiao Wu wrapped in a blanket, sound asleep.
Ning Rongrong: …
Who understands! I thought Xiao Wu would diligently meditate and cultivate, but she's just sleeping carelessly.
Chen Qingling chuckled, "Hahaha! Who just said Xiao Wu was meditating and cultivating?"
Ning Rongrong's face flushed red. "Qingling, stop laughing, stop teasing me."
"Really!"
"Actually, when you said Xiao Wu was in the room, I already guessed what she was doing," Chen Qingling said with a mischievous smile.
She couldn't have any bad intentions, just wanted to see Rongrong's reaction.
"Alright!"
"Qingling, you knew but didn't tell me, really! Qingling, you're so bad!"
"Hehe～"
Amid the laughter, Xiao Wu, who was asleep, was woken up. She opened her hazy eyes and, hearing the familiar voices, sat up abruptly.
"You…"
"You're back so soon! Did you get your soul rings?"
"Yep!"
As the words fell, both of them displayed their soul ring configurations.
Ning Rongrong's soul ring configuration was normal, but Chen Qingling's was just ridiculous.
One hundred years, one thousand years, ten thousand years!
She had soul rings of all three levels!
"What? Did that blind you, Xiao Wu? Isn't this soul ring configuration difficult for you?"
Xiao Wu opened her mouth, wanting to say it wasn't difficult, but the words wouldn't come out.
Before level sixty, she wouldn't need to acquire a soul ring at all, able to condense them herself.
She could choose the age of the ring, but to be safe, Xiao Wu wanted to be a normal person to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Look at how dazzling Chen Qingling is; Spirit Hall took notice of her.
(The original novel seems to be like this, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong, readers!)
"Fortunately, I understand. It must be Chen Qingling's dad's Attract Butterfly Flower that worked its magic."
Having experienced it once, Xiao Wu naturally knew how Chen Qingling got her third soul ring.
"Ah, right." Ning Rongrong immediately lost interest, suddenly remembering something, "Xiao Wu, why are you sleeping in?"
"It's cold!"
Xiao Wu was clutching the quilt tightly, looking like she was afraid of the cold.
"This…"
"When I hadn't taken human form yet, I usually went into hibernation, sleeping until I woke up naturally."
Chen Qingling and Ning Rongrong looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
"Um… the covers are warm, Qingling, Rongrong, do you want to come in? Sleep together?" Xiao Wu tentatively suggested, looking at them expectantly.
Even the bold Ning Rongrong hesitated at this moment.
Two people was fine, but three…
They just felt like something wasn't quite right…
Chen Qingling didn't mind. She had always slept with Xiao Wu, so adding another person was no big deal.
Besides, the extra person was her best friend.
"Rongrong, come on in." Chen Qingling pulled Ning Rongrong, leading her into the warm bed.
"Wow... so warm, so comfortable!"
Xiao Wu blushed, "Of course! I've been warming this bed for ages!"
Time flew by, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye, the holiday slipping away.
During this month, the progress of the three girls had slowed down considerably.
Firstly, they were too playful, and secondly, as their soul power levels increased, the time required also became longer.
Ning Rongrong only advanced one level, which was mainly due to the residual medicinal effects of the immortal herbs.
Xiao Wu also leveled up, reaching level fourteen.
Chen Qingling's advancement wasn't as significant, only reaching level thirty-seven.
At this moment, the three girls stood at the entrance of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Rongrong, we should head back to the academy."
"Qingling… Xiao Wu… I don't want to leave you. I… I don't want you to go."
Ning Rongrong, usually so strong, had tears welling up in her eyes this time.
Chen Qingling looked at Rongrong's expression and felt a pang of sympathy, but she had to leave eventually.
She suppressed her feelings of separation and smiled at Ning Rongrong, squinting her eyes.
"Rongrong, all good things must come to an end. We'll see each other again someday, it's not like we're parting forever."
"But…"
"No buts." Chen Qingling stepped forward and gently embraced Ning Rongrong.
After a long moment, they reluctantly released each other.
"Let's go."
"Qingling, Xiao Wu, take care."
Under Ning Rongrong's gaze, Chen Qingling and Xiao Wu boarded the carriage and headed towards Notting City.
Xiao Wu was somber all the way, without her usual laughter.
Seeing Ning Rongrong's sadness at separating from her companions, Xiao Wu felt as if she was witnessing her own impending separation from Chen Qingling.
This was because Chen Qingling had been exceptionally promoted to a senior student and would be graduating in just a year.
By then, Xiao Wu would still be a junior student, forced to watch Qingling graduate and leave, their paths diverging.
"Xiao Wu… what's wrong?"
Chen Qingling was naive, but she could tell something was amiss with Xiao Wu's emotions.
"N-nothing… just thinking about something sad." Xiao Wu offered a casual excuse, not wanting Qingling to worry.
No matter how reluctant she was to separate, she couldn't drag Chen Qingling down; that would be too selfish!
Xiao Wu was determined; she would cherish the next six months she had left to spend with Chen Qingling!
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