"Could it be someone put a sack over his head and took him away!" Chen Qingling's expression was tense, her eyes filled with worry.
"Huh?!"
Ning Rongrong was dumbfounded. That couldn't be right, could it?
How could someone be snatched away in a sack within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!
Did she think the people of the sect were idiots?
Ning Rongrong's face was covered in black lines. "Qingling, who told you that…"
"Uh… a story Daddy told me when I was little…" Chen Qingling stammered, the more she looked, the more Ning Rongrong wanted to laugh.
Qingling knew a lot, but sometimes she was still naturally… clueless.
No, it should be said that she was incredibly pure, without a single bad thought.
Such a good girl deserved to be protected.
Ning Rongrong blinked playfully, "Qingling, do you think anyone could kidnap someone right under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's nose?"
"Impossible." Chen Qingling felt a burning sensation on her cheeks. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had Titled Douluo protecting them, who would dare to act so brazenly?
She had been too anxious, too afraid of losing, that she hadn't thought things through properly.
"Where else haven't we checked?"
"Where..." Chen Qingling's eyes darted around for a few seconds, "I almost forgot to check if Xiao Wu was in her room in the villa!"
Ning Rongrong was silent for a moment, suddenly feeling as if she had been influenced by Qingling.
They had been ignoring the most likely place.
"Let's go. Xiao Wu is probably diligently cultivating in her room."
"Is that so?"
Chen Qingling was a little puzzled. In her time with Xiao Wu, she'd hardly seen her training.
No matter how much her soul power level surpassed Xiao Wu's, Xiao Wu always managed to catch up.
Thinking about her true identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Chen Qingling could understand.
The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder to the Qingling Villa. When they pushed open the tightly shut door, they saw Xiao Wu curled up in a quilt, sound asleep.
Ning Rongrong: ...…
Who understands! I thought Xiao Wu would be diligently meditating and cultivating, but instead, she's sleeping like a carefree person.
Chen Qingling chuckled, "Hahaha! Who just said Xiao Wu was meditating?"
Ning Rongrong's face flushed red. "Qingling, stop laughing at me! Stop teasing me."
"Seriously!"
"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, she just wanted to see how Rongrong would react.
"Alright!"
"Qingling, you knew and didn't tell me! Really! Qingling, you're so bad!"
"Giggle..."
Amidst the laughter, Xiao Wu was awakened from her sleep. She opened her blurry 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, the two revealed their soul ring configurations.
Ning Rongrong's soul ring configuration was normal, but Chen Qingling's was simply outrageous.
Hundred-year, thousand-year, ten-thousand-year!
She had soul rings of all three levels!
"What? Did it blind you, Xiao Wu? Is this soul ring configuration too difficult for you?"
Xiao Wu opened her mouth, wanting to say it wasn't difficult, but she couldn't.
Before reaching level sixty, she wouldn't need to acquire any soul rings; she could create them herself.
She could choose the age of the ring, but to be on the safe side, Xiao Wu wanted to be a normal person, so as not to attract unnecessary trouble.
Look at how outstanding Chen Qingling is; she caught the Spirit Hall's attention.
(I think that's how it was in the original, right? Correct me if I'm wrong, esteemed readers!)
"Luckily, I understand. It must be that Chen Qingling's dad's Attracting 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 instantly lost interest, then suddenly remembered something, "Xiao Wu, why are you sleeping in?"
"It's cold!"
Xiao Wu was tightly clutching the blanket, looking as if 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, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Um… the covers are very warm, Qingling, Rongrong, do you want to come in? Sleep together?" Xiao Wu weakly suggested, looking at the two of them expectantly.
Even the bold Ning Rongrong hesitated at this moment.
Two people they could accept, but three…
Something just didn't feel right…
Chen Qingling didn't mind. She had always slept with Xiao Wu, so adding another person was no big deal.
Besides, that 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 up for ages!"
Time flew by, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye, the holiday time slipping away quickly.
During this month, the progress of the three girls had slowed down considerably.
Firstly, they were too busy having fun, and secondly, as their soul power levels increased, the time required to level up also became longer.
Ning Rongrong only increased one level, and this was mainly due to the residual medicinal effects of the immortal herbs.
Xiao Wu also leveled up, reaching rank fourteen.
Chen Qingling's advancement wasn't significant, only reaching rank thirty-seven.
At this moment, the three girls stood at the gate of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Rongrong, we should return to the academy."
"Qingling… Xiao Wu… I don't want to leave you, I… I don't want you to go."
Ning Rongrong, usually strong, had tears in her eyes this time.
Chen Qingling looked at Rongrong's appearance, feeling reluctant, but she had to leave eventually.
She suppressed her feelings of separation and smiled at Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, there's no feast that doesn't end. We'll see each other again someday, it's not like we're parting forever."
"But…"
"No buts." Chen Qingling walked forward and gently embraced Ning Rongrong.
After a long moment, the two reluctantly separated.
"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 downcast the whole journey, devoid of her usual cheerfulness.
Seeing Ning Rongrong's sadness at parting with her companions, Xiao Wu felt as if she was witnessing her own imminent separation from Chen Qingling.
This was because Chen Qingling had been exceptionally promoted to a senior student and would graduate in just a year.
By then, Xiao Wu would still be a junior student, forced to watch Chen Qingling graduate and leave, their paths diverging.
"Xiao Wu... What's wrong?"
Chen Qingling was naive, but she could sense that something was amiss with Xiao Wu.
"N-nothing... Just thinking about something sad," Xiao Wu used a random excuse to brush it off. She didn't want Chen Qingling to worry about her.
No matter how unwilling she was to part, she absolutely couldn't be a burden to Chen Qingling. That would be too selfish!
Xiao Wu resolved to cherish the remaining six months she had with Chen Qingling!
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