"Met her on the way back from the Star Dou Great Forest," Yang Yunhai answered casually.
"Hero saving the beauty?!" Du Guyan blurted out immediately.
If it wasn't a classic hero-rescues-beauty situation, she couldn't imagine how the young lady of the Zhu family ended up with Yang Yunhai.
Zhu Zhuqing inexplicably lowered her head, her eyes avoiding everyone's gaze as she continued eating silently.
Yang Yunhai was also momentarily unsure how to respond. He did save her, but technically he was the one who electrocuted her in the first place.
Du Guyan raised an eyebrow, gave Yang Yunhai a glance, then turned her attention to Zhu Zhuqing, speaking meaningfully, "Zhuqing, you'd better act fast. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, there's never a shortage of beautiful female soul masters. You never know when someone might snatch Junior Brother Yunhai away."
"Handsome, skilled, and part of the Heaven Dou first team,he's basically a walking treasure."
Zhu Zhuqing remained silent.
"Ahem…" Yang Yunhai couldn't watch this any longer and interrupted, "Senior Sister, please stop playing matchmaker. Zhuqing and I are just ordinary friends. Back then, she didn't have anywhere to go, and I was traveling alone to Heaven Dou City for the first time. In a foreign place, it helps to have someone with you for safety, so I invited her to come along."
"Think about it, we've known each other for less than half a month,there's no way there's anything like what you're thinking."
Hearing that, and seeing that Zhu Zhuqing was the quiet type, Du Guyan lost interest, shrugged, and said, "Fine, fine. I was trying to help you, and you don't even appreciate it. What an unromantic guy."
With that, she continued eating.
Seeing this, Yang Yunhai said no more and focused on his own meal.
While eating, his mind was busy thinking.
"It's best to wait a bit longer before revealing Du Guyan's poisoning. Wait until we're more familiar with each other,otherwise, it might come across too abruptly and cause misunderstandings. Also need to find the right moment... March and April have lots of rainy days. Maybe I can wait until she has a flare-up."
"No rush, there's still time. Tang San and the others are only just beginning their three-month first-phase training."
"Besides, even if I could go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well now, I definitely wouldn't consume any immortal herbs."
"After all, Bishop Salas will return next month. If Chrysanthemum Douluo comes with him and senses a surge in my power and the aura of other herbs on me, that would be difficult to explain."
"Haste makes waste. I've come this far,what's a little more patience?"
With that thought, his mood calmed slightly. He continued eating while casually chatting with the new teammates.
At the same time, in another place,within the reception hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
"Greetings, Teacher." Upon seeing Ning Fengzhi enter the hall with Sword Douluo, Qian Renxue rose from her seat and respectfully bowed.
"No need to be so formal," Ning Fengzhi smiled warmly, walked to the main seat, and sat down. He asked gently, "Qinghe, what brings you here all of a sudden? It's not often you visit the clan in the middle of the day."
Qian Renxue sat down again and said politely, "It's because of a child. Something unusual happened to him,something that I thought might interest you, Teacher."
"Oh?" Ning Fengzhi's brows lifted slightly.
"This morning, I went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to check on this year's enrollment…" Qian Renxue began recounting the details.
"There really exists such a miraculous item in the world?!" Ning Fengzhi's expression changed after hearing the full story.
"I believe it's unlikely to be fake," Qian Renxue continued. "I saw with my own eyes his sparring match with Yu Tianheng. If it wasn't for martial spirit evolution, there's no way he could've reached that level of power. There's no other explanation for the changes in his body either."
"Indeed, the time is too short, and the changes too dramatic," Ning Fengzhi nodded slowly.
Qian Renxue agreed, then added, "Teacher, since the boy could randomly stumble upon such a rare item in those mountains, there might be more hidden there. It's a long shot, but it doesn't hurt to try. If we can find another one, it could be very useful."
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi turned to Sword Douluo beside him. "Uncle Chen, please handle this."
"Alright." Sword Douluo nodded and left without another word.
Ning Fengzhi then turned back to Qian Renxue and smiled, "Qinghe, congratulations."
"Defeating someone at level 39 while only at level 31, and it's Yu Tianheng no less,that kind of prodigy choosing to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy is a huge win for you."
"Maybe we should thank the Spirit Hall," Qian Renxue smiled faintly.
"Oh?" Ning Fengzhi was surprised. "The boy has a connection to the Spirit Hall?"
"Possibly." Qian Renxue nodded and explained, "When he described the origin of his first soul ring, I could hear a hint of dissatisfaction with Spirit Hall in his tone. As for the second ring, he hunted the soul beast alone,an extremely risky move that made me suspicious."
"Maybe Spirit Hall helped him with his first soul ring, but they were careless about it."
She leaned forward slightly. "I suspect this because of his unique martial spirit."
"That boy's spirit is a mutated Blue Silver Grass,an adverse mutation with conflicting energy within. According to him, he needs to keep adding plant-type soul rings to increase vitality and suppress its flaws. That makes the quality of those soul rings very important."
"I've already sent someone to investigate his background. We'll soon find out exactly what connection he has with Spirit Hall."
"If that's true, then Spirit Hall might've just missed out on a rising star," Ning Fengzhi shook his head slightly.
The quality of a soul ring directly affects how well it suppresses a martial spirit's flaws. If Spirit Hall gave him a low-quality, short-lived plant-type beast to hunt at his most desperate time, it would be no surprise if he harbored resentment.
Now that Yang Yunhai's martial spirit has evolved and the flaw has been resolved, it would be hard for Spirit Hall to win him back.
In Ning Fengzhi's view, Spirit Hall wasn't exactly wrong. After all, Yang Yunhai awakened a universally acknowledged trash martial spirit,Blue Silver Grass, and an adverse variant at that. Any major power would've deemed him unworthy of cultivation.
The problem was Yang Yunhai's incredible luck in finding a rare herb that evolved his spirit and drastically increased his strength.
Since it was all an accident, no one could have predicted such results.
"Perhaps I should find a time to meet him…" Ning Fengzhi thought to himself.
A soul master with this level of talent, and the potential to become a Title Douluo, was definitely someone the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan should try to recruit.
"By the way, Teacher,where is Junior Sister Rongrong?" Qian Renxue suddenly asked.
"Ah," Ning Fengzhi sighed, his expression taking on a father's worry. "She ran off on her own again."
"She's growing up. Harder to keep track of now."
"No need to worry, Teacher," Qian Renxue quickly reassured him. "She might just be bored at home and wanted to get out for some fresh air."
The two began to chat about family matters.
Soon, a servant entered through the side door, carrying food.
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