Ye Lingling's disappointment was completely countered by Ning Rongrong, coupled with her confidence in Zhuge Lan—she clearly had no worries whatsoever.
Saying this now
was merely to satisfy her desire to be coquettish.
During this period, and with Zhuge Lan's behavior just now,
Ning Rongrong had truly come to enjoy this feeling of being coquettish.
And without a doubt…
this kind of coquettishness was indeed quite effective on men.
Zhuge Lan was indeed very susceptible to it.
In the past, when Ning Rongrong acted coquettishly, he would affectionately pull her into his arms, granting her every wish.
Why?
Because he wanted to pamper his own woman.
Cuteness is justice!
But Ning Rongrong might have overlooked one point—
besides the effectiveness…
Sometimes, Wan'er's allure is stronger when she acts coquettishly…
"So—"
Zhuge Lan looked at Ning Rongrong's posture, his breathing becoming heavier as he took another step forward, his voice slightly hoarse as he asked—
"My cute and charming little witch, what do you want to say?"
"A reward!"
Ning Rongrong smiled smugly and brightly, thinking that her man had finally been moved by her previous efforts—
"I've done so much, I definitely need a reward, right?"
Little did she know.
Ning Rongrong's actions did indeed make Zhuge Lan wave his hand, but what happened next was truly beyond her expectations.
"What?"
Amidst a gasp, Ning Rongrong was caught completely off guard, successfully ambushed by Zhuge Lan.
Before she could react, Ning Rongrong felt the strong heartbeat coming from Zhuge Lan's chest.
She could now clearly sense that something was wrong with his emotions.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong finally realized something was wrong and cautiously said,
"Brother Lan, I haven't finished yet..."
"Hehe..."
Zhuge Lan chuckled naturally, his tone inexplicably deep:
"Of course, it's to give my dearest little witch the reward she wants."
"Don't worry."
"I'll prepare your reward properly."
"I definitely won't let you down..."
—Zhuge Lan emphasized the word "disappointment. "
This directly frightened Ning Rongrong quite a bit, and she panicked—she had already gone too far.
If it came to what Zhuge Lan meant by "not being disappointed"...
she might not be able to handle it, she really couldn't handle it.
The reward wasn't about that!
Ning Rongrong quickly tugged at Zhuge Lan's sleeve, and her tone became ingratiating—
"Brother Lan."
"Rongrong knows she was wrong, Rongrong doesn't want the reward anymore, okay?"
"We'll talk about the rest later—"
"Brother Lan!"
As the training room door was completely sealed shut by Zhuge Lan, the voices between the two grew weaker and weaker.
It's clear that
a long and arduous battle has begun. Though not yet over, the loser is already decided!
...
On the other side.
Ye Lingling and her teammates, along with the remaining members of Blazing Fire Academy, were still touring the academy.
Initially, not many people had high hopes for the academy's facilities—
after all, everyone else had been poached by Ning Fengzhi with irresistible high salaries.
Ye Lingling, however, was purely there to see Zhuge Lan, drawn by him.
As a result, no one present cared about the academy itself; they were only interested in the gold soul coins, or rather, the people.
Moreover—
they all knew the original site very well.
It was just Blue Tyrant Academy.
No matter how good it was, how good could it be?
If it weren't for the new dean being Zhuge Lan, with Ning Fengzhi as an angel investor—actually, as his subordinate—behind it all...
Normally, they would never patronize this place.
However, what no one realized was
the sheer power of money!
Ning Fengzhi, that guy, lacked nothing but money—since he could offer exorbitant prices to poach talent everywhere, how could he possibly neglect the academy?
During this period, thanks to Ning Fengzhi's arrangements, the entire Blue Tyrant Academy…
or rather, the Xuanji Pavilion, had been completely transformed.
All the standard equipment for other training grounds and soul power simulation facilities had already been installed.
Whether it was good or not, it was definitely expensive—and the effects were certainly not bad.
Every place was crafted with money, breathtakingly beautiful.
It immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"What a grand, beautiful academy…"
Huo Yun murmured softly, somewhat astonished.
He subconsciously tried to compare it to his former Blazing Fire Academy.
But he sadly discovered that
the two were simply not on the same level!
The cost of just one teaching building and training ground here might equal the entire Blazing Fire Academy!
To be honest,
they were initially quite proud.
After all, the original academy was far stronger than Blue Tyrant Academy.
Even with a different name and a different dean, what difference did it make?
They were essentially the same.
They came here as powerful allies, naturally carrying an air of arrogance—
so most of their pride had already been utterly crushed by Zhuge Lan's earlier actions.
But there was only one Zhuge Lan; even away from him, they remained top-tier geniuses.
But now, things were different.
Their self-important, condescending allies had arrived, only to find themselves like country bumpkins entering a grand garden.
Everywhere they looked, there were things that surprised them—it was truly absurd.
"Yes, what a magnificent academy!"
Shi Mo exclaimed, his heart filled with joy.
"After all, the dean himself is so magnanimous, how could the academy be anything less?"
"Haha, thank goodness we listened to you, Ye Lingling, and came to this academy, otherwise our loss would have been enormous!"
"Yes, the sheer number of facilities and the completeness of equipment here are simply unimaginable."
Shi Mo echoed,
"I'm afraid that in the entire continent, only the legendary Martial Soul Academy in Martial Soul City can compare to it."
"It's such a pity that Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan didn't come..."
Of course it was a pity!
Hearing these words, Ye Lingling felt a little disappointed and resentful.
Yu Tianheng was one thing.
He had his own family and sect, and he was bound by constraints, so he couldn't make a decision easily—that was perfectly normal.
But what about Dugu Yan?
Clearly, Poison Douluo and Senior Dugu Bo also very much wanted her to come here.
But she just wouldn't listen and insisted on staying by Yu Tianheng's side.
Ye Lingling truly felt that her best friend's romantic obsession was a bit too extreme. This feeling intensified
whenever Ye Lingling saw Zhuge Lan's increasing strength leading to the flourishing of the Xuanji Pavilion. Sometimes she genuinely couldn't understand— even if Dugu Yan didn't want to break up with Yu Tianheng and wanted to date, then so be it. Nobody was stopping them… But dating doesn't necessarily require being in the same academy, right? She clearly had better opportunities to become stronger and better prospects, yet she rejected them without hesitation. This kind of behavior was indeed rare in the Douluo Continent, where strength was paramount! Ye Lingling sighed softly— Yanzi, Yanzi, you're still too impulsive. You might really regret it later!
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