Ning Rongrong, filled with fear, hadn't slept all night. Early the next morning, with dark circles under her eyes, she went to find Xiao Wu alone.
She didn't dare ask Zhu Zhuqing for clarification; she was afraid of being eaten by a soul beast. But she couldn't resist wanting to confirm whether Zhu Zhuqing was indeed a soul beast.
Ning Rongrong found Xiao Wu: "Xiao Wu, are you free?"
Xiao Wu looked at Ning Rongrong, puzzled. Wasn't she supposed to be avoiding her? Why was she suddenly looking for her?
However, Xiao Wu still smiled cheerfully at Ning Rongrong: "What's wrong, Rongrong?"
Ning Rongrong beckoned to Xiao Wu, who immediately ran over. The two quietly went to a secluded place, where only the two of them were there.
"Xiao Wu, you were with Master, so you must know a lot, right?"
Ning Rongrong asked nervously. She couldn't help but ask about the secret she'd seen last night, even after hesitating for a moment.
"Yes, yes."
Xiao Wu didn't hide anything; she really did know a lot. As for how much? It was definitely more than Ning Rongrong's.
"Um, Xiao Wu, do you know of any way to obtain a spirit ring without hunting spirit beasts?"
Ning Rongrong asked with an innocent expression.
Xiao Wu's heart tightened, and she took a few steps back in fear, staring at Ning Rongrong with a terrified expression...
Could it be that Ning Rongrong already knew she was a spirit beast in human form? Was this question just a test?
Xiao Wu was extremely nervous, subconsciously swallowing hard, unsure how to answer Ning Rongrong.
Their relationship wasn't that close yet; if Xiao Wu revealed herself, Ning Rongrong definitely wouldn't let her off the hook because of friendship.
The allure of a 100,000-year spirit ring paled in comparison to a few days or weeks of friendship. A normal person would choose a 100,000-year spirit ring, especially since it came with a 100,000-year spirit bone.
At this point, how many people possessed a 100,000-year spirit ring? How many possessed a 100,000-year spirit bone? The implications were obvious.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was also a business, and more importantly, profit-driven!
Xiao Wu looked at Ning Rongrong tremblingly, "Rongrong...you...you...did you discover something?"
The ten-thousand-year-old rabbit prayed in her heart, no, no.
She couldn't expose herself, at least not now!
Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Wu's shocked and frightened appearance. The other party really knew what it was. This frightened look was undoubtedly a soul beast transformation.
"Xiao Wu, did you also think of it?"
Ning Rongrong became even more certain of her thoughts. It must be a soul beast transformation.
"Huh?"
Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment. Could it be that she was overthinking it? The other party hadn't discovered that she was a soul beast transformation?
"Rongrong, why are you asking me this out of the blue? Did you see something?" Xiao Wu immediately spoke, changing the subject.
Ning Rongrong nodded, then shook her head, "No, no!" "
Xiao Wu, is there anything else besides soul beast transformation that allows one to obtain a soul ring without a soul beast?"
Ning Rongrong didn't hide anything and asked directly.
Xiao Wu suppressed the fear in her heart and subconsciously nodded. She wanted to escape, to escape from here.
Soul beast transformation, soul beast transformation...
she really saw it.
"Rongrong, I...I'm not..."
Xiaowu stammered nervously, unsure what to say. The other person had already asked, so it seemed they really had found out. Her heart pounded with anxiety; she just wanted to escape!
"What's wrong, Xiaowu?"
Ning Rongrong looked at Xiaowu in surprise. "I didn't say it was you. I was just curious."
"Could it be you?" Ning Rongrong teased.
Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Xiaowu immediately stopped turning around. Ning Rongrong hadn't...hadn't noticed. Thank goodness.
A sense of relief washed over her, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled.
"Ah! No, no, I was just curious why you asked that,"
Xiao Wu said with a quick smile, masking her inner turmoil.
Heaven knows what she had just gone through. She thought the other person hadn't noticed, then it seemed they had, and when she was sure they had, they said they hadn't.
Xiao Wu's heart had been in turmoil, a rollercoaster of emotions. Thankfully, nothing had happened in the end, but why would they ask?
A question lingered in Xiao Wu's mind, but seeing that the other person didn't seem inclined to answer, she didn't ask, keeping the question to herself.
"Xiao Wu, you play by yourself for a while, I'm leaving now," Ning Rongrong smiled, already having made up her mind.
After saying goodbye to Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy alone.
As for what she did? No one cared, and no one would care. The rest of Shrek didn't care about her, except for Xiao Wu, since the two had just chatted.
Even Oscar had given up on the idea, since Oscar was now Ning Rongrong's good friend.
True love has become sisterhood.
In the evening, Ning Rongrong returned, and no one knew what she had been doing. She
was in a great mood, beaming with happiness, carrying a lot of food.
Thinking about what she had done and what she would get in return, Ning Rongrong was overjoyed.
Luckily, the feelings weren't deep; otherwise, even Miss Rongrong might not have been able to bring
herself to do it. Upon returning, Ning Rongrong went to find Xiao Wu and bought her many carrots, making amends.
If it weren't for Xiao Wu's confirmation, she might have remained suspicious for a long time.
That night, Ning Rongrong didn't return to Zhu Zhuqing's room but instead stayed with Xiao Wu, just as in the original story, with Zhu Zhuqing living alone.
Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, was now free; without Ning Rongrong, things would be much easier.
Meanwhile, within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Sword Douluo was speeding towards Ning Fengzhi's location on his sword!
"Fengzhi, Fengzhi!"
Sword Douluo excitedly called out to Ning Fengzhi.
"Uncle Sword, what's wrong? This is the first time I've seen you so excited."
Ning Fengzhi smiled at Sword Douluo. It had been a long time since he'd seen the other man so excited.
"Hahaha, Fengzhi, Rongrong wrote a letter! How could I not be excited?"
"And Rongrong even used express mail, she must miss her grandpa."
Sword Douluo smiled as he took out Ning Rongrong's letter and handed it to Ning Fengzhi. As for the contents of the letter, Sword Douluo didn't read them.
"Hehe, Uncle Sword, aren't you going to call Uncle Bone?"
Ning Fengzhi teased with a smile.
"Eh, why call that guy? Rongrong must miss me. Old Bone? Rongrong wouldn't miss him."
Sword Douluo waved his hand dismissively. He had to read Rongrong's letter himself first.
"You're talking nonsense! You old swordsman, Rongrong clearly gave the letter to me!"
A sharp shout rang out as Bone Douluo Gu Rong walked in, glaring at Sword Douluo with displeasure!
Sword Douluo snorted coldly, ignoring him completely.
"Fengzhi, quickly read the letter. Did Rongrong say she misses me?"
(End of Chapter)