Chapter 39: Chapter 39 Ning Fengzhi (Seeking Collections, Seeking Recommendations)_1
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"Hiss," Xu Sheng took a sharp intake of cold air as he slowly came to...
Waking up to a pang of sharp pain was hardly a pleasant sensation...
Slowly rising from the bed, he held the white bandaged area on his chest with a curious gaze, surveying his surroundings...
The room he was in was very ancient in style, adorned with green potted plants all around, but the space was excessively large...
Xu Sheng reached out to touch the wooden furniture, knowing at a glance that it was not made from ordinary wood...
He sighed, "Such a big room, it must have cost quite a few golden soul coins to buy, right?"
"Tap tap tap..." There came a knock at the door...
Xu Sheng turned around, his gaze instantly becoming vigilant...
He still didn't know where he was, so he had to be careful...
A female voice from outside said, "Xu Sheng, I'm coming in!"
Following that, Ning Rongrong pushed the door open and walked in...
Seeing Xu Sheng staring intently at her, her face suddenly flushed, and she walked over briskly, her eyes conveying a hint of concern, "Xu Sheng, are you feeling better now?"
She was really afraid that Chen Xin might have caused irreversible damage to Xu Sheng's body...
"Don't worry Ning Rongrong, I'm fine, my body isn't that weak... Hiss~" Before Xu Sheng could finish speaking, excruciating pain made him inhale sharply again...
But thinking that since Ning Rongrong was here, this place was most likely the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect.
Seeing Xu Sheng's pain, Ning Rongrong felt a wave of sorrow and bowed her head, speaking softly, "I'm... I'm sorry, Xu Sheng. It's my fault that Bone Grandpa and Sword Grandpa misunderstood you, and also that you almost..."
If it weren't for her, Xu Sheng wouldn't have been hurt so badly...
Seeing her self-reproach, Xu Sheng gently reached out his hand to stroke her hair, saying softly, "It's not your fault, and besides, I'm fine now, aren't I? Don't worry about it."
Ning Rongrong was willing to apologize, which meant that his smooth-talking the other day had worked...
Otherwise, with her original temperament, how could she possibly have come to apologize herself...
Feeling the warmth on her head, Ning Rongrong finally looked up again...
After a pause, Ning Rongrong, with her thin-skinned nature, apologized, "Xu Sheng, if you're feeling well now, could you come with me for a bit? My father said to bring you to him when you woke up."
She couldn't fathom what her father was thinking; he could have directly used the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda to heal Xu Sheng...
With Ning Fengzhi's skill, healing Xu Sheng's injuries would have been a piece of cake...
Xu Sheng did not refuse, agreeing with a smile, "Sure, please lead the way, Ning Rongrong. I'm actually quite interested in meeting your father, the Sect Leader of the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect."
In everyone's eyes, Ning Fengzhi was seen as a kind and generous person, but Xu Sheng didn't see it that way.
He always prioritized maximizing interests; of course, it could also be said that his judgment of people was far-reaching...
Otherwise, why would he have saved Tang San when he was ambushed in the original story?
The reason was that he had his eyes on two points: one, because of Tang San's father, Tang Hao, the youngest Title Douluo on the Continent!
Winning over Tang San meant that the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect could connect with Tang Hao, and given the relationship between Tang San and Ning Rongrong, when the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect faced a crisis, Tang Hao, as his father, would certainly not stand by and watch.
Second, it was Tang San's terrifying potential and their slight cold relationship...
"What does Xu Sheng mean by this? Could it be... he has feelings for me..." Ning Rongrong's thoughts drifted off at a tangent, her cheeks burning as if she had thought of something exciting...
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Thus, she naturally took Xu Sheng's arm, a fully content smile appearing on her face, as she softly said in an extremely gentle voice, "Xu Sheng, let's go then, Sword Grandpa and Bone Grandpa are there too!"
Xu Sheng looked down at Ning Rongrong, who had taken his arm, and quietly said, "Rongrong, by doing this, won't Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo be so angry that they'll take action?"
The beloved treasure he doted on in his heart had become intimate with someone else in just a few days...
Click, click, click, Chen Xin's face must be looking as ugly as it could possibly be...
But, it made him feel comfortable inside...
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Ning Rongrong consciously let go of Xu Sheng's arm, stretched out her hand, pointed towards the great hall in the distance, and quietly said to Xu Sheng, "It's right here, let's go inside."
Xu Sheng nodded, and the two of them walked straight into the great hall...
As soon as Xu Sheng entered the great hall, he noticed that Gu Rong and Chen Xin, seated towards the back, were staring at him intently, while Ning Fengzhi, sitting between them, unexpectedly gave him a calm smile.
There was also a chair placed directly opposite them, and without thinking, one would know it was prepared for Xu Sheng.
However, Xu Sheng's gaze first swept over Gu Rong and Chen Xin, "Are Gu Rong and Chen Xin trying to come down hard on me? With my current Soul Power, I wouldn't be able to beat them relying on the Nine-Hearted Begonia, but it would be a different story with my other Martial Soul."
After all, he had tried switching to the Ice Rose Sword last time...
The only feeling it gave him was one: powerful enough to inspire fear!
Especially with eight hundred-thousand-year and one million-year Soul Rings, he had as many as twenty soul skills!!
However, with his current body, if he were to use them forcefully, he feared that even after killing the enemy, his body might not withstand the sword's power and explode into a mess...
Ning Rongrong elegantly walked up to Ning Fengzhi, pouted her lips, and said, "Dad, I've brought Xu Sheng here, so hurry up and say what you need to."
Ning Fengzhi elegantly sipped his tea, winked at Ning Rongrong, and asked affectionately, "Rongrong, could you go outside and play for a while? Dad, Sword Grandpa, and Bone Grandpa have something they'd like to discuss with Xu Sheng..."
Ning Rongrong glanced at Xu Sheng, who appeared indifferent, then clenched her little fists and gestured towards Gu Rong and Chen Xin, saying, "Then you mustn't think about taking action against Xu Sheng again!"
At this moment, Gu Rong was feeling very uncomfortable inside, "Don't worry, Rongrong, we won't harm him!" he assured.
As for Chen Xin, there was even less need to speak of him. While outwardly he remained unruffled, inwardly he was nearly fuming...
He murmured quietly to himself, "If I had known, I would have chopped down this Xu Sheng earlier!"
Of course, it was only his frustration speaking.
After knowing later on that it was precisely because of Xu Sheng's intervention and protection that Ning Rongrong was able to return to the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda intact...
He didn't hold any enmity towards him...
After receiving their assurance, Ning Rongrong then lifted her noble chin, and left in a very pleasant mood...
"I wonder what Xu Sheng will talk about with dad? It couldn't really be..."
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After Ning Rongrong left, Ning Fengzhi's gentle and measuring eyes finally turned to Xu Sheng, as he extended his hand and invited, "Xu Sheng, my young friend, you are the benefactor who saved Rongrong, there's no need to be so formal, please sit!"
Since Ning Fengzhi had said so, it would be a breach of etiquette for Xu Sheng not to sit...
"Then I shall respectfully comply!" Xu Sheng replied, then slowly sat down on the chair, waiting for Ning Fengzhi to continue...
He believed that Ning Fengzhi would not call him over for no reason, that there must be more to it...