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Chapter 138 Dandelions in the Night! [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

The moment the simplified power runes, which Chen Hongmeng could possibly have simplified, appeared as a 'sketch,' the gray vortex that was swirling wildly through Ning Rongrong's black and white sea of ​​consciousness stopped moving.

Meanwhile, in the research lab outside, Chen Hong, who had been sitting face-to-face with Ning Rongrong with their fingers intertwined, slowly opened his eyes. His deep, dark eyes, radiating a captivating light, met Ning Rongrong's pale golden eyes as she slowly opened them.

Chen Hongping's calm and profound gaze unconsciously fell upon the intertwined hands between the two.

Chen Hong: "."

Ning Rongrong: "."

The two fell silent for a moment, but soon a blush began to rise on Ning Rongrong's fair face, making her look particularly alluring under the soul power light on the top of the research lab. Chen Hong expressionlessly tried to pull his hand away, but because Ning Rongrong was too nervous, her fingers were a little stiff, causing their interlocked hands to fit together quite tightly. Chen Hong's subconscious attempt to pull away failed, which made him subconsciously shake his hand hard. The powerful force immediately shook off the bewildered Ning Rongrong's hand.

When Chen Hong shook his hand, his brows furrowed slightly, his expression indifferent. His disdainful look was as if he had grabbed a lump of paper and quickly shrugged it off, which made the stunned Ning Rongrong furious!

"You surnamed Chen! I'm telling you, don't go too far!!!" Ning Rongrong glared angrily at Chen Hong in front of her, and the shy blush that was just a girl turned into a red and angry blush in an instant.

"Is that too much?" Chen Hong looked at Ning Rongrong, who had suddenly turned red, with a puzzled expression. "Did my action of withdrawing my hand after the lesson hurt you?"

Chen Hong glanced at the time and realized it was only a little past 11 p.m., with some time still before he was supposed to get off work at midnight.

So he didn't say anything more, but got up and started tidying up his things in the research room. Finally, he invited Ning Rongrong, "It's almost time to get off work. We still have some time, so I'll take you home."

"Why did you leave get out of class early? We agreed on four hours of private tutoring!" Ning Rongrong glanced at the time and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Your mental strength is insufficient to support your continued comprehension and progress. You will fall unconscious here and be locked in the research lab, keeping company with those soul beast specimens." Chen Hong pointed to some strange-looking things at the very back of the research lab.

As Chen Hong slowly turned off the lights, Ning Rongrong then noticed that in the shadows of those corners, there seemed to be some strange corpse that had been dismembered into eight pieces, looming in and out of the darkness.

Without saying a word, Ning Rongrong got up and ran towards the outside of the research room.

"Heh." Chen Hong chuckled softly, then turned off all the lights in the research lab, walked out of the lab, and closed the door. Ning Rongrong was outside, looking up at the hazy moon in the sky, somewhat hesitant to leave alone.

"Don't worry, even if you're unconscious, I can use my second soul skill, Mental Adrenaline, to revive you and prevent you from collapsing into a deep sleep in my research lab."

In the darkness, Chen Hong walked to Ning Rongrong's side and chuckled softly.

Chen Hong had long been prepared for the possibility of exhausting his mental energy and falling into a coma while comprehending a spirit ring. He could either choose to stop in time, halting the process before the other person lost consciousness, or he could use his second spirit skill, Mental Adrenaline, to revive them and force them to run back to their dormitory before collapsing.

"..." Ning Rongrong pouted, giving Chen Hong, who had walked up to her, a disgruntled look. "Hey Chen, do you have a problem with me? And a really big one at that?!"

"Oh? What makes you say that?" Under the dim moonlight, Chen Hong, who was leading the way, turned back and asked curiously, "Perhaps I'm treating everyone equally?"

Chen Hong's answer startled Ning Rongrong. Her beautiful face contorted in pain, and she exclaimed coquettishly, "How could you do this?!"

"Why can't I do that?" Chen Hong was also curious, but seeing that Ning Rongrong couldn't give a clear answer, he sighed softly and walked into the darkness in the hazy moonlight.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Seeing Chen Hong leave without looking back, Ning Rongrong looked at the dark surroundings. Just then, a cold wind blew by, making Ning Rongrong's scalp tingle. She shouted and then quickly chased after Chen Hong's back.

Chen Hong walked slowly, as if he were waiting for Ning Rongrong. However, because he never stopped walking, Ning Rongrong felt that Chen Hong had no intention of waiting for her, which made her a little angry, so she decided not to talk to Chen Hong anymore.

Seeing that Ning Rongrong didn't speak, Chen Hong was happy to have some peace and quiet. He also remained silent and walked with Ning Rongrong, one in front of the other, through the Shrek Academy in the dark.

To get from Shrek Soul Tool Academy to Shrek Martial Soul Academy, you need to cross a lake. After going around the lake, you will see the boys' dormitory, girls' dormitory, and teachers' dormitory of Shrek Academy.

Although it was nighttime, and Shrek Academy was mostly shrouded in darkness except for a few intersections lit by soul power lights, Chen Hong didn't perceive much difference between day and night. His automatically expanding mental perception range allowed him to clearly sense movements within a fifty-meter radius. If he were focused, he could even clearly hear the flapping of insects' wings within his perception range.

The lake inside Shrek Academy was called Shrek Lake by the uncultured Dean Flander, and Chen Hong didn't bother to refute it.

Later, when Chen Hong puts a monster in there, he'll give Flander a big scare and let him know what a real monster lake is.

rustling

A cold evening breeze startled the calm lake. A boy with white hair stared blankly at his reflection in the lake until he heard footsteps clearly audible in the darkness. Suddenly awakened, the white-haired boy glanced at the source of the footsteps in the night and then quickly ran away.

The white-haired boy's running startled a gentle breeze, which stirred up a field of dandelions in the darkness, causing them to dance silently in the wind.

Like the white-haired boy who ran away, the dandelion in the dark is destined to be unappreciated.

(End of this chapter)