Triggering a treasure chest in Douluo Continent

Chapter 39 The Arrogant Ning Rongrong

Shi Quan looked at Ning Rongrong, who was shouting under him, but did not interrupt her. He just listened quietly to her fussing.

Ning Rongrong struggled to break free, but found that the plants binding her were exceptionally tough and impossible for her to escape.

When he turned his head and saw the thousand-year soul rings under Shi Quan's body, he was clearly stunned for a moment. Seeing that Shi Quan was ignoring her, Ning Rongrong could only say coldly after making a fuss for a while, "Dad will definitely not leave me here alone. He must have left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's secret guards in the shadows. You dare to treat me like this. Aren't you afraid that the secret guards will take action, or that they will go back and tell my dad?"

"Miss, do you want me to call you smart or stupid?" Shi Quan looked at Ning Rongrong with a faint smile, and then said, "Do you think I don't know there are hidden guards in the shadows? If they wanted to make a move, you wouldn't still be lying here. The fact that they didn't means that Uncle Ning allowed me to take action against you, understand? As for going back to complain, let them complain. I don't want to teach you anyway; teaching you would be a waste of my time."

The guards protecting Ning Rongrong in the shadows had complicated expressions when they heard what the two said. It was true, as Shi Quan had said. Before leaving, Ning Fengzhi had instructed them that Shi Quan could train Ning Rongrong as he pleased, and that they only needed to keep an eye on her to prevent her from running back. They could ignore everything else.

"So, until Uncle Ning takes you back, you'd better stay here and diligently cultivate according to my arrangements, understand?"

Hearing Shi Quan say this, Ning Rongrong could only say with a frustrated expression, "I understand."

"Good that you understand." Shi Quan retrieved the Blue Silver Grass and helped Ning Rongrong up. "I'll also check your physical strength. Don't be nervous."

Shi Quanshun held Ning Rongrong's arm and began to knead it.

Ning Rongrong felt a soreness and swelling in the area where Shi Quan had pinched her. Fortunately, the feeling didn't last long and soon disappeared. However, Ning Rongrong still felt very uncomfortable because Shi Quan had not only kneaded her arms, but also her back and legs. He had pressed almost everything except her chest.

She initially wanted to resist, but she found that she couldn't muster any strength and could only be kneaded and examined by Shi Quan. Fortunately, she realized that Shi Quan was just checking her and didn't have any other intentions towards her. Even so, she still blushed with embarrassment.

After all, she was just a young girl; she had never been kneaded and squeezed like that by a boy before.

After checking Ning Rongrong's physical strength, it's clear that despite her seemingly frail appearance, her physical strength is quite impressive. This is because she has benefited from the abundant resources of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School since childhood, and she also undergoes regular training there. As a result, Ning Rongrong's physical strength surpasses that of most support-type Soul Masters of her age.

However, her current temperament is a bit too poor.

After understanding Ning Rongrong's situation, Shi Quan released her hand and said, "Alright, today I'm going to make a plan for you. Starting tomorrow, you'll come to me every afternoon, and I'll guide your cultivation. You can arrange the rest of your time as you see fit."

"Can I go now?" Ning Rongrong asked Shi Quan timidly.

"Okay, go ahead." Shi Quan waved his hand.

He closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the grass, and began to cultivate on his own.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong was afraid that Shi Quan would change his mind, so she quickly ran towards the edge of the forest. Only after she ran out of the forest did Ning Rongrong breathe a sigh of relief.

She glared fiercely at the forest and said, "You bastard Shi Quan, how dare you bully me like this! And Dad, how could you just hand me over to him like that and let him bully me like that? I'll definitely get Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone to avenge me when I get back!"

With that, Ning Rongrong turned and ran towards the location of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School without looking back.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy are both located near Heaven Dou City, and the two are not far apart.

However, Ning Rongrong had only run a short distance from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy when she was stopped by a figure that suddenly appeared.

"Young Miss, the Sect Master said that you are not allowed to leave the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. You should go back." This person was the bodyguard that Ning Fengzhi had arranged to protect Ning Rongrong.

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong immediately shouted, "I'm going back! What? You dare stop me?"

Ning Rongrong was much more direct with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School members. She ignored the guards' attempts to stop her and walked straight forward, raising her hand to forcefully push the guards aside.

Seeing this, the guard could only sigh helplessly, shake his head at Ning Rongrong's reckless behavior, emit a dazzling light around himself, and then disappear silently from the spot.

Ning Rongrong naturally didn't care about any secret guards and continued walking forward on her own. As she walked, she realized something was wrong. Before she knew it, she had walked back to the foot of the mountain of the Heavenly Dou Royal Advanced Academy.

Ning Rongrong was quick-witted and immediately realized that the guards had secretly used an illusion-type soul skill on her. She then angrily roared at her surroundings, "How dare you attack me!"

"Young Miss, the Sect Master said you cannot leave the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. If necessary, we are allowed to intervene and prevent you from leaving. If you want to leave, you must train with Shi Quan for at least a year. Unless the Sect Master comes to pick you up within that year, otherwise..."

The guards paused slightly, not continuing, because they knew that besides the sect leader, there were two other people in the sect who treasured Ning Rongrong: Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo. If these two were to come and pick her up, they wouldn't be able to stop them even if they wanted to. At that time, the young lady would act cute and charming, and they would definitely suffer a lot.

"Fine, fine, fine!" Ning Rongrong laughed angrily. She didn't understand why Ning Fengzhi trusted Shi Quan so much. After trying to suppress her anger, she calmly asked, "If you won't let me leave, at least let me know what kind of person Shi Quan is, right? He's only about my age, why should I learn from him? And what's with his thousand-year soul ring?"

"Young Miss, this is a letter left for you by the Sect Master." The guard reappeared, but this time he had an envelope in his hand.

Ning Rongrong glared at the guard, grabbed him excitedly, and questioned, "Dad left me a letter, why didn't you give it to me sooner?"

The guard said helplessly, "The sect leader instructed that you should be given to me after you've made your first trip."

"Hmph!" Ning Rongrong snorted coldly, turned her head away, tore open the envelope, and began to read its contents.

His originally furrowed brows gradually relaxed after reading the contents of the letter, and his eyes slowly widened, gradually filling with disbelief.

"How is this possible? First-level innate soul power? And that vine just now was actually Blue Silver Grass?" Ning Rongrong's eyes widened, filled with shock.

"No wonder Dad values ​​him so much." Ning Rongrong put away the envelope, her eyes now showing interest and curiosity.

"In that case, I'll just have some fun at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

With that, Ning Rongrong turned and walked towards the main campus of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy halfway up the mountain, no longer continuing her escape.

After all, she's just a ten-year-old child. Once her curiosity is piqued, she'll naturally be willing to stay. It's just unknown how long her curiosity will last.

Ning Rongrong's status at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was that of a temporary student; she could only be considered half a student. This was because Ning Fengzhi placed Ning Rongrong at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy not so that she could study there, but rather to study under Shi Quan.

The next afternoon.

"Shi Quan, I'm here." Ning Rongrong's delicate voice came from afar.

Hearing the noise outside, Shi Quan slowly walked out of the wooden house.

Looking at Ning Rongrong, he smiled faintly and said, "Looks like you've been brought back?"

Given Ning Rongrong's personality, she should have gone to complain after being bullied like that yesterday. It would have been best if she had left and not come back. The fact that she came back the next day means one thing: Ning Fengzhi must have arranged for someone to prevent Ning Rongrong from going back.

"Hmph." Ning Rongrong tossed her head and said indifferently, "Tell me, how do you cultivate?"

Seeing Ning Rongrong's reaction, Shi Quan's suspicions were somewhat confirmed.

"Let's warm up by jogging ten laps around the open space first."

Shi Quan walked to the middle of the open space, his feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, and stood in the middle in a standard horse stance with his eyes slightly lowered.

"Running?" Ning Rongrong pursed her lips. She wanted to see what Shi Quan was up to. Seeing that the open space wasn't big and that Shi Quan had said to jog, she started running at a leisurely pace.

As he ran, he glanced at Shi Quan in the middle, puzzled as to what Shi Quan was doing, just standing there quietly.

It took Ning Rongrong about fifteen minutes to slowly finish running ten laps.

"Come here." Shi Quan's voice rang out again as soon as Ning Rongrong stopped.

Ning Rongrong slowly walked to Shi Quan's side and asked, "What's next?"

Shi Quan simply asked, "Did you see my movements clearly just now?"

"What's wrong with how you're standing?" Ning Rongrong asked, frowning.

"Okay, now stand in the same position as I just did. Stand there for the same length of time as I did." Shi Quan nodded slightly, his gaze falling on Ning Rongrong.

Although Ning Rongrong was puzzled, she still obediently stood up. In her opinion, what was so difficult about just standing?

"Spread your legs a little wider, lower your center of gravity, and straighten your back..."

Shi Quan took a wooden stick from somewhere and gently tapped Ning Rongrong's body, constantly guiding her to perfect her movements.

Ning Rongrong's face turned red. She hadn't expected that such a simple action would have so many requirements. If others had pointed fingers at her, she would have already exploded. If it weren't for her desire to see what Shi Quan was really capable of, she would have already stormed off.

(End of this chapter)