Hearing the familiar voice behind her, Ning Rongrong's mouth unknowingly curved up.
"Grandpa Bone! Rongrong missed you."
After saying that, without even looking behind her, she turned around and accurately pounced into Gu Rong's arms.
"Hahaha, let me see if Rongrong has slimmed down in five days?"
Seeing Ning Rongrong safe and sound, Gu Rong's lingering worries dissipated.
At this moment, he noticed there was another little girl beside Chen Xin.
"Huh? Who's by your side, Chen Xin..."
"She's my disciple, Chen Qingling, with the Martial Soul of the Bright Goddess Butterfly and innate full soul power."
Gu Rong's pupils dilated, his mouth slightly agape, his expression astonished.
"Innate full soul power?"
"A once-in-a-century genius!"
"Chen Xin, what luck do you have? To be able to receive such a talented disciple."
Chen Xin crossed his arms, a rare smile appearing on his face.
"What? Are you jealous?"
Gu Rong snorted, turning his head away as if he didn't care.
Ever since they met, they had been competing openly and secretly.
Anything worth competing for, they would exert all their efforts to determine superiority.
Seemingly intense contradictions, in fact, harbored an iron-like brotherly affection.
The focal point of the conversation, Chen Qingling, remained silent throughout, her eyes curiously scanning the luxurious meeting hall.
She had never seen such a luxurious place before.
Indeed, the outside world was wonderful.
Chen Qingling was glad she ventured outside, hoping to find clues about her mother's whereabouts.
With the backing of the Seven Treasure Glass Sect, finding her mother's whereabouts shouldn't be too difficult, right?
Gu Rong fell silent for a moment, struggling internally before speaking up.
"Chen Xin, how about we have another competition?"
"A competition?"
"A competition on who can teach Qingling better, what do you think?"
Ning Fengzhi, sitting in the main seat, was caught off guard.
He knew the allure of innate full soul power was significant, but he never expected two Titled Douluos to vie for the chance to take in a disciple.
There were no precedents in the history of the Douluo Continent.
Being taken as a disciple by two Titled Douluos was a great honor.
However, this favorable situation for Qingling was met with a shake of Chen Xin's head, indicating his stance.
"I can't decide as her master. You have to ask Qingling if she agrees."
"If she doesn't agree, there's nothing I can do."
Then, Gu Rong turned his gaze to Chen Qingling, wearing a smile as amiable as possible.
"Qingling, would you like to be my disciple?"
Ning Rongrong: ???
No, why!
Why did Grandpa Sword's attitude towards her change so drastically after taking Qingling as a disciple?
Now even Grandpa Bone wanted to leave with her.
For a moment, Ning Rongrong couldn't accept it.
Why did it become like this?
Was she not good enough? Was she inferior to Qingling?
Her former pride and arrogance were completely shattered at this moment.
In terms of talent, she was inferior to Qingling, in strength, she was inferior, and her background was far inferior.
She was nothing in front of Chen Qingling, just a worthless existence.
And in terms of personality, she had always been a spoiled and capricious little witch.
While Qingling was gentle in all aspects, effortlessly overshadowing Ning Rongrong, dealing her a blow to her self-esteem.
No wonder Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone favored Qingling.
Chen Xin and Gu Rong were unaware of their well-intentioned actions, which misled Ning Rongrong.
At this moment, she resolved to compete with Chen Qingling to determine who was superior.
Pressure brings motivation.
"This..."
Chen Qingling's eyes dodged, hesitant to speak.
"Qingling, you have to think carefully. What Sword Douluo can do, I can do too."
Among the earlier nonsense, Chen Qingling didn't catch anything, but the last phrase "What Sword Douluo can do, I can do too" caught her attention.
She didn't care whether or not to accept a master. What she wanted was to find her mother's whereabouts more quickly.
"Okay."
"But you have to help me find my mother's whereabouts."
"No problem, even if it's not one thing, even if it's ten things, I can handle them all!" Gu Rong grinned broadly, patting Chen Xin's shoulder.
"See, Qingling is also my disciple now."
Chen Xin: "What's there to boast about? Let's see who can teach better."
"Besides, with Qingling's talent, even without the intervention of you and me, she could become one of the top Titled Douluos in the future."
Gu Rong's pupils were constricted. He had never heard Chen Xin give such a high evaluation of someone before.
Unable to help himself, he looked at Chen Qingling a few more times, feeling that she was extraordinary.
"Chen Xin, what's Qingling's background?"
"A person living in the Star Dou Great Forest. Her father is a reclusive expert who can send items through space."
"What?!"
Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong were shocked.
What did they just hear?
Send items through space?
Isn't that too exaggerated?!
"Chen Xin, are you joking?"
Chen Xin shook his head, his expression serious, not like he was joking.
This directly made Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong curious about Chen Qingling's father.
What kind of reclusive expert can send items through space?
"Um..."
"I want to find my mother."
From beginning to end, Chen Qingling never forgot the purpose of coming to the Seven Treasure Glass Sect.
"Alright, no problem."
"I'll mobilize the power of the Seven Treasure Glass Sect to find your mother's whereabouts."
"However, it might not be easy to find. Without a name or appearance to go by, it's like finding a needle in a haystack."
"But if we don't try, we'll never find her."
"It's getting late, and you must be tired after all the hardships, Qingling."
"Rongrong, could you arrange accommodations for Qingling?"
"Sure, let's go, Qingling." Ning Rongrong took Chen Qingling's hand and walked out of the meeting hall briskly.
Exiting the meeting hall, Chen Qingling stared around at the surrounding buildings.
"So this is the Seven Treasure Glass Sect?"
"So grand and magnificent."
Thinking of herself always living in a thatched house, Chen Qingling felt a pang of sourness in her heart, also envying Ning Rongrong's luxurious environment.
But little did she know, Ning Rongrong also envied her.
Chen Qingling couldn't quite understand why her father chose seclusion. Was it because he didn't like the outside world? Or perhaps he was hurt by the outside world and chose to seclude himself?
In the flattery of outsiders, Chen Qingling mistakenly believed that her father was truly a reclusive expert.
She made up her mind to set three small goals for herself: to become stronger, to find her mother, and to uncover her father's mysterious veil.
Feeling good about herself, Chen Qingling thought she was a filial daughter.
"Qingling? Qingling?"
"Qingling!!!"
"Huh?"
Chen Qingling's thoughts were brought back by Ning Rongrong's calling.
"What's wrong? Rongrong?"
"I've called you so many times, Qingling, and you didn't respond. I thought you were stunned by the architecture of the Seven Treasure Glass Sect."
"Uh... I guess so."
"Let's go. While it's not dark yet, I'll take you to tour the Seven Treasure Glass Sect."
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(End of this chapter)