"Xu Ran, what are you doing? Didn't you say it was just a hug? Then why are your hands..." Ning Rongrong chided shyly. She felt Xu Ran's hand crawling into her dress like a bug, and instantly, she blushed furiously.
She realized that Xu Ran was becoming bolder and more lecherous by the day.
And shameless, too. He had just said he wouldn't do anything, yet now he was acting so brazenly.
"Didn't Xiaowu and the others teach you? Never trust what a man says, especially in moments like that," Xu Ran said, pinching Ning Rongrong's cheeks which were so red they seemed they could bleed, extremely delicate.
Ning Rongrong's skin was well-cared-for, as smooth and tender as a baby's. It made Xu Ran unable to resist pinching her cheeks every time, because her skin felt almost unrealistically perfect.
Ning Rongrong was delicate, with soft, pale, tender skin.
In fact, Xu Ran hardly dared to hug her too tightly, for fear he might accidentally break her seemingly boneless soft body.
"Stinky Xu Ran, you mustn't now..."
"We are still in the grand soul fighting arena, there are many outsiders." Ning Rongrong pleaded, biting her red lips lightly, her beautiful eyes looking at Xu Ran, trying to stay calm. Even though they were in a secluded corner of the Marquis Battle Zone, the shouts from the spectator stands nearby still made her panic.
"Don't talk," Xu Ran said with a smile, capturing Ning Rongrong's tender lips with his own.
After a while, Xu Ran let go of Ning Rongrong and didn't touch her any further.
He might have been lecherous, but he knew time and place. In such a setting, he absolutely wouldn't do anything too excessive to Ning Rongrong. He was just teasing her a little.
After all, seeing Ning Rongrong with her cheeks flushed in cute indignation was a treat in itself.
"Stinky Xu Ran, always bullying me." Ning Rongrong took out a handkerchief in embarrassment to wipe the saliva from her face, then looked around with her big eyes, and only relaxed when she saw no one was watching them.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong started to wonder if Xu Ran really had some sort of sequelae. Excessive masculine energy?
"Who told you, you are my precious Rongrong?" Xu Ran smiled. How could it be called bullying when it's between lovers?
"You haven't even gone to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect to ask for my hand in marriage. I'm not your precious yet." Ning Rongrong looked up at Xu Ran with her big eyes, her tone suddenly turning coy.
She was about to break through level 30. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Xu Ran could accompany her back to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect?
After she consumed the Damask Tulip, she would surely transform beautifully. With the evolution of her Martial Soul, she might even surpass Xiaowu and the others in beauty. Then, if Xu Ran was there, he could witness it firsthand.
Moreover, using that opportunity, she could also have Xu Ran propose to her father. With the existence of the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, her father would surely not refuse, and only then would she and Xu Ran truly be together.
And at that time, she could prove to her father and Sword Grandpa that she had grown up, and she had found the person she could entrust her life to.
"In at most two more months, we'll go back to Tiandou City. Then I'll visit my future father-in-law," Xu Ran pinched Ning Rongrong's cute nose, well aware of her thoughts. However, he still needed to visit the Aquipeia Forest and couldn't accompany Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect. Otherwise, it would have been an opportunity to build a good relationship with Ning Fengzhi in advance.
Ning Fengzhi was Xue Qinghe's teacher - and Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue in disguise.
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By then, as a marquis of the Xingluo Empire and Ning Rongrong's fiancé, he could have a very friendly exchange with Qian Renxue, chat about aspirations and brothers, and lay a good foundation for their future relationship.
It's just that time was pressing.
"Stinky Xu Ran, can't you come with me to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect? You're not scared of my father and Sword Grandpa, Bone Grandpa, are you? Don't worry, they won't give you a hard time with me there," Ning Rongrong pouted unhappily.
"It's not that. I've got some other things to do."
"Xiaowu has now broken through to level 40 and must leave for a while to acquire her fourth soul ring. And as an Auspicious Beast, it's time for me to return to Aquipeia Forest. An Auspicious Beast can't always stay in the human world," Xu Ran said helplessly. Due to his many identities, there were a lot of things waiting for him to do.
This time, even if he was going to Aquipeia Forest, he couldn't stay for too long, at most a month.
According to his schedule, Shrek Academy would have a short holiday in a month's time. And during this period, he had to return to Xingluo City with Zhu Qing. After returning to school, they would start moving towards merging with Blue Tyrant Academy in Tiandou City.
This time, according to the original plot, the merge of Shrek and Blue Tyrant Academy was brought forward by more than a year.
Under the influence of Xu Ran, this butterfly, a butterfly effect was created; aside from the general direction of the plot, everything else from the original storyline was going to change.
"Next time I come back, I'll bring you a gift," Xu Ran said.
"Oh, then you better remember to come back with Xiaowu soon. Don't get lost in Aquipeia Forest and forget to return," Ning Rongrong was sensible enough to prioritize. Seeing Xu Ran say this, she didn't insist on him accompanying her to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect.
Xu Ran's identity was special; his time was always limited.
Since Xu Ran and Xiaowu would soon be departing, she might as well use this time to make a quick breakthrough before returning to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect.
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For a week, Xu Ran, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong stayed together, lovingly inseparable.
On the academy's sports field, the fields outside the school, the library, all over the place, Xu Ran and the girls showcased their love, while Flander and the others quickly took detours when they saw it. Even with their advanced age and wide experience, as single dogs, they couldn't take it.
As for Oscar and Ma Hongjun and the others, it was the same. After consuming a ton of dog food, they also started looking forward to Blue Tyrant Academy even more. After all, with over a thousand students, and assuming a normal male-to-female ratio, there would be no shortage of female students.
If they went to Blue Tyrant Academy, with their talents, surely they could hook up with a girl or two.
At Shrek Academy, there was a scarcity of resources, and before Xu Ran and the others arrived, they could hardly ever even see a girl.
And afterward, when Xiaowu and the others arrived, they dared not entertain any other thoughts about them. So, they had to set their sights on the forthcoming Blue Tyrant Academy.
An academy with thousands of students, and they did not expect to find partners as extraordinarily beautiful as Xu Ran's.
After a week passed, Xu Ran explained things to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, then he went to Flander to request another long leave. On the same day, Ning Rongrong also took a leave to prepare to return to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect. Zhu Zhuqing decided to stay at the academy, waiting for Xu Ran to come back from the Aquipeia Forest before they returned to Xingluo City together.
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