"How would I know?" Ye Qiu was completely baffled by what she was saying.
How could that bastard not know?! Is my first kiss going to be lost forever?
Ning Rongrong glared at Ye Qiu, growing angrier the more she thought about it.
"You'd better tell me already!" Ye Qiu urged.
Smack!
"Enough!" Ning Rongrong slammed her hand on the table.
"You son of a bitch! I was in a bad mood, so what if I lied to you about having a drink with me?
It's an honor for you to drink with me! What's wrong with lying to you? What's wrong with that?
You think you're losing out?!"
"You—" Ye Qiu was about to speak when she cut him off.
She walked up to Ye Qiu, poked his chest, and roared, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.
"You bastard! You slept for so long after just one drink, while Xiao Lan finished a whole bottle and was perfectly fine. And you still have the nerve to say that!"
"You're a grown man, and you can even get blackout drunk? You're a piece of trash! You scumbag! Tell me, aren't you a jerk! Bastard!"
"Scumbag! Bastard!" Ning Rongrong shouted the last two words again. Her pretty face flushed red with anger, and her voice became shrill.
Little Blue covered her ears from a short distance away. Sister Rongrong is so scary…!
Ye Qiu froze on the spot, stunned by Ning Rongrong's intense reaction, his ears ringing.
"Hmph! You're driving me crazy… Little Blue! Let's go. I'll take you shopping and eating delicious food in Tiandou City today!"
Ignoring Ye Qiu, she called out to Xiao Lan and walked outside.
"Coming, coming!" Little Blue ran out from the flower bushes. Of all the things in the world, food was the most important!
"Did I offend her?" Ye Qiu looked at Xiao Lan, falling into deep self-doubt.
"Little Blue doesn't know either! Brother~ I'm going to play now. Here's the flower wreath for you! Hehe~"
Xiao Lan jumped up and placed the flower wreath on Ye Qiu's head before running outside.
"Sister Rongrong! Wait for Xiaolan!"
Ye Qiu only came to his senses when she reached the entrance of the courtyard.
"Xiao Lan! No more drinking!"
"Okay, brother!"
"Ignore that bastard!" Ning Rongrong's voice came from outside.
"…" Ye Qiu sat down silently, trying to recall what he had done to offend her. Shouldn't he be the victim?
Sitting quietly in the pavilion, he recalled the memories of the night before last, piecing together the fragments…
She took a big gulp of wine, and then… and then… I saw Xiaowu? No, no, it looked like Zhuqing?
"No! She actually forced two sips of wine on me!"
"Oh dear!" Ye Qiu scratched his head. "Right! I think I said I hated her! Could it be because of this?"
Just as Ye Qiu was carefully refining his memories, a waiter walked in through the door, interrupting his thoughts.
"Young Master Ye Qiu! The Sect Master requests your presence in the council hall!"
"Okay! I'll go right now!"
Putting aside those distracting thoughts for the moment, Ye Qiu straightened his clothes, removed the flower wreath Xiao Lan had put on him, and followed the waiter to the hall.
Ye Qiu guessed that the matter he had asked Ning Fengzhi for help with must have been resolved.
Following the signs, it didn't take Ye Qiu long to reach the entrance of the hall.
At this moment, there were only two people inside the council hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
One of them was Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, with Sword Douluo standing behind him.
"Ye Qiu, you've finally arrived!"
Before Ye Qiu could even enter the room, Ning Fengzhi called out to him.
"Sect Leader Ning!" Ye Qiu bowed as soon as he entered the hall.
"No need for formalities. Please, sit down." Ning Fengzhi gestured for him to take a seat.
"Kid, your cultivation has broken through again!" Sword Douluo's voice suddenly rang out as he sensed Ye Qiu's aura.
"Heh… It was just a lucky breakthrough!"
"Hmph! Strength is strength—why be modest!" In his view, strength was strength, and there was no need to hide it.
"Uh… hehe!" Ye Qiu chuckled awkwardly and obediently sat to the side.
"Haha… You really are a genius. It seems that introducing you to the Crown Prince is indeed very necessary!"
Upon hearing that Ye Qiu had broken through again, Ning Fengzhi was only slightly surprised before revealing the true purpose of calling him here.
"Prince?"
As soon as Ye Qiu finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside the hall.
Tap. Tap.
"What a coincidence!" Ning Fengzhi exclaimed.
Ye Qiu's expression became slightly strange. He hadn't expected Ning Fengzhi to arrange for him to meet Xue Qinghe.
He knew very well that the real Xue Qinghe had long since died in the northwest, and that the current Xue Qinghe was a disguise created by Qian Renxue.
Following Ning Fengzhi's gaze, Ye Qiu looked toward the door, also curious about what Xue Qinghe—played by Qian Renxue—looked like, someone even her own father couldn't recognize.
Tap. Tap.
As the footsteps drew closer, Ye Qiu suddenly sensed something unusual. His eyes grew hot, and the three tomoe within them faintly appeared.
What's going on?! This feeling… it seems so familiar!
Suppressing the turmoil within him, Ye Qiu felt an inexplicable sense of unease. This feeling… he had experienced it before when he first arrived in Heaven Dou City…
Outside, a young man steadily approached the hall.
He appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with blond hair. Though not exceptionally handsome, he had bright eyes and white teeth, and wore a neat golden robe that gave him a noble and gentle air. A pair of black gloves covered his hands.
At this moment, his calm expression stiffened. A tremor surged through his heart as his soul power began to boil, growing increasingly intense.
How could this be?! This feeling… it's come back! Who is it?
Could it be related to the person Teacher introduced?
Adjusting his breathing and suppressing the fluctuations of his soul power, he slowly walked into the hall.
It felt like an inexplicable attraction.
As soon as he entered, his gaze was drawn to a handsome young man dressed in blue.
Ye Qiu also sensed something and looked in his direction.
Their eyes unconsciously locked—an unprecedented urge to draw closer surged through them!
Om~!
Not good!
Xue Qinghe gasped inwardly, shock flashing in his eyes as his heartbeat suddenly accelerated and his hands clenched into fists.
He struggled to restrain his martial soul, which was on the verge of bursting out, and quickly looked away.
Ye Qiu tightly gripped the armrests of his chair and also looked away, his breathing becoming slightly disordered.
What on earth is going on?! ×2
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The feeling of palpitations lasted only a moment before both of them forcibly suppressed it.
They exchanged a fleeting glance before quickly averting their eyes again, doubt flickering in both gazes.
Sword Douluo's eyes flashed like lightning. He had clearly sensed something unusual just now, yet he couldn't identify the cause.
Frowning, he looked at the two of them with suspicion.
"Teacher!" Xue Qinghe recovered himself and respectfully bowed to Ning Fengzhi.
"Qinghe, you've finally arrived!" Ning Fengzhi, completely unaware of the earlier disturbance, stood up and helped him straighten.
"You've come at just the right time. Ye Qiu arrived not long ago…"
Following his direction, Xue Qinghe looked toward Ye Qiu with a calm, composed gaze, as if nothing had happened earlier.
Ye Qiu had already stood up alongside Ning Fengzhi.
"My name is Ye Qiu. I greet Your Highness, the Crown Prince!"
"The prodigy Teacher mentioned truly lives up to his reputation. His appearance alone is enough to outshine countless young talents."
"Your Highness is too kind!"
Ye Qiu was basically immune to such sugar-coated compliments. Besides, the other party was merely stating the truth. Ye Qiu was quite satisfied with his appearance as well—cough, cough…
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