But as he was about to touch Ning Rongrong while on horseback, Ning Fengzhi ultimately held back and didn't strike her, though the remaining force of his swat still brushed against her cheek.
This was his daughter, the treasure he had always cradled in his heart...
If he had really hit her, Ning Fengzhi's heart would have suffered even more than Ning Rongrong's...
He couldn't understand why his daughter, the Sect Leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, would go to such lengths to do this...
Or had Ning Rongrong really fallen in love with Xu Sheng to such an extent?
Looking at her outstretched arm that didn't come down, Ning Rongrong's eyes brimmed with tears as she choked, "Dad... I'm sorry."
Even the previously clueless Chen Xin and Gu Rong could now see that their precious Ning Rongrong liked this Xu Sheng!
Chen Xin and Gu Rong's faces turned from green to white. Now, Xu Sheng's allegiance lay with the Martial Soul Hall, which was clearly opposed to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect!
Things were no longer as they had been before!
Ning Fengzhi cast a probing glare at Xu Sheng, his voice filled with coldness, "Xu Sheng, this time it is Rongrong's fault, but what exactly brings you to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect!"
Xu Sheng glanced at him coldly, "Sect Master Ning, do you really want to talk about it here?"
Ning Fengzhi locked eyes with Xu Sheng for a long time before finally turning and saying slowly, "Follow me into the great hall..."
Chen Xin furrowed his brows and tried to stop him, "Feng Zhi! You can't do this!"
They didn't know Xu Sheng's intentions for coming here, and letting him in so easily could lead to something harmful to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect!
However, Ning Fengzhi didn't seem to respond to Chen Xin, but instead slowly walked away...
Chen Xin called out again, "Feng Zhi!"
"Feng Zhi probably doesn't feel good inside, let's go,"
Next to him, Gu Rong tapped Chen Xin on the shoulder with a solemn face, then turned back and gave Xu Sheng a piercing look...
Chen Xin also glared at Xu Sheng, then followed Gu Rong and caught up with Ning Fengzhi...
As for Ning Rongrong, they were a bit disappointed in her...
But they also pretty much understood that Xu Sheng wouldn't harm her...
After the three left, only Ning Rongrong remained, staring blankly at Xu Sheng. She said with a face full of guilt, "Xu Sheng... I'm sorry, I..."
Xu Sheng glanced at the guilty Ning Rongrong, not knowing what to say...
Her bold actions today had completely taken Xu Sheng by surprise...
He was also annoyed with himself for not pulling Ning Rongrong away quickly enough. Even though it might have hurt her, it wouldn't have resulted in the current mess...
Xu Sheng shook his head, calmed the strangeness in his heart, and slowly said, "Let's go!"
Ning Rongrong's delicate body trembled, and hearing Xu Sheng not scolding her, her crystal-like pupils regained some of their sparkle as she nodded, "Okay!"
She had known before acting so rashly that her wilfulness might cause Xu Sheng to loathe her...
And she had already prepared herself mentally for Xu Sheng's dislike...
However, it seemed now that although Xu Sheng was much colder towards her, at least he didn't hate her! It was a small fortune amidst the misfortune...
After all, if he truly detested her... then she probably couldn't even be considered a "sister" to him...
...
Oscar, who had been kneeling on the ground, watched as Ning Fengzhi and the other two left with an eerie atmosphere...
He seemed to realize something. If something had happened to Ning Rongrong, how could Ning Fengzhi and the others not be angry?
He quickly walked a few steps forward and saw Ning Rongrong standing under the peach tree...
Oscar's face suddenly lit up with joy, and he dashed forward as if he didn't care about his own life...
His Ning Rongrong wasn't dead!
She was still alive!!
Hurried footsteps sounded, Xu Sheng and Ning Rongrong turned their heads to look...
Oscar rushed over and grabbed Ning Rongrong's hands, his eyes reddened with joy as he exclaimed, "Rongrong! You're actually okay? Weren't you by this guy..."
The person he referred to was Xu Sheng, but because he did not finish his sentence, the meaning of his words completely changed...
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong's complexion gradually turned sour...
Her voice carried a trace of melancholy, "Oscar, do you think so too?"
She couldn't believe that even Oscar, her closest teammate with whom she had spent several years at Shrek Academy, also thought that she had been violated by Xu Sheng...
Ning Rongrong's gaze dropped to Oscar's hands holding hers and she said coldly, "Oscar, let go of your hands. If even you think I am tainted, then why put on such a pretense?"
Oscar's eyes widened, recalling what he had just said, and piecing together Ning Rongrong's current implication!!
He instantly realized that she had misunderstood him!
What he had meant to say was, he thought she had been killed by Xu Sheng!!
Anxiously, he tried to explain, "No... Rongrong! What I just said was..."
If he couldn't clarify this misunderstanding, the relationship that he and Ning Rongrong had so painstakingly built might be severed forever!!
As Xu Sheng coldly observed from the side, his eyes narrowed, and an intense, murderous pressure blasted towards Oscar as he snapped, "Scram!"
Facing such a terrifying pressure, Oscar, whose Soul Power was weak and whose physical condition was extremely poor, widened his eyes as he was suddenly sent flying backwards, landing in the ground with the look of someone who had dived headfirst...
Colliding with the ground from the violent impact, Oscar directly lost consciousness...
Xu Sheng glanced at Oscar and then headed straight for the great hall of the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect...
Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong, watching Oscar's pitiful state, had a flash of worry in her eyes and wanted to go check on his injuries...
However, the next moment, recalling Oscar's words, she ultimately restrained herself...
Seeing Xu Sheng leave from in front of her, she quickened her pace and hurriedly followed...
...
Sect Master Ning's gaze was icy cold as he looked at Xu Sheng sitting before him, "Xu Sheng, what exactly brings you to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect? You should know that the Martial Soul Hall and the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect are incompatible!
All of the events that had occurred eradicated the last traces of trust Sect Master Ning had in Xu Sheng...
Even if Ning Rongrong wished to do so, as a Hyper Douluo, could Xu Sheng really not stop a frail girl?
Chen Xin and Gu Rong needed no mention, their eyes filled with infinite disgust as they looked at Xu Sheng!
Even if Ning Rongrong wanted it to happen, Xu Sheng's actions were infuriating to them!!
Having joined the Martial Soul Hall, an organization at odds with the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect as fire and water, yet he had the gall to seek out their precious Rongrong for what purpose?
Facing these three gazes, Xu Sheng responded indifferently, "Sect Master Ning, you must have heard about the tragedy of the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Sect being wiped out, haven't you?"
Sect Master Ning's pupils constricted slightly, his tone icy as he responded, "What of it?"
With a light smile on his lips, Xu Sheng said, "The Martial Soul Hall calls this operation the Soul Extinguishing Operation, and I was the one who organized it!"
Both Chen Xin and Gu Rong, as well as Sect Master Ning, had their pupils contract, quietly shocked as they said, "What??"
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