Oscar's heart was filled with joy upon hearing this; he knew Ning Rongrong had already made things clear to Ning Fengzhi, and as Ning Rongrong's "husband," he naturally had to consider the Sect's interests!
"Oscar is at your command, Senior!" Oscar said with a smile.
Gu Rong chuckled, "Good... good... Rongrong didn't misjudge you. Come with me!"
Oscar didn't think much and followed Gu Rong out of the room. Gu Rong waved his hand, and instantly, a spatial force appeared around them. Oscar and Gu Rong's figures vanished from their original spot.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was situated atop a majestic mountain peak. Beside it, another tall mountain peak harbored a hidden stone door deep within its depths. The stone door was covered by weeds and vines, making it difficult to spot if one wasn't searching carefully.
This place was precisely the forbidden area of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Aside from successive Sect Masters and Reverends, no one else knew of its existence.
In the afternoon, with the scorching sun high in the sky, Gu Rong led Oscar to this spot. Gu Rong pushed aside the weeds on the mountain wall, circulated his spirit power, raised his hand, and twisted a circular mechanism hidden by the stone door.
"Rumble..."
As a heavy roar echoed, a pitch-black cage came into view.
A foul stench assailed him, and Oscar's brows furrowed. An ominous premonition inexplicably rose in his heart. Just as Oscar was about to inquire, he felt a sharp pain in his dantian.
"Pfft..."
A mouthful of fresh blood spilled from Oscar's lips. He looked at Gu Rong beside him in disbelief before fainting!
Gu Rong murmured to himself, "Little fellow, blame your bad luck!!! You blocked Fengzhi's path!!!"
With that, Gu Rong picked up Oscar from the ground and locked him into the iron cage behind the stone door!!!
...
At the same time, Lin Chen and Zhu Zhuqing had returned to Zhu Zhuqing's dormitory at Tianwen Academy.
Zhu Zhuqing, carrying large and small bags, was organizing the things they had bought today. She looked at Lin Chen, who was sitting nearby, and smiled, "Thank you, I had a great time today!"
Zhu Zhuqing's joy wasn't because Lin Chen had bought her something, but because Lin Chen was willing to accompany her shopping, to do things that ordinary couples would do.
Lin Chen smiled slightly and said, "As long as you're happy. Oh, right, your spirit power level should have reached a bottleneck by now, right?"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded gently. After tidying up the items in her hands, she sat beside Lin Chen, her exquisite youthful face resting on his shoulder.
"Are you planning to accompany me to hunt for a spirit ring?" Zhu Zhuqing asked softly.
"Attaching a spirit ring doesn't necessarily require hunting for one!" Lin Chen said with a smile.
With that, Lin Chen waved his left hand, and many glowing objects instantly appeared on the coffee table.
"These are..." Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened, looking at everything in disbelief.
"The wings of the Dark Night Underworld Crow, the left and right palm bones of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and this Evil Eye—they are all external Spirit Bones under ten thousand years old. Their attributes are perfectly suited to your Spirit. As long as you absorb them, your mental force will also be able to withstand the soul shock of a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. At that time, the absorption limit for your fourth spirit ring can reach over ten thousand years!" Lin Chen said leisurely.
Lin Chen picked up a ball of light next to the external Spirit Bones and said to Zhu Zhuqing, "This is a god-bestowed spirit ring. Through it, you can obtain the Spirit Ability you need most, as well as a spirit ring of the maximum year limit you can withstand. This way, you won won't have to go out hunting for spirit rings!"
Zhu Zhuqing stared dumbfounded at everything before her. How could she not know the preciousness of these items? Not to mention the Immortal Herbs from before, the external Spirit Bones and god-bestowed spirit ring before her were priceless treasures in the eyes of the world.
Yet, Lin Chen gave them all to her as if they cost nothing, and this action of Lin Chen's stirred a hint of guilt in Zhu Zhuqing's cold heart.
Zhu Zhuqing looked up, gazing deeply at Lin Chen, and asked, "Why are you so good to me?"
Lin Chen smiled slightly, gently stroked Zhu Zhuqing's head with his right hand, and said, "Silly girl! You are my woman, who else would I be good to if not you?"
"I..." Zhu Zhuqing was speechless for a moment. She had thought of a thousand different answers, but she never expected Lin Chen's answer to be so pure.
Unconsciously, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes became red. She whispered, "I don't deserve you to be so good to me!"
In her previous life, Zhu Zhuqing was a little wildcat who received no love or affection. The Star Luo Empire's inheritance system was as cruel and ruthless as raising venomous insects. To survive, Zhu Zhuqing had to constantly strive for self-improvement. Before she was twelve, she alone experienced life and death, crossing the borders of two nations to go to Soto City to find her unreliable fiancé, Dai Mubai, only to find that Dai Mubai was not only self-indulgent and didn't cultivate properly, but also spent his days lingering among flowers.
Despite this, she ultimately chose to forgive Dai Mubai. Through her own efforts and opportunities, she eventually became the God of Speed.
Zhu Zhuqing knew that she had never truly loved Dai Mubai; being with Dai Mubai was merely the arrangement of fate.
Now, a man who gave his heart and soul to her appeared before her, allowing her to experience true love. And what about her?
She not only concealed her past but also intended to use him.
This made Zhu Zhuqing feel extremely guilty!
Zhu Zhuqing also understood that Lin Chen's true love was not her, but the former Zhu Zhuqing—the one who had struggled hard, wanting to change her destiny through her own efforts!
But now everything couldn't go back to the past. She was Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuqing was her. The Zhu Zhuqing within this body had already completely merged with her soul. If she could, she wanted to leave completely and give the man before her to the former Zhu Zhuqing!
Lin Chen smiled slightly and said, "Whether you're worthy or not is up to me. Alright, don't be so sentimental. Hurry and absorb the Spirit Bone!!!"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head and said, "I can't accept them. I'm sorry, there are some things I've hidden from you!"
Lin Chen chuckled, "What's there to hide or not hide? Everyone has their own secrets, don't they?"
"But..." Before Zhu Zhuqing could finish her sentence, a soft pair of lips sealed hers.
A moment later, the two pairs of lips slowly parted. Lin Chen looked at the blushing Zhu Zhuqing and chuckled, "Be good. Absorb the Spirit Bone and spirit ring first. I happen to have something to attend to and need to leave for a few days. You can rest assured and absorb the Spirit Bone and spirit ring here. Whatever it is, you can tell me when I return!"
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Zhu Zhuqing no longer insisted. She nodded gently and shyly said, "Okay..."
With that, she put all the god-bestowed spirit rings and extra external Spirit Bones into her spirit tool and began absorbing the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's palm bone.
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