"Xue Di and that green-furred scorpion spirit left after your father departed Vast Sea City." Tokisaki Kurumi shrugged indifferently.
"Uh… scorpion spirit? Green-furred?"
Ning Rongrong's eye twitched.
Xue Di was Xue Di, but Bing Di had turned into a green-furred scorpion spirit.
With that level of sarcasm, you expect me to believe there's no bad blood between you two?
Tokisaki Kurumi noticed Ning Rongrong's expression of wanting to speak but holding back, and rolled her eyes.
"Isn't she?"
"She's literally a dyed scorpion spirit."
Ning Rongrong: "…"
Whatever makes you happy.
Ning Rongrong genuinely didn't know how to respond.
"Fine, I'll tell you!" Tokisaki Kurumi said leisurely. "You already looked through my memories anyway. I just don't know if you skimmed through them carelessly and missed the important parts."
"Bing Di and Xue Di heard that the Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm was in the Star Dou Great Forest, so they went there."
"If you head over now, you might still catch them." As the Dark Devilgod Tiger who had once crossed paths with the two and been chased away, she didn't like them. Xue Di was still acceptable, but Bing Di's personality—she really disliked it.
"Uh… to the Star Dou Great Forest?" Ning Rongrong blinked. "Didn't they say they were going to tour the continent?"
"Who knows!" Tokisaki Kurumi spread her hands. "By the way, Master, shouldn't you thank me?"
"I did you a huge favor and made the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School even greater."
"Uh, right!" Ning Rongrong instinctively reached out to pat Tokisaki Kurumi's hair, but her hand was swatted away after just two strokes.
"I'm not a cat. Don't use your cat-patting moves on me." Tokisaki Kurumi's face darkened.
"Hahaha, sorry, sorry." Ning Rongrong awkwardly hid her hands behind her back.
"Speaking of which, my useless father broke through to level 97!"
"Congratulations."
"Yeah, if a 600,000-year externally-attached soul bone couldn't get him to level 97, that would be the real absurdity." Tokisaki Kurumi rolled her eyes.
"With you included, your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School now has thirteen Title Douluo!"
"Outside of Spirit Hall, you're truly the number one sect under heaven! Completely unlike the Haotian Sect, which loses one or two Title Douluo every time Tang Chen comes out."
"Thirteen Title Douluo… is that really that many?" Ning Rongrong was stunned for a moment and subconsciously started counting on her fingers.
Ning Fengzhi's trio, the two in Vast Sea City…
The head and vice-head of the Medicine Refining Pavilion, the head of the Soul Guidance Pavilion.
Plus the three who luckily broke through to Title Douluo thanks to soul rings granted by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Shui Cangyue from Tian Shui Academy.
"Hm, we've become this strong without me noticing?"
"Most of them are only level 91 or 92."
Seeing Ning Rongrong clearly knew the number yet still pretended to count on her fingers, Tokisaki Kurumi said irritably,
"Low-level Title Douluo like these, no matter how many there are, can't match the combat power of a single Qian Daoliu or Tang Chen."
Tokisaki Kurumi complained,
"Maybe they can't even beat that Dugu Yan of yours who still hasn't walked out of the sect."
Not everyone is Tang Hao, who at level 92 could fight head-on against a team of level 95-led Title Douluo and even kill one or two.
These new Title Douluo from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School looked intimidating.
Their actual combat strength was just average.
"Hey, Kurumi, don't you know what face is?"
"Having a lot of Title Douluo can ward off evil spirits."
"I really don't understand you humans." Tokisaki Kurumi twitched the corner of her mouth. "But about Dugu Yan, you'd better resolve it quickly. If she has a mental breakdown or loses control…"
"Your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School might be left with only Title Douluo who are good for show."
"Is it already that serious?" Ning Rongrong fell into thought.
In the original story—more precisely, the plot of Douluo Continent V mentioned by the reincarnated Tang San—
Not long after the great battle at Jialing Pass and the destruction of Spirit Hall,
Dugu Bo died depressed because of his title "Human Butcher," and Tang San watched indifferently without doing anything.
And because of the city massacre, it also implicated Dugu Yan…
She was directly divorced. Ning Rongrong wasn't sure whether it was Yu Xiaogang's wish or Yu Tianheng's heartlessness.
In any case, personally, Ning Rongrong could never act like Tang San.
Not to mention, in the original story, Dugu Bo massacred the city for the Heaven Dou Empire—or more accurately, for you, Tang San—yet you stood by and did nothing, and later even allowed Yu Tianheng to divorce Dugu Yan.
Even if it was Yu Xiaogang's intention, didn't Tang San's actions smell of burning the bridge after crossing it?
"I'll handle Dugu Yan's matter properly." Ning Rongrong sighed.
Whether it was Dugu Yan or Dugu Bo, she would take care of them. She just didn't say the latter part out loud.
"As long as you understand." Tokisaki Kurumi didn't say more. If she didn't think Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo losing control would likely bring severe consequences—and involve her own master Ning Rongrong—she wouldn't even mention it.
"By the way, Tang San should have come to Vast Sea City after that battle, right?"
"What happened afterward?" The memories Ning Rongrong saw showed that Bo Saixi and Tang Chen had not clashed further with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. Instead, they relocated the sea soul masters who deeply worshipped the Sea God to Vast Sea City. The purpose was unclear, but Ning Fengzhi's side was happy to have the peace.
"He did stay in Vast Sea City for a while when your father left."
"About seven days ago, I think."
"After all, there were two limit Douluo there. I didn't dare get too close to observe." Tokisaki Kurumi reported what happened that day to Ning Rongrong.
"Hm… you're saying that Zhu Zhuqing, the imperial consort of the Star Luo Empire, came to Vast Sea City with Tang San?"
"Yes, when they returned."
"Tang San has already reached level 76, and Zhu Zhuqing has also broken through to Soul Sage." Tokisaki Kurumi's voice was calm. "You said not to mind them before, so I didn't pay much attention."
"This…" Ning Rongrong slightly furrowed her brows.
"Bo Saixi and Tang Chen—did they return with the two of them?"
"No." Tokisaki Kurumi shook her head.
"Are you sure?"
"Not sure." Tokisaki Kurumi's face darkened. "Either they weren't there, or their concealment methods can evade my detection."
"That's not what I meant." Ning Rongrong rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought.
Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing's strength had increased a little too quickly!
But it wasn't a big problem!
She and Kurumi could already slaughter second-class gods from the God Realm left and right.
A mere Tang San—if she weren't worried about the God Realm and the Asura God, she would have taken care of him long ago.
After all, she was still flying the banner of the Evil God King. Who knew what the other side was thinking?
The proper thing was to raise her strength as quickly as possible before the five great God Kings returned from the Golden Dragon King's seal.
There was no way the future Tang Buddha of the original story could come back, suppress her, and reign supreme over all ages again.
Impossible!
This was the sewer of xianxia—a leisurely, comfortable world. This wasn't "One Day."
"Alright, after saying goodbye to Enshrined Wang Teng and Enshrined Ling Tian, I'll set off back to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. Then, depending on the situation, I'll decide whether to head to the Star Dou Great Forest."
Speaking of which, Gu Yuena had been inviting her to the Star Dou Great Forest for quite a long time.
But going to a soul beast den—she had to protect herself first!
She didn't want to end up like certain anime protagonists, captured and thrown into a goblin horde.
Uh… does Douluo even have goblins as soul beasts?