Chapter 36 Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect
"Bang!"
A huge muffled sound rang out. The leading white-clothed person was hit in the abdomen by the golden light Zhou Chen had transformed into. His whole body flew backward for dozens of meters, ploughing a deep furrow on the ground!
"Lord Deacon!"
"Impossible!"
Exclamations rang out. The remaining two white-clothed people saw their leader actually being blasted away by this youth in his teens in a single strike and could hardly believe their own eyes.
One had to know that their leader was a Soul King powerhouse above Level 50! The toughness of this youth's strength was simply unimaginable.
"Pfft!"
The white-clothed leader who was knocked flying spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood before swaying as he stood up. He stared at Zhou Chen and spoke in a deep voice. "What vicious means."
In the next moment, faint ripples of light fluctuated, and immense soul power was released abruptly. Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black; five soul rings quietly emerged on the white-clothed leader's body!
And in his hand, a black sickle appeared.
The other two white-clothed people also released their Martial Souls and soul rings. Impressively, they were both Soul Ancestors above Level 40. Their Martial Souls were a Scarlet Snake and a long spear respectively.
Seeing that these three white-clothed people were all ready for battle, Zhou Chen frowned. Golden light once again enveloped his whole body, clearly intending to repeat the old trick.
"Wait, kid, we are not enemies. Do not make a move again."
Seeing the golden light emerge on Zhou Chen's body again, the white-clothed Soul King was instantly greatly alarmed. He hurriedly explained, "We are the Young Miss's guards. We released our Martial Souls just now only because we were afraid you would make a surprise attack again, purely for self-protection."
"Young Miss? You are people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
Zhou Chen raised his brows. His eyes shifted to look at the oblivious Ning Rongrong at the side.
"Precisely."
The white-clothed Soul King gave a bitter smile and spoke. "The Young Miss ran away from home secretly. The Sect Master was not at ease, so he sent the three of us to follow and protect her all the way. Just now, seeing the Young Miss with you, we were somewhat worried, so we came over to take a look. We did not expect..."
We did not expect to be knocked down by a friendly force like me with a head-on punch, right? Zhou Chen secretly complained.
"What? You were actually sent by Father?"
Ning Rongrong at the side widened her eyes, in disbelief.
She secretly ran away from home, thinking no one knew her whereabouts. All along the way, she was like a wild horse off the reins, free and unrestrained. She never expected that everything was under her father's control!
This made her unusually depressed.
"Get lost, all of you! Hurry up and get lost! Do not follow me!"
Ning Rongrong suddenly clenched her small, fair and tender fists and shouted loudly, the rims of her eyes completely red.
Hearing these words, the three white-clothed people felt unusually awkward, unable to advance or retreat. Finally, the white-clothed Soul King braced himself and spoke. "Young Miss, it is our duty. If we leave at this time, we will definitely be punished by the Sect Master upon our return!"
"I do not care! Hurry up and get lost! Do not let me see you!"
Ning Rongrong spoke with a crying tone, her small face completely red. Zhu Zhuqing, who was somewhat confused at the side, hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her.
As for the three white-clothed people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, their heads were covered in sweat. They dared not retreat nor stay; they were completely at a loss.
"Cough, cough."
Seeing that the situation was unusually awkward, Zhou Chen gave a light dry cough. He looked at those three white-clothed people and spoke. "Rongrong will not let you approach, so you should stay a bit further away, for example, twenty li away. This way, you will not be an eyesore to her, and you can still complete the mission Sect Master Ning gave you. How about it?"
"But the Young Miss's safety..." The white-clothed Soul King spoke with some difficulty.
"I will protect her."
Zhou Chen responded faintly. Then, he turned his head to look at Ning Rongrong. He pretended not to know and asked, "Rongrong, where do you plan to go?"
"Me? I am going to Shrek Academy, in Suotuo City of the Balake Kingdom." Ning Rongrong wiped her tears and muttered.
"You are also going to Shrek Academy?" Hearing these words, Zhu Zhuqing spoke with surprise.
"You are too? Then we will be classmates in the future!"
Ning Rongrong spoke with both surprise and joy.
"That is truly too coincidental."
Zhou Chen smiled, then looked at the white-clothed person and spoke. "Since Rongrong and us happen to be on the same path, then do as I said. How about it?"
"This... alright. Then the Young Miss's safety is entrusted to you, Little Brother."
Hesitating for a moment, the white-clothed Soul King agreed.
That punch just now had already proven Zhou Chen's strength. He was fully qualified to protect Ning Rongrong.
Moreover, possessing three soul rings while only in his teens, and being able to knock down him, a Soul King, with one punch. Such a figure definitely had a massive force behind him. He could not afford to offend him!
Thus, he cupped his fists toward Zhou Chen and chatted up. "This old man is Lin Mu, holding the post of Outer Sect Deacon of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. I wonder what Little Brother's name is...?"
"My surname is Zhou."
Zhou Chen smiled faintly and did not speak his full name.
After all, the desks of the various great forces had long marked his name. If he spoke his full name now, and it was leaked by this Lin Mu before him, he feared it would not take long for the pursuit of the Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire to arrive one after another.
Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Lin Mu frowned. He secretly recalled in his heart exactly which powerful Soul Master family had the surname Zhou.
But after thinking about it, he could not come up with one. He could only give an awkward smile and cup his fists toward Zhou Chen and Ning Rongrong. "Young Master Zhou, Young Miss, then we will take our leave."
Speaking thus, he waved his hand and led the two Soul Ancestors beside him, retreating into the dense forest and disappearing.
Seeing Lin Mu and the others leave, Ning Rongrong, who was still crying just now, immediately smiled through her tears.
She ran over skipping and jumping, hugging Zhou Chen all of a sudden, and spoke excitedly. "Little Brother Zhou Chen, that punch of yours just now was truly too handsome. And the way you just drove them away was too domineering."
"I..."
Zhou Chen was a bit confused. Was that necessary?
Although I know I am very handsome, there is no need to come up and hug me immediately!
However, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes at the side instantly turned cold.
Sensing the coldness radiating from Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong hurriedly let go of Zhou Chen and explained in a low voice. "Sister Zhuqing, do not be angry. I was just too happy."
"When they appeared just now, I thought they were going to take me back to the sect! I did not expect Little Brother Zhou Chen to be so powerful, destroying their arrogance with one punch."
Hearing Ning Rongrong's explanation, the coldness in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes finally dissipated.
She smiled and picked up a skewer of roasted meat from the grill, speaking. "Then let us continue eating. Zhou Chen, you go get the alcohol!"
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