Chapter 140: Encounter with Ning Rongrong
Walking on the main street of Soto City, Lin Yang observed his surroundings; it seemed not much different from a few years ago.
A city doesn't change just because a few people come or leave.
"Meow!"
Aura jumped out of the Ruyi treasure bag and stretched vigorously.
Lin Yang glanced at it and curled his lips: "All you do is eat and sleep. Look how fat you've gotten. Can you still fight?"
"Meow~"
Aura scraped its claws in defiance, leaving several scratch marks on the originally smooth stone slabs.
Then, one person and one cat walked down the street, attracting quite a few glances.
However, most people just saw Aura as a rather plump orange cat.
Lin Yang took Aura around a few familiar places, restocked some supplies, and bought some fresh fruits and vegetables before heading back.
But on the way back, Lin Yang suddenly stopped, turned around, and fixed his gaze on a figure behind him.
That figure was a girl, about 1.6 meters tall.
She wore a simple white long dress, had neat short hair, and an air of noble elegance. At first glance, she was clearly a noble lady of extraordinary status.
And the moment he saw this girl, Lin Yang had basically guessed her identity.
"You've been following me all this way. Is there something you need, Miss Ning?"
Ning Rongrong's heart skipped a beat: "You know me?"
Lin Yang raised his hand and pointed at her chest.
Ning Rongrong quickly covered her small chest, looking at Lin Yang as if he were a pervert.
Lin Yang rolled his eyes: "If you want to hide your identity, don't wear the badge of a direct Disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect so openly on your chest."
Ning Rongrong lowered her hand and let out an embarrassed laugh: "A weak girl like me traveling alone needs to have an identity that makes people cautious."
Alone?
Lin Yang sneered inwardly, revealing a meaningful smile.
There were at least five Auras of Martial Soul Saint level lurking around him.
And you're telling me you're alone?
Ning Rongrong extended her hand, a sweet smile on her face: "Hello, my name is Ning Rongrong!"
Lin Yang glanced at it, then shook her soft, boneless little hand before letting go: "Lin Yang!"
"I know you!"
Ning Rongrong looked Lin Yang up and down, a hint of admiration in her eyes: "I watched your match. You were really amazing, taking down the Spirit Hall team all by yourself. Even my father said you're a peerless Genius."
"School Master Ning flatters me," Lin Yang said calmly. "So, can you tell me why you were following me now?"
"Uh..."
Ning Rongrong tapped her fingers, a bit embarrassed: "I ran away from home because of some things, and then I heard about Shrek Academy, which only accepts monsters, so I wanted to enroll."
Saying this, her face flushed slightly: "After I got here, I couldn't find where Shrek Academy was, and then I happened to run into you."
Lin Yang raised an eyebrow: "You don't have a map? Then how did you get here?"
"I just... asked people!"
Ning Rongrong said matter-of-factly: "When I didn't know the way, I just asked for directions, and then I walked and walked until I got here."
Lin Yang's mouth twitched.
A distance of over a thousand kilometers, and you got here by asking for directions?
Don't you think something's wrong?
Being able to travel smoothly from Heaven Dou City all the way to Soto City, it's almost as if School Master Ning rolled out a red carpet for you.
What a standard young lady's training journey!
Lin Yang barely suppressed the urge to roll his eyes, took out a map from his storage bracelet, and handed it over: "Shrek Academy isn't in Soto City. Just follow the route on the map and keep going."
"Then I won't disturb your journey of learning. Bye!"
With that, Lin Yang waved his hand, turned, and left.
After a few steps, his figure had already appeared dozens of meters away.
Ning Rongrong held the map in her hands, stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, her face turned green, and she stomped her foot in anger: "What the heck!"
This was completely different from what she had imagined.
She had thought that Lin Yang, meeting such a pretty girl who was also his fan, would at least personally escort her to Shrek.
But after all her performance, all she got was a shabby map?
He wouldn't even say an extra word.
"Damn straight guy, you deserve to use your hand for life!"
Ning Rongrong's extremely bold remark immediately drew sidelong glances from the people around.
She glared back: "What are you looking at? Never seen such a beautiful girl before?"
With that, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda floated out of her hand, a stream of light landed on her, and she disappeared at the street corner in an instant.
She didn't head to Shrek Academy immediately but planned to have a nice meal first to smooth over her frustration.
After Lin Yang left, he quickly put the matter behind him. The young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was obviously not his concern.
The next day, Lin Yang drove a carriage slowly out of Soto City, heading for Shrek Academy.
The carriage went further and further off the main road, and the scenery on both sides became more desolate.
Dugu Yan looked out the window, then at Xiao Wu sitting across from her, with a strange expression and an indescribable sympathy.
This rundown place is your academy?
What kind of life did you live before?
Xiao Wu frowned and said impatiently: "What's with that look?"
Dugu Yan shook her head, said nothing, and turned her head away.
Xiao Wu snorted coldly, too lazy to ask further, and simply turned her head to the other side, staring at the scenery outside the carriage.
Before long, the carriage stopped.
Shrek Academy had arrived!
Outside the academy, a crowd of people was bustling. Most were parents with children, apparently registering.
Dugu Yan got off the carriage and looked at the shabby academy gate. The sign hanging there looked like a gust of wind could blow it down.
She felt she had come to the wrong place.
Did this stupid rabbit really graduate from this kind of run-down school?
Although she and the stupid rabbit couldn't stand each other, fighting at every meeting and bickering whenever they spoke, she still acknowledged her talent deep down.
The stupid rabbit's talent was truly high. Among the people she had met, only Lin Yang could surpass her.
If her Martial Soul hadn't evolved once and she hadn't mastered the Breathing Technique, she would have been left far behind by this stupid rabbit.
Could it be that a golden Phoenix can also fly out of a straw nest?
Xiao Wu didn't react much; in fact, she had anticipated Dugu Yan's reaction.
She muttered to herself for a while, ignored Dugu Yan, and strode forward.
Lin Yang and Dugu Yan followed behind her.
Meanwhile, a golden-haired man lying lazily on a tree nearby casually scanned the crowd below.
Then his gaze stopped—
His eyes swept over Lin Yang and then landed on Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu's faces, his eyes lighting up slightly.
One had a proud temperament, like a thorny rose;
the other walked briskly, as lively as the girl next door.
He hadn't encountered such high-quality beauties in a long time.
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