...
After spending half a month indulging in a life of debauchery in Tiandou City, parading around with a group of beautiful women, Xuan Hao finally felt that his bones were getting a little rusty.
Although the "blind spot" plan was executed perfectly, not only fooling all parties but also solidifying his image as someone with "powerful connections and a rare commodity," for a person with aspirations, cultivation is the only true path.
True strength is the foundation for all pretense.
"It's time to settle down."
Xuan Hao stood on the terrace of the Tian Dou Royal Hotel, looking down at the bustling Tian Dou City, and stretched out a big yawn.
"We've had enough fun, now it's time to get down to business."
However, before he went into seclusion to cultivate, he still had a small matter to attend to.
...
Outside Tiandou City, a thousand meters above the ground.
The wind howled and the clouds churned.
A golden streak of light pierced the sky, hurtling towards the gates of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Xuan Hao carried Ning Rongrong on his back.
With each flap of his pair of brilliant golden dragon wings, a visible shockwave was generated, and the speed was astonishing.
Wow—!! It's so high!!
Ning Rongrong clung tightly to Xuan Hao's back like a koala, her little face pressed against his warm back, feeling the faint protective shield of qi and blood around her keeping out the cold wind, her eyes filled with excitement.
Although she was the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, she was pampered by the two titled Douluo, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, from a young age, and was often taken by them to fly on swords or travel through space.
But it was a grandfather taking care of his granddaughter, with careful and tender care.
And now...
He was being carried on the back of an equally young and energetic boy, soaring freely above the clouds!
This feeling is completely different!
It was filled with heart-pounding excitement, thrills, and a kind of... indescribable sweetness.
"Brother Xuanhao!"
Ning Rongrong rested her chin on Xuan Hao's shoulder and asked loudly, her voice sounding somewhat faint in the wind:
"After you send me back this time, when will you come to visit me again?"
"Well..."
While controlling the flight, Xuan Hao casually remarked:
"It's probably not going to work out in the short term."
"Why?" Ning Rongrong pouted instantly, her tone full of displeasure.
"Are you annoyed by me?
Or do you want to go play with that vixen?"
"What are you thinking about?"
Xuan Hao smiled helplessly, turned his head, and although he couldn't see the little girl behind him, he could imagine her puffed-up face:
"I'm a Soul Master too, I want to cultivate as well."
"We can't just wander around outside all day, can we? Otherwise, our cultivation will stagnate."
"and..."
"The world is not peaceful.
If you don't work hard to cultivate and become stronger, I won't be able to protect you if bad guys attack in the future."
"Bad guy?"
Ning Rongrong blinked, her face full of innocence:
"What's there to be afraid of!
I have Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bones!"
"They are titled Douluo!
The most powerful people in the world!
Anyone who dares to bully me, they will beat the bad guys to a pulp!"
Hearing this statement, which was full of the confidence of a "second-generation rich kid," Xuan Hao smiled, but a deeper meaning flashed in his eyes.
"Rongrong."
Xuan Hao slowed down his flight speed to make his voice reach her ears more clearly:
"Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo are indeed very powerful, but..."
"What if one day, even more powerful villains come along?"
"Or... what if one day they're not by your side, they get entangled with someone else, or even... they can't protect you anymore?"
"What will you do then?"
"A villain even more powerful than Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone?"
Ning Rongrong was stunned for a moment.
In her mind, those two grandfathers were invincible.
How could anyone be more powerful than them?
"No way!" Ning Rongrong retorted instinctively. "Even if there were, Dad would protect me!"
"Yes, you have a father and a grandfather."
Xuanhao said softly, "You are a child, and it is your right to rely on adults. That is your privilege."
"but..."
Xuan Hao raised his head, his gaze piercing through the clouds, looking into the distance:
"I'm an adult now."
"I have neither a grandfather nor a father."
"In this world, I can only rely on myself."
"Therefore, I must work harder than anyone else and be stronger than anyone else."
"Only in this way can I not only protect myself when danger comes, but also... protect the people I want to protect."
Ning Rongrong lay on Xuan Hao's back, listening to these words, and the words she wanted to say in rebuttal suddenly stuck in her throat.
Although she is young and spoiled, she is not stupid.
She could feel the heavy weight in Xuan Hao's words, and that... loneliness that pained her.
turn out to be.
This guy is always grinning, seemingly carefree, and even a bit greedy and lecherous...
Has she always been carrying such a heavy burden in her heart?
"Brother Xuanhao..."
Ning Rongrong buried her face in Xuan Hao's neck, hugging him tighter, her voice muffled:
"Then you must become stronger quickly!"
"If... bad guys really come in the future, Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone won't be able to beat them..."
"Then you must come and save me."
"don't want."
Xuan Hao answered decisively, without even a second of hesitation.
"I'm very busy, how can I have time to keep an eye on you every day and wait to rescue you?"
"Waaah..."
Ning Rongrong's hopeful face instantly fell, shattering the warm and touching atmosphere from just moments before.
Tears welled up in her eyes without warning, and her voice trembled with sobs.
"Why are you like this... Waaah... Do you really hate me...?"
"Stop, stop, stop! Hold back your tears."
Xuan Hao gently patted her bottom with his other hand, stopping her crying, then changed his tone, speaking with a hint of coaxing:
"However... it's not like I can't change my mind."
"If you can promise me that you will no longer be lazy and will diligently cultivate, striving to become a strong person who can help me instead of just holding me back..."
"Then I might consider reluctantly helping you out if you're in danger."
"real?!"
Ning Rongrong immediately stopped crying.
"I promise!
I'll be good!
I'll work hard at my cultivation!
I'll definitely be able to help you in the future!
I'll never hold you back!"
"Tch, come on."
Xuan Hao scoffed, his tone full of disbelief:
Anyone can talk a good game, and anyone can say nice things.
But how many people in this world can actually do it?
"Ning Rongrong, don't you know your own temper?"
"That's a typical case of being enthusiastic for only three minutes.
Today they swear to work hard, tomorrow they complain of being tired as soon as the sun comes out, and the day after tomorrow they want to find an excuse to be lazy.
Even their usual training requires Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to urge and coax them from behind before they will even start."
"Someone like you think you can help me?"
"I bet you'll be too tired to run away when I don't even come to your rescue."
"No way!!"
Ning Rongrong got anxious, her face flushed red, and she retorted loudly:
"That's because I didn't find it interesting before! And anyway, Grandpa and the others were there..."
But things are different now!
Ning Rongrong hugged Xuan Hao's neck tightly, her tone more resolute than ever before:
"I promised you! I'll definitely change! I'll never be lazy again!"
"Sure."
Xuan Hao did not immediately give an affirmative answer, but said calmly:
"Then let me see."
"I don't listen to what you say, I only look at what you do. If you can really stick to it and I can really see you change..."
"Then my promise to you will remain valid forever."
"It's a deal!"
...
While the two were talking, the scene below had already undergone a huge change.
Xuan Hao, carrying Ning Rongrong, flew over a magnificent city like a golden shooting star.
Qibao City.
As the wealthiest of the three sects and the only one to establish a city in the name of a sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's headquarters is not hidden deep in the mountains like the Clear Sky Sect, nor does it occupy a dangerous peak like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
On the contrary, it sits on a plain and is an extremely prosperous commercial metropolis.
This is a super city whose size is second only to Heaven Dou City, Star Luo City and Spirit City, and its prosperity is in no way inferior to the capitals of the two great empires.
This place is not only the headquarters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but also the commercial core of the entire Heaven Dou Empire.
From above, the wide streets are bustling with traffic and caravans coming and going.
Countless shops bearing the banners of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School stand side by side, and the magnificent buildings gleam in the sunlight, showcasing the sect's terrifying wealth that is "rich enough to rival a country."
The true core gate of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is located in a range of mountains behind this bustling city, surrounded by stars, overlooking the entire Seven Treasure City.
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