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Shi Mo shook his head, "Being able to win the championship of the Continental Soul Master Competition is entirely due to you, Zhuqing, Lingling, and Rongrong. Without you, we would have been utterly defeated. I'll just take five hundred thousand."
Shi Mo echoed, "Me too."
"We are the same."
Then Yufeng and Osler also spoke up.
After all, being able to get five hundred thousand gold soul coins was already an astonishing fortune for them. Even though they all came from noble families, they had never seen so much money. With this money, they could save it up for future large auctions or something, to buy the soul bones they needed.
Seeing that they all said so, Ning Tian didn't insist anymore and distributed five gold cards to them. He directly put away the remaining four, after all, Little Cat, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong were family with him. There was no need to divide it so clearly.
After the five Shi brothers received the gold soul coins, they all smiled happily. For a moment, the New Heaven Dou Battle Team was filled with laughter and joy.
…..
Compared to the joyful atmosphere on their side, the Shrek team was miserable, especially Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar. Originally, they had agreed to go out and train with Tang San. Who knew that Tang San would be directly taken away by his father, leaving the three of them behind? What should they do now?
Ma Hongjun was a bit better off. At least, he only secretly badmouthed Ning Tian, thinking that as long as he stayed with Flanders, nothing would happen to him. But Dai Mubai and Oscar were so frustrated they wanted to curse.
"Damn it," they thought, "one of us is about to face the pursuit of the entire Star Luo Empire, and the other has offended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. How can we survive?"
Oscar grabbed Flanders' hand and pleaded, "Dean, you have to save me!"
"Dean!" Dai Mubai also cast a pleading look.
Now, they only had Flanders to rely on.
Flanders was also feeling bad. The entire Shrek team, teachers and students alike, had been ordered by the Pope to be banned from participating in the Soul Master Competition for life, which undoubtedly sentenced Shrek Academy to death. Now disheartened, he decided to retire peacefully at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, just like Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin.
He sighed and said, "Mubai, you can come with me to the Heaven Dou Imperial l Academy and be a teacher there. The people from the Star Luo Empire probably can't touch you there. As for Oscar…" He trailed off, looking at Ning Tao beside him. "Ning Tao, what do you think…?"
Ning Tao replied, "Dean Flanders, I can't make the decision on this matter." With that, he walked directly toward Ning Fengzhi.
"Alright," Flanders sighed again, turning to Oscar. "Oscar, I'll take you to apologize to Sect Master Ning and Rongrong." As he spoke, he led Oscar to follow Ning Tao and approached Ning Fengzhi.
Flanders, both nervous and uneasy, bowed to Ning Fengzhi. "Sect Master Ning, my student Oscar is young and ignorant. What do you think…?"
Ning Fengzhi maintained his warm and gentle demeanor. "Dean Flanders, you're too polite. Little friend Oscar has already said he would join my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after graduation. How could I make things difficult for him? Moreover, back then, he was only confused by the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill of Cang hui Academy; it's not his fault."
It had to be said, Ning Fengzhi was a natural smiling tiger. Clearly, he had already sentenced Oscar in his heart, yet he still put on a magnanimous front and acted so convincingly that even Flanders believed it!
"So that's how it is!" Flanders immediately breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Oscar. "Oscar, you'll follow Sect Master Ning from now on. You must not act recklessly again."
Little did he know, Oscar was suffering in silence. But this was already the best outcome. Now, Oscar could only hope for a chance to escape the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the future and find Tang San.
…..
After settling Oscar's matter, the group from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect prepared to leaveSpirit City. Sword Douluo released his martial soul, the Seven Kill Sword, and enlarged it. Ning Fengzhi and Ning Tao stepped onto it one after another, while Oscar reluctantly stood behind Ning Tao. Sword Douluo positioned himself between Ning Tao and Ning Fengzhi.
Finally, only Ning Rongrong remained. With red eyes, she looked at Ning Tian and asked, "Ning Tian, when will you come back to find me?"
Ning Tian smiled and said, "In three years at the earliest, or five years at the latest, I'll bring Zhuqing and the others to find you. If I don't come, we'll reunite at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy in five years. Work hard to cultivate and improve your strength, and don't waste time."
Ning Rongrong nodded heavily. In front of Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and the others, she no longer hid her love for Ning Tian. She threw herself into his arms and kissed his lips.
Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo watched this scene, their faces breaking into gratified smiles. Ning Tao also highly approved of this brother-in-law. As for Ning Tian having more than one woman? The Douluo Continent had never been a monogamous society. Ning Tao's own father had married over a dozen concubines for him. It was nothing unusual. Besides, the girls around Ning Tian were all exceptionally talented.
Only Oscar gritted his teeth at the sight, though he didn't dare show it.
…..
After the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect group left, Ning Tian turned to Flanders and the others. "Teacher Flanders, Teacher Mona, we'll take our leave first."
As he spoke, he transmitted a message to Xiao Wu: "Xiao Wu, after we leave, tell Dai Mubai and the others that you know where Tang San is, then lead him to the small forest near Spirit City. I'll find you later."
Xiao Wu nodded secretly.
"Master Zhu Qing, aren't you coming back with us to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?" Mona asked, looking at Zhu Qing standing beside Ning Tian with some surprise.
Zhu Qing smiled slightly. "I plan to visit my family first and return to the academy later."
Seeing that Zhu Qing would eventually return, Mona breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Zhu Qing was now the living signboard of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and the chief instructor of the Heaven Dou Empire's Soul Master Legion. If she left for good, Mona wouldn't know how to explain it to her father or the prince.
After the New Heaven Dou Battle team departed, Ma Hongjun finally relaxed. He thought to himself, 'Good thing Ning Tian doesn't seem to hold my earlier incident against me.'
Xiao Wu suddenly spoke up. "Teacher Flanders, I have to leave too."
Hearing this, Flanders' face showed a trace of dejection. He nodded despondently. "Indeed, with your cultivation, you should have graduated like Ning Tian and the others long ago."
"Xiao Wu, are you planning to go home?" Dai Mubai asked, somewhat surprised.
Ma Hongjun also looked over curiously. In the Shrek team, Xiao Wu's background had always been the most mysterious, sparking their curiosity.
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