Chapter 27: The Base

"Father..." Ning Rongrong could no longer hold it back at this moment; she rushed toward Ning Fengzhi, crying out, "Ning Feiliu... Ning Feiliu just hit me..."

She truly felt the pain; it was the first time in her life she had ever been hit by anyone.

And it was by Ning Feiliu, who hadn't held back in the slightest.

The palm of the hand is one of the most delicate pieces of skin on a human, densely packed with nerves; with Ning Feiliu hitting her like that, Ning Rongrong felt as if every strike made her brain tremble.

Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, then said, "Feiliu is your brother. Your brother is right; no matter what, you cannot be disrespectful and address him by his name... do you understand?"

Ning Feiliu looked at this convenient father, Ning Fengzhi, his gaze remaining as calm as an ancient well.

But Ning Fengzhi's words left Ning Rongrong somewhat stunned.

"Father... you... Rongrong is really in so much pain..." she said, acting spoiled again.

"You were the one being too unruly this time." Ning Fengzhi's attitude softened slightly, but he still looked at her and said, "Why did your brother hit you? It is because you were being too reckless."

"Your brother was right just now; rather than letting outsiders discipline you in the future, it is better for your brother to discipline you now." He sighed, "Causing trouble within the sect is a small matter, but if you cause trouble outside and things escalate, even I might not be able to protect you."

Even if Ning Rongrong had talent, could she compare to Tang Hao, the youngest Title Douluo and Clear Sky Douluo on the Douluo Dalu?

Could she be more powerful than the former Clear Sky Sect?

"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is so powerful, and Father is the number one Auxiliary System Soul Master on the Douluo Dalu; who would dare provoke me!" Ning Rongrong said, puzzled.

"But since you refuse to mend your ways, from today on, you will copy the sect rules in your room, three hundred times!" Ning Fengzhi said.

But why, after that guy said those things just now, did Father turn a blind eye to her?

"Father... I..." Ning Rongrong still wanted to argue something.

So she gave a resentful look at Ning Feiliu, who had been silent on the side, then let out a cold snort and turned to leave.

"You are not allowed to leave your room until you finish copying them!"

Ning Rongrong's face turned deathly pale in an instant; she looked at Ning Fengzhi, somewhat uncomprehending.

And hadn't the Clear Sky Sect been invaded by the Spirit Hall six years ago, losing most of its inner and outer sect disciples, its Sect Master forced to his death, and finally the new Sect Master Tang Xiao succeeding and announcing the sect's withdrawal from the world?

So the words Ning Feiliu had just spoken made him involuntarily recall the tragic state of the Clear Sky Sect.

Ning Rongrong suddenly realized that Ning Fengzhi was being serious.

Clearly... before this, as long as she acted spoiled, whether it was the two grandfathers or Father, they would all speak up for her.

Ning Fengzhi shook his head helplessly; no matter how powerful his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was currently...

Even Tang Hao, who became the youngest Title Douluo on the Douluo Dalu, wasn't he eventually forced to flee to parts unknown?

"Rongrong! Father thought that by grounding you for three days, you would know your mistakes and change." Thinking of this, Ning Fengzhi's face turned exceptionally stern as he said this.

"Ah?!" Ning Rongrong was stunned; wasn't this just equivalent to grounding her again?

And she had to copy books, too.

Ning Rongrong looked at Ning Feiliu, who was standing calmly to the side.

But at this moment, Ning Fengzhi said coldly, "Five hundred times!"

So Ning Feiliu was right; they could no longer let Ning Rongrong continue to be this willful and unrefined.

"Young Miss..."

The maids once again protected Ning Rongrong as she left.

Only Ning Fengzhi, Ning Feiliu, and the two outer sect Elders protecting Ning Feiliu remained at the scene.

"Feiliu, is your body feeling better?" Ning Fengzhi spoke to Ning Feiliu, his tone unexpectedly much softer.

Only then did Ning Feiliu raise his head and say to Ning Fengzhi with a smile, "In reply to Father, my body has fully recovered recently."

"That is good... that is good." Ning Fengzhi chuckled, then sighed and said, "Feiliu, I know you were dissatisfied before, but... Rongrong is your sister after all; please bear with her a little more."

"I know," Ning Feiliu said indifferently, "It is just that Rongrong's character is so unruly; we as brothers can tolerate her, but who else will tolerate her when she is outside?"

"I also know that words cannot teach a person, but experience teaches them once."

He paused and said, "But if we wait until a great disaster is truly brewed, it will be too late."

"You are right." Ning Fengzhi listened to Ning Feiliu's words; others might not know, and perhaps even Ning Feiliu might not be entirely clear, but he knew very well.

The warning from the Clear Sky Sect was not far off; the character of the former Tang Hao and the current Ning Rongrong were very similar.

Both thought their sect was invincible in the world and looked down on everyone.

But the moment the real disaster arrived, the Clear Sky Sect was no match for the Spirit Hall at all.

The Clear Sky Sect did not surrender without a fight back then; they had at least been forced to engage in a battle with the Spirit Hall, and only after being defeated did the old Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect come forward to admit his mistakes, announce the expulsion of Tang Hao from the sect, and then close the sect gates to the world.

In the original work, the Spirit Hall directly raided the Clear Sky Sect, and even the son of the Seventh Elder of the Clear Sky Sect died tragically in the great battle against the Spirit Hall.

Ning Fengzhi was also somewhat aware of the fate of the Clear Sky Sect, and he also understood to some extent what kind of role Tang Hao had played in it.

So he was also afraid that Ning Rongrong would develop that kind of lawless, trouble-making personality in the future.

And then one day, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be raided by a powerful enemy and destroyed in one go.

So he also felt that what Ning Feiliu had just said, and his act of disciplining Ning Rongrong, was absolutely correct.

After all, Ning Fengzhi was not some foolish father who blindly doted on his daughter.

He was first the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and only then the father of Ning Rongrong, Ning Feiliu, and their siblings.

Try having Ning Rongrong's Innate Soul Power be only level 4, and see if Ning Fengzhi would still be so good to her?

Absolutely not.

At the very least, he would definitely not let Ning Rongrong be so spoiled and arrogant.

Actually, he also had some intention to discipline Ning Rongrong, but one could see from the original work.

His repeated discipline was always interrupted by the doting of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo toward Ning Rongrong.

So in the original plot, one could only wait for the event where an outsider came to discipline Ning Rongrong.

But it was indeed effective; Ning Rongrong had to wait for an outsider to give her a ruthless lesson, filled with foul language, before she would slowly learn what it meant to be polite, what it meant to be humble and courteous.

One can only say that human nature is base; unscrupulous and disrespectful to family, yet tolerant, generous, and heart-baring to outsiders.

The key is that brothers like Ning Feiliu have always been very good to Ning Rongrong; for instance, the original host would even try to fish out paper boats for her even though he couldn't swim.

As a result, Ning Rongrong kicked the original host down and he drowned.

Then, what else would you call a person who is "unscrupulous and completely disrespectful toward family, yet tolerant, generous, and sincere toward outsiders," if not base?

(End of this chapter)