Chapter 70: I Miss You, Old Poison

"It's not like that."

"If Bai Ran were a bit calmer, or if he tried a bit harder, things wouldn't have turned out that way."

"Zhu Zhuqing said she wasn't wrong; how could a little fairy possibly be wrong,"

"Besides, the victim is her, Zhu Zhuqing, okay?"

"First she was randomly harassed by a ruffian, then she watched her good brother being taken away, and now she's been slapped out of the blue by a little witch."

"Zhu Zhuqing: I'm clearly the most innocent, why treat me like this?"

"So what exactly happened?"

"Although sisters shouldn't joke about their own innocence,"

"but Ning Rongrong said she wanted to know the main details of the incident."

"Ning Rongrong: Hey sis, don't just stand there, speak up—I'm about to die of anxiety! 'It's roughly like this, blah blah...'"

"Zhu Zhuqing briefly explained what happened."

"So you're saying Bai Ran innocently beat up that trash prince, the Avalanche, and then Crown Prince Xue Qinghe took him away?"

"Ning Rongrong: I thought it was no big deal—I didn't kill that spoiled brat, it's just a small thing."

"Right, where did Xue Qinghe take Bai Ran?"

"I don't know."

"Bestie, you leave me speechless."

"No choice, Ning Rongrong had to go find Bone Douluo, have Gu Yeye use the divine sense of a Title Douluo to help search for Bai Ran's traces within the academy."

"……"

"Huh, no way—how could there be the aura of a Title Douluo inside the academy!"

"When Gu Rong agreed to the little princess and used soul power to sense the Tian Dou Royal Academy,"

"he actually detected the aura of a Title Douluo inside the academy."

"What the heck?"

"Could it be a hidden powerhouse Title Douluo of the Tian Dou Imperial Family? No way—if the imperial family really had a Title Douluo, they wouldn't hide it."

"And this aura isn't that of Poison Douluo Du Gu Bo."

"……"

"At the same time, the two individuals sensed by Bone Douluo, She Long and Ci Tun,"

"at the same time silently thought, 'Oh no!'"

"Miss, we have to go."

"Just as those two guardians of Qian Renxue stepped out, Gu Rong brought Ning Rongrong to this secluded little room."

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince."

"Although Gu Rong holds the title of Title Douluo and is the Guardian Elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, he still needed to maintain a respectful attitude when meeting the Crown Prince of the Tian Dou Empire."

"After all, no matter what, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect is still a subject; it can be ignored, but the royal authority must not be despised."

"It's Senior Gu Rong and Rongrong—how did you two come here?"

"Speaking of which, the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe has a deep relationship with the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect,"

"the Sect Leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, Ning Fengzhi, is none other than Xue Qinghe's master,"

"and Ning Rongrong counts as his junior sister."

"We……"

"Gu Rong hadn't even opened his mouth yet."

"Ning Rongrong walked up to Bai Ran, patted his shoulder, and said in a young lady's tone:"

"Hey, I, the young lady, came to find you on my own—how's that, moving, huh?"

"Ning Rongrong, you didn't go to Shrek Academy, did you?"

"Bai Ran never expected to run into that little witch."

"Come to think of it, she supposedly looks down on being a support-type soul master and doesn't want anything to do with me—so why is she showing up here? 'Hmph, that pathetic Shrek Academy—this young lady wouldn't be caught dead there.'"

"Instead, she's come to the Tian Dou Royal Academy to play."

"How about it—being in the same class, happy?"

"Not only are we in the same class, we're even desk mates."

"Would a genius youth soul master dream of the sect's little witch? Ning Rongrong: interesting light novel material, kudos."

"You didn't say your family objects to you playing with me?"

"Bai Ran's mouth twitched involuntarily."

"Could that old fox Ning Fengzhi tolerate a support-type soul master pursuing his daughter?"

"You know, in the original plot, regarding Oscar who liked Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi didn't exactly make things easy for him—there was never any pleasant expression."

"Ordinary support-type soul masters certainly wouldn't cut it, but hey, youthful genius, could you explain your current soul power level?"

"Even I, the young lady, have been lied to by you—you're thoroughly corrupt."

"Ning Rongrong was originally quite angry,"

"but after thinking it over, she felt relieved."

"Indeed, the Tian Dou Imperial Family is weak and incompetent; if Bai Ran doesn't hide himself, he'll either be taken in by a great sect as a dog, or become a dog of the Spirit Hall."

"Now, her father Ning Fengzhi has loosened up, willing to let Ning Rongrong get close to this boy again,"

"Isn't it just because this youthful Soul Saint revealed his talent?"

"Ah, Ning Rongrong, you don't get it—even as a support-type soul master with no strength to truss a chicken, even if he's a Soul Saint, his combat power is hardly different from an ordinary Soul Elder."

"I think claiming to have Soul Ancestor-level strength is a bit of an exaggeration."

Bai Ran spoke nonsense with a straight face.

"Is that so? Then what the hell is the strong-attack system Soul Saint you killed?"

Ning Rongrong is not an easy-to-fool stupid woman; on the contrary, she is quite clever.

……

"Strange, Crown Prince, where did that Title Douluo's aura just go?"

While the two were arguing, Gu Rong glanced at this Crown Prince with an unfriendly look.

"Could it be that, as Prince Snow Star suspected, this Crown Prince has secretly allied with some major power? If so, the Seven Treasure Glazed Glass Sect's support for Crown Prince Xue Qinghe over the years has been completely wasted on white-eyed wolves."

"Senior Bone Douluo, don't joke—how could I possibly have the ability to make a Title Douluo my bodyguard?"

Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) lived up to his reputation as a veteran actor; facing Gu Rong's suspicion, he showed no trace of panic and quickly came up with an excuse.

"Senior Bone Douluo, actually it's like this: the martial soul amplification effect of Bai Ran's friend is astonishing; I merely tried to let him give a Soul Douluo a supportive effect, but ended up making that Soul Douluo disguise as a Title Douluo."

Qian Renxue: a 374% all-attribute boost, stacking the Soul Douluo's aura to match that of a Title Douluo—more than enough.

"Crown Prince, don't joke—even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Glass Tower is a top-tier support martial soul, the most it can do is raise an 88th-rank Soul Douluo to Title Douluo strength; but according to my perception, that guard outside your house barely reaches the soul power level of a Soul Douluo."

Gu Rong expressed disbelief.

"Bai Ran, come over and show Senior Bone Douluo."

Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) glanced at the newly acquired Sword Attendant, gesturing for him not to chat with girls and to quickly help her prove her innocence.

"Alright, alright."

Bai Ran summoned the Human Emperor Banner martial soul; the artifact spirit's true form is still on cooldown, so it's not needed for now.

From the first to the sixth soul skill, they were all applied to Gu Rong so he could feel them.

When soul power reaches the Soul Saint level, Bai Ran can already provide supportive effects to a Title Douluo,

Actually, it doesn't matter if Bai Ran reveals his strength now.

Mainly, Du Gu Bo has been busy these days and can't be reached for now.

Otherwise, the 96th-rank Old Poison, under his all-attribute amplification, although unable to reach the level of an Absolute Douluo, can reach the strength of a 98th-rank Title Douluo.

Bai Ran: I miss you, Lao Bo, where are you? (End of chapter)