The next morning, Flander gathered the Shrek Seven Devils and began their first class. However, the morning session was only for Ning Rongrong and Oscar, while the others would have theirs in the evening.
The first class was simple: running laps. They had to run twenty laps around the village. Auxiliary Soul Masters must learn to escape; it was common sense.
However, the laps were a bit too long. With the stamina of auxiliary Soul Masters, it was impossible to finish. Oscar was fine; his sausages could replenish his stamina and soul power.
Ning Rongrong was not okay because she was unwilling to eat sausages made with such lewd soul incantations.
In fact, Flander had no hope that Ning Rongrong could complete the entire course. He saw that Ning Rongrong was a young lady from a wealthy family and just wanted to give her a tough start to dampen her spirit.
Once Ning Rongrong couldn't take it and ran away, Flander had prepared a lot of trash talk to mock her.
But this time, he underestimated Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong indeed could not complete the entire course, but she would not run away halfway. Under Tianlin's guidance, she also had the belief of never giving up until the last moment.
"Hey, Rongrong, you can't do this. Why don't you eat one of my sausages? Otherwise, no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to complete the entire course," Oscar said, looking at Ning Rongrong, who was covered in sweat, and kept trying to persuade her.
Ning Rongrong coldly glanced at him, "You can call me Student Ning. Rongrong is not what you should call me, we are not that close. As for your sausages, keep them for yourself. I won't touch them."
"Don't say that. We will be together for the next few years. Let's get to know each other first," Oscar had been following Dai Mubai for many years and had already learned his shameless tactics for picking up girls.
Ning Rongrong immediately understood that this guy had taken a fancy to her. Already twelve years old, she was developing faster than ordinary people because she was a Soul Master. Now she was graceful and charming. She had seen many such admiring eyes when she was in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but everyone in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School knew of Tianlin's existence, so no one dared to flirt with her so blatantly.
"You like me?" Ning Rongrong asked directly.
"Hehe, you saw through me. To be honest, it's the first time I've seen such a beautiful girl like you," Oscar said, blushing. He looked mature, but unlike the battle-hardened Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, he was actually a pure virgin.
"Then I advise you to give up. First of all, I already have someone I like, and that is my Sword Brother. Moreover, according to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Rules, the person I will marry in the future can only be a Battle Soul Master, so there is no possibility between us," Ning Rongrong refused Oscar very decisively.
Perhaps the original Ning Rongrong, because of her mischievous personality, would not have said it so directly even if she didn't like Oscar at first. Instead, she would have found it interesting to keep dangling this idiot. But now, Ning Rongrong, who had learned to respect people, would not give him unrealistic hope.
Oscar was stunned in place. His goddess already had someone in her heart, and because he was also an auxiliary Soul Master, he did not meet the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Rules.
His beautiful first love was shattered before it even began!
Ning Rongrong ignored him and ran forward on her own.
At this time, not far from Soto City, a young man also came to this city, it was Tianlin.
He had already obtained the Pills he needed from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School disciple. Coincidentally, Qin Ming was preparing to bring the Royal Fight Team to Soto City's Soul Arena for training, just like in the original story, so he took a step ahead and arrived in advance.
His purpose was naturally to see Ning Rongrong. He was worried that Ning Rongrong would be bullied in Shrek Academy, especially by Dai Mubai. If he threatened Rongrong like in the original story, Tianlin would kill him in minutes.
After asking a passerby for the address, Tianlin walked straight towards Shrek Academy.
At noon, Ning Rongrong and Oscar returned to the Academy. Flander asked, "Did you all finish running?"
"Yes, I... we all finished running!" Oscar said. In fact, he was the only one who finished running, but he was worried that Ning Rongrong would be punished, so he lied. Even if Ning Rongrong didn't like him, she was, after all, the first girl he liked.
"You don't need to help me hide it. Reporting to the Dean, twenty laps is too long. I didn't finish the entire course. At the seventeenth lap, my stamina could no longer hold on," Ning Rongrong said bluntly.
"Well, I understand. Just work hard to make up for this deficiency in the future," Flander said, contrary to his usual self, without the slightest bit of blame, which made Oscar confused.
"You find it strange why I'm not angry?" Seeing Oscar's expression, how could Flander not understand his thoughts? He smiled and said, "In fact, I'm also very surprised. Rongrong, as a young lady from a wealthy family, I didn't expect you to have such perseverance. You actually ran until your stamina was completely exhausted before giving up. Insufficient stamina can be trained, but such perseverance is the key to becoming stronger. You make me very satisfied, so how could I be angry!"
"This is what my Sword Brother taught me. He said that one's limits can only be known if one tries hard to find them. People who give up halfway will never find their limits, and only by finding their limits can they break them and move towards a higher realm," Ning Rongrong said, with a proud look on her face when she mentioned Tianlin.
"It's that Sword Brother again!" Tang San was very curious about who the Sword Brother in Ning Rongrong's mouth was. She had said before that the reason her soul power was so profound was because of this person's help, and now she was saying such philosophical words, he must be an extraordinary figure. He really wanted to get to know him.
"Sword Brother?" Flander was thoughtful. "Rongrong, are you talking about the number one genius of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Sword Sovereign, Jun Tianlin?"
Because Tianlin had easily defeated the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation at the Titled Ceremony, his name had already spread far and wide. Moreover, in recent years, Chen Xin would occasionally take Tianlin out for training. After all, to cultivate the Seven Kill Swordplay, one couldn't go without killing. Now, quite a few bandits, local tyrants, and even evil Soul Masters had met their end under Tianlin's sword.
Thanks to his actions of punishing evil and promoting good during this period, the people had given him the beautiful name of 'Sword Sovereign,' which, as a disciple of Sword Dao Chen Xin, could be considered well-deserved.
Ning Rongrong nodded, "That's right, he is my Sword Brother. When it comes to genius, no one in this world can compare to him."
Looking at Ning Rongrong's spirited appearance when she mentioned Tianlin, Oscar felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He could now clearly see that Ning Rongrong's claim of having someone she liked was not just an excuse to reject him. Her heart was truly already filled with a figure.
After the disbandment, Oscar, still unwilling to give up, approached Flander, "Teacher, I want to ask you something. Does the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have a rule that their direct disciples can only find Battle Soul Masters as their spouses?"
Hearing this, Flander guessed that this guy had fallen for Ning Rongrong. He could only advise, "That's right, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School does have this rule. And to be honest, I think this rule is correct. Two support-type Soul Masters together are simply unable to protect each other. Oscar, I actually hope that your other half in the future will also be a Battle Soul Master. Rongrong is not suitable for you."
"Moreover, Rongrong didn't lie about that Tianlin. He is indeed a rare genius, capable of defeating the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation trio without any chance of retaliation, which shows how strong he is. If you want to compete with him, I'm afraid there's not much hope."
"I understand, then I'll go down first, Teacher!" Oscar completely gave up and returned to his room dejectedly.
Looking at Oscar's lonely figure, Flander didn't have any good solutions. He could provide guidance on cultivation issues, but he was completely helpless when it came to matters of love between men and women. He could only hope that Oscar could get over it as soon as possible!
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