"Huh?"
Ning Rongrong suddenly had a bright idea. This group of little rascals led by Shui Bing'er—they all had matching blue hair and blue outfits. Well, why couldn't she organize her own group too?
Just like Huline had suggested before: forming a girl's battle team to rival them. She couldn't let Shui Bing'er's group hog all the attention.
Ning Rongrong felt this was quite promising and looked at Zhu Zhuqing, saying,
"Zhuqing, we're skipping school today. Huo Wu, Jiang Zhu, come with me—I'll take you shopping for some clothes."
Uh…
Zhu Zhuqing and the others looked at Ning Rongrong in confusion, completely baffled.
Huo Wu was about to say something, but Ning Rongrong blinked at her. She caught the hint, nodded, and said,
"Okay! Let's go shopping together today."
The Shui Bing'er sisters exchanged glances and immediately understood: these girls had plans of their own! Very obvious.
Since the Shui Bing'er sisters already had seven members, forming a team came naturally. Others instinctively began clustering together in response.
[Bai Chenxiang, a member of the Min Clan, one of the four auxiliary clans of the original Haotian Sect. Granddaughter of the clan leader Bai He. Possesses the Martial Soul "Sharp-Tailed Swallow," a pure-speed type Soul Master.]
[Speaking of which, Bai Chenxiang and Tang San are cousins. Bai Chenxiang's grandfather is Tang San's maternal great-uncle.]
[As the saying goes: cousins betray cousins, and it's the death of the weakling!]
[In the martial world, "cousin" is often derogatory; none of the cousins are good people. Tang San came from the martial world, and his cousin's behavior wasn't great either.]
[Bai Chenxiang is lively, headstrong, outspoken, and proud. She has always considered her Martial Soul, the Sharp-Tailed Swallow, extremely noble.]
[Similarly, the Min Clan is also proud. Their Martial Soul lacks combat power, they have no other means of livelihood, and their arrogance prevents them from joining other clans. Thus, they've become the most miserable of the four single-attribute clans, often needing aid from the other three.]
[The four single-attribute clans were the four auxiliary families of the Haotian Sect: Li Clan, Yu Clan, Min Clan, and Po Clan. When Tang Hao caused the sect to seal its mountains, these four families were left in ruin.]
At this point, Ning Rongrong finally realized:
"Oh, it's her!"
Everyone looked over, and Ling Yuan asked in confusion,
"Rongrong, you know Bai Chenxiang?"
Ning Rongrong shook her head slightly:
"Not personally, but I know her, and I know their four clans. My father tried recruiting them multiple times, but they all refused."
"They're a stubborn bunch—honorable, yes, but honestly, pretty foolish. Especially the Min Clan—they're barely scraping by, yet still so headstrong!"
Ling Yuan nodded slightly:
"I've heard of these four clans too. But forget them. No matter who owns a diary copy now, I won't go looking for them again."
"They'd better not come."
Uh…
Hearing that, Ning Rongrong's group felt a bit awkward.
Makes sense! Ling Yuan and Bibi Dong had called everyone to the Spirit Hall to prevent accidents.
Now that Ling Yuan and Bibi Dong were with Su Chen, there was no worry about mishaps, so they didn't want those women with diary copies coming to the Spirit Hall.
One by one, all keeping tabs on their men—who could stand so many rivals?
[At eighteen, Bai Chenxiang attended a gathering of the four single-attribute clans, first meeting Ma Hongjun and Tang San. She made a speed challenge with Tang San: if Tang San won, the senior's 100 gold soul coins went to him; if Bai Chenxiang won, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow would be her reward.]
[Later, Tang San used his Purple Extreme Magic Eye and Ghost Shadow Vanish, both counters to speed, causing Bai Chenxiang to lose the bet. However, she greatly admired Tang San's talent and strength.]
[Honestly, it's absurd: a third-rate martial arts skill from the martial world, yet in Douluo World, it not only reaches Divine level, it's unstoppable!]
[Seriously, secret weapons kill all, poisons kill all, skills kill all. Calling Douluo Continent a "fantasy sewer" doesn't even do it justice.]
[In the original story, this meeting made them friends. They went to the Sea God Island together. The Shrek Seven Devils almost became the Shrek Eight Devils.]
[However, Bai Chenxiang had a hard time integrating into the Shrek team. Even when strategies were made, Yu Xiaogang sidelined her.]
[On Sea God Island, they underwent the Sea God's trials. In the original story, Tang San paired with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing with Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong with Oscar—leaving Ma Hongjun out.]
[Bai Chenxiang originally didn't favor Ma Hongjun. But under the romantic atmosphere and feeling a bit isolated, she eventually accepted his pursuit.]
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong was dumbfounded:
"No way!"
"How can it be? How could I ever fancy that slimy Oscar?"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head helplessly:
"Don't forget—Su Chen's PUA. If it weren't for the diary copy, you would have been successfully PUA'd in Shrek back then."
"If that had happened, you'd be an ordinary person—not the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Xiao Wu mumbled,
"Based on Su Chen's diary and his methods, Oscar seems the most normal among them."
[Okay, my buns are done. I'm off to deliver buns to the Pope Sister.]
[I'll skip the details here. In the end, when the Shrek Seven Devils ascend to the Divine Realm, poor Bai Chenxiang is left behind, aging alone in the lower realm.]
[Tang San talks about adhering to Divine Realm rules… I just want to spit on him! He claims obedience, yet interferes repeatedly in the mortal world, turning Douluo Continent into his backyard, and even locks his daughter's chastity—targeting only his son-in-law, Huo Yuhao. Can you believe it?]
[And in Douluo 2, thousands of years later, two empires clash, and he uses the Orange child to force her to stop fighting. Seriously!]
[That's just how this little punk operates: everyone else harvesting soul rings is cruel, but when he does it, it's justified. Once he becomes a god, he'll be a top villain.]
[Ugh!]
[How did I go from writing about Bai Chenxiang to ranting about Tang San? Clearly, I'm his #1 hater. If I were to detail his double standards, I'd need a whole chapter!]
[In short, Bai Chenxiang was unfortunate. When ascending to the Divine Realm, her cousin wouldn't take her along, and Ma Hongjun didn't stay either—leaving her to grow old alone.]
(End of Chapter)