Three days later.
Ning Rongrong's courtyard was now crowded with people, some from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and others from the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Family, dressed in imperial robes.
Sect Master Ning was also among them, chatting happily with a gray-haired middle-aged man, occasionally letting out soft laughs.
"Prince Xue Xing, I'll trouble you to escort Rongrong into the palace this time."
Sect Master Ning had clearly anticipated this, knowing that Prince Xue Xing would come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to escort Ning Rongrong.
After all, when Xue Ye was vying for the throne, his other brothers had all been eliminated, leaving only Xue Xing, who supported him, alive.
However, it seemed Xue Ye now found Prince Xue Xing to have lived too long and had thoughts of eliminating him. Yet, Xue Ye was struggling to find a reason; rashly acting against a Prince would also be detrimental to the stability of the surrounding kingdoms.
But just as Xue Ye was preparing to find a reason to eliminate Prince Xue Xing, he sent Prince Xue Xing to escort Ning Rongrong into the palace. The other implications were quite thought-provoking.
Escorting Ning Rongrong might be fine now, but what about later? Xue Ye's health was deteriorating day by day, and with his hidden poison, he would likely die within a few years.
At that time, Ning Rongrong would be stripped of her status as Crown Princess for some arbitrary reason, most likely for colluding with an outside party, and that outside party would probably be Prince Xue Xing, who escorted her.
Once this accusation was made, Heaven Dou might send divine soldiers to apprehend Prince Xue Xing. There would be no room for explanation, nor would Xue Ye give Prince Xue Xing a chance to explain.
According to Xue Ye, that old man would surely cut off the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's legitimate path to interfering with the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Family and would also remove the hidden danger of Prince Xue Xing, that old immortal.
However, Sect Master Ning merely chuckled at this. Having broken through to Rank 80, he was supremely confident.
Last night, the black shadow suddenly dissipated, and he received a portion of its memories, discovering a part of the future.
Spirit Hall destroyed, Shrek rises!
This immediately excited him. It seemed his decision to let Ning Rongrong invest in Shrek Academy was indeed correct, though the only way out was if Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School evolution failed.
But none of that mattered anymore. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was enough with him, Ning Fengzhi. He would lead the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to the peak, a height no Sect Master had ever reached throughout history!
At this moment, Prince Xue Xing's mood was terrible. Seeing Sect Master Ning speak like this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. Did this old fox not see his current predicament?
But to avoid showing any flaws, he wore a natural yet slightly stiff fake smile, his tone betraying no emotion.
"Hehe, congratulations, Sect Master Ning. With Rongrong following the Crown Prince, she will surely not suffer any grievances in the future."
After speaking, Prince Xue Xing, not wanting to look at Sect Master Ning's hypocritical face, left under the pretext of inspecting the escort team.
He then came to an open area, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.
"You all want to play me to death, do you?!"
Prince Xue Xing angrily punched the wall. He just wanted to live peacefully, but Xue Ye wanted to kill him, and now even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wanted to scheme against him.
Fine, fine, then I won't play along. I'll just package up the entire imperial city's defenses and hidden barracks and hand them over to Spirit Hall.
Still trying to scheme against me? Didn't expect this, did you? I've long been a person of Spirit Hall.
Immediately, Prince Xue Xing no longer hesitated. A white communication paper, made by Qian Xunfeng with divine power, appeared in his hand, and he sent out the news that Ning Rongrong was about to depart for her marriage into the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Family.
As the white paper transformed into a streak of light, it vanished instantly and then appeared before Demon Bear Douluo, who was stationed in Heaven Dou Spirit Hall.
"Ning Rongrong? Sect Master Ning, that old man, has gone mad to resist Spirit Hall."
Demon Bear Douluo chuckled. He knew that His Holiness the Pope had never taken the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School seriously.
This Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was so arrogant as to treat Spirit Hall as its imaginary enemy. How confident they were! All members of their Hall of Worship were Rank 99 Peerless Douluo; any one of them could flatten the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
They truly didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
"Well, I remember there was a message to be delivered to a girl named Zhu Zhuqing, and I also need to help this Zhu Zhuqing intercept someone."
Demon Bear Douluo was, after all, an old hand in Spirit Hall. When he learned that His Holiness the Pope had specifically instructed him to look after Zhu Zhuqing, he guessed there must be an unknown secret.
But he didn't dare to think too deeply.
Even if he thought about it, he wouldn't dare to speak of it, so he could only pretend to know nothing. This was His Holiness the Pope's special care for a junior as an elder!
"Should I go prepare first?"
He stopped thinking further. If he continued, he felt great disaster would befall him.
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Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong wore a pure white long dress, covering her fair legs, her hands, like warm jade, placed in front of her, standing gracefully.
However, beneath her beautiful eyes, her gaze was dim, her face lifeless, and her eyes filled with gloom, having lost some of the vibrancy a young girl should possess.
"Rongrong, why are you still frowning? You need to smile, understand?"
Sect Master Ning, seeing Ning Rongrong still in this state, lectured her rather disappointedly. This was for his future development; there could be no mistakes.
You're getting married now, who are you showing that sour face to? Wouldn't it disgrace the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's reputation?
"Mm, I know."
Ning Rongrong no longer had the heart to argue. She just wanted to leave this place and find a quiet spot, free from worldly strife.
Now, betrayed by friends and abandoned by family, reality had delivered a heavy punch, waking her up.
Bone Douluo, seeing Ning Rongrong in this state, also spoke with sympathy, "Fengzhi, Rongrong is about to leave. Don't worry about these things anymore."
"Isn't this to make Rongrong a little happier?"
Sect Master Ning chuckled a few times, not refuting anything.
Just then, Prince Xue Xing, having sent out the message, walked over feeling refreshed, looking at the still self-satisfied Sect Master Ning.
He couldn't help but sneer. This dog wants to manipulate me and scheme with Xue Ye. You'll have your time to cry later.
"Sect Master Ning, we are ready here. Please have Rongrong get into the carriage quickly. It's easy for accidents to happen if we delay."
Listening to Prince Xue Xing, Sect Master Ning didn't think negatively. After all, Prince Xue Xing had been a person without any foundation for many years and cherished his life. He didn't believe Prince Xue Xing could do anything rebellious.
Indeed, who could believe that Prince Xue Xing had secretly conspired with Spirit Hall several years ago, gradually allowing himself to be suppressed by Xue Ye?
In reality, he was lowering Xue Ye's guard and extracting all the military deployments of the Tiandou Empire, just waiting for the day Spirit Hall unified the continent, when he himself would declare Spirit Hall the state religion, with the Pope's authority above that of the Emperor.
"Rongrong, you can go with Prince Xue Xing. Along the way, your Grandpa Bone will also protect you, so you don't need to worry."
Sect Master Ning said with a faint smile to Ning Rongrong, appearing very concerned for her. In reality, he was thinking that the first step in his plan to control the Heaven Dou Empire was stable!
He also wasn't worried about any accidents. He didn't believe anyone would dare to intercept Ning Rongrong in front of Bone Douluo and hundreds of armed soldiers.
Unless it was a Rank 95 Super Title Douluo, but how could it be such a coincidence? Currently, it seemed only Spirit Hall had a Rank 95 Super Title Douluo.