"Ahaha, this white jade hairpin... it's worth one gold soul coin."
"Deal." Ning Rongrong casually took out a gold soul coin from her pocket and placed it on the stall, using the hairpin as a gift for Chen Qingling.
"I... I'll just take this hairpin as a gift for you."
"Mmhm!"
Chen Qingling's eyes sparkled as she received the hairpin, examining it from all angles with great affection.
Putting on the hairpin, her already pure face gained a touch of elegance.
Ning Rongrong was stunned.
She was the most beautiful girl she had ever seen, like a fairy stepping out of a painting, untouched by the mud.
Standing next to Chen Qingling, Ning Rongrong felt absurdly inferior.
"Let's go back to the Seven Treasure Glass Sect."
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In the meeting hall of the Seven Treasure Glass Sect.
Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master, sat in the main seat, leisurely sipping tea.
Chen Xin and his group entered.
"Who is this..."
Chen Xin preemptively explained, "Fengzhi, she's someone I encountered in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"What!"
Almost spitting out his tea, Ning Fengzhi looked incredulous.
A little girl alone in the Star Dou Great Forest?
What kind of place is the Star Dou Great Forest?
It's full of soul beasts, and even a Titled Douluo might fall in, let alone a powerless little girl.
Could she have exceptional abilities?
Ning Fengzhi released his spiritual power to sense and immediately understood the girl's strength.
A newly acquired soul master.
Ning Rongrong giggled, "Hehehe, Dad, I knew you'd have this expression!"
"Back when Grandpa Sword and I encountered Qingling, you were just like this."
Ning Fengzhi at his seat tried to calm down his inner turmoil. "Uncle Sword..."
"Hahaha, Fengzhi, don't be anxious, I'll explain it to you slowly."
"She is my disciple, Chen Qingling."
"What!"
Ning Fengzhi couldn't sit still anymore, standing up in shock, looking at Chen Qingling with three parts scrutiny and seven parts astonishment.
Being accepted as a disciple by someone like Sword Douluo Chen Xin proves that Chen Qingling's talent is definitely not lacking.
What the Seven Treasure Glass Sect lacks most is strong individuals like Sword Douluo Chen Xin. If cultivated well, it could add to their strength.
Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong were surprised. They had never asked about Chen Qingling's father throughout.
Perhaps there were records of him on the continent?
But this was just Chen Xin's speculation.
After all, how could a reclusive expert leave traces in the secular world?
For a moment, all three sets of eyes fell on Chen Qingling.
"Um..."
"Don't look at me like that..."
Feeling uncomfortable under so many eyes, Chen Qingling squirmed.
*Cough cough.*
Chen Xin cleared his throat, dispelling the awkward atmosphere.
"My father's name is Chen Shengge."
The name Chen Shengge echoed in the spacious meeting hall, lingering in the minds of Ning Fengzhi and the others for a long time.
Ning Fengzhi racked his brains but couldn't recall any impression of this person, as if he had appeared out of thin air.
And Chen Xin frowned.
As he suspected, there were no records of this person on the continent, unable to appreciate the grandeur of a reclusive expert.
Ning Rongrong became even more curious about Chen Qingling's father, eager to unveil his mysterious veil and meet him.
She didn't know that her childhood thoughts would become an obsession in the future.
"Dad, where's Grandpa Bone? Why didn't I see him?"
Ning Rongrong timely changed the topic, breaking the silence.
"Uncle Bone..."
"He should be recovering soon."
Ning Fengzhi thought of the enlightenment Grandpa Gu Rong had a few days ago and went into seclusion for a breakthrough.
"Hahaha, I've come at the right time. Rongrong, did you miss me?"
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(End of Chapter)
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