Chapter 307: Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling Lock Horns
Dugu Feng walked calmly toward the carriage.
"Dugu Feng!"
"Brother Feng!"
Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong called out with their respective forms of address, then glanced at each other without conceding an inch.
Ye Lingling still wore a veil, but her expressive eyes seemed to speak, brimming with spirit and revealing her refusal to back down.
Even if the opponent was Ning Rongrong, she would not cower.
As for Ning Rongrong, needless to say, the word "concession" never existed in her world.
Dugu Feng's face darkened. "What are you doing, putting on a show for others? Get in."
He walked straight between them and stepped into the carriage.
Both Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling were stunned. They had been competing to see which of them mattered more in Dugu Feng's heart.
Dugu Feng refused to take the bait.
Ye Lingling, being the more mature one, immediately followed behind Dugu Feng and boarded the carriage.
"Hmph!"
Ning Rongrong stamped her foot, then turned and went inside as well.
This luxurious carriage had been prepared specifically for Dugu Feng. It seemed Qian Renxue knew that both of Dugu Feng's girlfriends would be marching with the army.
She had deliberately left him this "battlefield."
The carriage was drawn by eight horses, with shock-absorption and acceleration soul tools fitted to its chassis, so that even on rough roads it rode as smoothly as level ground.
The interior alone offered more than ten square meters of space.
A curtain divided it. The front half held a desk, tea table, and sofa.
The back half was a lavish, oversized bed.
Overhead hung a ruby-glowing glazed lamp. Calling this an expedition was less accurate than calling it a vacation.
After entering, Dugu Feng sat coolly on the sofa.
Ye Lingling hurriedly took the spot right beside him, seizing the advantageous position.
This immediately irked Ning Rongrong.
But seeing Dugu Feng's unfriendly look, she could only sit on his other side.
"Are you about to ask me, if you both fell into the water at the same time, who I would save first?"
Dugu Feng's voice was cold.
"Then who would you save first?"
"Then who would you save first?"
Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling spoke in unison.
Dugu Feng's pupils tightened. As expected, women were the same in every world.
"Couldn't you tell I was asking a rhetorical question?" Dugu Feng said.
"Come on, Brother Feng, who would you save first?" Ning Rongrong clung to his arm, acting coy.
"Obviously me. In order of who came first, I knew Dugu Feng before you did," Ye Lingling shot Ning Rongrong a glare.
That set Ning Rongrong off. "So what if you knew him first? I won Brother Feng's favor first. I don't want to make things hard for him.
From now on at home, I'm the principal wife, you're the secondary!"
Ning Rongrong straightened her back, exuding full confidence.
In truth, Ning Rongrong had long anticipated that Dugu Feng would have more than one woman. She had never intended to keep him to herself.
This was a world where strength reigned. How could a top soul master have only one woman?
Even her father Ning Fengzhi had many wives and concubines.
But no matter how many women Dugu Feng had, she intended to be the principal one.
Coincidentally, Ye Lingling held the same thought.
Competing with someone as well-connected as Ning Rongrong required immense courage, but ever since her martial soul reawakened, Ye Lingling's confidence had soared. She refused to fall behind Ning Rongrong.
Ye Lingling glared right back. But faced with such unabashed words, she had no retort.
Her skin was not as thick as Ning Rongrong's.
Dugu Feng could only laugh in exasperation. "There is no first or second with me. You are treated equally. But if you disobey, you'll face family discipline."
His manner was stern; he was not joking.
"What family discipline?" Ning Rongrong blushed.
"Pah!"
Ye Lingling spat lightly.
"You'll know when it's carried out. Or is it you who wants a taste, Rongrong?" Dugu Feng asked.
Ning Rongrong quickly shook her head. She knew Dugu Feng meant what he said. If she angered him, there would be consequences.
"One of you is my healer, the other my amplifier. You must work as one and face the outside together. Understood?" Dugu Feng's tone sank again.
Ning Rongrong leaned on his shoulder. "Got it, Brother Feng…"
"Mm."
Ye Lingling responded as well.
Dugu Feng was satisfied. That was more like it.
"All right, display your martial souls and levels to understand each other. You will need to coordinate from now on," Dugu Feng said, a thought occurring to him.
This time, both Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling cooperated fully. As if unwilling to be outdone, they vied to release their martial souls first.
Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda floated above her right hand. Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black—the standard optimal configuration.
"Martial Soul: Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Soul power: level sixty-five. First to sixth soul skills: amplify strength, speed, soul power, spiritual power, attack, defense. Amplification at seventy percent."
Her proud voice filled the carriage. Six rays of light whirled around the pagoda, then fell in a radiant cascade onto Dugu Feng and Ye Lingling.
She had already cultivated to level sixty-five, only three levels behind Dugu Feng.
Clearly, during the period when Dugu Feng had trained hard, she had not slacked.
Even so, Ning Rongrong felt a bit nervous. Only after stealing a glance at Dugu Feng's smile did she relax.
The two had trained together at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy since they were six. Though she had always been a step behind him, her hard work kept the gap small.
After taking immortal herbs and receiving a dan bead, her speed had surged. She did not want to fall too far behind Dugu Feng.
Seeing his satisfaction now, she looked expectantly at Ye Lingling. She remembered that in the last tournament, Ye Lingling's soul power had been one level lower than hers. Surely she wouldn't be stronger now.
Ye Lingling smiled faintly as a pink radiance suffused her body—vast and dignified. A stalk bearing twin blossoms appeared, two pink begonia flowers swaying into view.
"Martial Soul: Sacred Heart Twin Begonias. Soul power: level sixty-six. Soul skills: healing."
Her level was one higher than Ning Rongrong's.
When she absorbed her sixth ring, Ye Lingling had been level sixty-three. Since then, she had risen by another three levels.
It showed how strong her talent was after the reawakening of her martial soul.
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened. How did her martial soul change?
She quickly looked to Dugu Feng.
"My martial soul also evolved," Ye Lingling said calmly.
Ning Rongrong understood at once. This had to be Dugu Feng's doing, and she felt a twinge of jealousy.
But moments later, she smiled again.
Ye Lingling was at least six years older than she was, and yet her soul power was only one level higher. What was there to be proud of?
As they grew older, who could cultivate faster than she could?
Even if there was no "first or second" in front of Dugu Feng, in private their rivalry would continue. She was still in her prime cultivation years and would one day crush Ye Lingling.
(END CHAPTER)
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