Chapter 11 Ning Rongrong: Dad, Grandpa Jian, do you believe in God?
"No, traveling alone suits me better."
Ye Tianchen shook his head slightly, his mind made up.
"Alright, have a safe trip."
Ning Rongrong didn't insist any further.
"Thank you for today."
Ye Tianchen did not forget to thank Ning Rongrong.
"No need to be polite. You're the person I wanted to protect the moment I saw you. This is just what I should do."
Both of them knew the truth, but they tacitly chose to keep it a secret.
"Then I'm off, until we meet again."
Ye Tianchen nodded and turned to leave.
"Wait."
Ning Rongrong suddenly thought of something, turned around and ran towards the carriage not far away. When she returned, she seemed to be clutching something in her hand.
"Here, take this."
Ye Tianchen opened his palm, and a ring appeared before him, inlaid with twelve sesame-seed-sized gems that emitted a faint iridescent light under the sunlight.
"This is a spatial soul tool. Each gem has ten cubic meters of storage space, but it can only store inanimate objects. I'm giving it to you."
"Thank you."
Ye Tianchen readily accepted without hesitation, as he did indeed need such a soul tool at the moment.
Reaching out, he took the ring from Ning Rongrong's palm. His fingertips inevitably brushed against Ning Rongrong's palm, sending a tingling sensation through her skin that made Ning Rongrong's heart skip a beat.
To Ye Tianchen's surprise, the ring was slightly warm, as if it had just been taken off her finger.
At that moment, a voice simultaneously rang in Ye Tianchen's and Ning Rongrong's minds.
[The little witch of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect feeds a mustard seed Sumeru Ring!]
[Successfully fed your virtual boyfriend and received the reward: Soul Power Limit +100 years!]
Ye Tianchen and Ning Rongrong exchanged a glance, but neither of them spoke.
"Goodbye then?"
Ye Tianchen took the initiative to speak.
"Goodbye."
Ning Rongrong nodded and waved goodbye.
Before long, the sound of hooves rang out again, and Ye Tianchen embarked on a new road in the opposite direction.
On the carriage, looking at Ning Rongrong's empty hand, Ning Fengzhi had a rough idea of where the soul tool that Ning Rongrong had taken had gone.
"Rongrong, can you tell me now what the connection is between your sudden increase in soul power level and Ye Tianchen?"
Ning Fengzhi still remembered what Ning Rongrong said when she came to him and Chen Xin.
"My three-level increase in soul power is related to Ye Tianchen."
It was precisely because of this statement that he and Chen Xin chose to take action without hesitation.
What Ning Rongrong said to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan was just wording. She didn't increase her soul power by three levels in a year, but in a month or even less. A month ago, Ning Rongrong's soul power level was still level 26.
"Dad, Grandpa Jian, do you believe in God?"
Ning Rongrong stared intently at Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who were sitting opposite her, her pretty face full of seriousness and focus.
Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were stunned for a moment, then slowly looked at each other. After a while, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but laugh out loud first, and for a moment, the whole carriage was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
"Dad! Grandpa Jian! If you keep doing this, I'm not going to talk to you anymore!"
Ning Rongrong's originally serious expression turned annoyed, and her little face turned bright red.
"I'm sorry, Rongrong, but when I was little, I only listened to stories about gods."
The implication was that Ning Fengzhi did not believe that Ning Rongrong's increase in soul power was related to the gods.
Just as Ning Rongrong was about to continue explaining, a familiar voice suddenly rang in her mind once again.
[The cloud-raised item has shown gratitude towards you; your affinity level has increased by 2!]
[Detected that the Cloud-Nurtured Object's affinity with you has reached 5 points. Reward: Soul Ring Age +200!]
The voice that suddenly rang in her mind made Ning Rongrong give up the idea of explaining. Her soul power surged, and colorful light flashed in her palm. A small, transparent tower that radiated seven-colored light emerged from Ning Rongrong's palm and floated above her palm.
Two spirit rings rose from beneath Ning Rongrong's feet, floating rhythmically.
Just as Ning Fengzhi was about to speak, his gaze was drawn to the spirit ring at Ning Rongrong's feet. In his slightly dazed state, something happened that overturned his worldview.
Ning Rongrong's first century-old soul ring deepened in color, changing from pale yellow to deep yellow.
What he found most unbelievable was the change in Ning Rongrong's second hundred-year soul ring. The deep yellow color continued to accumulate, and when it reached the critical value, a hint of purple appeared in his and Chen Xin's sight.
Immediately afterwards, the purple color began to spread and quickly covered the entire spirit ring. A few seconds later, the originally deep yellow hundred-year spirit ring completely transformed into a light purple thousand-year spirit ring.
Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin both gasped, exchanged a glance, and were speechless.
"Hmph, do Dad and Grandpa Jian believe what Rongrong said now?"
Seeing that Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were so shocked by the changes in her soul ring that they couldn't even speak, Ning Rongrong snorted and turned her face away arrogantly.
"I believe you, I believe you, Rongrong. Dad apologizes to you. I shouldn't have doubted what you said."
Ning Fengzhi gave a wry smile. His own daughter had already increased the age of her soul ring right in front of him. Only a god could do such an incredible feat.
"So, the reason you had your grandfather and father protect Ye Tianchen was because of God's will?"
"That's right. Just last night, I became the one chosen by the gods. After spending seven billion gold soul coins to help Ye Tianchen increase his soul power by seven levels, the gods helped me increase my soul power by three levels. And the increase in my soul ring age just now is the gods' reward to my grandfather and father for saving Ye Tianchen."
Ning Rongrong nodded slightly, her pretty face showing a hint of certainty.
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be a better choice to keep Ye Tianchen in our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
"Uncle Jian, you mustn't."
Before Ning Rongrong could say anything, Ning Fengzhi was the first to refuse.
"Ye Tianchen is determined to break away from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan. As one of the three upper sects, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect may not be able to attract him."
"If we force Ye Tianchen to stay in the sect, we will inevitably become enemies with him."
"Rongrong received divine rewards because she showed goodwill to Ye Tianchen, but if she had turned against him, the gods might not have bestowed rewards, but rather punishments."
Ning Fengzhi's words were well-founded and instantly awakened Chen Xin.
"Fengzhi is right. However, Ye Tianchen currently only has soul power but no soul ring. His trip to the Star Dou Forest is undoubtedly to obtain his first soul ring. But with his strength, entering the Star Dou Forest is likely to be fraught with danger. If something happens to him, wouldn't Rongrong's opportunity also be cut off?"
Chen Xin's words were not without reason, but Ning Fengzhi did not show any worry on his face.
"Uncle Jian is right, but I wonder if you have considered that Rongrong received divine rewards simply for helping Ye Tianchen, so why didn't Ye Tianchen, as the one being helped, receive divine protection? Do you remember the expression on Ye Tianchen's face when you saw him in the Thunder Palace?"
Ning Fengzhi's words plunged Chen Xin into memories, and after a moment, he suddenly looked up with a face full of understanding.
[end of the chapter]