559. As the First Wife, She Has More Presence

All of them were soul masters, so the mountain road was naturally nothing to them.

Qin Ming quickly led Flender and the others to the cafeteria of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

He booked a private room to welcome them properly.

“Damn! Look at this food… There's even soul beast meat!”

Just looking at the menu made Ma Hongjun exclaim in surprise, swallowing his saliva.

“Hmph! Fatty, look at you, acting like you’ve never seen good food before.”

Dai Mubai snorted disdainfully.

Flender, on the other hand, was grinning from ear to ear, and even Yu Xiaogang had a rare smile on his face.

“This place really seems like a great place to retire.”

Qin Ming smiled warmly and looked at Flender.

“Teacher, we can now discuss the details—such as the cultivation levels of our juniors—so I can better introduce them to the higher-ups.”

“Haha, of course.”

Flender laughed heartily. He had nothing to worry about when it came to this topic.

After all, Zhu Zhuqing and the other girls were all ace-level talents.


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Meanwhile, Ye Lingling and the others had already reached the foot of the mountain.

Yu Feng had been dismissed.

On the spacious open ground, the girls tacitly slowed their steps.

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan simply observed.

From the very beginning, they had noticed every shift in Ning Rongrong’s expressions.

Dugu Yan, however, was a bit surprised.

The second fiancée of His Highness the Holy Son turned out to be this pink-haired girl?

Aside from her face, which was admittedly cute, she seemed quite unremarkable.

Ye Lingling stopped walking, turned her head, and looked at Ning Rongrong.

Her lips, concealed beneath a veil, curved slightly.

“Rongrong, little sister~ After so many years, we finally meet.”

“Yes, we finally meet.”

Ning Rongrong halted, pouting as she looked at the woman before her—the first wife.

Her petite frame made her seem at a disadvantage.

In terms of seniority, she couldn’t argue either—Ye Lingling was older and had a higher-ranking engagement.

She was, without a doubt, just the little sister.

Ye Lingling took a careful look at her and sincerely said:

“Rongrong, you’re even more beautiful than I imagined.”

“Hmph! Of course! I was born naturally beautiful.”

Ning Rongrong proudly puffed out her chest—but as soon as she caught sight of Ye Lingling’s graceful figure, her confidence wavered.

Her face flushed red, and she instinctively lowered her head and slightly hunched her shoulders, not wanting to embarrass herself.

“……”

Ye Lingling’s delicate face blushed slightly, and her expression turned strange.

She had naturally noticed Ning Rongrong’s reaction.

Her figure was already well-proportioned and voluptuous.

After experiencing the care of her beloved, she had become even more refined and mature.

If it came down to a direct comparison, then Ning Rongrong—who still seemed like she hadn’t even started developing—was simply asking for humiliation.

“You—you’re laughing, aren’t you?! You’re not allowed to laugh!”

Ning Rongrong, feeling utterly embarrassed, clutched her chest and glared at Ye Lingling, her voice sharp with frustration.

“Pfft~”

Before Ye Lingling could respond, soft laughter reached Ning Rongrong’s ears.

She immediately turned her head and glared in the direction of the sound.

Dugu Yan quickly tried to suppress her amusement.

However, the slight arch of her brows and the lingering amusement in her eyes made Ning Rongrong even angrier.

Of course, what infuriated her the most—

Was how Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, those two traitors, also joined in the laughter!

“Miss Rongrong, we weren’t laughing at you…”

Dugu Yan whispered in an attempt to explain, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly nodded.

“What’s so funny?! I’ll have them sooner or later!”

Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth fiercely.


Ning Rongrong then turned her head toward Ye Lingling and snapped,

“Don’t think you’re special just because you have more… meat! Brother Holy Son isn’t that shallow!”

“……”

Ye Lingling was momentarily stunned by Ning Rongrong’s blunt words.

She patiently explained, “Rongrong, little sister, I really wasn’t laughing at you just now.”

As she spoke, she removed the veil from her face, revealing an increasingly gentle and refined beauty.

The youthful innocence was long gone, replaced by the elegance of a noblewoman.

“……”

Ning Rongrong stared at Ye Lingling, a look of amazement flashing in her eyes.

Ye Lingling was beautiful.

Her sky-blue eyes seemed to speak, drawing people in.

But if it was just about facial features, Ning Rongrong believed she might actually be the more delicate and exquisite one.

However, she was well aware—

The kind of aura Ye Lingling possessed was something she could never imitate.

“She looks… even more beautiful.”

Xiao Wu’s crimson eyes sparkled, but Dugu Yan corrected her sourly,

“Stupid rabbit, this is what you call ‘more charming.’”

“Oh, right! Lingling looks much more womanly than before!”

Xiao Wu suddenly understood.

Zhu Zhuqing, however, thought it wasn’t just that—Ye Lingling carried the grace and composure of a first wife.

She was gentle, dignified, and clearly more experienced than Dugu Yan beside her.

Could it be…

That this Madam Master and Teacher had already developed a deep understanding of each other?

The more Zhu Zhuqing observed, the more plausible it seemed.

A sudden tension rose in her heart.

If this Madam Master ever decided to stop her from becoming a rebellious disciple, she would be a huge obstacle!

Zhu Zhuqing quickly reevaluated Ye Lingling’s status in Qian Renjue’s heart, placing her into the must not offend, only appease category.

Ye Lingling, noticing Ning Rongrong’s silence, stepped forward gracefully and asked in a gentle voice,

“Do we have some kind of misunderstanding?”

“There’s no misunderstanding!”

Ning Rongrong pouted.

This was their first meeting—what kind of misunderstanding could they even have?

Ye Lingling looked puzzled.

“Then why does it seem like you don’t like me very much?”

“Of course I don’t like you!”

Ning Rongrong bit her lip, her eyes filled with unwillingness.

She glared at Ye Lingling and angrily complained,

“Why?! Why does Brother Holy Son always go to you first and spend more time with you than with me?!”

“Even Xiao Wu treats you better than she treats me!”

As she spoke, she pointed accusingly at Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, her face full of resentment.

“Just wait! Who knows, even Zhuqing the rebellious disciple might obediently call you ‘Madam Master’ soon!”

“Why?! I’m not any worse than you!”

Ning Rongrong’s petite body trembled as she stubbornly stared at Ye Lingling.

As the eldest daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,

Saying she was born with a golden spoon in her mouth would be an understatement.

She was proud—even self-centered.

From childhood to now, no one had ever taken anything from her unless she allowed it.

Ye Lingling was the only exception.

Not only did she take some of what belonged to Ning Rongrong—she took the better part of it.

“……”

Ning Rongrong’s words left the surroundings in complete silence.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing looked at her, their gazes flickering with emotions, their hearts sinking.

A trace of guilt slowly appeared in their eyes.

Noticing their looks, Ning Rongrong bit her lip and suppressed her panic.

Ye Lingling, on the other hand, curiously glanced at the cold and aloof girl she had previously ignored—

Zhu Zhuqing, the one with bright eyes and long legs.

Was she really Jue’s disciple?

Dugu Yan was also surprised as she looked at Zhu Zhuqing—she hadn’t expected all three of them to be on the same side.

But after just one glance at Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling shifted her focus back to Ning Rongrong.

She hadn’t realized until now how much resentment Ning Rongrong had built up toward her.

But wasn’t she the one who should be angry instead?

What was wrong with Jue spending more time with her?

As her emotions slowly calmed, Ning Rongrong suddenly felt a little guilty and began searching for a way to back down…