Chapter Four: The Charming Young Lady Ning Rongrong

Ning Rongrong ran anxiously toward Meng Yiran, with Oscar following closely behind.

Meng Yiran, who had just been preparing to head home, saw a beautiful figure rushing toward her. Instinctively, she frowned in annoyance, grabbed Chu Yanxi’s wrist, and turned to leave.

"Wait, please wait!" Ning Rongrong called out urgently.

Meng Yiran stopped, though clearly reluctant. Ning Rongrong caught up to her.

"Is there something you need?"

"Miss Meng, where did the man who was with you just now go?" Ning Rongrong asked, her voice tinged with anxiety.

"I don’t know."

"We have something very important to discuss with him. Please, tell me."

"What kind of important matter?"

"This... it’s not very convenient to say, but please rest assured, we have no intention of harming him."

"If it’s not convenient to say, then forget it. We truly don’t know where he went."

"Beautiful Miss Yiran, we really have an urgent matter regarding Tang San," Oscar said, sensing the tension and stepping in to explain.

"What? What happened to Tang San?" Upon hearing Tang San’s name, Meng Yiran feared something had gone wrong and asked anxiously, losing her composure.

"He’s fine. He’s looking for that man. As for the specifics, you can ask him yourself when you see him, but we need to find him right now."

"I see. In that case, I’ll tell you where he went."

"Miss..." Chu Yanxi, sensing that Oscar and Ning Rongrong’s intentions toward Gu Chen were likely not good, whispered a warning.

Meng Yiran gave Chu Yanxi a subtle wink, and Chu Yanxi immediately understood, falling silent.

"He went that way," Meng Yiran said, pointing in the exact opposite direction.

"Thank you!"

Ning Rongrong offered her thanks and hurried off in the direction Meng Yiran had indicated, with Oscar following close behind.

After running for a distance, Ning Rongrong suddenly stopped.

"Rongrong, why did you stop?"

"Oscar, didn’t you notice that something was off with Meng Yiran just now?"

Oscar scratched his head. "I didn't!"

"She actually smiled at me!"

"Isn't that normal?"

"You! You really are a blockhead. When have you ever seen her smile at me?"

Oscar gave an awkward laugh. "I suppose you're right, I haven't!"

"Oscar, Meng Yiran probably pointed us in the wrong direction."

"Rongrong, I don't think we need to take this so seriously. When Tang San went in, Xiao Wu’s clothes and hair were perfectly neat."

"Oscar, what is that supposed to mean? Do you know how important a girl’s reputation is?"

"Do you really think that if something had happened, Tang San and Xiao Wu could just turn a blind eye?"

"Hmm, you’re right, Rongrong. If it were you, I would believe you one hundred percent!"

"Are you looking to die? How dare you curse me!"

Oscar quickly dodged and begged for mercy. "Rongrong, I was wrong, please show mercy."

"Fine, I’ll let you off this time, but don't make such jokes again. Let’s split up. You head toward the forest, and I’ll head toward the town."

"No problem. But if you go after him alone as a girl, it won't be good if you get outsmarted without anyone to protect you. Take these."

Oscar handed Ning Rongrong several sausages. "Rongrong, this is a Recovery Big Sausage, this is a Detox Small Sausage, and this is a Flying Mushroom Sausage. I’ve made two of each for you to keep for self-defense."

Ning Rongrong initially wanted to refuse, but seeing Oscar’s concerned expression, her heart softened. She took the sausages, her face flushing slightly as she whispered, "Thank you."

Meanwhile, after parting ways with Meng Yiran, Gu Chen felt a sense of unease—an intuition honed from years of living on the edge of life and death.

Having awakened a Chameleon Martial Soul, his eyesight was exceptional, and he could focus on two things at once. While talking to Meng Yiran, he had been observing his surroundings. He soon spotted two suspicious targets; upon closer inspection, they were none other than Oscar and Ning Rongrong of the Shrek Seven Devils.

From the movement of their lips, it was easy to see they had discovered him and intended to take him back.

Going back with them was out of the question—that would never happen in this lifetime.

Taking advantage of a passing carriage, he quickly blended into the crowd and vanished.

He didn't rush to flee. Instead, he found a beggar on the street and traded clothes with him. The fine silk garment he had been wearing was something only a wealthy young master would own. Although it had been punctured by Tang San’s needles and stained with blood, Chu Yanxi had cleaned and mended it, making it still quite valuable—certainly a hundred times more expensive than a beggar's rags.

So, when the beggar heard Gu Chen wanted to trade, he inwardly called Gu Chen a "fool" and readily agreed.

After changing, Gu Chen immediately disguised his appearance. As the sole heir of a divine physician, this was a basic skill and a long-standing habit.

What Gu Chen hadn't expected was that beggars had their own rules, and there were certain places they weren't allowed to enter.

The moment he stepped into the entrance of a blacksmith shop, seven or eight beggars surrounded him. Without a word, they began punching and kicking him. Just as Gu Chen was about to unleash his Martial Soul to teach them a lesson, he saw a woman running toward them from a distance.

She had pale golden hair reaching her hips, large azure eyes, a petite, straight nose, and thin, soft lips. She wore a light blue short skirt, and her seemingly delicate yet lithe figure was perfectly accentuated. With a pair of long, shapely, rounded legs and small crystal-blue sandals, she was breathtakingly beautiful.

The newcomer was none other than the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Ning Rongrong of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Seeing Gu Chen surrounded and beaten by the beggars, she immediately shouted, "Stop! All of you, stop!"

When the beggars saw the seven-storied pagoda floating behind her, they immediately recognized her as a Soul Master and all stopped their assault, standing obediently in place.

"I’m asking you, why are you beating him?"

"Answering the young lady, he crossed the line. The beggars of the South City aren't allowed to come to our North City. He broke the rules." A beggar who seemed more composed among them answered tremulously.

In this world, the status of a Soul Master was far above that of ordinary people, especially those like them who lived by begging. The man looked at Ning Rongrong with fear and avoidance; despite her beauty, her innate arrogance made it impossible for them to look her in the eye.

"I don't care about your rules. Get out, right now, immediately."

"Yes, yes, we're leaving, young lady!"

The composed beggar and his subordinates scurried away. Before leaving, he memorized Gu Chen’s face, intending to teach him another lesson when the opportunity arose.