At this moment, Ning Fengzhi had his own plans in mind.
As a Soul Saint, his life span was certainly longer than that of an ordinary person, but it was still limited.
Whether it was the Sword Douluo or the Bone Douluo, both were already over eighty years old. Perhaps there was no immediate danger in the next few decades, but what about after that?
He had to plan ahead for his daughter to eventually take over as the sect master.
Although Ning Rongrong's martial soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, she was ultimately a support-type soul master who needed protection.
Ning Fengzhi highly appreciated Su Cheng's talent, character, and potential.
Moreover, he had communicated with Chen Xin and Gu Rong recently and knew that Su Cheng's martial soul quality was extremely high, not inferior to the so-called number one martial soul, the Haotian Hammer. Naturally, this sparked his interest.
You see, it's not easy to find talented soul masters from non-sect forces.
Even if there were a few occasionally, they were mostly taken away by the Martial Soul Hall, leaving the rest coveted by various forces. Finding someone trustworthy among them was even more difficult.
Su Cheng's arrival was like a heaven-sent opportunity, but relying solely on a master-disciple relationship might not be enough to bind him firmly.
Moreover, with Su Cheng helping Ning Rongrong complete her martial soul evolution, their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had become the favored one, which added more variables to the future.
Now it was said that they were like siblings, but since they had no blood relationship, it wouldn't be difficult to change their relationship in the future.
It would be better to bring up this matter now and plant a seed in their hearts.
As an experienced person, he understood the process of young people's emotional changes very well.
Many times, just because of a single sentence, it could become a subtle turning point in their relationship.
Of course, the premise was that they indeed had such budding feelings for each other.
On the other hand, after hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Ning Rongrong's face turned red.
But she didn't refute directly as usual, just lowered her head in silence.
Seeing his daughter's expression, Ning Fengzhi immediately understood.
Su Cheng couldn't help but be surprised by Ning Fengzhi's words. Upon careful thought, it wasn't unexpected, but Ning Rongrong's reaction was unexpected.
What's the meaning of blushing when you don't say a word? How old are you!
But he didn't really have any thoughts about Ning Rongrong.
Moreover, in Su Cheng's opinion, this girl might not have any other ideas.
It was just that she was too young and had little contact with the opposite sex. Today, after experiencing so many changes all of a sudden, she might have some misunderstandings.
Su Cheng didn't think he had such great charm.
His relationship with Qian Renxue had accumulated over many events under various circumstances.
But obviously, Ning Rongrong hadn't experienced anything like that.
Even when they were in the academy, they rarely spent time together. Most of the time, the other party followed the team for training, and they didn't spend much time together when he was with this lone student.
"In the future, I need to keep my distance from her. The girl's thoughts won't last long."
In his opinion, maintaining their current relationship was enough.
As for going further, it would only add unnecessary burdens, completely unnecessary.
Thinking of this, Su Cheng looked directly at Ning Fengzhi and said in a firm tone, "Sect Master, rest assured, I will treat Rongrong as my own sister, not just empty words, and I will never let her be wronged."
Ning Fengzhi's smile froze upon hearing this, coughed twice, and was at a loss for words for a while.
Ning Rongrong, sitting beside him, instantly lost color in her face. She lowered her head and pursed her lips.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xin raised in the corner couldn't help but think of the boy he had seen in his dreams.
"Cheng'er, if you have this intention, we will be relieved." The white-haired old man smiled and broke the slightly awkward silence in the hall.
"Fengzhi also means this. In the future, you two siblings must support each other and get along well. You should rest first, and we'll study Rongrong's evolved martial soul later."
Su Cheng had anticipated this and didn't mind.
After bidding farewell to everyone, he got up and left the council hall.
After he left, Chen Xin turned to Ning Rongrong and said in a deep voice, "Rongrong, tell me more about the situation when you were attacked in the Sunset Forest."
Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong's expressions changed immediately upon hearing this.
Ning Rongrong raised her head in confusion.
But seeing Chen Xin's serious expression, she suppressed the complex emotions in her heart and detailed the situation at the time.
From Su Cheng's realization that something was wrong, to the appearance of Xue Qinghe, the removal of her disguise, and the conversation with Su Cheng, until she was poisoned.
Except for the part where she was berated and insulted, she recounted every detail.
"Rongrong, do you remember what that woman looked like?" Chen Xin asked hurriedly.
Ning Rongrong nodded quickly and described Qian Renxue's appearance.
Chen Xin's heart sank. It was indeed her.
"Besides that, did she say anything else? Like where those two came from?"
Ning Rongrong pondered for a moment, shook her head, "No, she didn't."
Seeing this, Chen Xin exchanged a glance with the other two, then said, "Rongrong, you should go rest now. Don't overthink today's events. Cheng'er is still young. If you have this intention, you should learn to actively pursue it. What happened to your previous enthusiasm?"
At the end, there was a clear tone of relaxed teasing in his voice.
Ning Rongrong's face immediately flushed, and she got up and said, "Don't talk nonsense, I don't have any other thoughts!"
After speaking, she ran out, forgetting that they hadn't studied her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul evolution.
After Ning Rongrong left, Ning Fengzhi looked at Chen Xin, "Sword Uncle, what do you want to say?"
"Alas, I just thought of it because of what Fengzhi said earlier." Chen Xin sighed and said slowly, "From Rongrong being knocked unconscious until she was saved by Du Gu Bo, there must have been a time difference. Cheng'er, no matter how talented he is, couldn't have lasted even one move against a Title Douluo. So how did he delay until Du Gu Bo arrived?"
"Are you suggesting, Sword Uncle, that they showed mercy?" Ning Fengzhi hesitated.
"I can't be sure, maybe Cheng'er used other methods, so I asked Rongrong about the situation. Have you ever thought, where in the world could there be such a big move that could easily dispatch an unknown Title Douluo?"
"The Martial Soul Hall," Gu Rong said softly.
"That's right. It wasn't until Rongrong just told me about the appearance of that woman that I was sure. Do you know who she is?"
Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong glanced at each other, both a bit bewildered.
"I wasn't sure of the principle behind it before, so I didn't give you detailed information about Cheng'er. It was said to be a dream, but it was actually no different from a real experience. If it weren't illogical, I would almost doubt that it was a scene I had experienced myself."
Chen Xin's eyes were vacant, and he said softly, "Cheng'er did die at that time, but the god-level expert from the Martial Soul Hall who was injured by him also followed suit and committed suicide. She didn't die at Cheng'er's hands, nor was she killed by Bibi Dong, but committed suicide out of love."
"Suicide?!" Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong were both astonished.
Ning Fengzhi quickly asked, "Then, the woman Rongrong just mentioned..."
Chen Xin nodded, "It's the person from the Martial Soul Hall."
"I didn't expect it to be like this..." Ning Fengzhi furrowed his brows, hesitating, "Do you think Cheng'er and that person from the Martial Soul Hall have some related memories?"
"I'm not sure, but it's possible."
Unlike Su Cheng, who was directly involved, Chen Xin had more information and could consider the issue from various angles. However, Ning Fengzhi and the others didn't know that Su Cheng was the core of the simulated world.
Therefore, in the presence of Chen Xin's related memories, it was easier to imagine that others had also encountered such strange situations.
"Do we need to have a frank conversation with Cheng'er?"
"It's too late to go now." Chen Xin sighed, "What do you think he'll think if you ask him now? Whether he has any contact with that person from the Martial Soul Hall or related memories, bringing up these matters now will only increase the distance between you."
Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly, nodding, "You're right, we have to consider Cheng'er's feelings. Since he's willing to help Rongrong improve her martial soul today but didn't help that person from the Martial Soul Hall, it shows that he is on our side, and we should naturally trust him."
"What about exposing the people from the Martial Soul Hall who impersonated Xue Qinghe?" Gu Rong suddenly reminded.
"That's right, this matter is also important, we have to find a way to expose them." Ning Fengzhi's spirits lifted, "And according to what you said before, the Martial Soul Hall has two people with god-level qualifications. If things really develop like this, where in the world would there be a place for our sects?"
Before, he still had doubts about the so-called god-level experts, but now, it was hard to say that it wouldn't become a reality.
"Expose? How do you expose them? Do you have any evidence? Remember, that's the Martial Soul Hall." Chen Xin sneered, "As for the matter of god-level experts, do you think anyone would believe it if you say it? It's just a dream of mine, seemingly real but not true."
"Actually, there's no need to be so nervous, you're overthinking it," Gu Rong said lightly.
He turned to Chen Xin, "Cheng'er's talent is completely different from what you said before."
"That's true." Chen Xin was slightly surprised, then relaxed and smiled, "Besides, I can see that Rongrong also has some intentions. Cheng'er is still young now. Even if he has some memories like me, they're just fragments and won't affect his true feelings."
"That's the point." Ning Fengzhi nodded, a smile appearing on his face as well.
No matter what, today's event of Ning Rongrong's martial soul evolution was enough to prove Su Cheng's intentions.
As Chen Xin's direct disciple, now Su Cheng naturally had his own room in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
He still didn't know that Ning Fengzhi and the others were secretly speculating about his relationship with Qian Renxue.
However, through today's observations, Su Cheng also gained some insights.
Perhaps Chen Xin or Ning Fengzhi did have some related memories, but even if they did, it wouldn't be very profound. Most likely, it was just a subconscious impression or liking, otherwise they wouldn't have been so surprised by the effect of the Immortal Grass.
Someone like Qian Renxue might be a very special case, related to her strange mental state.
Su Cheng also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If everyone was like Qian Renxue, he wouldn't dare to continue the simulation.
For now, the problem wasn't significant, he just needed to be careful to reduce contact with irrelevant people in the simulated world.
Sitting on the bed, Su Cheng silently adjusted his breath.
Now that the matters in Tian Dou City were all settled, it was time to try a new simulation.
The hidden dangers of Sword Intent in his sea of consciousness had already been completely eliminated, and his mental power far exceeded his current level of cultivation.
Even if a situation like last time's Sword Intent possession occurred again after this simulation, he was confident enough to deal with it.