What Was the Other Party After?

Standing on Xiao Xiao patch of grass.

Niannian looked down and realized that she seemed to have grown taller. For some reason, there were now undulations under her neck, although the undulations were not as pronounced as those of Yuni Nima.

Take a step forward and stand by the stream; the clear, flowing water reflects the girl's slender figure.

The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with long, silvery-white hair that cascaded down to her waist. Her shapely figure was just right, resembling a willow branch, like a high school girl. She was in the prime of her life.

Her face was fair and smooth, her eyebrows were like willow leaves, her lips were like cherry blossoms, and her small nose was quite adorable. Beneath her long, silvery-white eyelashes were the girl's golden vertical pupils.

Gazing at her reflection in the stream, Niannian's golden vertical pupils paused slightly, her delicate face filled with surprise.

"This lady is so pretty."

However, Niannian soon realized that the older sister in the river looked like herself.

"Has Niannian grown up? But... will Daddy like Niannian when she's all grown up?"

She lowered her head, Niannian clutching the hem of her skirt, looking slightly troubled.

"It seems like Dad doesn't want Niannian to grow up..."

Just as she was Niannian over how to return to her childhood self, a resounding Haotian Dragon's Roar echoed from the sky.

Raising her head, what appeared in Niannian's eyes was a huge white loach.

The white loach is really huge, it seems bigger than my own Twin Pearl Peak... and it's so beautiful.

And for some reason, looking at this big white loach, Niannian felt a sense of familiarity and warmth, as if she had seen it somewhere before... and it seemed to be someone very important to Niannian.

The man in white stood before the enormous silver loach, his long hair flowing freely. He showed no fear whatsoever, but rather a hint of regret and helplessness.

The man in white looked a lot like poop, but he didn't quite look like poop either. Yet he did look exactly like poop.

Although the sword in the white-clad father's hand didn't seem to be the same as the First Snow his father had given him to play with, the aura it exuded was very similar.

Slowly, the man in white raised the sword in his hand...

In an instant, a very bad premonition arose in Niannian's heart, and a sense of worry, fear, and even resentment surged into Niannian mind.

"Daddy, no!"

In her sleep, as the white-robed man slashed at the silver dragon, Niannian cried out in alarm.

"Niannian! Niannian! What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

Chen Zhuang, who was also awakened, gently stroked Niannian's back; the girl in her arms was already soaked with sweat.

In Niannian's small eyes, a fleeting hint of sadness and resentment crossed her face, but fear quickly replaced it.

"Sister Chen Zhuang..."

In Chen Zhuang's arms, Niannian buried her face in her Mother Chen's bosom, tears welling up in her eyes. The Dragon Tears dripped down, making Mother Chen a little flustered.

"It's alright... it's alright..."

Mother Chen gently patted Niannian's back.

"With Sister Chen Zhuang here, everything will be alright."

Indeed... if Chen Huo were to say, where in the world is the most dangerous place? It's his wife's bedroom.

But where is the safest place?

That's right next to his wife!

As long as I'm by my wife's side, I feel incredibly safe!

"Can you tell Sister Chen Zhuang what Niannian dreamed about?"

Once the girl had calmed down a bit, Chen Zhuang gently asked, "It's hard to keep some dreams bottled up inside; talking about them will make you feel better."

"Niannian... Niannian..."

Nestled in her Mother Chen's arms, she was tenderly touched, tears welling in her eyes, Niannian voice trembling slightly.

"Niannian dreamt that her dad killed a giant mudfish... Sister Chen Zhuang... could you please ask dad not to hurt it..."

Hearing the girl's words, Chen Zhuang's eyes widened slightly. She gently pressed her forehead against Niannian's Chen Zhuang said softly:

"Don't worry, it's okay. Niannian's dad won't hurt that big mudfish..."

Quietly probing the seal within Niannian's body, the seal was already weakening at an accelerated pace...

Does this seal not only imprison Niannian's realm, but also her memories?

But why is this related to Jiang Lin?

Could it be... that Niannian's father was...?

Suddenly, a bold conjecture came to Chen Zhuang's mind.

Does Jiang Lin know about this?

What should I do?

In Empty Spirit City, Jiang Lin, who hadn't slept all night and even had some dark circles under his eyes, sat on the edge of the bed drinking tea.

If he were to have a cigarette in his mouth right now, it would give him a sense of weathered history...

Then he picked up the list of items from today's Empty Spirit Sect Auction and took a look.

It's confirmed now; those were the paintbrushes I gave to Qian Xiaopang.

In other words, Qian Xiaopang really was kidnapped! And he was kidnapped because of himself...

But what does the other party want from me?

Did they know he'd won a lot of money and want to extort him?

That's impossible.

He's only at the Dragon Gate Realm; if he were truly greedy, wouldn't it be better to just put himself in a sack and beat himself up?

Moreover, the other party knew about my relationship with Little Fatty, which means they had been investigating me for a long time and had been planning this for a long time.

Could they be enemies?

I do have quite a few enemies...

But they're all just minor grudges and grievances; there's no need to escalate to this point.

What are they after?

Do you think I'm beautiful?

Yes! That's very possible!

"Brother Jiang! We're ready!"

"Don't worry, Brother Jiang! We've brought plenty of tear gas and grenades this time!"

"Brother Jiang! I've already informed Miss She. Recently, a water snake in the sewers has been lusting after her. Miss She just said we could use that to our advantage; we should be able to find that rich young master!"

"It's Qian Zhenduo..." Jiang Lin corrected.

"That's right, they have a lot of money."

"Never mind... it's all the same anyway." Jiang Lin stood up, washed his face, ate two beef buns, and drank a cup of soy milk.

well...

I used to be able to eat three steamed buns, but now I'm so worried I only managed to eat two...

I was indeed a person who values relationships.

After receiving the auction list last night, Jiang Lin told them about what happened in Donglin City. They split up and went out to find out about Qian Xiaopang while making plans.

"Brother Jiang, do you think it might be the work of the Empty Spirit Sect?"

Seeing that Brother Jiang only ate two beef buns, a cup of soy milk, a sesame seed cake, and a duck leg this morning, I knew that Brother Jiang was a little worried.

"No, it won't."

Jiang Lin let out a burp and wiped his mouth.

"The Empty Spirit Sect has no reason. They must have been investigating me for a while. Maybe they're after my beauty!"

But am I, Jiang Lin, the kind of person who would just give myself away like that?! What if the other person isn't good-looking? Wouldn't I be at a huge loss?!

Listening to Jiang Lin's righteous words, Diao Da and the others wanted to complain, but they held back.

"No matter what, let's go! We're going to the auction!"

Patting his full stomach, Jiang Lin stuffed a silver-white pistol into his crotch and strode out!