Miyang Star, Miyang Mountain Range.
Atop a towering peak a thousand zhang tall stood an exquisite green pavilion.
Ning Wuque and Jiang Dong sat cross-legged beside a tea table, with two plates of spirit cakes and a fine teapot set upon it.
Ning Wuque's face was somewhat pale, and his eyes brimmed with anger.
"Brother Ning, this is our Jiang Family's exclusive spirit tea, Red Jade Spirit Tea. It enhances your vitality and blood, so it's perfect for you." Jiang Dong picked up the teapot and poured Ning Wuque a cup.
"Brother Jiang, we can have tea later. Don't you owe me an explanation? Why was I ambushed by Qu Yulin? If you want to join forces with Qu Yulin against me, you can tie me up and hand me over to the Qu Family right now," Ning Wuque said with a dark expression.
Jiang Dong gave a wry smile, then said solemnly, "Brother Ning, I swear upon my Inner Demon that I knew nothing about it. We've been friends for decades. How could I join forces with Fellow Daoist Qu to harm you? If I'd truly wanted to hurt you, I wouldn't have notified my Fifteenth Uncle and rushed over to save you."
Ning Wuque's expression eased. "Hmph. If that weren't the case, I wouldn't have come to Miyang Star to recuperate. I thought you'd been blinded by her beauty and joined forces with Qu Yulin to plot against me!"
"Brother Ning, you've misunderstood. Fellow Daoist Qu used a clone to hold me up. As soon as I learned what had happened, I sent people to rescue you. As luck would have it, my Fifteenth Uncle was on Ziyun Star on business, or the consequences would have been unthinkable. Either way, this was my fault. If I'd seen through