Adventure

Tu Pianpian was the first to descend the rope. She landed on a rock and found herself staring straight into Old Man Mu's eyes.

Old Man Mu turned to the Dragon King and said, "This isn't the bird I asked Heaven for. Is it yours?"

Tu Pianpian gave a cold laugh. "So I came to the wrong place. Fine, I'll go back up and tell everyone."

Old Man Mu hurriedly raised a hand to stop her and said with a fawning grin, "Not a bird—a fairy. The old man must have done too many good deeds lately, so Heaven took special pity on him and sent you here. How did you know we were trapped here?"

Tu Pianpian pointed at the sky. "The Dragon King's big bird has been flying around up there, so I said I'd come take a look."

"Heaven's will!" Old Man Mu put on an exaggeratedly excited expression. "Pianpian, can you feel it? This is Heaven's will."

Two blushes swept across Tu Pianpian's orange-peel-like face, but when she spoke, her tone was even colder. "Move aside. The Kongtong Sect's grudge with you hasn't been settled yet. Let me speak with the Dragon King."

Old Man Mu respectfully stepped aside. As he turned, he kept winking at the Dragon King, signaling him to imitate his own manner and curry favor with the old woman outside.

"What are your terms?" Gu Shenwei asked.

"The Dragon King certainly gets straight to the point."

"I always have."

"Fine." Tu Pianpian resumed her bold and stern demeanor. "I'll get you out, and you'll hand the Old Khan King's head over to me."

"I can't do that, because the head doesn't belong to me," Gu Shenwei said calmly, secretly gauging the distance between himself and Tu Pianpian. It was no more than