Guangning Prefecture, the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique Half a Step from Perfection!

(March bonus update 12)

Early morning.

By the stream.

Water babbled as the rising sun climbed into the sky.

The blazing red sun gradually awakened the earth.

"Birthday?" Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu were both stunned when they heard Jiang Ning's words.

"So today is Brother Jiang's birthday!" Bai Luoyu came back to his senses with a smile.

"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded and sighed softly. "Before I knew it, I've gotten another year older!!"

Today was the first birthday he had truly celebrated in this world. For a moment, inexplicable emotions welled up within him.

As for the previous eighteen years, he still had not figured out whether it had been the awakening of wisdom from a past life, a theft of heaven and replacement of the day, or transmigration and rebirth.

Or perhaps they were two similar flowers blooming in two different worlds.

His past and present lives were simply far too similar in appearance.

This was also the greatest question in his heart.

At the same time.

Zhao Yulong: "."

Bai Luoyu: "."

Hearing Jiang Ning's lament, both men were immediately rendered speechless.

They knew Jiang Ning quite well, so they naturally knew his true age.

In their usual interactions, they might have overlooked the difference in age.

But now that his birthday had been mentioned, they naturally recalled Jiang Ning's actual age.

To them, Jiang Ning's sigh was nothing but blatant showing off.

Especially when contrasted with what Zhao Yulong had just said.

"Brother Jiang, those words of yours are truly infuriating!" Bai Luoyu complained lightly.

Zhao Yulong nodded as well. "Listening to you makes me want to beat you up!"

"Haha!" Jiang Ning laughed at that.

A moment later.

The three of them drank together for a while inside Zhao Yulong's carriage.

It was not until