Dongling City.
Star-Picking Tower.
"Cousin, are we still waiting for him?" Wang Yuan asked Wang Xuan.
At the same time, Ge Xian'er watched the pedestrians streaming below. Her nose wrinkled involuntarily, and then she sneezed.
"Of course we're waiting for him!" Wang Xuan nodded. "If I, Wang Xuan, lost, then I lost. I can afford to lose. He returned my flying sword to me only out of consideration for my grand-uncle. I'll give him something of equal value as ransom."
"Senior Sister really is generous!" Ge Xian'er said with a smile.
At that, Wang Xuan gave Ge Xian'er a cool glance. "Didn't Junior Sister Ge say the foul air of the mortal world was unbearable? Why did you come along too?"
Ge Xian'er smiled faintly. "Because I have something on him."
Outside Dongling City.
"I'm back!" Jiang Ning said sentimentally as he looked at the towering western city wall ahead.
The next moment.
He followed the flow of people through the city gate and entered the city.
It was early morning, and the main road teemed with people. Jiang Ning passed through the crowd, his figure flickering like wind and smoke drifting past.
A short while later, he crossed the West District and arrived at the Nu River suspension bridge at the border between the eastern and western districts.
Elsewhere.
Linglong surfaced from the lake.
"Master is back!" Her crisp voice rang through the courtyard.
Just then.
Lü Yi emerged from Jiang Ning's room, holding a feather duster.
She waved the duster in one hand and said to the five-colored Dragon Carp emerging from the lake, "Linglong, are you sure you sensed him correctly?"
"Of course!" Linglong shook her head. "I've now taken control of three hundred li of the Nu River's waters. I can sense that Master has appeared