Other people's pain could be understood, but not truly felt as one's own.
The family of three took a casual look around, then bade Young Master Nan farewell when they saw nothing else new, leaving him there alone to brood.
Only after they descended the mountain and boarded their spirit-beast-drawn carriage did Lan Qiaoyan quietly ask her husband, "With a betting pool this big, didn't they work out the estimates beforehand? How did they leave such a huge hole?"
Miao Dingyi said, "If they could offer different payouts, how could they not have made estimates? They probably knew the situation on each continent. They just underestimated things and thought only of the good outcomes. Ultimately, those people are used to making easy money, and they have the means to resolve any trouble they encounter. Under normal circumstances, they could probably have interfered with the Suyuan Sect taking first place too. They simply never expected the Suyuan Sect to build up such momentum. Their little tricks no longer work, and they don't dare go too far. The largest sect on the Victory Spirit Continent isn't some harmless vegetarian either. This time, they've kicked an iron plate. It's bound to hurt."
Lan Qiaoyan shook her head in amusement.
Miao Yilan listened silently, noticing that her parents had stopped avoiding these discussions in her presence...
Day broke. As Xiang Lan'er set off with the group again, she looked back several times along the way they had come, but still received no response from Sun Shigang.
Throughout the night, she had used sandalwood gold flame aura to send out signals repeatedly.
She had no idea what was happening on Sun Shigang's end. By rights, losing contact like this should never have happened.
She did not know whether he was temporarily unreachable or whether something