The Chen Residence, Heavenly Court.
Chen Wei landed on both feet and nearly stumbled. He hastily grabbed a nearby White Jade Pillar. Exhausting his magic power during that mad dash had been the least of his worries; his heart had been pounding too fast, terrified that a Three-Pointed Double-Edged Halberd might suddenly come flying at him from behind.
Yang Chan, on the other hand...
Wasn't even out of breath. Beaming with excitement, she clasped her hands behind her back and circled the courtyard twice before turning to Chen Wei, who was still clinging to the pillar. Her eyes shone with an almost frightening brilliance.
That was thrilling.
Escaping Guanjiangkou, pulling off a switch right under Second Brother's nose.
Most importantly, Chen Wei had actually risked the destruction of both body and soul to venture alone into the tiger's jaws and snatch its prey?
How much courage had that taken?
How much did he care about her?
The more Yang Chan looked at Chen Wei, the more she liked him. He truly deserved to be the man she had set her heart on. Usually, he seemed glib and afraid of death, but when the moment of truth came, he had real backbone.
"Hey." Yang Chan poked Chen Wei's shoulder, her face full of curiosity. "What reason did you give the Victorious Fighting Buddha to convince him to go make trouble for my second brother?"
What sort of temper did the Great Sage have?
He was notorious for refusing to loose his hawk until he saw the hare. Getting him to willingly head to Guanjiangkou couldn't have come cheap.
Chen Wei froze.
Could he tell her the reason he'd used?
"Uh..." Chen Wei's eyes shifted as he rambled, "Actually, I gave the Great Sage a reason he simply couldn't refuse. First, I