Just as the discussion at the Orchid Pavilion Tower was growing increasingly lively...
A carriage was rolling slowly along the long lakeside street.
Outside, the night had already grown quite dark.
Inside the carriage, Jiang Xiaobai slumped motionless against his seat, as though something had drained him dry.
Grrr!
Just then, Jiang Xiaobai's stomach growled again.
"Ah!"
Jiang Xiaobai rubbed his stomach, looking utterly bereft of the will to live. "Finally, we're out of there. If we hadn't left, I really would've starved to death!"
Indeed, this was the first time since transmigrating that Jiang Xiaobai had felt so hungry.
Besides being hungry, he was exhausted!
Of course... it wasn't his body that was tired, but his mouth.
He had spent an entire day telling that story!
Had he known it would turn out like this, he never would have started talking about Sun Monkey.
Once he started that story, there was simply no stopping it.
At the thought, Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help sighing again.
Meanwhile, Tang Ningshuang sat opposite him without a word, merely gazing at him expectantly.
"Hey, Miss Tang, you... don't look at me like that."
Noticing Tang Ningshuang's gaze, Jiang Xiaobai waved a hand. "I'm not continuing the story!"
"Oh."
Tang Ningshuang answered in a seemingly calm voice, then lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside.
After watching for a moment, Tang Ningshuang was about to lower the curtain when her expression suddenly shifted and her gaze sharpened.
Indeed, she clearly saw a figure racing toward them over the rooftops behind them.
That lightness skill was clearly exceptional.
"An expert is heading straight for us."
Even as she spoke, Tang Ningshuang's hand settled on her sword hilt, her eyes filled with coldness.
Then she drew her sword a few inches, sending a flash of cold light