Tang Wen had time to travel back to Yunhai City and bring back a large quantity of rebar and cement, because the great tide had already begun to recede.
He estimated that in a few more days, the continental shelf connecting Su Mei Island to the mainland would be fully exposed. Then Tang Wen would have to seize the moment to rebuild the "Su Mei Bridge."
Tang Wen opened his room door. After coming out, he found Gu Hanyan slumped in a chair, resting.
"Tired?"
"Yes! Tian Guiyun is a notch stronger than me. If your high-grade Great Strength Pill hadn't temporarily sent my strength soaring, I would have lost long ago," Gu Hanyan said, nodding.
"Heh, Tian Guiyun is an expert at the very peak of the late fifth rank, just a hair away from fifth-rank perfection. Of course you were no match for him.
"That's why I hurriedly called a halt halfway through your fight.
"But Tian Guiyun couldn't fathom your true capabilities either.
"He didn't know who would win or lose, and of course he was afraid of losing too. We would have laughed at him then.
"So he took the downhill path offered to his donkey and accepted the draw. He was rather hard done by with that draw," Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Do you have any spirit stones left?" Gu Hanyan asked.
"Want to raise your cultivation and regain some face in front of Tian Guiyun?" Tang Wen asked.
"You benefit from my cultivation improving too. This is also about preserving your face," Gu Hanyan said.
"I don't care about face. I'm weak anyway, so face means nothing to me," Tang Wen said with a shrug and a smile.
"This is the Tang family's face!" Gu Hanyan snapped, her eyebrows rising.
"What do