Caught in a Dilemma

Fang Chi was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

If Fang Chi could barely tolerate Jiang Zhuoxue staying by Sang Ying's side a few more days because of her decent face, then after she realized that this bastard was trying to drive a wedge between her and Sang Ying, she no longer had any tolerance for Jiang Zhuoxue.

"Look at me, I've been through thick and thin with you all this time, but I've never even eaten a meal with you, so I don't even know what you like." Fang Chi winked at Sang Ying: "It's my fault. How about you sleep with me tonight, Sang Ying? That way we can have a heart-to-heart talk?"

It must be said that Fang Chi accurately grasped what Jiang Zhuoxue cared about.

The moment she uttered that last suggestion, Jiang Zhuoxue's smiling face instantly turned cold.

"There's no need for us to rest together. In my opinion, it's best for cultivators to keep some distance from each other." Jiang Zhuoxue's smile seemed incredibly fake at this moment.

Fang Chi suppressed his smugness and deliberately sat down to Sang Ying's right, seemingly determined to fight Jiang Zhuoxue to the very end in this arena.

She even shook Sang Ying's arm and said softly, "Sang Ying, you don't like snow rabbit meat, so how about you give me this piece?"

When her friend made a request for the first time, and it was such a simple favor, Sang Ying naturally had no reason to refuse and immediately agreed.

Just as she was about to place the piece of rabbit meat into Fang Chi's bowl, Jiang Zhuoxue, sitting to her left, suddenly spoke up, "What a coincidence, I also want to try some snow rabbit meat, little cultivator."

Sang Ying didn't understand his implied meaning and subconsciously replied, "Then you can pick it up yourself."

Although Jiang Zhuoxue has lost his ability to see, his Divine Sense is strong and can still be used as eyes, except for his inability to see colors and faces clearly.

However, as soon as she said this, Fang Chi burst out laughing, while Jiang Zhuoxue's expression became even more stiff.

Hai Tingzhou, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, was also caught up in the excitement. As if afraid the scene wouldn't be chaotic enough, he coughed lightly and joined the fray for attention. "Actually, I quite like eating snow rabbit meat too."

From then on, the chopsticks that Sang Ying used to pick up rabbit meat attracted the attention of the three people.

Jiang Zhuoxue scoffed first, "I have an eye ailment, shouldn't Sang Ying take care of me and serve me food?"

Fang Chi retorted, "Sang Ying and I have been friends for many years, and I even came all the way to the Immortal Spirit Realm to find her. I love rabbit meat, shouldn't I ask her to serve me some?!"

"Well, I'm practically Sang Ying's junior brother, so it's understandable that she served me food out of friendship..." Compared to the other two, Hai Tingzhou's aura was weaker.

Sang Ying witnessed the entire argument between the three of them, and even if she was slow to understand, she finally grasped something.

After a moment of silence, she quietly put the piece of snow rabbit meat back on the plate, then picked up the plate and divided one-third of it among the three people's bowls and plates.

Only after the plate of snow rabbit meat was completely emptied did Sang Ying speak up, "Alright, now everyone stops arguing. Fair and just!"

After doing all that, Sang Ying finally had time to take a bite of the roasted spirit chicken she had been looking forward to.

As if soothed by Sang Ying's actions, the three immediately snapped out of their fighting mode and obediently ate the snow rabbit meat that Sang Ying personally served them.

Although they didn't particularly like the dish.

Although there were some disagreements at the beginning of the meal, the meal went smoothly in the end.

Sang Ying also gleaned a lot of information from the people coming and going on the second floor.

The inner and outer cities of Delusion-Breaking City are completely separate, and the inner city can be considered part of the Gong Household's property. Apart from being brought in by a Gong Household, there is almost no way to sneak in.

People from the inner city don't come to the outer city to buy things because the resources there are simply incomparable to those in the outer city.

Therefore, the possibility of sneaking in under the guise of purchasing goods is almost zero. The only way is to first establish a relationship with the Gong Household and then be brought in by them as a guest.

Sang Ying also considered not entering the inner city, but taking the opportunity to retrieve Jiang Zhuoxue's eyes when Gong Chengjue went out again.

However, they didn't know when Gong Chengjue would reappear, as his movements seemed unpredictable.

Secondly, although the Gong Household has suffered blows from various forces, it is still a powerful force, and there is no guarantee that some formidable figure will protect Gong Chengjue.

Their plan might fail, and they might even be arrested, causing trouble in the process.

Moreover, Sang Ying's visit this time wasn't solely for Jiang Zhuoxue's eyes.

She planned to settle both the old score of taking Jiang Zhuoxue's eyes and the new score of capturing and killing Cang Lian here!

This Northern Snowfield is due to welcome a new master.

After the meal, Sang Ying took the opportunity of going to Snow Crystal to strike up a conversation with the manager of the restaurant.

Fang Chi then took Jiang Zhuoxue and Hai Tingzhou for a stroll in the streets.

Of course, Jiang Zhuoxue originally refused to leave, but after being threatened by Fang Chi, she obediently followed him.

Although Sang Ying was very curious about how Fang Chi had threatened Jiang Zhuoxue, she could only suppress her doubts for the time being and focus on dealing with the restaurant manager.

After chatting for a while, Sang Ying suddenly spoke up, "I heard that our Second Young Master returned to Delusion-Breaking City yesterday. I wonder when he will come to the outer city again?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper, who had been smiling at Sang Ying, immediately became serious.

Sang Ying quickly explained, "Please don't misunderstand, I just heard that our second young master is a handsome and promising young man, so that's why..."

A hint of shyness appeared on her face, which made the shopkeeper immediately understand her thoughts.

"What you say is true, our Second Young Master is indeed a rare talent. However, your little schemes are probably useless. The Second Young Master is already engaged, and he is not someone that we insignificant people can covet." Looking at Sang Ying's extremely ordinary face, and then at her barely Foundation Establishment cultivation level.

Although the shopkeeper didn't say it explicitly, the message "Don't overestimate yourself" was written all over his face.

The young female cultivator feigned disappointment, but her eyes quickly hardened again. "Even so, I still want to see the Second Young Master. Even if I can't even speak to him, just seeing him from afar is enough."

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, the female cultivator quietly slipped a piece of light green Snow Crystal into the shopkeeper's hand.

This was the smallest piece of Snow Crystal she had dug up while she was killing wolves.

Even so, the appearance of Snow Crystal of such quality still surprised the shopkeeper.

He almost frantically pulled Snow Crystal back into his arms, and even after realizing that no one was looking this way, the shopkeeper's heart was still pounding.

"Please, just give me some news. I just want to see the Second Young Master, I don't ask for anything else." The female cultivator's eyes were full of hope, as if she regarded Gong Chengjue as her last straw.

After Sang Ying's repeated pleas, perhaps out of pity for the female cultivator before him, or perhaps for the sake of the Snow Crystal, the well-informed shopkeeper finally spoke up:

"I don't know about other things, but I've only heard that our second young master seems to be... I only said 'seems to'... he seems to be starting preparations for his wedding around the middle of next month. He'll probably follow the Gong Household tradition and take his dao companion on a trip around the outer city."

"By then, you might be able to meet the other person."

Sang Ying carefully noted down what the other person said, but she didn't see the pity in the shopkeeper's eyes at all.

Having received a somewhat useful piece of information, Sang Ying quickly left the restaurant and headed towards the place where the group had agreed to meet.

She had only gone halfway when Fang Chi and Hai Tingzhou rushing towards her in a panic.

Just as Sang Ying was about to ask them why they were in such a panic, and where Jiang Zhuoxue had run off to,

Fang Chi interrupted her first, "It's terrible! Your little lover has been stolen by Gong Chengjue's fiancée!"