"Brother-in-law!!"
Wang Qinghan appeared in front of Jiang Ning holding Little Dumplingās hand.
"Sister!" She then looked at Wang Qintan, who had just gotten up.
"Why are you here?" Wang Qintan looked at her sister and felt a bit of a headache.
"This morning, I went to your room to find you. I couldnāt find you, and you werenāt anywhere in the residence, so I guessed you were here with Brother-in-law!" Wang Qinghan said proudly, "Hehe! I didnāt expect to guess it right."
"Brother-in-law??" Little Dumpling beside her mumbled, biting her finger, then her eyes lit up, "Aunt... Aunt?"
Wang Qintan was taken aback, looked at Little Dumpling, and then smiled.
"Auntie, hug!" Little Dumpling immediately let go of Wang Qinghanās hand and ran towards Wang Qintan.
Looking at the adorable Little Dumpling, Wang Qintan couldnāt help but crouch halfway, reaching out to embrace her, smiling.
Then, she picked up Little Dumpling.
"Auntie, youāre so pretty!" Little Dumpling praised.
Upon hearing this, Wang Qintanās smile became even more pronounced, leaving her sister aside.
"Brother-in-law!" Wang Qinghan quietly leaned towards Jiang Ning.
Seeing Jiang Ning look at her, she whispered, "Brother-in-law, you and my sister... my sister... last night..."
"Adultsā matters, kids shouldnāt pry!" Jiang Ning stretched out a hand to push away Wang Qinghanās head coming close.
"Iām not a kid anymore!!" Wang Qinghan protested with an indignant face.
...
On the other side.
"Palace Master! What did that Patrol Envoy Jiang say?" An elderly woman looked at Xiao Emei, who was removing the white paper from the letter tube, and asked.
Xiao Emei quickly scanned the words formed by the scorched marks on the letter, then looked at the elderly woman and slowly shook her head.
"Great Elder, he is currently unwilling to act; he needs us to show enough sincerity!"
"Enough sincerity??" the elderly woman pondered upon hearing this.
After a long silence, she looked at Xiao Emei.
"Palace Master, to achieve great things, one must be flexible!"
"Submitting to him doesnāt count as a loss!"
"That Patrol Envoy Jiang is young and promising; he might be invaluable in the future!"
"The former Palace Master once said if she unexpectedly falls, you should take over, and past grievances should not be harbored anymore!"
Hearing these words, Xiao Emeiās earlobes reddened slightly.
She understood the implication in the elder womanās words.
But she also realized that the Great Elder misunderstood Jiang Ningās words.
"Great Elder, he is not someone who lusts after beauty! If he had any interest in me, I would have lost my purity to him long ago," Xiao Emei slowly shook her head.
"You havenāt been intimate with him?" The elderly woman was slightly shocked.
"There has been no physical intimacy!" Xiao Emei replied coldly.
"Then... what does that Patrol Envoy Jiangās sincerity mean?" The elderly woman appeared puzzled.
"It should be about resources and wealth!" Xiao Emei continued, "He has exceptionally high talent and his martial arts progress rapidly. He must now be planning the path of a Third Grade Grandmaster! Entering the Third Grade requires an immense amount of resources; he is surely in dire need of money now!"
"If thatās truly the case, then itās manageable!" The elderly woman nodded, continuing, "Without external support, our Sword Palaceās foundation will eventually be eroded step by step, and by the time we just sit idly on our resources, even the most substantial accumulation will be useless!"
"Since the Great Elder agrees, I will invite him to visit our Water Moon Sword Palace!" Xiao Emei decided resolutely.
"Arenāt you going to discuss it with the other elders?" The elderly woman asked.
"Thereās no need for that!" Xiao Emei shook her head.
...
That night.
The moon was bright and stars were sparse.
Giant serpentine shadows spread from Jiang Ningās body.
The red and black hues flickered, casting shadows and light in the courtyard.
The Dragon Carp at the bottom of the lake continued to slumber.
[Water and Fire True Strength Experience Value +1]
[Water and Fire True Strength Experience Value +1]
[Water and Fire True Strength Experience Value +1]
[...]
As time went by.
The bright moon rose from the west above his head.
When the moon hung on the treetop.
Jiang Ning also opened his eyes, and the massive serpent-like shadows around him dissipated.
[Skill]: Water and Fire True Strength+ (Six times Break Limit 7000/7000) (traits: Water and Fire Immortal Clothes (First Break), Water and Fire Control, Stone Boiling, Water and Fire, Fire Eye)
"Itās done!" He was secretly delighted as he looked at the panel.
The experience value needed for the Water and Fire True Strength to break the limit was full, meaning he met the requirement to break the limit.
He then looked at the Source Energy Points column.
[Source Energy]: 19873
In the next moment.
He had no more hesitation, his mind moved instantly.
The Source Energy Points rapidly decreased.
[Source Energy]: 9873 (19873ā9873)
In just an instant, the Source Energy Points had reduced by ten thousand.
He felt once again the repeated interlaced baptism of the Water and Fire Nine Heavens.
Time passed.
As the moon slowly descended to the eastern sky, reaching the other side of the treetop again.
Jiang Ning reopened his eyes.
He reached out with his right hand and formed a fist, the red-black two colors surged like giant serpents from his body, extending outward.
He felt the four gigantic serpents moving at his command, silently marveling.
Power leaving the body, moving as if directed by his arm.
This was clearly beyond the realm of martial arts.
The next moment.
The two red and two black giant serpents, under his mental control, slowly changed form.
Transforming into four interlocking chains, with flying runes within.
Clack clack clackā
The chains spread across space, emitting the sound of intertwining metals.
As if they were four chains made of fine iron, rather than the power condensed by the Water and Fire True Strength.
"Goā" He spread out the five fingers of his right hand.
The four chains swept across the sky.
Rolling towards the stone railing by the lake.
Silently.
The white stone pillar crumbled to grey-white dust scattered.
"Annihilation!" Jiang Ning silently uttered in his heart.
He now understood the power generated by the Water and Fire True Strengthās repeated breaking of limits.
The convergence of two extreme forces can unleash terrifying destructive power.