Chapter 107 - 70: He Is No Longer Your Brother-in-Law

"What do you mean, a waste of effort? Isn’t the whole point of finding someone to actually look? What’s the difference between just sensing him and waiting for him to come back on his own? Get up and take me to find him."

Jiang Yunnuan didn’t like what he said one bit.

’If we don’t even look, how can he be so sure we won’t find him?’

’He said before that we’d die if we got sucked into that dark current, and he refused to go no matter what. But look what happened. Aren’t we alive and well right now?’

"Where are we going to look, and for how long?"

Fu Yuan sighed and rose from the ground, giving in with resignation.

The tailored, deep blue knight’s attire he wore perfectly outlined the smooth, defined lines of his shoulders and back. His legs were straight, long, and powerfully built—a devastatingly handsome sight.

But unfortunately, there was no one to appreciate the view.

Jiang Yunnuan was stumped. She didn’t know where to look either, but she knew they had to.

After frowning in silence for a moment, she made her decision.

"We’ll search the nearby area first. If we can’t find him, I’ll post a high-reward bounty on the Star Network..."

Money makes the world go ’round—a saying that held true everywhere.

As long as the price was high enough, countless people would scramble over one another for the chance. The only prerequisite was having lots and lots of money!

"Alright."

*

「Three days passed in the blink of an eye.」

They’d lost count of how many areas they had combed through, yet they’d found no clues. Fu Yuan had flown so much his wings felt like they were about to go bald.

During this period, his Energy was depleted countless times. Each time, he would eat some fruit to replenish it before immediately taking off again. After working around the clock under such an intense overload, he had visibly slimmed down, his chin growing much sharper.

That afternoon, the exhausted pair sat resting under a large tree.

The man’s handsome face was slick with sweat, his deep, ink-blue eyes heavy with exhaustion, giving him an utterly listless appearance.

In contrast, Jiang Yunnuan, who had a mount the entire time, was much better off.

She sighed inwardly, suddenly feeling a pang of guilt. Taking out a wet wipe, she leaned in and gently dabbed the sweat from his temples and face.

"You’ve worked so hard these past few days. Let’s rest for a bit, then we’ll go meet up with Ming Ye."

Hearing this, he turned to look at her, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. "We’re not going to keep looking?"

’How could she bring herself to stop?’

"Of course we have to keep looking, but we can’t continue like this."

’If we keep searching like this, I’ll end up working this guy to death. Then I’ll have failed to find Si Xie and gotten someone else killed in the process. It’s just not worth it.’

’Si Xie is missing, but life has to go on. We can’t put everything on pause just to find him.’

’As long as he’s alive, that’s what matters. I’ll find him eventually.’

Jiang Yunnuan opened her Light Brain, entered the quest center, and anonymously posted a bounty, attaching a photo of Si Xie and his information.

Because the reward was so large, it instantly attracted countless views.

Seeing this, Fu Yuan couldn’t help but frown.

"One hundred million Star Coins? You have that much?"

Although they had acquired plenty of Crystal Core Plants and ore that day, she had already allocated shares. The portion in her hands was only worth about sixty million.

Jiang Yunnuan did, of course.

She also had Jun Yao’s and Si Xie’s shares.

However, she didn’t plan to touch Jun Yao’s portion. When she had the chance to see him again, she would return his share to him.

"The Star Coins aren’t an issue. If someone helps me find Si Xie, I’ll be sure to pay up. Let’s go. We’re going to find Ming Ye."

’That forest, after all, holds countless Star Coins.’

Jiang Yunnuan couldn’t wait to go pick up the cash.

*

「The base outside the Mist Forest.」

Ming Ye was resting with the siblings outside the Flying Device.

Not far away, a divinely handsome, white-haired man sat on the ground.

The man’s face was grim and cold, his sharp, thin red lips pressed into a firm line. His eyes seemed to be laced with a chilling frost that was startling to behold. He radiated a brutal, murderous, and intimidating aura; one glance was enough to know he was a ruthless individual.

Nearby pedestrians gave him a wide berth, terrified of accidentally provoking him.

Jiang Tang craned her neck, secretly sizing him up, her heart a mix of fear and curiosity.

’It’s only been a few days, but Brother-in-law Jun Yao’s light-gold hair has turned white! And he’s become so cold and terrifying... What on earth happened to him?’

’What in the world happened after they split up?’

Unable to contain her curiosity any longer, Jiang Tang sidled up to Ming Ye and whispered, "Brother-in-law, what happened to Jun Yao?"

Ming Ye’s brow twitched. He turned his head to look at the white-haired man in the distance and stated emotionlessly, "He’s not your brother-in-law anymore."

’Wait, Brother-in-law, can’t you lower your voice?’

’He’s so loud! Brother-in-law Jun Yao will hear him!’

Jiang Tang grew frantic, fighting the urge to reach out and cover Ming Ye’s mouth.

But a moment later, her eyes widened, a flicker of disbelief in them.

’Jun Yao isn’t our brother-in-law anymore?’

’When did that happen?’

Even Jiang Wang was stunned and turned his head to look at Jun Yao.

’No wonder the man had changed so drastically,’ he thought. ’It must be related to this. But what in the world happened?’

"Brother-in-law, can you sense Sister? How much longer until she’s back?"

Jiang Yunnuan had sent a message at noon saying she would be back today. Seeing the sky begin to darken, Jiang Wang couldn’t resist asking.

The words had barely left his mouth when, before Ming Ye could respond, the white-haired man—who had been as still and silent as an ice sculpture—whipped his head around. His gaze was as sharp as a blade, shockingly bright, his presence suddenly becoming terrifyingly intense.

An inexplicable chill ran down Jiang Wang’s spine. He suddenly understood why the man had been sitting there the entire time.

’He was waiting for Sister.’

But that made no sense to him. The man so clearly adored his sister, and she adored him. Their bond was enviable. Why would they suddenly go through with a Contract Termination?

"They’re back."

Ming Ye replied, looking up in a specific direction.

Hearing this, Jiang Tang and Jiang Wang froze for a moment, then followed his gaze. In the darkening sky, a pair of enormous, powerful wings had appeared.

Even from a great distance, they could feel the wind stirred up by the beat of those wings.

’What beautiful wings.’

The siblings stared, somewhat stupefied, their eyes filled with deep admiration.

A moment later, the magnificent and mysterious wings vanished. Two figures appeared before them. Fu Yuan released his hold, and Jiang Yunnuan immediately stepped out of his arms.

"Sister, you’re finally back! What happened? We were so worried about you."

Jiang Tang immediately grabbed her hand, her eyes welling with tears.

Before Jiang Yunnuan could respond, Ming Ye’s voice cut in.

"Where’s Si Xie? Wasn’t he with you?"

Seeing only Jiang Yunnuan and Fu Yuan, with no sign of Si Xie, Ming Ye frowned as he asked.

Only after hearing him did Jiang Tang and Jiang Wang realize that Si Xie was missing. The siblings immediately understood that something major had happened and quickly shut their mouths, not daring to speak or ask reckless questions.

Jiang Yunnuan rubbed her forehead, her voice weary and pained.

"He... he fell into the Nine Nether Abyss. Fu Yuan and I went to look for him, but... we couldn’t find him..."