Tiger King Ridge.

Ever since Jiang Che left, Nangong Luo had been keeping a close eye on the movements of the Great Qin Empire due to her concerns.

If her brother were discovered by the Willow God, a great battle would inevitably erupt in the Imperial Capital, and the related news would spread quickly, allowing her to see it online.

She was already prepared to rush to the Imperial Capital at any moment to support her brother.

Leaning on the Qing Shi by the Cyan Stone Pool, Nangong Luo kept scrolling through the light screen on her communicator, searching for information related to the Imperial Capital and Thunder Tiger.

Unfortunately, most of the news was about some city in a certain province of the Great Qin Empire being attacked by the Demon King, and there was very little news about the Imperial Capital and Thunder Tiger.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, at that moment, a loud sky-splitting sound, reminiscent of thunder, came from above, growing closer.

Nangong Luo instinctively looked up, her face immediately showing a look of surprise.

It was Jiang Che, riding the Sky-splitting Halberd, flying over Peach Grove Valley.

A golden stream of light swiftly descended.

A moment later, Jiang Che slowly landed.

Nangong Luo smiled, put down her communicator, stood up, and quickly walked over.

"Third Sister!"

Having achieved his goal, Jiang Che was in high spirits, his smile radiant.

"Big Brother, how did you come back so quickly!"

Nangong Luo asked in confusion.

As she spoke, Nangong Luo carefully examined her brother and found him unharmed, indicating he hadn't been in a battle.

Moreover, she hadn't seen any information on the communicator.

Logically, even if the Willow God was heavily injured, there should have been a great battle. Could it be that her brother subdued the Willow God with incredible speed, and the news hadn't spread yet?

Puzzled, Nangong Luo continued asking before Jiang Che could reply, "Big Brother, didn't you fight the Willow God? Or didn't you find the Willow God's location? I've been monitoring the news about the Imperial Capital and found nothing."

"The world is not just about fighting and killing; it's also about human connections. Who says I had to fight the Willow God when I went to the Imperial Capital?"

"After my persuasive words, from now on, the Willow God is regarded as one of our own in Tiger King Ridge."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Che smiled and said slowly.

The Willow God being bound by him naturally meant they were one of his own.

Binding such a strong entity, especially a unique genius, meant that the other party would likely become his greatest ally in the future.

"One of our own?"

Hearing Jiang Che's words, Nangong Luo was bewildered, her heart full of confusion.

This... They were fighting fiercely before, as if they were trying to tear each other apart; how did they become allies now?

Nangong Luo confirmed she didn't hear wrong; her brother indeed said "one of our own."

Could it be that her brother had subdued the Willow God?

Otherwise, how could they become allies?

But how was that possible? Knowing the Willow God's personality, there was no way he would submit to anyone.

In her past life, Nangong Luo had dealings with the Willow God, and she didn't believe he would submit to her brother.

"Big Brother, what do you mean by 'one of our own'? Isn't the Willow God our enemy? Earlier, you said this guy was the greatest threat to Tiger King Ridge, so why have you changed your stance now?"

Trying to make sense of it, Nangong Luo looked at her brother in confusion, wanting to get a clear answer.

Previously, her brother had said he was going to investigate the Willow God, and now he comes back saying the Willow God is an ally?

"Uh, anyway, he's one of our own now, right? Don't you trust your brother?"

"In the future, unless necessary, we at Tiger King Ridge should not be enemies with the Willow God."

Jiang Che hesitated for a moment and then said, trying to brush it off.

After all, he couldn't just outright say the Willow God had become his subordinate and was now in a boss-employee relationship with him, so he had to gloss over it.

Nangong Luo nodded, still perplexed.

She could tell that her brother didn't want to elaborate, so she didn't press further.

However, she suddenly remembered a previous discovery and quickly asked, "By the way, Big Brother, I noticed a Bodhi Fruit missing earlier. Did Little Zi secretly eat it? I asked Little Zi, and she wouldn't admit to it."

Regarding the missing Bodhi Fruit, Nangong Luo's first suspect was Little Zi.

Not that she had any prejudice against the little creature, but Little Zi was naturally gluttonous and always had a craving for food. She stayed on the Bodhi Holy Tree all the time, where she could easily reach the fruit.

The main problem was that this little one didn't admit to it even if she did eat it. This kind of behavior needed to be curbed.

"Chip chirp, Little Zi didn't, didn't steal and eat!!!"

Once this topic was brought up, the sulking Little Zi, perched on the tree, couldn't stay silent any longer and loudly protested, denying she ate the Bodhi Fruit.

Little Zi felt extremely wronged. The Bodhi Fruit was so small, and it didn't taste as good as a Spiritual Peach. Why would she steal it?

If she were to steal anything, it would be a Spiritual Peach, not a Bodhi Fruit.

Little Zi's protest naturally caught the attention of Nangong Luo and Jiang Che.

"Little Zi, why are you getting anxious? I didn't say it was definitely you who ate it. I was asking your master, wasn't I? Don't worry; I won't wrong you."

Upon realizing that Little Zi overheard her, Nangong Luo felt a little embarrassed and tried to explain.

"Anyway, it wasn't Little Zi! It must have been the master who ate it!"

Little Zi pouted and said boldly.

If it were about stealing Spiritual Peaches, Little Zi might feel a bit guilty, as she did sneak some, but the Bodhi Fruit? She absolutely did not touch it.

Hearing this, Jiang Che's face darkened.

"Then who do you say ate it? You stay on the tree all day and didn't notice anything?"

Nangong Luo asked.

She figured it was highly likely that little rascal Little Zi ate it and was now just afraid of the consequences, thus refusing to admit it.

Peach Grove Valley is protected by a formation, so outsiders can't get in. Currently, the only ones in the valley are her brother, herself, and Little Zi.

If not Little Zi, then who else—herself or her brother?

"It wasn't Little Zi, it just wasn't!"

Little Zi's small head shook like a rattle drum.

"You..."

Nangong Luo was about to scold Little Zi when Jiang Che, who had been awkwardly listening by the side, spoke up.

"Alright, stop bickering, you two. I took the Bodhi Fruit and gave it to the Willow God."

Jiang Che said helplessly.

It was just a Bodhi Fruit, nothing too serious.

He was going to admit he picked it earlier, but the little one, Little Zi, interrupted him feeling wronged.

"Heh heh, told you it wasn't Little Zi."

With that revelation, Little Zi became quite smug, lifting her head like a victorious general.

Nangong Luo: "???"

So all this time, her brother took it.

Don't tell me you used a Bodhi Fruit to win over the Willow God?

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