Chapter 43 it’s just him alone.
"In broad daylight, this is simply... unreasonable!"
He had never been beaten so inexplicably in his entire life! There wasn’t even a reason! She just wanted to beat him up?!
"Hoo... hoo..."
Tang San took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. But the more he thought about it, the angrier and more frustrated he felt.
He looked around, wanting to find that blonde girl to reason with, or at least ask why she hit him, but there was no sign of her.
He could only grit his teeth and limp toward the academy. Every step he took, the pain on his face reminded him of that absurd encounter.
In another alley around the corner, Jiang Lier leaned against the wall, patted her chest, and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Phew... that feels good."
A feeling of mental clarity and physical comfort welled up in her heart.
She didn’t actually intend to bully a human child. But that instinctive urge was too strong—so strong that if she didn’t do something, she would feel uncomfortable all over.
Now it was better; she had finished beating him, her mind was clear, and she felt completely relaxed.
Jiang Lier brushed the non-existent dust off her hands, took another veil from her spirit tool, and put it on to cover her overly eye-catching face. Then, humming an unknown tune, she continued her journey.
In the shadows, Bi Ji shook her head helplessly, her emerald eyes filled with a mix of amusement and exasperation.
This little ancestor... she really acts on impulse.
When she sees someone she doesn’t like, she goes straight up and beats them, then runs away without even giving a reason.
Oh well—at least this child knows to run away quickly after hitting someone.
While she was thinking, Bi Ji suddenly sensed a powerful aura rising from somewhere, carrying cold anger, pressing toward the direction where Jiang Lier had just been!
A Titled Douluo?!
Bi Ji’s expression changed slightly. Although she wasn’t good at fighting, her perception was extremely strong.
This aura was vast and immense, carrying a heavy sense of oppression; it was clearly not an ordinary Titled Douluo!
Is it that child’s protector?
There was no time to think; she released her own pressure without showing any weakness.
Two invisible forces collided and canceled each other out in the Void Realm.
A moment later, the cold aura paused slightly, seemingly surprised by Bi Ji’s strength, and then slowly withdrew.
Bi Ji let out a cold snort and also withdrew her aura.
She had no intention of confronting them; she wasn’t a combat-type Spirit Beast to begin with, and just scaring the opponent away was enough.
Her figure flashed, and she arrived beside Jiang Lier, saying helplessly, "My little ancestor, before you make a move next time, can you check if there is anyone behind the other person?"
Jiang Lier blinked her beautiful eyes and said innocently, "I checked, he was all alone!"
Bi Ji rubbed her temples and decided not to dwell on this problem anymore.
Anyway, it was already resolved, and the other party didn’t seem to want to make a scene.
"Let’s go, we’re going to the next place." Bi Ji took Jiang Lier’s hand. "Be more low-key in the future and stop causing trouble."
"Got it~" Jiang Lier replied obediently, but a flash of cunning light flickered in her heterochromatic eyes.
"Let’s go, let’s go, Sister Bi Ji, let’s go to the north and see!"
In an inconspicuous tavern somewhere, Tang Hao put down the wine pot in his hand, his brows furrowed tightly.
The clash of pressure just a moment ago startled him.
Beside that blonde girl, there was actually a Titled Douluo-level expert secretly protecting her? And judging by the aura, it was probably not weaker than his own!
Since when did such a person come to Nuoding City?
He originally just wanted to teach that ignorant little girl who dared to hit his son a lesson.
But since the other party had a protector of the same level, forget it.
After all, his current identity shouldn’t be exposed. It wasn’t worth clashing with another Titled Douluo over such a small matter.
And... Tang Hao looked toward the direction of the academy outside the window, a flash of complexity in his eyes.
Letting Little San suffer a little loss and a few setbacks wasn’t a bad thing.
This child’s life had been too smooth; he needed some tempering.
It’s just... that blonde girl, and the Titled Douluo behind her, what exactly is their background?
Tang Hao tilted his head and took a gulp of wine, temporarily suppressing his doubts.
As long as it didn’t threaten Little San’s safety, he wouldn’t intervene for now.
But if... they dared to do anything to harm Little San...
The wine pot in his hand silently turned into powder.
Two and a half months later.
Jiang Bai arrived at Dragon City, a major town in the northern territory of the Heaven Dou Empire.
This city was located on the northern edge of the Xueling Province, facing the colder and more desolate Far North.
As an important barrier for the Empire’s north to defend against barbarians and Spirit Beasts from the Far North, the walls of Dragon City were built exceptionally high and thick.
Jiang Bai landed in a small forest about three miles away from Dragon City.
After putting away the Wind Dragon, he walked toward the city gate.
There were two teams of guards at the city gate, but the inspection was not strict.
Perhaps it was because this place was remote and rarely had wars, or perhaps it was because of the cold weather, the guards were too lazy to ask too many questions.
Stepping into Dragon City, an aura completely different from the southern cities rushed toward him.
There were indeed not many pedestrians on the street, far less bustling than Suotuo City or Yelin City, but everyone walking on the street had the unique, wind-carved determined lines of Northerners on their faces.
Jiang Bai walked slowly along the main street, his gaze sweeping over the shops on both sides.
He came to Dragon City mainly to facilitate obtaining his fourth spirit ring.
After these few months of recuperation and Cultivate, his Soul Power had steadily increased to level 38, not far from the level 40 mark.
And for his fourth spirit ring, he wanted to find a pure-blooded sub-Dragon type Ice-attribute Dragon Spirit Beast.
Dragon City connected to the Far North above and had the Frozen Forest below; finding an Ice Dragon shouldn’t be difficult.
Thinking of this, Jiang Bai suddenly remembered Qian Renxue.
Those years at Spirit Hall Academy, whenever he was close to a Breakthrough, Qian Renxue would always prepare the most suitable Spirit Beast information in advance, and even personally take him to hunt them.
The Spirit Beast data, distribution maps, and behavioral records accumulated by Spirit Hall over the years—this information, which was worth a thousand gold for ordinary Spirit Masters, was merely a simple task for her.
The feeling of being kept by Qian Renxue—actually, it was quite good.
But who could have imagined that the sweet dependence would eventually become a death Talismanic Incantation.
Bibi Dong... that crazy woman.
Jiang Bai clenched his fists, then slowly released them.
Now was not the time for anger; anger couldn’t solve problems.
What he needed to do now was to become stronger—strong enough to face that woman, strong enough to protect himself, and also protect... the people he cherished.
Jiang Bai suddenly remembered something; although his mutated Spirit was powerful, the limit of his spirit ring absorption was ultimately limited by his physical strength.
To absorb a higher-year spirit ring beyond his level, he must possess physical fitness far superior to Spirit Masters of the same rank.
And the best Materials for Body Tempering at this stage was nothing other than Whale Glue.
He took a deep breath of the cold air, suppressed his distracting thoughts, and began to focus on observing the shops on both sides of the street.
Soon, he found a medicinal herb shop that looked quite large. Pushing the door open, a mixed scent of herbs rushed toward him.
The shop was a bit dim, and a middle-aged attendant was standing behind the counter, organizing herbs.
"What does the customer need?" the attendant looked up and asked enthusiastically.
Jiang Bai walked to the counter and asked directly, "Do you have Whale Glue here?"
"Yes, customer, yes!" the attendant nodded quickly, "What age do you need?"
"Millennium-level. Do you have ten-thousand-year-level?"
"We do have some millennium-level ones, but ten-thousand-year-level..." The attendant thought for a moment, "We seem to have one, wait for me to look for it."
As he spoke, he turned around and began to search through the rows of wooden shelves and drawers behind him. His movements were skillful, clearly knowing the location of the goods in the shop like the back of his hand.