Fairy, help me cultivate.

After saying that, Pang Xi disappeared.

Those magical artifacts also vanished one by one, and everything seemed like a dream brought by the bloody wind.

But the almost dead Jiang Mengyang on the ground and the blood all over the ground were telling Jiang Mengmeng that all of this was more real than anything else.

He disregarded everything else, collected the golden dragon's corpse, picked up Jiang Mengyang, and soared straight into the sky.

……

“I know you are the strategist of the Jiang family. Even Jiang Mengyang listens to you on many important decisions.”

At this moment, Pang Suo was sitting opposite Jiang Baisha, drinking with him in a flower hall, like old friends of many years.

"Therefore, I hope you can go back and persuade the family to keep up with the times and not be stuck in the past. These techniques are twice as effective with half the effort, and your Jiang family disciples are highly talented. Once they start practicing them, it will be a great help to the entire Jiujiang."

"I'm afraid it's more than that. Looking across Jiujiang, only our Jiang family has the most disciples in the outside sects. You came to me because you saw this."

Jiang Baisha finally spoke: "However, the Jiang family is of one mind. Once Third Uncle makes a decision, we will carry it out."

Pang Su squinted at him for a moment before speaking: "That was when he was still alive, but now he is dead."

He was very confident in his actions and in the Jiang family's resources, so without the help of the Mysterious Female Rootless Pill, Jiang Mengyang had no chance of surviving.

Upon hearing Pang Suo's words, Jiang Baisha's tense expression immediately turned ashen, and his newly grown, rough skin looked even more unsightly.

Chapter 159 Preparations for War

“I invited you here not to do anything to you. With the Jiang family’s resources, even if the leader dies, the Pang family will not be able to swallow you up.”

Pang Suo handed Jiang Baisha a glass of wine and fed it to him to calm his nerves.

Jiang Baisha frowned, but because his whole body was restrained, he was powerless to resist.

Pang Suo wiped the wine off his chin: "Pang, I don't actually want to be enemies with the Jiang family. In the current situation, a full-scale war would be the worst thing for both of our families. But Jiang Mengyang didn't give us any choice, so I had no other option but to resort to this tactic. I hope you can understand."

Jiang Baisha did not respond to him.

Pang Suo didn't care and continued, "Jiang Mengyang's thinking is no longer suitable for the current situation. The Jiang family needs to shake off its stagnation and should be ambitious. I can see that although Jiang Bailian is currently in charge of the Jiang family, she is essentially powerless. In the future, the real power of the Jiang family will only belong to you and your brother. Therefore, I invited you here today only to ask you to do me a favor and persuade Jiang Bailin and Jiang Mengtai to cooperate and jointly promote the cultivation method to strengthen the power of Jiujiang."

Jiang Baisha swallowed hard: "Bai Lin has a lot of opinions and a very good relationship with Third Uncle..."

That's why I invited you over.

Pang Suo patted Jiang Baisha's shoulder heavily: "Remember, if I can get you here today, it won't be too difficult for me to find you in the future. If I can kill Jiang Mengyang today, it won't be too difficult for me to kill the next Grand Elder in the future."

After saying that, he nodded to the people around him, signaling them to send Jiang Baisha out.

……

In the end, Chen Yao did not consummate his relationship with Su Ning; they only kissed and licked each other.

When the two men arrived in front of the small building with flushed faces, they found that Jiang Mengyang was almost dead.

"what happened?"

Chen Yao strode up to Jiang Mengyang's side, both astonished and furious.

Putting aside their friendship, without Jiang Mengyang's support, Jiu Luo's jade lock would be very difficult to open.

Jiang Meng gave him a cold look, not bothering to explain anything, and pushed him aside to enter the small building.

In the small building, Jiang Mengtai also came out, and was shocked to see Jiang Mengyang dying.

“It was Pang Suo. I suspect that killing Jinlong was part of his scheme to lure out the Grand Elder…”

"What do you do for a living? How could you let the Great Elder get so badly injured?!"

Jiang Mengtai roared.

Jiang Meng lowered his head. "It's useless to say anything now. The only thing we can do now is to save his life. I've given him countless elixirs along the way, but to no avail."

At this moment, Jiang Wuzhao, whose family medical skills were profound, rushed over. After a general examination, he shook his head: "It won't work in the family. He must go to Chaoqing Peak. However, without the Xuanpin Wugen Pill, he won't be able to make it to Chaoqing Peak."

"The Mysterious Female Rootless Pill! Does anyone have it?!"

Jiang Meng's eyes turned red, and she let out a thunderous roar, causing the clouds in the sky to scatter in all directions, centered on the small building.

Jiang Mengtai glared at him and said, "Neither you nor I have ever seen this kind of god-level elixir, let alone our disciples!"

"What should we do then?!"

Jiang Mengmeng's tense nerves finally gave way and she completely broke down, large tears streaming down her contorted face.

Jiang Mengtai looked at Jiang Wuzhao: "Do you know where it is?"

Jiang Wuzhao smiled wryly: "Ancestor, even if someone has such a treasure, they wouldn't make it public!"

"Are we just going to watch him die?"

Jiang Bailin smashed through the roof of the small building and rushed in, his face already filled with murderous intent. He continued, "I'm going to raid the nearest families and see if I can kill some of them!"

As he spoke, he was about to fly straight into the sky, but was stopped by Jiang Mengtai: "Don't add to the chaos! The plan now is to go to the martial law base and send Night Blade to find the whereabouts of White Shark. White Shark may have fallen into the hands of the enemy. Find out if the enemy has any movements."

"But, isn't Third Uncle going to take care of it?"

Jiang Bailin's eyes widened even more frighteningly than Jiang Mengmeng's.

Jiang Mengtai waved his hand irritably, actually at a loss for what to do: "No matter what, the family can't be in chaos. Now we can only rely on you!"

Jiang Bailin bit his lip: "Okay!"

She glanced at Chen Yao, who was squeezed into a corner, seemingly unintentionally, and the hope in her eyes vanished in an instant.

In any case, he can no longer save the ancestor the way he saved himself...

"I don't have the Mysterious Female Rootless Pill, but I do have the Creation Water Cloud Pill, which I found in the Sea Ruins. Perhaps it will have some effect?"

Chen Yao's words left Jiang Bailin speechless.

She no longer had time to think about whether Chen Yao's pills were effective or not; she just felt that he might really be her savior.

Jiang Mengmeng and Jiang Mengtai, however, did not think so. They felt that Chen Yao was just making trouble. Just as they were about to scold him, they heard Jiang Wuzhao say, "Let's give it a try."

The two exchanged a glance, suppressing their dissatisfaction.

Chen Yao took out the pill, and a refreshing fragrance immediately filled the small building. The pill had a restrained divine light, yet just looking at it made one's worldly worries disappear.

Jiang Mengmeng and Jiang Mengtai were then convinced that Chen Yao's pills were truly of the highest quality, and they were both astonished and delighted.

Chen Yao handed the pill to Jiang Wuzhao. Jiang Wuzhao first sniffed it, then took a small amount and put it in his mouth to test it before nodding: "Not bad, nothing unusual."

After saying that, he fed it to Jiang Mengyang.

The pill turned into a stream of clear liquid as it entered his mouth and naturally seeped into his tongue.

In just a few breaths, Jiang Mengyang's breathing gradually became much more stable.

Jiang Wuzhao exclaimed with delight, "It works! Quickly, send the Ancestor to Chaoqing Peak!"

Jiang Mengmeng naturally took the lead and set off immediately with Jiang Wuzhao and a portion of the Night Blade elite force.

Before leaving, he gave Chen Yao a deep look and nodded kindly to him.

Chen Yao nodded in return, thinking that buying the Jiang family tycoon's approval with a single pill was quite a bargain.

Jiang Bailin felt relieved, but before he could say anything to Chen Yao, he rushed out to arrange the family's defenses, guard duties, and intelligence gathering.

Half an incense stick later, she returned, her face solemn: "We cannot let ourselves be led by the nose! We must take the initiative. The attack on the clan's Grand Elder is a disgrace to any family! If we swallow our anger, then the Jiang family should not stay in Jiujiang!"

Jiang Mengtai glanced at her: "The situation with White Shark is still unclear, we can't be too reckless."

"Then we should adjust our base locations to put some pressure on the opponent!"

Jiang Bailin was already filled with fighting spirit.

Jiang Mengtai thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "The Grand Elder once said that if he is not around, all matters concerning the family's battles will be arranged by you. I trust his judgment and your intuition. We should indeed put some pressure on the Pang family. However, please remember to be careful to maintain the right balance."

He glanced at Chen Yao and said, "We don't need you here for the time being. You should go back and rest!"

Chen Yao nodded, turned around and walked out.

Jiang Bailin tried to pull him away, but Jiang Mengyang stopped him.

Chen Yao knew that this meant he didn't trust her, or even doubted her.

Chapter 160 Yes, I can't bear to part with you.

Ponso's attitude towards Jiang Baisha was unexpectedly kind. Jiang Baisha looked up at the blue sky, feeling a sense of relief as if he had survived a disaster.

At that moment, a beam of light streaked across the sky and landed nearby.

It was Pang's scout. After bowing respectfully to Pang, the scout whispered something in Pang's ear.

Pang Suo's expression changed drastically. His previous amiable demeanor vanished, and he turned to grab Jiang Baisha by the collar, saying, "You're unlucky, and so am I! He's not dead! He's fucking alive! You'd better hope Jiang Bailin listens to your advice, otherwise..."

He didn't say the rest of the words, but the threat was evident in his words.

Jiang Baisha didn't say anything. He knew that Pang Suo was all bark and no bite, and that he was still hoping to persuade the Jiang family through him.

Sure enough, Pang Suo released his grip on his collar and straightened his clothes: "A full-scale war would not benefit Jiujiang or the Jiang family. You are a smart man, and I think you can understand that."

Jiang Baisha could understand, but what Pang Suo couldn't understand was that what drives people to take risks in this world is not only profit and loss, but also passion and emotion.

In the end, Ponce let Jiang Baisha go.

When he returned to the Jiang family's secret base, it had already entered a state of war.

Upon hearing that Jiang Baisha had returned unharmed, Jiang Bailin and Jiang Mengtai rushed to greet him.

“It was Pang Suo who did it. He thought that by eliminating the Grand Elder, he could persuade us to participate in the cultivation technique with them.”

Jiang Baisha got straight to the point.

Jiang Bailin's attitude was firm: "That damned technique is extremely evil; it absolutely cannot be comprehended."

Jiang Mengtai hesitated for a moment: "Let's go into the small building first, sit down and talk."

“I don’t know. Bai Lin said that the technique does more harm than good, which is why the Pang family is trying so hard to cooperate with us to explore the way. But under the current conditions, is it not appropriate for us to start a full-scale war with the Pang family? After all, there are more than just the two of us in Jiujiang. Moreover, those small forces that we have just subdued may also waver.”

Jiang Mengtai expressed his concerns word by word: "By then, if people's hearts waver, I'm afraid this half-hidden mountain of ours will collapse very quickly."

"As long as we win fast enough!"

Jiang Bailin's eyes were filled with hatred.