Chapter 1376: Assemble, Heading to the Jade Clam Clan

Twenty days later.

Mingyan secretly glared at Wang Jianqiang.

Forcing down the urge to curse him out, she said in a soft tone, "Master, may I leave now?"

What kind of person was Wang Jianqiang?

He saw through the emotions Mingyan was hiding beneath the surface at a glance and raised an eyebrow, "Mingyan, you seem somewhat dissatisfied with Master's reward."

"How about Master gives you a different kind of reward?"

Mingyan's heart skipped a beat, and she forced a smile onto her face, "No need, Master's reward is already very good, I am very... hap... py..."

Wang Jianqiang laughed upon hearing this, "As long as you're happy, since you like it so much..."

"Then I shall reward you a bit more."

Another twenty days passed.

Mingyan returned to the mansion.

She lay back on a chair, a look of shame and anger appearing on her pretty face, "Tianyu... you bastard."

"Don't let me think of a way to remove that Control Mark, otherwise..."

Saying this, she clenched her fists tightly.

She, the dignified Mermaid Empress, a super powerhouse at the Great Vehicle Perfection level.

Never would she have thought she would be reduced to being bullied by a junior at the Integration Stage!

Under normal circumstances, she could slap a whole crowd of cultivators of this level to death.

It just so happened that she encountered the other party at the most critical moment of cultivating that Technique, in her weakest state.

Thinking of the scene when she first met Tianyu, she couldn't help but grit her teeth.

Before she cultivated that cultivation method, she had clearly made full preparations.

She had calculated everything, yet she had overlooked the key in Mingchen's hand.

Thinking of this.

The rage in her heart instantly climbed to its peak.

With a thought, she sent a message to the guards in the mansion.

"Go bring Mingchen here, tell him I have urgent matters to discuss with him."

Out of wariness toward the Mermaid Empress, Wang Jianqiang did not go to the Princess Mansion to find Lianyin for the remainder of the time.

Instead, he remained in Tianyu's residence, in seclusion.

This day.

Lianyin sat cross-legged, silently sensing the changes within her body.

After a good while.

She opened her beautiful eyes and looked at the person in front of her, "There is half a year left until the Saintess Position Competition of the Jade Clam Clan begins; the Imperial Lord should be setting off in the next few days."

"I should return."

Wang Jianqiang nodded with a smile, "Go back, remember to conceal your tracks; if you are seen, it will easily reach the Imperial Lord's ears."

Lianyin nodded.

She stood up, and a flash of light appeared on her body.

An exquisite long dress appeared on her.

Then, her figure flashed and she vanished.

Three days later.

Wang Jianqiang received the message sent by Mingyan.

"Setting off in one hour, heading to the Jade Clam Clan, come quickly to assemble."

Wang Jianqiang's expression shifted.

He rose and left his residence, rushing toward the assembly point mentioned in Mingyan's message.

Not long after.

He arrived at a Square.

At this moment, dozens of figures had already gathered on the Square.

Among these figures, there were Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators, and also Integration Stage cultivators.

However, without exception.

These cultivators all possessed high talent.

They were all the best of the Mermaid Clan within these three realms.

At the very front of the team stood two figures.

The two were a man and a woman.

They were none other than Mingchen and Lianyin.

At this moment, Mingchen was glancing at Lianyin from time to time, his face showing a look of distress.

Back in the Treasure Land, Lianyin's attitude toward him had clearly already changed.

Not only did she face strong enemies for his sake, unafraid of life or death.

When fleeing, she had even disregarded her own safety, prioritizing helping him escape.

In his view, this kind of bond had already transcended the ordinary.

However, later on.

This kind of bond suddenly vanished.

The relationship between him and Lianyin seemed to have returned to how it was at the very beginning, and it has not been able to ease up again even now.

What on earth is going on?

Mingchen was full of inner conflict.

Suddenly.

His heart stirred.

Could it be that...

Lianyin is relatively shy when it comes to feelings and is afraid to reveal her thoughts in front of others?

Thinking of this, he suddenly saw the light.

No wonder Lianyin had always been so cold to him on ordinary days, yet only showed such concern for him during that life-and-death crisis.

People only involuntarily reveal their truest emotions in the most urgent situations!

So that was it.

Viewed in this light, Lianyin actually always had him in her heart, she was just too embarrassed to show it usually.

Thinking of this.

His expression immediately recovered, and the corners of his mouth curved into a faint arc.

Just at this moment.

He suddenly sensed a gaze fall upon him.

Subconsciously, he turned his head to look.

When he saw the owner of the gaze, the arc that had just curved at the corners of his mouth immediately disappeared.

Tianyu!

His expression turned cold, no longer possessing the enthusiasm of the past.

Previously, he had thought that Lianyin risking her life to save him in battle was thanks to Tianyu playing matchmaker, but only now did he see the truth.

He had been so grateful to him in his heart for nothing.

Thinking of it now, he felt he had suffered a great loss.

Coupled with the fact that this Tianyu had greatly increased his strength due to sheer dumb luck and was showing off in the Treasure Land, his radiance completely overshadowed him.

His mindset toward Tianyu now had deteriorated to the extreme.

If not for being within the clan, and if not for knowing he might not be able to beat Tianyu...

He would have loved to rush up immediately and give Tianyu a sound beating.

Tianyu seemed to have sensed his hostility, and a look of obvious confusion and worry appeared on his face.

Seeing this scene.

Mingchen felt a surge of smugness in his heart.

What is the use of temporary superiority?

In this Mermaid Clan, this Tianyu would always have to bow his head before him.

Thinking of this.

He felt much more comfortable in his heart, withdrew his gaze, and did not continue to pay attention to Tianyu.

Seeing Mingchen look elsewhere, the look of worry on Wang Jianqiang's face faded, and he smiled inwardly.

Afterward, he looked toward Lianyin.

Lianyin seemed to sense it and turned her head to look.

When she saw Wang Jianqiang, the corners of her mouth curved slightly on her originally cold face.

Immediately after.

She suddenly thought that the occasion was not suitable for appearing too close to Wang Jianqiang.

The arc that had just lifted at the corners of her mouth vanished, and she only nodded faintly toward Wang Jianqiang.

Wang Jianqiang also nodded toward Lianyin.

Then he continued to look at the others in the crowd.

The current Tianyu, in the entire Mermaid Clan, already had a reputation second only to Lianyin and Mingchen.

Although the people present were all prodigies from the Gold Scale Lineage and Purple Scale Lineage, they could not bring themselves to be arrogant when facing Tianyu.

After sensing Tianyu's gaze, they all revealed looks of goodwill and nodded in response.

After Wang Jianqiang swept his gaze over everyone, he raised his eyebrows.

Mingyan was not in the group.

With a thought, he sent a message to Mingyan through the Beast Control Mark.