427 Competing for Merit 427 Competing for Merit “Huh?”
The crowd was astonished.
They weren’t surprised that someone dared to challenge Jin Zhongming.
But rather…
Who had the audacity to compare their mission to Jin Zhongming’s?
Jin Zhongming was executing the most dangerous Heaven-level mission.
Not an Earth-level, and certainly not a Profound Level task!
However…
When they saw who it was, everyone was dumbfounded.
“Jiang Fan?”
“Isn’t he the one who executed the Tai Lake rescue mission?”
“Why has he returned?”
Nangong Xiaoyun immediately noticed her familiar Bai.
Then she looked up and saw Jiang Fan standing atop with his arms crossed.
Overjoyed, she dropped her pen and ran over: “Junior Brother Jiang, you’re back!”
“I was so worried about you!”
Jiang Fan jumped down with a smile, jestered: “Were you worried about me, or your Bai?”
Nangong Xiaoyun’s smile faded: “You! Always taking my kindness as ill intentions!”
But seeing Jiang Fan’s persistent smirk, she couldn’t hold back and said sheepishly:
“Alright, I admit, I was really worried about Bai.”
“But I was concerned about you too!”
“Really, I swear!”
Jiang Fan patted her head, smiling: “Don’t worry. Bai is doing very well with me.”
Bai was treated like a family member by Nangong Xiaoyun.
How could she not be concerned?
Nangong Xiaoyun quickly inspected Bai after a few days of not seeing him.
To her surprise, not only was he uninjured, but his realm had also significantly improved, almost breaking through to the Fourth Level of Core Formation.
“What? Bai! You’re… you’re about to break through!” Nangong Xiaoyun exclaimed in astonishment.
Considering Bai’s situation, it should have taken at least another year to reach the breakthrough edge.
Following Jiang Fan on a mission seemed like a golden opportunity, showing immediate signs of breakthrough.
Bai happily pranced around: “Brother Jiang Fan gave me something… something amazing!”
It was clam meat, of course.
However, Bai cleverly remembered Jiang Fan’s words.
Not to tell anyone.
Including his master.
Nangong Xiaoyun was overjoyed, holding Jiang Fan’s hand: “Thank you, Junior Brother Jiang, thank you.”
She rolled her eyes and said: “When are you going on your next mission?”
“Make sure to take Bai with you!”
She used to be very reluctant to lend Bai out.
Now, she wanted to beg Jiang Fan to borrow him more often.
Then the next time he comes back, Bai breaks through to the Fourth Level of Core Formation, then to the Fifth Level next time…
And eventually, to the Nascent Soul Realm.
And she could rely on a Nascent Soul Spirit Beast, living a carefree life thereafter.
Jiang Fan was exasperated: “I just got back, haven’t even sat down, and you’re already sending me off.”
“Hurry up and register my mission.”
Nangong Xiaoyun then remembered the critical matter, expressing concern: “Oh right! How did you do with your mission?”
“Did you fail?”
“Actually, it’s okay if you failed. This mission, just in the few days you were gone, has been escalated for the elders to execute.”
“Failing isn’t disgraceful, returning alive is a blessing.”
Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion must have obtained some intelligence.