One person: A fusion of Kizaru, the king of the trash-talking gang.

Longhu Mountain, the main hall of the Celestial Master's Mansion.

Seeing Gong Qing lying on the ground, Jiang Bailan beckoned to Zhang Chulan beside her, preparing to have him go up and give Gong Qing a couple of hard blows to teach him what respect is.

Zhang Chulan: "Brother Lan, you're not kidding?"

Old Celestial Master: "???"

Lu Jin: "..."

Xu San and Xu Si: "Xiao Jiang, no need. That guy's already dead..."

Gong Qing: "Do you think it was easy for me? I'm already dead! You really are a living devil!"

With Xu Si's reminder, Jiang Bailan looked closely and realized that Gong Qing hadn't been sleeping; instead, he had collected his lunchbox.

However, Jiang Bailan cannot be blamed for this. What normal person would expect that someone who came in perfectly fine would suddenly be gone?

"Old Celestial Master, please give us an explanation, what exactly happened..."

Faced with Xu Si's questioning, the old Celestial Master said without changing his expression: "Seeing the traitor of the Celestial Master's Mansion, and thinking of the damage that Quanxing has done to the Celestial Master's Mansion, I couldn't bear it for a moment, so I killed this guy."

Faced with the old master's answer, Xu Si couldn't find anything unreasonable about it.

Quanxing did indeed cause significant losses and casualties to the Celestial Master's Mansion this time, so it was understandable that the old Celestial Master was furious and killed them. However, Xu Si still felt that something was not right.

Soon, he stopped worrying about the issue, or rather, since it involved the Old Celestial Master and the acting leader of Quanxing Sect, he couldn't handle it anymore.

Xu Si was already prepared to pass this trouble to the board of directors to handle.

Jiang Bailan, who knew the plot, didn't feel much about Gong Qing dying at the hands of the Old Celestial Master. Anyway, everyone was going to die, so what difference did it make who killed him?

-

And on the other side.

In a warehouse outside of Longhu Mountain, the remaining members of the Quanxing sect who had managed to escape gathered.

When they learned from Tu Junfang that Gong Qing had been arrested and the plan had completely failed, everyone in the Quanxing group present felt it was utterly absurd.

They put in a lot of effort this time, gathering a large number of people, but the final result was a failed mission. Not only that, the acting sect leader was also captured alive...

This is not a joke!

They fought so hard, risking their lives to storm the Celestial Master's Mansion, yet Gong Qing made them lose so decisively...

Blanch!

The word "blanch" alone was not enough to quell their anger; they wanted it blanched twice more.

Blanch!

Blanch!

After blanching the meat twice more, the mood of the Quanxing members improved somewhat, and they were able to calm down and examine their own losses. But what they found was alarming.

They were surprised to find that very few people had survived the ordeal on Mount Longhu, and they hadn't even seen many of the senior members of the Quanxing sect.

"Gao Ning, wasn't Yuan Tao with you? Why don't we see him?"

"That's right, not only Yuan Tao, but also Old Xia? And that foreigner he brought with him hasn't returned either?"

Hearing the questions from the crowd, Gao Ning, pale-faced and covered in blood, performed a Buddhist salute and said calmly, "Benefactor Yuan encountered Jiang Bailan and has already gone to the Western Paradise..."

The Quanxing members: "..."

Why go to the West?

Surely they're not trying to steal Tang Sanzang's job!

"Is Jiang Bailan really that strong? Even Yuan Tao isn't his match. I bet he and Yuan Tao had a really intense battle!"

Gao Ning: Was it enjoyable?

Shen Chong: Is it dripping wet?

Dou Mei: Shouldn't it be considered a battle?

It was truly a case of throwing water in a bamboo basket – so many Quanxing members attacked Longhu Mountain, but in the end, all they accomplished was sending people to their deaths. They lost everything.

Seeing that the operation was doomed to failure, the young man sitting on a cardboard box with a small paper figure in his hand laughed and said, "Since the operation has failed, can I take Gong Qing's life now?"

No one present raised any objections, since Gong Qing had made an agreement with everyone before the operation, so if the operation failed, they would naturally have to accept the corresponding punishment.

As for rescuing Gong Qing?

Leaving aside whether anyone in the Quanxing sect is willing to do this, even if they were... who would be willing to take this risk?

"Since no one objects, I'll begin!"

The young man then tore the paper figure apart. According to his paper figure technique, Gong Qing, who was far away in Longhu Mountain, would die along with the paper figure as it shattered.

"Here's a suggestion: since we've caused such a big fuss this time, everyone should keep a low profile for a while and lay low for a bit..."

-

three days later.

Tianjin, a place of great pleasures.

Jiang Bailan, who had been fighting all night, slowly woke up on a large bed. Looking at the three figures beside him, he felt that he had found the only use for the iron block.

[Iron Body] + [Armament Haki] is so cool!

[Ding! Host's mental and physical well-being detected, well-being value +999]

[Fusion Level Upgrade]

[Armament Haki Enhancement +1]

Jiang Bailan glanced casually at the system panel in his mind. He was no longer too concerned about the improvement of these attributes. He valued the acquisition of skills more.

While it may seem that he has a very high level of mastery over the Glint-Glint Fruit, in reality, it is just a crude application of power without much refined use.

Just like when facing Zhang Lingyu's Yin Five Thunders, the Heavenly Lock he developed was unable to block the opponent's attack.

Therefore, Jiang Bailan was looking forward to the system providing him with more practical skills.

In Jiang Bailan's mind, the special power of light possesses very comprehensive potential. In addition to normal combat and control, it is also excellent in defense and healing.

Why should the system provide this?

Jiang Bailan said, "How could someone like me, who just gives up, do something that is both time-consuming and mentally taxing?"

Let's not even talk about whether it can be developed or not.

Even if it's developed, with that level of stability, will it be usable?

Stopping thinking about it and letting things take their natural course, Jiang Bailan patted her bottom, picked up her clothes from the ground, washed her face, and walked out of the room.

Jiang Bailan felt a little sad that the old man who sold jianbing guozi was not there.

He found a national chain of Lanzhou ramen restaurants and ordered a bowl of beef ramen. Watching the owner's spoon slide across the bowl of beef without picking up a single piece, Jiang Bailan felt like cursing.

I want to personally cure my boss's shaky hands.

However, considering his current wealth, he held back.

He immediately pulled out 500 silver dollars and threw them on the counter. To the owner's astonishment, he took the whole bowl of beef.

-

Just as Jiang Bailan was eating ramen with her right hand and scrolling through short videos with her left, the company's board of directors also made a decision regarding the downfall of the Wang family.

Punishing Jiang Bailan was out of the question. Xu Si had shown them what this old man had done at Longhu Mountain: not only did he single-handedly reverse the company's situation against Quanxing, but he also killed and captured several Quanxing luminaries...

How could such an invaluable top employee be the culprit who destroyed the Wang family?

If it wasn't Jiang Bailan, then who destroyed the Wang family?

This huge scapegoat naturally fell on the shoulders of Quanxing, the scapegoat.

Quanxing: "Who? Who are you saying wiped out the entire Wang family?! You bastard! Even a Malou's life matters!!"

(Please, all you godfathers and godmothers, show some love and care for your godson!!)