Before departing, the Captain had Wu Jianwu give a seed to Xu Qing.3

“Little Junior Brother, if you get to the Bitter Life Mountains before me, plant this seed somewhere. That way, if I need to find you urgently, I can have Big Jianjian send his children to find you by tracking down the scent of the seed. Either way, after my current task, I can use the seed to find you.”1

Xu Qing accepted the seed curiously. He knew that Wu Jianwu’s children were very special. In fact, it made him think back to years ago when Wu Jianwu opened that wish box. [1]14

Wu Jianwu looked just as despondent as before. He just lay there listlessly, occasionally sighing.3

“Don’t worry about him,” the Captain said. “This is just what happens with a bad breakup. He’ll be fine in a few days.” He took a deep breath and looked at Xu Qing with encouragement in his eyes. “Well, little Junior Brother, time to see what fate has in store. You take care of yourself, and I’ll do the same.”1

Xu Qing nodded.1

Off to the side, Ning Yan’s ears perked up as he eavesdropped, especially when he heard the word ‘breakup.’ That was when everything clicked, and he realized why Wu Jianwu was acting unusual. Feeling more than a little disdainful, he thought, That’s it?25

Seeing that Xu Qing was about to leave, Ning Yan got to his feet and hurried over with...3