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After leaving Bamboo Scroll Lake, Xun Yuan flew out to sea and set off on his return journey to the Parasol Leaf Continent directly from there, as opposed to traveling to Old Dragon City first.

Liu Zhimao and the Millet Grain Island Master paid a visit to Palace Willow Island together, and two of them stopped around ten thousand feet away from the island.

Liu Laocheng only met with the Millet Grain Island Master, while Liu Zhimao was told to leave in a very unceremonious fashion.

Inside the tall building in Pond Water City, Cui Dongshan was so amused to see this that he erupted into laughter and began rolling around on the ground.

However, after his laughter subsided, a sullen look returned to his face, and he began "swimming" along the ground to the edge of the golden lightning field before heaving a forlorn sigh, lamenting the fact that he had trapped himself in a prison of his own making.

After that, he sat up and began tossing stones onto the go board, using the stones to measure out how much fondness different people had felt toward Chen Ping'an during their initial encounters.

It was a completely pointless endeavor, but he had to find a way to entertain himself and pass the time somehow.

Qi Jingchun. Cui Dongshan tossed ten stones onto the board, then rolled his eyes as he sighed, "Fine, I'll admit that you're a better judge of character than I am."

He then brushed all of the stones off the board with his sleeve.

The sword spirit. Cui Dongshan didn't toss a single stone onto the board as he rolled his eyes and grumbled. "You're still on top. Are you happy now, Qi Jingchun?"

Only after that did he toss six stones onto the board before brushing them away again.