The Jiang family was not affected on the night of the disaster, and there was no earthquake. It was as if the disaster had nothing to do with the Jiang family. In the five years since the disaster, the Jiang family has been like a silent lion, rarely making any moves.

Throughout the past five years, the only action taken was the movement of the Nine Dragons Formation a little over a month ago, when the Jiang family sent out 90% of their younger generation for training, including the girl he saw at the city gate.

"I never expected her to be Third Uncle's daughter!" Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow and thought to himself.

Although he was not related to the Jiang family by blood, he still considered it his family. The years he spent with the Jiang family were the most fulfilling years of his life. During that time, he was loved by his parents and valued by his family. Although all of this shattered like a dream with the death of his adoptive parents, it was a feeling he could never forget.

"It's you again?"

Jiang Yuan's fusion with the pine tree was interrupted by a force. Jiang Yuan turned around and saw that the person he had just been talking about had reappeared there.

"You're not coming to my house to complain, are you? Let me tell you, no way! You're not welcome here!"

Jiang Nian pushed Jiang Yuan away with such force that even Jiang Yuan was somewhat surprised.

Moreover, this kind of pure physical strength is only possessed by ancient martial arts practitioners. However, as far as he knew, only men in the Jiang family could practice ancient martial arts. As for women, they all focused on cultivating their mind and refining their qi. Therefore, it did surprise him a little that his third uncle's daughter had practiced ancient martial arts.

"Aren't you leaving yet? If you don't leave, I'm going to release Little Black!" Jiang Nian bared her teeth and glanced threateningly into the village. As if in response to her words, a large black dog wearing brightly colored floral shorts came running out.

"Little Black!"

Jiang Yuan's lips twitched. This big black dog, which is almost as big as an ox, is called Little Black? Does the dog agree to that? Besides, what's with this dog's peculiar appearance? It looks more human than a person in those big flowery shorts.

"Woof woof, who dares to bully my Jiang family's little sister!"

To Jiang Yuan's utter astonishment, the big black dog spoke fluent Mandarin with a distinct local accent, leaving Jiang Yuan somewhat disoriented.

"Kid, is that you?" The big black dog stretched out its front paws and put them on Jiang Yuan's shoulder. Its two-legged stance, which was half a body taller than Jiang Yuan, was truly intimidating.

"I'm warning you, you'd better get your paws off me!"

Jiang Yuan wasn't trying to belittle it; he genuinely wanted it to remove its claws.

"Hey, you little brat, trying to scare your little black grandpa!" The big black dog looked at Jiang Yuan with an extremely smug expression.

"The Seal of Life and Death!"

Jiang Yuan flipped his hand to condense a magic seal, then reached out to grab the big black dog's paw.

The Life and Death Seal is not only applicable to fist techniques; it is applicable to almost any situation because the essence of the Life and Death Seal is the profound meaning of life and death. However, the function of the Life and Death Seal is to amplify the power of the profound meaning of life and death by tens or even hundreds of times.