Xue Shan took out her treasured royal-grade pills and gave them to Weiwei, saying, "I know you have these things too, but I would feel uneasy if I took these pills that you refined directly today. So, please accept them."

Seeing her sincerity, Weiwei didn't refuse and accepted the five royal-grade pills. It was fine; although she was doing a good deed, she didn't want Xue Shan to feel like she was giving charity, or to feel sad.

Xue Shan genuinely wanted to give Weiwei the pills. Weiwei had a large quantity and variety of intermediate-grade pills, which could be sold for spirit stones to earn a lot of money.

The royal-grade pills that Master Yujing used to heal them were so precious that Xue Shan felt she couldn't bear to eat them. Giving them to Weiwei or giving them away would be the best option.

The two friends, each preoccupied with their own thoughts, chatted and laughed all morning before going about their own business.

Everything seemed to be going well. Weiwei felt she had never been so happy. Was this what her junior sister meant by a double win in love and career?

The moonlight was clear and dazzling. Although snow was falling heavily and frost covered the ground, fine white salt-like specks of blood foam swept in through the gaps in the curtain.

The barbecue that Ah Xiang prepared today, with its rich garlic aroma and sizzling grilled meat, is especially mouthwatering.

Feng Duo could only stand behind Luo Zhihuai and say, "Miss Weiwei is truly amazing. Such food is rare even at home. The shop she opened at the foot of the sect's mountain is so successful."

Luo Zhihuai used small tongs to flip the roasted meat over, and its tempting golden-brown color was a rare treat.

He and Weiwei made an appointment: after she had been busy for another half month, they would set off to go home.

Guyang City is quite far away; even using their own swift beasts, it would take them four days to get home.

For dinner, Luo Zhihuai and others ate at Miaomiao Restaurant.

He had already grilled a small bowl full of meat for Weiwei, but Weiwei still hadn't returned.

Vivi never breaks her promises, and this time is already an hour later than the time she said.

For some reason, Luo Zhihuai felt a sense of panic.

Weiwei's jade spirit communication device also failed to respond.

Unable to contain himself, he took the temporary waist token issued by the Tianlan Sect and went to look for it inside the sect.

The small square in front of the Fu Sect disciples' building was where Luo Zhihuai and Weiwei parted ways last night.

The disciples coming and going looked at Luo Zhihuai with unfamiliar eyes.

Luo Zhihuai called out to a female disciple, took out a carved jade hairpin as payment, and asked the female disciple to go and help look at Weiwei's room.

While anxiously awaiting his female disciple's return to tell him what had happened, she found nothing.

"Something's happened." The cold night wind blew into my clothes, and a chill crept into my heart.

Luo Zhihuai's voice trembled unusually. He searched all the places in Tianlan Sect where Weiwei might be, but she was nowhere to be found in the library, in the peach grove, or at Xue Shan's place!

Feng Duo frowned. What was wrong with Miss Weiwei? This was unprecedented!

Luo Zhihuai's heart felt as if it had been pierced by a sharp arrow, burned by raging fire, and struck by lightning; a familiar, heart-wrenching pain swept over him.

He shouldn't have let his guard down just because he thought she was different from her previous life. He hadn't protected her properly!

She died in his arms in his past life, and he never wants to lose her again in this life!

No, he couldn't go crazy. Even though his heart was burning with rage, he forced himself to calm down.

Maybe, just maybe I'm overthinking it.

Weiwei was just out discussing business and it was a little late; nothing bad happened to her.

However, Luo Zhihuai was in a particularly low mood.

The heat and unease bursting forth from within my body were raging and boiling.

"Weiwei." The wind and snow seemed to intensify, and the sound scattered in the cold night dissipated with the wind.

Facing him, Luo Zhihuai saw a gloomy and cold-looking man walking towards her through the hazy sky. The man's sinister and possessive nature was clearly revealed between his brows.

He's Weiwei's senior brother, I think his name is Shuchen?

Luo Zhihuai searched through his memories of his past life but found no trace of Shu Chen.

He had never heard of such a person in his previous life.

However, Weiwei was not happy at Tianlan Sect at that time. After staying there for a few months, she became depressed and went home.

Back then, Weiwei's cultivation level was not high, barely reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. Now, however, Weiwei is very happy at the Tianlan Sect, and her cultivation level has improved significantly.

In her previous life, Weiwei was able to consummate her marriage with him entirely because the Wei family forcibly pushed her Golden Core cultivation level up with various elixirs. Her foundation was not solid and could not compare to her current abilities.

Shu Chen paused, exchanged a smile with Luo Zhihuai, nodded slightly, and brushed past him as if nothing had happened.

What seemed like a simple greeting was actually a subtle competition between the two, as they sized each other up.

Feng Duo stood three steps behind Luo Zhihuai, sensing the auras of the two seemingly unrelated people clashing around them.

Like two jungle wolves meeting on a seven-colored mountain peak, the gray-eyed wolf's strong limbs intertwined, its sharp teeth tearing at each other's thick fur.

Behind the two wolves was a mother wolf watching from the sidelines, quietly awaiting the return of the victor.

For some reason, Feng Duo suddenly thought of this scene.

Two equally matched male wolves, neither willing to concede defeat.