Just when you think she has no backup plan, she always manages to catch you off guard. Long Han knows this all too well.

This girl... is definitely not someone he and Long Ye can afford to offend.

While feeling fortunate, Long Ye occasionally resented Tian Ning for ruining Xue'er's life, severing ties with the Wenren family, and leaving alone, making it impossible for him to see Xue'er again...

He didn't know whether Long Ye's words were true or false.

His innate instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm led him to choose to escape. Since Xue'er didn't actually care about him, he saw no need to sacrifice everything for her, to provoke Tian Ning, and end up like Long Ye, or even worse. Long Ye at least had his maternal clan protecting him; he had nothing.

Having suddenly lost Wenren Xue as his life goal, Long Han could only drift through life aimlessly.

Because he had no interest in cultivating the chain, his cultivation level had not improved at all. A few days ago, he was even tripped up by Long Ye's people and sent here to investigate an old case.

Compared to him, Tian Ning was quite different. This period of time was neither short nor long. Long Han found it hard to believe that she had entered the Nascent Soul stage so quickly!

Even the most outstanding talents from the major sects probably don't have such a terrifying breakthrough speed as her.

She has now left her peers far behind.

While Long Han was lost in thought, Gongsun Chen had already come over and sat down at Tian Ning's invitation. He was stiff and very worried that Long Han would be angry because of their rudeness.

Who knew the other party would be so good-natured and not at all pretentious?

Tian Ning only said that something had happened during her training; she had gotten separated from her senior brothers and sisters, and to make matters worse, both sides had encountered trouble. Therefore, she wanted to use Long Han's identity to help her, so that it would be easier for her to follow along and evade the search by the Four Saints Hall.

It didn't sound like a big deal, so Long Han readily agreed.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't provoke Tianning, he shouldn't be in trouble.

“However, the main reason I came to the Western Continent this time is to investigate a long-standing case involving the Dragon Clan. A Dragon Clan member once disappeared here, and it is said that he eventually went to the sea area where the Merfolk live. Although I don’t know if it’s true or not, I can’t stay at the Gongsun family for long. I have to go and check the situation,” Long Han said.

This happened nearly a century ago, and sending Long Han to investigate now would probably leave him with no clues. However, he still has to go through the motions, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain himself when he gets back.

That's quite a coincidence.

Tian Ning said frankly, "It seems that my senior brothers and sisters also went there, so we went together."

Long Han: "..."

Fine, Long Han resigned himself to his fate.

Looking at the two people who were awkwardly keeping Tianning company while she ate snacks, Long Han asked, "Who are those two? Are they coming along too?"

“This is my son,” Tian Ning blinked and introduced Tian Dao in a serious manner, “This is my friend Gongsun Dao, who helped me. Whether he goes or not is up to his own wishes.”

Long Han: "..."

son?

No, where did she get such a big son?!

In a sense, Tianning was right.

Heaven nodded seriously.

Long Han: "..."

Long Han didn't dare to complain, letting Tian Ning look around in his courtyard, mainly admitting defeat.

Gongsun Chen didn't expect this dragon clan senior to be so easy to talk to. He also said he wanted to go with them, since he didn't want to stay at home and see his father's disgusting mother and daughter from his concubine's room.

Holding the pastries she had looted from Long Han, Tian Ning asked curiously, "I've heard that the ten great families of your Western Continent exploit every last bit of value from mermaids. In such an unequal relationship, do mermaids really fall in love with humans and willingly give birth to their children?"