287: Is opportunity a drop of water?

Jiang Shuwan speechless, touched her forehead: "If you used this much thought on finding a wife, I would have had a Sister-in-law long ago!"

She paused, then added firmly, "Also, I am not pregnant; it was all made up by Huangfu Yunyan!"

Hearing this, Feng Mian immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his hanging heart finally dropping into place.

Beside him, Qin Hu watched, confused, and couldn't help asking: "I say, Lady Jiang said she isn't pregnant, why did you breathe a sigh of relief?"

"If she were pregnant, that would be expanding the Feng family line, shouldn't you be happy?"

A flash of embarrassment crossed Feng Mian's face, and he hurriedly explained: "What do you know!"

"In these chaotic times, if my Younger Brother's Wife were truly pregnant, her situation would only be more dangerous!"

"If she were really carrying the second brother's child, I would be overjoyed, and even if I had to risk my life, I would ensure her safety!"

Jiang Shuwan shook her head helplessly; having spent so long together, how could she not understand this older brother's temperament?

He had no seriousness in his speech, but when it truly came to a critical moment, he was genuinely protective.

From the moment she had trouble, with Feng Mian shouting across the distance to deter pursuers, to rushing thousands of miles to save her, every single thing proved that he had long since treated her as one of his own.

Being protected behind such an older brother, that sense of security and warmth made her unable to help but curl the corners of her mouth.

This scene, falling into the eyes of other female Cultivators in the trial grounds, immediately stirred up a wave of envy.

"What is this Jiang Shuwan's background anyway, to have such a protective older brother! What about her husband?"

"You still don't know? She is a daughter of the Jiang Family of Liang Province, married into the Feng family of Qingyang City a year ago. Her husband is much more powerful than this brother; he holds a ninth-rank puppet in his hands!"

"My god, what kind of fairy-tale plot is this? A powerful husband, and an older brother who spoils her to the heavens; I'm so jealous!"

"Who wouldn't be green with envy? If I had such a husband and older brother, I'd wake up laughing in my dreams!"

"Come to think of it, it's not impossible to achieve; why don't you find a way to marry Feng Ming!"

"Holy crap, this can work?"

"Girl, you've enlightened me!"

"That's right, if I could marry Feng Ming, wouldn't I also be able to enjoy this treatment?"

"No, haven't you guys thought about just marrying this older brother of Jiang Shuwan?"

"Are you stupid! Marrying Feng Ming not only gains you a powerful husband, but you also get a protective older brother for free!"

"Marrying this older brother means your husband isn't the most powerful, and you don't even get the brother either; can't you do the math?"

Action is better than just being moved; soon, someone used the region-wide broadcast to publicly ask if Feng Ming was taking concubines.

Even more extreme, some directly added Feng Mian as a friend, sending private messages to inquire how to gain Feng Ming's favor.

This scene left Feng Mian speechless to the extreme.

He shouted in a low voice, his face full of gloom: "I'm risking my life to protect my Younger Brother's Wife, and I'm the one doing all the hard work, so why are these female Cultivators acting like they're crazy, all asking if the second brother is taking concubines?"

"Why isn't anyone asking about me? Forget concubines, I don't even have a main wife; am I not pitiful? I am, after all, the eldest son and grandson of the Ye Residence; I've lost all face!"

Guan Rong, watching from the side, held back his laughter and couldn't help teasing: "Big Brother Feng Mian, who made Big Boss Feng Ming's name so loud? You are quite a competent supporting act."

Feng Mian glared at him and retorted irritably: "Get lost! This is called 'the elder brother is like a father,' do you understand?"

"Besides, my mature and steady persona is not something that freak, the second brother, can compare to!"

These words made Jiang Shuwan, Guan Rong, and Qin Hu, who were nearby, unable to hold back their laughter. If nothing else, just looking at Feng Mian's stubborn appearance made the exhaustion of this flight dissipate by more than half.

At this moment, in a corner of the trial grounds, Jiang Ling was staring at the region-wide broadcast on the communication stone, her face so gloomy it could drip water.

"This Jiang Shuwan is just plain lucky; to think so many people are protecting her!"

"Other people's older brother is an actual brother; my older brother is better off dead!"

Thinking of her own older brother, Jiang Huai, Jiang Ling's face was filled with disgust. If it weren't for him being bewitched, their parents wouldn't have been implicated, and in the end, the whole family wouldn't have been expelled from Liangzhou City, ending up in this state.

In the Quiet Garden, Jiang Qinghe and Steward Jiang watched the activity on the communication stone and breathed a simultaneous sigh of relief.

Steward Jiang poured a cup of hot tea for Jiang Qinghe and comforted him softly: "The situation has finally stabilized, and we don't need to intervene. Now, it just depends on when Feng Ming can come out of the Wangyue Spring!"

Jiang Qinghe picked up the teacup, a trace of certainty flashing in his eyes: "Although the Wangyue Spring is dangerous, it definitely cannot trap him. I believe he will come out very soon!"

At the same time, deep inside the Wangyue Spring.

Feng Ming and Hua Dieer had been traveling non-stop for two days, and the scene before them finally changed.

"Look quickly, what is that?" Feng Ming raised his hand and pointed into the distance.

Hua Dieer looked in the direction he pointed and was immediately stunned. In the boundless ravine, a cylindrical hill stood abruptly, rooted lonely in the barren gully, completely out of place with the surrounding scenery.

Days of traveling had left both of them exhausted, their dust-covered faces full of weariness, but the discovery before them made a glimmer of light burst forth in their dim eyes.

Feng Ming immediately took Hua Dieer and sped toward that small hill.

The closer they got to the hill, the more Feng Ming felt something was wrong. The position of the bright moon overhead was quietly changing; outside the range of the hill, the moon was still hanging on the horizon.

But once they stepped into the territory of the hill, looking up, the bright moon was actually hanging directly above their heads!

Feng Ming's heart stirred, and he became even more certain: this place was definitely where the Opportunity of the Wangyue Spring was located!

Wu Qingyue's prophecy of "Living by the moon, dying by turning away from the moon" must be referring to this place!

"Let's go!"

Feng Ming gave a low shout and, taking Hua Dieer, dashed straight toward the top of the hill.

The top of the hill was shrouded in a layer of faint white light. As soon as the two landed, a gush of abundant and pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rushed toward them.

Along the way, the Spiritual Qi within the ravine had been so thin it was almost non-existent; if not for their profound foundations, they would likely have been trapped to death within it long ago.

Bathed in the rich Spiritual Qi at this moment, their bodies involuntarily and greedily began to absorb it. Taking advantage of the time spent regulating their breathing, Feng Ming and Hua Dieer examined the scene on the mountaintop.

The mountaintop was not large, and in the very center grew a twisted ancient tree. Hua Dieer looked at the tree, a flash of amazement crossing her eyes, and she exclaimed involuntarily:

"This is a moon gazing tree! Legend has it that the moon gazing tree is a spirit of the earth; wherever it grows, it must hide an Opportunity naturally nurtured by it!"

Before her voice had faded, Hua Dieer impatiently walked toward the ancient tree.

Feng Ming followed closely behind. The moment they rounded the ancient tree, both were startled; on the other side of the tree was a pool of water about ten meters in diameter.

In the center of the pool floated a huge lotus-shaped stone platform. On the stone platform, whether it was inlaid with gemstones or accumulated with clear water, it shimmered under the moonlight, looking quite beautiful.

Hua Dieer looked at the scene before her, swallowed hard, and her voice trembled: "This... could this be the moon gazing eye?"

"If this is really the moon gazing eye, then is what's on the lotus stone platform the legendary moon gazing tears?"

Feng Ming frowned, his face full of confusion: "What moon gazing eye, moon gazing tears? Don't tell me the Opportunity here is just that water droplet on the stone platform?"