After more than ten years apart, this is considered the first time sitting down quietly to chat with Xie Jingshan.

Jiang Yuebai put down the book and briefly shared the experiences she and Lu Nanzhi had with Xie Jingshan, and Xie Jingshan also recounted his ’turbulent’ experiences over the years.

Especially before in the West Sea, when the Dragon Clan raided the camp and almost killed him.

"...Jiang Yuebai, I don’t know if you can understand, but the feeling when someone who just told you they’d treat you to a drink the next moment turns into a corpse right in front of you, it’s too sudden, with no preparation, my mind went blank at that moment."

Jiang Yuebai clasped the book with both hands, eyes downcast, and remained silent.

Xie Jingshan sat sideways, looking out the window, "I’ve been holding it in during the journey, not knowing whom to tell. I really don’t understand why the Dragon Clan insists on fighting the Human Clan. Why can’t we coexist peacefully?"

Jiang Yuebai turned the page, eyes on the book, yet couldn’t read a single word.

"You just returned from the Fulong Sect, haven’t you discovered the reason?"

Xie Jingshan shook his head blankly, "No, what reason?"

Jiang Yuebai put down the book and looked up at Xie Jingshan, "Didn’t you see those dragons chained up, whipped, and nailed with iron spikes? Are your eyes on the soles of your feet?"

Xie Jingshan recoiled, unclear why Jiang Yuebai suddenly got angry.

He scratched his head, "Now that you mention it, I did see them, but at the time I didn’t think much of it."

Jiang Yuebai eyed him with displeasure, "You don’t have any compassion for those dragons, thinking it’s all a familiar sight, naturally you can’t see it. Many cultivators in the Green Dragon Realm are like that!"

"The answer to your question is simple: the Dragon Clan is full of treasures, driven by greed for profits, humans enslave and hunt the Dragon Clan, and the Dragon Clan has no choice but to resist for survival."

Xie Jingshan frowned, "But the Dragon Clan also feeds on humans, and besides, every grievance has its perpetrator. The Dragon Clan can resist, can take revenge, but even before the West Sea lines were drawn, the Dragon Clan engaged in indiscriminate slaughter, too many innocents died."

Jiang Yuebai took a breath, "How old are you, Xie Jingshan? Still so naïve? In war, there’s simply no way to distinguish the innocent from the guilty. When those cultivators caught dragons, did they distinguish between young and adult dragons?"

"Did they not catch and bring back whatever they saw? Who sealed off the Green Dragon Realm? Who trapped the Dragon Clan in the West Sea, and who sent all those people there? Should the Dragon Clan simply wait to die without resisting, without fighting back?"

Xie Jingshan said, "We may disagree with the methods of the Fulong Sect, but there’s still Biyou Palace. Biyou Palace has been negotiating with the Dragon Clan, seeking ways to survive together in the Green Dragon Realm. Do these people also deserve to be killed by the Dragon Clan? And the disciples of the True Martial Immortal Sect, who’ve never enslaved the Dragon Clan, do they deserve to die too?"

Jiang Yuebai suppressed her anger, "Biyou Palace is negotiating, and yet unwilling to let go of dragons they could herd. True Martial Immortal Sect doesn’t enslave the Dragon Clan, but have the disciples of True Martial Immortal Sect never slaughtered dragons without reason? The sheath of those swords behind you, if I’m not mistaken, is made from Dragon Skin and Dragon Scale."

Xie Jingshan’s brows furrowed deeply, staring fixedly at Jiang Yuebai, "I’m just discussing this with you, why are you dragging me into it? When did your heart completely lean towards the Dragon Clan? Jiang Yuebai, you are human, not a dragon."

Jiang Yuebai suddenly froze.

Indeed, she is human, not a dragon, why is she getting angry over this?

Moreover, she herself also uses materials from the Dragon Clan for artifact refining, is she empathizing with them to the point of anger?

Jiang Yuebai lowered her gaze, pondering.

Why does she care about something that is inherently unclear in terms of right and wrong?

She has always been detached, indifferent to matters not concerning her, when did her heart start to drift, to become conflicted?

Was it from the Demon Clan? Or was she influenced when she absorbed the essence blood of the Winged Dragon?

Even the trace of Chaos Qi absorbed under the Nine Dragon Ruins contained much of the Dragon Clan’s aura, changing her too.

Indeed, in this world, nothing comes without a price, some costs must be paid somewhere.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly turned cold.

Xie Jingshan saw Jiang Yuebai’s fingers tightly gripping the book, her joints pale, and hurriedly said, "Sorry, I shouldn’t have brought these things up with you, I have my biases too."

Jiang Yuebai slowly shook her head, "It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have gotten angry at you. I apologize, my mentality has been off recently. If you hadn’t reminded me, it might have affected my Nascent Soul stage."

Xie Jingshan felt somewhat at a loss, "Why say such things, it gives me goosebumps, it’s more familiar if you just scold me! Oh right, I’ve got something for you."

Xie Jingshan reached into his collar and fumbled for a while, taking out something and casually tossed it onto the table like trash.

"Take it."

Jiang Yuebai took a look, it was a white spindle-shaped object, painted with magnificent landscapes, wasn’t it the Cloud-Breaking Charge?

And it wasn’t the basic version; it was a customized version, specifically painted white with patterns.

Xie Jingshan placed his hand on his knee, nodding enthusiastically toward the Cloud-Breaking Charge.

"Like I promised before coming to the Upper Realm, I’ll give you and Lu Nanzhi one each when I arrive. This one’s yours; the paperwork is all done, just use your Identity Token to register at the Eastern Star Alliance."

Jiang Yuebai took the Cloud-Breaking Charge in hand, feeling it was even better than the one Big Dog Thief had before.

"You’re really giving it to me? How could I accept it?"

Xie Jingshan saw Jiang Yuebai protesting, but her hands had already taken the Cloud-Breaking Charge, unable to resist smiling.

"It’s just a Cloud-Breaking Charge, nothing significant. In ten days, a merchant ship from True Martial Immortal Sect will depart from the west dock of Guixu Sea. I’ve reserved a spot for you, just bring this token and board directly; it goes straight to Fulong Mountain camp."

Xie Jingshan also pushed a Token forward to Jiang Yuebai, seeing her eyes brimming with happiness, unintentionally starting to bounce his leg.

"Xie Jingshan, you’re making it hard for me to thank you, how about a spar, I’ll let you win?"

"No way, I have real talent and knowledge. If I were to truly fight, I might not lose to you, no need for you to let me."

Xie Jingshan bounced his leg and waved his hand, smugly lifting his chin.

"I’ve collected a lot of cultivation techniques in the Upper Realm, do you want any? And do you need Dragon Bone, I’ve got plenty."

Jiang Yuebai started taking things out, and Xie Jingshan quickly stopped her.

"Do I look like I need your stuff? I’ve earned quite a few Contribution Points at the True Martial Immortal Sect, enough to exchange for Heavenly Grade Sword Techniques. Don’t worry about cultivation techniques on my behalf."

Jiang Yuebai paused, "Xie Jingshan, you constantly make me owe you, it’s really annoying!"

Xie Jingshan laughed, "Just trying to keep you obligated, otherwise you, heartless as you are, wouldn’t care about my well-being?"

"Alright, since I’ll owe anyway, can you help me find these two things?"

Jiang Yuebai wrote down Taixuan Pure Gold and Ten Thousand Years Cold Stalactite on a paper and handed it to Xie Jingshan.

Xie Jingshan reached out, "You’re really demanding. Let me see... uh, I don’t have them."

"You can’t get them either?" Jiang Yuebai was surprised.

"I’ve never heard of these in the Green Dragon Realm, likely from other realms. Currently, I’m powerless, but I can help find out which realm they’re produced in and let you know." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Jiang Yuebai nodded and put away the unfinished book.

"I’m about to go to the West Sea, might be there for a long time, will you accompany me to stock up goods?"

"Sure, let’s go. But everyone at Fulong Sect knows you’re my maid, remember to walk behind me."

"Scram!"