Wedding Night: I Am Forced To Marry A Dragon Girl
Chapter 1698: Boss, Let Us Help You

Chapter 1698: Chapter 1698: Boss, Let Us Help You

Now Jiang Xiaobai was faced with a dilemma.

Wait for Ao Yan to appear, or not?

If he waited, he had no idea where Ao Yan went or what she was doing, nor did he know when she would return. This could easily slow down the pace of the top powerhouses of the Fengshen List making their move.

If he didn’t wait, Jiang Xiaobai truly couldn’t help but worry!

At his side, the gluttonous Monk noticed Jiang Xiaobai’s concern and suddenly reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

"Brother Jiang, no need to overthink it. We’ve only just entered this secret realm and haven’t explored much yet. We can leave someone here to keep an eye on things."

"When Ao Yan shows up, we’ll contact you immediately."

The gluttonous Monk chuckled and said, "Besides, Ao Yan is now a Celestial Sovereign, two major realms stronger than you. She should be capable of taking care of herself."

The reasoning made sense, but Jiang Xiaobai couldn’t guarantee that no accidents would happen.

The alien race had already set their sights on him. Based on the encounters the gluttonous Monk and Ao Yan had before, it was clear the alien race planned to target Ao Yan too!

This was something Jiang Xiaobai absolutely couldn’t tolerate!

Back in the transit world, he had almost lost Ao Yan!

"Junior Brother, stop worrying. There are so many of us here, we can cover each other."

Liu Aoshuang smiled. "Besides, everyone here is eager to improve their strength. You have more pressing matters to attend to, but we can stay in the mountain secret realm and continue seeking opportunities."

"I’d say it wouldn’t make sense to pass up so many opportunities here."

Everyone began consoling Jiang Xiaobai, and Gu Wanqing even offered to stay and wait for Ao Yan to return.

Looking at everyone, their familiar expressions, their caring and empathetic manner, Jiang Xiaobai felt warmth fill his heart.

It was as if he’d returned home.

"The taste of home..."

Jiang Xiaobai grinned and said, "Alright, then I, Jiang Xiaobai, thank everyone here for your help. When this is all over, we’ll gather again!"

"Hahaha, what’s with the politeness?"

The gluttonous Monk laughed heartily. "Go and take care of what you need to. We’ll look after things here."

Jiang Xiaobai nodded firmly—he didn’t have much time to waste.

The alien race was already preparing to launch their assault on the Earth Immortal Realm, and more importantly, he still hadn’t found a foothold in the Earth Immortal Realm!

It couldn’t be that when the alien race came invading, he would still be hunted relentlessly by the Earth Immortal Realm’s strongmen, could it?

"Then I’ll... take my leave now."

Jiang Xiaobai gritted his teeth and steeled his resolve, leaving without hesitation.

He had already made up his mind: after delivering the black crystal to the Fengshen List, he would immediately return to the Earth Immortal Realm to deal with internal matters.

He needed to tangle with those Supreme factions first.

Just as the Great Emperor Ziwei had said, Jiang Xiaobai needed to rally a group of powerful allies to support him. Facing the alien invasion, these people were indispensable.

Jiang Xiaobai hurried out of the mountain secret realm, only to find Ao Cheng and the others anxiously waiting outside.

When the two sides met, everyone froze in surprise!

"Xiaobai!"

Qiongyu was overjoyed. Usually cold and composed, at this moment she even bounced lightly on the spot with excitement.

Nangong Wuyou, ever the bold one, instantly rushed forward and threw her arms around Jiang Xiaobai.

"Ahhh I missed you so much, Xiaobai! How have you been during this time?"

The two women embraced Jiang Xiaobai tightly, their eyes shimmering with a hint of red.

Jiang Xiaobai looked at them affectionately and kissed their foreheads.

"Do you think I’d live poorly? You wouldn’t believe how great it’s been."

Jiang Xiaobai laughed heartily and said, "And you two aren’t doing so bad either. You’ve made good progress during your time in the Earth Immortal Realm, haven’t you?"

Feeling the improvement in everyone’s strength, Jiang Xiaobai felt deeply gratified.

Everyone was keeping pace!

Reuniting in the Earth Immortal Realm with everyone like this—it was probably the best-case scenario.

Ao Cheng hurried forward. "Jiang Xiaobai, where’s my sister?"

"She’s inside, busy pursuing her own opportunities. I have urgent matters and can’t stay long."

Jiang Xiaobai spoke, his expression turning serious. "Everyone, you are my dearest friends and brothers, and I don’t want any harm to come your way."

"Forgive me today for not being able to continue journeying with you. After this, don’t mention our ties to anyone else either."

After these words, everyone fell silent.

They all knew Jiang Xiaobai wasn’t well received in the Earth Immortal Realm. He was practically a public enemy—the one everyone sought to capture and strip of all his treasures and opportunities.

Throughout their recent adventures, everyone had deliberately distanced themselves from Jiang Xiaobai, fearing that they might bring trouble upon him.

For a moment, the atmosphere grew heavy.

But Jiang Xiaobai laughed, rubbing Qiongyu’s cheek. "Why the long faces? It’s not like I said it had to be this way forever!"

"I need to head to the transit world, but I’ll be back soon."

At that moment, AnRan suddenly stepped forward, staring intensely at Jiang Xiaobai.

"Boss!"

"We haven’t been idling these past days. Even though our strength isn’t yet strong enough to fight side by side with you, we’re not completely useless!"

"Boss, let us help you!"

Zhuang Huanling raised an eyebrow and chimed in, "Exactly. Holding the front line all alone—what’s the matter? You think you’re some sort of savior? Aren’t you worried you’ll just burn yourself out?"

Jiang Xiaobai, long accustomed to her blunt personality, wasn’t fazed. "I understand what you mean, but right now..."

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and urgently turned to AnRan. "Fatty, how’s Husheng these days?"

"He’s been training in the Star Palace all this time. Why do you ask?"

"Good. If you don’t want to continue training in the mountain secret realm, head towards the Star Palace. I’ll meet you there when I return from below."

"This time we’re going big!"

With that, Jiang Xiaobai paused momentarily before tossing an information-filled jade slip to Ao Cheng and the others.

"This has all the details. I’ll need your help to prepare something."

Hearing their boss give them assignments, AnRan excitedly began bouncing on the ground wildly.

"Hahaha! I knew it! I knew we could be of use to the boss!"

"Rest assured, boss, I’ll head straight to the Star Palace and complete the mission without fail!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded with a smile. "Do your best. A chaotic age is coming, and before that, focus on building your strength to protect yourselves."

"I’ll be back soon!"

After that, he spent a few extra moments with Qiongyu and Nangong Wuyou, savoring their company, before suppressing the urge to linger and leaping away.

Watching Jiang Xiaobai’s departing figure, everyone felt an ache in their hearts.

Clearly, he was just one man.

Why did so many burdens of the world have to rest on his shoulders alone?

This wasn’t fair!

"I know you all want to help Jiang Xiaobai, but as things stand, our abilities would only drag him down!"

Qiongyu suddenly spoke. "If we don’t want to be left behind permanently, we have to train hard. Only then will we be worthy of standing by his side!"

Everyone nodded repeatedly, their eyes filled with determination!

Without hesitation, the group headed towards the Star Palace!