Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin filled the burlap sacks with “Dao” and then carried them on their backs.

“Liar boy…” Qiao Jiajin asked with some confusion, “Have we gathered enough?”

“Mm…” Qi Xia pondered, then said, “I didn’t expect this matter to go so smoothly. Now the problem is equally troublesome—if we don’t find ‘Heavenly-Sheep,’ Earth-Tiger won’t return those two thousand nine hundred ‘Dao’ to us.”

Qi Xia sighed helplessly. If he hadn’t managed to bluff Earth-Sheep this time, he would most likely have died here.

But why hadn’t Earth-Sheep made a move to kill him in the end?

“Then…” Qiao Jiajin turned his head to look at the black sheep-headed person not far away. “Liar boy, you participated in an ‘Earth-Sheep’ game—did you find out where ‘Heavenly-Sheep’ is?”

“Quite the opposite…” Qi Xia shook his head. “I now have absolutely no idea where ‘Heavenly-Sheep’ is…”

The two walked out of Earth-Sheep’s game venue with complicated feelings.

To gather enough people, Earth-Sheep’s game didn’t start until noon. After more than two hours of game time, it was now afternoon.

“Liar boy, where should we hide these ‘Dao’ this time? Should we find another ‘Zodiac’?”

“Yes, find a ‘Zodiac.'” Qi Xia nodded. “But this time it’s still Earth-Tiger.”

“Baa?” Qiao Jiajin was startled. “He already has two thousand nine hundred there. You want to give him another thousand-plus?”

“Yes.” Qi Xia nodded. “If he doesn’t return those two thousand nine hundred to us, we still can’t gather three thousand six hundred. Might as well give him all the ‘Dao’—it’s both safe and convenient.”

“Oh… I guess that makes sense.”

The two walked for about half an hour and arrived at Earth-Tiger’s game venue again.

Earth-Tiger had just seen off a batch of “customers.” Those participants had countless major and minor injuries on them, and it looked like some people had died in the venue.

“Oh…?” Earth-Tiger turned his head and saw Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin, and with his second glance noticed the burlap sacks on their backs.

“I did it.” Qi Xia said. “All of Earth-Sheep’s Dao are here.”

The two threw the sacks in front of Earth-Tiger.

Earth-Tiger showed a very obvious expression of shock.

“All of them…?”

“Perhaps even more than all of them.” Qi Xia said. “He brought a total of one thousand one hundred, but what I won for you is more than that number.”

“You…” Earth-Tiger blinked. “Don’t tell me you even won the entrance fees that participants paid him? You didn’t just go steal them, did you, kid?”

“No.” Qi Xia shook his head. “I defeated him using the method Earth-Sheep is best at. Moreover, the point where you can humiliate him isn’t just this.”

“Oh?” Earth-Tiger was clearly interested. He swayed his huge head and asked, “Tell me quickly! After losing so much, did he cry?”

“He didn’t cry, but there’s a chance he’ll come borrow money from you tonight.” Qi Xia said. “He owes all the participants about one thousand ‘Dao,’ which means this operation caused Earth-Sheep a total loss of approximately two thousand four hundred ‘Dao.'”

This statement left both Qiao Jiajin and Earth-Tiger dumbfounded.

Earth-Tiger understood Earth-Sheep’s game. Supposedly, some speculators with good luck and high skills could earn dozens of “Dao” at once in his game. The most impressive case was someone who once earned away one hundred “Dao” at once.

But their success was all accompanied by extremely high risk and massive casualties.

Yet the man before them went alone, emerged unscathed, and not only won away all of Earth-Sheep’s “Dao,” but also left Earth-Sheep in debt.

Was this something that really happened?

Seeing Earth-Tiger’s expression showing some hesitation, Qi Xia struck while the iron was hot and asked, “Since I agreed to your condition and won all of Earth-Sheep’s ‘Dao’ for you, shouldn’t you return those two thousand nine hundred to us?”

After hearing this, Earth-Tiger came back to his senses and nodded silently. “Alright, those two thousand ni—”

Half a second later, he frowned. “Kid, that’s not right.”

“Mm?”

“When did I ever say that if you won all of Earth-Sheep’s ‘Dao,’ I would return your ‘Dao’ to you?”

“Isn’t that the case?” Qi Xia responded somewhat innocently. “Then I might have remembered wrong.”

“Don’t try to confuse my memory.” Earth-Tiger said somewhat coldly. “I said after you win all of Earth-Sheep’s ‘Dao,’ I would agree to help you safeguard them… isn’t that right?”

“Of course.” Qi Xia nodded. “That’s exactly what we agreed on. I just remembered wrong.”

“I also said… as long as you let me see that person… all the ‘Dao’ will be returned to you intact.”

“Yes, I remember now.” Qi Xia nodded.

“Kid… so do you have any leads on that person?” Earth-Tiger asked.

“That person…” After hearing this, Qi Xia slowly raised his head and said, “Earth-Tiger, are you certain the person you’re looking for is ‘Heavenly-Sheep’?”

“I’ve said it before.” Earth-Tiger shook his head. “I don’t care which sheep of ‘Heaven, Earth, or Man’ he is now… I must see him. I want to ask him why he hasn’t accomplished a single thing he promised me…”

The more Qi Xia listened, the stranger he felt.

“Wait a moment…” He softly interrupted Earth-Tiger. “In other words… you don’t actually know what level she is?”

“His level…” Earth-Tiger slowly narrowed his eyes. “When I knew him, he was already ‘Earth-Sheep.’ And I personally witnessed his successful ascension…”

“She successfully ascended…?” Qi Xia’s eyes slowly widened. “Which means… there was no ‘Heavenly-Sheep’ before?”

“Am I not being clear enough…” Earth-Tiger said coldly. “Since he ascended, he is now ‘Heavenly-Sheep.’ I don’t care how many sheep there were before. I just need to see him. Even if he transformed into Heaven level and escaped, you have to find a way to bring him back to me.”

Qi Xia gradually felt Earth-Tiger was being somewhat unreasonable.

“If the ‘Heavenly-Sheep’ you mentioned really did escape…” Qi Xia stepped forward, his tone serious. “I won’t help you find her anymore. She shouldn’t be here. It would be better if she escaped.”

“What?!” Earth-Tiger instantly showed a trace of anger. “Kid, all your ‘Dao’ are with me now. Is this how you talk to me?”

“Yes, if the situation is really as you said, I can give up all the ‘Dao.’ I only want her safety.”

“You…”

Earth-Tiger never imagined that the man before him would actually be willing to actively give up these four thousand-plus “Dao.”

“But what exactly is your relationship with him?” Earth-Tiger asked. “I was by his side for so long, yet why have I never known about someone like you?”

“Before answering your question, I also want to ask you.” Qi Xia slowly raised his head, a trace of hope gradually igniting in his eyes. “Did you personally witness her ascend and then escape?”

After hearing this, Earth-Tiger slowly sat down to the side and nodded. “That’s right. All four of us saw it. On that day, he ascended to ‘Heaven’ and disappeared from this world.”