Chapter 38: The Transaction Between Xu Ya and the Mysterious Stranger

The staff member picked up the object and examined it closely. It appeared to be a small metal fragment from some tool, marked with a symbol he didn't recognize.

"Must have been dropped by that guy."

Hmph, no good deed goes unpunished; I'm not bothering with it!

He casually shoved the shiny piece into his pocket, intending to toss it once he stepped outside. After all, the auditorium had to be kept clean and tidy; one couldn't just leave things lying around.

Five years later, would its millions of brothers from the Qin State be drinking deep of the salty, blood-soaked earth of Changping, alongside the lives of four hundred thousand Zhao soldiers and their commander, Zhao Kuo?

It was afternoon by the time he returned. Han Qiu called Zhou Yuxin to say he would pick up the children on his way home.

The structure was built against the mountain, its shape peculiar, resembling a giant mushroom with a broad platform at the top—this was the observation deck.

The maidservant presented the usual attire. It was the most ordinary outfit imaginable, yet Consort Li made no move to put it on.

Han Qiu scrolled through his phone, having noticed the news as well. Although it had nothing to do with him, he was part of the entertainment industry, and seeing someone exposed and toppled from their pedestal overnight left a bitter taste in his mouth.

"The Empress Dowager may wish to light a stick of incense for an old friend," the Abbess of Zhaoan Temple said respectfully as she stepped forward.

Zhang Wanzhong had always turned a blind eye to such talk; as long as Nie Qingtian didn't cross any lines while helping Zhang Deyi, there was no need to pay it much mind.

At that moment, a sound like silver bells rang out. Yun Lan was clutching her stomach, laughing; she had just walked in through the gate, witnessed the scene, and could no longer contain herself.

However, having spent a fair amount of time with Jiang Xinyu, even a dim-witted mind had become a bit sharper.

"Where is our dear eldest sister rushing off to in such a hurry?" Zhuo Tianfeng asked, a hint of schadenfreude in her voice. She was convinced this was the last time she would ever see Jiang Xinyu in such a state.

After advancing from a third-tier Battle King to the fourth-tier, Song Zining was frustrated to discover that no matter how he cultivated, he could make no further progress. Eventually, he had to give up, stopping his cultivation in resignation.

How detestable! I shouldn't have let Feng Xian die so quickly; it was far too easy for her.

Waiting is agonizing, especially in the gloomy, pitch-black environment of a tomb chamber. To Sun Yang, a mere five minutes felt longer than five centuries.

As for the Crimson Statue—the Red Buff monster from the game—he had obtained it yesterday after activating the hero and monster summoning option. He had intended to summon a hero, but had drawn the Crimson Statue instead.

Once Shen Zhengxing, Cheng Hefu, and the others arrived at the council hall, Song Zining informed them of his decision.

Of course, the Evil Spirit might already know. After all, before the Ancestor of Heavenly Secrets fell, he had once said that the Evil Spirit already held a degree of control over the world, and many secrets of the Heavenly Martial Realm were transparent to it.

This eerie sight sent a chill through the group from the Tuming Group who had come to cause trouble. Despite the blazing sun in the sky, they couldn't help but shudder.

The sudden turn of events startled the man, causing his hand to tremble and reflexively drop the statue to the ground.

But Sun Yang was disappointed. When he stepped out of the left side chamber, both the photos taken by his phone and the coordinates it tracked indicated that he was still in the second main tomb chamber.

Yang Xu had made up his mind to provoke Gu Cheng, the local tyrant. If he could bring him down, he would firmly establish his own foundation in Xiangning. The first order of business was to sweep away the monsters and demons recruited by his predecessor, along with the local thugs and hoodlums.

He still remembered his first time at Yuanxing Security. Chen Lin had known nothing and had to rush through his homework, eventually relying on the firm's lawyers to help him finalize the paperwork.