Volume One, Chapter 33: Settling the Accounts
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What he wanted the Bear Clan to do this time was, in fact, merely an experiment and an attempt. If it truly succeeded, perhaps it could then be promoted among more races?
The Dancer, having been ignored by Luo Fang, seemed even more furious. Countless strands of green baleful energy radiated from her body. With a stomp of her foot, she shot toward Luo Fang.
At that moment, everyone inside and outside the arena was drawn to the scene. The men in black beyond the gate and the sentries on the walls relaxed their vigilance and began watching and chatting with great interest.
But the moment she opened her mouth, a long sword of flawless emerald green tore through the air and flew straight at her, embedding itself in the wooden wall beside her. She was so frightened that her eyes rolled back, and she fainted on the spot.
The great demon Shangguan Fengyun was actually delivering his final words, entrusting his loved ones to others.
On one side, they had withstood the attack of more than ten million zombies; on the other, the large-scale construction of Yin-Yang City had never ceased.
Ye Xunhuan sat by the window in the last row of the coach, staring intently outside as though admiring some beautiful scenery.
That fellow was grinning broadly, practically pointing at himself or sticking a note to his face bearing the words, “I’m the boss.”
When Lu Feiyan appeared, Lu Yunfei’s eyes lit up. Impressive—the old man certainly knew how to choose people.
“Your servant Diao Chan is grateful that my lord has taken me in. Unfortunately, I know nothing but song and dance and cannot ease my lord’s burdens. I am truly ashamed, and that is why I sighed,” Diao Chan explained.
If these few crystals were exposed, countless factions would surely fight to seize them. Chen Cheng had displayed them before everyone—was that not proof enough that he trusted them?
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Her belongings were always so old-fashioned. It was time to replace them properly. Sitting on the bed, Xiao Kuang did something unprecedented: he opened his bag and poured everything inside onto the bed.
His golden needle immediately pierced Long Xiaoyun’s Sea of Qi acupoint. After obtaining the Precious Mirror of Loving Flowers, he naturally gained a deeper understanding of martial arts and the body’s acupoints. The Sea of Qi acupoint was where martial energy was stored; once it was destroyed, one’s martial arts were effectively crippled.
I must have quite a reputation, to be given a private plane. The so-called military academy was nothing more than a few buildings erected on a desolate planet. The planet resembled Earth, with yellow sand filling the sky. There were quite a few new recruits—several thousand, approximately—but in my opinion, that was still far too few.
“Enough talk. I have come out today simply to tell everyone that, after an interval of one hundred thousand years, the Ascension Immortal Academy is reopening today!” The Immortal Master had repaired Jiang Chengdao’s injuries, then stepped into the heavens, his voice resounding throughout the imperial city.
Chen Cheng reached out and took the fruit. Holding it in his hand, he could not sense the slightest fluctuation of magical power. It seemed no different from an ordinary piece of fruit, except that it looked somewhat prettier.
The limitations were obvious in many respects. Take this as an example: a junior mage had extremely poor combat ability. A fireball could easily be blocked with a shield, and even a direct hit would cause no more than an ordinary burn. Thus, junior mages were generally not used for combat.
Today’s client was a major prospect. If he handled the deal successfully, he could rise another two levels. Full of ambition and confidence, Wan Zhiwei departed in high spirits.
Just as Liu Yi’s blood dripped down, the space suddenly erupted into violent turmoil. Countless rays of peaceful light instantly transformed into killing swords and shot toward Liu Yi.
All kinds of ideas and conjectures caused a low murmur beneath the hall, with everyone talking at once until the listener’s mind was thrown into confusion.
Enough, enough! Who in this world is truly ageless? Even if Wan Niang is favored now, so what? She could not defeat her more than a decade ago. Did she really think that merely walking around the capital would enable her to defeat Shen Xiu?
Through the bronze mirror nearby, she vaguely saw the earnest expression on Madam Li’s face, touched with the faintest smile. For some inexplicable reason, she felt deeply moved. At last, she understood why children who were cherished by their grandmothers always wore such pride in their eyes whenever they spoke of them.
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Hearing this, Mu Qinghan smiled, nodded, and turned toward the other direction. Inwardly, however, she was laughing at Tian Tian: usually, you never missed a chance to tell me everything wrong with Tian Yue’er, yet whenever you bought something, you always remembered to get her share as well. You truly are a girl who is hard-mouthed but soft-hearted and deeply loyal.
Tao Junlan gave an exasperated smile. “Stop fussing. This one is perfectly fine. I absolutely refuse to replace it.” It had been a gift from Li Ye, and she had never been willing to put it away. She wore it almost every day.
A large proportion of those whose life force had been extracted were actually lying on the ground asleep. Judging by their appearances, they were sleeping soundly, and quite a few had even begun to snore.
Suicide was a difficult explanation to believe. Yet if it had been murder, there was neither a weapon nor any footprints or fingerprints—no trace whatsoever. Moreover, judging from the extent of the blood spatter, if someone had been present, it could not have looked as it did now. Some of the blood should have been obstructed.
That legendary aunt had returned, and Tian Tian was naturally eager to meet her. Looking at the large, human-shaped imprint in the mud, Tian Tian could tell at a glance that it belonged to Xie Yinan. Shi Bao was not nearly as tall and slender. She immediately concluded that there must have been some misunderstanding—and that Xie Yinan was very likely the unfortunate one.
Qiyue and Shijian darted two steps in front of Madam Liu and stubbornly blocked her path. Shijian put her shoulder into it, knocking Madam Liu off balance. She landed heavily on the ground, yet merely closed her eyes as tears streamed down her face.
At these words, Tao Junlan found the whole thing laughable. Judging by the First Prince’s manner, she truly did not consider him benevolent. Otherwise, why had he never shown any concern for this younger brother in ordinary times? Now that the emperor had arrived, he suddenly wanted to put on a display of fraternal affection. As far as she was concerned, a benevolent elder brother like that would be better off nonexistent.
In Zijing’s eyes, the art of kingship was nothing more than deliberately inviting trouble. Yet when matters concerned the realm and the fate of the people, the higher-ups considered it indispensable.
After Murong Ke followed Qiu Han down from Drifting Cloud Mountain, he did not return directly to Great Peace Prefecture. Instead, he continued following the strange man, wandering from peak to peak in the surrounding mountains. The man seemed to be searching for something, but apparently he had not found the mother and child he sought.
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