Chapter 68: The Dead Grant Forgiveness

With a deafening explosion, Wen Li's arrow pierced straight through the monster's shoulder.

The contaminated entity emitted a hair-raising, blood-curdling screech.

Only then did Wen Li clearly see the creature's true appearance: it possessed turbid, bulging gray rat eyes, a body shaped like that of a human yet resembling a giant rat, and skin covered in a layer of bristling, sharp fur.

Its size was about half of Wen Li's, and it hunched its body as it lurked in the shadows.

It seemed this contaminated creature had fed on quite a few humans.

Seeing Wen Li's swift, precise, and ruthless follow-up—

"So anyway, I really need to take a shower right now. Are you coming along?" Fang Haochen asked with a slightly rogue smile.

Left with no choice and driven into a corner, Emperor Jiayou had no alternative but to resort to delaying tactics, verbally agreeing to consider Grand Chancellor Cai's proposal for a few days. Grand Chancellor Cai, however, was no fool; having fallen into traps several times already, how could he possibly step into the same snare again? He immediately pressed the Emperor for a specific date.

Ivanov led the group in a rush toward the locations of Jiang Li and Xue Qinghe. In the dim distance, human figures could still be faintly made out, indicating that Jiang Li and Xue Qinghe had not yet fallen victim to a bear attack.

Therefore, releasing songs didn't earn him much money; at best, it kept him out of poverty and spared him from agonizing over rental prices.

Gu Jiuchen hadn't been going to kindergarten lately. His reservoir of knowledge was already far richer than that of many adults, and attending kindergarten held very little utility for him anymore.

A thorough investigation might actually be a good thing, as it could drag the mastermind behind the scenes into the light while dispelling the Emperor's suspicions regarding Ye Hexuan.

She mentally mapped out the training regimen she needed to undertake over the next few days, preparing to put it into action starting tomorrow morning. She was determined to win an award back; if not for the glory, then purely out of spite.

Ignoring Tang Yin's lack of attention, Iliya simply sprawled across the beds of Huowu and Shuiyue, deciding to rest for a bit first.

Yun Zhihang actually had very little appetite at the moment, even though he hadn't eaten a proper meal in days.

Looking down at the passionate children below, most of whom wore excited expressions without the slightest trace of complaint despite the midday heat—

For them, any losses would be far greater than those of ordinary people. However, these individuals had basically brought along professional jade-gambling experts, so their losses would presumably be limited, and losing their entire fortunes was practically impossible.

"Safe!" The final outcome was that Kawaei reached second base earlier. Having made up his mind long before Oka Daiki pitched the ball, his base-stealing was utterly resolute. Perhaps only someone harboring such unwavering determination could manage to steal second base against Shishikan.

Lin Fan secretly groaned inwardly; truly, whatever one fears the most comes to pass. He had originally intended to use a warning directed at Wang Chi to intimidate the three people present, but Bi Xiangyun's voluntary confession left Lin Fan at a loss as to how to respond.

"Yang Jian... Today, Heaven's will decrees that you must answer your tribulation; there is no escaping it!" Chen Xi looked calmly at Yang Jian, who had finally managed to steady his stance, and spoke softly.

Sun Hu's remark left all the bosses present feeling somewhat amused yet exasperated. The phrase sounded intimately familiar to them all; after all, it was usually the police who said those exact words to them. But now, at last, it was the police's turn to enjoy that very same treatment.

How formidable the Heavenly Absolute Sword was! Although Zhuo Qingwei had not experienced it firsthand, she had heard the elders of her family and sect mention it repeatedly. It was unquestionably a top-tier martial art technique; the stronger the user's inherent power, the more terrifying the might it could unleash.

Of course, when it came to shamelessness, Zhou Feng couldn't catch up to him even if he traded chasing horses for riding a dragon.

Lu Tai'an nodded upon hearing this. Though he said nothing further, deep down he remained highly skeptical of Chu Huainan's words. Judging by Chu Huainan's demeanor the previous night, he clearly had little intention of negotiating; otherwise, he wouldn't have strained relations to such a degree.

Several bosses in the vicinity made offers to purchase the stone, but Zheng凯达 (Zheng Kaida) simply stated that they were members of the Henan Jade Association, and instantly no one else dared to bid. Anyone dealing in raw materials understood the rules; attempting a forced purchase would not only fail to secure the goods but could also get them driven off the premises. After all, this was the other party's turf.