Volume 1, Chapter 35: Contrasting Attitudes of Mother and Sister

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“Drop dead!” Zhang Mochen roared. His thumb pressed down once more, and the golden thumb came crashing down with a thunderous rumble. As an earth-shaking boom erupted, the ground collapsed, and the giant toad vanished without a trace.

The other party might be an elder of the martial world, so Old Bai did not dare act presumptuously and spoke with great courtesy.

Although Tan Tian’s strength was already nearing Class A, he knew nothing whatsoever about cultivation. Listening today felt like someone had opened the door to an entirely new world for him.

“In that case, I won’t force the matter. But why are so many people heading to the Dao Sect today?” Ye Xuan asked.

“Master, please don’t worry. I sent people to keep watch at the city gates long ago. The moment there is any news, they will come and report it!” Feng Gong said sympathetically as he looked at his tearful master.

Shen Lang nodded. “His Majesty is wise.” With that, Shen Lang’s figure vanished once more into the palace.

Before coming, Liu Chuan had already learned that Yang Chi possessed a fairly capable spacecraft, which was why he asked.

“Uncle Yu, my third uncle said just yesterday that you might come tomorrow. I never expected you to arrive today!” Fourth Niece said happily.

“After all that, you tore down my house and still expect me to thank you? Do I look like a fool to you?” Tan Tian said, glancing up at his elderly father, who was fumbling around on the second floor. Both of the old man’s hands had already turned pitch-black.

Though his bulky body was surprisingly nimble, running was ultimately not Fire Fatty’s forte—especially with Lei Hong chasing him from behind, for Lei Hong was renowned for his agility.

On the bed, An Yujing lay quietly in a simple shift, her vacant eyes open as she stared blankly into the surrounding darkness, which seemed to have no end.

The moment Ying Yin heard Gao Ze’s voice, he frowned. Yuan Xiao was still searching for the ring she treasured, the ring that belonged to him, and in his anger he clenched his fist, seized her, and twisted her around.

“Doctor!” Shang Xufeng was practically ready to kill someone by then. After all that effort, her condition had not improved; if anything, it seemed even worse.

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Shang Xufeng looked at the two children, and a smile unconsciously spread across his face. Merely looking at them made him feel that life was truly wonderful.

“Princess, let this servant handle such matters in the future.” After tidying everything away, Dingxiang helped Chu Liangrao sit down on the soft couch.

Tian Xiu asking for a confession was tantamount to declaring his love before Qianmo, Su Hentian, Bai Chenxing, Jun Youdao, Qi Changfeng, Siyuan, and a whole host of others.

That man was a thorn lodged in his heart. Though he had clearly died, he could still become the greatest obstacle between him and her.

At that moment, Liu Yingying stepped out from behind the large tree. As she watched Li Cangqiong’s retreating figure, a strange light blossomed in her eyes.

“No matter what your relationship is, don’t make it explicit in a setting like this.” Peach Blossom Man smiled gently at Yuan Xiao. If Gao Ze had not been pleasing to the eye for four years, Yuan Xiao would certainly have fallen for him.

Only after pulling open her clothes did they discover, to their astonishment, a vivid red handprint on her chest, with traces of grease still clinging to it.

When she saw that the foreign Taoist priest was covered in blood, she hurried to the pharmacy and bought a large bundle of gauze, wrapping him in layer upon layer.

My blood! What on earth is happening to my blood? Even Ghost Hand, who had never been one for words, had been unable to suppress the question and had once asked himself the same thing. Yet he truly did not know. His consciousness and bodily sensations had returned on the same night, and suddenly the blood within him had surged like a bursting flood, filling his entire body.

Because I had been cowardly for a moment, my best friend—Doggie, who had thrown himself into danger countless times to save me without even blinking—was devoured by the Golden Silkworm Gu.

“Go, go!” Zhu Jiangping frantically shoved the trembling underlings beside him forward. Even if they could hold the enemy off for a moment, perhaps he could use the cover of night to escape with his life.

“Since you’re so beautiful, don’t expect everything else to be so beautiful too.” Ye Yinfeng spoke languidly, utterly unconcerned by the astonished expressions of the two men. He lifted a jug of wine, tipped back his head, and poured it into his mouth. The sound of wine gurgling down his throat echoed through the private room.

Tang Jun collapsed straight onto the floor, gaining an entirely new understanding of just how willful his cheap senior brother could be.

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The several Zhong family warriors, however, seemed to have been frozen in place. Their long swords, thrust halfway forward, hung suspended in midair, and terror condensed in their eyes. Before that terror could fully take shape, it was replaced by a layer of ashen gray. Their figures stood like statues in the drizzle-soaked street.

“Why aren’t you dead yet?” Feng Ling glared at Wukong in exasperation, deeply dissatisfied with the results of her hard work.

Another explosion rang out. Li Jiayuan’s hand shook violently, and his body tilted so far that he nearly fell. A surge of horror rose in his heart. He had never imagined that the iron slab resembling a coffin lid, gripped in the demon’s hands, could possess such terrifying power in a single strike.

After all, promoting Shiyuan would mean winning over Shiyuan, Chen Gui, Xu Bai, and Wang Pin all at once. It was certainly a profitable bargain.

There were two reasons why most people could not do it. First, they could not maintain steady breathing. More importantly, they lacked the conviction and determination to persist—to run the full ten thousand meters no matter what. Besides, even if they completed the ten thousand meters, there would be no reward. Weighing the cost against the benefit, people would instinctively give up.

Perhaps it was because he had gone an entire day without eating. He had little strength left and felt so limp that he did not even want to get up.

As for Da Long’s words, Reiko offered no opinion. Heiji had seemed about to say something, but when he saw that Reiko remained silent, he thought it over and decided to keep quiet as well.

After a while, both sound and sensation suddenly began to blur, growing fainter and more distant until everything finally sank into silence. Lin Ran felt as though an exceedingly long time had passed. Then she seemed to become a bird, a pair of wings growing from her back. When she shook herself, feathers fell loose. Her home was a bird’s nest perched on a cliff.

On the fifth day of the second lunar month in the new year, Zhang Ming received a call from Mo Minrui. Someone named Han Feng had once again inquired about a high-level alchemist, saying he was willing to provide pill formulas and medicinal ingredients in exchange for pills.

In the past, Prefect Li might not have possessed such confidence. After all, the man standing before him was none other than a lawless former bandit chief.

Zhao Yunzhi clenched her fist and held it out toward Gu Lingnan. Gu Lingnan instinctively extended his own hand, formed a fist, and bumped it against Zhao Yunzhi’s.

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