Chapter 61: Returning Home

Hospital.

When Wang Bing woke up, a week had already passed.

He stared blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought.

"Hey, silly boy, you’re back with us," Wan Shun waved her hand in front of his eyes.

Wang Bing moved his eyes, looked at Wan Shun, and suddenly grinned, "Sister Shun."

Wan Shun laughed, "Still recognize people, huh? How do you feel? Where does it hurt?"

Wang Bing pouted in grievance, "Sister Shun, they took my kidney."

Wan Shun pressed her lips together, Wang Bing—

The car pulled up in front of the television station. Li Zhengzhe rolled down the window and called out a greeting to the security office. The guards inside glanced at Li Zhengzhe’s face, then exchanged words among themselves.

Tang Ke’s aura suddenly surged, causing Zhang Shaonuo to pause involuntarily, though this only fueled Zhang Shaonuo’s own bravado.

Based on these circumstances, he was now certain that the vast conspiracy enveloping the Guanshan Brigade was real.

Liu Pan, meanwhile, stood at the north gate, looking up at the night sky. He felt that this darkness would aid their breakout; his men knew the local terrain well, and with a little moonlight, they wouldn’t even need torches. In that case, distant enemies would be unable to spot them.

The others were all young, but each looked either wealthy or of noble birth, prodigies with striking features—one glance told you they were natural talents.

Xu Tian and many others had seats, and Xu Tian sat relatively close. Though he had not revealed any cultivation, the others had an instinctive sense that Xu Tian was not someone to provoke; to cross him might invite danger.

His skin had been scorched, giving off the scent of roasted flesh. His charred upper lip had split, and his white teeth were coated in a yellow film.

Zhang Shaonuo couldn’t think too much; he took Ge Yueying’s talisman paper and swallowed it. He felt a wave of heat in his belly, slowly spreading through his body, then a tearing sensation surged from within, nearly overwhelming his exhausted frame. Fortunately, Zhang Shaonuo endured.

In that instant, all the races besieged by humanity unleashed their deepest reserves. The emergence of those mighty experts in the Taiyi Realm shocked every spectator—even the humans had to pause.

"What are you trying to say? Showing off your skill in front of me, is that it?" Yu Yang asked with a cold sneer.

Soon after, more helicopters arrived—delegates from Japan, France, Germany, America, India, Russia, and other nations landed one after another.

"He made his demand: five thousand taels of silver, and either me or my brother—one of us must be given to him. The madam of the brothel dared not defy him, and that night, my brother was sent to his mansion.

Of course, the gamblers paid no mind to Jorio and his companions’ mood. Their faces flushed with excitement, they called out, each shout louder than the last, each wave of enthusiasm greater than before.

Cangyun remained silent. One can obtain all things, but the heart is impossible to measure. Even Cangyun himself dared not claim he could fathom human nature, let alone Gangdan.

Hughes had just mentioned the gods, but before he could bask in pride, a mysterious force began to radiate from within his body.

"This distinguished fellow must be the genius ascendant cultivator, right?" An elder in white robes walked in slowly, smiling gently at Fang Cheng, his manner genial.

He hadn’t considered anything negative, for the family that Lu Buer belonged to was closely tied to the Nan family. No matter how many reasons he could imagine, betrayal from Lu Buer would never cross his mind.

Ye Jianguo trembled with rage, unable to refute, for he knew the wealthy landowner spoke the truth—rural folks needed money urgently, so the interest rates were always higher than the bank’s.

Bi Yao saw a trace of guilt on Lu Xueqi’s face and understood that this Qingyun Sect cultivator did not act intentionally. She quickly steered the conversation to more practical matters.

The giant tomb beast looked at Cangyun, let out a few low growls, retreated behind the stone gate, then with a rumbling crash, the heavy gate closed.