Chapter 38

“You… mind your own business! Take care of yourself!” He flung her hand away and turned to leave. Once again, his resolute departure left her alone with the sight of his lonely back, alone with the pain of being abandoned. Could his actions truly seem so ridiculous and pathetic to her?

At noon, when school let out, Zhao Hui and Na Yanhua were about to enter the stairwell when Zhao Hui saw Li Zhengguo standing by the balcony door. Li Zhengguo looked at Zhao Hui happily. He smiled, and Zhao Hui smiled back. Embarrassed, she lowered her head and thought, Li Zhengguo, you finally smiled. I’m so happy! Smiling, Zhao Hui walked down the stairs.

The Yellow Dragon Taoist gave the rabbit a somewhat surprised glance. Whether it was because Qin Shou did not look down on him for being weak, or because of the word “friend,” no one could say. In any case, he merely shook his head slightly and continued onward.

With the slightest lift of his lips, a clear, melodious voice drifted over. The golden lotus beneath his feet swayed, and Leng Huoxueyu had already reached the side of one of the four surrounding walls.

As soon as those words were spoken, Perfected Yun Kong shuddered in fright and hurriedly moved aside, afraid that they might bring disaster upon him.

“Wu Shenghe, are you stupid? Or do you think I’m even more foolish than a pig? Do you take me for an idiot? Do you think I can’t hear or see what’s going on? Do I look that stupid in your eyes?” Did he really think I was so foolish that I knew nothing?

Back then, she had secretly observed Young Master Ning’s mouthful of pearly white teeth. She had been quite curious how, despite eating so much candy, he had managed to keep his teeth in such excellent condition.

After saying this, Qin Shou took out the carriage and silently recited an incantation while circulating his vital energy into the Heavenly Horse Cloud Dragon Carriage. The next moment, it came alive. The heavenly horses stamped their hooves and charged wildly, carrying the carriage into the air as it grew larger and larger… Then, with a neigh, two white heavenly horses burst forth, pulling a gleaming silver carriage to a halt before Qin Shou.

“What? Weren’t the two of them captured together? How could they have been separated?” Guan Guang asked in confusion.

“You’re getting engaged tomorrow, so stop sighing. What Grandma wants most to see is your carefree smile.” Su Qingcheng pinched both my cheeks. My face, nearly frozen stiff, immediately flushed with warmth.

At this point, the Roc King could naturally choose to join the Tiger King and Gong Butian’s faction and strike a treacherous blow against that existence. But he could not bring himself to do such a thing. To him, that existence had once been his lord. He was already deeply ashamed of disobeying its will—how could he possibly have the face to betray it?

“Boom!”

The Soul Devouring Pearl attacked without pause. Those monsters were no ordinary foes, and they struck back one after another. The sky had long since descended into utter chaos. Below, the four elders still stubbornly held their ground and refused to leave, seemingly regarding the chance to witness a battle of such magnitude as an honor.

The sky gradually darkened. Judging by the time, this should be the final round of dice throwing. Once it ended, all the teams would rest where they were and wait for the competition to continue the following morning.

Besides, Hong Chen had always been arrogant and had bullied plenty of people in the past. This was precisely the time to vent their anger.

The Asian man strode forward in a few great steps and planted one foot on Maurice’s shoulder, forcing him back down onto the ground just as he had finally managed to struggle upright.

Before long, three servants entered. One of them carried a bottle of wine, while the wine jars were all made of imitation blue-and-white porcelain and looked exceptionally elegant.

Bathed in the morning sunlight, Long Xingyu felt warm all over, as though the nightmare from the previous night had been dispelled by the warmth. Although he could not make sense of it no matter how hard he tried, he decided to stop dwelling on the matter. Being alive was already the best possible outcome.

The key issue now was whether that unspoken secret possessed enough deadly power to make his mistress consider silencing him forever.

“Ice Art!”

Dantai Qingyun softly uttered two words. Her slender, supple fingers, white as mutton-fat jade, tapped lightly forward. The palm imprint hurtling toward her at tremendous speed instantly froze in place. Icy winds howled through the surrounding space. With a series of crisp cracking sounds, the palm imprint transformed into scattered ice crystals and vanished into the air.

At that moment, the Fairy of the Peonies had already begun to meditate with her eyes closed. After a while, the fairy opened her eyes and summoned her flying sword. Controlling it, she drove it into the ground. Each stab left a conspicuous set of coordinates on the earth. Tang Chuan seemed to share a tacit understanding with her; while fending off the withered wood, he sent a strand of flame down onto each coordinate.

Meanwhile, without receiving any healing, everyone inside the Demon Giant’s Domain was on the verge of death. Several melee fighters activated their acceleration skills and escaped the domain. After taking slow-recovery potions and gradually restoring themselves to full health, they plunged headfirst into the dense blood mist, stepped into the sinister and eerie magical formation, and continued attacking.

Sun Town welcomed its liveliest days in years. Apart from the troops and forces arriving from every direction, a great many adventurers had also come in response to the temple’s call. They rushed onto the boundary walls to fight the demons, earning both honor and reward money, while all spoils seized on the battlefield belonged to them as well.

Some time ago, the Great Wu Dynasty underwent a change of emperors. Fang Fulu, formerly the Imperial Preceptor, became the supreme ruler of the Great Wu Dynasty. The news had already been proclaimed throughout every territory of the Great Wu Dynasty, and the Great Sheng Dynasty was naturally no exception.

“Big Sister, what do you mean?” Lavda Franklando seemed eager to make a move, but without her elder sister’s orders, she did not dare act recklessly.