Volume 1, Chapter 30: Debts Must Be Repaid

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“Judging by that beautiful smile of yours, you must be done for.” Mo Yi wore an expression of utter resignation, though a serene, almost detached smile hung on her face.

The old man’s movement went unnoticed by Ye Baci and Elder Eight. From outside, however, it was clear to see a thousand-foot antique bronze ship suddenly shudder before cutting straight through the void, leaving this world behind and heading toward the depths of the starry sky.

This seemingly young ancestor of the Holy Land had waited outside the Clear Sky Holy Land for the arrival of the Lone Star Godslayer. With his own strength, he had dealt the latter a grievous wound and severed one of his arms. The Lone Star Godslayer’s entire lifetime of accumulated wealth had been stored in the spatial ring on that arm, and all of it vanished like smoke. Carrying his grave injuries, he fled and then disappeared without a trace, never to show himself again.

With the money in hand, she returned to Li Tang Village. Since Tang Zhinian was still there, she thought that if she told him what had happened, perhaps he might beat Tang Yuxin to death.

It was not yet very late, but neither was it early. There was little entertainment at that hour, and the families who had eaten dinner early were already asleep. Ning Churen was preparing to close up and go to bed when Ning Xia arrived with her two children.

Yan Xuechun was filled with resentment. She did not even bother with her elderly mother, who had fainted, but rushed out the door in high spirits and ran toward Carefree Residence, with Yan Boyuan close behind.

Their minds had also been profoundly affected. They felt that they were no match for him, and even that they had been born only to be killed by this old man—as though fate had arranged it all, as if their entire destiny had been preparing them for this very moment.

The hot spring water was a pale blue-green and perfectly clear, looking quite beautiful beneath the moonlight.

Seeing this, he could not help curling his lip. This was precisely that awful foundation-building method he had obtained from Qing Si.

The boy’s face was a yellowish, wrinkled mess. Jiang Ling could not understand how anyone could look both so childish and so old, as though a newborn baby had been enlarged in perfect proportion and then left to dry in the wind.

He was a specially recruited serviceman, a technical cadre at the deputy-battalion level recruited from an automobile factory. Before that, he had been a temporary worker at the plant.

When Gu Zhaoming examined the evidence in front of everyone, his expression was equally dark. In truth, the shock he felt was no less than Gu Zhao’an’s.

Baqilulu nodded and rose to leave, but the moment the captain’s cabin door opened, she saw several heads crowded together outside.

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Jiang Ling’s old face flushed red. He stepped outside, then returned to fetch a shirt before going downstairs beneath Zhang Gui’an’s suggestive grin.

The air began to ripple rapidly. Then, as though being vomited out, two figures were hurled forth.

He Yuan’yuan’s head felt unbearably heavy. She had no awareness of her own and answered immediately whenever Chen Mingchuan asked her a question.

At first, they assumed the newcomers were merely ordinary players, and that they would most likely end up like the previous group to enter this dungeon—killing and wounding one another until none remained.

The man had a striking head of long red hair. It did not look dyed; rather, it seemed as though some illness had caused his hair to grow that color naturally.

His temperament was far colder and more ruthless. Anyone who caught his attention usually met a miserable end.

What depressed Qin Long, however, was that he had not achieved his objective completely this time. From the contact person, he learned that there was still one exceptionally gifted member of the blood clan imprisoned somewhere unknown and being used as a test subject.

The following day, the palace sent someone to deliver a message: Princess Xi wished to see Madam Cloud Cavalry at the palace. Duan Qifeng did not object, so Yan Shuangfei followed the eunuch with eager little steps.

“Qiqi, this is where we first met, isn’t it?” Recalling his first encounter with Yan Shuangfei, Liang Xuan could not help breaking into a grin again. He gently took her hand, his eyes filled with tender affection.

Feeling guilty, Yan Shuangfei turned her gaze aside. She had not intentionally lost that “ring.” It was just that she had been walking along when it somehow disappeared, and she had no idea where it had fallen. She had even gone back to search several places, but she never found it. It had troubled her for quite some time.

Yet merely looking at the blazing crimson rays filling the sky was enough to show how terrifying the attack truly was. Fang Ze, however, had used his own strength to compress its power to the utmost. Those outside the range of the red beams felt no pressure whatsoever.

Dilan Yat—if anyone in the entire Future Star City could think of a solution, it was probably this firearms expert and instructor.

He had intended to mock them at length, but when he saw the pool of blood suddenly spreading from the stairwell, he could no longer force himself to laugh.

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“Come on…” everyone answered in unison before charging toward the distant Future Star City.

In less than half a minute, sell orders were flying everywhere like snowflakes, and the stock price plunged through several levels in succession.

Kuang Lin’s brows drew tightly together. In the end, he still answered the call. The Lord of Black Mountain City watched his expression closely, only to see his face turn bright red—clearly enraged to the extreme.

“I agree as well. Our shops should do everything we’ve been planning to do.” Xizi had been completely persuaded by Nijie.

What Xilin did not know was that when she finally calmed down, Yan Yi’s heart likewise grew still. Ever since Xilin had been locked up, he had kept watch outside the door, prepared to rush in the moment he noticed anything amiss.

According to Dongfang Jiang’s estimate, the intelligence carried by Wang Nanbei and the others should already have reached deep into Iran. The problem was that there was now no way to contact Wang Nanbei, which left him deeply helpless. Under the circumstances, every additional minute of delay would only worsen things for everyone.

“One medium steak, please. Thank you!” Nock casually flipped through the menu before looking up and speaking.

“What if this really is some other form of barrier? What would you do?” Mu Shishi asked.

By now, quite a few people had gathered to watch. Seeing Lin Yi suddenly launch an attack while everyone was off guard, they all looked at him with contempt.

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