Chapter Ninety-Two: The Two Men in Black

In the rear courtyard of the Fufeng Inn, a man in black quietly scaled the wall and slipped inside. After glancing around, he went to the exact center of the patterned stone paving, pried up a slab with a shovel, and began digging beneath it.

From the roof, Huang Li asked in a hushed breath, "Why is he digging it up?"

Lu Shuling leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "Why do you think Master wouldn't let us come out? Isn't it just to keep us occupied, afraid that we'd uncover the secret of the back courtyard?"

"You think that man is Master?" Huang Li's eyes widened.

"Not exactly that I suspect Master, but that man is definitely someone who could frighten Master. Otherwise, how do you explain the eldest senior brother..."

As they were escorting her down the mountain, for some reason a strange wind suddenly rose. It swept in carrying a stench like rotting corpses, along with wisps of thin white mist. Though it seemed faint, in only a moment it had shrouded the entire mountain peak.

Most of the elder matrons who once managed Bao Xin's household had long since gone; by now, the ones still at her side were old hands like Xiang Yun and Lady Tong.

Shen Xin glanced at the weather and thought that once these few days turned fair, she would finish everything up. After that, her own brother and the others would also be able to begin their plan sooner and start their operation. Everyone was brimming with anticipation, rolling up their sleeves and eager for the coming action.

After speaking lightly, Madam Liu pressed her lips into a smile of subtle meaning, gave Lin Feng one last glance with her bright eyes, and then turned and left.

Qu Buhui nodded, then called Long Fei back to pack his luggage. After all, he had already gained the qualifications for the inner court and no longer needed to take part in the general's examination.

"Grandfather, you actually spent twenty million to buy that raw stone, and even gave away the thumb ring. Is that thing really worth so much?" Zhou Qiyu asked as he came up beside him, his face full of confusion.

The wound was excruciatingly painful, forcing him to lose his grip on the thin blade. The instant his fingers loosened, Yun Zhuozhuo had already seized the blade and soared into the air with it.

Needless to say, Qianyuan naturally gave his full support, and even suggested to Song Ci that they might appropriately recruit some soldiers who had retired due to injury and retrain them as constables, so as to strengthen the vigor and discipline of the constabulary.

The Prince of the Nation swept his gaze over the physicians of the Health Office. One by one, they lowered their heads, and then looked at Zi An with resentment.

Seeing that his strike had failed, Dasuhan also leaped onto the platform. When he discovered the gaping hole above his head, he immediately pulled out the long blade stuck nearby, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

"Sleep. With me here, no one can lay a hand on you," Yinzhen said softly. In truth, both he and Su Li knew how powerless those words were.

Although this had much to do with the City Lord of Hongcheng's terrifying accumulation of power, Chengcheng's talent was beyond doubt.

Bai An continued explaining: "The splendor contest is limited to five minutes, during which each side displays the beauty of its techniques to reduce the opponent's points. Now, the system will randomly draw the bracket for the second round of evaluation." On the screen, the images of the contestants were shuffled, then came to a stop.

The red team lost to the green team. That was certain. With a heavyweight like Machamp and another massive Golem, how could they possibly win a tug-of-war?

"Sir, the blacksmith shop is rather troublesome." The residential area was nearly finished, and Li Wei had begun thinking about the production zone. If one blacksmith required one furnace, how many furnaces would have to be prepared? How many buildings would be needed to suffice? Much less could they be arranged like ordinary housing, with two stories apiece.

Qin Lei seemed to want to say something, but could not gather his words. She had come here because she feared that one day she would no longer be able to restrain the madness of the zombie blood and would become that true monster. And yet, if she had not accepted it, how could she have feared losing her reason? Lifting her eyes to look at Wu Feng, her gaze was filled with bitterness.

Arcanine's body suddenly also showed signs of poisoning. Ye Gu was startled, and immediately thought of how, just moments before, when Arbok had been blasted away, its tail seemed to have lashed across Arcanine's body.

Though I kept asking myself why I obediently followed along every time, my feet never once stopped moving.