Volume 1, Chapter 31: Ambushed by Assassins in the Timber Yard
Xiao Qingyu strolled through the Shanglin Imperial Hunting Grounds, selecting a fine steed with a lustrous coat and a powerful, athletic build. From the collection of bows and arrows meticulously prepared by Lingzhu, she chose the one that felt most comfortable in her hand. Mounting the horse with the bow in hand, she looked radiant and heroic.
"Of course it's good stuff, two gold coins a bottle. What do you think, does it taste good?" their captain asked.
Two or three hundred people had already gathered at the training grounds. Today was the biggest annual event for the Luo family, so everyone who wasn't tied up with urgent business or on guard duty was present.
"Hey, Qu Yuanyuan, you beat me up, yet you're the one crying. I'm the one who should be crying, right?" Xue Fei said, enduring the soreness all over his body as he crouched down and forced a smile onto his face.
"So it is you. After such a long passage of time, I never imagined we would have the chance to meet again, the ancestor of darkness and evil, the world's greatest martial artist," the demon dragon said, shifting into human form.
My heart skipped a beat. Fang Muli had told me that as soon as this sound rang out, it meant that the second of the Eighteen Bronze Men could move at will.
Beyond these two strengthening stones, the other highlight of the rewards was naturally the Pearl of Wisdom.
In an instant, sand and stones flew, and the leaves trembled. In the blink of an eye, the beautiful scenery nearby was ravaged and left in complete disarray.
It was merely an ordinary flatbread—wide, soft, and thin, the kind that held no weight at all. Yet, after Leng Wuqing threw it casually, the moment it left his palm, it transformed into a shooting star. With a sharp whistling sound that pierced the air, it struck the face of the elder, who had reached the Master level of cultivation.
Xue Fei, not concerned with gentleness, pulled Ouyang Jinxiu up from the ground with force and began dressing her after stripping off her robe.
Just how high were the achievements of that ancestor? How did he manage to escape the wrath of Heaven? And after leaving the Sanctuary, where did he go?
Liu Ning felt a lingering fear. With a thought, the lightning chain he had prepared appeared in his hand, ready to be deployed at any moment. The intensity of the yin energy attack had far exceeded his expectations, reaching the late stage of the Mortal level. Had it not been for the protective dark green glow of his spatial ring, he would likely have been struck.
On both the left and right sides of the memorial tower, there stood a marble monument inscribed with commemorative text.
Everyone in the village knew that the Bei family were no ordinary people; they were practitioners of strange and extraordinary arts. Wang Musheng looked at Beiming, wanting to speak several times, but always hesitated, and in the end, the words remained unsaid.
The three brothers shared an exceptionally close bond; for some things, a single glance was enough to convey the message. At this moment, Wang Mazi and Liao Quezi both looked ordinary, even somewhat ugly—especially Wang Mazi, whose pockmarked face looked particularly frightening.
"That is Jingteng's personal driver. I suppose I'll just take a taxi back." It was Long Jingteng's personal driver, though now he was Lu Moyun's designated chauffeur. If it weren't for Lu Moyun's orders, the driver wouldn't have been able to come and pick her up.
Before Luo Qingxue could finish her sentence, she was scolded by Luo Zhiqing. Luo Qingxue’s chest heaved with anger; she felt deeply aggrieved that she had been reprimanded by her own family multiple times today because of this jinx.
Han Yi and Wang Daojie exchanged a look. Then, Han Yi ignored Tang Feng entirely and pointed a finger gently in his direction; a surge of energy vanished in an instant.
As his finger moved, the flame of the lotus lamp flared up several inches high. At the same time, an image began to manifest in the air before the ritual altar.
It felt soft and squishy. When I took it out, I saw it was the pack of tissues from earlier, with my old SIM card tucked inside. They couldn't track me now, and as for this card... perhaps it was time to throw it away as well.