Chapter 100: The Greatest Selfishness

Thanks to the gourmet feast, Zhong Qin’s worries vanished. After all, to him, what could dissolve sorrow better than fine food? Yet worries do not simply disappear; they merely shift. Zhong Qin’s troubles were successfully transferred to Yan Guilai. Yan Guilai had never expected that waking up would lead to a full day of toil in the kitchen. Had he known, he would have remained in a deep slumber. Without him, this household would surely starve to death sooner or later. That evening, Yan Guilai prepared a cup of honey water for the Sect Leader.

"You are a bit early today," Yushu remarked, glancing at the clepsydra. He opened the door to reveal a rather thin, middle-aged man who stood bowing with his head lowered, carrying a large wooden bucket of steaming medicinal broth. He remained the same deputy commander, though the person temporarily filling the position of Chief Tian had changed. It would not be easy for him to secure a promotion or shed that "deputy" title in the future.

Chujian’s eyelids twitched. She exchanged a glance with Madam Yu; neither had expected Yan Shu to bring up Cui Yin.

Before Yuechu could respond, Yun Muxue took to her heels and fled. Good heavens, she was terrified; an unhinged Yuechu was truly frightening.

"Oh! I am so sorry, President Xia, I dialed the wrong number. I thought this was Shen Ruoning... My apologies for the intrusion!" Chen Jia hung up the phone immediately.

Although he feared that such a request might infuriate the Heavenly Dao and be seen as insatiable greed, he was desperate for guidance; he did not want to remain trapped at the Dao Realm.

Because she had observed closely, she noticed that the nanny’s eyes had flickered slightly when she first answered her earlier.

Chujian looked unflinchingly at the now-ashen-faced Old Master Yu. His eyes widened and his fingers trembled slightly. He almost thought he had misheard, but seeing the untamed defiance in Chujian’s eyes, he knew he had heard correctly.

"There really is nothing," the elder of the spatial realm stated firmly. He absolutely could not admit there was anything; who knew where those corpses had drifted, or if they were still in their original positions?

Just then, the car hit a violent bump at the worst possible moment. Losing her balance, she pitched forward. Intending to grab the blanket, she instead stumbled over the low table and collapsed onto his shoulder, her fragrant, supple body pressed against his chest.

At that moment, Qin Xi was driving to the old Lu family estate. She had cut the usual thirty-minute journey in half. Rain poured down in torrents, accompanied by thunder. Startled, Qin Xi shrank back; she had no time to open an umbrella, so she clutched her medical kit and dashed into the storm.

A powerhouse of the Creation Realm, wielding a Creation-grade artifact, unleashed a blow with such full force that it shook heaven and earth, as if the world itself had been cleaved in two by that single strike.

Old Fourteenth understood this logic, but he could not help but remember that it was because of the Eastern Palace that his mother had been placed under house arrest for half a year. Seeing the nephew from the Eastern Palace garner so much attention today, the naturally competitive Yinzhen could not resist wanting to act in opposition to the Eastern Palace.

His voice echoed across the barren land, but there was no response. However, Chen Beixuan was not discouraged; he knew well that this mysterious system would not appear at his beck and call.

"Penglai is to be established as a prefecture. Former Jinling Prefect Jia Yucun is to be transferred to serve as the Prefect of Penglai. All other officials will be arranged by the Ministry of Personnel. As for the population, none of the Wa people shall be counted among the citizens of the Great Qian; they are all to be slaves."

Meanwhile, an invisible ripple enveloped the palace, isolating it from the outside world.

Yang Xiaofang had been preening and fluttering about beside him for the better part of the day; if Yang Xiaoli were to join her, how could he possibly endure it?

At the thought of this, Lin Lie’s face flushed with excitement. Not trusting anyone else to handle it, he went to arrange the meditation room himself.

Rather than signing contracts with countless low-quality specters, it would be better to sign a contract with one supreme-level entity.

Swish! A black radiance shone upon Meng Batian, swallowing him instantly. As mysteriously as it had appeared, the black light vanished into the rift, which slowly sealed itself, leaving behind a faint, lingering crimson glow.

The next day, Huo Yuhao continued his ruthless slaughter, while Dai Huadong made his way to the academy’s infirmary.