Volume 1, Chapter 35: The Feast at Hongmen

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Along the way, we ran into several patrols of ghost officers. Once they learned that we belonged to a spirit-walking branch, none of them said a word. Not one was as upright as Yin San. In fact, I even felt that Yin San’s integrity was somewhat artificial—as though he had simply overacted.

Only then did Fu Yunzhang realize that the two sides were changing shifts, and he took the opportunity to see clearly where the others were lying in ambush. Judging by the hour, they were probably taking meals and handing over their duties during the shift change. Taking advantage of their momentary slackness, he signaled to the other four, then quietly led them ashore.

What Xixin failed to notice was that Madam Xu’s eyes held a rare glimmer of sharpness, one that had not appeared in many days. She looked herself over with a smile, then turned to glance out the window before lying back down fully clothed, her back facing the outside.

Confronted with this sudden turn of events, the barbarian opened his mouth in astonishment. It was not until the blizzard mercilessly filled his throat that he began coughing and hurriedly shut it again.

The chairman of the Olds Chamber of Commerce revealed the perfect smile of a businessman—a smile filled with absolute confidence.

The thought had suddenly occurred to him. Since it was a “last wish,” it must concern something regretted or impossible to forget. And since it was connected with the “Grand Dharma Debate,” there was an eighty-percent chance that it had something to do with the cultivation world. That was why he had spoken up to test the waters.

She did not leave at once. Instead, she submerged herself in the water again, placing both hands over her stomach as she felt its movements.

Almost in the space of a single breath, those four words surfaced simultaneously in everyone’s minds. Even the members of the Battle Clan, with the exception of Beiming Yu, unconsciously revealed deep fear on their faces.

Xixin, too, furrowed her brows and pondered for a long while. The master and servant returned all the way to Shou’an Hall without reaching any conclusion. In the end, they had no choice but to set the matter aside and use a delaying tactic with Concubine He. Perhaps she was merely overthinking things, but Xixin could not shake the feeling that a trace of melancholy lay hidden between her young mistress’s brows.

“Give me a little time. I’ll get in touch with the Grand Pontiff!” Liu Chao said apologetically.

“Holy crap, isn’t this gift ridiculously extravagant?” Swan cried out sharply in astonishment.

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I absolutely had to get my hands on the gold-threaded jade burial suit. Once it left the country, those wealthy foreign collectors would go wild for it. If handled properly—with some publicity and a well-organized auction—it would fetch at least four billion.

Many things were meant to be said properly, yet the moment they left his mouth, they became something else entirely. He did not know what was wrong with him. It seemed that ever since he had met her, so many things had changed.

A sudden sense of helplessness overcame her. She knew far too little about Feng Qianxi, and even less about how someone bearing the identity of a fallen immortal had become the exalted prince of Cangwu Kingdom.

Dean walked calmly out of the spire-shaped building. The space pirates assigned to guard it stared at one another, unable to understand when Dean had entered.

Because Darkmoon Town lay close to the Luowu Mountains, many mercenaries who ventured into the range would sell what they had obtained nearby. Yet throughout the entire town, the only powers capable of establishing such a regulated marketplace were the three great families. No one else had the means.

“No!” Lan Nuo-les reached out, desperately trying to seize the ice-blue fragments. But when his hand touched them, it passed straight through, grasping nothing at all… In the end, he knelt there helplessly and burst into anguished sobs.

“What? Leave it to the police. We’ll step in if they need us. Report back to your unit tomorrow. Have Guo Kai recuperate a little longer before he returns!” Milan said, leaning on the table.

How could I have developed feelings for her? I mustn’t. She is going through a difficult time right now—how could I possibly fall for her? No, no, no.

Everyone knew his temper. He never repeated himself. So although they had countless concerns and questions, they still sat down one after another.

After a long while, Nanming remained too shaken to think. Its heart had never been so confused, filled to the brim with an unfamiliar emotion. It did not know what that emotion was, nor even what it should say the next time it faced Lan Ran.

Yet he was not so easily captured. With a thunderous shout, a burst of blue radiance erupted from his entire body. The writhing purple-black vines instantly turned blue as well, and with a slight struggle from Dongfang Wuya, they all shattered.

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In a fit of rage, Uncle Yang struck Chongchong across the face again, leaving both of her cheeks swollen. She had never suffered such humiliation—not in the modern world, nor in the Ten Continents and Three Isles. Tears immediately welled in her eyes, but she clenched her teeth and refused to cry.

Even if she were reincarnated ten times, she could never exchange them for a gaze like that. It was not really sorrow she felt, but disappointment mingled with longing.

At that thought, Wang Chi gave himself a fright. He then consoled himself softly in his heart: Impossible. Impossible. A Moonglow-level existence had not appeared for countless years. Even the Peak Master had never acknowledged that he had broken through to the Moonglow realm, let alone these two before him.

Jiang Ruonan had never expected him to be so bold. She was a princess, yet he still dared to speak to her that way. Her face turned pale with rage as old grievances and new hatred surged together.

Although Jin Shaokang went to the farm every day during those days, Jiang Ruonan continued to refuse to see him.

Lan Caiwei secretly clicked her tongue in astonishment. She had heard that the Lan family was one of the most prominent century-old clans in Yunnan, and she had guessed that they must possess considerable wealth. But she had never imagined they could be so rich. A single residence was more beautiful than any park she had seen in her previous life—by at least thirty percent.

After hearing how seriously Zhuo Jun spoke, Ye Chen had intended to stop him from continuing. In the end, however, he chose to listen.

The Demon Tamer remembered the words she had carved into her arm, and how she had clung to him moments ago, murmuring over and over, “I didn’t mistake my senior brother.” Deep within her heart, she had been utterly terrified of the days when she might forget him. Unable to bear watching her struggle in such panic any longer, he hardened his heart, lifted her into his arms, and turned to carry her back.

He had never thought much of Frank. After Frank’s father died, Frank became even more arrogant and overbearing.

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