Volume 1, Chapter 40: Suspicion

Princess Residence.

Upon arriving at the Princess Residence, Jiang Jinshu conducted another thorough examination of Zhou Shiyu, her expression growing somber.

The Princess asked anxiously from the side.

Seeing Fenghua throw herself into his arms, Tang Yu disregarded Ye Feng entirely; with a jubilant cheer, he spun Fenghua around several times before abandoning Ye Feng and following her into the Scripture Vault.

The so-called surprise was the indigenous species of the Misty Forest: the Misty Bees. These bees lack eyes and thus have no vision, but they possess an incredibly precise olfactory system that allows them to easily detect, locate, and track foreign intruders. Jim’s teleportation point happened to land directly in a Misty Bee territory.

When Fide led a small detachment of cavalry around to the east of the barracks, he ran straight into Selena and Fenrir, who were rushing out. Aside from the two of them, the other thirty-eight disguised cavalrymen were nowhere to be found.

Even so, Ayana forced herself to pick up her bow, aimed at Carlos as he charged toward Fide, and with all her remaining strength, fired an arrow tipped with no arrowhead.

The fight near Lin Yu had ended before he realized it. The two disciples cupped their hands in salute and stepped off the stage, and Lin Yu hurried up to take his place; he was in the second group of contestants.

"Fine, fine, never mind. I'll just take a taxi home. I'll wait for you at the house," Yang Xiruo said impatiently.

"I know her," Zhou Mingjian said, sitting down abruptly. If his nerves hadn't been exceptionally strong, he believed he would have already vomited blood and died by now.

Selena let Ayana crawl through first. Without hesitation, Ayana took her short wooden bow in hand, cleared away some weeds and dirt, and crawled into the dog hole to head outside the city wall. Fide then placed Rashad at the entrance, though the man seemed entirely unwilling to move, lying there like a corpse.

Zejin spoke with effortless ease, but to Xingchen’s ears, his words were filled with self-reproach. She blamed herself: why had she fallen unconscious at that time? Why had she not been by his side to fight until the very last moment? Why had she failed to help him create a more advantageous situation?

"There's nothing strange about it. Eat your breakfast, then I'll head to work. By the way, how is your job hunt going?" Wei Junsheng said casually.

He had been incredibly busy during this period, not only completing the tasks assigned to his team but also venturing out alone to further survey the ruins; he wished he could split his time in two just to keep up.

"Silence! I only wish to see Su Mo today. Everyone else, get out of my way!" Li Shan was furious, refusing to listen to a word. The powerful figures surrounding him frowned, their attitudes unexpectedly softening.

However, he managed to restrain himself well each time. These two individuals dared to address Donghua Taiyi in that manner, which clearly meant they were people of extraordinary status.

Born as one of the masses, he knew the suffering of all beings; even now, as the Human Emperor, he lacked the capability and power to resolve the plight of equal existence for all.

Seeing Sarok fly into a rage, Montage rolled his eyes at Galos and fell silent. Galos let out a cold snort and simply turned away, ignoring everyone.

"Your auction hammer has not yet fallen, nor have you spoken the word 'sold.' Therefore, my bid remains valid." Although Lu Feng wished he could slap Teng Luo to death, he did not want to offend the Tianya Chamber of Commerce, a titan of the Immortal Realm. Suppressing the rage in his heart, he spoke in a deep voice.

In an instant, as a long-time partner, the salamander beneath Hanzo’s feet understood his intent. A massive amount of purple mist spewed from the creature's mouth, enveloping Ai and the hundred-plus masked men within it.

These people gathered at the entrance of the farmhouse, forming a fan shape to block all of Lan Ziyi’s paths. Their hollow, haggard eyes stared fixedly at Lan Ziyi and his party, just as the family inside the house had stared at Tao Zhutu earlier. It was no wonder Yue Shanjian had cried out in alarm.