Volume 1, Chapter 35: Going to School

Ignoring Hu Yuzhen’s loud weeping, Bai Yuwei plopped down onto the bed, her face dark and silent.

A massive iron hammer slammed into the ground, producing an earth-shattering roar and sending clouds of dust swirling into the air. Before Ye Yu could react, the monster’s gargantuan fist came hurtling toward him.

"Luo Luo, this is a battlefield! How dare you be so distracted? You are being far too careless!" Pang Dahua extinguished the flames on his fists, clearly incensed by Luo Yu’s unguarded, relaxed posture, and rebuked her sharply.

Zhu Mengsha glanced at her watch; the time until the plane’s arrival was dwindling rapidly. It was truly going to be too late.

Seeing that Madame Zhou was no longer shielding those two servants, Old Madame Xu let out a small sigh of relief. This Madame Zhou—she truly would not shed a tear until she saw the coffin. She had to witness her own servants betraying her before she would finally wake up.

The imperial guards stepped forward to unlock and push open the cell door. Qin Lu entered first, wiped the stool clean several times, spread a pristine cloth over it, and then stepped aside.

"That’s right, Yang Xiong. You should look at who we are. You might as well just admit it; in this world, if you want to make a living, you have to be a person of your word!" Duan Chengting added with a sinister sneer.

"Fine. Since you don't have anything else to do anyway, studying is good—although there isn't much time left this year, it’s not completely hopeless. There are plenty of brilliant people who have managed to pass the postgraduate entrance exams in just three months. Work hard..." S finally relented, offering me a few words of encouragement.

One sentence left Ziying blushing a deep crimson. Chu Qi picked up a lantern to light his way to the outer courtyard, mounted his horse, and rode off toward the Imperial City.

Madame Fu wore an expression of tacit understanding. Although the Qin family held no real power, their reputation remained. A match with Xu Zhaokuan’s only son by a concubine was quite fitting. It would be good to have Kuixing’s marriage settled, as it would stop outsiders from gossiping.

At the foot of Nuyun Mountain, Qin Yue had long since surrounded the mountain with soldiers from Kalan City. They had prepared large quantities of fuel and dried grass, appearing intent on setting the entire mountain ablaze, though it seemed Qin Yue was waiting for something.

Upon hearing Hua Qingyue’s words, Ma Changsheng, disregarding everything else, shouted toward the crowd below the stage.

Diamond’s inner turmoil had been resolved, yet his understanding of the Researcher remained limited to what he knew of his father. He wanted to learn more about the Researcher, so he invited Lu Bu to his home as a guest. Faced with Diamond’s enthusiastic hospitality, Lu Bu found it difficult to refuse.

"If it truly is a riot, kill them all without mercy!" Wang Chen roared in anger. His heart felt as though it had been doused in gasoline, his entire being ready to explode. If not for his momentary softness in sparing the old and young of the Howling First Tribe, how could he have been forced into such a miserable plight?

And the Five Thousand Years team was merely a squad struggling in the second-tier league; how could their coach dare to utter such words?

On one side stood the Five Thousand Years team’s undefended top and bottom turrets; on the other, their own middle turret, crumbling under a multi-pronged assault, with Sun Wukong cowering beneath it, not daring to show his face.

For the past few days, He Xinnuan had felt as if every day were a year. There were no devices in the room to contact the outside world, and bodyguards stood watch at the door, never leaving their post. Her meals were brought by Sister Qin, and her health had been gradually improving.

"Let’s go take a look over there!" Lorelei remained somewhat suspicious; she was desperate to know what the truth really was.

"Yinglina, what do you think about us recruiting some Soul Demon archers to take back with us?" Wang Chen said indifferently.