Chapter 44: The Mirage of the Demonic Seed

"Very well, come and help me with the calculations." Ye Kai did not refuse Tony. Having Tony join in was indeed a quite good thing.

As he rose to his feet, Ye Kaicheng, who had been pinning him down, was freed as well. With a slight lift, his hand cupped the back of Xu Zuoyan's head, and a precise kiss landed on Xu Zuoyan's lips.

"My mother wants me to go back for a meal, saying there are guests... I have to go." Jian Jin walked over to the television, blocking her line of sight; he needed her gaze fixed on him.

Since the girl said she saw no one, Jun Mu must not be in the room, which meant that if Jun Mu had left, he must have used lightness techniques to avoid the estate's guards.

Yet even as she smiled, anger surged deeper and deeper within Wan Wan's heart. But what use was her anger? For now, she could not afford to expose her condition.

"Did Madam Zhong ask you to go back?" Xu Zuoyan asked after watching Ye Kaicheng put away his phone.

Su Nuan paused for a fraction of a second, then opened the door without hesitation. Behind the door was no longer the unchanging corridor, but a staircase leading downwards.

Zhong Wanchou was speechless. Was he just making things difficult? However, since Bao Bao told him to shut up, Zhong Wanchou instantly chose to remain silent.

Just the fact that he had previously dared to squat down and pick through the trash himself made one admire his courage.

"Alright, now that everyone is here, please take your seats. Don't just stand there!" At the old man's command, the rest of the relatives walked toward the dining room.

Neither side made a move, standing in a stalemate. Until the Mad Wolf Gang made a move, the members of the Raising Sky Alliance had no choice but to bite the bullet and stay put.

"When did you become so polite? I'm going to the greenhouse to check on my pot of autumn chrysanthemums." Liu's father laughed heartily and walked outside.

"Whether your heart is wild or not doesn't matter, as long as you keep your roots in your heart!" Ye Ying pointed at his chest and said.

Over the next few days, Ye Ying busied himself around the house. As for Ye Rukong, he hadn't contacted him yet because he knew that although Ye Rukong appeared calm on the surface, that calmness needed to be slowly absorbed from the surface into his heart. Once Ye Rukong truly achieved that, Ye Ying would hand the mission over to him.

This mild sweetness instantly cleared Xinxin's mood. Earlier, because she had been missing Wang Xiu, her work had felt a bit hazy and distracted. But at this very moment, it seemed all problems were resolved, and that hazy feeling in her heart had seemingly vanished without a trace.

Duan Jinrui did not look at the stunned Hu Heng, but gave his instructions of his own accord. Hu Heng instinctively obeyed, going out to lead in the palace attendants who had been waiting at a distance. With a rustling flurry, the previously desolate and silent bedchamber suddenly became bustling.

Glancing briefly at the champion list, Wang Xiu smiled and directly banned Morgana, whom Leng Feng had played in the previous game.

He felt a breath blowing against his neck—cool, carrying a faint, fishy sweetness.

"Brother, I've lived like this for the past five years, and you've been taking care of me the whole time? You must have suffered so much these past five years." Tears welled up automatically in Gouwa's eyes.

Ye Feng had no idea that someone was already looking for him, let alone that it was because of this mask. Knowing nothing at all at the moment, Ye Feng strolled around for a while before returning to the cave. He still wanted to go to the mine, but after such an incident, he knew the security there would undoubtedly be extremely tight.

"Otherwise, why do you think my brother would ask for your help to break the formation? Would he dare cooperate with you without keeping his guard up? Just now, when you were discussing how to ambush my brother, I also used spiritual transmission to tell my brother your plan. Otherwise, how could my brother have succeeded so easily?" Wang Fengteng said with a smug expression.

Quhu Zhou is located north of the Xumi Divine Mountain, shaped overall like a gourd—wide at both ends and narrow in the middle, hence the separate names East Hulu Zhou and West Hulu Zhou. The Jinlu Sect is precisely one of the top three sects in East Hulu Zhou, and an exceptionally rare body-cultivation sect at that, albeit a demonic one.

The moment this sphere was taken out, it exuded an aura of extreme danger. Shen Tianyu, who was preparing to press his advantage, abruptly halted his momentum and involuntarily took a few steps back.

Leaning back in his chair, Zhao Hao pulled a tissue from the side, wiped his forehead, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

The North Sea Eye was originally the most desolate sea area in the Primordial World, with a radius of tens of thousands of miles resembling a dead sea. The surface of the sea did not stir the slightest ripple, save for the center of the sea eye where a massive whirlpool spun with eternal, unmoving silence, utterly devoid of sound.

Hei San was overjoyed upon hearing this, and the three of them headed to the release site. They had long since built a secret tunnel here, and down they went through one of the secret entrances.

After all, Nie Liexing, a talented high-level Realm God, had been easily defeated by Chu Xing—a mid-level Realm God—and had even almost been killed. This matter was definitely nothing short of a humiliation.

At that moment, something dropped with a "thud" from right above his head, landing squarely on his head before jumping onto his back and scratching him a few times.

The surrounding guards acted as if under mind control, charging frantically toward Ye Feng regardless of their own strength. Ye Feng sent them flying back punch by punch, treating them like punching bags; they couldn't get close to the three people at all. Those thousands of guards rushed in wave after wave and fell wave after wave, some heavily injured, some dead.

No one knew that Brother Shan was a registered disciple of an immortal sect, and the "Heaven and Earth" establishment was merely a front to gather resources for the sect without arousing suspicion.

This USB flash drive was a limited custom edition from a certain jewelry brand, and it cost a pretty penny. It was a gift she had given him three years ago on Jing Yan's birthday.

He asked three times in a row if it was true. He simply couldn't bring himself to believe such a reality.

He raised his gaze toward the Buddha statue in front of him. It was so serene and peaceful, both merciful and detached, accepting the worship of millions with the aloofness of one who saw through the mortal world. Would it ever know what my heart sought?

"Tong Zhixin!" Deng Ye's head was practically beginning to smoke with rage. He forcefully yanked his clothes back from her grip, but then his pants began to slip as Tong Zhixin changed her target, lunging directly for his belt.

From that day on, Jiang Xinyue became his responsibility. And deep within the darkest recesses of Jing Yan's heart, something had also been utterly and irretrievably lost.