Chapter 45
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On a bright summer day, a warship landed outside the manor. Su Lin sent the butler to receive the guests, among them Lu Cheng of Gauss Weapon Manufacturing and the so-called extraterrestrial visitors who had come to conduct an investigation.
The Jade of Jiangshan belonged to this category—it was born by taking root in the dragon vein of a dynasty and grew by absorbing the fortunes of the realm. It could not come into being unless the nation enjoyed peace and prosperity.
More important than the minotaur known as “the Colonel,” whom they were attacking, was the terrifying figure the main force was fighting—a creature that appeared taller than dozens of players combined.
“Understood. For the sake of your sincerity in advancing me my wages, I’ll do my best,” Zhang Yong promised.
What ruins, what supernatural arts? They still had not found Lu Qiming’s whereabouts. Xie Yundu had no energy left to care about such irrelevant matters, much less wonder how far the other cultivators in the Divine Domain had progressed in exploring the Inner Realm.
Qin Yuefeng merely sneered at this. For those who could not cross the cliff in half a day, even ten times as much time would not help them comprehend anything. Yet the rules for timing the second trial had indeed been changed. Now those who crossed the cliff were divided into batches, each given a three-hour countdown.
Su Lin raised his head. The target had arrived. Its name was T47. At present, it was a flying squirrel, with metal wings attached to its back. The squirrel had resisted the black spear that destroyed the tallest building. It was the second Robot Emperor on Death Star—and perhaps in the Red Dragon Star Cluster as well. Its name was T47, also known as Blue Sky.
Only one remained—the one that had leapt out of the excavator earlier. It had been deliberately left behind.
The roar abruptly ceased. The four enormous limbs of the Flaming Hound pressed down with force, stomping the ground several inches into the earth. Then the gigantic canine summon swung its raised head in an immense arc to the left before facing the pale-blue curtain of water suspended in midair once more.
Without much hesitation, Feng Ni reached out and handed the treasure in his possession to Elder Shui. Although Elder Shui had been inclined to bully customers by relying on his shop’s influence, he was not so shameless as to openly seize something by force in broad daylight, under the eyes of the entire crowd.
Qin Fengyi settled on inviting Big Sister Yan to dinner that evening. He also ordered the steward to prepare the upper courtyard for her residence and personally escorted her to the door, treating her with extraordinary warmth. He even said that he would invite her that night to admire his plump son.
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Like a switch being flipped, his memories suddenly shattered into fragments, and his emotions burst their banks in a frenzy. His chest was filled with an agony that seemed to tear his heart apart.
At some unknown point, she had been dragged into the room. The sound just now had been the wooden door slammed shut by a pair of broad hands. Her lean yet powerful body was held firmly at the waist with overwhelming force, while the other person’s long legs forced their way between her knees, leaving her no chance to escape. Behind her was a wooden wall dusted with frost and snow.
Chen Xiyuan had not yet recovered from the crowd’s laughter when Ye Chu’s words struck him again with devastating force.
Golden-thread nanmu was a rare timber resistant to insects and decay, with a fragrance that remained within the wood. It was also the primary material used to make imperial coffins. Disregarding the objections of his ministers, the old emperor had insisted on having a golden-thread nanmu coffin made for the general. Its length and width were only an inch smaller than those of an emperor’s coffin—ample proof of the sovereign’s profound favor.
He truly wanted to know, but judging from William and Shalin’s expressions, they would never tell him. Since William was willing to risk exposing his own secret to protect Wang Xiaolan’s safety, that made him a brother.
“Until we meet again.” Ye Chen smiled faintly and turned away at once. Yet after taking one step, he stopped in silence.
If any foreign merchant complained that the goods from the previous shipment had been uneven in quality or defective in some way, the number of approval slips issued to this trading house for its next shipment would surely plummet.
It was precisely because Xie Mao had never personally lived through that exhausting civil war that he could not understand Yi Feishi’s terror.
This universe seemed incomplete. It was damaged, and the Primordial Void was the hole in it. In other words, he was already outside the universe.
Perhaps he was not a qualified leader of the Immortal Alliance. Yet the instant he withdrew the prohibition imposed on Lin Yi, he felt lighter and prouder than ever before.
The tip of the water spear was razor-sharp, its icy aura chilling to the bone; the wall of flame pressed forward with dense, overwhelming force, firelight bursting in every direction.
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They exchanged their birth dates and years. Old Feng was the eldest, Ding Huai’an came next, Qu Dao third, Zhu Wu fourth, while Lin Yi had only just turned twenty and naturally took the lowest seat.
Strangely, at that moment he felt no pain at all, though his heart should have been cut to pieces. He only felt as if he were drifting through an inescapable nightmare from which he could never awaken, unable to find the road back.
The Heaven-and-Earth Bow and the Shaking-Heaven Arrows had been handed down from the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. They were treasures used to guard Chentang Pass, and ordinary people could not wield them. Even Li Jing lacked the strength to draw the bow.
The wind grew fiercer and the rain more violent, but who would care about such things? Let the wind blow and the rain drift where they pleased. Tonight was never meant to be their stage.
In their second clash, both fighters summoned their true fury. Completely focused, neither dared relax. For a time, their techniques dazzled like rival blossoms, evenly matched as they rolled and surged through more than thirty exchanges.
Tian Feng lowered his head and calculated for quite a while before accepting the order and departing. The gears of war seemed to have begun turning once more because of Lu Bu’s decision.
Before long, another piece of news began to spread: whether one cultivated immortality or divinity, everyone had to obey the rules and was forbidden to kill recklessly. Otherwise, severe punishment would follow.
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