Chapter 58: Butterfly (22)

They had agreed that he would see Hu Deqing off when he left. Jiang Qingqing was unaware of Hu Deqing’s departure; it was Gao Yuan who told her. When Jiang Qingqing heard the news, a faint melancholy rose in her heart—perhaps this departure truly meant the end of everything.

At this moment, everyone gazed at Li Chen with shock in their eyes. They didn’t know much about his origins, but one thing was undeniable: in this year’s Ancient Spirit Trial, Li Chen would undoubtedly be the most dazzling dark horse.

The Slaughter Yama Sword was slightly surprised but didn’t ask much, simply following silently behind the Elder of the Snowy Mountain.

This was a fused technique—the movement of the Godslayer Sword combined with the “True Flame-Splitting Wave Ruler,” making it tremendously powerful.

No longer paying attention to the ever-complaining Leng Wuqing, Yu Xiaojie composed his expression and headed toward the position indicated by the Elder of the Fallen Sage.

“What did that Du fellow say to you?” Aunt Zhang, likely hired by Ruofei, although too well-mannered to be rude, still displayed the subtle lack of respect common among employers.

“Ruofei, how should we prepare this fish?” Entering the kitchen, Li Aili saw Ruofei taking a fish out of the fridge and couldn’t help but ask curiously.

It was the first day of lessons. The Supreme Mystic Lord only wanted Ling Changkong to get a general understanding and did not delve deeply into the subject.

The young city lord’s commanding tone didn’t feel inappropriate to them; they simply brought Yu Xiaojie inside as directed.

It was Xue Wuqing who, in the confusion, suddenly burst in. Immediately after came ecstasy in quick succession.

Luo Han did not really mind, but as people kept coming over to greet Fang Qingxue, he grew rather annoyed and said, “Qingxue, I’ll go sit over there for a while—call me when you’re leaving!”

It was understandable for the others to act this way, but even Green Robe, always gentle and composed, was behaving out of character.

“Why do you think the Lord of Sun Fortress is so unpredictable, one moment sunny, the next rainy, always leaving people guessing?” Iron Ox whispered to Chopper.

However, the people from the Embroidery Stage who came today seemed different from those they usually saw; they were fiercer, more ruthless. When the big steel needles came out, at best you’d end up with a bloody gash, at worst, they’d pierce limbs. In just one exchange, the Hundred Flower Pavilion’s people were scattered.

When Brother Monkey made his move, it was like a dormant dragon soaring to the sky, unleashing a power that shook heaven and earth, making ghosts wail and gods weep.

“I don’t feel anything,” Shen Lin replied, but every time Xiao Fan expressed his feelings, she couldn’t quite put her own into words. If she didn’t know how shameless Xiao Fan could be, she might have been moved.

She had only chatted briefly with her older brother-in-law and done nothing else, yet he was already so angry—as though he wanted to strangle her. It was pure tyranny, a double standard.

When the wicked wolf left, he gave everyone plenty of corpse bomb insects and dried fish. The food supply was sufficient.

Xia Qiqi’s heart tightened. She quickly scrambled up from the ground, ignoring the pain and the terrifying surroundings.

Ling Wei had planned to go to Imperial City tonight to discuss business strategies with Lu Jie, but unexpectedly, the Imperial City was hosting the big model show tonight.

“So, you’re not at all concerned about them dating early?” The homeroom teacher finally couldn’t help but ask in a small voice.

“I’ll be straightforward—I'm leaving. There's a big fashion show tonight, aren’t you all going?” Yu Yu began to pack, preparing to leave.

“Sir, let me help you.” She spoke softly, gently pulling the old man aside and squatting down to clean up herself.

The crowd turned to see a giant black-and-white national treasure, nearly two meters tall, twisting its plump body and chewing on a bamboo shoot as it swaggered in through the door.

Now that they knew it was the vengeful ghost of Pan Guanghai’s wife causing harm, there were things that couldn’t be discussed openly—after all, one had to consider the feelings of the villagers. Even if Pan Guanghai wasn’t present, some of his relatives surely were.

“What?” Hearing Madam Zhang’s words, Ding Er hastily threw on a coat and rushed out.

Xiahou Lilu was reviewing the betrothal gifts list. When the nanny came in, she looked up, greeted her, then lowered her head to continue her careful examination.

As the door closed with a “bang,” Ling Wei looked back at the comforting cup of pomelo tea and smiled faintly.

Wu Zhao was momentarily stunned, thinking to himself: Is this the legendary mysterious department? Where’s the memory eraser? Aren’t they worried this will get posted online?

She figured she might as well worry about making more money instead—like looking forward to the system’s next product update.

Since Nalan Yanran became Yun Yun’s disciple, the Nalan family’s status in the Jia Ma Empire had soared.

To maintain the internal operations of the Miao Yin Sect in the Inner Star Sea, Ziling had left two Sha Dan avatars to manage the outer sect and thus didn’t need to worry about the outer disciples getting out of control.

Manda let out a long breath, opened the Jurassic Dragon Island, tossed the Divine Blood Stone inside, and then slowly walked toward Oxhorn Town.

Yet Nalan Yanran was in no hurry to stop cultivating. Instead, she immediately took out the Dou Practitioner Pill that Xiang Yu had given her in Wutan City and swallowed it in one gulp.