Volume One, Chapter 113: Completely Abandoned Me

Fu Yu’s footsteps did not falter, yet her heartbeat involuntarily quickened by half a beat. Instinctively, she tightened the strap of her bag, casting a seemingly casual glance through the gaps between cars and into the shadows on either side.

No one was there.

Only rows of cold vehicles and silent supporting pillars stood in the empty space.

He had not come out because he had also noticed Mo Yun’s exceptional nature. He realized that beyond recognizing Mo Yun’s human-level abilities, nothing else was apparent, which surprised him greatly.

Jiang Mei claimed she was unwell and refused to undergo the test. Yan Xihu said nothing and let the five official students continue.

In the end, with nowhere else to go, the Fei Xun people could only wander the Western Sea. For survival, they were forced into the despised life of pirates, forever making the sea their home.

If she were his own sister, how could he bear to push her into the fire? Yet she was merely a substitute, destined to be nothing more than a shadow. Amid their daily companionship, beneath Chai Guo’s seemingly gentle exterior lurked a cruel heart.

He dragged Wang Xiao aside and casually tossed her away, then stared at the spreading flames below, no longer sensing the presence of the clan leader.

That ox approached a household, suddenly dropping to its knees at the door, tears streaming down its face.

A sound resembling thunder echoed in the ears. Chu Ci shivered all over and opened her eyes, dazed and foggy.

“Sigh, let’s give it a try!” Now, with the alliance between the Li and Xu families, deep-seated hatred ran between them. Without the option of large-scale slaughter, stopping it was far from easy.

Yang Lin paid it no mind. The jade pendant was clearly a fake; otherwise, it would have shattered long ago. Bringing it closer, he saw the engraving of the yin-yang and eight trigrams, likely a counterfeit Taoist jade pendant.

However, as for the concepts of ‘bright force’ and ‘hidden force,’ he considered them merely methods of controlling muscles and exerting strength.

After the victory parade and the presentation of captives at the Meridian Gate on the first day, the next day was for awarding merits. At the sudden beating of the first drum, the Jinwu Guards formed ranks with banners and ceremonial weapons, escorting the ceremonial carriages of the Siset and the Dianmu, along with horses and leopards from the Chen units, filling the air with resounding music.

Arsenic’s poison was too potent; although most of the food was vomited up, whether survival was possible remained uncertain. Chen Wanrong had little confidence.

Of course, once the policies reached the stage of concrete implementation, many would inevitably become involved. At this time, secrecy remained critical to ensure that one’s ultimate intentions were not revealed, requiring certain subtle skills.

The Wu Corporation’s headquarters building had a strict and well-known rule that no one dared to violate: anyone who came had to make an appointment in advance. Bringing someone in without permission meant immediate dismissal.

However, by the time this stage of widespread recruitment was reached, it was difficult to attract the same grand enthusiasm as when Dreamchaser had prompted all the major cities to vie to register.

The sharp morning breeze swept through the arrow slits, causing the blood-red cloak to flutter noisily, yet it could not shake the slightest trace from his face.

“You wretched bastard, was your mother born of a donkey? So stupid! The water splashes so high—you don’t know how precious saltpeter is? What are you plotting?” Chen Wanrong lifted his foot and kicked a disciple who had clumsily thrown a heavy chunk of saltpeter into the pot.

Among the treasures were a legendary upper-tier original power core left by Bard, and two initial-level epic original power cores left by his two squad leaders.

“There are four jade slips,” Chu Yunxi said with surprise, probing them with her spirit. Inside was recorded a high-level spell called the Great Star Array Technique. So complex was it that it occupied four jade slips.

But knowing the theory and being able to use it were two different matters. Many understood the principles yet could not put them into practice. Thus, Ling Feng was completely untroubled by the possibility of the secret of the Radiant Art being discovered.