Volume 1 Chapter 48: He Likes Her

Even when beating a dog, one must consider its master. Seeing Beauty Liu actually wield the bell as a show of force, Tang Ning swept out with her leg, kicking away and knocking down the people who were pinning the bell in place.

All the illusions had been stripped away, and at last she saw clearly the person she had always regarded as her true younger sister.

Jingchen withdrew the wooden fish, which once again became as inconspicuous as ever. He glanced toward the direction in which Jianglong had been thrown, then suddenly changed expression and hurried over. Ling Xuan and Yan Ruoyi followed close behind.

His build was decent, and his looks were passable. It was just that his eyes were not as large as that man’s, his nose was not as straight, his lips were not as alluring, and the lines of his face were not nearly as handsome.

Although the fist had come from a hundred yards away, Qianxun’s expression changed repeatedly. In an instant, she unleashed the Thousand Illusions Art, the sect-defining technique of the Thousand Illusions Institute. Her body, rushing forward at tremendous speed, turned into a phantom, splitting in an instant into eight Qianxuns that scattered in every direction. The fist, gleaming like a streak of light, struck the Qianxun at the center, which dissolved into a phantom and vanished.

The He family was the most suspect, yet she had an instinctive feeling that they were not behind this incident. Still, Green Branch had always been the one preparing the medicine. Since she belonged to that side, she had more than enough reason to do it.

“What’s so good or bad about it?” Cao Zhixuan replied coldly. He was clearly impatient and did not seem inclined to speak with her.

Hua Cuicui gave him a considerate smile. “Senior Brother Ling, let me do it.” With that, she headed toward the kitchen. Ling Xuan suddenly remembered that every dish Hua Cuicui made was a feast for the eyes and the palate, with an aroma that lingered in the memory. He could not help swallowing discreetly.

As for building walls around the wasteland, foundations still had to be dug. Though they did not need to be deep, the work took time. After an entire morning, only half the foundation had been excavated around the wasteland.

Jiangchen then left the Desolate City and flew toward the valley where the Sacred Hall stood. By the time he returned to the hall, Yan Yu and the others inside the Temple of Rules were already prepared to depart. Yan Yu and the other three, all in the late stage of the Beginning King realm, stood fully equipped and ready to go.

After arriving in Yanjing, Han Wangfu spent the night at his residence. Early the next morning, he carried the Heart of the Ocean, which he had bought at auction in France two years earlier, to pay White Whale a visit.

Xue Ming gratefully exchanged a glance with his father, then busied himself ushering Hu Cheng and the others into the courtyard.

“Damn you, you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. I’ll make you—” The man holding the gong gave a cold laugh as well, then raised it and brought it crashing down toward Qin Yan’s head.

Hollier was indeed her mentor. He was not bad to her in everyday life, but neither could he be called good. They had known each other for quite some time, yet their relationship had remained neither warm nor cold, confined to that of teacher and student—a bond that seemed intimate on the surface but was distant underneath.

“We’ve already killed so many. What difference would one more make?” Nameless’s expression turned cold. What he hated most was being threatened, and every word from the middle-aged man with slicked-back hair was steeped in menace.

Cao Yun said it was simply because she loved the song too much. The more one loved something, the more seriously one tended to treat it. To a singer, a song mattered more than anything else—especially a good one.

“My speed is no inferior to yours,” Yang Chuyan said with a confident, mocking smile. Beneath that single palm strike, the two remained evenly matched.

That was simply how people were. When something far exceeded their expectations, they began to doubt the facts they had previously taken for granted.

“When the Sect Master sent the three of us down, he told me that a cultivator above the Venerable rank had appeared on the continent—and that this person was not from the Upper Realm. By the Sect Master’s order, the three of us have come here to capture him, return him to the Spirit Realm, and hand him over to the Sect Master of the Upper Realm for judgment.”

Ji Xie looked out the car window in disbelief. All he could see was an enormous tree, so tall that it pierced the clouds. The sight left him completely stunned, and Angel burst out laughing when she saw his expression.

Besides, every great power in the primordial world was now watching the Azure Wandering Palace in the Eastern Sea. Even if the Pure One wanted to keep it hidden, concealing it would be difficult.

On the field, Frith believed he had gained the upper hand and continued launching a frenzied assault on Jill. Fulico did not use any knightly techniques, instead fighting Jill hand to hand. Jill was astonished by Fulico’s savage style of combat and felt genuine admiration for him.

The several personal shadow guards stood dumbfounded. Their first reaction was to clear the area. Only after confirming that their men had secured Autumnwater Court so thoroughly that not even a fly could enter did they realize that their undergarments were soaked through with cold sweat.

At last, everyone had managed to catch the holiday at the same time. Since their little sister had found a man she liked, surely it was harmless for them to take a look? As for the matter of being kept as a mistress, the Huo family simply ignored it.

When it came to setting Long Xiao in motion, Zhou Zekai thought of his disciples’ earlier suspicions and still felt uneasy. Peach Yao was clever and mischievous, but her magic was not particularly strong. If she encountered an enemy, she would probably be unable to defeat them. Why, then, had Peach Yao somehow become a demon?

“If you esteemed immortals do not know how these two immortal islands before us should be dealt with, then this king happens to have an idea. We could invite a virtuous adept to handle the matter personally.” The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea smiled as he looked at the gathered cultivators before him.

In another direction, flames suddenly appeared. They soared into the heavens and shot straight into the clouds, resembling a volcanic eruption. The sight was magnificent.