Volume One, Chapter Fifty: This Is Cheating

In the blink of an eye, the three-day period had swiftly passed. Atop the Pill Peak, Su Luo stood outside her own cave dwelling, her gaze shifting constantly as she looked down the mountainside. Her heart was a tangle of emotions. Although she had given Ji Die two Soul-Enhancing Pills that day, she still had little confidence in him and sincerely hoped he would not show up.

Xie Bin stood nearby, watching her furrow her brows from time to time, and chuckled lightly. “Don’t worry, Junior Sister Su. I’ll go easy on him.”

Su Luo shot him a cold glance, ignoring his smugness.

“Don’t tell me, Junior Sister Su, that you still harbor illusions about him? He thinks he can beat me—what a fool’s dream! With Elder Tian as the judge, he will lose without a doubt,” Xie Bin sneered. “But I suspect he might not even show up for the challenge…”

At this moment, the most important thing was to talk the child into giving up and moving away from the rooftop’s edge. Then, he could be taken for timely treatment—if all went well, he might still be able to participate in the college entrance exam as normal.

As soon as these words fell, Lu Shijie and Cheng Shiyu both felt a surge of hope, and even Mu Ningxue outside the door felt the same.

Mao’er Hutong runs east to west for 585 meters and is seven meters wide. It is one of the top ten hutongs in the Imperial Capital, ranking fourth.

“Take this first. I’ll decide what to do after I find out more,” Luka said, wiping his hands on Daniel’s coat.

Besides, last night, someone heard furious roars and wails coming from beneath the ground. It was clear that the dramatic change at Phoenix Mountain was not just due to the corpses buried in this mass grave. Luka did not hesitate to descend into the pit during the day, determined to investigate thoroughly and perhaps find the elusive phantom demon.

“Casting spells using life force instead of magic—I remember that. But if someone stabs you with a knife, doesn’t that also cost you life force? Does that count as reversed life?” Luka asked.

Wang Ge followed Mai Zhe off the car. Although the two organizations were affiliated, Wang Ge had only been to Yaxiang Third Hospital for emergencies. Usually, patients were brought here based on proximity, so after entering the emergency department, he would see a few familiar faces, though he couldn’t recall their names.

Both companies had formally announced their ambitious entry into e-commerce. For now, only these two were in the race; it remained to be seen who would emerge victorious.

Soon, Mayor Finch was brought to the captain’s cabin. He was unaware of Luka’s intentions and was full of curiosity about the room’s furnishings, touching and fiddling with everything.

Early the next morning, Chen Chuliang prepared to leave for home with his mother, catching the earliest flight as dawn just broke.

As the young man’s downward slash missed, he took another step forward to strike at Chu Jie with his long blade. But not far away, Feng Gang kicked him flying to the ground.

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A slight movement in the throat sent the taste surging across every taste bud, flooding through the mouth and down the throat.

Upon seeing Lin Guyu, Imperial Physician Shan immediately grabbed Shan Xiaolin by the arm and hurried toward him.

Wang Chen brushed his right hand at his waist, grabbing another handful of talismans, and with a leap, repeated his old trick.

On the way back, Lin Guyu was still carsick, but seeing all the grain piled up behind them, she couldn’t help but smile. Having enough food was already a blessing.

“What did you say? Tie’er isn’t dead?” Ma Teng jumped up, his face full of disbelief.

“I’m sorry, Miss Yuxiang. I didn’t mean to possess your body. I’m only borrowing it temporarily. When I find a way to return to my own world, I’ll give your body back. Please don’t blame me—bear with me for a while,” Su Yuemei prayed silently in her heart.

“Do you still think I’m angry over some stupid separation scandal?” Shi Ming’s lips twitched as he snapped back.

It didn’t matter. All Wang Chen wanted now was to rid the world of evil. What happened after was his father’s problem, not his.

The Savage Tri-Beast Technique was a profound martial art of Mulan Valley. It required three people working in perfect harmony to have a chance at mastering it.

The spiritual energy orb in his body was running at overload, all the surging power gathering in his right arm, which he unleashed toward Wu Long with unstoppable force.

At the far end of the living room stood a man in a white martial robe, his back to Lin Meng as he gazed into the distance. His burly frame stretched the robe taut, and the wind from the window caught the sash at his waist, making it flutter. The aura of a master quietly seeped out.

Upon learning that Yu Sheng was tutoring her classmates, he worried it would affect her studies, so he specially invited several renowned teachers to outline the key points for the college entrance exam.

The critics refused to concede, continuing to retort with the same old arguments. Anyone speaking up for Lin Xinuan was simply dismissed as a paid shill.

“Xinuan, take a break. We’ll shoot another scene of you putting on lipstick in front of the mirror later,” the director told Lin Xinuan.

“I didn’t insult you. You don’t want money—could it be… could it be that you’re interested in Lu Zhixing and want to steal my husband?”

For more than half a month, she had searched every bodyguard agency and enlisted her brother’s help, but there was still no trace of the young man.

Chen Lishan held the torn clothing, her face shifting between green and white in the darkness—a sight to behold.

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The cultivation journey of extraordinary practitioners is one of mending flaws and pursuing perfection, including outward appearance.

“All right, I promise, Sister Sweetie. I won’t run off,” Fang’er shouted, slipping off the kang with a swoosh.

Tiger Girl overheard Dazhuang’s muttering and was about to act, but seeing how cleverly he shifted to discussing business with Yao Tiantian, her anger dissipated. She shot Dazhuang a glare and mouthed, “We’ll settle this later,” before turning to pack up inside.

At this point, the Third Concubine’s side could be considered to have won by a hair. Though the Matriarch scolded everyone, her words clearly suppressed the Seventh Concubine, and she was uncommonly stern, forcing each of them to slap themselves.

At this moment, Ning Bufan stood not far away, holding the diamond ring he had so carefully prepared, watching the scene unfold, utterly devastated.

Luo Shao felt this matter was unrelated to the question he’d asked, but he exercised patience and did not interrupt Bai Yi.

Behind Yumiko Yamaguchi marched a thousand-strong team, with an average level around five. Most were ninjas, and they were determined to establish a new city in Greater China.

She raised her hand, placing it in his outstretched one, and together they spun across the hall to the rhythm of the music.

Zhang Weifeng and Liang Zhiguo looked questioningly at Ning Xiao—after all, Ning Xiao had always been the worst in every respect.

As for this, Galo didn’t want to dwell on it. His only goal was to expel Ye Jingyan from his body, nothing more.

She had been here for so long. If Ma Yirui cared, he would have come after her by now.

Compared to Princess Qiu Tong’s lack of confidence, Luo Tian had a commanding grasp of the situation. The caravan continued onward, taking a detour, but at their pace, they would still reach on time for the disciples’ trial.

Xiangyang had planned to dismiss her, but knowing that Susan was a radical, he feared that if he was too harsh, she might retaliate against Wang Xinyuan later.

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