33. The Mountain City of Youkai

Just when I thought I was truly reduced to begging for a living, the heavens finally opened their eyes and the imperial examinations were advanced to this year.

Truly incompetent. If it were Liu Yanyan, no matter what I did, no matter whether my actions were right or wrong, she would always follow me.

Think back to the methods of Yue Fei or Wang Yangming; they both carved out entirely separate spaces within the void, beyond the constraints of even the plot worlds, let alone mere duty-bound officers!

"Do you have any idea? When you went to college, your tuition was scraped together by your aunt and uncle!" A furious reprimand echoed through the living room. The white-haired elderly man flew into a rage, ignoring his wife's attempts to persuade him, and struck Wu Yan's spine hard with his walking cane.

Aki Tomoya's voice grew louder and louder with every word, nearly drawing the gaze of every pedestrian on the street.

The Divine Beast Ancestor and the Phoenix would never spread word of this matter. As for the Eagle-Swallowing Snake King and the Red Bodhisattva, the former was dead, and the latter imprisoned within the Southern Star Spiritual Realm.

"Embroidery Girl, pay no heed to their nonsense. And how many times must I tell you? Your father and I are sworn brothers; never speak like that again." Big Bear put on a stern face and rebuked her coldly.

"Actually, we do not need to overthink it. Cao Bin must carry a relative two-way mission: either he defects to the Later Zhou, or he defects to the Great Song. We were simply never among the options to begin with." Gao Ju closed his eyes in thought for a moment before shaking his head in painful entanglement.

With a thought of his mind, primal force instantly enveloped his body. The bone-chilling cold became slightly warmer in an instant, though the chill still lingered.

Although Ox-Head and Horse-Face brandished their steel tridents and black spears into an impenetrable defense, they were already stretched to their absolute limits under the Vermilion Bird's twin wings.

Jian Lan's earlier claim that she had come here by threatening Fang Zhou was obviously false upon hearing it, but now, even Cui Liying could no longer read Xu Jinlang. She simply stared in a daze, letting out a silent sigh a long while later.

To actually go to that world filled with reincarnation, housing the three major teams: the Celestial Team, the Devil Team, and the Central China Team!?

With what sort of mindset can you possibly frame such coercion as temptation? Put your hand on your heart and tell me, does your conscience not ache when you tell such lies?

However, Qiao Anming would not understand any of this. Assuming she merely cared about performance metrics, he said nothing more, snatched the bathrobe from her hands, and strode into the bathroom.

"Roar, roar~~~~" Not long after I stepped inside, terribly eerie electronic sounds echoed from all around, carrying a rather atmospheric feel. Though my inner self knew it was all fake, I still unconsciously got swept up in the mood, every hair on my body standing on end.

When that enormous bubble enveloped Cai Zhixiong and the others, a deafening boom rang out, followed immediately by the transparent bubble slowly rising into the air with Cai Zhixiong and his companions inside.

Although they were not truly bound by blood, the Yi family could ask themselves with a clear conscience that they had treated them all with kindness, even extending the same generosity to the collateral branches.

The voice on the other phone paused, seemingly provoked by Mo Tian. After a long while, the voice spoke up again, sounding rather irritated.

"I am the master of the Heavenly Saint Demon Palace, what do you think!" Qingxue glared at her adversary with sharp eyes, directly revealing her true identity.

"If Li Qing cannot even defeat the Wind and Thunder Swordsman, he must have used some other underhanded trick to defeat someone at the seventh level of the Innate realm," someone murmured in discussion.

Lin Kun worshipped deities, setting up a memorial hall within his estate to enshrine his father's spirit tablet and a sandalwood fish-drum, praying for household peace, prosperous descendants, and official advancement. He had a son named Zhe, whose official career proved remarkably smooth. Having passed both the provincial and metropolitan imperial examinations, he achieved scholarly success. The Lin residence was blessed with a double celebration; Lin Kun was immensely proud and overjoyed.

Meanwhile, the three fierce hounds that had previously been toyed with by Jiang Wei charged straight at her with ferocious snarls, intent on avenging the humiliation she had put them through earlier.

Knowing that Binglan's strength was currently formidable, Luoxue dared not underestimate her. She gave a slight nod to indicate her consent.

After three consecutive avatars—moreover, avatars of completely different attributes: earth, wood, and metal—were easily dispatched by the opponent, She became cautious and refrained from sending out another avatar to fight right away, yet a lingering presence of surrounding force could still be distinctly felt.

Why was the New Meng Allied Army so powerful within the anti-government forces? Their dominant advantage in capturing bases was undoubtedly heavily decided by the assistance of the Michel family.

Zi Xin sat securely in the chair that originally belonged to Bo Yi Chang, with Gao Ming and Gao Jue standing in attendance on his left and right.

"So that's how it is. As long as my mind resists you, you cannot pry into my thoughts." Su Kuoye instantly relaxed a fraction.

However, he did not refuse outright on the spot. He would simply deal with the other party perfunctorily until the Myriad Spirit Pill was securely in his hands.

Lu Yuan looked at Xuanyuan, smiled with disdain, and continued: "Yet the matter was not as simple as I had imagined. When the five of us in our family traveled to western Hunan and had yet to settle down securely, I began organizing the local residents for battle."

"Nicholas has already returned, so isn't everything fine?" Kraul comforted Madam Linda.

Feng Xiaoxiao sought out the three individuals who had been inseparable lately to demand the return of the treasured sword. The Cornucopia handed the sword back to Feng Xiaoxiao with extreme reluctance. Feng Xiaoxiao expressed his desire to journey through the martial arts world alone, and the three of them nodded blankly, seeming to understand yet entirely bewildered.

The legs of all three felt as though they were filled with lead, unable to take another step forward. This person had merely blocked the four people's onslaught without launching a counterattack, seemingly serving only as a warning.

The tall moon-blade archer flashed sideways, swooshing as he swept off to the side. While he was mid-air, countless spider threads spat out furiously from the ground, and the eight-legged spider's silk was already right behind him.

No amount of fear could help. In the blink of an eye, they reached the mountaintop. Liu Ruoxu led Feng Xiaoxiao with practiced ease into a clearing surrounded by various wild monkeys. Every single one of them was agile and numerous; the moment they spotted people arriving, they scattered in all directions, vaguely forming a surrounding posture.

Tianxiang was both clever and cunning, playing a double meaning with his words. Yet doing so failed to achieve the desired effect.

Many soldiers heard Rao Xuekong's voice, and Ye Genlan heard it too. She had never heard Rao Xuekong emit such a near-hysterical roar before. Knowing something must be gravely wrong, she immediately rushed to the battle drum and pounded out the urgent retreat signal with all her might.

The "Lord of Light" was akin to the Elven "Moon-Blade Bounce" archery technique. Grounded in the divine power of the Lord of Light and wielding the supreme divine artifact, the "Star-Chasing Bow," the sheer destructive force of Manacidor's arrow was vividly evident from its prior momentum.