Volume 1, Chapter 58: Departure

Sun Dongfang’s expression shifted drastically, but he quickly masked it and picked up his teacup to hide his emotions. Since Gong Changhua had financial issues, naturally not a single member of the municipal standing committee dared to propose him for the position of head of the finance bureau anymore. The standing committee members were all shrewd individuals and would certainly not commit such a common-sense mistake.

"Yanyu, you are mistaken about two things. First, my name fears no man's judgment, and you are willing to follow me. A person of virtue will only feel deep admiration because of this, admiring my benevolence and magnanimity, and marveling at your return to the right path. As for the idle gossip of others, when has it ever been completely silenced?"

While Kunpeng and the others understood the profound arts, the surviving Magi and demons were merely watching the spectacle. An uproar broke out among both factions: the Magi began to clamor loudly, while the demons hurled endless curses. One had to remember that just moments before, the Heaven-Sealing Seal wielded by the Seven Immortals of the Clan of Elucidation had battered Xingtian and Jiufeng into disarray, nearly sending them to their graves.

You Yitian was just about to answer Aファン's (Avans) words when he abruptly heard a furious shout: "Seize him!" You Yitian had been prepared in advance. After all, the misunderstandings with Falici's side were bound to be resolved sooner or later. Since they had come for the Magic Stone, he would settle everything right here and now. Once it was resolved, there would be no need to hide and sneak around in the future.

Ling Shangshui had no objections either, taking an oath of allegiance. As for Western Consort, that went without saying. Li Yanyu felt a lingering reluctance to leave Shanhe Prefecture, so Xi Sa let her stay temporarily, promising that she could follow the demon cavalry once they opened up the situation in the southwest later on. She was neither hypocritical nor pretentious, gladly accepting the command and agreeing.

Lan Xianshu carried the spoon and bowl into the kitchen, dumped the remaining egg custard into the trash can, placed them in the sink, put on her gloves, picked up a bowl, and began to scrub them slowly, one by one.

Hearing this, the cavalrymen quickly suppressed the sorrow of their impending parting and roared their obedience, their fighting spirit soaring to the extreme.

"You said just now, taking on six at once—it seems you wish to die." A low voice broke the tranquility. Primordial Lord of Heaven said indifferently, suppressing the entire field. Talk nonsense; what could be achieved in the Western macrocosm could possibly never be achieved in the Primordial or Ancient macrocosms.

However, there was one matter these warriors were unaware of; only the Beast Emperor of the Behemoth Empire and the Golden Behemoth clan themselves knew the truth.

The two bloody fairies who had stabbed Xi Sa and Yi Zhi suddenly stopped their attack as well. Completely drained of strength under the erosion of the deathly aura, they could not even maintain the clarity of mind that Yi Zhi and Xi Sa possessed, and simply dropped their weapons and collapsed to the ground.

They couldn't possibly use three military academy cadets acquiring tracking clues via a drone as justification to apply for relevant operational authorization.

Twenty minutes later, they finally emerged from the path flanked by massive boulders and arrived in front of the palace.

Uncle Light was indeed capable of manipulating the landing points of lightning to a certain extent, but his accuracy wasn't very precise. Just now, he actually wanted to attack the people on the great fortress, but failed to gauge the correct position.

However, mentioning it casually and dropping subtle hints was something he felt was still feasible, much like right now.

Zhou Zelu wore a helpless expression as he turned to Xu Yi for help, but the latter didn't even look at him, walking straight toward the street intersection opposite.

"Xuanxuan, aren't you supposed to be filming recently? Why are you out staying up so late? Hurry back and get some rest." Gu Luyao knitted her brows slightly and drove her away mercilessly.

The butler took a slap across the face, his eyes narrowing slightly, though he uttered not a word. He gave a subdued acknowledgment and dragged the wretched-looking corpse of Li Fugui away.

Because he had been deep in thought, he hadn't been vigilant about the situation outside. In truth, it stemmed from the confidence that if any enemy appeared, he would definitely perceive it beforehand. However, what appeared outside was not an enemy.

Jiang Yucheng felt a sudden weight on his shoulder. Glancing sideways, he saw Lin Ru fast asleep. He imitated Lin Ru's gesture and pinched her cheek; her delicate, smooth skin was as fine as suet jade, and the texture was exceptionally pleasant.

Even so, it was to no avail, for he had personally lost the person he loved most.

The handwriting on the letter was somewhat messy, from which it could be seen that Xu Chengen had been rather hurried when writing it.

Fang Hui subconsciously wanted to pull him back, but upon remembering that Fang Yun was right beside them, he had no choice but to give up. Then, biting the bullet, he walked toward Fang Yun.

Lü Yijian, dressed in white casual attire, was leisurely practicing the Frolics of the Five Animals with an old Taoist priest. His movements were fluid and carried a transcendent aura. At that moment, a burst of chaotic footsteps suddenly rang out, causing Lü Yijian to gently frown.

"Who is it!" Xi Hao finally woke up. The hour was still early, and upon his abrupt awakening, his vision was somewhat blurred, yet he already knew who the person behind him was. As he suddenly jerked his body upward, the rope stringing the beads pulled taut, and he let out a low cry of pain before falling back down.

"General, the damned dogs are pushing us too far! Slaughter them! Slaughter them!" Countless Danyang soldiers brandished their weapons and roared in anger, scaring poor Registrar Wang Xiu and his retinue so pale that they had no color left in their faces, trembling like withered leaves in the wind.

As for the twelve great factions who had caught wind of a sliver of news, all wore expressions of shock. This anomaly clearly centered around the Asking Heaven Tavern; although they dared not be certain what exactly it was, they could still guess that this matter had something to do with Yang Tianwen.

To give away another two hundred fine steeds would mean exhausting all the fine steeds of the Linhu tribe, a matter far beyond his authority to decide.

As soon as Daoist Duobao finished speaking, two streaks of golden light flew out from his hands, shaped like flood dragons, and swept toward Zhang Zixing. An unnamed fire ignited in Zhang Zixing's heart as the Earth-Averting Flame Flag appeared in his grasp; with a wave of his hand, those two streaks of golden light were instantly unable to approach him.

"Shen Ou—" Wuxia cried out aloud. The splashing hot blood instantly stained his pristine white garments, and Wuxia's face turned ashen as he stumbled backward and collapsed.

The hoarse voice made it impossible to clearly hear what he was saying. Wu Feiyun wrapped his arms around his waist from behind, remaining silent and motionless.

Suddenly, a terrifying suction force emanated from the opponent's fingertips, startling Xue Muhua. The internal energy within his own body actually began to surge outward uncontrollably, like a breached river that simply could not be stopped.