Heaven Official's Blessing

Chapter 221-230

Chapter 221-230

Ch.221:? ?Meet? ?the? ?Ghost? ?King;? ?Hiding? ?in? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?

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This? ?time,? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?smile? ?wasn’t? ?fake.? ?On? ?the? ?contrary,? ?it? ?was? ?even? ?brighter.? ?Guoshi? ?was? ?

stunned,? ?and? ?he? ?raised? ?his? ?hand,? ?pointing? ?at? ?him,? ?”...You? ?you? ?you,? ?it’s? ?you?? ?That? ?child?? ?You? ?are? ?

that? ?child???”? ?

His? ?finger? ?and? ?voice? ?were? ?practically? ?shaking.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?cheerful? ?and? ?didn’t? ?speak,? ?but? ?his? ?

face? ?was? ?clearly? ?written? ?full? ?of:? ?That’s? ?right,? ?I’m? ?the? ?Star? ?of? ?Solitude? ?himself? ?that? ?almost? ?burnt? ?

down? ?the? ?entire? ?Mount? ?TaiCang!? ?

“...”? ?

Guoshi? ?turned? ?over? ?to? ?demand,? ?”Your? ?Highness,? ?what’s? ?going? ?on?? ?Explain? ?a? ?little?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?opened? ?his? ?hands? ?and? ?shrugged,? ?smiling? ?shyly,? ?”...It’s...? ?just? ?as? ?you? ?see.”? ?

Guoshi? ?was? ?completely? ?shocked.? ?He? ?slapped? ?the? ?back? ?of? ?his? ?right? ?hand? ?into? ?his? ?left? ?palm? ?a? ?few? ?

dozen? ?times,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?a? ?moment? ?before? ?he? ?could? ?finally? ?speak,? ?”You? ?see,? ?you? ?see? ?you? ?see? ?you? ?

see,? ?I? ?told? ?you? ?so!? ?I? ?told? ?you? ?Supreme? ?Ghost? ?Kings? ?shouldn’t? ?be? ?so? ?easily? ?provoked.? ?He’s? ?been? ?

coming? ?onto? ?you? ?from? ?such? ?a? ?young? ?age,? ?such? ?ghastly? ?persistence!? ?It’s? ?been? ?what,? ?eight? ?

hundred? ?years?? ?EIGHT? ?HUNDRED? ?YEARS!? ?He’s? ?been? ?stalking? ?you? ?for? ?eight? ?hundred? ?years!? ?

Scary,? ?too? ?scary!? ?My? ?fortunes? ?really? ?are? ?too? ?accurate!”? ?

“Please? ?master,? ?please? ?drop? ?it,? ?let’s? ?not? ?talk? ?about? ?this? ?anymore...”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?pleaded.? ?

He? ?thought? ?inwardly,? ?’You? ?haven’t? ?even? ?seen? ?the? ?divine? ?statues? ?that? ?filled? ?the? ?entirety? ?of? ?the? ?Cave? ?

of? ?Ten? ?Thousand? ?Gods.’? ?If? ?he? ?saw? ?it,? ?he’d? ?probably? ?take? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?for? ?a? ?savage? ?beast? ?of? ?the? ?

floods,? ?some? ?mad,? ?insane? ?ghost,? ?and? ?he’d? ?stuff? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?under? ?his? ?arm? ?and? ?run? ?away.? ?Guoshi? ?

still? ?hadn’t? ?recovered? ?from? ?his? ?shock,? ?”No,? ?he’s? ?too? ?scary? ?like? ?this,? ?this? ?is? ?such? ?deep? ?obsession? ?

and? ?calculation!? ?Your? ?Highness,? ?you? ?must? ?be? ?absolutely? ?careful,? ?you’d? ?be? ?easily? ?taken? ?

advantage? ?of? ?like? ?this,? ?be? ?cautious? ?of? ?him? ?deceiving? ?you!”? ?

“San? ?Lang? ?wouldn’t? ?do? ?that.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?also? ?said? ?drily,? ?”My? ?lord*? ?thinks? ?too? ?much.? ?I’d? ?deceive? ?anyone? ?but? ?His? ?Highness.”? ?

Guoshi? ?leaned? ?over? ?to? ?argue,? ?”You? ?cunning? ?young? ?man,? ?don’t? ?think? ?I? ?can’t? ?tell.? ?Aren’t? ?you? ?exactly? ?

using? ?the? ?fact? ?that? ?His? ?Highness? ?isn’t? ?too? ?learned? ?in? ?this? ?aspect?? ?Why? ?don’t? ?you? ?tell? ?me? ?right? ?now? ?

to? ?my? ?face? ?how? ?spiritual? ?power? ?is? ?lent?? ?How? ?many? ?ways? ?can? ?it? ?be? ?lent,? ?and? ?how? ?do? ??you?? ?lend? ?it?? ?

What? ?did? ?you? ?tell? ?His? ?Highness?”? ?

“...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?started? ?yelping? ?and? ?cried? ?random? ?noises,? ?”HAHAHAHA,? ?ALRIGHT? ?ALRIGHT!? ?LET? ?IT? ?

GO,? ?IT? ?DOESN’T? ?MATTER? ?HOW? ?AS? ?LONG? ?AS? ?IT’S? ?LENT,? ?RIGHT?? ?HAHAHA,? ?IT’S? ?ALL? ?THE? ?

SAME,? ?ALL? ?THE? ?SAME!”? ?

If? ?they? ?continued? ?the? ?subject? ?he? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?start? ?flapping? ?like? ?a? ?duck? ?drowning? ?and? ?boiled.? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?suddenly? ?turned? ?serious,? ?”So,? ?let’s? ?talk? ?about? ?serious? ?business.? ?Right? ?now? ?he’s? ?locked? ?us? ?up? ?

here? ?and? ?hadn’t? ?made? ?a? ?move,? ?what? ?is? ?he? ?planning?”? ?

“Probably? ?thinking? ?of? ?setting? ?another? ?riddle? ?up? ?for? ?you.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said.? ?

“How? ?would? ?it? ?be? ?done? ?though?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?wondered.? ?

“That’s? ?hard? ?to? ?say.”? ?Guoshi? ?said,? ?”To? ?be? ?honest,? ?anything? ?is? ?possible.? ?Your? ?Highness,? ?don’t? ?

change? ?the? ?subject!? ?I’m? ?giving? ?you? ?advice,? ?don’t? ?let? ?perversions? ?confound? ?your? ?mind? ?or? ?be? ?

deceived? ?by? ?pretty? ?words,? ?I? ?say? ?he’s...”? ?

Just? ?then,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?suddenly? ?said? ?darkly,? ?”Gege,? ?someone’s? ?come.”? ?

“Don’t? ?think? ?you? ?can? ?lie? ?to? ?me,”? ?Guoshi? ?said,? ?”I’m? ?not? ?so? ?easily? ?deceived? ?like? ?His? ?Highness...”? ?

But? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?”Ah,? ?master,? ?he’s? ?not? ?lying? ?to? ?you,? ?someone? ?really? ?is? ?coming,? ?let’s? ?hide? ?first!”? ?

Then,? ?together? ?with? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?the? ?two? ?of? ?them? ?lightly? ?pushed? ?off? ?with? ?their? ?feet? ?and? ?lightly? ?leapt? ?

onto? ?the? ?beam? ?on? ?the? ?ceiling,? ?hiding? ?away.? ?

It? ?wasn’t? ?long? ?before? ?the? ?sound? ?of? ?messy? ?footsteps? ?expectedly? ?came? ?from? ?outside? ?the? ?chamber.? ?

A? ?man? ?kicked? ?the? ?door? ?open? ?and? ?laughed? ?wildly? ?in? ?pleasure,? ?”WAHAHAHAHAHA,? ?THE? ?

HEAVENLY? ?REALM? ?IS? ?NOTHING!? ?DIDN’T? ?IT? ?STILL? ?HAVE? ?TO? ?BE? ?STEPPED? ?UNDER? ?THIS? ?

ANCESTOR’S? ?FEET? ?IN? ?THE? ?END!”? ?

“...”? ?

“...”? ?

“...”? ?

The? ?moment? ?the? ?three? ?heard? ?this? ?voice? ?they? ?all? ?became? ?speechless.? ?

A? ?green? ?robed? ?man? ?came? ?swaggering? ?in? ?from? ?the? ?outside,? ?and? ?wasn’t? ?it? ?indeed? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?that? ?

they? ?hadn’t? ?seen? ?for? ?days!? ?

It? ?seemed,? ?not? ?only? ?did? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?lock? ?up? ?all? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials,? ?he’d? ?also? ?let? ?loose? ?all? ?the? ?

monsters? ?and? ?demons.? ?That? ?those? ?creatures? ?could? ?actually? ?loiter? ?and? ?rampage? ?the? ?streets? ?of? ?the? ?

Heavenly? ?Capital? ?so? ?freely,? ?this? ?was? ?practically? ?the? ?toppling? ?of? ?reason,? ?exceedingly? ?bizarre!? ?

Guoshi? ?didn’t? ?think? ?it’d? ?be? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?either? ?and? ?he? ?stiffened.? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?pointed? ?at? ?him? ?and? ?yelled,? ?

“You? ?friggin’? ?Guoshi,? ?friggin’? ?old? ?man,? ?undying? ?old? ?man!? ?Hehe!? ?Remember? ?how? ?you? ?looked? ?down? ?

on? ?me? ?and? ?wouldn’t? ?take? ?me? ?for? ?a? ?disciple?? ?What? ?do? ?you? ?think? ?now?? ?A? ?slap? ?in? ?the? ?face,? ?right?? ?It’s? ?

karma,? ?you? ?deserve? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?end!”? ?

From? ?behind? ?him? ?peeked? ?a? ?timid? ?little? ?head,? ?it? ?was? ?Gu? ?Zi.? ?It? ?was? ?probably? ?the? ?first? ?time? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?had? ?

entered? ?such? ?a? ?sumptuous? ?building,? ?and? ?his? ?eyes? ?were? ?widened,? ?looking? ?all? ?over,? ?like? ?he? ?wanted? ?

to? ?secretly? ?feel? ?those? ?jaded? ?bricked? ?but? ?didn’t? ?dare.? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?proud? ?and? ?pleased,? ?”Good? ?son,? ?

do? ?you? ?see?? ?This? ?here? ?is? ?the? ?heavenly? ?realm,? ?and? ?now,? ?it’s? ?me,? ?your? ?daddy’s? ?domain!”? ?

Gu? ?Zi? ?was? ?shocked,? ?”Really,? ?dad?? ?This? ?place? ?is? ?so? ?big...”? ?

“OF? ?COURSE!”? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?exclaimed,? ?”If? ?you? ?don’t? ?believe? ?me,? ?watch,? ?P’TUI? ?P’TUI? ?P’TUI!? ?I’LL? ?

SPIT? ?WHEREVER? ?I? ?PLEASE? ?AND? ?WHO’D? ?DARE? ?TO? ?TELL? ?ME? ?OFF?”? ?

Guoshi:? ?”...”? ?

Gu? ?Zi? ?hesitated? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?but? ?still? ?whispered,? ?”Dad,? ?it’s? ?not? ?very? ?good? ?to? ?spit? ?on? ?the? ?ground.? ?

It’s? ?so? ?beautiful? ?and? ?clean? ?here,? ?you’ll? ?dirty? ?it.”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?stumped.? ?

Guoshi? ?couldn’t? ?hold? ?back? ?any? ?longer? ?either,? ?”Take? ?a? ?look? ?at? ?yourself,? ?how? ?are? ?you? ?teaching? ?

kids?? ?How? ?old? ?are? ?you? ?now? ?and? ?you? ?still? ?don’t? ?know? ?how? ?to? ?be? ?a? ?good? ?role? ?model?? ?Even? ?kids? ?are? ?

more? ?mature? ?than? ?you!”? ?

To? ?be? ?lectured? ?from? ?both? ?sides,? ?Qi? ?Rong’s? ?embarrassment? ?turned? ?into? ?anger,? ?and? ?he? ?jumped? ?up,? ?

cussing,? ?”YOU? ?FRIGGIN’? ?OLD? ?MAN,? ?WHAT? ?THE? ?HELL? ?DO? ?YOU? ?KNOW!? ?Pretending? ?to? ?be? ?

some? ?elder,? ?I? ?WON’T? ?ALLOW? ?YOU? ?BOTH? ?TO? ?DISCIPLINE? ?ME!? ?AND? ?YOU!? ?HOW? ?DARE? ?YOU? ?

SPEAK? ?TO? ?YOUR? ?OLD? ?MAN? ?LIKE? ?THIS,? ?YOU? ?UNGRATEFUL? ?BRAT!”? ?

Gu? ?Zi? ?got? ?scolded? ?and? ?stopped? ?making? ?sounds? ?aggrievedly.? ?After? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?done? ?yelling,? ?he? ?

then? ?very? ?guiltily? ?wiped? ?away? ?the? ?spit? ?he? ?spat? ?with? ?his? ?feet,? ?pretending? ?as? ?if? ?nothing? ?had? ?

happened,? ?and? ?cursed? ?and? ?cussed? ?as? ?he? ?dragged? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?out.? ?Before? ?he? ?left? ?he? ?even? ?wrote? ?a? ?line? ?

in? ?big? ?letters? ?upon? ?the? ?most? ?conspicuous? ?wall? ?of? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?–? ?”The? ?number? ?one? ?

Ghost? ?King? ?of? ?the? ?three? ?realms? ?the? ?Green? ?Ghost? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?here”.? ?

After? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?had? ?exited? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Ling? ?Wen,? ?the? ?blue? ?daruma? ?doll? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?tucked? ?away? ?in? ?

his? ?sleeve? ?fell? ?out,? ?landing? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?the? ?wall? ?that? ?was? ?written? ?with? ?those? ?big? ?words? ?and? ?the? ?spit? ?

mark? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?messily? ?wiped? ?away,? ?and? ?it? ?spun? ?madly,? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?crazy? ?with? ?rage.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?also? ?leapt? ?down,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?picked? ?up? ?the? ?daruma? ?doll? ?anew.? ?Guoshi? ?shook? ?his? ?

head,? ?”Prince? ?Xiao? ?Jing? ?truly? ?is...? ?A? ?hundred? ?years? ?like? ?a? ?day,? ?his? ?taste? ?is? ?incredibly? ?bad,? ?I? ?can’t? ?

believe? ?he? ?hasn’t? ?improved? ?at? ?all.”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?took? ?a? ?glance? ?at? ?the? ?wall,? ?and? ?was? ?too? ?lazy? ?to? ?even? ?show? ?a? ?disdainful? ?expression,? ?

and? ?only? ?gave? ?a? ?one? ?word? ?comment:? ?”Hideous.”? ?

Guoshi? ?finally? ?agreed? ?with? ?him,? ?and? ?he? ?tucked? ?his? ?hands? ?in? ?his? ?sleeves,? ?”Extremely? ?hideous.? ?

After? ?so? ?many? ?years,? ?other? ?than? ?that? ?hellish? ?mess? ?of? ?a? ?set? ?of? ?verses? ?on? ?the? ?doors? ?of? ?the? ?

Gambler’s? ?Den? ?in? ?the? ?Ghost? ?City,? ?that? ?writing? ?was? ?over? ?ten? ?times? ?more? ?hideous? ?than? ?this,? ?I? ?have? ?

never? ?seen? ?anything? ?more? ?hideous!”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng:? ?”...................”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?hand,? ?was? ?desperately? ?trying? ?to? ?laugh? ?it? ?over,? ?”Hahahahaha,? ?master? ?I’ve? ?

also? ?seen? ?that? ?set? ?of? ?verses? ?you? ?speak? ?of,? ?and? ?I? ?thought? ?it? ?was? ?pretty? ?well? ?written?? ?It’s? ?very? ?full? ?of? ?

style,? ?I? ?rather? ?like? ?it.”? ?

Guoshi? ?was? ?puzzled,? ?”Your? ?Highness,? ?how? ?can? ?you? ?say? ?something? ?like? ?that?? ?Your? ?calligraphy? ?

was? ?taught? ?by? ?world? ?class? ?masters,? ?how? ?can? ?you? ?not? ?tell? ?the? ?difference? ?between? ?beautiful? ?and? ?

hideous?? ?That? ?writing? ?is? ?totally? ?the? ?worst? ?of? ?the? ?three? ?realms,? ?not? ?even? ?the? ?best? ?teachers? ?can? ?

salvage? ?it.? ?What? ?exactly? ?do? ?you? ?like? ?about? ?it?? ?Did? ?your? ?taste? ?fall? ?apart?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian,? ?”HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAMASTER,? ?PLEASE? ?DON’T? ?SAY? ?ANYMORE!!!”? ?

Suddenly,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?”Ge? ?ge,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?is? ?making? ?a? ?move.? ?He’s? ?probably? ?going? ?to? ?look? ?for? ?

you.? ?He’s? ?heading? ?to? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?XianLe? ?right? ?now.”? ?

Guoshi? ?jolted,? ?”What!? ?Then? ?Your? ?Highness? ?you? ?must? ?hurry? ?back!? ?Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower,? ?

you? ?hide? ?yourself? ?well? ?too,? ?absolutely? ?do? ?not? ?let? ?him? ?discover? ?you? ?two? ?have? ?gotten? ?together.? ?My? ?

three? ?friends’? ?mountain? ?spirit? ?bodies? ?are? ?currently? ?bound? ?within? ?the? ?borders? ?of? ?Mount? ?TongLu? ?and? ?

are? ?trying? ?to? ?break? ?free.? ?No? ?matter? ?what? ?actions? ?we? ?take,? ?there’s? ?more? ?sure? ?of? ?a? ?chance? ?after? ?

they’ve? ?broken? ?free.? ?Remember,? ?do? ?not? ?act? ?recklessly!”? ?

Naturally,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?knew? ?this.? ?Having? ?bid? ?Guoshi? ?farewell,? ?the? ?two? ?left? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Ling? ?Wen,? ?

swiftly? ?and? ?stealthily? ?flying? ?past,? ?evading? ?countless? ?guards? ?and? ?demons,? ?and? ?there? ?were? ?four? ?

more? ?blocks? ?before? ?they? ?reach? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?XianLe? ?when? ?just? ?then,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?spoke? ?up? ?

again,? ?”Ge? ?ge,? ?there’s? ?one? ?more? ?block? ?before? ?he? ?reaches? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?XianLe.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian:? ?”!”? ?

He? ?touched? ?that? ?monitoring? ?silver? ?butterfly,? ?and? ?before? ?his? ?eyes? ?flashed? ?a? ?scene.? ?Sure? ?enough,? ?

with? ?one? ?hand? ?behind? ?his? ?back? ?and? ?walking? ?by? ?his? ?lonesome,? ?it? ?was? ?almost? ?a? ?hundred? ?steps? ?

away? ?before? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?would? ?reach? ?the? ?gates? ?of? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?XianLe.? ?

What? ?should? ?they? ?do??? ?Wouldn’t? ?this? ?mean? ?they? ?would? ?either? ?get? ?back? ?after? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?or? ?bump? ?

right? ?into? ?him?? ?It? ?must? ?be? ?known? ?that? ?the? ?guards? ?at? ?the? ?gates? ?of? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?XianLe? ?were? ?still? ?

petrified? ?by? ?Hua? ?Cheng!? ?

Suddenly,? ?the? ?gates? ?of? ?the? ?divine? ?palace? ?behind? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?opened,? ?and? ?someone? ?stood? ?behind? ?

those? ?doors,? ?speaking? ?up,? ?”My? ?lord.”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?paused? ?in? ?his? ?step? ?and? ?looked? ?back,? ?”Rain? ?Master?? ?What? ?is? ?it?”? ?

The? ?one? ?who? ?stopped? ?him? ?was? ?indeed? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master.? ?It? ?was? ?probably? ?because? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?

given? ?instructions? ?that? ?irrelevant? ?figures? ?must? ?not? ?come? ?close? ?to? ?the? ?Residence? ?of? ?the? ?Rain? ?

Master? ?so? ?other? ?than? ?guards,? ?there? ?weren’t? ?any? ?other? ?demons? ?or? ?monsters? ?visible.? ?She? ?said? ?very? ?

politely,? ?”My? ?lord,? ?I? ?have? ?something? ?I’ve? ?forgotten? ?to? ?give? ?you.? ?Might? ?I? ?ask? ?my? ?lord? ?to? ?stop? ?in? ?for? ?a? ?

moment?”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?inclined? ?his? ?head,? ?”Very? ?well.”? ?And? ?sure? ?enough,? ?he? ?turned? ?back? ?around.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?sighed? ?

a? ?breath? ?of? ?relief,? ?”Thank? ?god? ?for? ?Lord? ?Rain? ?Master!”? ?He’d? ?decided? ?after? ?he? ?returned? ?he’d? ?burn? ?

eighteen? ?tall? ?incense? ?sticks? ?for? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master!!!? ?

Using? ?this? ?chance,? ?the? ?two? ?dashed? ?across? ?the? ?four? ?blocks,? ?and? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?XianLe? ?

before? ?Jun? ?Wu.? ?As? ?they? ?crossed? ?through? ?the? ?doors,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?casually? ?waved? ?his? ?hand? ?and? ?

released? ?the? ?spell? ?on? ?the? ?guards? ?at? ?the? ?gates.? ?They? ?were? ?confounded? ?for? ?a? ?moment? ?and? ?

completely? ?did? ?not? ?notice? ?anything? ?amiss.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?sprinted? ?back? ?to? ?the? ?inner? ?chambers? ?but? ?

before? ?he? ?had? ?a? ?chance? ?to? ?sigh? ?in? ?relief,? ?his? ?face? ?changed? ?again,? ?since,? ?the? ?guards? ?at? ?the? ?gates? ?

had? ?come? ?to? ?announce? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?arrival.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?come? ?so? ?fast!? ?

It? ?seemed? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master? ?hadn’t? ?stopped? ?him? ?for? ?long.? ?The? ?two? ?exchanged? ?looks,? ?

communicating? ?without? ?words,? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?turned? ?to? ?hide? ?himself? ?behind? ?the? ?curtains? ?while? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?hopped? ?onto? ?the? ?bed? ?pretending? ?to? ?be? ?asleep,? ?his? ?back? ?facing? ?outwards.? ?Just? ?as? ?he? ?

pulled? ?the? ?cover? ?up,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?entered.? ?

He? ?slowly? ?came? ?to? ?the? ?tableside? ?and? ?was? ?quiet? ?for? ?a? ?moment? ?before? ?he? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”Xian? ?Le,? ?are? ?

you? ?resting?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?respond.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?sat? ?down? ?at? ?the? ?table,? ?and? ?placed? ?something? ?

that? ?was? ?in? ?his? ?hands? ?onto? ?the? ?table? ?surface,? ?then? ?poured? ?himself? ?a? ?cup? ?of? ?tea.? ?

He? ?said? ?gently,? ?”Xian? ?Le,? ?I? ?made? ?you? ?stay? ?here? ?properly? ?for? ?your? ?own? ?good.? ?There? ?are? ?many? ?

things? ?that? ?as? ?long? ?as? ?you? ?listen? ?to? ?me,? ?the? ?end? ?result? ?would? ?be? ?much? ?better.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?flip? ?over? ?and? ?was? ?still? ?facing? ?him? ?with? ?his? ?back.? ?Otherwise,? ?having? ?remembered? ?all? ?

that? ?Guoshi? ?had? ?told? ?him,? ?with? ?his? ?heart? ?like? ?the? ?raging? ?seas,? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?know? ?what? ?expression? ?

he’d? ?use? ?to? ?face? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?who? ?at? ?this? ?moment? ?was? ?still? ?kind? ?and? ?gentle.? ?

The? ?next? ?moment,? ?behind? ?him,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said? ?languidly,? ?”But,? ?not? ?only? ?did? ?you? ?sneak? ?out? ?to? ?play,? ?

you? ?even? ?brought? ?someone? ?back? ?to? ?hide? ?in? ?your? ?chamber.? ?It? ?seems,? ?you? ?really? ?don’t? ?listen? ?to? ?me? ?

anymore.”? ?

———? ?

?Hua? ?Cheng? ?didn’t? ?actually? ?address? ?MNQ? ?by? ?title,? ?I? ?just? ?wanted? ?to? ?show? ?that? ?both? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?been? ?using? ?the? ?honorific? ?”You”? ?throughout? ?their? ?interaction? ?with? ?

MNQ,? ?as? ?it’s? ?the? ?only? ?time? ?in? ?the? ?book? ?besides? ?to? ?XL? ?that? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?used? ?it.? ?

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Ch.222:? ?Meet? ?the? ?Ghost? ?King;? ?Hiding? ?in? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?2? ?

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Having? ?heard? ?him? ?say? ?so,? ?a? ?chill? ?instantly? ?went? ?down? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?back,? ?and? ?each? ?of? ?his? ?hairs? ?was? ?

raised.? ?

It? ?was? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?could? ?feel? ?what? ?it? ?was? ?like? ?that? ?night? ?Guoshi? ?had? ?snuck? ?into? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?room? ?and? ?

removed? ?that? ?mask,? ?and? ?he? ?heard? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?rise? ?to? ?his? ?feet? ?from? ?the? ?tableside,? ?coming? ?this? ?way? ?

slowly.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?just? ?standing? ?behind? ?the? ?curtains? ?next? ?to? ?the? ?bed!? ?

When? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?got? ?onto? ?the? ?bed? ?he? ?had? ?hidden? ?Fang? ?Xin? ?underneath? ?the? ?pillow,? ?and? ?at? ?this? ?

moment,? ?the? ?hand? ?on? ?the? ?hilt? ?clenched? ?it? ?tight,? ?waiting? ?for? ?the? ?right? ?moment,? ?but? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?

time,? ?doubtful? ?if? ?there? ?really? ?would? ?be? ?the? ?right? ?opportune? ?moment.? ?Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?

didn’t? ?go? ?to? ?the? ?curtains,? ?but? ?instead? ?came? ?to? ?the? ?bedside? ?and? ?lifted? ?the? ?cover? ?on? ?his? ?body? ?

directly.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?his? ?body? ?go? ?chill? ?and? ?shot? ?up,? ?glaring? ?at? ?him,? ?but? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?only? ?eyed? ?him? ?

calculatingly? ?and? ?said? ?quietly,? ?”This? ?robe? ?doesn’t? ?suit? ?you.”? ?

“...”? ?

Only? ?then? ?did? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?remember? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?still? ?wearing? ?the? ?Brocade? ?Immortal!? ?

Although? ?the? ?Brocade? ?Immortal? ?had? ?now? ?turned? ?into? ?a? ?white? ?cultivation? ?robe,? ?but? ?of? ?course? ?Jun? ?

Wu? ?wouldn’t? ?have? ?missed? ?it.? ?He? ?watched? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?calculatingly? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?sighed,? ?and? ?said,? ?

“You? ?just? ?wouldn’t? ?listen? ?to? ?me.? ?You? ?went? ?out? ?to? ?cause? ?trouble? ?again,? ?didn’t? ?you?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?watched? ?him? ?anxiously? ?when? ?suddenly,? ?his? ?eyes? ?swept? ?onto? ?the? ?table,? ?and? ?upon? ?it? ?was? ?

a? ?gift? ?box.? ?The? ?gift? ?box? ?was? ?already? ?unwrapped,? ?and? ?inside? ?it? ?was? ?a? ?few? ?cabbages,? ?several? ?

potatoes? ?and? ?some? ?carrots.? ?

“...”? ?

So? ?it? ?turns? ?out? ?when? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master? ?stopped? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?just? ?now? ?and? ?said? ?she? ?forgot? ?to? ?give? ?him? ?

something,? ?she? ?meant? ?the? ?souvenirs? ?from? ?YuShi? ?Country...? ?

Behind? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?soundlessly? ?used? ?a? ?hand? ?and? ?raised? ?a? ?corner? ?of? ?the? ?curtain,? ?

revealing? ?his? ?face? ?behind,? ?and? ?met? ?his? ?eyes? ?with? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?through? ?Jun? ?Wu.? ?

His? ?hand? ?slowly? ?rested? ?on? ?the? ?silver? ?scimitar? ?hilt? ?hung? ?on? ?his? ?waist,? ?seeming? ?to? ?be? ?deliberating? ?

on? ?whether? ?to? ?make? ?a? ?move? ?immediately.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?think? ?it? ?was? ?the? ?right? ?moment,? ?and? ?

whilst? ?pretending? ?to? ?not? ?want? ?to? ?talk? ?to? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?he? ?shook? ?his? ?head.? ?

“Where? ?did? ?you? ?hide? ?Ling? ?Wen?”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?asked.? ?

Of? ?course? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?give? ?him? ?Ling? ?Wen.? ?The? ?moment? ?he? ?saw? ?Ling? ?Wen? ?there? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?any? ?

need? ?to? ?ask? ?her? ?what? ?was? ?going? ?on;? ?just? ?take? ?a? ?look? ?at? ?her? ?daruma? ?doll? ?form? ?and? ?one? ?could? ?

guess? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?must’ve? ?snuck? ?into? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital.? ?

But,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?wonder? ?–? ?had? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?really? ?not? ?suspected? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?

already? ?snuck? ?in? ?at? ?all?? ?

Just? ?then,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?spoke? ?again,? ?”Xian? ?Le,? ?your? ?expression? ?seems? ?to? ?say,? ?”wrong”.? ?What’s? ?

wrong?? ?Could? ?it? ?be,? ?that? ?other? ?than? ?the? ?Brocade? ?Immortal,? ?you’ve? ?hidden? ?someone? ?else?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian’s? ?expression? ?just? ?now? ?didn’t? ?change? ?at? ?all.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?really? ?knew? ?him? ?very? ?well.? ?

Silently? ?exchanging? ?a? ?look? ?with? ?the? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?behind? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?steadied? ?himself? ?and? ?

said? ?coldly,? ?”Think? ?whatever? ?you? ?want.? ?Either? ?way? ?no? ?one? ?can? ?leave? ?right? ?now,? ?so? ?there’s? ?nothing? ?

I? ?can? ?do.? ?Do? ?what? ?pleases? ?you,? ?you? ?old? ?fart.”? ?Then? ?he? ?laid? ?down? ?again,? ?pulling? ?the? ?covers? ?over? ?

his? ?head.? ?As? ?for? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?he? ?turned? ?around? ?and? ?started? ?pacing? ?about? ?leisurely? ?within? ?the? ?

chamber,? ?searching.? ?

Taking? ?his? ?time? ?and? ?searching? ?for? ?a? ?while,? ?nothing? ?was? ?found,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?then? ?pondered? ?for? ?a? ?

moment,? ?and? ?sure? ?enough,? ?still? ?turned? ?towards? ?those? ?curtains? ?and? ?reached? ?out.? ?

When? ?the? ?curtain? ?was? ?lifted,? ?there? ?was? ?nothing.? ?

Pausing? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?dropped? ?the? ?curtain? ?and? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?table? ?anew.? ?As? ?for? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?who? ?was? ?still? ?lying? ?in? ?bed,? ?his? ?lurched? ?heart? ?still? ?hadn’t? ?relaxed.? ?

Under? ?the? ?covers,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?lying? ?right? ?next? ?to? ?him,? ?their? ?faces? ?pressed? ?extremely? ?close.? ?

Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?was? ?thumping? ?really? ?hard,? ?his? ?entire? ?person? ?was? ?tense? ?and? ?taut.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?

smiled,? ?mouthing? ?soundlessly,? ?”Don’t? ?be? ?afraid,? ?Your? ?Highness.”? ?

Just? ?now,? ?the? ?moment? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?turned? ?around,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?easily? ?dropped? ?the? ?curtains.? ?Then? ?

after? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?walked? ?past? ?him,? ?he? ?then? ?easily? ?slipped? ?out? ?from? ?behind? ?the? ?curtains,? ?and? ?

soundlessly? ?blitzed? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?bedside.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?yanked? ?him? ?onto? ?the? ?bed? ?and? ?stuffed? ?him? ?

inside,? ?and? ?just? ?as? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?rolled? ?in,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?turned? ?around? ?again.? ?

The? ?timing? ?was? ?seamless,? ?plus? ?the? ?positioning? ?was? ?intricate,? ?so? ?other? ?than? ?a? ?bunch? ?of? ?messy? ?

blankets,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?saw? ?nothing.? ?

Finally,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?”Xian? ?Le,? ?stop? ?sleeping.? ?You? ?can’t? ?sleep? ?anyway.? ?Get? ?up? ?and? ?come? ?with? ?

me.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?actually? ?really? ?wanted? ?to? ?slack? ?off? ?in? ?bed? ?and? ?not? ?get? ?up,? ?but? ?he? ?was? ?afraid? ?that? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?

would? ?come? ?over? ?again? ?to? ?lift? ?the? ?covers,? ?so? ?he? ?could? ?only? ?shuffle? ?out? ?of? ?bed,? ?and? ?hide? ?the? ?blue? ?

daruma? ?doll? ?inside? ?his? ?sleeve? ?by? ?the? ?pillowside.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?already? ?left? ?the? ?bedchamber,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?back.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?already? ?

gotten? ?out? ?of? ?bed,? ?his? ?eyes? ?dark,? ?ready? ?to? ?come? ?over.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?hurriedly? ?waved,? ?gesturing? ?for? ?him? ?

to? ?absolutely? ?not? ?be? ?exposed,? ?that? ?everything? ?was? ?fine.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?who? ?had? ?already? ?exited? ?called? ?

out,? ?”What’s? ?wrong?? ?Why? ?aren’t? ?you? ?coming?? ?Is? ?there? ?something? ?in? ?bed? ?that’s? ?keeping? ?you? ?

behind?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?instantly? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?chamber,? ?grabbed? ?that? ?box? ?of? ?souvenirs? ?on? ?the? ?table,? ?then? ?

went? ?back? ?out,? ?closing? ?the? ?door? ?behind? ?him.? ?He? ?then? ?picked? ?up? ?a? ?carrot? ?inside? ?the? ?box? ?and? ?took? ?

a? ?chomp,? ?replying? ?drily,? ?”It’s? ?nothing.? ?Can’t? ?I? ?be? ?hungry?”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?glanced? ?at? ?the? ?thing? ?in? ?his? ?hand? ?and? ?said? ?warmly,? ?”If? ?you? ?like? ?this,? ?I’ve? ?got? ?more.? ?I’ll? ?send? ?

them? ?to? ?you? ?another? ?time.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian,? ?”...”? ?

They? ?walked? ?a? ?few? ?blocks,? ?and? ?from? ?afar? ?they? ?could? ?hear? ?a? ?voice? ?was? ?making? ?a? ?ruckus,? ?

“HAHAHHAHAHAHA!? ?FENG? ?XIN!? ?YOU? ?DOG!? ?THIS? ?DEMON? ?KING? ?IS? ?TRAMPLING? ?YOUR? ?

PALACE? ?RIGHT? ?NOW,? ?WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?GONNA? ?DO? ?ABOUT? ?IT?? ?WHAT!? ?COME? ?FIGHT? ?ME!? ?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”? ?

It’s? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?again!? ?

As? ?they? ?approached,? ?they? ?could? ?see? ?all? ?around? ?the? ?golden? ?palace? ?was? ?under? ?his? ?attack,? ?the? ?giant? ?

and? ?ugly? ?”QI? ?RONG? ?WAS? ?HERE”? ?was? ?all? ?over? ?the? ?place.? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?even? ?hopped? ?onto? ?the? ?roofs? ?to? ?

uncover? ?the? ?shingles,? ?hollering? ?and? ?screaming? ?at? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?inside.? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?was? ?by? ?his? ?

side,? ?looking? ?greatly? ?aggrieved,? ?wanting? ?to? ?speak? ?but? ?stopped? ?himself.? ?

He? ?was? ?currently? ?jumping? ?and? ?stomping? ?on? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Nan? ?Yang,? ?and? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?was? ?troubled? ?

so? ?he? ?ignored? ?him? ?completely;? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?yelled? ?for? ?a? ?while? ?but? ?got? ?bored,? ?so? ?he? ?went? ?to? ?Mu? ?Qing’s? ?

palace? ?and? ?screamed? ?the? ?exact? ?same? ?things.? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?rolled? ?his? ?eyes? ?a? ?few? ?

times? ?at? ?his? ?antics,? ?and? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?stomped? ?his? ?feet? ?in? ?anger,? ?hopping? ?all? ?over? ?the? ?place,? ?and? ?

hopped? ?on? ?top? ?of? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen’s? ?palace.? ?Yet? ?before? ?he? ?even? ?opened? ?his? ?mouth,? ?a? ?divine? ?statue? ?

with? ?a? ?head? ?full? ?of? ?curly? ?hair? ?suddenly? ?blasted? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?room? ?and? ?came? ?flying,? ?smashing? ?him? ?off? ?

the? ?roof? ?with? ?his? ?head? ?crashing? ?first.? ?It? ?was? ?the? ?enraged? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?who? ?had? ?used? ?his? ?own? ?

divine? ?statue? ?as? ?a? ?weapon? ?and? ?flung? ?it? ?at? ?him? ?directly!? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?was? ?stupefied,? ?and? ?he? ?clung? ?onto? ?

the? ?edge? ?of? ?the? ?roof? ?and? ?cried,? ?”DAD!? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?ALRIGHT?”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?furious,? ?”QUAN? ?YI? ?ZHEN? ?YOU? ?SHAMELESS? ?IDIOT!? ?YOU? ?DARE? ?USE? ?

UNDERHANDED? ?AMBUSH? ?AGAINST? ?ME!”? ?

Gu? ?Zi? ?hesitated? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?then? ?asked? ?confusedly,? ?”Dad,? ?how? ?was? ?that? ?underhanded?”? ?Didn’t? ?

Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?openly? ?throw? ?the? ?divine? ?statue? ?over?? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?yelled,? ?”YOU? ?STUPID? ?SON!? ?As? ?long? ?as? ?he? ?wins? ?against? ?me,? ?no? ?matter? ?how? ?he? ?did? ?it,? ?it’s? ?

all? ?underhanded!? ?Otherwise? ?how? ?could? ?he? ?possibly? ?win? ?against? ?this? ?ancestor??”? ?

“Oh...”? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?replied.? ?

“...”? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?his? ?little? ?cousin? ?no? ?matter? ?what,? ?so? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?cover? ?his? ?face.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?paused? ?in? ?his? ?step,? ?”Green? ?Ghost.”? ?

When? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?heard? ?this? ?voice,? ?his? ?face? ?stiffened,? ?and? ?crawled? ?up,? ?looking? ?over? ?cautiously,? ?

seeming? ?to? ?be? ?very? ?wary? ?of? ?Jun? ?Wu.? ?With? ?this? ?gaze,? ?both? ?the? ?’father? ?and? ?son’? ?naturally? ?saw? ?Xie? ?

Lian,? ?and? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?exclaimed? ?happily,? ?”Scrap? ?Cultivator? ?ge? ?ge!”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?hand,? ?only? ?snorted? ?derisively,? ?”My!? ?Who’s? ?this?? ?Ain’t? ?this? ?Cousin? ?Crown? ?

Prince!”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?want? ?to? ?acknowledge? ?him? ?in? ?the? ?slightest,? ?but? ?he? ?still? ?came? ?over? ?to? ?harass? ?him,? ?

going? ?around? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?in? ?circles,? ?taunting,? ?”Weren’t? ?you? ?very? ?high-spirited? ?before?? ?With? ?two? ?

mountains? ?behind? ?your? ?back,? ?looking? ?down? ?on? ?me,? ?why? ?do? ?you? ?look? ?like? ?a? ?lost? ?dog? ?now?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?puzzled,? ?”two? ?mountains? ?behind? ?his? ?back?”,? ?then? ?he? ?realized,? ?one? ?was? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?

the? ?other? ?was? ?Jun? ?Wu.? ?He? ?glanced? ?at? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?who? ?was? ?standing? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?him,? ?and? ?couldn’t? ?

help? ?but? ?feel? ?all? ?sorts? ?of? ?things.? ?Suddenly,? ?he? ?remembered? ?a? ?long? ?time? ?ago,? ?he? ?asked? ?Hua? ?

Cheng? ?what? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?like.? ?At? ?the? ?time,? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?response? ?was,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?must? ?really? ?hate? ?

him.? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?continued,? ?”Hehehe,? ?before? ?you’d? ?use? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?that? ?fucker? ?as? ?backing? ?and? ?

ambushed? ?me,? ?I? ?haven’t? ?even? ?sought? ?vengeance? ?against? ?you? ?and? ?someone? ?else? ?got? ?to? ?you? ?first,? ?

truly? ?what? ?good? ?karma!”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?spoke? ?up? ?quietly,? ?”Green? ?Ghost,? ?stop? ?talking? ?nonsense? ?to? ?Xian? ?Le.? ?You? ?can? ?let? ?your? ?

subordinates? ?out? ?now.”? ?

Although? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?cursed? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?madly? ?behind? ?his? ?back? ?in? ?the? ?past,? ?but? ?when? ?he? ?really? ?came? ?

before? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?he? ?glumly? ?tucked? ?in? ?his? ?tail.? ?Even? ?while? ?his? ?expression? ?showed? ?how? ?unwilling? ?he? ?

was,? ?without? ?another? ?word,? ?he? ?hopped? ?onto? ?the? ?roof,? ?picked? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?up,? ?and? ?ran? ?off? ?to? ?do? ?his? ?

errands.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?then? ?turned? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?”Let’s? ?go.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?at? ?the? ?path? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?taking? ?him? ?down? ?and? ?pondered? ?inwardly,? ?’This? ?direction,? ?

it’s? ?headed? ?to...? ?Qi? ?Rong’s? ?subordinates?? ?Could? ?it? ?be...’? ?

After? ?a? ?while,? ?they? ?turned? ?a? ?corner,? ?and? ?sure? ?enough,? ?a? ?sumptuous? ?martial? ?palace? ?appeared? ?

before? ?the? ?two.? ?

The? ?Palace? ?of? ?Ming? ?Guang!? ?

And? ?at? ?the? ?palace,? ?there? ?were? ?already? ?angry? ?roars? ?and? ?incoherent? ?shouting? ?coming? ?from? ?the? ?

inside.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?alarmed? ?and? ?stopped? ?caring? ?to? ?follow? ?behind? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?running? ?ahead? ?to? ?go? ?

inside.? ?

It? ?certainly? ?was? ?a? ?mess? ?inside? ?the? ?palace!? ?

Pei? ?Ming’s? ?face? ?was? ?steely? ?dark,? ?and? ?Xuan? ?Ji? ?was? ?like? ?a? ?viper,? ?clinging? ?onto? ?him? ?in? ?a? ?chokehold,? ?

wrapping? ?around? ?and? ?around? ?just? ?short? ?of? ?tying? ?a? ?knot,? ?her? ?long? ?hair? ?spread,? ?her? ?face? ?green,? ?her? ?

teeth? ?red,? ?her? ?eyes? ?savage? ?and? ?glaring.? ?It? ?looked? ?as? ?if? ?she? ?wanted? ?to? ?bite? ?through? ?Pei? ?Ming’s? ?

neck,? ?but? ?she? ?herself? ?had? ?her? ?neck? ?choked? ?and? ?pulled? ?away? ?by? ?Ban? ?Yue;? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?side,? ?a? ?

broken? ?sword? ?was? ?pointed? ?right? ?at? ?Pei? ?Ming’s? ?neck,? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?pierce? ?through? ?but? ?was? ?

firmly? ?held? ?down? ?by? ?Pei? ?Su’s? ?hands? ?so? ?the? ?blade? ?didn’t? ?move? ?forward;? ?and? ?behind? ?Ban? ?Yue? ?and? ?

Pei? ?Su,? ?Ke? ?Mo? ?was? ?swinging? ?his? ?fists? ?about? ?to? ?punch,? ?and? ?if? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?the? ?ashen? ?faced? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?

who? ?dragged? ?him? ?down,? ?Ke? ?Mo’s? ?two? ?giant? ?fists? ?bigger? ?than? ?iron? ?hammers? ?would? ?probably? ?

already? ?squashed? ?Pei? ?Su? ?and? ?Ban? ?Yue? ?flat.? ?Xuan? ?Ji? ?and? ?Rong? ?Guang? ?were? ?arguing? ?who? ?was? ?

going? ?to? ?choke? ?or? ?stab? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?dead? ?first,? ?and? ?they? ?were? ?screaming? ?and? ?ripping? ?at? ?each? ?other.? ?

Xuan? ?Ji? ?shrieked,? ?”GET? ?LOST!? ?PEI? ?MING’S? ?SHIT? ?LIFE? ?IS? ?MINE,? ?MINE,? ?IT’S? ?ALL? ?MINE!!!”? ?

Rong? ?Guang? ?who? ?was? ?possessing? ?the? ?Ming? ?Guang? ?sword? ?yelled? ?back,? ?”YOU? ?GET? ?LOST!? ?WHAT? ?

AN? ?IGNORANT? ?WENCH!? ?THERE’S? ?AT? ?LEAST? ?EIGHT? ?HUNDRED? ?IF? ?NOT? ?A? ?THOUSAND? ?

WOMEN? ?PEI? ?MING? ?DOESN’T? ?WANT,? ?THINK? ?YOU? ?RANK? ?HIGH?? ?THE? ?ONE? ?WHO? ?WILL? ?TAKE? ?

PEI? ?MING’S? ?SHIT? ?LIFE? ?IS? ?ME!!!”? ?

Veins? ?popped? ?violently? ?on? ?Pei? ?Ming’s? ?forehead,? ?”...YOU’RE...? ?BOTH...? ?MENTAL!!!? ?GET? ?LOST,? ?

ALL? ?OF? ?YOU!!!”? ?

“...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?endless? ?sympathies.? ?In? ?some? ?sense,? ?this? ?was? ?probably? ?considered? ?the? ?misfortune? ?of? ?

over-popularity.? ?He? ?called? ?out,? ?”General? ?Pei,? ?hang? ?on!”? ?And? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?go? ?rescue? ?him,? ?

when? ?unexpectedly,? ?before? ?he? ?even? ?moved? ?a? ?hand? ?rested? ?on? ?his? ?shoulder.? ?

Behind? ?him,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”Xian? ?Le,? ?did? ?you? ?actually? ?think? ?I’ve? ?called? ?you? ?here? ?just? ?so? ?you? ?

can? ?help? ?do? ?good? ?deeds?”? ?

In? ?the? ?midst? ?of? ?getting? ?bruised? ?and? ?battered,? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?and? ?company? ?also? ?noticed? ?them,? ?and? ?Ban? ?

Yue? ?called? ?out? ?joyously,? ?”General? ?Hua!”? ?

With? ?that? ?hand? ?pressed? ?down,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?suddenly? ?couldn’t? ?move? ?a? ?muscle,? ?”Then? ?why? ?did? ?you? ?

bring? ?me? ?over? ?here?”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?maintained? ?the? ?position? ?of? ?his? ?hand? ?on? ?his? ?shoulder,? ?and? ?pushed? ?him? ?into? ?the? ?palace.? ?

The? ?moment? ?he? ?entered,? ?the? ?mob? ?that? ?was? ?entangled? ?together? ?in? ?a? ?bunch? ?all? ?fell? ?to? ?the? ?ground? ?in? ?

an? ?instant,? ?as? ?if? ?their? ?strengths? ?were? ?sucked? ?away,? ?and? ?only? ?a? ?couple? ?could? ?still? ?flop? ?around.? ?

“Ming? ?Guang.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said.? ?

Xuan? ?Ji? ?wasn’t? ?strangling? ?him? ?anymore,? ?and? ?Pei? ?Ming’s? ?face? ?finally? ?recovered.? ?He? ?sighed? ?a? ?

breath? ?of? ?relief? ?and? ?replied,? ?”My? ?lord,? ?really...? ?thank? ?you? ?for? ?this.”? ?

While? ?his? ?tone? ?wasn’t? ?sarcastic,? ?the? ?words? ?themselves? ?were? ?rather? ?ironic.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?didn’t? ?seem? ?to? ?

mind? ?and? ?smiled,? ?”No? ?need? ?to? ?thank? ?me? ?so? ?early,? ?Ming? ?Guang,? ?I’ve? ?come? ?to? ?have? ?you? ?help? ?me? ?

do? ?something.”? ?

“What?”? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?asked.? ?

“In? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?down? ?in? ?the? ?lower? ?realms,”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?”There’s? ?currently? ?a? ?human? ?array.”? ?

He? ?knew? ?it!? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?said? ?quietly,? ?”Break? ?the? ?human? ?array,? ?and? ?I’ll? ?return? ?your? ?status? ?of? ?Martial? ?God? ?of? ?the? ?

North.”? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?glanced? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?chuckled? ?drily,? ?”Isn’t? ?it? ?that? ?Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower? ?who’s? ?

guarding? ?that? ?array?? ?I? ?may? ?not? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?break? ?it? ?forcefully.”? ?

“Of? ?course? ?you? ?cannot? ?break? ?it? ?forcefully,”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?”But? ?I? ?didn’t? ?say? ?you? ?have? ?to? ?break? ?it? ?

forcefully.”? ?

If? ?it? ?was? ?Pei? ?Ming,? ?it? ?would? ?actually? ?be? ?very? ?easy? ?to? ?break? ?this? ?array.? ?As? ?long? ?as? ?he? ?pretended? ?to? ?

go? ?to? ?help,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?would? ?let? ?him? ?in? ?for? ?sure.? ?And? ?once? ?he? ?entered? ?the? ?array? ?then? ?

unexpectedly? ?break? ?away,? ?then? ?the? ?array? ?would? ?be? ?ruined!? ?

Besides,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?wasn’t? ?even? ?guarding? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?right? ?now,? ?so? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?

fix? ?it? ?at? ?all!? ?

———-? ?

Ch.223:? ?Coiling? ?and? ?Encircling;? ?Silver? ?Butterflies? ?and? ?Blessings? ?Lanterns? ?Shield? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”General? ?Pei...? ?That? ?array? ?is? ?for? ?shielding? ?against? ?those? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?that? ?

poured? ?out? ?from? ?the? ?Kiln.? ?Once? ?it’s? ?broken,? ?then? ?the? ?Human? ?Face? ?Disease? ?will? ?break? ?out? ?for? ?the? ?

third? ?time,? ?it? ?would? ?probably...”? ?

It? ?would? ?probably? ?bring? ?disaster? ?to? ?the? ?world,? ?and? ?annihilate? ?all? ?that? ?was? ?living.? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?rubbed? ?his? ?nose,? ?”Let? ?me? ?verify? ?this...? ?My? ?lord...? ?didn’t? ?give? ?me? ?any? ?other? ?choice,? ?right.”? ?

“Of? ?course? ?I? ?did.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?”If? ?you? ?descend,? ?I? ?will? ?let? ?you? ?go;? ?if? ?you? ?don’t,? ?I? ?will? ?let? ?them? ?go.”? ?

Who’s? ?them?? ?

Xuan? ?Ji,? ?Rong? ?Guang,? ?and? ?Ke? ?Mo!? ?

The? ?three? ?ghosts? ?on? ?the? ?side? ?all? ?flashed? ?a? ?green? ?light? ?from? ?their? ?eyes? ?as? ?if? ?they? ?were? ?starving,? ?

and? ?it? ?was? ?easy? ?to? ?imagine? ?what? ?they? ?would? ?do? ?once? ?they? ?were? ?released.? ?Strangle? ?him? ?to? ?death,? ?

scratch? ?him? ?to? ?death,? ?stab? ?him? ?to? ?death,? ?punch? ?him? ?to? ?death;? ?choose? ?one,? ?or? ?all.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?added,? ?”Little? ?Pei? ?is? ?also? ?here.? ?I? ?imagine? ?you? ?think? ?very? ?highly? ?of? ?this? ?descendent? ?of? ?

yours.? ?After? ?all,? ?in? ?order? ?to? ?keep? ?him,? ?you? ?were? ?willing? ?to? ?cover? ?up? ?his? ?luring? ?people? ?to? ?their? ?

deaths? ?at? ?the? ?Banyue? ?Pass,? ?and? ?even? ?planned? ?to? ?push? ?this? ?affair? ?onto? ?the? ?heads? ?of? ?others.”? ?

Having? ?heard? ?this,? ?Rong? ?Guang’s? ?grievance? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?rolled? ?up? ?anew,? ?and? ?he? ?cussed? ?

madly? ?at? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?for? ?being? ?a? ?terrible? ?friend,? ?that? ?he’d? ?take? ?his? ?great? ?great? ?great? ?great? ?grandson? ?

over? ?his? ?brothers,? ?and? ?Xuan? ?Ji? ?was? ?also? ?on? ?the? ?side,? ?grumbling? ?and? ?griping? ?some? ?grievances.? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?endured? ?all? ?these? ?demonic? ?noises? ?encircling? ?his? ?head,? ?and? ?after? ?much? ?thought,? ?he? ?

sighed,? ?”Will? ?my? ?lord? ?allow? ?me? ?to? ?think? ?more? ?on? ?this?”? ?

“My? ?patience? ?is? ?limited,? ?so? ?I? ?don’t? ?want? ?to? ?give? ?you? ?too? ?much? ?time.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said.? ?

Just? ?as? ?he? ?finished,? ?delight? ?suddenly? ?appeared? ?on? ?the? ?faces? ?of? ?those? ?three? ?ghosts.? ?They? ?could? ?

actually? ?move? ?now,? ?and? ?instantly? ?they? ?charged? ?forward!? ?

The? ?gates? ?of? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Ming? ?Guang? ?shut? ?close,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?hear? ?tortured? ?screaming? ?

from? ?someone? ?and? ?something? ?ripping? ?and? ?tearing? ?coming? ?from? ?the? ?inside.? ?His? ?face? ?dropped? ?and? ?

he? ?cried,? ?”GENERAL? ?PEI!? ?BAN? ?YUE!!!”? ?

He? ?wanted? ?to? ?go? ?in? ?to? ?see,? ?but? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?hand? ?was? ?still? ?placed? ?on? ?his? ?shoulder,? ?and? ?forcibly? ?

pushed? ?him? ?down? ?the? ?other? ?end? ?of? ?the? ?street.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?kept? ?looking? ?back,? ?but? ?his? ?body? ?was? ?not? ?

his? ?own,? ?and? ?he? ?cried? ?angrily,? ?”WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?PLANNING?”? ?

“Next? ?one.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said.? ?

Next? ?one?? ?What? ?next? ?one?? ?After? ?making? ?way? ?for? ?a? ?bit,? ?they? ?stopped? ?once? ?again,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?

breath? ?was? ?almost? ?going? ?to? ?stop.? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?Palace? ?of? ?Tai? ?Hua!? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?also? ?came? ?over? ?from? ?the? ?opposite? ?end? ?of? ?the? ?street? ?with? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?tucked? ?under? ?his? ?arm,? ?his? ?

expression? ?refreshed? ?and? ?rejuvenated,? ?looking? ?like? ?he? ?just? ?trampled? ?all? ?the? ?major? ?divine? ?palaces? ?

and? ?was? ?very? ?pleased? ?with? ?himself.? ?He? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”Why? ?did? ?you? ?call? ?me? ?here?”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?actually? ?summoned? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?to? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Tai? ?Hua.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?a? ?sense? ?of? ?

foreboding,? ?and? ?scolded,? ?”THERE’S? ?NOTHING? ?HERE? ?TO? ?CONCERN? ?YOURSELF? ?WITH,? ?

LEAVE? ?NOW!”? ?

Qi? ?Rong’s? ?face? ?fell,? ?and? ?it? ?looked? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?spit? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?when? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?spoke? ?

up,? ?”Go? ?inside.”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?smiling? ?in? ?pleasure? ?again,? ?”Hehe,? ?your? ?words? ?don’t? ?matter? ?here!”? ?Then? ?he? ?went? ?

inside? ?with? ?his? ?head? ?raised? ?and? ?his? ?spirit? ?high.? ?

Within? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Tai? ?Hua,? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?face? ?was? ?dark? ?and? ?gloomy,? ?and? ?he? ?was? ?pacing? ?

back? ?and? ?forth? ?with? ?his? ?hands? ?behind? ?his? ?back.? ?When? ?he? ?saw? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?come,? ?

he? ?demanded? ?suspiciously,? ?”What? ?are? ?you? ?both? ?doing? ?here?”? ?

Then,? ?he? ?saw? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?who? ?was? ?behind? ?them,? ?and? ?instantly? ?his? ?colours? ?changed,? ?and? ?he? ?cried? ?

angrily,? ?”YOU!”? ?

Gu? ?Zi? ?shrank? ?from? ?his? ?angry? ?roar,? ?but? ?the? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?right? ?now? ?certainly? ?wasn’t? ?afraid? ?of? ?him,? ?and? ?

he? ?sat? ?outside? ?the? ?hall,? ?crossing? ?his? ?legs,? ?so? ?cocky? ?he? ?was? ?getting? ?carried? ?away,? ?”NOTHING? ?TO? ?

FEAR,? ?MY? ?GOOD? ?SON!? ?That’s? ?right,? ?IT’S? ?ME.? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu,? ?haven’t? ?you? ?been? ?pursuing? ?me? ?to? ?

kill? ?me? ?for? ?so? ?long?? ?Didn’t? ?you? ?still? ?fall? ?into? ?my? ?hands? ?in? ?the? ?end?”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?was? ?outraged,? ?and? ?veins? ?popped? ?on? ?his? ?forehead? ?and? ?on? ?the? ?back? ?of? ?his? ?hands,? ?

yet? ?he? ?was? ?locked? ?within? ?the? ?palace? ?and? ?couldn’t? ?take? ?a? ?single? ?step? ?out,? ?so? ?he? ?turned? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

furiously,? ?”WHAT? ?THE? ?HELL? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?DOING?? ?DID? ?YOU? ?BRING? ?HIM? ?HERE? ?TO? ?SHOW? ?HIM? ?

OFF?”? ?

“NO!”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?cried,? ?”Calm? ?down!”? ?

“I’ve? ?been? ?calm!”? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?exclaimed,? ?”I? ?don’t? ?even? ?know? ?what’s? ?going? ?on!”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”Tai? ?Hua,? ?descend? ?and? ?break? ?that? ?human? ?array? ?in? ?the? ?royal? ?capital.? ?Do? ?so,? ?

and? ?I? ?will? ?hand? ?over? ?your? ?enemy? ?the? ?Green? ?Ghost? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?for? ?you? ?to? ?manage.”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?laughed? ?wildly,? ?”HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA? ?LANG? ?QIAN? ?QIU? ?YOU? ?YONG? ?AN? ?

DUMBASS...? ?Huh?? ?What? ?did? ?you? ?say??? ?HAND? ?ME? ?OVER? ?TO? ?HIM??? ?WHAT? ?DO? ?YOU? ?MEAN??”? ?

He? ?laughed? ?for? ?a? ?good? ?while? ?before? ?he? ?took? ?in? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?words,? ?and? ?leapt? ?directly? ?to? ?his? ?feet? ?from? ?

the? ?chair.? ?What? ?a? ?joke,? ?hand? ?him? ?over? ?to? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu?? ?He’d? ?murdered? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?entire? ?

clan,? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?would? ?slaughter? ?him!? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?didn’t? ?acknowledge? ?him? ?at? ?all,? ?and? ?continued? ?to? ?speak? ?leisurely,? ?”Otherwise,? ?I? ?will? ?hand? ?

you? ?to? ?the? ?Green? ?Ghost? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?to? ?be? ?taken? ?care? ?of,? ?and? ?another? ?life? ?can? ?be? ?added? ?to? ?the? ?lives? ?

of? ?Yong? ?An? ?royalty? ?that? ?ended? ?in? ?his? ?hands.”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?face? ?was? ?growing? ?darker? ?and? ?more? ?terrifying,? ?and? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?cried,? ?”WAIT?!”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?take? ?this? ?any? ?more.? ?

“ARE? ?YOU? ?MAD?!”? ?He? ?cried,? ?”WHY? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?FORCING? ?THEM? ?TO? ?MAKE? ?SUCH? ?CHOICES?? ?

JUST? ?WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?TRYING? ?TO? ?SHOW? ?ME??”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?had? ?always? ?been? ?in? ?pursuit? ?of? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?to? ?kill? ?him,? ?and? ?based? ?on? ?Qi? ?Rong’s? ?

character,? ?as? ?long? ?as? ?there’s? ?an? ?opportunity? ?to? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu,? ?then? ?of? ?course? ?he’d? ?

make? ?the? ?first? ?move!? ?But? ?if? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?really? ?did? ?choose? ?to? ?go? ?break? ?the? ?human? ?array,? ?then? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?would? ?definitely? ?not? ?want? ?to? ?witness? ?it? ?either!? ?

“If? ?you? ?don’t? ?want? ?to? ?watch? ?them? ?make? ?decisions,? ?then? ?why? ?don’t? ?you? ?take? ?their? ?place?”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?

said.? ?

“What?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?gaped.? ?

“Xian? ?Le,? ?this? ?is? ?all? ?the? ?result? ?of? ?your? ?stubborn? ?caprice.”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?said,? ?”If? ?you? ?had? ?followed? ?my? ?

directions? ?from? ?the? ?beginning,? ?they? ?wouldn’t? ?have? ?had? ?to? ?face? ?such? ?decisions.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?so? ?angry? ?his? ?voice? ?was? ?shaking,? ?”Are? ?you? ?saying? ?that? ?this? ?is? ?my? ?fault?? ?Why? ?must? ?

you? ?force? ?me? ?like? ?this???”? ?

“Do? ?you? ?hate? ?me?”? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?asked,? ?”Just? ?hatred? ?is? ?pointless!? ?If? ?you’ve? ?got? ?what? ?it? ?takes? ?then? ?

defeat? ?me.? ?But? ?can? ?you?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?clenched? ?his? ?fists? ?tight,? ?his? ?knuckles? ?cracking.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?continued,? ?”Naturally,? ?the? ?you? ?

now? ?doesn’t? ?have? ?what? ?it? ?takes.? ?But? ?perhaps? ?if? ?you? ?break? ?the? ?human? ?array? ?you? ?might? ?gain? ?the? ?

ability,? ?since,? ?I? ?will? ?help? ?you? ?remove? ?those? ?two? ?locks? ?on? ?your? ?person.”? ?

“...”? ?

Those? ?two? ?cursed? ?shackles? ?had? ?sealed? ?him? ?for? ?eight? ?hundred? ?years.? ?What? ?would? ?happen? ?after? ?

they’ve? ?been? ?released?? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?stared? ?anxiously? ?and? ?cautiously? ?to? ?the? ?interior? ?of? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Tai? ?Hua,? ?scared? ?that? ?the? ?

next? ?moment,? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?would? ?choose? ?to? ?break? ?the? ?array,? ?and? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?would? ?actually? ?ditch? ?

him? ?over? ?for? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?to? ?take? ?care? ?of.? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?eyes? ?also? ?moved? ?rapidly? ?between? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Qi? ?Rong.? ?

Suddenly,? ?the? ?hand? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?rested? ?on? ?his? ?shoulder? ?had? ?loosened.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?jolted? ?and? ?whipped? ?his? ?head? ?around.? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?expression? ?was? ?calm? ?and? ?cold,? ?his? ?head? ?

slightly? ?lowered,? ?staring? ?at? ?the? ?curved,? ?silver? ?blade? ?that’s? ?hooked? ?by? ?his? ?neck.? ?

It? ?was? ?the? ?blade? ?of? ?E-Ming.? ?

Behind? ?him,? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?eyes? ?were? ?filled? ?with? ?animosity,? ?and? ?he? ?said? ?frostily,? ?”Move? ?your? ?hand.”? ?

“SAN? ?LANG!”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?cried.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?still? ?came? ?out? ?after? ?all.? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?sucked? ?in? ?a? ?light? ?breath,? ?and? ?smiled? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?”Xian? ?Le,? ?you? ?dared? ?to? ?have? ?an? ?affair? ?

with? ?the? ?Ghost? ?King? ?under? ?my? ?eyes,? ?what? ?audacity.”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?humphed,? ?”Why? ?don’t? ?you? ?take? ?a? ?look? ?in? ?the? ?mirror? ?yourself.? ?Do? ?you? ?even? ?have? ?the? ?

right? ?to? ?say? ?anything?”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?hadn’t? ?even? ?settled? ?in? ?his? ?chair? ?before? ?he? ?leapt? ?up? ?again,? ?his? ?face? ?changing? ?colours? ?and? ?

terrified,? ?”H-H-H-H-HUA? ?CHENG? ?YOU? ?FUCKER??? ?HOW? ?DID? ?YOU? ?GET? ?UP? ?HERE?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?pulled? ?out? ?Fang? ?Xin? ?that? ?was? ?on? ?his? ?waist? ?and? ?slashed? ?over,? ?cutting? ?down? ?the? ?barrier? ?

that? ?was? ?locking? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?inside,? ?and? ?cried,? ?”QIAN? ?QIU,? ?RUN!”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?was? ?still? ?burning? ?with? ?rage,? ?and? ?he? ?charged? ?one? ?step? ?towards? ?Qi? ?Rong,? ?seized? ?

him,? ?then? ?grabbed? ?for? ?the? ?longsword? ?on? ?his? ?back,? ?looking? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?chop? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?

into? ?seven? ?or? ?eight? ?pieces.? ?However,? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?hopped? ?down? ?and? ?opened? ?his? ?arms,? ?blocking? ?in? ?front? ?

of? ?Qi? ?Rong,? ?yelling? ?at? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu,? ?”DON’T...? ?DON’T? ?KILL? ?MY? ?DAD!”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?shouted,? ?”MOVE!? ?YOUR? ?DAD? ?IS? ?POSSESSED,? ?HE’S? ?NOT? ?EVEN? ?YOUR? ?DAD!”? ?

However,? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?suddenly? ?flipped? ?and? ?leapt? ?up,? ?catching? ?Gu? ?Zi,? ?”DON’T? ?COME? ?ANY? ?

CLOSER!? ?I’M? ?WARNING? ?YOU,? ?DON’T? ?COME? ?NEAR? ?ME!? ?COME? ?AND? ?I’LL? ?EAT? ?THIS? ?KID!? ?I’LL? ?

RIP? ?OPEN? ?HIS? ?GUTS? ?AND? ?DEVOUR? ?IT? ?FOR? ?YOU? ?TO? ?SEE!”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?stopped? ?and? ?yelled? ?angrily,? ?”ISN’T? ?HE? ?YOUR? ?SON?? ?HE? ?PROTECTED? ?YOU? ?AND? ?

YOU? ?STILL? ?TOOK? ?HIM? ?AS? ?A? ?SHIELD?? ?YOU? ?SHAMELESS,? ?VULGAR? ?DEMON? ?OF? ?THE? ?

LOWEST? ?REALM!”? ?

Gu? ?Zi? ?was? ?blinking? ?in? ?his? ?hold,? ?and? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?countered,? ?”A? ?CHEAP? ?SON,? ?I’LL? ?JUST? ?GET? ?

ANOTHER? ?ONE!”? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?said? ?lightly,? ?”If? ?that’s? ?the? ?case...”? ?

Hearing? ?this? ?tone,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?instinctively? ?sensed? ?danger.? ?Sure? ?enough,? ?it? ?didn’t? ?take? ?long? ?before? ?

there? ?were? ?surprised? ?shouting? ?from? ?the? ?outside,? ?”FIRE!? ?THERE’S? ?FIRE!”? ?

“IT’S? ?BURNING? ?UP!”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?dashed? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Tai? ?Hua? ?and? ?looked.? ?Night? ?was? ?falling,? ?but? ?above? ?the? ?

Heavenly? ?Capital? ?was? ?a? ?field? ?of? ?flaming? ?red.? ?Many? ?of? ?the? ?divine? ?palaces? ?below? ?were? ?already? ?

sunken? ?into? ?a? ?sea? ?of? ?fire!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?back,? ?”WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?DOING? ?SETTING? ?FIRES? ?TO? ?THE? ?HEAVENLY? ?

CAPITAL??? ?ALL? ?THE? ?HEAVENLY? ?OFFICIALS? ?ARE? ?STILL? ?LOCKED? ?INSIDE? ?BY? ?YOU!”? ?

And? ?they? ?were? ?all? ?in? ?a? ?state? ?of? ?having? ?their? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?sealed? ?away.? ?If? ?this? ?situation? ?

continued,? ?then? ?wouldn’t? ?they? ?all? ?be? ?burnt? ?to? ?death? ?in? ?their? ?own? ?palaces?? ?

“It’s? ?not? ?like? ?whether? ?he? ?cares? ?if? ?those? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?are? ?alive? ?or? ?dead.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said.? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?was? ?taken? ?aback? ?too,? ?and? ?using? ?this? ?chance,? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?tucked? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?under? ?his? ?

arm? ?and? ?ran? ?away,? ?crawling? ?and? ?scuttling.? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?cried,? ?”STOP!”? ?But? ?as? ?if? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?would? ?

stop.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?yelled,? ?”QIAN? ?QIU!? ?GO? ?RELEASE? ?THE? ?OTHER? ?HEAVENLY? ?OFFICIALS? ?FIRST!”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?answered? ?subconsciously,? ?”YES,? ?MASTER!”? ?Then,? ?both? ?of? ?them? ?were? ?taken? ?

aback.? ?He? ?gave? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?a? ?look? ?then? ?dashed? ?out.? ?

On? ?this? ?side,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?withdrew? ?E-Ming’s? ?blade,? ?and? ?thousands? ?of? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?came? ?

whirling? ?forward,? ?wrapping? ?Jun? ?Wu.? ?He? ?seized? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?hand? ?and? ?pulled,? ?”LET’S? ?GO!”? ?

Those? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?wouldn’t? ?hold? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?back? ?for? ?long,? ?and? ?the? ?two? ?ran? ?onto? ?the? ?streets.? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?moved? ?very? ?fast,? ?and? ?knocked? ?down? ?a? ?great? ?number? ?of? ?guards.? ?Many? ?of? ?the? ?

heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?released? ?from? ?their? ?palaces? ?and? ?came? ?out,? ?pouring? ?onto? ?the? ?Great? ?

Avenue,? ?all? ?anxious? ?and? ?scared,? ?”Why? ?is? ?it? ?burning?? ?Who’s? ?set? ?the? ?fire??”? ?

“It’s? ?not? ?a? ?normal? ?fire? ?either,? ?it? ?can’t? ?be? ?extinguished? ?at? ?all!”? ?

From? ?the? ?distance? ?they? ?could? ?still? ?hear? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?running? ?and? ?howling,? ?”FUCK? ?FUCK? ?FUCK,? ?

FUCK? ?JUN? ?WU,? ?HE’S? ?FUCKING? ?CRAZY,? ?THIS? ?ANCESTOR? ?IS? ?STILL? ?HERE!? ?SETTING? ?FIRES? ?

TO? ?BURN? ?DOWN? ?HIS? ?OWN? ?DOMAIN,? ?HE’S? ?REALLY? ?FUCKING? ?MENTAL!”? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?also? ?came? ?out? ?from? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Nan? ?Yang,? ?standing? ?on? ?the? ?main? ?street? ?seeming? ?to? ?

be? ?looking? ?for? ?someone.? ?On? ?the? ?side,? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?questioned,? ?”How? ?do? ?we? ?leave?”? ?

There? ?wasn’t? ?any? ?way? ?to? ?leave!? ?

“Can? ?we? ?fly?”? ?

“Everyone’s? ?been? ?hurt,? ?and? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?are? ?being? ?restricted,? ?there’s? ?no? ?way? ?to? ?fly...”? ?

Which? ?meant,? ?even? ?if? ?everyone? ?was? ?released? ?from? ?their? ?palaces,? ?they? ?were? ?still? ?trapped? ?in? ?the? ?

sea? ?of? ?fire? ?within? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital!? ?

Right? ?then,? ?there? ?was? ?suddenly? ?a? ?wild? ?tremor? ?coming? ?from? ?the? ?ground,? ?and? ?the? ?people? ?were? ?

even? ?more? ?alarmed,? ?”WHAT’S? ?GOING? ?ON?? ?EARTHQUAKE?”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?shouted,? ?”HOW? ?CAN? ?THAT? ?BE?? ?THIS? ?IS? ?THE? ?HEAVENLY? ?CAPITAL,? ?IT’S? ?A? ?

CITY? ?IN? ?THE? ?SKY,? ?HOW? ?CAN? ?THERE? ?BE? ?EARTHQUAKES?”? ?

“Then? ?what...”? ?

Then,? ?words? ?died? ?in? ?the? ?people’s? ?throats.? ?It? ?was? ?a? ?good? ?moment? ?before? ?they? ?started? ?raising? ?their? ?

hands? ?pointing? ?forward.? ?

Someone? ?mumbled,? ?”What? ?is? ?that? ?thing...”? ?

Amidst? ?a? ?sky? ?filled? ?with? ?the? ?light? ?of? ?flames,? ?at? ?the? ?end? ?of? ?the? ?long? ?avenue? ?of? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?

Capital,? ?a? ?giant? ?head? ?appeared,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?staring? ?at? ?the? ?hundreds? ?of? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?on? ?the? ?

street.? ?

This? ?head? ?was? ?truly? ?too? ?big;? ?it? ?was? ?many? ?times? ?the? ?size? ?of? ?a? ?golden? ?palace,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?smiling.? ?

What? ?was? ?supposed? ?to? ?be? ?a? ?very? ?peaceful? ?and? ?compassionate? ?smile,? ?against? ?the? ?backdrop? ?of? ?

this? ?endless? ?dark? ?night? ?and? ?blood? ?red? ?flames,? ?it? ?appeared? ?rather? ?creepy.? ?

“...”? ?

Someone? ?clutched? ?their? ?head,? ?”...AM? ?I? ?HALLUCINATING?”? ?

“HIS? ?HIGHNESS? ?IS? ?SO? ?BIG!”? ?

It? ?was? ?that? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue!? ?

It? ?had? ?flown? ?up!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?himself? ?was? ?dumbfounded.? ?Wasn’t? ?that? ?divine? ?statue? ?lying? ?in? ?Mount? ?TongLu?? ?And? ?

without? ?his? ?control,? ?that? ?divine? ?statue? ?shouldn’t? ?have? ?been? ?able? ?to? ?fly.? ?Without? ?his? ?command? ?and? ?

without? ?any? ?spiritual? ?powers,? ?how? ?did? ?it? ?come? ?up?? ?

With? ?another? ?look,? ?in? ?the? ?black? ?night,? ?it? ?was? ?glittering? ?and? ?sparkling? ?all? ?around? ?the? ?body? ?of? ?that? ?

giant? ?stone? ?divine? ?statue.? ?When? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?closer,? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?light? ?emitted? ?from? ?the? ?divine? ?

statue? ?itself,? ?but? ?millions? ?of? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?and? ?millions? ?of? ?Blessings? ?Lanterns? ?that? ?were? ?

encircled? ?and? ?wrapped? ?by? ?its? ?side.? ?

It? ?was? ?those? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?and? ?Blessings? ?Lanterns? ?that? ?shielded? ?and? ?delivered? ?it,? ?flying? ?it? ?to? ?

the? ?heavens!? ?

———-? ?

Ch.224? ?Turning? ?World? ?Upside? ?Down;? ?Battle? ?Fiery? ?Demonic? ?Fortress? ?in? ?the? ?Sky? ?

That? ?giant? ?stone? ?divine? ?statue? ?rose? ?higher? ?and? ?higher? ?under? ?the? ?watch? ?of? ?countless? ?stunned? ?and? ?

dumbfounded? ?eyes.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?saw? ?that? ?it? ?was? ?in? ?perfect? ?condition? ?without? ?any? ?damage,? ?not? ?even? ?

a? ?trace? ?of? ?that? ?leg? ?White? ?No-Face? ?had? ?broken? ?before? ?could? ?be? ?seen,? ?and? ?he? ?said? ?delightedly,? ?

“San? ?Lang,? ?you? ?fixed? ?it?”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?smiled,? ?”If? ?I? ?have? ?to? ?come? ?to? ?the? ?heavens? ?to? ?pick? ?gege? ?up,? ?I? ?can’t? ?come? ?

empty-handed.? ?Let’s? ?go!”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?nodded,? ?”Everyone,? ?hurry? ?and? ?get? ?on? ?it!”? ?

However,? ?only? ?then? ?did? ?the? ?crowd? ?of? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?saw? ?clearly? ?that? ?it? ?was? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?next? ?to? ?

him,? ?and? ?they? ?almost? ?fell? ?to? ?their? ?knees,? ?”YOUR? ?HIGHNESS,? ?THE? ?ONE? ?NEXT? ?TO? ?YOU? ?IS???”? ?

The? ?distress? ?between? ?Feng? ?Xin’s? ?brows? ?was? ?growing? ?more? ?apparent,? ?and? ?he? ?finally? ?started? ?

calling? ?out,? ?”JIAN? ?LAN!? ?JIAN? ?LAN!”? ?No? ?one? ?responded.? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?saw? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?

sneaking? ?around? ?hiding? ?in? ?the? ?street? ?corner? ?and? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?go? ?and? ?capture? ?him? ?when? ?

unexpectedly,? ?just? ?as? ?he? ?passed? ?by? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Tai? ?Hua,? ?the? ?entire? ?palace? ?suddenly? ?rumbled? ?

and? ?collapsed,? ?as? ?if? ?something? ?inside? ?had? ?exploded.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?all? ?startled,? ?and? ?

when? ?they? ?turned? ?their? ?heads? ?to? ?look,? ?they? ?saw? ?amidst? ?the? ?rubble? ?and? ?ragings? ?fires,? ?a? ?figure? ?was? ?

standing? ?there,? ?head? ?down? ?and? ?silent,? ?

Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?broken? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?silver? ?butterflies.? ?

As? ?expected,? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?stopped!? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?hastily? ?scuttled? ?behind? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?and? ?shouted? ?cockily? ?at? ?the? ?crowd,? ?”GARBAGE!? ?

TRASH!? ?COME? ?OVER? ?HERE? ?IF? ?YOU’VE? ?GOT? ?WHAT? ?IT? ?TAKES!”? ?

Only? ?he? ?still? ?dared? ?to? ?go? ?close,? ?ignorant? ?of? ?his? ?own? ?demise;? ?none? ?of? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?on? ?the? ?

side? ?dared? ?to? ?speak!? ?

Upon? ?the? ?body? ?of? ?that? ?white? ?clad? ?martial? ?god,? ?black? ?aura? ?roared? ?to? ?the? ?skies,? ?and? ?white? ?light? ?

blinded? ?at? ?the? ?same? ?time,? ?these? ?two? ?colours? ?ever-changing? ?and? ?unpredictable.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?

officials? ?all? ?felt? ?this? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?to? ?be? ?infinitely? ?foreign,? ?and? ?they? ?stared? ?at? ?him,? ?not? ?even? ?daring? ?to? ?

breathe? ?harshly.? ?Meanwhile,? ?he? ?watched? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?intently,? ?and? ?slowly? ?walked? ?towards? ?where? ?the? ?

people? ?were? ?gathering.? ?With? ?every? ?step,? ?the? ?flames? ?of? ?war? ?would? ?burn? ?beneath? ?his? ?feet.? ?At? ?first? ?it? ?

was? ?lively? ?kindles,? ?then? ?soon? ?after? ?it’d? ?spread? ?madly? ?in? ?all? ?directions,? ?growing? ?into? ?raging? ?flames? ?

blowing? ?to? ?the? ?heavens.? ?

That? ?flame? ?had? ?caught? ?onto? ?Qi? ?Rong,? ?and? ?he? ?howled? ?demonically,? ?fleeing? ?rapidly? ?with? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?in? ?

his? ?arms.? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?was? ?carrying? ?Yin? ?Yu’s? ?dead? ?body? ?on? ?his? ?back,? ?standing? ?in? ?the? ?middle? ?of? ?

the? ?street? ?with? ?his? ?face? ?covered? ?in? ?soot,? ?and? ?when? ?he? ?saw? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?raging? ?fires? ?burnt? ?in? ?his? ?eyes? ?

too.? ?He? ?didn’t? ?even? ?put? ?the? ?corpse? ?down? ?before? ?he? ?started? ?walking? ?towards? ?him,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?who? ?pulled? ?him? ?back.? ?

Another? ?wave? ?of? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?lunged? ?forward,? ?and? ?using? ?this? ?chance,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?shouted,? ?

“HURRY!? ?DON’T? ?JUST? ?STAND? ?THERE!”? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?all? ?hesitated? ?for? ?a? ?moment? ?before? ?finally,? ?they? ?each? ?answered? ?the? ?cry? ?one? ?

after? ?the? ?other.? ?Hundreds? ?of? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?leapt? ?onto? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?divine? ?statue,? ?like? ?a? ?

band? ?of? ?black? ?ants? ?climbing? ?on,? ?crowding? ?by? ?its? ?shoulders? ?and? ?chest.? ?If? ?there? ?were? ?no? ?places? ?to? ?

stand,? ?then? ?they? ?could? ?only? ?grab? ?onto? ?the? ?hems.? ?If? ?it? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?fly,? ?it? ?couldn’t? ?just? ?depend? ?on? ?

those? ?Blessings? ?Lanterns? ?and? ?silver? ?butterflies,? ?but? ?there? ?were? ?too? ?many? ?people? ?present,? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?couldn’t? ?make? ?a? ?move? ?on? ?Hua? ?Cheng.? ?Ideas? ?come? ?in? ?emergencies,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?randomly? ?

pulled? ?a? ?heavenly? ?official? ?over,? ?and? ?behind? ?him,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?cupped? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?face? ?and? ?kissed? ?

him? ?deeply.? ?

Time? ?passed,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?whole? ?body? ?was? ?instantly? ?filled? ?with? ?spiritual? ?power,? ?and? ?that? ?

heavenly? ?official? ?who? ?was? ?taken? ?for? ?a? ?screen? ?had? ?stiffened? ?completely,? ?and? ?he? ?cried? ?in? ?shock,? ?

“WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?TWO? ?DOING? ?BEHIND? ?MY? ?BACK???”? ?

Countless? ?eyes? ?also? ?came? ?flying? ?over? ?in? ?shock.? ?Only? ?then? ?did? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?discovered? ?that? ?the? ?one? ?

he? ?pulled? ?over? ?to? ?block? ?the? ?people’s? ?view? ?was? ?actually? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?deeply? ?

repented? ?mentally,? ?what? ?a? ?sin? ?what? ?a? ?sin,? ?this? ?mustn’t? ?be? ?seen? ?by? ?this? ?child,? ?and? ?he? ?exclaimed,? ?

“WE’VE? ?DONE? ?NOTHING!? ?NOTHING? ?YOU? ?SHOULD? ?SEE!”? ?Then? ?he? ?turned? ?around? ?and? ?

shouted? ?at? ?that? ?divine? ?statue,? ?”FLY!”? ?

That? ?divine? ?statue? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?heard? ?his? ?call,? ?and? ?as? ?if? ?something? ?was? ?activated,? ?its? ?

squinted? ?eyes? ?suddenly? ?flashed? ?open,? ?and? ?the? ?smile? ?on? ?its? ?face? ?grew? ?deeper.? ?

The? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?and? ?the? ?Blessings? ?Lanterns? ?scattered? ?abruptly,? ?but? ?it? ?still? ?floated? ?steadily? ?in? ?

the? ?sky,? ?its? ?long? ?hair,? ?sleeves,? ?and? ?hems? ?also? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?fluttering? ?in? ?the? ?wind.? ?

It’s? ?flying!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?also? ?leapt? ?up,? ?and? ?stood? ?upon? ?the? ?jaded? ?crown? ?platform? ?on? ?the? ?top? ?of? ?

that? ?divine? ?statue’s? ?head,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?shouted,? ?”EVERYONE? ?STAY? ?STEADY!? ?HANG? ?ON? ?

TIGHT!”? ?

Just? ?as? ?he? ?finished,? ?the? ?body? ?of? ?that? ?divine? ?statue? ?sank? ?then? ?shot? ?forward? ?with? ?force!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?stood? ?at? ?the? ?highest? ?point,? ?and? ?along? ?with? ?the? ?divine? ?statue,? ?carried? ?the? ?

many? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?far? ?away? ?from? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital.? ?However,? ?there? ?were? ?quite? ?a? ?

number? ?of? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?who? ?had? ?kept? ?years? ?of? ?savings? ?in? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital,? ?so? ?they? ?

kept? ?looking? ?back,? ?despairingly? ?and? ?dejectedly.? ?

After? ?calming? ?down? ?for? ?a? ?bit,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?suddenly? ?remembered? ?that? ?things? ?were? ?in? ?such? ?a? ?flurry? ?

earlier? ?that? ?there? ?wasn’t? ?any? ?time? ?to? ?take? ?count,? ?and? ?said,? ?”Has? ?everyone? ?boarded?? ?Where’s? ?

Guoshi?? ?General? ?Pei?”? ?Who? ?knows? ?if? ?General? ?Pei? ?would? ?fall? ?to? ?his? ?misfortunes.? ?He? ?was? ?just? ?

searching? ?for? ?the? ?shadows? ?of? ?those? ?he? ?was? ?familiar? ?with? ?and? ?he? ?cried,? ?”MASTER!”? ?

From? ?far? ?in? ?the? ?distance? ?came? ?Guoshi’s? ?voice? ?in? ?response,? ?”I’VE? ?COME!”? ?

Only? ?then? ?did? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?slightly? ?relaxed.? ?Just? ?then,? ?someone? ?suddenly? ?cried,? ?”IT’S? ?CATCHING? ?

UP!? ?IT’S? ?CATCHING? ?UP!”? ?

As? ?expected!? ?Behind? ?the? ?back? ?of? ?this? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue,? ?something? ?crimson? ?was? ?in? ?pursuit,? ?like? ?

a? ?life? ?claiming? ?red? ?light.? ?

It? ?was? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital!? ?

The? ?original? ?Heavenly? ?capital? ?was? ?wrapped? ?and? ?encircled? ?by? ?propitious? ?and? ?auspicious? ?clouds.? ?

Right? ?now? ?it? ?was? ?instead? ?burning? ?with? ?the? ?flames? ?of? ?war,? ?and? ?had? ?transformed? ?into? ?a? ?fiery? ?

demonic? ?fortress!? ?

Someone? ?said? ?in? ?terror,? ?”It’s? ?the? ?Emperor...? ?the? ?Emperor? ?is? ?moving? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital...? ?he’s? ?

going? ?to? ?annihilate? ?us? ?all...”? ?

“He’s? ?going? ?to? ?catch? ?up!”? ?

However,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?shouted,? ?”NOT? ?SO? ?FAST!”? ?His? ?hand? ?seals? ?changed? ?rapidly,? ?and? ?the? ?eyes? ?of? ?

that? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?flashed.? ?The? ?wind? ?whipping? ?around? ?the? ?heavenly? ?official’s? ?ears? ?blew? ?

faster,? ?howling? ?like? ?mad,? ?and? ?the? ?red? ?light? ?chasing? ?behind? ?them? ?was? ?instantly? ?pulled? ?away? ?for? ?a? ?

large? ?distance.? ?The? ?divine? ?statue? ?was? ?now? ?flying? ?even? ?faster!? ?

While? ?things? ?sped? ?up? ?on? ?this? ?end,? ?that? ?red? ?light? ?didn’t? ?give? ?up? ?either,? ?and? ?its? ?speed? ?suddenly? ?

exploded,? ?rumble? ?rumble,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?now? ?even? ?closer,? ?making? ?many? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?cry? ?out? ?in? ?

alarm.? ?With? ?this? ?distance,? ?they? ?could? ?almost? ?see? ?clearly? ?the? ?figure? ?standing? ?within? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?

Capital!? ?

Meanwhile,? ?the? ?mortal? ?realm? ?had? ?no? ?idea? ?what? ?was? ?going? ?on? ?at? ?all;? ?children? ?were? ?laughing? ?and? ?

playing,? ?and? ?when? ?they? ?saw? ?in? ?the? ?sky? ?a? ?white? ?light? ?dashing? ?across? ?and? ?a? ?red? ?light? ?flying? ?past,? ?

they? ?all? ?hung? ?their? ?mouths? ?open? ?and? ?clapped,? ?”So? ?pretty!”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?knew? ?things? ?couldn’t? ?go? ?on? ?like? ?this,? ?and? ?that? ?the? ?must? ?speed? ?up? ?again,? ?but? ?he? ?was? ?

feeling? ?slightly? ?dizzy.? ?He? ?had? ?flown? ?for? ?so? ?long? ?after? ?all,? ?all? ?on? ?a? ?single? ?breath.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?

helping? ?him? ?up,? ?but? ?before? ?the? ?two? ?could? ?exchange? ?words,? ?they? ?heard? ?down? ?below? ?the? ?Guoshi? ?

yelling,? ?”WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?ALL? ?STANDING? ?THERE? ?FOR?? ?A? ?BUNCH? ?OF? ?HEAVENLY? ?

OFFICIALS? ?STILL? ?NEED? ?TO? ?BORROW? ?SPIRITUAL? ?POWERS? ?FROM? ?A? ?GHOST? ?KING? ?TO? ?

MAKE? ?YOUR? ?ESCAPE?? ?AREN’T? ?YOU? ?ALL? ?EMBARRASSED? ?OF? ?YOURSELVES?”? ?

Some? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?didn’t? ?appreciate? ?the? ?tone? ?and? ?exclaimed,? ?”Who? ?are? ?you?? ?What? ?right? ?do? ?

you? ?have? ?to? ?lecture? ?us?”? ?

Guoshi? ?countered,? ?”It? ?doesn’t? ?matter? ?who? ?I? ?am,? ?even? ?though? ?when? ?I? ?was? ?in? ?the? ?Upper? ?Court? ?you? ?

were? ?still? ?playing? ?in? ?a? ?sandbox? ?somewhere.? ?The? ?point? ?is,? ?hurry? ?and? ?place? ?your? ?delicate,? ?golden? ?

hands? ?on? ?this? ?divine? ?statue,? ?and? ?give? ?as? ?much? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?as? ?you? ?all? ?can!? ?Only? ?then? ?can? ?this? ?

divine? ?statue? ?fly? ?even? ?faster,? ?unless? ?you’re? ?waiting? ?for? ?him? ?to? ?catch? ?up?? ?Are? ?you? ?all? ?so? ?used? ?to? ?

watching? ?from? ?the? ?sidelines? ?that? ?you’ve? ?forgotten? ?your? ?lives? ?are? ?on? ?the? ?line?? ?You? ?all? ?still? ?need? ?me? ?

to? ?remind? ?you? ?of? ?something? ?like? ?this?”? ?

With? ?his? ?reminder,? ?senses? ?finally? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials,? ?and? ?they? ?all? ?yelped? ?much? ?

ashamed? ?mentally,? ?that? ?they? ?actually? ?forgot? ?they? ?could? ?use? ?this? ?method? ?to? ?give? ?support.? ?Thus,? ?

they? ?all? ?went? ?to? ?work,? ?putting? ?their? ?hands? ?on? ?the? ?divine? ?statue,? ?yelling,? ?”YOUR? ?HIGHNESS,? ?THIS? ?

LOWLY? ?ONE? ?WILL,? ?UH,? ?GIVE? ?YOU? ?A? ?HAND!”? ?

“Ah,? ?then? ?me? ?too...”? ?

“There’s? ?not? ?much...? ?but? ?we’ll? ?do? ?what? ?we? ?can.”? ?

With? ?that,? ?with? ?seven? ?to? ?eight? ?hundred? ?hands? ?and? ?feet,? ?the? ?divine? ?statue? ?was? ?injected? ?full? ?of? ?

spiritual? ?powers? ?again,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?himself? ?re-energized.? ?That? ?divine? ?statue? ?powered? ?up? ?

once? ?again,? ?and? ?this? ?time,? ?with? ?a? ?large? ?rumble,? ?it? ?left? ?that? ?red? ?light? ?far,? ?far? ?behind? ?for? ?dozens? ?of? ?

miles!? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?all? ?deeply? ?sighed? ?in? ?relief,? ?and? ?each? ?wiping? ?away? ?their? ?sweat.? ?

Suddenly,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”Gege,? ?go? ?down? ?below.”? ?

Since? ?he? ?spoke? ?up,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?ask? ?why? ?either,? ?and? ?moved? ?downwards? ?directly.? ?The? ?divine? ?

statue? ?broke? ?through? ?pitch? ?black? ?layers? ?of? ?clouds,? ?and? ?what? ?was? ?down? ?below? ?was? ?also? ?a? ?field? ?of? ?

darkness,? ?not? ?even? ?a? ?bit? ?of? ?light? ?or? ?smoke? ?could? ?be? ?seen.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?all? ?

agitated,? ?”What...? ?What? ?is? ?this? ?place?? ?Why? ?is? ?it? ?so? ?dark?? ?It’s? ?pretty? ?scary.”? ?

“Your? ?Highness,? ?why? ?did? ?we? ?come? ?down? ?here?”? ?

“I? ?don’t? ?think? ?we? ?should? ?stay? ?here? ?for? ?too? ?long!”? ?

However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?”We? ?will? ?stay? ?here,? ?and? ?don’t? ?move.? ?Let’s? ?wait.”? ?

That? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?thus? ?floated? ?in? ?mid? ?air,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?”En.? ?What? ?are? ?we? ?waiting? ?for?”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?replied? ?in? ?a? ?whisper,? ?”Wait? ?til? ?he? ?catches? ?up,? ?and? ?fight? ?a? ?round.”? ?

Just? ?as? ?the? ?words? ?left? ?his? ?lips,? ?from? ?above? ?the? ?clouds? ?of? ?the? ?black? ?night? ?a? ?red? ?light? ?broke? ?through,? ?

and? ?it? ?also? ?came? ?sinking? ?down.? ?Each? ?man? ?a? ?fortress,? ?and? ?they? ?faced? ?each? ?other? ?in? ?the? ?night? ?sky.? ?

Each? ?heavenly? ?official? ?watched? ?with? ?unblinking? ?eyes? ?the? ?approach? ?of? ?that? ?red? ?light,? ?chills? ?going? ?

down? ?their? ?backs,? ?and? ?they? ?all? ?questioned,? ?”Your? ?Highness,? ?why? ?aren’t? ?we? ?leaving??”? ?

“You? ?can’t? ?be? ?thinking? ?of? ?fighting? ?him? ?head? ?on?? ?There’s? ?no? ?chance? ?at? ?winning!”? ?

“He’s? ?gone? ?stupid? ?again!? ?I? ?just? ?knew? ?it,? ?this? ?guy? ?just? ?loves? ?going? ?stupid!!!? ?It’s? ?been? ?hundreds? ?of? ?

years,? ?and? ?it’s? ?always? ?been? ?like...? ?Who? ?kicked? ?me!”? ?

“Me.”? ?Guoshi? ?said,? ?”Say? ?one? ?more? ?word? ?and? ?I’ll? ?push? ?you? ?off? ?directly.”? ?

“JUST? ?WHO? ?ARE? ?YOU??”? ?

That? ?divine? ?statue? ?might? ?be? ?a? ?giant? ?object,? ?but? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?was? ?even? ?more? ?majestic,? ?

and? ?if? ?they? ?really? ?did? ?fight? ?head? ?on,? ?then? ?by? ?the? ?size? ?of? ?this? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue,? ?it? ?would? ?definitely? ?

be? ?crushed.? ?However,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?complete? ?trust? ?in? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?and? ?he? ?watched? ?without? ?a? ?

word.? ?Just? ?as? ?that? ?red? ?light? ?had? ?come? ?not? ?a? ?half? ?a? ?mile? ?away,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?suddenly? ?felt? ?something? ?

beneath? ?his? ?feet? ?was? ?being? ?triggered.? ?

When? ?he? ?looked? ?down,? ?he? ?found? ?it? ?was? ?the? ?darkness? ?beneath? ?his? ?feet? ?that? ?was? ?moving,? ?spash? ?

spash,? ?rising? ?and? ?folding,? ?practically? ?like...? ?

Waves.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?suddenly? ?knew? ?where? ?this? ?place? ?was.? ?

There? ?were? ?also? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?who? ?noticed,? ?and? ?someone? ?said? ?in? ?terror,? ?”My? ?heavens,? ?this? ?

place? ?seems? ?to? ?be...? ?the? ?Black? ?Water? ?Demon? ?Lair!? ?We’ve? ?been? ?brought? ?to? ?the? ?lair? ?of? ?demons!”? ?

Just? ?as? ?the? ?words? ?were? ?said,? ?down? ?below? ?there? ?were? ?suddenly? ?several? ?white? ?strips? ?breaking? ?

through? ?the? ?darkness? ?and? ?leaping? ?into? ?the? ?air!? ?

Four? ?sets? ?of? ?eyes,? ?eight? ?giant? ?eyes? ?as? ?big? ?as? ?ghost? ?fire? ?lanterns? ?were? ?hauntingly? ?green,? ?and? ?they? ?

stared? ?at? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?fortress,? ?letting? ?long,? ?and? ?malicious? ?howls,? ?as? ?if? ?they? ?were? ?very? ?

displeased? ?by? ?that? ?rude? ?intruder,? ?Their? ?giant? ?tails? ?whipped? ?back? ?and? ?forth,? ?slapping? ?at? ?the? ?surface? ?

of? ?the? ?sea,? ?exciting? ?waves? ?of? ?thousands? ?of? ?feet? ?high.? ?

It? ?was? ?those? ?four? ?Bone? ?dragons!? ?

The? ?moment? ?they? ?raised? ?their? ?heads? ?to? ?the? ?demonic? ?fortress,? ?a? ?rapid? ?current? ?shot? ?out? ?of? ?their? ?

mouths,? ?its? ?striking? ?powers? ?immense,? ?and? ?even? ?iron? ?and? ?steel? ?walls? ?would? ?be? ?broken? ?through? ?by? ?

such? ?a? ?giant? ?water? ?gun.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?reevaluate? ?his? ?impression,? ?”The? ?last? ?time? ?we? ?

saw? ?them? ?they? ?were? ?a? ?little...? ?haha,? ?I? ?didn’t? ?think? ?they? ?were? ?actually? ?this? ?ferocious.”? ?

From? ?the? ?pitch? ?black? ?surface? ?of? ?the? ?sea,? ?new? ?corpse? ?bones? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?monster? ?continued? ?to? ?

break? ?through? ?the? ?waters,? ?and? ?the? ?fish? ?flew? ?with? ?a? ?whishing,? ?like? ?they? ?were? ?catapulting? ?boulders? ?

to? ?the? ?fortress.? ?When? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?saw,? ?they? ?were? ?completely? ?confounded.? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?

chasing? ?after? ?them? ?to? ?kill? ?them,? ?while? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?and? ?Black? ?Water? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?helping? ?them.? ?

A? ?scene? ?such? ?as? ?this,? ?truly? ?curious.? ?

The? ?four? ?Bone? ?Dragons? ?surrounded? ?that? ?demonic? ?fortress? ?and? ?shot? ?at? ?it? ?wildly,? ?but? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?very? ?

effective,? ?since? ?the? ?raging? ?flames? ?of? ?war? ?certainly? ?could? ?not? ?be? ?extinguished? ?by? ?mere? ?water.? ?The? ?

more? ?the? ?fish? ?tackled? ?the? ?more? ?the? ?fire? ?became? ?enraged,? ?and? ?it? ?burned? ?all? ?the? ?way? ?to? ?the? ?waters.? ?

On? ?the? ?sea? ?surface? ?of? ?the? ?Black? ?Water? ?Demon? ?Lair,? ?raging? ?fire? ?grew,? ?and? ?the? ?firelight? ?danced? ?

wildly? ?with? ?the? ?waters,? ?and? ?down? ?below? ?in? ?the? ?waters? ?came? ?the? ?howling? ?and? ?wailing? ?of? ?ghouls.? ?A? ?

sweat? ?drop? ?rolled? ?down? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?forehead,? ?”Is...? ?it? ?okay...? ?that? ?we? ?brought? ?such? ?a? ?mess? ?to? ?Black? ?

Water’s? ?domain?”? ?

“Don’t? ?worry? ?about? ?those? ?things.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?”He? ?owes? ?me? ?money.? ?Fight? ?however? ?you? ?

will.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian,? ?”???”? ?

Suddenly,? ?someone? ?pointed? ?ahead,? ?”WHAT...? ?WHAT? ?IS? ?IT? ?DOING?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?also? ?turned? ?his? ?gaze? ?over,? ?and? ?when? ?he? ?saw,? ?his? ?heart? ?also? ?jolted.? ?

———? ?

?MXTX? ?Author’s? ?Note:? ?Black? ?Water? ?does? ?indeed? ?owe? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?a? ?huge? ?debt,? ?a? ?very? ?

poor? ?Supreme.? ?He’s? ?severely? ?dragged? ?down? ?the? ?income? ?average? ?of? ?the? ?entire? ?Supreme? ?

rank? ?(although? ?there’s? ?only? ?three),? ?but? ?it’s? ?not? ?all? ?owed? ?from? ?eating? ?too? ?much.? ?

———? ?

Ch.225? ?Turning? ?World? ?Upside? ?Down;? ?Battle? ?Fiery? ?Demonic? ?Fortress? ?in? ?the? ?Sky? ?2? ?

That? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?fortress? ?that? ?was? ?once? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?was? ?shaking? ?in? ?the? ?sky,? ?

snapping? ?and? ?cracking.? ?Countless? ?flaming? ?rubble? ?came? ?rolling? ?down,? ?tumbling? ?into? ?the? ?water? ?as? ?

the? ?body? ?of? ?the? ?fortress? ?slowly? ?turned? ?around.? ?

At? ?first? ?it? ?was? ?laid? ?out? ?flat,? ?but? ?now? ?it? ?had? ?stood? ?up? ?vertically? ?and? ?started? ?to? ?divide.? ?The? ?many? ?

divine? ?palaces? ?that? ?were? ?sitting? ?atop? ?the? ?grounds? ?of? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?were? ?moving? ?their? ?

positions,? ?and? ?what? ?was? ?once? ?a? ?perfect? ?fortress? ?had? ?actually? ?started? ?to? ?break? ?down? ?into? ?seven? ?to? ?

eight? ?large? ?pieces!? ?

A? ?heavenly? ?official? ?wondered,? ?”Have? ?we? ?struck? ?it? ?down?? ?It’s? ?falling? ?apart?”? ?

“How? ?can? ?it? ?be? ?that? ?easy?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?”This? ?is? ?probably...”? ?

Before? ?he? ?finished,? ?those? ?”broken”? ?pieces? ?of? ?the? ?fortress? ?body? ?rapidly? ?reconstructed? ?themselves? ?

anew.? ?The? ?sound? ?of? ?friction? ?between? ?giant? ?boulders? ?was? ?incessant,? ?and? ?on? ?this? ?end,? ?as? ?the? ?

heavenly? ?officials? ?watched,? ?their? ?eyes? ?grew? ?bigger? ?and? ?bigger,? ?some? ?even? ?had? ?their? ?mouths? ?

hung? ?wide? ?open.? ?

That? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?fortress? ?wasn’t? ?falling? ?apart,? ?but? ?was? ?rebuilt? ?after? ?splitting? ?into? ?different? ?parts!? ?

And? ?after? ?reconstruction,? ?it’s? ?become...? ?a? ?fiery? ?giant!? ?

That? ?giant? ?was? ?roused? ?from? ?its? ?deep? ?slumber? ?and? ?stood? ?tall? ?in? ?the? ?air.? ?Those? ?shimmering? ?golden? ?

palaces? ?covered? ?almost? ?all? ?of? ?its? ?body? ?like? ?a? ?full? ?body? ?armour,? ?sturdy? ?and? ?solid.? ?It? ?replaced? ?the? ?

Heavenly? ?Capital,? ?and? ?faced? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?giant? ?stone? ?divine? ?statue.? ?

However,? ?when? ?comparing? ?the? ?two? ?sides,? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?side? ?actually? ?became? ?delicately? ?small? ?and? ?a? ?

little? ?pitiful,? ?like? ?a? ?child? ?standing? ?against? ?an? ?adult.? ?This? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?could? ?be? ?called? ?a? ?

gigantic? ?object,? ?but? ?this? ?fiery? ?giant? ?could? ?take? ?the? ?title? ?of? ?”Dominating? ?both? ?Heaven? ?and? ?Earth”.? ?It? ?

was? ?at? ?least? ?bigger? ?by? ?five? ?or? ?six? ?times,? ?so? ?terrifying? ?it? ?made? ?one’s? ?hairs? ?stand,? ?looking? ?as? ?if? ?with? ?

one? ?step? ?it? ?could? ?destroy? ?one? ?fortress? ?beneath? ?its? ?feet!? ?

After? ?the? ?reconstruction? ?was? ?thoroughly? ?complete,? ?that? ?fiery? ?giant? ?slowly? ?turned? ?its? ?head,? ?and? ?

from? ?its? ?mouth? ?spouted? ?a? ?torrent? ?of? ?flames,? ?sweeping? ?towards? ?those? ?four? ?Bone? ?Dragons.? ?The? ?

wall? ?of? ?flames? ?cut? ?through? ?those? ?four? ?water? ?guns,? ?and? ?when? ?those? ?four? ?Bone? ?Dragons? ?saw? ?things? ?

were? ?going? ?downhill,? ?they? ?each? ?dove? ?back? ?into? ?the? ?sea.? ?As? ?for? ?the? ?giant,? ?it? ?landed? ?its? ?feet? ?above? ?

the? ?surface? ?of? ?the? ?sea,? ?taking? ?it? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?land,? ?and? ?steadily? ?walked? ?towards? ?the? ?giant? ?stone? ?

divine? ?statue.? ?

Atop? ?the? ?head? ?of? ?that? ?giant? ?was? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall,? ?and? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?enthroned? ?within,? ?

permeating? ?an? ?oppressive? ?aura.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?all? ?suffocating? ?with? ?the? ?air,? ?and? ?

cried,? ?”YOUR? ?HIGHNESS? ?DON’T? ?JUST? ?STAND? ?THERE,? ?HURRY? ?AND? ?GET? ?AWAY,? ?WE’RE? ?

DYING? ?HERE!”? ?

“WE? ?CAN’T? ?WIN,? ?THERE’S? ?NO? ?WAY? ?WE? ?CAN? ?WIN!? ?WAKE? ?UP,? ?YOUR? ?HIGHNESS,? ?IT’S? ?

BIGGER? ?THAN? ?YOU? ?BY? ?A? ?MILLION? ?FOLD!”? ?

However,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?responded,? ?”We? ?can’t? ?keep? ?running? ?away.? ?Even? ?if? ?we? ?can’t? ?win,? ?we? ?can’t? ?go? ?

anywhere? ?else.”? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?first? ?taken? ?aback? ?before? ?it? ?dawned? ?on? ?them.? ?Indeed,? ?they? ?couldn’t? ?

keep? ?running? ?like? ?this,? ?and? ?if? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?stopped? ?providing? ?spiritual? ?powers,? ?then? ?with? ?just? ?their? ?

spiritual? ?powers,? ?they? ?would? ?be? ?exhausted? ?to? ?the? ?point? ?where? ?the? ?divine? ?statue? ?could? ?no? ?longer? ?

fly,? ?and? ?in? ?the? ?end? ?they? ?still? ?must? ?find? ?somewhere? ?to? ?fight.? ?

And? ?rather? ?than? ?luring? ?that? ?fiery? ?giant? ?somewhere? ?where? ?it’s? ?populated,? ?why? ?not? ?just? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?

things? ?here.? ?At? ?least? ?above? ?the? ?sea? ?of? ?this? ?Black? ?Water? ?Demon? ?Lair? ?there? ?was? ?not? ?a? ?soul,? ?so? ?no? ?

mortals? ?would? ?be? ?dragged? ?in!? ?

While? ?those? ?were? ?considerations? ?a? ?heavenly? ?official? ?should? ?naturally? ?have,? ?but? ?against? ?such? ?a? ?

menacing? ?fiery? ?giant,? ?just? ?thinking? ?about? ?how? ?this? ?would? ?be? ?the? ?opponent? ?they? ?must? ?battle? ?with? ?

water? ?behind? ?their? ?backs,? ?Black? ?Water? ?no? ?less,? ?who? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?terrified?? ?But? ?even? ?then,? ?no? ?one? ?

wanted? ?to? ?be? ?the? ?first? ?to? ?yell? ?for? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?to? ?quickly? ?take? ?them? ?to? ?somewhere? ?where? ?there? ?was? ?

more? ?people.? ?Thus,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?”EVERYONE? ?HANG? ?ON? ?TIGHT,? ?CAREFUL? ?NOT? ?TO? ?FALL? ?

OFF!? ?ONE? ?WILL? ?SINK? ?IN? ?THE? ?WATERS? ?OF? ?THE? ?BLACK? ?WATER? ?DEMON? ?LAIR!”? ?

That? ?fiery? ?giant? ?lunged? ?at? ?the? ?stone? ?divine? ?statue? ?that? ?was? ?smaller? ?than? ?itself? ?by? ?many? ?times? ?and? ?

reached? ?out,? ?looking? ?to? ?be? ?grabbing? ?for? ?it.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?agilely? ?dodged,? ?leaping? ?vigorously,? ?and? ?the? ?

heavenly? ?officials? ?holding? ?onto? ?the? ?divine? ?statue? ?were? ?being? ?flung? ?around,? ?flipping? ?and? ?toppling,? ?

sometimes? ?rising,? ?sometimes? ?falling,? ?exceedingly? ?distressing? ?and? ?thrilling,? ?their? ?screams? ?going? ?

up? ?and? ?down? ?along? ?with? ?the? ?divine? ?statue.? ?Nevermind? ?that? ?most? ?of? ?them? ?weren’t? ?martial? ?gods? ?

and? ?only? ?sat? ?in? ?their? ?palaces? ?all? ?day,? ?even? ?very? ?few? ?martial? ?gods? ?had? ?ever? ?experienced? ?a? ?battle? ?

such? ?as? ?this.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?heard? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?yell,? ?”YOU? ?DON’T? ?HAVE? ?A? ?WEAPON!? ?YOU? ?NEED? ?A? ?

WEAPON!”? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?finally? ?couldn’t? ?hold? ?back? ?any? ?longer,? ?”YEA,? ?YOUR? ?HIGHNESS!? ?IT’S? ?

HARD? ?TO? ?WIN? ?IF? ?YOU? ?DON’T? ?HAVE? ?A? ?WEAPON!”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?yelled? ?back,? ?”I’M? ?TRYING? ?TO? ?THINK? ?OF? ?WHAT? ?CAN? ?BE? ?USED? ?AS? ?A? ?WEAPON!”? ?

RuoYe? ?very? ?excitedly? ?twisted? ?its? ?body? ?into? ?many? ?loops? ?and? ?came? ?snuggling? ?to? ?his? ?face,? ?but? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?pushed? ?it? ?away,? ?”Thank? ?you? ?but? ?you? ?won’t? ?do,? ?you’re? ?too? ?small!”? ?

Just? ?then,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”It’s? ?not? ?like? ?there’s? ?no? ?weapon? ?if? ?you? ?need? ?one,? ?but? ?use? ?this? ?for? ?

now.”? ?

Then,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?heard? ?another? ?round? ?of? ?shrieking? ?howls.? ?Those? ?four? ?Bone? ?Dragons? ?that? ?dove? ?into? ?

the? ?sea? ?to? ?evade? ?the? ?throwing? ?flames? ?from? ?the? ?fiery? ?giant? ?poked? ?out? ?again,? ?surrounding? ?the? ?giant? ?

stone? ?divine? ?statue.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?be? ?alarmed,? ?”What? ?are? ?they? ?

planning?”? ?

Naturally,? ?they? ?didn’t? ?surround? ?to? ?attack.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?watched? ?them? ?as? ?each? ?bit? ?onto? ?the? ?other’s? ?tail,? ?

and? ?four? ?long? ?Bone? ?Dragons? ?linked? ?into? ?one? ?curiously? ?long? ?Bone? ?Dragon!? ?

That? ?linked? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?leapt? ?up? ?and? ?came? ?flying? ?over.? ?Without? ?thinking,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?raised? ?his? ?

hand,? ?and? ?that? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?caught? ?it.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?muttered? ?in? ?wonder,? ?”This? ?is...”? ?

A? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?Whip!? ?

Just? ?control? ?it? ?as? ?he? ?always? ?would? ?RuoYe? ?and? ?it’d? ?be? ?fine!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?whipped? ?up? ?his? ?hand,? ?and? ?that? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?whip? ?whipped? ?over,? ?going? ?straight? ?for? ?that? ?

fiery? ?giant’s? ?head.? ?That? ?fiery? ?giant? ?also? ?raised? ?its? ?hand,? ?and? ?caught? ?the? ?end? ?of? ?the? ?whip.? ?

However,? ?that? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?Whip? ?suddenly? ?snapped? ?from? ?the? ?middle,? ?and? ?that? ?giant? ?divine? ?

statue? ?took? ?a? ?step? ?forward,? ?with? ?the? ?whip? ?in? ?hand? ?it? ?whipped? ?again? ?at? ?the? ?giant’s? ?head.? ?That? ?fiery? ?

giant? ?looked? ?as? ?if? ?it? ?took? ?pain,? ?loosened? ?its? ?grip,? ?and? ?that? ?stretch? ?of? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?it? ?caught? ?

slithered? ?back,? ?linking? ?once? ?again? ?with? ?the? ?rest? ?in? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?hand.? ?

This? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?Whip? ?could? ?break? ?and? ?reattach,? ?exceedingly? ?flexible.? ?Sometimes? ?it’d? ?break? ?

into? ?two,? ?sometimes? ?into? ?four,? ?plus? ?that? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue’s? ?moves? ?were? ?also? ?extremely? ?agile,? ?so? ?

it? ?suddenly? ?became? ?very? ?hard? ?to? ?handle.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?officials’s? ?hairs? ?were? ?all? ?blown? ?into? ?

complete? ?wild? ?messes? ?from? ?the? ?flinging? ?whirlwinds,? ?their? ?hems? ?covering? ?their? ?faces,? ?”I? ?didn’t? ?think? ?

His? ?Highness? ?actually? ?had? ?a? ?couple? ?moves!”? ?

“I’ve? ?only? ?ever? ?seen? ?him? ?collect? ?junk,? ?so? ?he? ?really? ?did? ?come? ?from? ?a? ?martial? ?god? ?background!”? ?

“You? ?can? ?take? ?away? ?the? ?”I? ?didn’t? ?think”? ?at? ?the? ?beginning? ?of? ?your? ?sentence.”? ?Guoshi? ?said,? ?”And? ?

there’s? ?no? ?need? ?to? ?put? ?emphasis? ?on? ?that? ?junk? ?collection? ?either!”? ?

Xie? ?Lian,? ?”Uh,? ?hahahaha...”? ?

That? ?incredibly? ?long? ?Linked? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?Whip? ?was? ?like? ?a? ?tragically? ?white? ?steel? ?chain,? ?crackling? ?

as? ?it? ?tangled? ?the? ?opponent.? ?That? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant’s? ?body? ?sank,? ?and? ?immediately,? ?the? ?heavenly? ?

officials? ?snapped? ?to,? ?”QUICK? ?QUICK? ?QUICK,? ?PULL? ?IT? ?INTO? ?THE? ?SEA!”? ?

Below? ?the? ?battlefield? ?was? ?that? ?Black? ?Water? ?Demon? ?Lair? ?–? ?one? ?would? ?sink? ?in? ?its? ?waters!? ?

That? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?gripped? ?that? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?chain,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?gritted? ?his? ?teeth? ?as? ?he? ?

exerted? ?force,? ?”COME? ?ON? ?DOWN!”? ?

Sure? ?enough,? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant? ?sank? ?a? ?bit? ?more.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?quickly? ?put? ?all? ?their? ?

hands? ?and? ?feet? ?on? ?top? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?again? ?to? ?transfer? ?spiritual? ?powers,? ?chanting,? ?

“SINK!? ?SINK!? ?HURRY? ?AND? ?SINK!”? ?

Listening? ?to? ?their? ?voices? ?shouting? ?”sink”? ?at? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?a? ?slight? ?chill? ?in? ?his? ?heart,? ?and? ?

looked? ?up? ?to? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall? ?sitting? ?atop? ?that? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue.? ?For? ?some? ?reason,? ?

although? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?completely? ?see? ?the? ?expression? ?of? ?the? ?one? ?sitting? ?within,? ?he? ?could? ?still? ?

somehow? ?sense? ?that? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?jeering.? ?

That? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant? ?was? ?pulled? ?into? ?the? ?bottom? ?of? ?the? ?sea? ?as? ?expected,? ?but? ?the? ?flames? ?on? ?its? ?

body? ?was? ?still? ?burning,? ?and? ?even? ?after? ?its? ?entered? ?the? ?waters? ?they? ?were? ?not? ?extinguished,? ?and? ?

instead,? ?from? ?the? ?blackness? ?of? ?the? ?deep? ?sea,? ?a? ?red? ?light? ?was? ?emitting.? ?It? ?only? ?slowly? ?disappeared? ?

as? ?the? ?Bone? ?Dragons? ?pulled? ?it? ?deeper? ?and? ?deeper.? ?

The? ?Heavenly? ?officials? ?all? ?sighed? ?in? ?relief,? ?but? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?dare? ?to? ?completely? ?relax? ?still.? ?

There? ?wasn’t? ?any? ?sound? ?for? ?a? ?good? ?while.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?then? ?remembered? ?that? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?didn’t? ?answer? ?

his? ?call,? ?and? ?he? ?didn’t? ?hear? ?the? ?voices? ?of? ?Ban? ?Yue? ?and? ?the? ?others,? ?so? ?they? ?were? ?probably? ?dragged? ?

into? ?the? ?sea? ?together? ?with? ?the? ?giant.? ?This? ?time,? ?it? ?really? ?might? ?be? ?the? ?worst? ?case? ?scenario? ?for? ?

them.? ?

Just? ?then,? ?the? ?surface? ?of? ?the? ?sea? ?down? ?below? ?started? ?rolling? ?and? ?bubbling.? ?

Bubble? ?bubble,? ?it? ?kept? ?spreading? ?and? ?started? ?surging,? ?and? ?there? ?was? ?even? ?waves? ?of? ?white? ?

smoke.? ?

The? ?sea? ?water? ?was? ?boiling!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?fly? ?upward? ?when? ?suddenly,? ?a? ?hand? ?broke? ?through? ?the? ?waters? ?and? ?

grabbed? ?the? ?ankle? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?its? ?body? ?forcefully? ?sink.? ?

Jun? ?Wu’s? ?laughter? ?was? ?echoing? ?throughout? ?the? ?entire? ?sea,? ?filling? ?every? ?corner.? ?It? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?wild? ?

laughter,? ?and? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?jeers? ?either.? ?It? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?described,? ?but? ?it? ?was? ?even? ?more? ?chilling.? ?

With? ?its? ?dragging,? ?half? ?of? ?the? ?body? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?was? ?pulled? ?into? ?the? ?boiling? ?water,? ?

and? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?hanging? ?on? ?at? ?the? ?bottom? ?had? ?to? ?quickly? ?climb? ?up.? ?Even? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?who? ?

was? ?standing? ?at? ?the? ?very? ?top? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?could? ?feel? ?the? ?suffocating? ?steam? ?and? ?heat,? ?

so? ?hot? ?that? ?sweat? ?rolled? ?from? ?his? ?forehead? ?and? ?down? ?his? ?back.? ?If? ?they? ?were? ?to? ?be? ?dragged? ?into? ?

the? ?sea,? ?then? ?they? ?were? ?going? ?to? ?be? ?cooked? ?from? ?top? ?to? ?bottom!? ?

That? ?won’t? ?do,? ?other? ?weapons? ?couldn’t? ?release? ?his? ?full? ?potential.? ?He? ?still? ?needed? ?a? ?sword!? ?

Suddenly,? ?he? ?heard? ?Guoshi’s? ?voice,? ?”Um..? ?fluffy? ?child,? ?what? ?are? ?you? ?doing?? ?Don’t? ?just? ?toss? ?a? ?

corpse? ?at? ?me?? ?WAIT?? ?WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?DOING??”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?also? ?alarmed,? ?and? ?while? ?maintaining? ?the? ?hand? ?seal,? ?he? ?shouted? ?down? ?below,? ?”QI? ?

YING?”? ?

Yet? ?he? ?only? ?saw? ?a? ?figure? ?dash? ?along? ?the? ?leg? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue,? ?then? ?up? ?along? ?the? ?arm? ?of? ?

that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant,? ?running? ?straight? ?for? ?its? ?head.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?shouted,? ?”QI? ?YING,? ?COME? ?

BACK!”? ?

However,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?heeded? ?no? ?one.? ?The? ?moment? ?he? ?dashed? ?onto? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant’s? ?

arm? ?he? ?was? ?discovered,? ?and? ?that? ?giant’s? ?other? ?hand? ?came? ?slapping? ?over,? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?slapping? ?at? ?a? ?

mosquito? ?resting? ?on? ?its? ?arm.? ?Incredibly? ?fast? ?and? ?incredibly? ?on? ?target,? ??PA!?? ?It? ?slapped? ?right? ?on!? ?

Many? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?screamed? ?in? ?alarm,? ?but? ?when? ?they? ?looked? ?closely,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?was? ?

still? ?running.? ?Turns? ?out,? ?that? ?slap? ?certainly? ?was? ?on? ?target,? ?but? ?he? ?dodged? ?to? ?the? ?crevice? ?between? ?

the? ?five? ?fingers? ?of? ?that? ?giant? ?and? ?escaped? ?the? ?tragedy? ?of? ?becoming? ?a? ?lump? ?of? ?bloody? ?flesh,? ?

leaping? ?over? ?the? ?fingers? ?and? ?continued? ?his? ?run.? ?The? ?giant? ?continued? ?to? ?slap;? ?he? ?just? ?barely? ?

dodged? ?the? ?first? ?and? ?second? ?slap,? ?but? ?he? ?might? ?not? ?be? ?so? ?lucky? ?the? ?third? ?time.? ?When? ?the? ?next? ?

slap? ?comes,? ?he? ?might? ?just? ?be? ?crushed? ?into? ?a? ?bloody? ?mess!? ?

However,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?had? ?already? ?reached? ?his? ?destination.? ?He? ?jumped? ?into? ?the? ?skull? ?of? ?the? ?

Bone? ?Dragon? ?that? ?was? ?tangling? ?the? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant.? ?

The? ?moment? ?he? ?jumped? ?in,? ?the? ?two? ?ghost? ?fire? ?lanterns? ?within? ?the? ?Bone? ?Dragon’s? ?eyes? ?suddenly? ?

flashed,? ?the? ?light? ?exploding,? ?and? ?even? ?its? ?body? ?was? ?emitting? ?a? ?thin? ?layer? ?of? ?white? ?light.? ?It? ?raised? ?its? ?

head? ?and? ?gave? ?a? ?long? ?howl,? ?its? ?body? ?wrapping? ?even? ?tighter.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?hear? ?the? ?heavy? ?sound? ?

of? ?boulders? ?being? ?crushed.? ?Receiving? ?such? ?suffocation,? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant? ?loosened? ?its? ?

grip,? ?and? ?finally? ?released? ?the? ?ankle? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue.? ?Once? ?free,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?instantly? ?flew? ?

into? ?the? ?air,? ?and? ?reached? ?out? ?a? ?hand,? ?”QI? ?YING,? ?COME? ?OVER? ?QUICK!? ?DON’T? ?TANGLE? ?WITH? ?

IT!”? ?

Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?was? ?riding? ?that? ?Linked? ?Bone? ?Dragon,? ?and? ?not? ?only? ?did? ?he? ?not? ?let? ?go,? ?he? ?even? ?

roared,? ?using? ?all? ?of? ?his? ?strength,? ?and? ?urged? ?it? ?to? ?wrap? ?even? ?tighter.? ?Countless? ?rubble? ?and? ?debris? ?

fell? ?to? ?the? ?surface? ?of? ?the? ?sea,? ?and? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant? ?lost? ?its? ?patience,? ?pulling? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?sea? ?

completely,? ?and? ?from? ?within? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall,? ?flames? ?of? ?war? ?roared? ?anew,? ?burning? ?across? ?all? ?

of? ?its? ?body.? ?

And? ?the? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?that? ?was? ?firmly? ?wrapped? ?around? ?its? ?body? ?was? ?also? ?buried? ?into? ?the? ?sea? ?of? ?

fire? ?along? ?with? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen!? ?

“QI? ?YING!!!”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?cried,? ?and? ?leaned? ?over,? ?charging? ?towards? ?that? ?giant,? ?punching? ?apart? ?that? ?

Linked? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?Chain!? ?

White? ?joints? ?of? ?burning? ?bones? ?fell? ?into? ?the? ?sea,? ?and? ?just? ?as? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?catch? ?the? ?Bone? ?

Dragon? ?skull? ?where? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?was,? ?that? ?giant’s? ?hand? ?came? ?slapping,? ?sending? ?that? ?Bone? ?

Dragon? ?skull? ?flying? ?over? ?three,? ?four? ?miles? ?away.? ?

With? ?that? ?distance? ?and? ?speed,? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?couldn’t? ?seize? ?the? ?skull? ?in? ?mid? ?air? ?at? ?all,? ?and? ?

by? ?the? ?time? ?it? ?rushed? ?over,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?would? ?probably? ?have? ?already? ?fallen? ?into? ?the? ?sea? ?along? ?

with? ?the? ?Linked? ?Bone? ?Dragon,? ?and? ?right? ?now,? ?the? ?sea? ?was? ?practically? ?a? ?pot? ?of? ?boiling? ?water,? ?

cooking? ?whoever? ?would? ?fall? ?in!? ?

Right? ?at? ?the? ?last? ?second,? ?a? ?white,? ?giant? ?Bone? ?Fish? ?suddenly? ?flew? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?surface? ?of? ?the? ?sea,? ?

and? ?caught? ?that? ?Bone? ?Dragon’s? ?head,? ?then? ?like? ?a? ?fish? ?that? ?escape? ?the? ?net,? ?it? ?hastily? ?swam? ?far,? ?far? ?

away,? ?whipping? ?its? ?tail.? ?There? ?was? ?fright? ?but? ?no? ?actual? ?danger,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?sighed? ?a? ?breath? ?of? ?relief,? ?

and? ?sped? ?over? ?to? ?see.? ?After? ?breaking? ?away? ?from? ?the? ?giant,? ?the? ?teeth? ?of? ?that? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?skull? ?

was? ?still? ?chattering? ?but? ?the? ?flames? ?had? ?been? ?put? ?out,? ?its? ?mouth? ?opening? ?and? ?closing? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?

panting? ?harshly.? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?was? ?lying? ?inside,? ?completely? ?black,? ?somewhat? ?roasted.? ?Perhaps? ?it? ?

was? ?because? ?it? ?was? ?roasted? ?by? ?fire,? ?his? ?hair? ?appeared? ?to? ?be? ?even? ?curlier.? ?However,? ?because? ?the? ?

bones? ?of? ?the? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?skull? ?acted? ?as? ?a? ?protective? ?shield,? ?he? ?wasn’t? ?burnt? ?too? ?badly,? ?and? ?it? ?

should? ?just? ?be? ?a? ?flesh? ?wound? ?that’d? ?heal? ?after? ?quiet? ?nurturing.? ?After? ?all,? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen’s? ?life? ?force? ?

was? ?very? ?tenacious.? ?The? ?state? ?of? ?those? ?four? ?Bone? ?Dragons? ?was? ?more? ?severe,? ?burnt? ?and? ?struck,? ?

their? ?dead? ?bodies? ?scattered? ?all? ?over? ?the? ?surface? ?of? ?the? ?sea,? ?some? ?even? ?burning? ?still.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

glanced? ?at? ?them? ?and? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?feel? ?another? ?wave? ?of? ?embarrassment,? ?”We’ve? ?also? ?

destroyed? ?the? ?bodies? ?of? ?the? ?guards? ?to? ?Black? ?Water’s? ?abode,? ?is? ?it? ?really? ?okay...”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?smiled,? ?”Don’t? ?worry.? ?It’s? ?fine.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?wondered,? ?”Just? ?how? ?much? ?money? ?does? ?he? ?owe? ?you...”? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?saw? ?the? ?tragic? ?state? ?of? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?and? ?said,? ?”I,? ?I? ?can’t? ?believe? ?His? ?

Highness? ?Qi? ?Ying,? ?very? ?brave,? ?to? ?stand? ?out? ?in? ?the? ?moment? ?of? ?danger,? ?saving? ?everyone...”? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?recalled? ?how? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?received? ?all? ?those? ?cold-shoulders? ?in? ?the? ?Upper? ?Court? ?and? ?shook? ?

his? ?head,? ?thinking,? ?’It’s? ?not? ?that? ?he? ?wanted? ?to? ?go? ?and? ?save? ?everyone’.? ?Just? ?then,? ?from? ?far? ?in? ?the? ?

distance? ?behind? ?them? ?came? ?crackling? ?sounds? ?again.? ?

When? ?they? ?looked? ?back,? ?the? ?body? ?of? ?that? ?giant? ?was? ?completely? ?covered? ?by? ?raging? ?fires.? ?It? ?didn’t? ?

charge? ?to? ?attack,? ?but? ?instead? ?it? ?flew? ?upward? ?into? ?the? ?sky,? ?through? ?the? ?clouds,? ?and? ?vanished? ?just? ?

like? ?that.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?all? ?dumbfounded,? ?then? ?were? ?overjoyed? ?like? ?they? ?survived? ?a? ?

calamity,? ?”Has? ?he? ?given? ?up? ?on? ?attacking? ?us?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?however,? ?didn’t? ?think? ?it? ?was? ?a? ?good? ?prospect? ?at? ?all,? ?”San? ?Lang,? ?how? ?did? ?he? ?just? ?

vanish??”? ?

“He? ?activated? ?the? ?Distance? ?Shortening? ?Array.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?answered.? ?

“Where? ?did? ?he? ?go?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?questioned.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?eyes? ?were? ?solemn,? ?”The? ?royal? ?capital.”? ?

That’s? ?where? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was,? ?still? ?guarding? ?the? ?human? ?array!? ?

————-? ?

Ch.226:? ?Burning? ?Flames? ?of? ?Karma;? ?Demonic? ?God? ?Descends? ?Upon? ?Royal? ?Capital? ?

They? ?must? ?hurry? ?to? ?the? ?Royal? ?Capital!? ?

“You? ?don’t? ?have? ?to? ?worry? ?about? ?the? ?aftermath? ?here,? ?they? ?will? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?themselves.”? ?Hua? ?

Cheng? ?said.? ?

Guoshi? ?placed? ?Yin? ?Yu’s? ?body? ?on? ?the? ?back? ?of? ?one? ?of? ?the? ?fish? ?bones,? ?and? ?that? ?Bone? ?Fish? ?thus? ?

carried? ?the? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?skull? ?along? ?with? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?and? ?Yin? ?Yu? ?and? ?swam? ?away? ?into? ?the? ?

distance.? ?Meanwhile,? ?the? ?other? ?Bone? ?Fish? ?went? ?to? ?pick? ?at? ?the? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?bones? ?that? ?fell? ?apart,? ?

and? ?puzzled? ?them? ?back? ?together,? ?slowly? ?repairing? ?them.? ?It? ?seemed,? ?they? ?certainly? ?would? ?take? ?

care? ?of? ?themselves.? ?

There? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?moment? ?to? ?waste,? ?and? ?without? ?another? ?word,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?immediately? ?directed? ?that? ?

giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?to? ?fly? ?towards? ?the? ?sky.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?all? ?called? ?out,? ?”Your? ?Highness,? ?

where? ?are? ?you? ?going?”? ?

“You? ?can’t? ?be? ?thinking? ?of? ?chasing? ?after? ?him?!? ?We’ve? ?finally? ?just? ?escaped...”? ?

“We? ?have? ?to? ?pursue? ?him!”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?”He’s? ?gone? ?somewhere? ?heavily? ?populated!? ?There’s? ?no? ?

more? ?time,? ?everyone? ?please? ?hang? ?on? ?tight!”? ?

A? ?dice? ?rolled? ?out? ?between? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?fingers,? ?and? ?he? ?said? ?with? ?a? ?low? ?voice,? ?”Gege,? ?are? ?you? ?

ready?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?nodded.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?tossed? ?that? ?dice? ?out? ?and? ?said,? ?”Distance? ?Shortening? ?Array,? ?

activate!”? ?

The? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?restored? ?all? ?of? ?its? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?and? ?charged? ?upward? ?with? ?all? ?of? ?its? ?

strength!? ?

As? ?expected,? ?after? ?traversing? ?through? ?the? ?clouds,? ?they? ?could? ?see? ?the? ?black? ?expanse? ?of? ?the? ?

horizon? ?reflected? ?with? ?the? ?vibrant? ?crimson? ?of? ?the? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant.? ?They’ve? ?also? ?come? ?to? ?the? ?

skies? ?of? ?the? ?Royal? ?Capital!? ?

When? ?the? ?crowd? ?down? ?on? ?the? ?ground? ?saw? ?such? ?a? ?flaming? ?monster? ?suddenly? ?appear? ?in? ?the? ?sky,? ?

slowly? ?descending,? ?coming? ?closer? ?towards? ?them,? ?some? ?were? ?stunned,? ?some? ?started? ?screaming,? ?

and? ?some? ?were? ?so? ?terrified? ?they? ?almost? ?ran.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?also? ?sucked? ?in? ?a? ?few? ?cold? ?breaths,? ?

but? ?he? ?quickly? ?snapped? ?out? ?of? ?it,? ?yelling? ?with? ?all? ?he’s? ?got? ?in? ?the? ?crowd,? ?”IT’S? ?ALRIGHT!!!? ?

NOBODY? ?PANIC!? ?IT? ?WON’T? ?COME? ?DOWN,? ?SOMEONE? ?WILL? ?STOP? ?IT!? ?THERE? ?ARE? ?GODS? ?

ABOVE? ?HELPING? ?US!!!”? ?

“IS? ?THAT? ?REALLY? ?TRUE,? ?OL’? ?FENG?? ?IT? ?WON’T? ?BE? ?FUNNY? ?IF? ?SUCH? ?A? ?HUGE? ?MONSTER? ?

COMES? ?SMACKING? ?DOWN? ?AT? ?US!”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?laughed? ?wildly,? ?”IT’S? ?TRUE!? ?DON’T? ?YOU? ?ALL? ?SEE? ?I’M? ?HERE? ?TOO?? ?IF? ?ANYONE? ?

IS? ?TO? ?DIE,? ?I? ?WILL? ?DIE? ?FIRST!? ?HAHAHAHHAHAHA...”? ?

He? ?was? ?panicking? ?so? ?hard? ?he? ?lost? ?his? ?mind? ?again.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?directed? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?to? ?fly? ?

over,? ?dodging? ?the? ?fire? ?walls? ?the? ?giant? ?was? ?spouting,? ?and? ?grabbed? ?onto? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant,? ?

desperately? ?pulling? ?it? ?upwards? ?so? ?that? ?it? ?wouldn’t? ?keep? ?going? ?closer? ?to? ?the? ?ground,? ?all? ?the? ?while? ?

he? ?was? ?shouting,? ?”EVERYONE,? ?GO? ?DOWN? ?QUICKLY!”? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?already? ?scared? ?to? ?death? ?by? ?the? ?way? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?controlling? ?the? ?

divine? ?statue? ?the? ?entire? ?way,? ?and? ?couldn’t? ?wait? ?to? ?get? ?off,? ?so? ?they? ?all? ?hastily? ?jumped? ?off? ?like? ?

dumplings.? ?The? ?moment? ?they? ?landed? ?and? ?saw? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan,? ?everyone? ?was? ?taken? ?aback,? ?”Lord? ?

Wind? ?Master?? ?Why? ?are? ?you? ?here?”? ?

“Why? ?are? ?you? ?like? ?this...”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?overjoyed,? ?”Don’t? ?ask? ?so? ?many? ?questions,? ?come? ?come? ?come,? ?join? ?us? ?quickly,? ?

join? ?the? ?human? ?array? ?and? ?help? ?hold? ?it? ?up,? ?we? ?can’t? ?let? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?inside? ?break? ?out!”? ?

The? ?majority? ?of? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?were? ?hesitant,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?who? ?rushed? ?out? ?

first,? ?”I’LL? ?GIVE? ?YOU? ?A? ?HAND!”? ?

With? ?someone? ?taking? ?the? ?lead,? ?the? ?other? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?finally? ?joined? ?in? ?one? ?after? ?the? ?other.? ?

The? ?human? ?array? ?was? ?expanded? ?and? ?strengthened? ?once? ?again,? ?and? ?became? ?much? ?more? ?secure.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?only? ?just? ?sighed? ?a? ?breath? ?of? ?relief? ?and? ?continued? ?to? ?pull? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant? ?upwards? ?

when? ?he? ?heard? ?a? ?large? ?crackling? ?noise.? ?That? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant? ?actually? ?broke? ?into? ?parts? ?again!? ?

One? ?of? ?its? ?legs? ?broke? ?away? ?from? ?the? ?body? ?and? ?flew? ?downwards.? ?Even? ?with? ?just? ?a? ?leg? ?it? ?could? ?

crash? ?and? ?kill? ?a? ?significant? ?number.? ?Not? ?just? ?the? ?human? ?array,? ?perhaps? ?the? ?entire? ?street? ?could? ?be? ?

destroyed!? ?

Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?that? ?leg? ?had? ?only? ?dropped? ?halfway? ?down? ?when? ?it? ?suddenly? ?broke? ?into? ?several? ?

pieces,? ?and? ?exploded? ?in? ?mid? ?air.? ?

Millions? ?of? ?glittering? ?sparks? ?brought? ?tiny? ?specks? ?that? ?had? ?melted? ?into? ?the? ?darkness? ?down? ?and? ?

spread? ?across? ?the? ?entire? ?sky,? ?like? ?the? ?dust? ?of? ?smoke? ?raining? ?down? ?after? ?magnificent? ?fireworks,? ?

completely? ?harmless.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?wondered,? ?”Why? ?would? ?it? ?explode? ?on? ?its? ?own?”? ?

Just? ?then,? ?a? ?figure? ?appeared? ?from? ?the? ?midst? ?of? ?those? ?fireworks? ?and? ?started? ?heading? ?upwards? ?

against? ?the? ?current? ?of? ?the? ?air,? ?and? ?after? ?a? ?few? ?hops,? ?it? ?landed? ?upon? ?the? ?body? ?of? ?the? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?

giant.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?closer,? ?and? ?exclaimed? ?in? ?delight,? ?”General? ?Pei!? ?You’re? ?alright,? ?thank? ?

goodness!”? ?He? ?was? ?already? ?prepared? ?to? ?perform? ?a? ?service? ?for? ?Pei? ?Ming!? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?wielded? ?a? ?sword? ?in? ?one? ?hand,? ?and? ?the? ?other? ?was? ?smoothing? ?his? ?hair? ?back;? ?his? ?hair? ?

perfect,? ?his? ?charm? ?unruffled,? ?”Not? ?quite? ?alright,? ?but? ?mostly? ?alright.”? ?

Still? ?not? ?cooked? ?after? ?being? ?roasted? ?and? ?boiled,? ?martial? ?gods? ?certainly? ?possessed? ?very? ?stubborn? ?

life? ?forces.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?”Where’s? ?Ban? ?Yue? ?and? ?Pei? ?Su?”? ?

“They’re? ?fine.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?”Gege,? ?look,? ?they’re? ?over? ?there.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?turned? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?looked,? ?and? ?sure? ?enough,? ?in? ?the? ?distance,? ?Ban? ?Yue? ?brought? ?Pei? ?Su? ?

as? ?they? ?landed? ?on? ?the? ?roof? ?of? ?a? ?house.? ?It? ?seemed? ?that? ?Palace? ?of? ?Ming? ?Guang? ?was? ?sealed? ?down? ?

tight,? ?and? ?the? ?boiling? ?Black? ?Sea? ?water? ?didn’t? ?pour? ?in? ?completely,? ?so? ?everyone? ?was? ?mostly? ?fine.? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?then? ?asked,? ?”Where’s? ?Xuan? ?Ji? ?and? ?the? ?others?”? ?

A? ?voice? ?spoke? ?up? ?proudly,? ?”Of? ?course? ?they? ?were? ?defeated? ?by? ?me!”? ?

That? ?voice? ?had? ?come? ?from? ?Pei? ?Ming’s? ?hand,? ?and? ?only? ?then? ?did? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?noticed,? ?that? ?the? ?sword? ?in? ?

Pei? ?Ming’s? ?grip? ?was? ?actually? ?Ming? ?Guang!? ?

“General? ?Pei,? ?you? ?actually? ?dare? ?wield? ?the? ?sword? ?Ming? ?Guang?”? ?He? ?asked.? ?

“This? ?is? ?more? ?complicated.”? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?replied.? ?

Rong? ?Guang? ?however,? ?chuckled,? ?”Hehehehe,? ?how? ?is? ?it? ?complicated?? ?Wasn’t? ?it? ?only? ?you? ?kneeling? ?

down? ?before? ?me? ?to? ?apologize? ?to? ?say? ?you? ?were? ?wrong? ?and? ?begged? ?me? ?for? ?forgiveness??? ?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH? ?FEELS? ?GREAT,? ?FEELS? ?AMAZING!”? ?

“...”? ?

“...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?figured? ?most? ?of? ?it? ?then.? ?It? ?was? ?most? ?likely? ?that? ?before? ?the? ?three? ?demons? ?and? ?ghosts? ?

could? ?actually? ?kill,? ?they? ?already? ?started? ?fighting? ?among? ?themselves? ?over? ?”unfair? ?distribution”.? ?

Rong? ?Guang? ?won? ?overwhelmingly? ?and? ?kicked? ?Xuan? ?Ji? ?and? ?Ke? ?Mo? ?aside,? ?and? ?by? ?then,? ?it? ?was? ?

rumbling? ?outside,? ?the? ?ground? ?moving? ?and? ?flying,? ?the? ?situation? ?dire? ?but? ?they? ?couldn’t? ?break? ?out.? ?

Their? ?only? ?chance? ?was? ?joining? ?forces.? ?Rong? ?Guang? ?relentingly? ?forced? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?to? ?admit? ?his? ?

wrongs,? ?and? ?when? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?did? ?as? ?he? ?wished? ?and? ?apologized,? ?he? ?was? ?elated.? ?

That? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant? ?wasn’t? ?angry? ?even? ?when? ?having? ?lost? ?a? ?leg,? ?and? ?leisurely? ?started? ?to? ?

reconstruct? ?itself.? ?The? ?other? ?boulders? ?and? ?golden? ?palaces? ?moved? ?towards? ?the? ?crack,? ?and? ?it? ?didn’t? ?

take? ?long? ?before? ?it? ?was? ?fully? ?rebuilt.? ?It? ?was? ?still? ?a? ?giant,? ?just? ?a? ?bit? ?smaller? ?in? ?size.? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?gripped? ?the? ?sword? ?Ming? ?Guang? ?and? ?charged? ?towards? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

exclaimed,? ?”GENERAL? ?PEI,? ?BE? ?CAREFUL!”? ?

However,? ?with? ?the? ?sword? ?Ming? ?Guang? ?in? ?hand,? ?Pei? ?Ming’s? ?attacking? ?power? ?suddenly? ?exploded.? ?

Although? ?Rong? ?Guang’s? ?character? ?was? ?awful? ?and? ?astray,? ?but? ?it? ?was? ?certainly? ?worthy? ?as? ?his? ?old? ?

subordinate,? ?and? ?the? ?two? ?knew? ?how? ?to? ?work? ?together? ?best.? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?hadn’t? ?gotten? ?

anywhere? ?close? ?to? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall? ?before? ?he? ?was? ?smacked,? ?but? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?charged? ?much? ?

further? ?than? ?him,? ?storming? ?straight? ?into? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall? ?directly!? ?

Inside? ?the? ?sword? ?Ming? ?Guang,? ?Rong? ?Guang? ?was? ?scolding? ?as? ?it? ?fought,? ?”DO? ?YOU? ?SEE!? ?I? ?TOLD? ?

YOU,? ?IF? ?THE? ?TWO? ?OF? ?US? ?GOT? ?TOGETHER? ?WE’D? ?BE? ?INVINCIBLE!? ?NOTHING? ?CAN? ?STAND? ?

IN? ?OUR? ?WAY!? ?IF? ?YOU? ?HAD? ?LISTENED? ?TO? ?ME,? ?WHY? ?WOULD? ?YOU? ?STILL? ?ONLY? ?BE? ?A? ?MERE? ?

GENERAL? ?MING? ?GUANG? ?AFTER? ?SO? ?MANY? ?CENTURIES??”? ?

Veins? ?popped? ?on? ?Pei? ?Ming’s? ?forehead,? ?”Can? ?you? ?stop? ?talking??”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?hiding? ?by? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall,? ?and? ?he? ?shouted? ?arrogantly,? ?”FRIGGIN’? ?

MANWHORE,? ?I? ?SUGGEST? ?YOU? ?DON’T? ?COME? ?UP? ?HERE? ?TO? ?SEEK? ?YOUR? ?DEATH!”? ?

Ming? ?Guang? ?slapped? ?over? ?with? ?a? ?soundly?? ?PA!?? ?”WHAT? ?THE? ?HELL? ?IS? ?THIS? ?GREEN? ?THING,? ?

DON’T? ?BLOCK? ?THE? ?WAY!”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?almost? ?spun? ?a? ?few? ?times? ?from? ?the? ?strike,? ?and? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?hugged? ?his? ?leg? ?to? ?steady? ?him? ?with? ?

difficulties,? ?asking? ?worriedly,? ?”Dad...? ?are? ?you? ?alright?”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?had? ?lost? ?face? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?and? ?was? ?outraged,? ?but? ?seeing? ?how? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?was? ?bursting? ?

with? ?killing? ?intent,? ?he? ?wasn’t? ?tough? ?enough? ?to? ?face? ?him? ?head? ?on.? ?Still,? ?his? ?mouth? ?was? ?tough,? ?

“USING? ?UNDERHANDED? ?MOVES? ?AGAIN!”? ?

Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?didn’t? ?respond,? ?and? ?instead,? ?he? ?slumped? ?to? ?the? ?ground? ?in? ?a? ?heap.? ?When? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?looked? ?down,? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?wasn’t? ?moving,? ?and? ?he? ?glared? ?as? ?he? ?picked? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?up,? ?shaking? ?the? ?

collar? ?back? ?and? ?forth? ?wildly,? ?”Foolish? ?son,? ?what? ?are? ?you? ?playing? ?at?”? ?

Gu? ?Zi? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?fallen? ?asleep,? ?his? ?eyes? ?shut,? ?his? ?forehead? ?burning.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?still? ?

pulling? ?strenuously? ?at? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant,? ?but? ?he? ?also? ?noticed? ?the? ?situation? ?below? ?and? ?

shouted,? ?”QI? ?RONG!? ?WHY? ?HAVEN’T? ?YOU? ?LEFT,? ?THAT? ?PLACE? ?IS? ?STILL? ?BURNING,? ?GOING? ?UP? ?

AND? ?DOWN? ?THE? ?SKY? ?AND? ?INTO? ?THE? ?WATERS,? ?THAT? ?CHILD? ?IS? ?TOO? ?YOUNG,? ?HE’LL? ?DIE!”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?looked? ?up? ?to? ?cuss,? ?”DON’T? ?YOU? ?DARE? ?LECTURE? ?ME!? ?WHO? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?BLUFFING?? ?

THIS? ?BRAT? ?IS? ?CHEAPLY? ?RAISED,? ?HOW? ?CAN? ?HE? ?DIE? ?SO? ?EASILY*?? ?THINK? ?I? ?CAN’T? ?TELL? ?

YOU? ?WANT? ?TO? ?TRICK? ?ME? ?INTO? ?LEAVING?? ?THE? ?MOMENT? ?I? ?LEAVE? ?YOU’D? ?DEFINITELY? ?KILL? ?

ME!”? ?Even? ?if? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?make? ?a? ?move,? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?was? ?still? ?waiting? ?down? ?below!? ?

On? ?the? ?other? ?end,? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?and? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?already? ?started? ?fighting.? ?The? ?flames? ?of? ?war? ?would? ?

singe? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?time? ?and? ?time? ?again? ?and? ?he’d? ?scream,? ?jumping? ?all? ?over? ?to? ?evade.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

exclaimed? ?angrily,? ?”YOU’RE? ?A? ?GHOST? ?AND? ?EVEN? ?YOU? ?CAN’T? ?STAND? ?THIS? ?FIRE,? ?AND? ?YOU? ?

EXPECT? ?A? ?CHILD? ?TO? ?TAKE? ?IT??”? ?

Tucked? ?under? ?Qi? ?Rong’s? ?arm,? ?Gu? ?Zi’s? ?face? ?was? ?burning? ?bright? ?red,? ?but? ?Qi? ?Rong’s? ?mouth? ?was? ?

tough,? ?”WELL? ?I? ?WON’T? ?GO!? ?I? ?WON’T? ?GO!? ?WAH!!!”? ?A? ?throwing? ?flame? ?came? ?lunging,? ?blowing? ?right? ?

into? ?his? ?face,? ?and? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?crawled? ?and? ?stumbled? ?in? ?a? ?circle? ?once? ?before? ?he? ?leapt? ?up,? ?unable? ?to? ?

hold? ?back? ?his? ?complaint,? ?”UM,? ?JUN? ?WU,? ?YOU? ?TH...? ?BOSSMAN!? ?CAN? ?YOUR? ?FIRE? ?NOT? ?BURN? ?

THIS? ?VICIOUSLY??? ?YOU’VE? ?BURNT? ?THIS...? ?ME!”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?sense? ?he? ?had? ?wanted? ?to? ?say? ?”Jun? ?Wu,? ?you? ?old? ?thug,? ?you’ve? ?burnt? ?this? ?ancestor!”,? ?

but? ?valuing? ?his? ?life,? ?he? ?didn’t? ?dare? ?say? ?those? ?words? ?out? ?loud.? ?As? ?if? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?would? ?care.? ?He? ?was? ?

currently? ?fighting? ?with? ?Pei? ?Ming,? ?a? ?creepy? ?smile? ?hanging? ?on? ?his? ?face.? ?The? ?fires? ?around? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?

were? ?growing? ?bigger? ?and? ?bigger,? ?there? ?was? ?practically? ?no? ?place? ?left? ?to? ?stand.? ?While? ?he? ?was? ?a? ?

demon? ?and? ?couldn’t? ?die? ?from? ?burning,? ?it? ?was? ?still? ?torture.? ?Soon? ?after,? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?who? ?was? ?tucked? ?under? ?

his? ?arm? ?also? ?let? ?out? ?a? ?tormented? ?shriek,? ?like? ?he? ?was? ?singed? ?by? ?the? ?fire.? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?raised? ?him? ?up? ?to? ?

check,? ?and? ?sure? ?enough,? ?Gu? ?Zi’s? ?forehead? ?was? ?all? ?bloody,? ?and? ?a? ?big? ?hole? ?was? ?burnt? ?through? ?his? ?

robe,? ?revealing? ?a? ?burnt? ?shoulder.? ?

Gu? ?Zi? ?was? ?roused? ?forcefully? ?by? ?the? ?burns,? ?and? ?he? ?started? ?bawling,? ?crying? ?that? ?he? ?didn’t? ?know? ?

anything,? ?hugging? ?Qi? ?Rong,? ?”DAD,? ?IT? ?HURTS!? ?I’M? ?SCARED!”? ?

Cold? ?sweat? ?was? ?rolling? ?nonstop? ?down? ?Qi? ?Rong’s? ?forehead,? ?his? ?lips? ?frozen,? ?not? ?knowing? ?what? ?to? ?

say.? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?covered? ?his? ?wound? ?with? ?his? ?hand,? ?snotty? ?and? ?weepy? ?as? ?he? ?asked,? ?”Dad,? ?are? ?we? ?going? ?

to? ?burn? ?to? ?death? ?here?”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?stuttered,? ?”Um...? ?um,? ?well...”? ?

Gu? ?Zi? ?sniffed,? ?”Even? ?though? ?your? ?domain? ?here? ?is? ?very? ?beautiful,? ?but? ?it? ?doesn’t? ?seem? ?too? ?great.? ?

The? ?people? ?here? ?don’t? ?seem? ?to? ?be? ?good? ?to? ?us.? ?Why? ?don’t? ?we? ?find? ?a? ?different? ?place? ?to? ?live...”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?couldn’t? ?take? ?it? ?anymore.? ?

He? ?charged? ?into? ?the? ?hall,? ?wanting? ?to? ?grab? ?for? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?but? ?didn’t? ?dare? ?to? ?go? ?close,? ?so? ?he? ?yelled? ?

from? ?afar,? ?”LET’S? ?TALK,? ?JUN...? ?BOSSMAN!? ?IT’S? ?FINE? ?IF? ?YOU? ?WANNA? ?KEEP? ?SETTING? ?FIRES,? ?

THIS? ?IS? ?YOUR? ?TERRITORY? ?ANYWAY,? ?SET? ?OFF? ?WHATEVER? ?YOU? ?WANT,? ?BUT,? ?HEHEHE...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?fall? ?off? ?the? ?jaded? ?crown? ?platform? ?from? ?anger? ?by? ?his? ?foolish? ?act,? ?”DON’T? ?GO? ?

THERE? ?TO? ?SEEK? ?YOUR? ?DEATH,? ?JUST? ?COME? ?DOWN!? ?I? ?PROMISE? ?NOT? ?TO? ?TOUCH? ?YOU!”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?wouldn’t? ?listen? ?to? ?him? ?at? ?all.? ?Seeing? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?ignoring? ?him,? ?completely? ?uncaring? ?for? ?

his? ?existence,? ?and? ?with? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?crying? ?so? ?soundly,? ?he? ?probably? ?felt? ?he? ?was? ?losing? ?face? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?

his? ?cheap? ?son? ?again,? ?and? ?he? ?rushed? ?over? ?to? ?yell,? ?”WHAT’S? ?WITH? ?YOUR? ?TEMPER,? ?I? ?TOLD? ?YOU? ?

TO? ?STOP? ?THE? ?BURNING,? ?DIDN’T? ?YOU? ?HEAR? ?ME??”? ?

“QI? ?RONG!!!”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?shouted.? ?

Before? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?even? ?got? ?close,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?raised? ?a? ?hand,? ?and? ?a? ?ball? ?of? ?fire? ?instantly? ?surrounded? ?his? ?

entire? ?person!? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?let? ?out? ?a? ?shrieking? ?cry.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?shouted,? ?”GU? ?ZI!”? ?

With? ?such? ?a? ?huge? ?fire,? ?even? ?if? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?didn’t? ?burn? ?to? ?dregs,? ?his? ?spirit? ?would? ?be? ?greatly? ?damaged,? ?

and? ?wouldn’t? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?be? ?burnt? ?to? ?ashes? ?directly?? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?also? ?saw? ?that? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?had? ?a? ?small? ?child? ?under? ?his? ?arm? ?and? ?had? ?the? ?mind? ?to? ?rescue? ?

them,? ?but? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?was? ?gaining? ?the? ?upper? ?hand,? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?get? ?away,? ?and? ?after? ?counting? ?the? ?time? ?

in? ?his? ?head,? ?they? ?were? ?probably? ?beyond? ?saving,? ?”My? ?lord,? ?it? ?was? ?but? ?a? ?child,? ?there? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?need? ?

to? ?be? ?so? ?vicious!”? ?

But? ?both? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?knew? ?that? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?longer? ?any? ?child? ?in? ?Jun? ?Wu’s? ?eyes.? ?The? ?

only? ?things? ?he? ?could? ?see? ?were? ?enemies? ?and? ?those? ?in? ?his? ?way.? ?An? ?arm? ?swung? ?out,? ?and? ?a? ?ball? ?of? ?

raging? ?fire? ?lunged,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?sent? ?flying,? ?taking? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?along.? ?

Many? ?of? ?the? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?down? ?below? ?exclaimed? ?in? ?alarm,? ?”GENERAL? ?PEI? ?HAS? ?CAUGHT? ?

ON? ?FIRE!”? ?

Right? ?then,? ?torrential? ?rain? ?came? ?pouring? ?down,? ?and? ?while? ?it? ?didn’t? ?put? ?out? ?the? ?flames? ?of? ?war? ?on? ?the? ?

body? ?of? ?that? ?giant,? ?it? ?extinguished? ?the? ?flames? ?on? ?Pei? ?Ming’s? ?body.? ?Within? ?the? ?crowd,? ?a? ?black? ?

shadow? ?leapt? ?into? ?the? ?sky? ?and? ?caught? ?the? ?falling? ?Pei? ?Ming.? ?

———–? ?

?It’s? ?a? ?folk? ?belief? ?that? ?a? ?cheap? ?and? ?vulgar? ?life? ?would? ?last? ?longer.? ?

———–? ?

Ch.227:? ?Burning? ?Flames? ?of? ?Karma;? ?Demonic? ?God? ?Descends? ?Upon? ?Royal? ?Capital? ?2? ?

“Lord? ?Rain? ?Master!”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?called? ?out.? ?

The? ?Rain? ?Master? ?was? ?riding? ?the? ?black? ?ox,? ?her? ?head? ?held? ?high,? ?and? ?she? ?inclined? ?her? ?head? ?in? ?

greeting? ?towards? ?him.? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?was? ?carried? ?on? ?the? ?ox? ?behind? ?her,? ?having? ?been? ?burnt? ?by? ?raging? ?

fires? ?and? ?drenched? ?into? ?a? ?drowned? ?rat? ?by? ?the? ?pouring? ?rain,? ?his? ?hair? ?was? ?a? ?complete? ?mess,? ?an? ?

utter? ?bundle? ?of? ?misery.? ?When? ?he? ?blearily? ?blinked? ?open? ?his? ?eyes,? ?he? ?realized? ?it? ?was? ?actually? ?the? ?

Rain? ?Master? ?who? ?had? ?caught? ?him.? ?Although? ?the? ?other? ?was? ?wholly? ?focused? ?on? ?driving? ?the? ?ox,? ?not? ?

looking? ?at? ?him? ?at? ?all,? ?nonetheless? ?his? ?current? ?state? ?of? ?not-handsomeness? ?was? ?exposed? ?to? ?

everyone,? ?and? ?he? ?felt? ?rather? ?embarrassed,? ?immediately? ?sitting? ?up,? ?”Lor...”? ?

Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?the? ?moment? ?he? ?opened? ?his? ?mouth? ?a? ?ring? ?of? ?black? ?smoke? ?was? ?spewed? ?from? ?his? ?

mouth.? ?Rong? ?Guang? ?was? ?enraged,? ?”I? ?can’t? ?believe? ?you? ?needed? ?a? ?woman? ?to? ?save? ?you,? ?and? ?it’s? ?Yu? ?

Shi? ?Huang? ?too,? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?you’re? ?such? ?an? ?embarrassment!”? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?was? ?vexed,? ?and? ?when? ?he? ?opened? ?his? ?mouth? ?another? ?string? ?of? ?black? ?smoke? ?came? ?out,? ?

“Can? ?you? ?shut? ?up!”? ?

On? ?the? ?other? ?end,? ?Pei? ?Su? ?and? ?Ban? ?Yue? ?welcomed? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master? ?who? ?smoothly? ?landed? ?and? ?

was? ?supporting? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?up;? ?on? ?this? ?end,? ?upon? ?the? ?body? ?of? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant,? ?millions? ?of? ?

rubble? ?were? ?rolling? ?down.? ?The? ?falling? ?rocks? ?were? ?still? ?burning? ?with? ?blazing? ?fires,? ?each? ?crashing? ?

towards? ?the? ?ground? ?rapidly? ?like? ?a? ?meteor? ?shower.? ?

The? ?rain? ?enveloping? ?the? ?skies? ?was? ?coming? ?down? ?harder? ?but? ?the? ?fires? ?refused? ?to? ?be? ?extinguished.? ?

It? ?seemed,? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?strengthened? ?the? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?within? ?the? ?flames.? ?Even? ?if? ?the? ?

raindrops? ?could? ?put? ?out? ?the? ?fires? ?it’d? ?be? ?useless,? ?since? ?giant? ?boulders? ?would? ?still? ?fall? ?to? ?the? ?

ground,? ?and? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?would? ?no? ?doubt? ?instantly? ?suffer? ?thousands? ?of? ?giant? ?craters,? ?killing? ?

and? ?wounding? ?a? ?great? ?number.? ?Nevertheless,? ?this? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?was? ?pulling? ?strenuously? ?at? ?

the? ?giant,? ?so? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?break? ?away,? ?and? ?he? ?didn’t? ?know? ?how? ?many? ?martial? ?gods? ?were? ?

present? ?either,? ?whether? ?if? ?they? ?could? ?catch? ?the? ?rocks? ?without? ?fail.? ?Terribly? ?anxious,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

turned? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?”San? ?Lang,? ?what...??”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?standing? ?right? ?behind? ?him,? ?and? ?he? ?placed? ?his? ?hand? ?over? ?Xie? ?Lian’s,? ?”There’s? ?no? ?

need? ?for? ?gege? ?to? ?worry,? ?just? ?focus? ?on? ?hanging? ?on? ?here,? ?and? ?don’t? ?mind? ?what? ?goes? ?on? ?below.”? ?

His? ?voice? ?was? ?right? ?next? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?ear,? ?his? ?breath? ?warm? ?and? ?gentle,? ?and? ?he? ?flicked? ?his? ?chin? ?

slightly,? ?gesturing? ?for? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?to? ?look.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?gazed? ?to? ?the? ?direction? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?pointing,? ?

and? ?saw? ?that? ?outside? ?the? ?human? ?array? ?came? ?a? ?red? ?clad? ?figure? ?who? ?was? ?approaching? ?slowly? ?with? ?

his? ?hands? ?behind? ?his? ?back.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?squinted? ?and? ?felt? ?himself? ?turning? ?dumbfounded.? ?

That’s...? ?Hua? ?Cheng?? ?

Another? ?Hua? ?Cheng??? ?

What’s? ?going? ?on?? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?whipped? ?around.? ?Wasn’t? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?standing? ?right? ?behind? ?him?? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?chuckled? ?lightly,? ?”Don’t? ?be? ?so? ?alarmed,? ?gege.? ?This? ?one? ?here? ?is? ?the? ?real? ?San? ?Lang,? ?no? ?

lie,? ?exchange? ?if? ?fake.”? ?

Then,? ?the? ?one? ?down? ?there? ?was? ?the? ?clone? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?left? ?behind? ?when? ?he? ?left?? ?No? ?wonder? ?Jun? ?

Wu? ?hadn’t? ?suspected? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?had? ?snuck? ?into? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?earlier.? ?And? ?here? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

actually? ?puzzled? ?over? ?whether? ?if? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?eyes? ?watching? ?down? ?there.? ?Perhaps? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?that? ?

he? ?wasn’t? ?monitoring,? ?but? ?that? ?under? ?his? ?watch,? ?”Hua? ?Cheng”? ?was? ?still? ?guarding? ?the? ?royal? ?capital,? ?

so? ?of? ?course? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?suspect? ?anything.? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?didn’t? ?have? ?the? ?time? ?to? ?look? ?at? ?the? ?sky,? ?and? ?didn’t? ?see? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?up? ?

there? ?either.? ?When? ?he? ?saw? ?a? ?”Hua? ?Cheng”? ?come? ?by,? ?he? ?quickly? ?called? ?out,? ?”CRIMSON? ?RAIN? ?

SOUGHT? ?FLOWER!!!? ?You’ve? ?finally? ?come? ?back!? ?What? ?the? ?heck? ?were? ?you? ?doing? ?leaving? ?for? ?so? ?

long,? ?have? ?you? ?thought? ?of? ?a? ?way? ?to? ?connect? ?with? ?His? ?Highness?? ?No? ?no? ?no? ?you? ?best? ?think? ?of? ?a? ?

way? ?to? ?help? ?me? ?deal? ?with? ?the? ?situation? ?here? ?first,? ?do? ?you? ?see? ?all? ?those? ?fiery? ?rocks? ?coming? ?down? ?

from? ?the? ?sky?? ?Think,? ?fast!? ?Blow? ?a? ?breath? ?or? ?make? ?those? ?endless? ?little? ?butterflies? ?go? ?up? ?and? ?chase? ?

them? ?away? ?or? ?something,? ?otherwise? ?we’ll? ?die....”? ?

“Hua? ?Cheng”? ?didn’t? ?speak? ?a? ?word,? ?coldly? ?allowing? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?say? ?that? ?giant? ?pile? ?of? ?words? ?in? ?

one? ?breath,? ?and? ?finally,? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?growing? ?impatient? ?listening,? ?he? ?cut? ?him? ?off? ?directly,? ?”Deal? ?

with? ?it? ?yourself.”? ?

Shi? ?Qin? ?Xuan? ?exclaimed,? ?”Deal? ?with? ?it? ?myself?? ?Don’t? ?joke? ?at? ?a? ?time? ?like? ?this,? ?I’m? ?not? ?His? ?

Highness,? ?I? ?can’t? ?understand? ?your? ?jokes.? ?How? ?do? ?I? ?deal? ?with? ?those? ?rocks? ?on? ?my? ?own...”? ?Before? ?he? ?

finished? ?his? ?sentence,? ?”Hua? ?Cheng”? ?seized? ?his? ?back? ?collar,? ?and? ?yanked? ?him? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?human? ?

array? ?directly.? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?reacted? ?amazingly? ?fast,? ?and? ?the? ?moment? ?he? ?left? ?the? ?array? ?he? ?pulled? ?the? ?people? ?on? ?

his? ?left? ?and? ?right? ?together? ?so? ?the? ?human? ?array? ?wasn’t? ?broken.? ?Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?after? ?”Hua? ?

Cheng”? ?had? ?pulled? ?him? ?out? ?he? ?wasn’t? ?done,? ?and? ?a? ?hand? ?came? ?swinging,? ?smacked? ?him? ?and? ?sent? ?

him? ?flying? ?out.? ?

The? ?beggars? ?were? ?all? ?shocked,? ?”OL’? ?FENG!?”? ?

Some? ?complained? ?loudly? ?at? ?”Hua? ?Cheng”,? ?”WHAT? ?ARE? ?YOU? ?DOING? ?HITTING? ?PEOPLE??”? ?

Although? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?sent? ?flying,? ?he? ?only? ?tumbled? ?and? ?rolled? ?a? ?few? ?times,? ?sprawled? ?on? ?

the? ?ground,? ?and? ?he? ?immediately? ?crawled? ?up,? ?”It’s? ?fine? ?it’s? ?fine,? ?I? ?didn’t? ?die!? ?He? ?didn’t? ?really? ?hit? ?me,? ?

he? ?was? ?just? ?lending? ?spiritual? ?powers!”? ?

“Really...”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?examined? ?his? ?hands,? ?then? ?looked? ?at? ?his? ?own? ?body,? ?emitting? ?spiritual? ?light? ?from? ?

head? ?to? ?toe,? ?”Hua? ?Chengzhu,? ?there’s? ?no? ?need? ?to? ?be? ?like? ?this? ?even? ?if? ?you? ?can’t? ?see? ?His? ?Highness?? ?

If? ?you? ?were? ?lending? ?spiritual? ?powers? ?then? ?do? ?it? ?nicely,? ?I? ?don’t? ?mind? ?eating? ?a? ?few? ?more? ?of? ?those? ?

weird? ?tasting? ?candies,? ?there’s? ?no? ?need? ?to? ?hit? ?people,? ?alright.? ?Why? ?don’t? ?you? ?focus? ?a? ?bit? ?more? ?on? ?

the? ?sky? ?instead,? ?there’s? ?still? ?so? ?many? ?rocks? ?up? ?there...”? ?

Just? ?then,? ?”Hua? ?Cheng”? ?flung? ?his? ?right? ?hand,? ?and? ?tossed? ?something? ?at? ?him.? ?Without? ?thinking,? ?Shi? ?

Qing? ?Xuan? ?raised? ?his? ?hand? ?to? ?catch,? ?but? ?when? ?he? ?saw? ?what? ?it? ?was? ?he? ?caught,? ?his? ?entire? ?face? ?

blanched.? ?

That? ?object? ?was? ?the? ?Wind? ?Master? ?fan!? ?

Seeing? ?this,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?who? ?was? ?on? ?top? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?couldn’t? ?hold? ?back? ?either? ?and? ?

asked,? ?”San? ?Lang,? ?wasn’t? ?the? ?Wind? ?Master? ?fan? ?with...? ?the? ?one? ?down? ?there? ?is...?!”? ?

“Pay? ?it? ?no? ?mind.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?”I? ?called? ?him? ?over? ?last? ?minute? ?to? ?give? ?a? ?hand.”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?clutching? ?that? ?dearly? ?familiar? ?fan,? ?his? ?neck? ?stiff,? ?and? ?slowly? ?turned? ?to? ?that? ?

“Hua? ?Cheng”.? ?

“Hua? ?Cheng”? ?then? ?repeated? ?again? ?coldly,? ?”Deal? ?with? ?it? ?yourself.”? ?

That? ?flaming? ?meteor? ?shower? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?crash? ?to? ?the? ?ground,? ?and? ?the? ?people? ?within? ?the? ?human? ?

array? ?could? ?practically? ?feel? ?the? ?heatwaves? ?surging? ?at? ?their? ?faces,? ?sweating? ?both? ?cold? ?and? ?hot? ?

sweat,? ?”Ol’? ?Feng,? ?what? ?you? ?said? ?is? ?true,? ?right?? ?Will? ?everything? ?really? ?be? ?alright?”? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?also? ?cried? ?out,? ?”Your? ?Highness,? ?can? ?you? ?please? ?quickly? ?think? ?of? ?a? ?way!”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?gripped? ?the? ?fan,? ?veins? ?popping? ?on? ?the? ?back? ?of? ?his? ?hand,? ?and? ?strings? ?of? ?blood? ?

slowly? ?crawled? ?over? ?his? ?eyes.? ?

A? ?moment? ?later,? ?he? ?whipped? ?around,? ?and? ?swung? ?his? ?arm!? ?

A? ?whirlwind? ?gusted? ?from? ?flat? ?ground? ?and? ?charged? ?towards? ?the? ?sky.? ?The? ?flaming? ?meteor? ?shower? ?

instantly? ?made? ?a? ?u-turn,? ?and? ?flew? ?towards? ?the? ?heavens!? ?

The? ?beggars? ?were? ?originally? ?scared? ?half? ?to? ?death,? ?and? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?already? ?prepared? ?to? ?flee? ?

at? ?a? ?moment’s? ?notice,? ?but? ?they? ?were? ?all? ?completely? ?blown? ?away? ?by? ?this? ?wild? ?wind,? ?their? ?eyes? ?

bulging,? ?their? ?mouths? ?hanging,? ?thoroughly? ?shocked.? ?It? ?was? ?a? ?moment? ?before? ?they? ?uttered,? ?”...A,? ?A? ?

god?”? ?

Someone? ?called? ?out,? ?”My? ?god,? ?Ol’? ?Feng,? ?could? ?you? ?actually? ?be? ?a? ?real? ?god?!”? ?

Having? ?swung? ?the? ?fan,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan’s? ?hand? ?was? ?still? ?shaking,? ?panting? ?heavily,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?a? ?

good? ?while? ?before? ?his? ?senses? ?returned,? ?and? ?he? ?replied? ?arduously,? ?”...D,? ?Duh!? ?Didn’t? ?I? ?tell? ?you? ?all? ?a? ?

long? ?time? ?ago?? ?How’s? ?that,? ?didn’t? ?I? ?say? ?I? ?wasn’t? ?bullshitting!”? ?

“No? ?no,? ?no? ?bull!? ?I? ?believe? ?you? ?now!? ?Wow,? ?Ol’? ?Feng? ?is? ?a? ?god,? ?let’s? ?say? ?we? ?know? ?a? ?god,? ?now? ?we’ve? ?

struck? ?it? ?rich? ?hahahahahahaha...”? ?

“Ol’? ?Feng,? ?let’s? ?talk,? ?take? ?us? ?flying? ?when? ?you’ve? ?got? ?the? ?time? ?sometimes,? ?hey!”? ?

Seeing? ?all? ?this,? ?”Hua? ?Cheng”? ?humphed? ?softly,? ?turning? ?around? ?to? ?leave.? ?On? ?the? ?other? ?side,? ?Shi? ?

Qing? ?Xuan? ?was? ?still? ?gripping? ?the? ?Wind? ?Master? ?fan,? ?answering? ?the? ?others’? ?jokes? ?absentmindedly,? ?

the? ?colours? ?on? ?his? ?face? ?going? ?red? ?and? ?white,? ?and? ?cold? ?sweat? ?dripped? ?from? ?his? ?forehead.? ?He? ?

looked? ?up? ?seeming? ?wanting? ?to? ?question,? ?but? ?the? ?person? ?was? ?already? ?long? ?gone.? ?

Just? ?then,? ?from? ?within? ?the? ?darkness? ?a? ?distance? ?away? ?from? ?the? ?human? ?array? ?came? ?new? ?strange? ?

noises.? ?

Squeak? ?squeak? ?squeak,? ?squeak? ?squeak? ?squeak.? ?Those? ?with? ?sharp? ?eyes? ?cried,? ?”What’s? ?that?? ?

Those? ?black,? ?furry...? ?rats?”? ?

“And? ?what’s? ?that? ?in? ?the? ?back?? ?People?? ?Why? ?are? ?there? ?ashen? ?white? ?people...”? ?

“They? ?don’t? ?look? ?alive...”? ?

“What?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?gaped.? ?

It? ?was? ?the? ?Corpse? ?Eating? ?Rats? ?and? ?Empty-Shelled? ?People.? ?Those? ?monsters? ?from? ?Mount? ?TongLu? ?

had? ?also? ?been? ?transported? ?here!? ?

Those? ?Empty-Shelled? ?people? ?wobbled,? ?walking? ?over? ?with? ?stiffened? ?limbs,? ?and? ?the? ?Corpse-Eating? ?

Rats? ?that? ?survived? ?on? ?human? ?flesh? ?also? ?swarmed? ?over? ?like? ?the? ?black? ?tide.? ?It? ?appeared? ?that? ?Jun? ?

Wu? ?stopped? ?caring? ?for? ?anything,? ?stopping? ?at? ?nothing? ?to? ?destroy? ?the? ?human? ?array,? ?willing? ?to? ?bring? ?

total? ?chaos? ?to? ?the? ?mortal? ?realm? ?no? ?matter? ?what!? ?

On? ?the? ?other? ?side,? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master? ?instructed? ?Ban? ?Yue? ?and? ?the? ?others,? ?”Watch? ?over? ?General? ?Pei.? ?

I? ?will? ?go? ?protect? ?the? ?array.”? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?was? ?lying? ?there? ?puffing? ?black? ?smoke? ?for? ?a? ?while,? ?but? ?when? ?he? ?heard? ?he? ?got? ?up? ?again,? ?

“I’m? ?fine,? ?I? ?can? ?go? ?protect? ?the? ?array.”? ?Then? ?he? ?tried? ?struggling? ?to? ?crawl? ?up? ?but? ?ended? ?up? ?falling? ?

back? ?down? ?again.? ?Even? ?Pei? ?Su? ?couldn’t? ?watch? ?anymore,? ?”Let? ?it? ?go,? ?general.? ?Just...? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?

your? ?wounds,? ?and? ?let? ?Lord? ?Rain? ?Master? ?go? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?it.”? ?

This? ?was? ?probably? ?the? ?first? ?time? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?was? ?so? ?humiliated? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?a? ?woman,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?also? ?

the? ?first? ?time? ?he? ?was? ?saved? ?by? ?a? ?woman.? ?He? ?couldn’t? ?tell? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?angry? ?or? ?if? ?it? ?was? ?his? ?pride? ?

throwing? ?a? ?fit,? ?but? ?his? ?face? ?was? ?swelling.? ?The? ?Rain? ?Master? ?ignored? ?his? ?opinion? ?and? ?smiled,? ?

“There’s? ?no? ?need? ?for? ?the? ?general? ?to? ?push? ?himself.”? ?Then? ?she? ?left? ?riding? ?the? ?black? ?ox.? ?

“LORD? ?RAIN? ?MASTER!”? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?called.? ?

Just? ?then,? ?another? ?hand? ?came? ?crawling? ?up,? ?catching? ?his? ?neck.? ?A? ?voice? ?came? ?hauntingly,? ?”Pei? ?

darling...”? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?was? ?still? ?struggling? ?strenuously,? ?and? ?the? ?moment? ?he? ?heard? ?this? ?voice? ?he? ?was? ?

exasperated,? ?”Why? ?are? ?you? ?still? ?around?”? ?

Xuan? ?Ji? ?had? ?actually? ?been? ?around? ?from? ?the? ?beginning,? ?since? ?Ban? ?Yue? ?had? ?taken? ?both? ?her? ?and? ?Ke? ?

Mo? ?who? ?had? ?been? ?injured? ?by? ?Rong? ?Guang? ?down.? ?Hearing? ?that? ?Pei? ?Ming’s? ?tone? ?was? ?unkind,? ?she? ?

instantly? ?turned? ?malicious,? ?”Why? ?am? ?I? ?still? ?here?? ?I’VE? ?ALWAYS? ?BEEN? ?HERE!? ?What? ?are? ?you? ?doing? ?

staring? ?at? ?Rain? ?Master?? ?Have? ?you? ?changed? ?your? ?affections?? ?You? ?want? ?to? ?go? ?chase? ?after? ?her? ?now,? ?

huh?? ?WHAT’S? ?SO? ?GOOD? ?ABOUT? ?HER!? ?I? ?WON’T? ?ALLOW? ?IT!”? ?

“...”? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?finally? ?couldn’t? ?endure? ?this? ?any? ?longer,? ?and? ?shoved? ?her? ?away,? ?exclaiming? ?angrily,? ?”Xuan? ?

Ji,? ?why? ?does? ?your? ?brain? ?only? ?think? ?of? ?things? ?like? ?this? ?even? ?at? ?a? ?time? ?like? ?this??? ?It? ?has? ?nothing? ?to? ?do? ?

with? ?changing? ?affections,? ?I’ve? ?barely? ?exchanged? ?words? ?with? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master!”? ?

This? ?was? ?the? ?first? ?time? ?he? ?moved? ?against? ?Xuan? ?Ji,? ?and? ?Xuan? ?Ji? ?was? ?harshly? ?shoved? ?onto? ?the? ?

ground,? ?completely? ?stunned.? ?

It? ?was? ?a? ?good? ?while? ?before? ?she? ?said? ?incredulously,? ?”Pei? ?darling,? ?I? ?think? ?of? ?you? ?because? ?I? ?love? ?you,? ?

is? ?that? ?so? ?wrong?? ?You? ?have? ?never? ?been? ?so? ?mean? ?to? ?me? ?before,? ?do? ?you? ?really? ?hate? ?me? ?so? ?much?”? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?used? ?the? ?sword? ?to? ?help? ?himself? ?stand? ?up,? ?”I? ?can’t? ?get? ?through? ?to? ?you.”? ?

Xuan? ?Ji? ?still? ?wouldn’t? ?give? ?up,? ?”TELL? ?ME!? ?Are? ?you? ?really? ?going? ?to? ?leave? ?me?? ?I’ve? ?done? ?so? ?much? ?

for? ?you,? ?aren’t? ?you? ?touched? ?at? ?all? ?seeing? ?me? ?become? ?like? ?this?? ?Don’t? ?you? ?feel? ?guilty? ?at? ?all?”? ?

“HAVEN’T? ?I? ?TOLD? ?YOU? ?HUNDREDS? ?OF? ?YEARS? ?AGO? ?ALREADY?”? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?shouted.? ?

Xuan? ?Ji? ?was? ?stunned? ?and? ?dumbfounded.? ?

She? ?didn’t? ?know? ?what? ?to? ?do,? ?but? ?her? ?hands? ?gripped? ?the? ?hems? ?of? ?his? ?robes? ?in? ?a? ?death? ?grip,? ?

hopping? ?staggeringly? ?with? ?her? ?broken? ?legs,? ?”Pei? ?darling...? ?Pei? ?darling...? ?wait,? ?why? ?don’t? ?we? ?talk? ?a? ?

bit? ?more...”? ?

Ban? ?Yue? ?watched? ?her,? ?and? ?while? ?she? ?knew? ?it? ?was? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?who? ?abandoned? ?Xuan? ?Ji? ?first,? ?this? ?

female? ?ghost? ?also? ?killed? ?countless? ?after,? ?trying? ?to? ?kill? ?them? ?time? ?and? ?time? ?again,? ?still,? ?looking? ?like? ?

this,? ?she? ?was? ?a? ?little? ?pitiful.? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?looked? ?back? ?at? ?her,? ?and? ?in? ?the? ?end,? ?he? ?only? ?said,? ?”Xuan? ?Ji,? ?it’s? ?time? ?you? ?wake? ?up.”? ?

“Wake? ?up? ?what.”? ?Xuan? ?Ji? ?was? ?confused.? ?

“That? ?you’ve? ?become? ?this? ?way,? ?I’m? ?part? ?of? ?the? ?reason,? ?but? ?a? ?majority? ?of? ?it? ?is? ?by? ?your? ?own? ?

decisions.? ?You’ve? ?done? ?so? ?much? ?but? ?you? ?can? ?only? ?move? ?your? ?own? ?heart,? ?I’m? ?a? ?steel-hearted? ?

man.? ?Rather? ?than? ?love? ?me,? ?why? ?don’t? ?you? ?go? ?love? ?yourself.”? ?

He? ?yanked? ?back? ?his? ?robes? ?from? ?Xuan? ?Ji’s? ?hold,? ?and? ?left? ?without? ?looking? ?back.? ?

On? ?the? ?end? ?at? ?the? ?human? ?array,? ?after? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?swung? ?the? ?fan,? ?there? ?wasn’t? ?much? ?spiritual? ?

powers? ?left.? ?After? ?a? ?mess? ?of? ?a? ?panic,? ?they? ?could? ?only? ?have? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master? ?and? ?several? ?of? ?the? ?

martial? ?gods? ?to? ?go? ?and? ?defend? ?first.? ?Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?right? ?then,? ?there? ?was? ?a? ?rowdy? ?commotion? ?

coming? ?from? ?all? ?around:? ?

“Quack? ?quack,? ?is? ?this? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?quack,? ?such? ?big? ?houses? ?quack!”? ?

“What? ?fuss? ?are? ?you? ?making,? ?Chengzhu’s? ?houses? ?are? ?bigger!”? ?

“Yea,? ?and? ?they’re? ?not? ?as? ?pretty? ?as? ?Chengzhu’s? ?houses? ?either!”? ?

From? ?the? ?ends? ?of? ?the? ?streets,? ?the? ?alleyways,? ?the? ?eaves,? ?all? ?sorts? ?of? ?weird? ?shaped? ?heads? ?

appeared,? ?extremely? ?lively.? ?All? ?of? ?a? ?sudden,? ?all? ?the? ?monsters? ?and? ?ghosts? ?from? ?the? ?Ghost? ?City? ?had? ?

swarmed? ?out!? ?

When? ?Heaven’s? ?Eye? ?and? ?company? ?within? ?the? ?human? ?array? ?saw,? ?the? ?shouted? ?impatiently,? ?

“WHAT’S? ?WITH? ?THOSE? ?GHOSTS!? ?GO? ?AWAY!? ?GO? ?BACK!? ?WE’RE? ?AT? ?THE? ?FOOT? ?OF? ?THE? ?

EMPEROR,? ?HOW? ?DARE? ?YOU? ?ALL? ?COME? ?MESS? ?ABOUT? ?AT? ?THE? ?ROYAL? ?CAPITAL!”? ?

“You? ?pig? ?spirit,? ?you? ?dare? ?show? ?your? ?face? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?me!”? ?

“I’m? ?not? ?hallucinating,? ?am? ?I...? ?that’s? ?a? ?duck...? ?a? ?duck? ?beating? ?a? ?rat?”? ?

Instantly,? ?a? ?round? ?of? ?graveside? ?apples? ?were? ?slung? ?over,? ?”SHUT? ?UP,? ?YOU? ?NASTY? ?CULTIVATOR!? ?

WE’RE? ?GIVING? ?YOU? ?SOME? ?FACE? ?HERE,? ?SO? ?SHAMELESS!”? ?

“IF? ?IT? ?WASN’T? ?ON? ?CHENGZHU’S? ?ORDERS? ?WHO’D? ?WANNA? ?COME!”? ?

“WHY? ?DON’T? ?YOU? ?KNEEL? ?AND? ?THANK? ?US!”? ?

The? ?eyes? ?of? ?those? ?Corpse-Eating? ?Rats? ?that? ?swarmed? ?in? ?like? ?black? ?tide? ?were? ?flashing? ?red,? ?yet? ?the? ?

situation? ?was? ?playing? ?out? ?much? ?differently? ?than? ?what? ?they? ?expected,? ?and? ?when? ?they? ?came? ?

charging? ?murderously,? ?a? ?band? ?of? ?monsters? ?and? ?demons? ?much? ?bigger? ?than? ?they? ?came? ?to? ?greet? ?

them,? ?smashing? ?and? ?stabbing? ?randomly? ?with? ?pitchforks? ?and? ?rakes? ?like? ?they? ?were? ?starving,? ?an? ?

even? ?more? ?vicious? ?red? ?light? ?flashing? ?from? ?their? ?eyes,? ?”SO? ?MANY? ?RATS!”? ?

“Come? ?come? ?come,? ?hehehe,? ?I’ve? ?been? ?waiting? ?for? ?a? ?long? ?time? ?for? ?you!? ?I’ve? ?never? ?had? ?aperitifs? ?

that’s? ?aged? ?two? ?thousand? ?years? ?old,? ?it? ?must? ?be? ?super? ?flavourful!”? ?

“Can? ?we? ?eat? ?all? ?this?”? ?

“Chengzhu? ?said? ?if? ?we? ?can’t? ?eat? ?them? ?all? ?we? ?can? ?sell? ?them!”? ?

Those? ?Corpse-Eating? ?Rats? ?saw? ?the? ?situation? ?going? ?downhill,? ?and? ?retreated? ?in? ?terror.? ?The? ?

Empty-Shelled? ?People? ?were? ?tripped? ?over? ?by? ?the? ?rats? ?who? ?lost? ?their? ?heads.? ?The? ?dire? ?situation? ?was? ?

instantly? ?dispelled,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?sighed? ?again? ?in? ?relief,? ?turning? ?his? ?head? ?back,? ?”Thank? ?goodness? ?

for? ?San? ?Lang.”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?smiled,? ?”They? ?wanted? ?to? ?come? ?themselves,? ?it? ?has? ?nothing? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?me.? ?Rather? ?than? ?

this,? ?gege,? ?be? ?careful.”? ?

His? ?tone? ?suddenly? ?turned? ?serious? ?at? ?the? ?last? ?two? ?words.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?moved? ?his? ?sight? ?back? ?and? ?saw? ?

that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant? ?was? ?making? ?a? ?new? ?move,? ?placing? ?its? ?hand? ?by? ?the? ?waist,? ?as? ?if? ?it? ?was? ?

going? ?to? ?pull? ?something? ?out.? ?

Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?lurched.? ?

It? ?was? ?a? ?sword.? ?

———? ?

Ch.228:? ?Burning? ?Flames? ?of? ?Karma;? ?Demonic? ?God? ?Descends? ?Upon? ?Royal? ?Capital? ?3? ?

Just? ?in? ?its? ?current? ?state? ?the? ?giant? ?was? ?already? ?a? ?handful,? ?if? ?there? ?was? ?now? ?a? ?sword,? ?wasn’t? ?it? ?no? ?

different? ?than? ?giving? ?wings? ?to? ?tigers?? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?a? ?sense? ?of? ?foreboding? ?and? ?yelled? ?to? ?the? ?people? ?below,? ?”EVERYONE,? ?BE? ?

CAREFUL!”? ?

The? ?ghosts? ?were? ?just? ?in? ?the? ?heat? ?of? ?beating? ?down? ?the? ?rats,? ?and? ?having? ?heard? ?him,? ?they? ?all? ?looked? ?

up,? ?exclaiming? ?in? ?awe? ?”WHAT? ?A? ?GIANT? ?GRAND? ?UNCLE...? ?AH,? ?NO,? ?XIE? ?DAOZHANG!”? ?

“Chengzhu? ?looks? ?like? ?he’s? ?having? ?a? ?good? ?time? ?up? ?there,? ?quack!”? ?

“No,? ?we’re? ?not? ?playing? ?around...”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?but? ?before? ?he? ?finished? ?his? ?sentence,? ?that? ?flaming? ?

sharp? ?sword? ?covered? ?with? ?murderous? ?aura? ?came? ?slashing? ?down.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?released? ?his? ?hands,? ?

barely? ?dodging? ?the? ?attack,? ?and? ?felt? ?alarmed? ?by? ?this? ?aura? ?of? ?the? ?sword? ?and? ?the? ?heatwave? ?of? ?this? ?

strike.? ?

That? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?was? ?already? ?barely? ?fending? ?off? ?the? ?other,? ?but? ?now,? ?it? ?was? ?practically? ?no? ?

match? ?for? ?it!? ?

Under? ?such? ?dire? ?circumstances,? ?he? ?wanted? ?to? ?call? ?forth? ?a? ?few? ?martial? ?gods? ?to? ?transform? ?into? ?a? ?

sword? ?to? ?help? ?in? ?spite? ?of? ?himself,? ?but? ?Quan? ?Yi? ?Zhen? ?was? ?currently? ?lying? ?in? ?the? ?broken? ?pieces? ?of? ?

the? ?Bone? ?Dragon? ?in? ?Black? ?Water,? ?cruising? ?around? ?to? ?recover;? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?was? ?being? ?used? ?like? ?

he? ?was? ?a? ?hundred? ?men,? ?supporting? ?the? ?human? ?array? ?up? ?against? ?the? ?resentful? ?spirits? ?that? ?were? ?

rampaging? ?harder;? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?for? ?some? ?reason? ?had? ?been? ?missing? ?since? ?they’ve? ?

arrived? ?here,? ?and? ?only? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?was? ?free,? ?but? ?he? ?was? ?also? ?cutting? ?down? ?the? ?rats,? ?completely? ?

burnt? ?black,? ?spitting? ?smoke? ?rings? ?and? ?resolutely? ?refused? ?to? ?be? ?shown? ?up? ?by? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master,? ?so? ?

he? ?was? ?probably? ?useless? ?for? ?the? ?cause.? ?There? ?was? ?actually? ?no? ?one? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?use!? ?

Just? ?then,? ?a? ?voice? ?came? ?from? ?the? ?ground,? ?”JUST? ?WAIT,? ?YOUR? ?HIGHNESS!? ?YOUR? ?SWORD? ?

WILL? ?BE? ?HERE? ?MOMENTARILY!”? ?

The? ?one? ?who? ?yelled? ?was? ?Guoshi.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?rushed? ?to? ?the? ?edge? ?of? ?the? ?jaded? ?crown? ?platform,? ?

“WHAT?? ?WHERE’S? ?MY? ?SWORD?”? ?

Guoshi? ?circled? ?his? ?hands? ?around? ?his? ?mouth? ?and? ?yelled,? ?”CRIMSON? ?RAIN? ?SOUGHT? ?FLOWER,? ?

ACTIVATE? ?THE? ?DISTANCE? ?SHORTENING? ?ARRAY!? ?TO? ?MOUNT? ?TONGLU!? ?THE? ?SWORD? ?IS? ?

HERE!”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?resolutely? ?tossed? ?out? ?a? ?dice? ?and? ?said,? ?”Activate!”? ?

Above? ?them? ?within? ?the? ?pitch? ?black? ?layers? ?of? ?clouds,? ?something? ?was? ?rumbling.? ?A? ?moment? ?later,? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?squinted? ?as? ?he? ?gazed? ?over.? ?

There? ?really? ?was? ?a? ?sword!? ?

The? ?divine? ?statue? ?leapt? ?up? ?and? ?reached? ?for? ?the? ?long? ?sword.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?used? ?both? ?hands? ?to? ?grip? ?the? ?

hand? ?seal? ?he? ?formed,? ?and? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?also? ?gripped? ?the? ?hilt? ?in? ?its? ?hands,? ?then? ?it? ?

slashed? ?towards? ?the? ?”Heavenly? ?Capital”!? ?

The? ?other? ?also? ?immediately? ?raised? ?its? ?sword? ?to? ?parry? ?the? ?attack,? ?yet? ?when? ?the? ?two? ?swords? ?

clashed,? ?something? ?that? ?no? ?one? ?had? ?imagined? ?happened? ?–? ?the? ?sword? ?in? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?hand? ?had? ?cut? ?

through? ?the? ?sword? ?of? ?that? ?fiery? ?giant!? ?

Amidst? ?the? ?earth-shattering? ?sound? ?of? ?metal? ?breaking,? ?that? ?fiery? ?demonic? ?giant? ?came? ?to? ?an? ?abrupt? ?

stop.? ?

Then? ?suddenly,? ?it? ?broke? ?into? ?several? ?pierces,? ?and? ?soon? ?after,? ?it? ?fell? ?rapidly? ?towards? ?the? ?ground.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?had? ?never? ?expected? ?that? ?this? ?sword? ?was? ?this? ?powerful;? ?a? ?one? ?strike? ?knockout?? ?He? ?stared? ?

at? ?the? ?sword? ?in? ?the? ?hands? ?of? ?that? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue,? ?completely? ?stunned.? ?

Scintillating? ?and? ?fine,? ?exceedingly? ?sharp.? ?What? ?was? ?this? ?sword?? ?

He? ?then? ?remembered? ?Guoshi? ?told? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?to? ?open? ?the? ?Distance? ?Shortening? ?Array? ?to? ?Mount? ?

TongLu,? ?and? ?it? ?dawned? ?on? ?him? ?–? ?this? ?was? ?probably? ?a? ?sword? ?forged? ?by? ?the? ?bodies? ?of? ?those? ?three? ?

mountain? ?spirits!? ?

But,? ?he? ?had? ?no? ?time? ?to? ?think? ?more? ?on? ?it.? ?If? ?that? ?giant? ?thing? ?crashed? ?down? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?going? ?to? ?be? ?

funny.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?immediately? ?directed? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue? ?to? ?fly? ?down,? ?holding? ?that? ?gigantic? ?

boulder? ?that? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?fall? ?apart,? ?and? ?changed? ?course,? ?moving? ?it? ?some? ?distance? ?away? ?before? ?

carefully? ?landing? ?at? ?a? ?place? ?much? ?further? ?away? ?and? ?more? ?rural.? ?Only? ?then? ?did? ?that? ?giant? ?divine? ?

statue? ?sheath? ?the? ?sword? ?back? ?by? ?its? ?waist? ?and? ?stood? ?in? ?place,? ?a? ?hand? ?resting? ?on? ?the? ?sword? ?while? ?

the? ?other? ?opened? ?a? ?palm? ?to? ?reveal? ?the? ?two? ?figures,? ?as? ?if? ?it? ?was? ?holding? ?a? ?flower.? ?It? ?stopped? ?

moving,? ?its? ?smile? ?back? ?on? ?its? ?face? ?as? ?it? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?posture? ?of? ?the? ?Flower-Crowned? ?Martial? ?

God.? ?

Not? ?a? ?single? ?falling? ?rock? ?crashed? ?to? ?the? ?ground.? ?Everyone? ?at? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?was? ?not? ?harmed? ?

one? ?bit!? ?

It? ?was? ?a? ?good? ?moment? ?before? ?all? ?the? ?people,? ?gods,? ?and? ?ghosts? ?looked? ?to? ?each? ?other,? ?”Is...? ?is? ?it? ?

over?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?also? ?hopped? ?off? ?from? ?the? ?palm? ?of? ?the? ?giant? ?divine? ?statue,? ?and? ?met? ?up? ?

with? ?everyone.? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan’s? ?cold? ?sweat? ?had? ?already? ?turned? ?into? ?hot? ?sweat,? ?and? ?tucked? ?the? ?

Wind? ?Master? ?fan? ?that? ?was? ?once? ?again? ?broken? ?after? ?one? ?use? ?at? ?his? ?waist,? ?hobbling? ?and? ?wobbling,? ?

hopping? ?and? ?dragging? ?as? ?he? ?skipped? ?over,? ?”Your? ?Highness!? ?Is? ?it? ?over?? ?Is? ?everything? ?taken? ?care? ?

of?”? ?

A? ?few? ?of? ?the? ?other? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?gathered? ?over? ?too,? ?”Where’s? ?the? ?Emp...? ?Jun? ?Wu?? ?Your? ?

Highness? ?have? ?you? ?defeated? ?him?? ?Is? ?he? ?dead?”? ?

On? ?the? ?side,? ?Guoshi? ?said,? ?”How? ?can? ?that? ?be?? ?His? ?Highness...? ?He? ?wouldn’t? ?have? ?been? ?defeated? ?

so? ?easily.”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?extended? ?a? ?hand? ?out? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?”Gege,? ?let’s? ?go? ?up? ?to? ?search.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?nodded? ?and? ?gave? ?him? ?his? ?hand.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?gently? ?pulled? ?and? ?pulled? ?him? ?to? ?the? ?top? ?of? ?

the? ?wreckage.? ?The? ?ghosts? ?had? ?already? ?lost? ?interest? ?in? ?the? ?Corpse-Eating? ?Rats? ?that? ?had? ?been? ?

beaten? ?and? ?fled? ?in? ?a? ?flurry,? ?and? ?so? ?they? ?all? ?jumped? ?up? ?too,? ?vigorously? ?babbling? ?that? ?they? ?want? ?to? ?

“Clean? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?out”,? ?but? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?”Stay? ?back.? ?All? ?irrelevant? ?persons? ?must? ?

not? ?come? ?close.”? ?Otherwise,? ?if? ?they? ?really? ?did? ?bump? ?into? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?it’d? ?be? ?certain? ?death.? ?Hearing? ?

this,? ?the? ?ghosts? ?could? ?only? ?jump? ?back? ?down,? ?continuing? ?to? ?guard? ?the? ?bottom.? ?

However,? ?within? ?the? ?former? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?that? ?had? ?now? ?been? ?cut? ?into? ?a? ?giant? ?wreckage,? ?there? ?

was? ?not? ?a? ?trace? ?of? ?Jun? ?Wu.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?looked? ?all? ?over,? ?and? ?even? ?raised? ?the? ?golden? ?

roof? ?of? ?the? ?Great? ?Martial? ?Hall,? ?but? ?they? ?didn’t? ?see? ?anyone.? ?

Just? ?then,? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?suddenly? ?turned? ?to? ?Pei? ?Ming,? ?”General? ?Pei!? ?I’ve? ?got? ?something? ?to? ?do,? ?

please? ?help? ?take? ?over? ?for? ?me? ?for? ?a? ?moment.”? ?

The? ?number? ?of? ?rats? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?cut? ?down? ?wasn’t? ?more? ?than? ?the? ?Rain? ?Master,? ?and? ?he? ?was? ?just? ?

feeling? ?petulantly? ?depressed? ?when? ?he? ?got? ?dragged? ?over? ?the? ?uphold? ?the? ?array? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?blue.? ?

Still,? ?he? ?only? ?rubbed? ?his? ?nose? ?and? ?didn’t? ?say? ?much.? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?leapt? ?onto? ?the? ?wreckage? ?and? ?

rummaged? ?all? ?over,? ?when? ?finally,? ?after? ?raising? ?a? ?caved? ?in? ?roof,? ?he? ?exclaimed,? ?”FOUND? ?HIM!”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?heard? ?him? ?and? ?went? ?over,? ?”Qian? ?Qiu,? ?be? ?careful!”? ?

He? ?had? ?thought? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?found? ?Jun? ?Wu,? ?yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?what? ?he? ?found? ?was? ?a? ?ball? ?of? ?

something? ?charred? ?black,? ?like? ?a? ?worm? ?shriveled? ?in? ?a? ?giant? ?shell,? ?and? ?there? ?was? ?even? ?the? ?tiny? ?

sound? ?of? ?coughing.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?his? ?heart? ?tighten,? ?and? ?immediately? ?peeled? ?away? ?this? ?charred? ?shell? ?together? ?with? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?to? ?see,? ?and? ?a? ?small? ?child? ?actually? ?rolled? ?out,? ?his? ?body? ?curled,? ?hugging? ?his? ?head,? ?

his? ?whole? ?body? ?red,? ?probably? ?from? ?the? ?burns.? ?But? ?his? ?life? ?was? ?not? ?in? ?danger? ?and? ?he? ?was? ?still? ?

coughing.? ?

After? ?he? ?rolled? ?out,? ?a? ?green? ?ball? ?of? ?greasy? ?ghost? ?fire? ?also? ?creeped? ?out,? ?floating.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?at? ?

it,? ?”This? ?is...”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?seized? ?that? ?ball? ?of? ?ghost? ?fire? ?with? ?a? ?hand,? ?his? ?eyes? ?blowing? ?flames,? ?”The? ?heavens? ?

have? ?eyes? ?so? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?you? ?haven’t? ?died? ?completely,? ?and? ?still? ?ended? ?up? ?in? ?my? ?hands? ?in? ?the? ?end!”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?had? ?really? ?become? ?the? ?”Night-Touring? ?Green? ?Lantern”.? ?Now? ?that? ?they? ?thought? ?back,? ?

when? ?Jun? ?Wu? ?had? ?shot? ?out? ?that? ?trail? ?of? ?fire,? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?had? ?protected? ?Gu? ?Zi,? ?which? ?was? ?why? ?this? ?

child? ?didn’t? ?burn? ?to? ?death.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?a? ?little? ?surprised? ?in? ?spite? ?of? ?himself.? ?After? ?all,? ?by? ?Qi? ?

Rong’s? ?character,? ?if? ?there? ?was? ?fire? ?it’d? ?be? ?more? ?his? ?thing? ?to? ?throw? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?out? ?to? ?shield? ?himself.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?instantly? ?knew? ?what? ?he? ?was? ?thinking? ?about? ?and? ?said,? ?”Even? ?if? ?he? ?threw? ?the? ?child? ?out? ?

to? ?block? ?the? ?fire? ?it? ?wouldn’t? ?do? ?much,? ?he’d? ?burn? ?to? ?ashes? ?in? ?an? ?instant.? ?To? ?protect? ?and? ?to? ?use? ?as? ?a? ?

shield? ?isn’t? ?very? ?different? ?in? ?his? ?book.”? ?

Even? ?if? ?that? ?was? ?the? ?reason,? ?he? ?still? ?protected.? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?burnt? ?to? ?nothing? ?more? ?than? ?a? ?green? ?

ball? ?of? ?greasy? ?ghost? ?fire? ?and? ?he? ?still? ?didn’t? ?disperse,? ?caught? ?in? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?hands,? ?and? ?he? ?

started? ?screaming? ?in? ?terror.? ?Gu? ?Zi,? ?who? ?they? ?just? ?saved,? ?was? ?roused? ?instantly? ?and? ?he? ?hugged? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?leg,? ?”Gege,? ?don’t? ?kill? ?my? ?dad!”? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?exclaimed? ?angrily,? ?”LET? ?GO!? ?I’m? ?telling? ?you? ?now,? ?even? ?if? ?you? ?beg? ?it’s? ?useless,? ?I? ?

won’t? ?show? ?mercy!”? ?Then? ?he? ?gripped? ?harder.? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?the? ?enemy? ?who? ?annihilated? ?his? ?clan,? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?interfere? ?at? ?all,? ?but? ?he? ?was? ?afraid? ?in? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?fury? ?he’d? ?accidentally? ?hurt? ?

Gu? ?Zi,? ?so? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?pull? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?away,? ?yet? ?unexpectedly? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?tackled? ?over? ?and? ?

hugged? ?him,? ?”SCRAP? ?GEGE,? ?SAVE? ?MY? ?DAD!”? ?

“Gu? ?Zi...? ?This? ?really? ?isn’t? ?your? ?dad.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?”Can’t? ?you? ?tell? ?by? ?the? ?way? ?he? ?treats? ?you?”? ?

However,? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?said,? ?”That? ?IS? ?my? ?dad!? ?My? ?dad? ?didn’t? ?used? ?to? ?be? ?good? ?to? ?me,? ?but? ?then? ?after? ?he? ?

was? ?really? ?good? ?to? ?me.? ?He’d? ?often? ?give? ?me? ?meat? ?to? ?eat,? ?and? ?even? ?said? ?he? ?will? ?take? ?me? ?to? ?live? ?in? ?

big,? ?beautiful? ?mansions...? ?he’s? ?really? ?good? ?to? ?me,? ?scrap? ?gege,? ?will? ?you? ?please? ?save? ?him?”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?started? ?scolding,? ?”Foolish? ?son,? ?don’t? ?beg? ?him!? ?This? ?black? ?hearted? ?snow? ?lotus? ?won’t? ?save? ?

this? ?ancestor!? ?In? ?fact,? ?he? ?can’t? ?wait? ?for? ?your? ?old? ?man? ?to? ?die,? ?he? ?doesn’t? ?care? ?whether? ?I? ?live? ?or? ?die!”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?side-eyed? ?him,? ?”Are? ?you? ?worried? ?that? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?can’t? ?kill? ?you,? ?so? ?I? ?have? ?to? ?be? ?

dragged? ?in? ?too?”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?still? ?quite? ?afraid? ?of? ?him,? ?and? ?the? ?moment? ?he? ?spoke? ?the? ?entire? ?ball? ?of? ?ghost? ?fire? ?

shriveled? ?a? ?bit.? ?Nonetheless,? ?he? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?die? ?either? ?way,? ?so? ?he? ?stopped? ?caring,? ?”HUA? ?

CHENG? ?YOU? ?FUCKER,? ?I’M? ?NOT? ?AFRAID? ?OF? ?YOU!? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?don’t? ?think? ?I? ?don’t? ?know.? ?I? ?took? ?you? ?

for? ?a? ?god? ?in? ?the? ?heavens,? ?BUT? ?YOU!? ?WHAT? ?DID? ?YOU? ?TAKE? ?ME? ?FOR?? ?YOU? ?NEVER? ?TOOK? ?ME? ?

FOR? ?ANYTHING!? ?You? ?ignore? ?me,? ?reject? ?me,? ?think? ?I’m? ?a? ?fool,? ?a? ?madman,? ?that? ?I’m? ?mental,? ?look? ?at? ?

me? ?with? ?contempt.? ?You’ve? ?always? ?looked? ?down? ?on? ?me!? ?WHAT? ?RIGHT? ?DO? ?YOU? ?HAVE? ?TO? ?LOOK? ?

DOWN? ?ON? ?ME?? ?YOU? ?CAN’T? ?EVEN? ?DESTROY? ?A? ?MERE? ?YONG? ?AN,? ?YOU? ?USELESS? ?TRASH!”? ?

“You...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?only? ?uttered? ?one? ?word,? ?and? ?while? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?didn’t? ?move,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?could? ?sense? ?

something? ?and? ?quickly? ?pulled? ?him? ?back? ?first? ?and? ?said,? ?”Nevermind,? ?drop? ?it.”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?didn’t? ?even? ?want? ?to? ?bother? ?with? ?a? ?fake? ?smile,? ?and? ?humphed,? ?”So? ?what? ?if? ?he? ?looks? ?

down? ?on? ?you?? ?Is? ?there? ?anything? ?about? ?you? ?worth? ?a? ?high? ?regard?”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?was? ?fuming? ?and? ?flustered,? ?”I? ?SPIT? ?AT? ?YOU,? ?I? ?SPIT!? ?SO,? ?SO? ?WHAT? ?IF? ?YOU? ?ALL? ?LOOK? ?

DOWN? ?ON? ?ME?? ?THIS? ?ANCESTOR...? ?THIS? ?ANCESTOR...? ?THIS? ?ANCESTOR? ?HAS? ?A? ?SON!”? ?

“...”? ?

“...”? ?

Qi? ?Rong? ?started? ?cackling? ?maniacally,? ?”Hehe!? ?Even? ?though? ?he? ?was? ?picked? ?up? ?cheaply,? ?but? ?at? ?least? ?

it’s? ?still? ?better? ?than? ?you? ?bloodline-ending? ?impotent? ?cowards!? ?DON’T? ?EVEN? ?DREAM? ?OF? ?HAVING? ?

ONE? ?IN? ?EIGHT? ?HUNDRED? ?YEARS!? ?HEHEHAHAHAHA...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?watched? ?him? ?speechlessly.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?also? ?didn’t? ?want? ?to? ?waste? ?

anymore? ?words? ?on? ?Qi? ?Rong,? ?and? ?only? ?raised? ?his? ?brows? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?mouthing? ?the? ?words,? ?”You? ?

never? ?know.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?knew? ?he? ?was? ?only? ?joking,? ?and? ?smiled? ?weakly.? ?Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?as? ?he? ?laughed,? ?Qi? ?

Rong’s? ?mad? ?laughter? ?grew? ?smaller? ?and? ?smaller.? ?At? ?last,? ?that? ?ball? ?of? ?green,? ?greasy,? ?ghost? ?fire? ?that? ?

was? ?jumping? ?up? ?and? ?down? ?had? ?fizzled? ?out.? ?

Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?didn’t? ?know? ?whether? ?if? ?Qi? ?Rong’s? ?ghost? ?fire? ?was? ?snuffed? ?out? ?on? ?its? ?own? ?or? ?if? ?he? ?

was? ?the? ?one? ?who? ?choked? ?it? ?out,? ?and? ?he? ?stood? ?there,? ?dumbfounded.? ?Gu? ?Zi? ?was? ?also? ?dumbstruck,? ?

and? ?he? ?went? ?up? ?to? ?pull? ?each? ?of? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?fingers? ?open.? ?But? ?when? ?he? ?saw? ?there? ?was? ?

nothing,? ?he? ?fell? ?to? ?the? ?ground? ?and? ?started? ?digging? ?at? ?that? ?pile? ?of? ?charred? ?residues? ?on? ?the? ?ground,? ?

scratching? ?to? ?the? ?point? ?his? ?hands? ?were? ?covered? ?in? ?black? ?soot? ?but? ?still? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?green? ?light,? ?so? ?

he? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?clutch? ?onto? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu’s? ?robe,? ?”Where’s? ?my? ?dad...”? ?

He? ?begged? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?but? ?Lang? ?Qian? ?Qiu? ?didn’t? ?know? ?what? ?to? ?say,? ?so? ?he? ?gazed? ?at? ?Xie? ?Lian.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?know? ?what? ?to? ?say? ?either,? ?and? ?only? ?sighed,? ?turning? ?around? ?to? ?leave.? ?Behind? ?him? ?

came? ?Gu? ?Zi’s? ?incessant? ?voice,? ?”Gege,? ?where’s? ?my? ?dad?? ?He’s? ?still? ?around,? ?right?? ?He? ?said? ?he’s? ?

already? ?cultivated? ?to? ?be? ?the? ?what...? ?the? ?most? ?powerful? ?king? ?of? ?the? ?three? ?realms,? ?he? ?can’t? ?die.? ?He’s? ?

still? ?around,? ?right?”? ?

The? ?annoying? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?finally? ?disappeared.? ?

Yet,? ?not? ?only? ?did? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?not? ?know? ?what? ?to? ?say,? ?at? ?this? ?moment,? ?he? ?couldn’t? ?even? ?understand? ?

what? ?he? ?was? ?feeling.? ?

To? ?be? ?honest,? ?if? ?he? ?thought? ?about? ?it? ?closely,? ?Qi? ?Rong’s? ?words? ?indeed? ?seemed? ?to? ?be? ?irrebukable.? ?

Ever? ?since? ?they? ?were? ?young,? ?he? ?really? ?didn’t? ?regard? ?this? ?younger? ?cousin? ?of? ?his? ?very? ?highly.? ?

At? ?first? ?he? ?felt? ?sympathies? ?for? ?Qi? ?Rong,? ?later? ?it? ?was? ?exasperation,? ?headache,? ?and? ?he? ?did? ?his? ?best? ?

to? ?ignore? ?him;? ?out? ?of? ?sight,? ?out? ?of? ?mind.? ?But? ?if? ?it? ?must? ?be? ?said? ?he? ?looked? ?at? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?with? ?

‘contempt’,? ?then...? ?that? ?seemed? ?fairly? ?accurate? ?too.? ?

It? ?wasn’t? ?just? ?contempt.? ?He? ?had? ?also? ?once? ?hated? ?Qi? ?Rong? ?so? ?much? ?he? ?wanted? ?to? ?crush? ?his? ?ashes? ?

and? ?scatter? ?them? ?all? ?over? ?the? ?world.? ?But? ?having? ?lived? ?for? ?so? ?long,? ?having? ?experienced? ?so? ?much,? ?

when? ?he? ?looked? ?back? ?to? ?look? ?at? ?Qi? ?Rong,? ?there? ?really? ?was? ?nothing? ?left? ?except? ?annoyance? ?and? ?

fatigue.? ?Perhaps? ?there? ?was? ?a? ?little? ?contempt,? ?but? ?that? ?no? ?longer? ?mattered.? ?

No? ?joy,? ?no? ?grief.? ?

They? ?continued? ?their? ?search? ?but? ?it? ?was? ?fruitless.? ?After? ?they? ?came? ?down? ?from? ?the? ?wreckage,? ?Shi? ?

Qing? ?Xuan? ?had? ?already? ?been? ?waiting? ?on? ?the? ?ground? ?for? ?a? ?long? ?time,? ?”Your? ?Highness,? ?how? ?is? ?it?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?shook? ?his? ?head,? ?”We? ?didn’t? ?find? ?him.”? ?

“How? ?can? ?that? ?be?!”? ?

The? ?heavenly? ?officials? ?started? ?discussing,? ?”Could? ?he? ?really? ?be? ?dead?? ?Turned? ?to? ?ashes? ?or? ?

something.”? ?

“If? ?he’s? ?hiding? ?then? ?that’s? ?too? ?scary!”? ?

“Where? ?can? ?he? ?hide,? ?though?? ?There’s? ?so? ?many? ?people? ?watching!”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?looked? ?around? ?and? ?said,? ?”Your? ?Highness,? ?I’ve? ?a? ?question? ?I’ve? ?been? ?wanting? ?to? ?ask? ?

since? ?earlier.? ?Where’s? ?Nan? ?Yang? ?and? ?Xuan? ?Zhen?”? ?

It’s? ?true,? ?it? ?seemed? ?no? ?one? ?had? ?seen? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?for? ?a? ?long? ?while? ?now.? ?The? ?heavenly? ?

officials? ?started? ?chattering? ?again,? ?”Those? ?two? ?generals? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?the? ?same? ?as? ?General? ?Pei,? ?

right?? ?Stuck? ?in? ?their? ?own? ?palaces? ?in? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital? ?and? ?didn’t? ?come? ?out?”? ?

“That’s? ?impossible...? ?I? ?saw? ?General? ?Nan? ?Yang? ?come? ?out!? ?Besides,? ?he? ?was? ?looking? ?for? ?someone? ?

at? ?the? ?time...”? ?

——? ?

Ch.229:? ?Adroit? ?Dice;? ?Snake? ?Eyes? ?Rolled? ?Alarming? ?the? ?Heart? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?whispered? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?”I? ?don’t? ?know? ?what’s? ?going? ?on? ?with? ?Mu? ?Qing,? ?but? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?is? ?

looking? ?for? ?Jian? ?Lan? ?and? ?the? ?fetus? ?spirit.? ?They? ?couldn’t? ?have...”? ?

He? ?couldn’t? ?have? ?stayed? ?behind? ?in? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?Capital,? ?not? ?leaving? ?with? ?the? ?other? ?heavenly? ?

officials,? ?and? ?ended? ?up? ?colliding? ?in? ?that? ?series? ?of? ?going? ?up? ?and? ?down? ?the? ?heavens? ?and? ?the? ?earth,? ?

the? ?flooding? ?and? ?burning?? ?

Or? ?perhaps? ?worse.? ?Maybe,? ?the? ?both? ?of? ?them? ?are? ?currently? ?in? ?the? ?hands? ?of? ?Jun? ?Wu!? ?

Just? ?then,? ?Guoshi? ?walked? ?over? ?from? ?the? ?side,? ?”Your? ?Highness,? ?there’s? ?no? ?need? ?to? ?keep? ?

searching.? ?If? ?he’s? ?here? ?then? ?there’s? ?no? ?reason? ?to? ?hide.? ?There? ?might? ?be? ?a? ?lot? ?of? ?people? ?here,? ?but? ?

there? ?aren’t? ?many? ?worth? ?paying? ?attention? ?to.? ?Since? ?he’s? ?not? ?here,? ?then? ?he? ?could? ?only? ?have? ?gone? ?

to? ?one? ?place,? ?and,? ?it’s? ?a? ?place? ?he’d? ?want? ?you? ?to? ?follow? ?him? ?to.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?understood,? ?”Is? ?it? ?Mount? ?TongLu?”? ?

Guoshi? ?nodded,? ?”Perhaps? ?he’d? ?activated? ?the? ?Distance? ?Shortening? ?Array.? ?Besides? ?the? ?Heavenly? ?

Capital,? ?that’s? ?the? ?domain? ?where? ?he’s? ?the? ?most? ?powerful.”? ?

“Huh?? ?You’re? ?going? ?to? ?Mount? ?TongLu?”? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?exclaimed,? ?”That? ?horrifying? ?place???”? ?

“We’ve? ?already? ?gone? ?once.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?”It’s? ?alright,? ?not? ?that? ?scary.? ?Maybe? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?Mu? ?

Qing? ?are? ?there? ?too.”? ?

However,? ?Guoshi? ?warned,? ?”Don’t? ?lower? ?your? ?guard.? ?When? ?you? ?go? ?this? ?time,? ?it? ?won’t? ?be? ?the? ?same? ?

things? ?waiting? ?for? ?you? ?there.”? ?After? ?a? ?pause,? ?he? ?said,? ?”I? ?think? ?I’ll? ?go? ?with? ?the? ?both? ?of? ?you.? ?Best? ?if? ?

you? ?could? ?also? ?find? ?a? ?few? ?dependable? ?martial? ?gods? ?to? ?help.? ?No? ?one? ?injured.? ?If? ?they’re? ?injured? ?then? ?

they’d? ?be? ?dragging? ?you? ?down? ?even? ?if? ?they? ?went.”? ?

Then,? ?that? ?was? ?a? ?real? ?challenge.? ?”Dependable? ?martial? ?god?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?wondered.? ?Maybe? ?there? ?

were? ?several? ?dependable? ?martial? ?gods? ?before,? ?but? ?now,? ?there? ?weren’t? ?many? ?left.? ?Fallen,? ?charred,? ?

some? ?missing,? ?some? ?with? ?a? ?child? ?hugging? ?his? ?leg? ?wailing.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”There’s? ?no? ?

need? ?to? ?look? ?for? ?any? ?helpers,? ?they’re? ?all? ?useless.? ?Gege? ?and? ?I? ?are? ?enough.”? ?

“It? ?definitely? ?won’t? ?be? ?enough.”? ?Guoshi? ?said.? ?

Pei? ?Ming? ?objected? ?from? ?afar,? ?”Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower,? ?can? ?you? ?please? ?not? ?say? ?something? ?

like? ?”They’re? ?all? ?useless”? ?with? ?such? ?a? ?confident,? ?believable? ?tone!”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?also? ?laughed? ?heartily,? ?”General? ?Pei,? ?you’re? ?so? ?incredibly? ?burnt,? ?and? ?you? ?didn’t? ?

even? ?cut? ?down? ?as? ?many? ?rats? ?as? ?Lord? ?Rain? ?Master,? ?so? ?what? ?are? ?you? ?complaining? ?about!”? ?

He? ?hadn’t? ?seen? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?in? ?a? ?long? ?time,? ?but? ?when? ?they? ?saw? ?each? ?other,? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?still? ?found? ?

pleasure? ?in? ?taunting? ?him.? ?Having? ?been? ?stabbed? ?where? ?it? ?hurt,? ?Pei? ?Ming? ?couldn’t? ?do? ?anything? ?and? ?

only? ?became? ?more? ?depressed.? ?Just? ?then,? ?a? ?voice? ?suddenly? ?came,? ?”Wait,? ?me? ?too,? ?I’ll? ?go? ?too.”? ?

The? ?crowd? ?parted? ?to? ?see,? ?and? ?only? ?then? ?did? ?they? ?notice? ?that? ?the? ?one? ?who? ?spoke? ?was? ?actually? ?Mu? ?

Qing.? ?Since? ?who? ?knows? ?when,? ?he? ?had? ?been? ?standing? ?at? ?the? ?very? ?back? ?of? ?the? ?crowd.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?saw? ?

him? ?emerged? ?and? ?breathed? ?in? ?relief,? ?”Mu? ?Qing?? ?When? ?did? ?you? ?come?? ?Where? ?did? ?you? ?go? ?earlier?? ?

I? ?thought? ?you? ?went? ?missing? ?too.”? ?

However,? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?said,? ?”I’ve? ?always? ?been? ?here.”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?crossed? ?his? ?arms,? ?giving? ?him? ?a? ?side-eyed? ?look,? ?”Always? ?been? ?here,? ?but? ?you? ?didn’t? ?

speak? ?and? ?you? ?didn’t? ?help? ?either,? ?huh?”? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?replied? ?dryly,? ?”I? ?said? ?I’ve? ?always? ?been? ?here.? ?It’s? ?just? ?that? ?I? ?didn’t? ?speak,? ?and? ?none? ?of? ?you? ?

saw? ?me,? ?that’s? ?all.”? ?

However,? ?there? ?were? ?several? ?occasions? ?when? ?they? ?needed? ?people? ?and? ?he? ?was? ?never? ?found,? ?and? ?

even? ?when? ?he? ?was? ?called? ?he? ?never? ?answered,? ?which? ?was? ?why? ?everyone? ?thought? ?General? ?Xuan? ?

Zhen? ?had? ?gone? ?missing.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?still? ?hopeful? ?that? ?perhaps? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?would? ?still? ?be? ?in? ?the? ?

crowd? ?too,? ?but? ?they? ?didn’t? ?find? ?him? ?after? ?a? ?search,? ?and? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?really? ?wasn’t? ?there,? ?so? ?he? ?could? ?

only? ?say,? ?”Alright.? ?You’re? ?coming? ?along? ?to? ?help?? ?That’s? ?great,? ?there’s? ?finally? ?someone? ?useful.”? ?

Thus,? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?approached.? ?Seeing? ?he? ?was? ?coming? ?along,? ?both? ?Guoshi? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?

expressions? ?were? ?amazingly? ?the? ?same? ?for? ?once.? ?Both? ?of? ?them? ?had? ?disliked? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?from? ?a? ?long? ?

time? ?ago;? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?need? ?to? ?speak? ?on? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?case,? ?but? ?Guoshi? ?hadn’t? ?quite? ?wanted? ?to? ?

take? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?for? ?a? ?disciple? ?from? ?the? ?beginning,? ?and? ?just? ?by? ?the? ?looks? ?of? ?things? ?it? ?could? ?easily? ?be? ?

guessed? ?that? ?instead? ?of? ?having? ?a? ?helper? ?like? ?Mu? ?Qing,? ?he’d? ?rather? ?not? ?have? ?any? ?helpers? ?at? ?all.? ?Mu? ?

Qing? ?couldn’t? ?have? ?been? ?ignorant? ?of? ?their? ?attitudes? ?at? ?all? ?either,? ?but? ?after? ?he? ?approached? ?he? ?still? ?

bowed? ?to? ?the? ?Guoshi? ?and? ?said? ?quietly,? ?”Master.”? ?

Guoshi? ?nodded? ?and? ?didn’t? ?say? ?much? ?either.? ?After? ?all,? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?like? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?had? ?done? ?anything? ?

heinous? ?and? ?criminal? ?either,? ?and? ?since? ?he? ?was? ?coming? ?to? ?help,? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?reason? ?to? ?stop? ?him? ?

from? ?going.? ?He? ?turned? ?to? ?Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan,? ?”His? ?Highness’? ?divine? ?statue? ?will? ?guard? ?this? ?place.? ?The? ?

resentful? ?spirits? ?still? ?need? ?a? ?few? ?days? ?to? ?be? ?purified,? ?and? ?since? ?there’s? ?so? ?many? ?hands? ?here,? ?

watch? ?over? ?the? ?array? ?well? ?yourselves.”? ?

Shi? ?Qing? ?Xuan? ?nodded,? ?”But? ?of? ?course!? ?But? ?wait,? ?elder,? ?I’ve? ?asked? ?you? ?this? ?many? ?times? ?already,? ?

but? ?will? ?you? ?please? ?answer? ?me,? ?just? ?who? ?are? ?you?”? ?

Guoshi? ?didn’t? ?answer.? ?The? ?group? ?followed? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?and? ?walked? ?to? ?the? ?front? ?of? ?a? ?mansion? ?on? ?

the? ?side.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?easily? ?tossed? ?a? ?dice? ?and? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?open? ?the? ?door? ?when? ?

unexpectedly,? ?he? ?took? ?a? ?casual? ?glimpse,? ?and? ?his? ?colours? ?changed? ?slightly.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?sharp? ?and? ?caught? ?it,? ?”What? ?is? ?it,? ?San? ?Lang?? ?Is? ?the? ?Distance? ?Shortening? ?Array? ?not? ?

activating?”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?snapped? ?back? ?and? ?smiled,? ?”No.? ?It’s? ?just,? ?it’s? ?rare? ?for? ?me? ?to? ?roll? ?out? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?

results.”? ?

He? ?opened? ?his? ?palm? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?pressed? ?close? ?to? ?look? ?and? ?was? ?also? ?taken? ?aback.? ?

Upon? ?the? ?pale? ?white? ?palm? ?was? ?a? ?lonesome? ?dice,? ?and? ?what? ?it? ?showed? ?was? ?one? ?dot.? ?

When? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?rolled? ?it? ?was? ?always? ?six? ?bright? ?red? ?dots,? ?and? ?snake? ?eyes? ?truly? ?was? ?very? ?rare.? ?

The? ?tip? ?of? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?trembled,? ?”...What? ?does? ?this? ?roll? ?mean?? ?Did? ?you? ?roll? ?a? ?mistake?”? ?

“Based? ?on? ?past? ?experiences,? ?this? ?probably? ?means? ?there’s? ?something? ?extremely? ?dangerous? ?

waiting? ?for? ?me? ?ahead.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said.? ?

“...”? ?

Xie? ?Lian’s? ?heart? ?lurched? ?a? ?little? ?bit.? ?Behind? ?them,? ?Guoshi? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”Sigh,? ?haven’t? ?I? ?told? ?you? ?

young? ?people? ?so? ?many? ?times? ?that? ?gambling? ?is? ?bad,? ?and? ?to? ?break? ?that? ?bad? ?habit!? ?Your? ?Highness,? ?

do? ?you? ?see,? ?what? ?sort? ?of? ?bad? ?habit? ?he’s? ?picked? ?up!”? ?

A? ?bad? ?omen,? ?but? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?still? ?looked? ?unperturbed,? ?and? ?he? ?tucked? ?the? ?dice? ?away,? ?smiling,? ?”It’s? ?

just? ?a? ?reference,? ?it? ?doesn’t? ?matter? ?what? ?I? ?roll.? ?Whether? ?if? ?it’s? ?dangerous? ?or? ?not? ?is? ?my? ?say.”? ?Then? ?he? ?

opened? ?the? ?door,? ?”Let’s? ?go,? ?gege.”? ?

He? ?turned? ?and? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?cross? ?the? ?threshold? ?when? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?subconsciously? ?reached? ?out? ?

and? ?pulled? ?him? ?back,? ?almost? ?blurting,? ?”Don’t? ?go? ?anymore”,? ?but? ?even? ?without? ?thinking? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

knew? ?that? ?was? ?impossible.? ?In? ?the? ?end,? ?he? ?only? ?said? ?softly,? ?”Let’s? ?go.? ?But,? ?don’t? ?leave? ?my? ?side.? ?If? ?

anything? ?should? ?happen? ?I? ?will? ?protect? ?you.”? ?

Hearing? ?this,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?stunned.? ?

It? ?was? ?a? ?good? ?moment? ?before? ?the? ?corners? ?of? ?his? ?lips? ?curled,? ?and? ?he? ?gave? ?a? ?big? ?smile,? ?”Alright.? ?

Gege,? ?remember? ?to? ?protect? ?me.”? ?

“...”? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?watched? ?on? ?the? ?side,? ?his? ?eyes? ?unreadably? ?upset? ?or? ?disgusted.? ?The? ?moment? ?Hua? ?

Cheng? ?opened? ?the? ?door,? ?a? ?wave? ?of? ?scorching? ?heat? ?came? ?lunging? ?at? ?his? ?face,? ?putting? ?out? ?any? ?

strange? ?expressions.? ?

The? ?volcano? ?erupted? ?not? ?long? ?ago,? ?and? ?the? ?flying? ?dust? ?and? ?ashes? ?covering? ?the? ?skies? ?hadn’t? ?yet? ?

dispersed.? ?Where? ?there? ?used? ?to? ?be? ?forests? ?and? ?earth? ?was? ?now? ?ablaze,? ?the? ?fires? ?devouring? ?all? ?that? ?

was? ?alive,? ?looking? ?like? ?fiery? ?hell,? ?crimson? ?all? ?over.? ?Mount? ?TongLu? ?had? ?lost? ?all? ?of? ?its? ?former? ?

appearances.? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?company? ?emerged? ?from? ?a? ?rocky? ?cave? ?that? ?was? ?sitting? ?on? ?a? ?higher? ?hill,? ?and? ?the? ?

moment? ?they? ?came? ?out? ?they? ?were? ?almost? ?suffocated? ?by? ?the? ?ashes? ?in? ?the? ?air,? ?”Is? ?he? ?really? ?here?”? ?

“Probably? ?somewhere? ?near? ?the? ?Kiln.”? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?said.? ?

“The? ?volcano’s? ?erupted,? ?there’s? ?probably? ?nowhere? ?near? ?the? ?Kiln? ?to? ?stay.”? ?

However,? ?Guoshi? ?said,? ?”I? ?know? ?where? ?he? ?is.? ?If? ?that? ?place? ?wasn’t? ?destroyed,? ?then? ?just? ?follow? ?me,? ?

and? ?you’ll? ?see? ?when? ?we? ?get? ?there.”? ?

The? ?group? ?followed? ?after? ?him,? ?descending? ?from? ?the? ?tall? ?hill,? ?and? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?walked? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?the? ?entire? ?way.? ?Where? ?there? ?were? ?rubble? ?and? ?tall? ?weeds? ?that? ?made? ?steps? ?difficult,? ?he’d? ?go? ?up? ?

first? ?to? ?flatten? ?the? ?path? ?before? ?turning? ?around? ?to? ?reach? ?for? ?Xie? ?Lian,? ?helping? ?him? ?down.? ?Otherwise,? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?probably? ?would’ve? ?descended? ?much? ?faster? ?–? ?slipping? ?from? ?the? ?tallest? ?point? ?of? ?the? ?hill? ?

and? ?roll? ?all? ?the? ?way? ?to? ?the? ?bottom.? ?

Yet? ?unexpectedly,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?didn’t? ?slip? ?but? ?another? ?person? ?did? ?–? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?was? ?bringing? ?up? ?the? ?

rear,? ?and? ?he? ?lost? ?his? ?footing,? ?his? ?figure? ?swaying.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?closest? ?to? ?him,? ?and? ?with? ?a? ?fast? ?

hand,? ?he? ?caught? ?him,? ?”Watch? ?out!”? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?jolted? ?slightly? ?before? ?seeming? ?to? ?return? ?to? ?his? ?senses,? ?”I? ?know.”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?let? ?go,? ?thinking? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?certainly? ?was? ?behaving? ?oddly.? ?He? ?turned? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?

suddenly? ?remembered? ?something,? ?and? ?in? ?a? ?quick? ?jog? ?he? ?came? ?to? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?side,? ?whispering? ?

his? ?question,? ?”By? ?the? ?way,? ?San? ?Lang,? ?back? ?at? ?the? ?top? ?of? ?the? ?snowy? ?mountain? ?when? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?and? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?were? ?fighting,? ?what? ?did? ?you? ?hear? ?them? ?say?? ?Why? ?were? ?you? ?suddenly? ?so? ?angry?”? ?

Hearing? ?this? ?brought? ?up,? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?face? ?turned? ?slightly? ?cold? ?but? ?it? ?was? ?concealed? ?a? ?moment? ?

later,? ?”Oh,? ?that.? ?They? ?were? ?just? ?talking? ?without? ?thinking,? ?and? ?said? ?some? ?disrespectful? ?things? ?about? ?

gege,? ?that’s? ?all.”? ?

“Huh?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?”Like? ?what?”? ?

“Gege? ?doesn’t? ?need? ?to? ?know.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?”It’ll? ?dirty? ?your? ?ears.? ?Come,? ?we’re? ?down.”? ?

The? ?four? ?of? ?them? ?had? ?descended? ?from? ?the? ?tall? ?hill,? ?and? ?after? ?walking? ?for? ?a? ?bit,? ?their? ?path? ?was? ?

blocked? ?by? ?a? ?river.? ?What? ?was? ?flowing? ?in? ?the? ?river? ?wasn’t? ?clear? ?water,? ?but? ?crimson? ?red? ?fluids? ?that? ?

was? ?still? ?bubbling? ?–? ?it? ?was? ?scorching? ?lava!? ?

With? ?this? ?burning? ?temperature,? ?normal? ?people? ?didn’t? ?need? ?to? ?drop? ?in,? ?just? ?going? ?near? ?and? ?they’d? ?

die? ?from? ?the? ?heat? ?wave.? ?Fortunately? ?none? ?of? ?them? ?were? ?mortals? ?so? ?they? ?could? ?endure? ?this? ?

bone-melting? ?land.? ?Guoshi? ?kept? ?wiping? ?at? ?the? ?sweat? ?on? ?his? ?face,? ?”It? ?should? ?be? ?right? ?across.? ?This? ?

place? ?used? ?to? ?be? ?a? ?moat,? ?but? ?now? ?that? ?it’s? ?become? ?like? ?this? ?we? ?won’t? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?cross.”? ?

“We’ll? ?probably? ?need? ?something? ?to? ?help? ?cross? ?the? ?river? ?with.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said.? ?

——–? ?

Ch.230:? ?Adroit? ?Dice;? ?Snake? ?Eyes? ?Rolled? ?Alarming? ?the? ?Heart? ?2? ?

If? ?that? ?giant? ?stone? ?divine? ?statue? ?was? ?here,? ?then? ?they? ?could’ve? ?swiftly? ?crossed? ?with? ?a? ?few? ?giant? ?

steps.? ?But? ?it? ?was? ?left? ?behind? ?by? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?at? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?to? ?guard? ?and? ?suppress? ?vicious? ?spirits,? ?

and? ?those? ?three? ?mountain? ?spirits? ?had? ?already? ?transformed? ?into? ?a? ?sword,? ?so? ?it? ?was? ?best? ?that? ?they? ?

didn’t? ?come.? ?

“San? ?Lang,? ?can? ?the? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?bring? ?us? ?across?? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked.? ?

“With? ?the? ?steam? ?of? ?the? ?lava,? ?the? ?silver? ?butterflies? ?might? ?melt? ?halfway? ?across? ?the? ?river.”? ?Hua? ?

Cheng? ?replied.? ?

It? ?wouldn’t? ?look? ?too? ?good? ?to? ?fall? ?from? ?mid? ?air? ?halfway? ?through? ?crossing? ?and? ?crash? ?head? ?first? ?into? ?

the? ?heart? ?of? ?the? ?lava? ?stream.? ?However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?added,’? ?But,? ?there’s? ?a? ?ready-made? ?path.”? ?

The? ?group? ?turned? ?their? ?gaze? ?to? ?where? ?he? ?was? ?looking,? ?and? ?a? ?moment? ?later,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?exclaimed,? ?

“Why? ?are? ?there? ?people? ?in? ?the? ?lava?”? ?

It? ?was? ?the? ?absolute? ?truth,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?wasn’t? ?hallucinating.? ?Just? ?now? ?in? ?that? ?instant.? ?He? ?saw? ?a? ?

tragically? ?pale? ?hand? ?roll? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?lava,? ?reaching? ?towards? ?the? ?sky.? ?Upon? ?a? ?closer? ?inspection,? ?Mu? ?

Qing? ?said,? ?”There? ?really? ?are!? ?And? ?not? ?just? ?one?”? ?

There? ?were? ?at? ?least? ?over? ?thousands? ?of? ?people,? ?a? ?number? ?of? ?bodies? ?and? ?heads? ?floating? ?upon? ?the? ?

surface? ?of? ?the? ?river,? ?some? ?rolling? ?and? ?turning? ?by? ?the? ?current? ?of? ?the? ?lava? ?stream,? ?and? ?there? ?were? ?

even? ?some? ?flowing? ?against? ?current.? ?Their? ?bodies? ?were? ?all? ?a? ?peculiar? ?white,? ?their? ?faces? ?blurred.? ?

They? ?were? ?not? ?actual? ?living? ?people.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?figured? ?it? ?out,? ?”They’re? ?those? ?empty-shelled? ?people? ?

from? ?the? ?royal? ?capital? ?of? ?Wu? ?Yong...? ?they’ve? ?been? ?flushed? ?out? ?here? ?by? ?the? ?lava.”? ?

By? ?their? ?martial? ?skills,? ?it? ?shouldn’t? ?be? ?too? ?difficult? ?to? ?use? ?those? ?empty-shelled? ?mutants? ?as? ?stepping? ?

stones? ?and? ?leap? ?over.? ?Only,? ?those? ?deceased? ?spirits? ?have? ?been? ?tormentedly? ?struggling? ?in? ?the? ?

burning? ?stream,? ?it’d? ?be? ?rather? ?tragic? ?that? ?they? ?had? ?to? ?be? ?stepped? ?on? ?too.? ?But? ?they? ?didn’t? ?have? ?the? ?

time? ?to? ?worry? ?about? ?that? ?now.? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?went? ?forward? ?first,? ?aimed? ?for? ?the? ?right? ?positions,? ?and? ?with? ?

a? ?few? ?ups? ?and? ?downs,? ?he? ?soon? ?crossed? ?the? ?moat,? ?standing? ?at? ?the? ?shore? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?side? ?of? ?the? ?

river,? ?looking? ?back? ?this? ?way.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?turned? ?to? ?Guoshi,? ?”Let? ?me? ?take? ?you? ?across? ?first.”? ?

Guoshi? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?martial? ?god? ?after? ?all,? ?and? ?wasn’t? ?one? ?who? ?practiced? ?martial? ?arts,? ?so? ?he? ?needed? ?

someone? ?to? ?take? ?him.? ?He? ?nodded? ?and? ?went? ?forward.? ?However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”Gege,? ?let? ?

me.”? ?

Going? ?with? ?the? ?flow,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?acknowledged,? ?”Alright.”? ?

Thus,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?went? ?forward,? ?and? ?held? ?onto? ?Guoshi’s? ?arm? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?was? ?assisting? ?an? ?elderly? ?

senior,? ?”Guoshi,? ?sir,? ?please.? ?Watch? ?your? ?step.”? ?

Guoshi? ?turned? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?saw? ?the? ?one? ?assisting? ?him? ?wasn’t? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?and? ?knitted? ?his? ?brows,? ?

“Huh?? ?Why? ?is? ?it? ?you?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?guessed? ?that? ?one,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?worried? ?it? ?might? ?not? ?be? ?convenient? ?for? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?to? ?

take? ?another? ?person? ?along,? ?and? ?two,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?wanted,? ?for? ?the? ?sake? ?of? ?some? ?particular? ?goal,? ?

show? ?himself? ?off? ?a? ?little? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?the? ?elder,? ?demonstrate? ?some? ?attentive? ?diligence,? ?which? ?was? ?

why? ?he? ?offered? ?to? ?take? ?over.? ?Seeing? ?this,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?puff? ?a? ?laugh,? ?hiding? ?it? ?with? ?a? ?

light? ?cough,? ?”San? ?lang? ?said? ?very? ?sincerely? ?that? ?he? ?wanted? ?to? ?assist? ?you,? ?so? ?I...”? ?

As? ?for? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?he? ?said? ?with? ?a? ?smile? ?covering? ?his? ?face,? ?”Does? ?it? ?matter? ?if? ?it’s? ?me? ?or? ?gege?? ?

Besides,? ?I? ?respect? ?you? ?very? ?much,? ?sir,? ?so? ?of? ?course? ?I? ?don’t? ?mind? ?assisting,? ?this? ?is? ?nothing.”? ?

Guoshi? ?was? ?speechless? ?for? ?a? ?moment,? ?then? ?said,? ?”If? ?you? ?really? ?do? ?respect? ?me? ?then? ?put? ?away? ?that? ?

fake? ?smile? ?on? ?your? ?face.? ?That? ?fakeness? ?really? ?is? ?too? ?much...”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?immediately? ?put? ?that? ?smile? ?away,? ?”Oh.”? ?Then,? ?without? ?another? ?word,? ?he? ?carried? ?

Guoshi? ?and? ?with? ?a? ?flash,? ?their? ?forms? ?had? ?already? ?moved? ?to? ?the? ?other? ?shore.? ?

His? ?movement? ?was? ?freakily? ?fast,? ?and? ?before? ?Guoshi? ?had? ?reacted? ?he? ?was? ?already? ?standing? ?by? ?Mu? ?

Qing’s? ?side,? ?completely? ?stunned.? ?As? ?for? ?the? ?Empty-Shelled? ?people? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?stepped? ?on? ?with? ?

his? ?boots,? ?they? ?didn’t? ?notice? ?they? ?were? ?stepped? ?on? ?at? ?all,? ?and? ?only? ?looked? ?up? ?to? ?nothing? ?above? ?

them,? ?puzzled? ?as? ?they? ?rubbed? ?their? ?heads,? ?continuing? ?to? ?swim? ?in? ?the? ?lava? ?stream.? ?Senses? ?finally? ?

returned? ?to? ?Guoshi,? ?and? ?he? ?glanced? ?at? ?Hua? ?Cheng,? ?giving? ?his? ?comment,? ?”Not? ?bad,? ?I? ?suppose.”? ?

On? ?this? ?end,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?thought,? ?’That’s? ?too? ?strict.? ?How? ?can? ?skills? ?like? ?that? ?be? ?only? ?’not? ?bad’?’? ?Then? ?

he? ?called? ?out,? ?”I’m? ?coming? ?over? ?now,? ?too!”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?turned? ?around,? ?”Gege,? ?stay? ?there? ?first,? ?I’ll? ?come? ?get? ?you!”? ?

But? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?acted? ?faster? ?than? ?his? ?words? ?and? ?had? ?already? ?moved,? ?leaping? ?upwards,? ?his? ?toes? ?

lightly? ?tipped? ?on? ?the? ?stomach? ?of? ?an? ?Empty-Shelled? ?mutant? ?who? ?was? ?floating? ?with? ?its? ?face? ?looking? ?

upwards.? ?He? ?felt? ?the? ?solid? ?body? ?beneath? ?his? ?feet? ?dip,? ?but? ?he? ?had? ?already? ?leapt? ?out? ?again,? ?tipping? ?

on? ?the? ?head? ?of? ?another? ?Empty-Shelled? ?mutant? ?ahead.? ?

In? ?this? ?manner,? ?he? ?stepped? ?over? ?five? ?or? ?six? ?of? ?them,? ?and? ?came? ?to? ?the? ?centre? ?of? ?the? ?lava? ?stream.? ?

Just? ?as? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?make? ?another? ?leap,? ?his? ?body? ?abruptly? ?sank,? ?almost? ?losing? ?balance.? ?

Using? ?his? ?incomparably? ?fast? ?reaction? ?to? ?steady? ?himself,? ?he? ?looked? ?down,? ?and? ?the? ?mutant? ?beneath? ?

his? ?feet? ?actually? ?reached? ?out? ?and? ?caught? ?his? ?boot!? ?

‘Oh? ?no,? ?not? ?again!’? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?groaned? ?inwardly.? ?

His? ?terrible,? ?bad? ?luck? ?had? ?struck? ?again.? ?The? ?people? ?before? ?him? ?all? ?crossed? ?the? ?river? ?just? ?fine,? ?but? ?

it? ?just? ?had? ?to? ?be? ?him? ?who? ?ran? ?into? ?a? ?difficult? ?monster,? ?seizing? ?his? ?right? ?ankle,? ?not? ?letting? ?him? ?jump!? ?

Those? ?Empty-Shelled? ?mutants? ?could? ?only? ?float? ?on? ?the? ?surface? ?of? ?the? ?lava? ?stream? ?because? ?they? ?

were? ?hollow,? ?so? ?they? ?couldn’t? ?support? ?too? ?much? ?weight.? ?With? ?steam? ?boiling,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?

sweating? ?profusely,? ?and? ?a? ?corner? ?of? ?his? ?sleeve? ?actually? ?caught? ?on? ?fire.? ?If? ?he? ?continued? ?to? ?remain,? ?

then? ?his? ?person? ?along? ?with? ?the? ?stepping? ?stone? ?were? ?all? ?going? ?to? ?sink? ?into? ?the? ?lava,? ?and? ?his? ?entire? ?

person? ?would? ?catch? ?on? ?fire!? ?

In? ?the? ?last? ?second,? ?an? ?idea? ?came? ?to? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?in? ?this? ?time? ?of? ?crisis,? ?and? ?RuoYe? ?came? ?flying? ?out,? ?

catching? ?another? ?Empty-Shelled? ?mutant? ?from? ?about? ?three? ?feet? ?ahead? ?and? ?dragged? ?it? ?over,? ?

stepping? ?his? ?left? ?foot? ?on? ?the? ?back? ?of? ?that? ?mutant.? ?Thus,? ?the? ?two? ?stone? ?empty? ?shells? ?supported? ?the? ?

weight? ?of? ?his? ?one? ?person,? ?increasing? ?his? ?buoyancy,? ?so? ?he? ?wouldn’t? ?immediately? ?sink.? ?Crisis? ?

averted,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?thus? ?pulled? ?out? ?Fang? ?Xin,? ?and? ?slashed? ?away? ?the? ?arm? ?that? ?was? ?seizing? ?him.? ?As? ?

he? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?leap? ?out? ?again,? ?a? ?red? ?shadow? ?had? ?already? ?flashed? ?to? ?his? ?side,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?

spoke,? ?”San? ?Lang?? ?I’m? ?already? ?fine.? ?You? ?didn’t? ?need? ?to? ?come? ?over.”? ?

From? ?afar,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?used? ?a? ?palm? ?and? ?blasted? ?the? ?hollow? ?mutant? ?that? ?had? ?caught? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?into? ?

pieces,? ?”Let’s? ?talk? ?after? ?we’re? ?ashore.”? ?

The? ?two? ?came? ?to? ?the? ?shore,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?”Sorry,? ?I? ?made? ?you? ?worry.”? ?

“It’s? ?my? ?fault.”? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?said,? ?”I? ?should’ve? ?told? ?you? ?to? ?wait? ?for? ?me? ?to? ?get? ?you? ?before? ?I? ?crossed.”? ?

“Alright,? ?alright.”? ?Guoshi? ?chided,? ?”Break? ?it? ?up.? ?His? ?Highness? ?isn’t? ?that? ?weak,? ?he? ?can? ?handle? ?

himself? ?just? ?fine? ?even? ?if? ?you? ?didn’t? ?go? ?over,? ?so? ?why? ?did? ?you? ?have? ?to? ?go? ?get? ?him?? ?Come!? ?This? ?way.”? ?

The? ?group? ?climbed? ?ashore,? ?walked? ?for? ?another? ?while? ?and? ?came? ?before? ?the? ?Palace? ?of? ?Wu? ?Yong.? ?

Half? ?of? ?the? ?palace? ?was? ?buried? ?in? ?the? ?ground,? ?and? ?after? ?the? ?group? ?entered,? ?the? ?path? ?was? ?slanted,? ?

going? ?straight? ?to? ?the? ?deep? ?recesses? ?of? ?the? ?underground.? ?

Having? ?left? ?the? ?aboveground,? ?the? ?scorching? ?air? ?gradually? ?cooled? ?down.? ?The? ?entire? ?underground? ?

palace? ?was? ?empty,? ?and? ?even? ?the? ?smallest? ?movement? ?would? ?echo? ?and? ?reverberate.? ?

The? ?group? ?each? ?ignited? ?a? ?palm? ?torch? ?separately,? ?illuminating? ?the? ?surroundings.? ?Although? ?this? ?

palace? ?had? ?been? ?sealed? ?away? ?for? ?a? ?long? ?time,? ?it? ?was? ?still? ?considerably? ?majestic? ?and? ?sumptuous,? ?

the? ?firelight? ?reflecting? ?many? ?golden,? ?shimmering? ?patterns,? ?sculpted? ?columns? ?and? ?painted? ?

buildings.? ?However,? ?without? ?a? ?soul,? ?the? ?air? ?was? ?dead,? ?like? ?this? ?was? ?a? ?giant? ?mausoleum.? ?

“This? ?was? ?where? ?His? ?Highness? ?grew? ?up.”? ?Guoshi? ?said.? ?

“Is? ?he? ?really? ?here?”? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?asked.? ?

“What? ?do? ?you? ?think?”? ?Guoshi? ?replied,? ?”This? ?is? ?where? ?his? ?powers? ?are? ?the? ?strongest,? ?so,? ?watch? ?

yourselves.”? ?

Just? ?then,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?suddenly? ?noticed? ?something.? ?

Upon? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?waist,? ?the? ?silver? ?eye? ?ball? ?on? ?the? ?hilt? ?of? ?E-Ming? ?was? ?spinning? ?rapidly,? ?

abnormally? ?agitated.? ?However,? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?expression? ?was? ?still? ?cool? ?and? ?focused,? ?ignoring? ?it? ?

completely.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?reach? ?out? ?to? ?pet? ?it,? ?and? ?only? ?then? ?did? ?E-Ming? ?somewhat? ?

calm? ?down.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?looked? ?down? ?slightly,? ?and? ?when? ?he? ?saw? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?hand? ?was? ?still? ?resting? ?

on? ?the? ?hilt,? ?he? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?speak? ?when? ?just? ?then,? ?from? ?the? ?corners? ?of? ?the? ?great? ?hall? ?came? ?a? ?

series? ?of? ?”hehehe”? ?cackles.? ?

It? ?was? ?the? ?voice? ?of? ?a? ?middle-aged? ?man.? ?Sly? ?and? ?cunning,? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?scheming? ?something,? ?

making? ?all? ?the? ?hairs? ?on? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?back? ?stand.? ?And,? ?he’d? ?heard? ?that? ?voice? ?before.? ?

It? ?was? ?the? ?voice? ?of? ?that? ?fetus? ?spirit!? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?shouted,? ?”OVER? ?THERE!”? ?A? ?trail? ?of? ?flames? ?was? ?hurled? ?out,? ?brightening? ?the? ?space? ?

above? ?them.? ?They? ?could? ?see? ?a? ?lump? ?of? ?something? ?white? ?pressed? ?against? ?the? ?tall? ?corners? ?of? ?the? ?

palace? ?ceiling? ?like? ?a? ?gecko,? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?that? ?fetus? ?spirit!? ?

Its? ?long,? ?bright? ?tongue? ?was? ?licking? ?its? ?own? ?back,? ?like? ?it? ?was? ?scratching? ?its? ?own? ?itch.? ?When? ?it? ?saw? ?

flames? ?comes? ?flying,? ?it? ?snickered? ?and? ?spat? ?something? ?like? ?puke? ?towards? ?Mu? ?Qing.? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?

dodged? ?it,? ?his? ?expression? ?full? ?of? ?contempt.? ?Guoshi? ?looked? ?at? ?that? ?sticky? ?matter? ?on? ?the? ?ground,? ?

then? ?looked? ?at? ?the? ?fetus? ?spirit? ?above,? ?and? ?said? ?in? ?disgust,? ?”Is? ?that? ?really? ?the? ?child? ?of? ?that? ?brat? ?Feng? ?

Xin???”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?quickly? ?called? ?out,? ?”Wait!? ?Cuo? ?Cuo!? ?You’re? ?called? ?Cuo? ?Cuo,? ?right?”? ?

When? ?that? ?fetus? ?spirit? ?heard? ?its? ?own? ?name,? ?it? ?paused? ?for? ?a? ?moment? ?and? ?turned? ?back? ?to? ?look? ?at? ?

him.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?said,? ?”Cuo? ?Cuo,? ?we’ve? ?come? ?to? ?find...? ?to? ?find...? ?to? ?find? ?your? ?dad.? ?Do? ?you? ?know? ?

where? ?he? ?is?”? ?

When? ?that? ?fetus? ?spirit? ?heard? ?”your? ?dad”,? ?it? ?snorted,? ?using? ?all? ?of? ?its? ?limbs? ?and? ?pata-pata? ?crawled? ?

away? ?and? ?disappeared.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?called? ?out,? ?”CUO? ?CUO?? ?Quick,? ?find? ?it!”? ?

The? ?group? ?immediately? ?burn? ?the? ?palm? ?torches? ?brighter,? ?searching? ?all? ?around.? ?Suddenly,? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?

exclaimed,? ?”THAT? ?WAY?”? ?

“Which? ?way?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?responded.? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?pointed? ?at? ?a? ?ptath,? ?”I? ?saw? ?it? ?went? ?there? ?just? ?now.”? ?

The? ?path? ?he? ?pointed? ?at? ?was? ?on? ?the? ?side? ?of? ?a? ?palace? ?building,? ?a? ?narrow? ?and? ?long? ?corridor,? ?

haunting? ?and? ?gloomy.? ?Even? ?if? ?they? ?couldn’t? ?tell? ?where? ?it? ?led? ?to,? ?it? ?was? ?obvious? ?it? ?wouldn’t? ?be? ?any? ?

place? ?good.? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?suddenly? ?spoke? ?up,? ?”Did? ?you? ?really? ?see? ?that? ?it? ?went? ?in? ?there?”? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?replied? ?irritatedly,? ?”What? ?good? ?would? ?it? ?do? ?me? ?to? ?lie? ?to? ?you?”? ?

Hua? ?Cheng? ?”hah”-ed? ?but? ?it? ?contained? ?no? ?emotions,? ?and? ?it? ?didn’t? ?sound? ?friendly.? ?Guoshi? ?chided,? ?

“What? ?are? ?you? ?both? ?fighting? ?over? ?at? ?a? ?time? ?like? ?this?? ?Don’t? ?overlook? ?anywhere? ?suspicious,? ?so? ?

even? ?if? ?we? ?just? ?take? ?a? ?look? ?it’s? ?fine.”? ?

That? ?long? ?corridor? ?was? ?very? ?narrow.? ?It? ?must’ve? ?been? ?much? ?wider? ?once? ?upon? ?a? ?time,? ?but? ?it? ?seemed? ?

to? ?have? ?been? ?crushed,? ?and? ?now? ?it? ?could? ?only? ?allow? ?one? ?person? ?to? ?pass? ?at? ?a? ?time.? ?Perhaps? ?Mu? ?

Qing? ?felt? ?indignant? ?over? ?the? ?tone? ?of? ?doubt? ?in? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?voice? ?earlier? ?so? ?he? ?went? ?in? ?first.? ?Hua? ?

Cheng? ?very? ?naturally? ?walked? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?to? ?open? ?the? ?path? ?for? ?him,? ?but? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?noticed? ?

that? ?E-Ming’s? ?eye? ?on? ?Hua? ?Cheng’s? ?waist? ?was? ?spinning? ?wildly? ?again.? ?His? ?mind? ?stirred,? ?and? ?

instantly? ?pulled? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?behind? ?him.? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?was? ?surprised,? ?”What? ?is? ?it?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?softly? ?cleared? ?his? ?throat,? ?”Didn’t? ?I? ?say? ?I’ll? ?protect? ?you...? ?stand? ?behind? ?me.”? ?

A? ?moment? ?later,? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?laughed? ?softly.? ?

As? ?they? ?walked? ?deeper,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?felt? ?more? ?and? ?more? ?uncomfortable.? ?When? ?it? ?came? ?to? ?danger,? ?his? ?

instinct? ?was? ?extremely? ?acute,? ?and? ?what? ?was? ?making? ?him? ?uncomfortable? ?was? ?coming? ?from? ?ahead.? ?

“Guoshi,? ?do? ?you? ?remember? ?where? ?this? ?path? ?leads? ?to?”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked,? ?”How? ?come? ?the? ?more? ?we? ?

walk? ?the? ?more? ?I? ?sense? ?there’s? ?a? ?very? ?heavy...”? ?

Murderous? ?aura.? ?

And? ?it? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?lively? ?murderous? ?aura,? ?but? ?a? ?very? ?cold? ?and? ?frozen? ?murderous? ?one.? ?The? ?deeper? ?

they? ?went,? ?the? ?more? ?tense? ?he? ?became.? ?

However,? ?Guoshi? ?didn’t? ?answer? ?him.? ?Something? ?clicked? ?in? ?Xie? ?Lian’s? ?mind? ?and? ?he? ?raised? ?his? ?

voice? ?to? ?ask? ?again,? ?”Guoshi?”? ?

Still? ?no? ?answer.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?whipped? ?his? ?head? ?around,? ?and? ?since? ?who? ?knows? ?when,? ?there? ?was? ?

already? ?not? ?a? ?soul? ?behind? ?him!? ?

The? ?reason? ?why? ?he? ?hadn’t? ?noticed? ?sooner? ?was? ?because? ?both? ?the? ?lantern? ?lights? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?and? ?

Guoshi? ?released? ?were? ?still? ?floating? ?in? ?the? ?air,? ?shuffling? ?and? ?following? ?him,? ?lighting? ?the? ?way? ?for? ?the? ?

masters? ?that? ?had? ?now? ?vanished.? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?turned? ?back? ?to? ?look? ?too? ?and? ?was? ?shocked,? ?”Where’s? ?Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower??”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?strode? ?out? ?without? ?another? ?word? ?to? ?go? ?back? ?the? ?way? ?they? ?came.? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?caught? ?him,? ?

“What? ?are? ?you? ?doing?? ?We’re? ?almost? ?there!? ?Besides,? ?do? ?you? ?really? ?think? ?Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?

Flower? ?would? ?go? ?back?”? ?

“...No.”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?replied.? ?

It? ?was? ?precisely? ?because? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?would? ?never? ?go? ?back? ?on? ?his? ?own? ?without? ?a? ?word? ?that? ?it? ?was? ?

scary!? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?suddenly? ?recalled? ?the? ?thing? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?left? ?on? ?his? ?person,? ?and? ?hastily? ?raised? ?his? ?hand? ?to? ?

look.? ?When? ?he? ?saw? ?the? ?red? ?string? ?on? ?his? ?third? ?finger? ?was? ?still? ?bright? ?and? ?vivid,? ?indicating? ?Hua? ?

Cheng? ?was? ?fine,? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?sighed? ?in? ?relief.? ?Yet? ?when? ?he? ?remembered? ?the? ?snake? ?eyes? ?Hua? ?Cheng? ?

rolled? ?out? ?before? ?they? ?came,? ?the? ?tension? ?of? ?his? ?brows? ?increased.? ?

“You’ll? ?most? ?likely? ?find? ?nothing? ?even? ?if? ?you? ?go? ?back.”? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?said,? ?”So? ?why? ?not? ?continue? ?

forward,? ?and? ?see? ?just? ?what? ?exactly? ?is? ?inside?? ?Otherwise? ?wouldn’t? ?you? ?be? ?wasting? ?time? ?if? ?you? ?went? ?

back? ?and? ?found? ?nothing,? ?and? ?had? ?to? ?come? ?back? ?again?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?was? ?just? ?about? ?to? ?speak? ?when? ?he? ?suddenly? ?held? ?his? ?breath,? ?”Shh.? ?Listen.? ?What’s? ?that? ?

sound?”? ?

Mu? ?Qing? ?also? ?listened? ?intently.? ?

It? ?was? ?the? ?sound? ?of? ?a? ?man? ?breathing? ?deeply? ?and? ?quietly.? ?

It? ?was? ?coming? ?from? ?ahead!? ?

The? ?two? ?were? ?high? ?on? ?guard,? ?each? ?gripping? ?their? ?weapons? ?tight,? ?and? ?walked? ?forward.? ?

They? ?finally? ?emerged? ?from? ?the? ?long? ?corridor? ?and? ?came? ?to? ?a? ?chamber.? ?Mu? ?Qing? ?very? ?carefully? ?felt? ?

around? ?the? ?chamber,? ?and? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?flicked? ?a? ?finger,? ?sending? ?a? ?small? ?flame? ?light? ?to? ?the? ?front,? ?

instantly? ?illuminating? ?a? ?figure? ?slumped? ?on? ?the? ?ground.? ?

The? ?moment? ?he? ?saw? ?the? ?back? ?of? ?that? ?figure? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?recognized? ?him? ?and? ?rushed? ?up,? ?”FENG? ?

XIN?!”? ?

Flipping? ?the? ?man? ?over,? ?it? ?was? ?indeed? ?Feng? ?Xin.? ?He? ?was? ?covered? ?in? ?burns? ?and? ?gashes? ?all? ?over? ?his? ?

body,? ?but? ?his? ?life? ?shouldn’t? ?be? ?in? ?danger.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?carefully? ?patted? ?him? ?for? ?a? ?good? ?moment? ?before? ?

he? ?slowly? ?came? ?to,? ?and? ?the? ?moment? ?he? ?woke? ?he? ?cursed,? ?but? ?the? ?moment? ?he? ?realized? ?it? ?was? ?Xie? ?

Lian? ?before? ?him? ?he? ?stopped? ?cursing,? ?”Your? ?Highness??? ?Why? ?are? ?you? ?here?”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?huffed? ?a? ?breath,? ?”Why? ?don’t? ?you? ?tell? ?me? ?first? ?where? ?this? ?is?”? ?

Feng? ?Xin? ?sat? ?up? ?and? ?looked? ?around,? ?”Where? ?is? ?this?”? ?

As? ?expected,? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?didn’t? ?know? ?either,? ?so? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?asked? ?for? ?nothing.? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?shook? ?his? ?

head? ?and? ?reached? ?out,? ?”Get? ?up? ?first.? ?Now? ?that? ?we’ve? ?found? ?you,? ?we’ve? ?got? ?to? ?look? ?for? ?San? ?Lang? ?

too.”? ?

“Are? ?you? ?talking? ?about? ?Crimson? ?Rain? ?Sought? ?Flower?”? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?asked,? ?”What’s? ?happened? ?to? ?

him?? ?He’s? ?not? ?with? ?you?”? ?

“It’s? ?like? ?this,”? ?Xie? ?Lian? ?started,? ?”We? ?were? ?together...”? ?

Before? ?he? ?finished,? ?Feng? ?Xin? ?suddenly? ?raised? ?his? ?hand,? ?”Wait!? ?Who’s? ?that? ?behind? ?you??”? ?

Xie? ?Lian? ?looked? ?back,? ?and? ?only? ?saw? ?a? ?figure? ?sunken? ?in? ?the? ?shadows,? ?unmoving,? ?”That’s? ?Mu? ?Qing.? ?

What? ?is? ?it?”? ?

Feng? ?Xin’s? ?pupils? ?suddenly? ?shrank,? ?”SEIZE? ?HIM,? ?QUICK!”? ?

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