Chapter 205: Grand Finale 2

Du Fuguo’s heart churned with hidden undertows, every thought as steadfast as a boulder. He had no intention of joining forces with Liu Ruyun at all; in those weathered eyes of his flickered the resolute loneliness of a man who walked his path alone. In his heart, a meticulous plan had already quietly taken shape: eradicate Cao Bin, avenge his son who had been cruelly cut down, and answer with action the deep, fiery vengeance of a father. As for the safety of the Liu sisters...

Xie Wan had also heard that Yin Yu had come, but she had no intention of meeting him. With marriage only half a year away, if she did not have to see him, she would not.

It had to be said that, setting everything else aside, Yuan Feng’s composure in the face of change alone was enough to set him apart from an ordinary Yin-Yang Realm cultivator.

Since the campaign began, this was the first time the Chu army had suffered a blow. Though only three thousand men were lost, it was nevertheless the Chu army’s unprecedented defeat in many years.

Ling Fei and the other two had nothing more to say by now. Seeing Yuan Feng make his move, they hurried after him. At the hunting grounds, when it came to killing magical beasts, the three of them no longer had anything to consider; all they needed to do was watch Yuan Feng put on his display.

These past few days he should have been staying in the Hall of Heavenly Purity, but since the emperor did not always need him at his side, the vacant palace on the western side had been tidied up for him to stay in temporarily.

After the old man finished his demonstration and saw the children’s astonished faces, he nodded in satisfaction before beginning to teach the basics of cultivation. As expected, the children who had been utterly won over by his performance listened with extreme seriousness.

While he was lost in wild conjecture, Xie Wan had already invited Cheng Yuan to sit down beside her. He hurriedly shot Cheng Yuan a meaningful look, signaling him to act as the moment required, but Cheng Yuan merely smiled unhurriedly, as though he were worried about nothing at all.

At that, Liu Zhimei’s shoulders trembled again. “That’s a long story.”

With Pan Snake Pass fallen, five thousand elite troops annihilated, and even the unstoppable Princess Yuesha captured alive by the Chu army, the shocking news had plunged Loulan City into a state of panic.

“True enough. Anyway, I’ll take the blame for you.” Ji Gang shook his head with a smile, cupped his hands, and vanished into the darkness.

Most of the vassal forces under the various kingly realms likewise hoped that the unrest would be resolved as soon as possible.

Then the thirty-six demon-god stone pillars, together with the figures carved into the murals, all began to blaze with brilliant light, gradually coalescing into spectral yet tangible forms as they peeled away from above.

“Well then, does that five hundred thousand include the money for the construction crew? Does it include the cost of materials?” Xiao Hechuan asked again.

Now that things had stabilized, though she looked as if she were on the verge of death, she could feel that her body was in fact brimming with power.

Perhaps even Situ Jing did not know that from this moment on, Ye Fan had already taken on a different place in her heart.

[Eagle-Beaked Fish Demon]: Imported from a cultivation world in the age of declining Dharma, this fish monster contains an exceedingly minute trace of demon power. Its flesh is delicious and it is especially well suited to large-scale aquaculture, earning the praise and favor of the vast majority of ordinary demon envoys in White Mountain City.

There was also a veiled rebuke in those words; after all, the school’s inaction had left Chen Xuan rather disappointed.

It seemed that, sensing no one could truly stop Ye Fan, Situ Tiansheng had finally appeared.

Wang Xu seized Liu Li’s fair wrist, but to his surprise, she broke free from his grip.

Chen Hao grinned wickedly. “Isn’t it all because Sister Hong is so enchanting? Could it be that you don’t like the tenderness I show you?” As he spoke, his hands grew restless once more.

Lin Yuyan followed Leng Ye forward without a trace of expression. Life no longer held any meaning. Perhaps she should simply be like a walking corpse; for her, even the act of breathing had become nothing more than a word.

In truth, not much explosives were needed. Yu Wan had assigned Zhao Ruo to collect them and then distribute them to Leng Ye; plainly speaking, it was also to have Zhao Ruo keep an eye on whether Leng Ye could truly be trusted.