Chapter 69: Vengeance
Various insulting words were scrawled across the body, which was riddled with wounds, and had decayed entirely—a sight so horrifying it seemed enough to tear one’s heart and soul apart. Bai Wei’s facial muscles had completely deteriorated, the immense grief dizzying him as his uncontrollable body slowly moved toward the corpse. Tears streamed down uncontrollably, and a trickle of fresh blood slid from the corner of his mouth. This was sorrow pushed to its absolute limit.
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At this moment, atop the ruins of Lingxiao Palace, after bidding farewell to one another, Hua Wuhen, Gu Qingfeng, Ming Fei, and Yue Gang turned and departed. Rejecting everyone’s offers outright, and holding little hope for Gu Ling’er and the others, they knew that the Dragon Return Sect was so vast that even internal affairs were likely overwhelming.
Qixing then produced a jade hairpin, which he inserted into his teacup, half submerged in the tea, half above it.
Sun Cheng clearly felt a distinct change in Chu Yun’s aura—an absence of fear, a chilling atmosphere that even an Emperor Void realm could not muster. The murderous intent that emanated from him was as if he had walked straight out of a pile of corpses.
Suddenly, Elder Long Jian’s sword-like gaze sharpened, a wave of killing intent rising from him as he stared at the person before him in anger. The man glanced back at Elder Long Jian, and in his lazy eyes there flashed a glint of brilliance, as he began to gather his spirit.
Jian Wuyang looked at Chu Yun, determined to vent all the anger he’d felt on the Golden Ship.
Before Tian Wuji could finish speaking, the atmosphere became extremely tense, since Chu Tiannan and the others had already sensed the distrust behind Tian Wuji’s words.
In an instant, Chu Yun’s aura exploded, black hair flying, his expression turning icy cold. His deep, shadowed eyes looked down at the helpless people lying on the ground—all of whom had risked their lives to defend against the beast tide and save Linhai City, only to be treated like this.
Ma Weiyu wanted to force Zhang Feng to speak, but he couldn’t reveal the truth directly. He needed a pretext—and the Wan Sang Pharmaceutical Company incident was the perfect opening, since it involved his family.
Smiling, he bowed in return to Ji Caidao. The first thought that surged in Gu Huaiyan’s mind was to introduce Cheng Yinne to the two of them.
Meanwhile, Mother Liang was hiding in a mountain cave, tending a fire. She skewered a few pieces of leftover fried fish from lunch and roasted them over the flames.
They had already investigated: there were a total of twenty compatriots taken by the Yaroxians, and Bai Li Cai had reviewed their profiles, so he had some impression of them.
"Wang Sanshuai, you bastard! If you keep babbling nonsense, do you believe I’ll kick you out right now?" I glared at Fatty San, rebuking him angrily.
"What a terrifying sword." As the cold gleam swept in, Chief Tu Gang and the others felt the chill of the arctic.
"Big brother, don’t scare me. I really can’t bear such a heavy burden, and I haven’t even repaid your kindness yet. How can you just leave like this?" Alexander was a quintessential straight man, steadfast in his principles, never thinking about anything deeper.
On the lawn beside the ancient Heavenly Tree, two lounge chairs were set up. Leng Ning, diagnosed as pregnant, and Guo Yao, whose long legs were gradually recovering, reclined in the chairs, soaking in the afternoon sun.
They glanced at each other, exchanged looks, and decided to slip away while the humans were still celebrating their victory. Otherwise, the only fate awaiting them was death.
Seeing Shar’s furious expression, Murong Qingran thought that she no longer needed to doubt whether her aunt would use her. Indeed, she hated intrigue, but Shar’s anger was unmistakably genuine—no one could fake such rage.
Except for the main engine, every other part of the dragon boat was shut down. The external pressure had reached a truly terrifying level, and even through several layers of super asteroid dragon spines, the creaking sounds could be heard.