Volume One, Chapter 27: A Full Investigation

The spear’s radiance met the substance spat out by the spider and vanished like a stone into the sea, swallowed without causing a single ripple. The snowy-white mass fell to the ground; Tang Ao looked closely and realized it was a dense cluster of web silk.

Yu Yue looked up abruptly, staring fixedly at the people from the Star Kingdom, his lips twitching uncontrollably. No... that’s impossible, right!?

Bhaisajyaguru and the others continued toward the inner sanctum of the Glazed Sacred Palace. Upon reaching the innermost door, Akshobhya, Ksitigarbha, Sarvanivarana-vishkambhin, and even Amoghasiddhi, who was closest to Bhaisajyaguru, stopped instinctively, standing outside to wait respectfully.

The Lord of Thorn City went to handle the necessary arrangements, while Tang Ao remained in his room, calming his mind and adjusting his state to its peak. Not until nightfall did he open his eyes, exhale a breath of stale air, and rise to head out.

"There is no need for surprise. While the immortal and Bai Li are described as clones, we are actually two souls sharing a single body. Very well, enough talk. How should I go about killing you now?" He spoke with airy indifference, yet his eyes betrayed an irrepressible excitement, as if he derived great pleasure from the act of murder.

For a long time, Zhang Shaofei had been like a firefighter rushing to the scene, traveling between various planetary planes, yet he had shown far too little concern for his own family.

Lifting a rock only to drop it on her own feet—she truly understood the bitter sting of that experience now.

She was always causing him trouble. Though he would scold her with a stern face, he always stood before her to resolve every issue, never uttering a single complaint. Her master treated her exceptionally well; even if she felt in her heart that he favored Qing Ran more, the kindness of her master remained indelible.

If she had only been Si Liting’s partner in the past, now she could also become his professional collaborator.

"Hmph, where did you hear such nonsense? Who dares to ride on my head? Are you looking for death?" Zhan Jun shouted loudly.

Fu Yiqi, of course, could not find Fu Rongyue in the men’s restroom. Even after searching the locked utility closet, he found no sign of her.

***

This was somewhat like the Purple Island where the divine beasts resided; as long as one possessed the corresponding item, one could enter it from anywhere in the main world.

This younger sister gave her parents absolutely no cause for worry. She ate, drank, and slept well, showing immense strength while still in her swaddling clothes. Before she was even a year old, she could walk on her own, while her older sister, no larger than her, still lay helpless in bed.

"Her invitations to dinner are never really about the food anyway. Did she emphasize this time that you should bring your brother along for a casual meal?" Ji Ming tightened his grip, pulling Fu Rongyue closer.

Si Jun’s long fox tail flicked gently, suddenly wrapping around the bodies of Nai Changchuan and the others, yanking them backward a significant distance.

"Eat, eat, eat things. Eat more, grow strong. Eat more, grow strong. Strongest, most powerful, best mate, many offspring." Of course, the mouse did not say it exactly like that; the final two sentences were Lin Yu’s own interpretation based on the images flickering in the mouse’s mind.

Every professional knew this information. There was, however, another scenario: instead of using the heart’s blood of a magical beast, one could refine heart’s blood directly from a professional’s own body to synthesize essence, creating an "Enlightenment Potion of Heart’s Blood."

Looking at Qin Yue, who stood suspended in the void as if untouched and impenetrable by all laws, the man with the handsome, majestic features and an impossibly fair face revealed a look of profound solemnity and wariness.

Qin Lie smiled without a word, focusing instead on his fishing; he did not want to lose to Su Yilin, Zheng Jie, or Liang Sheng.

"Very well, since Huiming has agreed to accept Huida as his opponent, this bracket is set. Are there any other applications?" Master Yuzang asked.

Wang Hu, Li Yao, and the others nodded. The situation was as Huiming had described; they had no choice. When faced with the Heart-Forging Trial Pill, consuming it was their only path.

When I woke up the next day, Xu Jiao’s body was gone, leaving only dried bloodstains and a chalk outline. The entire downstairs area was cordoned off with police tape, and Xu Jiao’s roommates had been taken away by the police for questioning.

***

Looking at the wine glass before her, Fu Lingya hesitated. Had this been before Murong Xuan spoke to her, she would have accepted the wine from Lin Xiyue without a second thought.

Fu Lingya gritted her teeth, struggling to remain rational and calm. Was it not laughable that Murong An would come to tell her these things now?

Precisely because he understood this point clearly, Li Tian dared not be the slightest bit negligent. He had to ensure he could leave this place alive; that was the most important thing at the moment.

Of course, he also understood that if that were to happen, the two of them might be separated for eternity, perhaps never to meet again.

She had been swept down by the current, her hands flailing in the air as if trying to grasp onto something.

This was Ye Lingfeng’s foundation and confidence—a sense of invincibility that brought peace of mind. There was no other Ye Lingfeng in the world; there was only him.

She had intended to send Murong An to Fu Yan’er’s courtyard, never expecting that Fu Yan’er would lose patience and come herself.

One of the thugs nearest to where Ye Yuchen had dived into the water fired wildly at the surface, only to be struck down by a second mysterious crossbow bolt.