Volume 1, Chapter 34: Deliberately Sending Me Away

The next day at work, I made a special trip to the secretarial department to find Lu Xiaoyun.

When she saw me, her face lit up with surprise. I expressed my gratitude, saying, "Secretary Lu, I really liked the music box you gave me. If you have time, would you like to come to my place for dinner?"

A flash of delight crossed her eyes. "I'd love to!"

The three Golden Core cultivators finally realized what Yi Xuan’s backup plan was, and they were terrified out of their wits. They knew that a Tribulation would not distinguish who had summoned it; as long as you were within its range, you were considered a participant, forced to endure the wrath of the lightning together.

Zuoqiu Haoyu exchanged a glance with the others, and a guard surrounding Yi Xuan activated the alarm array in front of the ancestral mansion. A shrill, piercing siren echoed through the surroundings, and countless figures flew out from the mansion instantly; there were more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators alone.

Yi Xuan hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "Ancestors above, please accept this disciple's salutation!" With that, he bowed three times with his hands clasped in a gesture of respect toward Ji Yangqiu.

The young man scanned Zuo Jun from head to toe. Beyond confirming that Zuo Jun was indeed the successor of the netherworld, he discovered nothing else.

With two massive guardian beasts leading the way, Zimu could choose not to kill, but the consequence of not killing was essentially waiting for death, further diminishing his already slim fifty percent chance of survival.

The training back at Kongyuan Mountain had made Kong Nieyun improve far more than he had when he first entered the school. It was only when Su Sha increased her strength and speed to the average level of a sixth-rank cultivator that Kong Nieyun began to show signs of struggle. Even so, he managed to hold on for fifteen minutes.

His right palm led the way in what was merely a feint, intended to distract Ni Duoshi’s gaze. He assumed that such an obvious move would be easily dodged, but his left elbow followed, covering Ni Duoshi’s midsection. No matter which way Ni Duoshi dodged, the slight tremor in his left elbow would ensure he could strike Ni Duoshi’s waist.

How could things be so unreliable? Not even knowing the specific date—did they expect me to take a month off to go on vacation in the capital?

Lifting his still-functional right hand, Fang Ming realized his body had reached its limit. If no one came to save him, he would truly be saying goodbye to life before long.

However, Cao Peng was surprised to discover that Su Chengfeng was injured, exactly as he had imagined.

Leaving the underground area, they returned once more to the ornate cavern they had first entered.

Zhou Shensi watched her lying on the hospital bed, traces of tears still visible on her face. Her eyes were closed, and her lips were ashen and bloodless. Zhou Shensi’s tightly clenched fists slowly began to loosen.

Ling Yurou twitched her eyebrows and quickly put on her clothes. Just as she was about to get out of bed, she felt a tightness in her hand.

At this moment, a claw mark appeared across his chest, mangled and bloody, while the youth stood before the middle-aged man, wielding a large spiritual sword with both hands.

Feng Wu transformed into human form and jumped directly onto the table. She leaned in close to the medicinal pill, sniffing it for a long time with a furrowed brow. Her expression turned strange, and she looked at Luo Tianqing with an indescribable glint in her eyes.

Without these array patterns, the city walls alone would never have been able to withstand those powerful demonic beasts.

Yet, as things stood, she hadn't expected the Tianyuan Prefecture to become entangled with her as well; she had no choice but to learn about it now.

Therefore, even without them having to lift a finger, the other side would likely descend into infighting, which saved them quite a bit of trouble.

Zhang Zhu seemed lost in memory, her eyes sparkling and the smile on her lips deepening.

Lü Nian'er slumped to the ground. If she wasn't supposed to do anything else, did that mean she shouldn't kill Ye Jinsu? But then, what was she supposed to do?