Chapter 36: Returning to Work

Only a few minutes after lying down, Su Qiao sat up, drenched in sweat. She reached out and pulled the light cord, and the room brightened. After putting on her shoes, she got out of bed and took a box of mosquito coils from her bag.

Fang Xiaoying could not sleep either. When she saw her mother take out the mosquito coils, her eyes lit up. “Mom?”

“Let’s burn mosquito coils after all. If I stay in that mosquito net any longer, it’ll be the death of me.”

“I’m about the same as you, Mom. I can barely breathe in there.”

“Mom, give me some for my room too…”

Qin Feng lowered the telescope, raised his hand to glance at his watch, and said solemnly, “It’s about time.” He then hurried back to the command center with his guards.

Ning Bieli lowered her head in silence. Perhaps she had already prepared herself mentally, for she did not burst into tears as she had before.

At last, Heris understood why Hell contained so many experts and so many powerful souls, yet none of them could escape this place.

Her previous appearance had not exactly disgraced her reputation as a grand formation master, but it had nevertheless left people with some regret. Now, the appearance of a normal, even bright and sunny young man instantly unlocked a shackle in their hearts. Hope suddenly emerged amid their disappointment, stirring up even greater enthusiasm.

According to the news from the Han family, in the five days since the Sea Demon army began attacking the city, Coastal City had already lost nearly one hundred and fifty thousand cultivators. Most of them were mercenaries; fewer than fifty thousand city defenders had been killed or wounded.

In the space of a few breaths, he crossed several miles. To his astonishment, he found himself back where he had come from. The difference was that a formation now towered there, and above it stood an eerie-looking man who grinned at him.

The Body-Tempering Fruit Lu Lianlian had obtained after defeating the Flower-Scaled Venomous Flood Dragon had been a twin-stemmed fruit. She had kept one for herself and given the other to Shang Jingxing. Two days earlier, after learning of Shang Jingxing’s strength and talent for body cultivation, she had given him her own fruit without the slightest hesitation.

The blind old woman had changed into a new outfit that day as well. Once the succession ceremony was complete, she, as the elder responsible for transmitting the sect’s teachings, brought out the Foolish Heavenly Gate’s sacred treasure, the Heavenly Fool Divine Record, and handed it to Tian Gua. Then came the elders’ rite of laying hands upon the crown.

The two returned to the hotel somewhat dejected. They had been busy all morning, but apart from discovering that the barrier was not based on latitude and longitude, they had gained nothing else.

“Good! This is the Xu Sister I know!” Zhou Zixuan raised a thumbs-up and praised her.

Fang Han returned to the Furong Hall. Fang Zhiniang and Fang Minghuai had already coaxed the old madam into beaming with delight before sending her off for her afternoon nap.

After the mule carts surrounded the luxurious carriage, they slowed down. The drivers on both sides deliberately drove their mules toward the middle, leaving Sun Gang caught in an awkward position—unable either to move forward or to retreat.

Fang Han thought of the molds used for making handmade soap. It was not wrong to say that they were meant to hold things, so she nodded.

Daring not linger any longer, the two fled in a frantic scramble, rolling and crawling away. In the blink of an eye, they had vanished without a trace.

A man wearing an exceptionally stylish trench coat stepped down from the vehicle. After making an inquiry at the front desk, he located He Shizhang and He Zicheng.

Zhang Hao saw through Hua Chongxiao’s intentions. He merely wanted to show outsiders that his relationship with Zhang Hao was exceptionally close, far beyond what the other families could match. That way, the other four families would have to exercise some restraint.

Madam An, the Second Madam, felt her heart tighten slightly. Things were indeed just as An Ruyi had said: Fang Han was now the most favored person in the Furong Hall. If her Bai’er had not come today, would this magnificent fur cloak have gone to someone else instead?

“Dad! If something happened to my mother, could you really go on training?” Qiu Xun countered.

Ye Dongdong controlled the sedan chair as it rose into the air and flew toward the five strange peaks suspended overhead, her heart filled with unease.

The moment she found Mu Jingchen, she thought the black bear had already bitten through his windpipe, leaving him no chance of survival.

Players throughout the Blue Star Continent world all said that after the Immortal Palace descended, the natives would enter it one after another and obtain their own opportunities.