28 “Amber”

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Lin Zhao finished cooking, but the eldest and second children had still not returned.

She was not worried. She let the twins play in the courtyard while she went back inside and sat by the window.

The two well-behaved little ones could see their mother whenever they looked up, so they played quietly on the ground without making a fuss.

Lin Zhao considered the state of the household. All the meat was gone, leaving only eggs. The dogs could not possibly eat the family’s fine grain; if the villagers found out, they would condemn her for the rest of her life. She would have to find a way to get some coarse grain.

But how?

Naturally, she would have to rely on the lottery.

“Is this what they mean by leaving not even the dregs behind?” Seeing the scene, the Thunder God, who was hiding at the edge of the valley and watching the battle, could not help swallowing hard. Judging by the looks of things, this would probably be his fate soon enough.

Now this sinister envoy, who had once been sent to the Jin state and caused the Zhao-Jin kingdom to perish, and had once visited the Lu state and forced it to bow its head, had arrived in Jinling once more in the capacity of an envoy.

After the senior disciples had dealt with everything, Yue Chen handed over his purple jade token. The disciple in charge did not stand on ceremony either, drawing away three seven-colored divine fox souls in succession before finally stopping.

It was midsummer in the sixth month, yet Jinling, where thirteen waterways converged, was suddenly drenched by a heavy rain without the slightest warning.

The next day, the three-day mourning period for King Lei had ended. Lü Bu’s army once again formed up and launched an assault on Jiameng Pass. Lü Bu had issued orders to fight to the death and take the pass at all costs. He had done everything he could. Liu Bei should not let him down.

At last, he clearly saw the face of the newcomer. His eyes widened until they were perfectly round, and he could not believe what he was seeing.

Wuqiu Xing’s great saber struck a Blood-Sweating Cavalryman. Sparks flew as the blade bit into the heavy armor. When the blow passed, it left a pale, irreparable gash across the Iron Pagoda armor. Unable to withstand the tremendous shock, the cavalryman swayed precariously atop his Blood-Sweating Horse.

Old Qiu merely shook his head with a smile and said nothing more. If he truly wished to become unimaginably wealthy, he would only have to line the road from the summit of Mount Qingcheng to its foot with gold, silver, and jewels, and people would willingly pay for every last piece.

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“All right. Then I’ll spend some time in the Five-Element Mountains.”

With that, Ye Tianxun vanished without a trace.

“I’m finished!”

Tie Rui had thought certain death awaited him. He closed his eyes and waited for it, only to hear the twang of a bowstring. A streak of cold light shot through the air and struck the giant wolf squarely in the mouth.

Men always appeared with that same expression—stern and composed, as though nothing in the world had anything to do with them. Seeing Su Yan so pale and weak, Zhou Yinan nevertheless began walking toward her, one step at a time.

Still, the matter had to be resolved. He did not mind revealing the power of the Heaven-Devouring Insect, so long as he avoided using spiritual energy as much as possible.

“But if I leave you trapped here, then won’t the treasures of the other immortal halls belong to me as well?” Qin Cheng countered.

“Damn it!” Zhang Yunji thought in alarm. How had these people entered without his permission?

“Then be gentler when you bandage me later, Li’er!”

Hearing her master’s voice, she softened her touch as well. She carefully wound the bandage around the injury several times and secured it.

Lin Beichen suddenly looked toward an elegant private room on the opposite side, its terrace empty. His brows drew together slightly, and his beautiful mother-in-law asked in confusion, not knowing what he was up to now.

“No… Don’t!”

I tried desperately to stop the flames, but there was nothing I could do. I fell to my knees and wept aloud.

Lin Beichen also noticed Zhao Yuetong’s alluring lips moving. She was clearly saying something to Lu Renjia.

Once they drank his soul-bewitching potion, one could judge from the hungry ghosts’ behavior on the ghost bus that all those ghosts would move more slowly.

“Whatever it is, we’ll talk about it after we go back.”

Jiang Molian raised her hand and placed it against Qin Cheng’s forehead.

A-Kun and A-Ming were sweating coldly at the side as well. Qin Yuan struggled not to give in to fear and terror. He knew that everything would be decided by this one move.

The wind at the airport was strong, lifting my hair and sending it wavering through the air. It was like a mass of tendrils reaching toward the unknowable future in search of happiness.

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If he had not been relying on the Lava Sword in his hand, facing Lou Jun today would have been perilous in the extreme.

I ignored him, opened the car door, and got in. Zhang He sat in the passenger seat, leaving Shen Duo to sit beside me.

Of course, Mulan still had some concerns and doubts. She was afraid this might be a trap—or perhaps an elaborate scheme and deception.

In an instant, the monk felt an immense force surge from Chen Xin’s palm. Under the pressure of that tremendous power, his expression changed at once. His entire body was sent flying backward. After landing, he stumbled back more than a dozen steps before finally coming to a stop.

At that moment, Yang Lei was left completely dumbfounded by those words. For people like them, climbing up an outer wall was hardly an especially profound technique.

In the end, Xiangdou had no choice but to stand guard at the door of the inner chamber, though her eyes still swept from time to time toward the young lady and the madam seated at the table.

Hao Jun said, “Before my lord sent me to Chang’an, he entrusted me with something. It may be enough to win the confidence of Yin Shishi.”

As he spoke, he pulled a square seal from inside his robe. Everyone leaned closer to look. Four words were carved into it: Inner Guard Peach Tree.

They intended to attract those people’s attention with a huge commotion. I understood their thinking perfectly. They believed that Lü Siniang and Jin Yunchao would not dare do anything to them in front of so many people. Besides, there were so many guests watching the ceremony; perhaps one or two, possessed of a strong sense of justice, might step forward to help.

When Zeng Yi entered, everyone present turned to look at him. After nodding in greeting, Zeng Yi walked straight over to Zhu Zhimao.

I looked around the factory as I nodded. In any case, I had already quit my job and had plenty of free time now. I was usually available in the evenings.

Yin Zhaotian naturally would not let such a fine opportunity slip away. The Celestial Yang Glazed Sword in his hand suddenly began spinning, its radiance blazing more fiercely than ever before. A vast, boundless power spread in every direction, repeatedly devouring the strength of those souls.

I did not even know what this village was called. From what I could observe, it was not very large, perhaps consisting of sixty or seventy households. Every building had the same style: a first floor made of bluish stone walls, with a second floor constructed from bamboo and timber.

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