Chapter 155: Fear

To put it bluntly, she simply frightened herself.

"When we brought her food, she thought we were going to execute her. If we were a bit stern with her, she assumed we were trying to coerce a confession out of her through torture. If we spoke to her nicely, she would look at us with absolute vigilance... In the end, we found that staying away from her actually gave her the most peace of mind. But she didn't dare eat the food we delivered, nor did she dare drink too much water, and so she ended up like this."

Hearing this, Gu Zhu was completely speechless.

He had never noticed before that Chen Xinwan was such a—

Bai Heran frowned, wanting to shake her off and say that as long as I want to protect your child, even if I have to whip you until you have only a breath left, that child will still be safe and sound. But before she could react, Bai Huayan, who had been lying there playing dead, suddenly darted forward like a civet cat, accompanied by a strange, piercing screech.

Xie Jinshu was gradually calming down at that moment. That bout of violent struggling and tossing seemed to have exhausted the very last ounce of her remaining strength.

The tomb remained just as it was. I walked into the tomb along the sloping stone slab. Entering it once more, my state of mind was completely different. I looked around the burial chamber and let out a sigh.

Before the Demonic cultivators and Ghost cultivators could react, a soul-summoning bell-like chime seemed to drift from the distant, gloomy netherworld—it was the ringing of Liu Muer's Soul-Absorbing Bell.

All the way until entering the elevator, Chen Muxue didn't dare to look me straight in the eye, and her face remained tinted with a faint flush.

Taking advantage of Xu Mo's momentary distraction, Lin Xiran broke free from him, grabbed her phone, turned, and ran behind Ling Hao, waving her hands triumphantly. She slipped the phone into her pocket without offering any explanation for what had just happened.

Noticing my change in demeanor, Lu Jiqiao picked up his wine glass and clinked it against mine, seemingly trying to distract my attention.

"My mom and dad went to a charity event tonight, so it's just me," Mo Ziyu said, her eyes still lingering on the cufflinks in the box as if she couldn't bear to look away.

If Zidane's first three matches in charge were included, his failure rate as a manager hadn't dropped at all, stubbornly remaining at 100%.

Yet, strangely enough, under her grandfather's enlightenment, her initially terrible mood actually began to gradually improve.

She had always thought her mother was unreasonable and constantly targeting Chen Fei. Now, she understood that she was the one who had truly harmed Chen Fei.

"Why don't you guys ride in this car too? We can squeeze in," Nangong Yan said to Ling Xiaoxiao.

Clearly, Guo Shaofeng had no idea that his current strength was no longer as formidable as it used to be.

The two speaking were naturally the easily provoked and bristling Zhu Zixiao, and the other, who showed extreme reluctance, was Zhu Ziwei.

The hearts in the throats of Xiao Xueling and Xiao Qingluo finally dropped back down to where they belonged. As long as her face wasn't ruined, otherwise, their lives would be completely over.

"Sect Master Mei, although the Jointed Grass is an unowned item, shouldn't we still follow the rule of first come, first served? Since the Jointed Grass in Hua Fei's hand was spotted by us first, it naturally belongs to us," Jin Qingfeng said righteously and with an air of noble dignity.

"Are the common people in those cities safe?" The common people were innocent. She hoped that none of them would come to any harm.

As Mu Jingfeng was pondering this, a piercing, excruciating pain suddenly shot through him, causing him to let out a low groan.

Xu Zengshou glanced out of the corner of his eye toward the back, then winked at Zhu Di, who understood instantly.

As for Curly, he was probably protected too well. Having never felt the heavy burden that pressed upon Gamor, he lived in a rather hazy and carefree bliss.

Seemingly peaceful lives slowly moved forward. After this incident, however, things remained calm for a long time. Xiao Yan and Wang Zuo had no further contact. Although longing would flood their minds at any moment, in the end, the two of them were still searching for a distant faith amidst their confusion, without crossing back into each other's lives.

However, before he could finish his sentence, he only heard Lin Tianyao spit out a single word, "Three," and his foot had already lashed out.

The yearning and expectant look in the children's eyes whenever they mentioned Daddy made Ye Zimo's heart ache profoundly.