Chapter 26

He did not understand—he truly could not understand—why she had left with such cold-hearted finality, yet he still could not forget her.

At this very moment, the billions of creatures across the Black Barren Underworld, along with Long Xinglin, were left stunned. Jie narrowed his eyes, while only Jing Ming remained unmoved, as if he had long been aware that the man in green possessed such heaven-defying divine powers.

Wu Yun spun a lie: "It seems a student suddenly fell ill, and the school infirmary couldn't handle it, so an ambulance was called." He knew very well that it was better not to let too many people know about something as potentially damaging as a student falling from a building, even though he knew this secret might not stay hidden for long.

Xu Tian looked at Zhou Heng opposite him, his own Star Domain erupting. A blood-red radiance tore through the surrounding flames and surged toward the sky.

Wu Yun stared at her flushed, lovely face and was momentarily entranced, only snapping back to reality when an impatient honk sounded from behind. He hurriedly straightened the steering wheel and refocused his attention on the road ahead.

Prompted by her words, Zhang Yueyue, Zhuang Han, and Chen Xueqi began to search through the memory centers of their minds.

"True enough." The others couldn't help but feel discouraged. They were merely university students living in an ivory tower, lacking any social network to offer real help.

"I remember now. We met at the Holy Father’s Aries Divine Palace!" Jonathan replied mechanically.

Every time the Seven-Star Demon Emperor utilized Xu Tian’s body, he could feel Xu Tian’s strength increasing. After all, the first time he had inhabited this vessel, even slaying a mid-tier Heavenly Emperor had been a struggle.

At the instant the giant sword descended, Lin Xiao split into two, then four, then eight. A dozen figures of Lin Xiao flickered incessantly around the blade, before finally merging back into one. With his palms glowing with intense silver light, he struck the giant sword.

All of this would take time; his sister’s handover of the firm could not be completed in a day or two. For now, the most important thing was to handle the situation with Fifth Brother and help them navigate this crisis.

***

When Lin Ranxing entered, Cui Ranxing and Fleish were in the midst of a heated discussion. Neither marshal paid much attention to Cui Ming as he walked in, but upon catching sight of Lin Ranxing behind him, both of their eyes widened simultaneously.

Because Li Shouyi had already learned of Zhu Sixi’s situation from Zhang Yuanchao, he simply engaged in casual small talk, asking about his recent life.

Li Runlie and Cui Ranxing exchanged glances. After a long silence, Cui Ranxing sighed and shook his head, saying, "His Majesty knows his time is running out, and with his grand ambitions yet unfulfilled, he has grown anxious. Su Li, as his eldest son, you must not blame your father."

Zhu Sixi arrived at his master’s room to find Lu You already awake, watching television. Recently, he had become fully capable of taking care of himself, and even if Zhu Sixi were not here, he would be fine; Zhu Sixi simply felt uneasy leaving him alone.

He could see that Lin Ranxing was still a complete novice at negotiations. By unabashedly revealing his hand like this, he would let his opponent see through his bottom line within minutes; by then, the price he would have to pay would be the maximum he could possibly bear.

"I never make things difficult for anyone, and I don't even know what would constitute 'making things difficult.' Just now with my colleague James, we didn't retaliate at all," Wang Ping said.

Sinaps respected Lieutenant General Gao Yuan from the bottom of his heart and had always hoped to become such a soldier himself. Because of this, he had to recover Unit 2 immediately; the number of people waiting for a chance to topple Gao Yuan was as vast as the stars in the sky.

"Then why does the gentleman not enter officialdom to serve the country?" Zhu Pingjin asked again with a look of astonishment.

In the evening, the hospital leadership and Huang Bida finally returned to the office, and the leader fell asleep leaning against the sofa. Just as Huang Bida draped a coat over him, the leader woke up.

What was happening to him? In the past, no matter how thorny the situation, he had never felt such restlessness or irritability. Yet now, merely after walking a short distance, he had suddenly become volatile. Could this be related to the demonic origin lurking within him?

It was rare for Li Zhishuo to speak of his own affairs. Had the environment not been so restrictive, I would have truly wanted to ask him more. He held my hand as I peeled an orange, his rough, hot breath brushing against my arm.

***

My hair stood on end. Sheng Shiyao was right—the green plants could indeed attack, and they would even let out pained cries like animals. I glanced at the blade of Shadow Moon; the sap on it was black. I had been worried about poison, but then I recalled that Sheng Shiyao’s wounds from last night hadn't worsened, and I felt a slight sense of relief.

Liu Ruofeng watched coldly from the side, smiling to himself as he thought of how submissive Nuoxue acted in the presence of his eldest brother, Li Mingyu.

"Cang'er, rest assured. The Extreme Sect has other motives for capturing your master. I believe that with the intellect of your master, Gu Chuan, he won't be easily disposed of by them," Xiao Mu said.

"Qin Cang, look." Once they reached the vicinity of the Yang family estate in the city, Wan Yun sat on her horse and pointed to a crowd gathering ahead. Something must have happened. Qin Cang had never liked joining crowds, and since it was at the doorstep of the Yang family, he naturally ignored it.

Before long, Wan Yun had packed her belongings, bringing plenty of travel funds. "Let's go." Wan Yun came to Qin Cang’s side, patted him on the back, and smiled.

At that moment, Yuriko, having tumbled down, struck the wall directly. Her head lolled to the side, and she went still.

Ji Lingfei moved a little further away, looking at his slightly haggard face, and reached out to touch his cheek. She had been so close to never seeing him again. If Xia Zechen were not in this world, what point would there be in her living?

Returning to the apartment, Gu Zijun naturally went to the kitchen to open the refrigerator, only to find that apart from milk, drinks, and some fruit, it was completely empty.