Volume One, Chapter 35: Exploring the Ancient Castle, Peril at Every Turn

Lin Fan and Liu Xuan cautiously approached the ancient castle.

On the mottled stone walls, vines twisted like snakes, casting distorted shadows in the dim light, like demons baring their fangs and claws.

For some reason, Qiao Yu was especially nervous today—more nervous even than when he had first come here to compete in the national championship.

Several of them quietly closed in on Chu Feng. Without the slightest hesitation, they attacked with nearly everything they had.

“Yes, that doesn’t count. Come on! Let’s raise a toast to our nonsense.” Qiao Yu lifted his glass in proposal, and the other two burst out laughing as they raised their glasses to clink against his.

The Eighth Prince was probably the most sullen of all the princes. He had barely smiled throughout the entire banquet. Even when his own younger brother arrived, he merely nodded, then rose and went to sit beside the Twelfth Prince.

“You can withstand spells and divine abilities, but what about a seal?” Ye Tian thought. Countless strands of starlight descended, linking the miniature stars together and sealing off an entire area.

Faca had even taken in the enormous snapping turtle that had been fished out of the pond. Every noon, it would stretch out all eight legs and lie on the turtle’s back to bask in the sun.

Snow whipped through the air today, making it hardly a suitable day for going out. But the weather had been like this for several days, and Ying Yue was growing rather stifled. She decided to treat it as a chance to get some fresh air.

As soon as these words were spoken, the students from both the Twin Paths Academy and the other three academies erupted in cheers. Yet if one observed carefully, one would notice that those cheering most excitedly were the somewhat older students. Most of them had participated in the Twin Paths Ceremony at least once.

But she also understood that, ultimately, it was her mother who had been in the wrong. At that moment, all she could do was swallow the rest of her words and turn an expectant gaze toward her mother.

Liu Yong looked at Qin Jiang with newfound seriousness. He had thought Qin Jiang was merely a school thug, but he had never expected him to be so calculating—to eliminate the possibility of a weapon in advance, and, when the other side used a machete, even turn the situation around on the spot and become the victim. Of course, that depended on the outside thugs truly coming to cause trouble as he claimed and attempting to force their way onto the campus.

Upon hearing this, Liang Yue felt there was no need to conceal anything. She therefore recounted the entire affair truthfully. When Liang Yue mentioned Gongsun Bailin, Chu Xiang froze for a moment.

In this invasion of the Northern Lands by the ancient demon clan, even if the lost territory were fully reclaimed, the nation’s fortune could not be restored. The demons had absorbed it to heal their injuries, and the lost fortune could only gradually recover through years of rest and renewal.

Number Seven stood beside the leader, holding a communications device. Only after seeing Shen Hao emerge completely unharmed did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Either they looked down on the others, or they were unwilling to debase themselves too much. In the end, they set their sights on Pei Ling.

They had simply come hand in hand, their hormones radiating toward everyone around them. One could hardly imagine a pair more perfectly matched.

In less than a second, they were all yanked down by an immense force and went sprawling onto the ground with a smack.

When she was young, Nan Keying had been the most beautiful woman in South City. Raised as a cherished heiress of a wealthy family, she had never suffered hardship and had maintained herself exceptionally well. Now, dressed in an evening gown and carefully made up, she looked even younger.

After retreating to the main base, Richard saw Primatis, who had just finished having his wounds redressed. Onyxia had been taken away for treatment.

He took a deep drag on his cigarette and cursed inwardly, You’re fucking nearsighted, yet you still came to handle the searchlight. Even so, he immediately climbed onto the vehicle and followed the beam of light toward the gate.

“Tell me, how is it different?” Angelo had recently been spoiled rotten by Hugo. He now needed to be fed by his father and would accept no one else, so Hugo asked the question while feeding him.