Chapter 57: Life or Death Uncertain

When Chu Xun arrived at the hospital, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

“What happened here?” he asked, approaching the nurses’ station with a puzzled expression.

Amid Mituo’s wild laughter, the violently trembling Wheel of Spacetime began to turn, little by little.

A little after ten that evening, news finally came from Gao Taiyu. He had found out where Murong Yuyan was—and who had kidnapped her.

Although Wang Guangli insisted on keeping them for dinner, the three still took their leave. After all, according to the old customs, a brother who had married into the family was not considered part of the clan.

When cavalry were charging, bringing them to a halt was extraordinarily difficult. If they stopped too hastily and the warhorses could not be controlled, the formation would collapse and the troops would lose their footing. Yet the cavalry under Liu Xiu managed to accomplish precisely that in an astonishingly short time.

Matsumoto Erhong was equally shocked. He had never expected to encounter such a formidable young man in Huaxia, someone so young yet already possessing such profound inner energy.

He therefore bent down, pried up a hard stone from the steps, and hurled it with all his strength toward his opponent.

He had entered the Lingxiao Palace as a child and started as an outer disciple. Devoting himself wholeheartedly to cultivation, he had spent all these years building up his strength until he finally became one of the palace’s ten hall masters.

That night, Sun Jian led three thousand elite soldiers out through the eastern gate in a murderous charge. Yet those men never returned—not even the Imperial Jade Seal, which had fallen into Sun Jian’s hands.

Lu Meng had no idea what lay inside. He casually chose a section of courtyard wall, leaped up, and clung to it with both hands. Then he poked his head over the top and surveyed the scene within.

“As for why no missions have been issued for all these years, that was your own doing. Back then, you disregarded the system’s warnings and nearly fell into demonic possession, disrupting the series of primary missions the system had generated for you. As a result, the system’s mission function fell dormant for a time while it created a new set of missions for you,” Xian Ling’er explained unhurriedly.

At first, Sha Da had not understood what Cang Tao’s name meant. But after witnessing Cang Tao strike this time, he finally realized that the name was thoroughly deserved.

As he spoke, he ushered the Imperial Dowager, Zhao Yu, and Su Qianqian into the main hall. The hall was even more spacious, with a soft couch at the very top. Its dazzling golden color radiated an air of opulence.

The only drawback was that the seabed was covered in reefs. It was neither sand nor pebbles, but a stretch of foul mud.

This time, he did not bite. Instead, he nibbled at his food, darting about with great agility. Whenever Gu Shian tried to bite him, he deftly dodged away.

Obtaining the voice-call records between Tianmeng Media and Zhou Zihao was not impossible. It would simply require paying a very steep price—and that price was money.

They were clearly close enough to touch, yet in reality they were separated by the ends of the earth! At that moment, a thought suddenly arose in my mind. Could it be that although the old man appeared to be facing me, he was actually billions of miles away? Was this the true meaning of being close at hand yet separated by the ends of the earth?

Chi Zhong’s heart leaped with delight. Sha Da had taken on the most troublesome opponent; if he still needed to rely on others for the remaining matters, that would truly bring shame upon the name of Zhang Liao.

Outside the gate, the concubines of Third Brother and Fifth Brother were all clutching bundles and scrambling to flee. Everyone under their command had gathered at the edge of the city.

It turned out that he himself was a coward. He loved his fiancée, Jiang Le, dearly, yet he had never told her about the connection between them.

I was reincarnated as an ordinary newborn baby. In that instant, I suddenly felt that fate was truly a piece of shit—to play such a cruel joke on me.