11. The Scholar, the Taoist Priest, and the Beauty

Even though the black man had been grievously wounded, with a bullet piercing through his brain and heart, he did not die. From a scientific standpoint, such a thing is absolutely impossible; even the “zombies” in movies cannot continue moving once their brains are shot.

Yet Ye Zhuo understood in his heart that, if one were to discuss it in detail, calling himself a true cultivator was somewhat undeserved. A true cultivator is someone who has glimpsed the essence of reality. At least until he fulfilled his wish to comprehend the grand laws of the Dao, this title was hard to justify.

However, if things continued like this, he would not last much longer. On the ground, the place where the stone stick was inserted had already been dragged out into a long furrow.

“If it weren’t for the fact that you’ve already joined the Huayun Sect, we would have invited you to our sect,” Min Luhui continued. They all had a good impression of Lin Bo, especially since his talent was quite remarkable.

“Ha! The Seven-Star Copper Suspended Coffin!” Fourth Master, Professor Ouyang, and Professor Tong almost exclaimed in unison.

Zhao Ming whispered softly. Though his voice was low, Ka Ba Yuan heard him and immediately darkened in expression. With a cold sneer, he suddenly stepped forward with a fierce kick.

A dragon-shaped black smoke lunged at a law enforcer of the Dongzhen Realm. The enforcer fiercely thrust his sword into the smoke, but it caused no real harm.

“Good. Then take this next move,” Ling Sheng said with a chilling glare. Clenching his palm, waves of astonishing energy surged relentlessly from within him, the momentum terrifying to behold.

Zhong Mushan spoke gracefully, his tone neither commanding nor pleading, but possessing an irresistible authority that compelled obedience.

Then, the air seemed to freeze, with only the increasingly pitiful cries of Shui’er echoing.

“All right, that concludes the first class. Everyone has gotten to know each other. Let’s get along well in the world ahead,” Liu Yihan said with a smile.

Listening to Su Duoduo’s words at that moment, I found it quite amusing. If I once thought her affection for anime was childish, now I felt that kind of innocence was even better—her heart was pure and uncorrupted by those melodramatic Korean dramas.

Ye Qing said awkwardly, “I know you don’t care much, but this is my heartfelt token!” He looked at Yan Xueqin with some emotion.

“Director Wang, when do we depart?” I asked as soon as all the team members had arrived.

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She also asked Zhang Limin what discovery he had made, but Zhang said he couldn’t reveal anything now; it had to be seen at the scene.

In the middle of the night, nearly all the nurses on duty in the hospital gathered, peeking anxiously outside the CT room.

Later, she even forgot how to write the words “beast.” She lay on the bed, whimpering like a dying fish, rolling her eyes and foaming at the mouth.

Seeing Huo Wei’s fiery temper, everyone laughed repeatedly. Having such a cheerful presence along the way to lighten the mood was a blessing.

“There’s actually such a thing as a golden shell shedding? Suhun, shoot its tail again! If we can control its tail’s movement, it will no longer be a threat!” Ling Yun exclaimed in shock, but Suhun had already drawn the Qian Kun Bow again before Ling Yun finished ordering.

Meng Meng saw Ni Xuanyi had ordered, so he looked at the menu and added braised pork with preserved vegetables, jade shrimp dumplings, seafood rice rolls, and two iced colas. “Also, a kind of crispy fried dish…” Meng began awkwardly describing it to the waiter.

An Youran understood that the heartache fell on Li Yan because of her. She knew that even someone as tough as him wouldn’t show it outwardly but couldn’t truly let her go.

“Wait a moment, I have something to discuss with you. There’s no need to rush into revenge! The culprit won’t be released until the trial, and the police station won’t let anyone go,” he said calmly and steadily, which Long Yan greatly admired. Hearing this, she admitted to herself that she had been too hasty.

A grand feast was suddenly thrown into chaos. The visiting guests no longer wished to linger and soon took their leave. Before long, only the lords of the Jin and Zhongyuan marquisates remained in the vast banquet hall.

However, such a suggestion was clearly a misguided attempt to flatter and nearly provoked the boy’s fury on the spot. Being in a bustling city, he struggled to suppress his impulse to kill right then and there.

“Miss, are you here to provoke trouble, or to rebel?” Chen Yueting’s eyes gleamed as he approached An Youran. Rather than fulfilling his duty, he seemed to be fanning the flames, eagerly awaiting a dramatic showdown.

Tao Qing thought to herself that the Iron Tower was a rare expert, just a step shy of the Zunwu rank. Since he personally recommended someone, that person must be remarkable, so she listened attentively.

A killing intent flashed in her eyes. Whoever dared to block her path, she would ruthlessly kick aside without hesitation.

Then she just stood there dumbfounded, the penguin-shaped pillow she held slipped from her hands and fell to the ground.

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Hearing this, Fang Cheng made a puzzled sound and looked at Lin Tianyu, whose pale yellow face revealed a trace of bitterness.

Knowing Lin Jingshen’s exact location excited me greatly; I even wished I could fly to find him immediately.

Though unsure of what the thing was, seeing the extremely complicated and somewhat despairing expressions on Chuchun and Zuo Tian, who had been injected with the same substance, Meiqin knew it was definitely no good.

“Four elders, I don’t remember anything from my past life, so…” Mo Jiuli offered an excuse.

Yang Jing was also somewhat stunned. In the dim light, the young girl Xia Zhi seemed to have truly grown up.

The two struggled for barely three seconds before vanishing, but around the third brother, the trees and flowers turned pitch black.

While Mu Fan was puzzled, a few demons returned, roughly pushing the old man back inside. After closing the stone door, they paid no further attention.

“Song Zhe is in a meeting and is currently unavailable. Why don’t we chat first?” Ruan Yingying’s tone had noticeably changed from before. She no longer addressed me as Sister Tang but spoke with more confidence.

Mu Fan was indeed strong, and more importantly, wielded the Kaitian Sword, which had at least doubled his power.

“Puppet snakes? Do you mean these snakes are being controlled?” Mo Jiuli asked in surprise.

This mountain was sealed within an independent space. According to Shen Chenzi, the seal was so strong that even a Golden Body realm cultivator bearing a divine weapon could not break it.