Chapter 144: Cultivating Good Ties

Jiang Fan embraced Brother Hui gratefully and asked Wang Wenyu to buy some breakfast for everyone.

Brother Hui stopped Wang Wenyu and said to Jiang Fan, “None of us has any appetite right now. Don’t bother buying anything. After I returned at dawn, I couldn’t sleep no matter how hard I tried. I kept feeling that we had overlooked something. Now, can you remember what time Skinny and Xiaofeng came here to notify you?”

At the time, Jiang Fan had been so preoccupied with getting to the hospital that he had paid no attention to the hour.

Wang Wenyu, who was wearing a watch, immediately answered, “When we reached the hospital, it was a quarter past four in the morning.”

Brother Hui stared intently at Jiang Fan. “A quarter past four—the sky was not yet light. Your sister was so vigilant, she wouldn’t…”

Still, Wang Lang remained dutiful. Even after night had fallen, he continued patrolling the pass, taking precautions against any mishap.

Zhang Yuchen glanced around and saw that quite a few passersby were already watching them curiously. He tried to pull his arm free, only to find that Xu Lu was holding on tightly, with no intention of letting go.

Over the next several days, under Zhang Jun’s orders, troops were mobilized throughout Guzo City, while vast quantities of grain, provisions, and military supplies were prepared. It seemed that the clouds of war were gathering over the lands of Guanlong.

After that day, Xue Yang regarded Ji Qingyue with awe, yet feared that she might harm his people. He was constantly seeking a way to drive her away, but had never found a suitable plan. That was why he had wanted to discuss the matter with his father.

By then, Banshen Kong had finally freed his hands and was preparing to assist the evil spirit Yamamoto Tamagawa in attacking Luo Han. But when he had recited only half the spell, Banshen Kong’s expression suddenly changed. He hurriedly turned sideways as a short sword stabbed out of the air, narrowly scraping his clothing. Qi Tao’s strike missed, and he immediately withdrew to a safe distance before concealing himself once more.

Even Liu Ying, the most accomplished martial artist among them, had been killed by Jiang Ji in just a few moves. Naturally, they were terrified that they would suffer the same fate.

If I could secure Qin Hui a position serving at the commandery governor’s side, then with his abilities, it would only be a matter of time before he became the governor’s trusted aide.

The sect master informed her that she was to proceed to the martial arts arena at once. After cleaning the wooden house, she hurried there.

“We are cultivators, after all. Flying straight into the heavens is nothing unusual for us.” Tianxing did not answer Elder Qin directly. Instead, following his words, he made a joke of it.

Only when Tang Shi’s body struck the cold wall did he finally come to a stop. Those icy, bone-chilling words were so cold that Tang Shi’s teeth could not stop chattering.

He had never imagined that, although he had never spoken of any of this, a child had noticed it all without making a sound.

At that moment, Mingming was already fast asleep, while Mimi obediently kept her eyes closed. No one knew whether she was actually asleep.

“Brother Yan, there is no need to be so formal. In truth, I came today precisely to apologize to you!” Duan Tianyu said guiltily.

“Xiao Yao, could you draw one for us as well, just in case?” Mu Yiyang asked.

A demand the director had once made during filming suddenly sprang into Mimi’s mind: a bloodcurdling, horrifying smile.

Two provinces lay between Cloud Sun Sect and Longevity Mountain. Lian Yin had no intention of hurrying, so she would fly for a while, then descend in some deserted place and let Golden Lord appear, allowing him to see the scenery beyond.

At that moment, a trace of cold mockery hung on that beautiful face. Clearly, she held Dongfang Liyue’s words in utter disdain.

Before returning to court, however, she had summoned General Cai, who was guarding the area, and handed him the defensive deployment map she had prepared. She was confident that, so long as General Cai moved his troops according to her arrangements, they would have nothing to fear from whatever tricks the Sui army might attempt.

“Rest assured, my lord. I have already sealed off the information.” Xu Lanting still felt somewhat uneasy, but seeing that Gu Chengxi revealed not the slightest emotion made him even more nervous. Was his master angry? Or was he not angry?

In any case, it was his own son’s property. Within two years, once Mo Qing died, those holdings would still fall into the emperor’s hands. Thus, in the emperor’s eyes, the Ninth Prince’s estates were no different from his own.

“You—?” Battalion Commander Huang glared furiously. Fortunately, he still remembered that Zao Guoquan was present; otherwise, he might have drawn his blade against him again.

As he spoke, Li San, wielding a Heavenborn Mo Saber, cleaved another fourth-level blood bat that had leapt into the air in two.