Volume One, Chapter 79: The Loyal King Falls Into the Trap—Everything Is Under Control!

Ma Family, backyard.

Ma Boyuan was tending to the weeds in the vegetable patch, preparing to plant a new round of crops. The Ma family was a century-old noble house in Yongxing City, and Ma Boyuan himself was a noted scholar, a lofty intellectual who had no need to work the land. Yet Ma Boyuan found enjoyment in such a life.

Moreover, facing the attack of the Hellhound Demon Beast—a beast at the True Immortal stage—the amount of spiritual power required was a terrifying figure.

Earlier, we saw a wolf ahead, its whole body glowing with green light, its skin white, its teeth seemingly sharp. Though it didn’t look particularly fierce, it carried a hint of serenity. It seemed this was the Heavenly Wolf, so an appraisal was made.

Though Old Daoist Whitebrow was no weakling, Li Tianzhi’s punch had used nearly all his strength, combined with the erosive power of chaos. It was already a stroke of luck that the old man hadn’t died instantly; as for waking him up, that was out of the question. All that could be done now was to search with all his might.

“Damn, why are you asking this? Don’t do anything foolish,” Wei Dong was startled, immediately understanding that Li Tianzhi wouldn’t ask such a question for no reason.

“Your young master?” Ironwood Yun frowned slightly, not understanding what the other meant. When had he ever provoked their young master? If they wanted trouble, they were doing a poor job of it.

“So you mean the boss isn’t good enough for the lady?” Chu Feng laughed as he looked at Wu Ruirui. In truth, it was as he said. After all, such matters were up to the people themselves; whether it was good or bad was for them to feel, and ordinary people could never truly know how things stood.

“I know you’re unwilling, aren’t you? I don’t know what happened between you and Meng Xiao, but I know he harmed you, didn’t he? Now, I can help you. Heaven is fair; there are gains and losses, it’s only a matter of time,” Ironwood Yun smiled.

Yet the elder was unimpressed, his eyes fixed intently on Xiao Yue’s dantian.

“Bang!” With a muffled thud, Ironwood Yun was flung backwards, tracing an arc through the sky before crashing heavily to the ground. His head lolled to the side and he lost consciousness.

The sentry commander ordered his men to gather all the weapons and assemble the defeated soldiers, keeping a close watch over them. He led his captain to the rear to meet Zhou Bao.

Legend had it that the ancestral Qiao family had someone who surpassed the eighth level of Profound Spirit Power, and their skills in refining arts were extraordinary. Yet in the end, due to affairs of the heart, all their cultivation was destroyed, and ultimately, they even lost their life.

Xing Lian was caught up in her own turmoil, failing to notice that, somewhere along the way, she had not only accepted the reality of her soul being exchanged in this foreign world, but had begun to regret that her time here was so short.

“Last night, the bandit soldiers were slow to act. Ultimately, they left, didn’t they? After the dog barked, they thought the villagers had been alerted, so any action would cause trouble,” Zhu Da added.

“Thinking about it, it’s only been a few days, but it feels like months have passed,” a hired worker said with a sigh.

She hadn’t intended to use Le Mei as a shield, but in the most dangerous moments, her selfish nature allowed her to sacrifice even her own kin—including her elder sister, whom she always despised for being reckless and brainless.

Though Daoist and Buddhist sects had tried to obstruct and suppress, the two-hundred-year peace agreement still held, so they didn’t dare go too far. Thus, no major trouble arose.

No matter the status or cultivation, Chou Nu’s nature could not be changed. With that same revolting manner, he laughed and spoke again.

This damned Cangming Continent—she had yet to grasp the rules of survival here. If only she hadn’t entered this body so late, would that arrogant fool still have the right to act superior before her?