Volume One, Chapter 38: Zhou Huaiqing, We’re Not Close

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Note: The White Gate Tower was the southern gate of Xiapi City, and because the gate tower was built with white materials, it came to be known by that name. In this story, however, the author has moved the White Gate Tower to Pengcheng. I ask all readers for their understanding.

After being reunited following such a long separation, everyone naturally had much to say. Amid all the lively commotion, the day passed before they knew it, and the days that followed gradually returned to peace.

“All right. After several days of harmony, everyone should have reached a meeting of minds and grasped the incantation for the Five Elements Return-to-Origin Formation.” Those words should have been spoken by Shui Yunmeier, yet all five of them—including her—said them in unison.

“Nutcase,” Su Shanshan said through clenched teeth, cursing her luck inwardly. How had she ended up saddled with such a shameless pest?

“What is going on? This painting... was actually painted by Xuanyuan Yao!” Xu Yuanxing thought. No wonder Xuanyuan Yao was so familiar with this place. Could it be that she had really lived here before?

The spray of shattered blue stone immediately blocked Xu Yuanxing’s vision. In that instant, his keen spiritual sense detected a trace of danger.

Ye Yu looked somewhat tense. From what he knew, Snorlax was an extremely terrifying Pokémon if awakened. Fortunately, Snorlax seemed not to have had enough sleep yet. After turning over, it simply went back to sleep, ignoring everything around it.

At that moment, Salamence wanted to dodge, but it was too weak to do so. Struck by Flamethrower, it let out a cry of pain. Its strength had already been almost completely exhausted, and after being hit by that searing blaze, it could no longer recover. It collapsed to the ground, having lost the ability to battle.

Yet when they saw Old Suo as he turned around, Chen Jinting and Gong Ping were both genuinely startled.

“Is this true?” Yuan Shu’s expression changed. The delight on his face vanished in an instant, replaced by fury.

A battle of this sort could not continue indefinitely. In the course of such an intense confrontation, Tang Mu gradually began to gain the upper hand. This turn of events immediately displeased the young cultivator.

Although he had already been exiled by his tribe, Garrosh’s mindset still remained fixed two thousand years in the past.

When Zhang Zhen returned to the door of his room, he suddenly caught the scent of something fragrant. He sniffed and realized it seemed to be chicken soup. But how could there be the smell of chicken soup in his room? He pushed open the door and walked inside.

In her letter, Mu Yan had merely asked Dongfang Mingyu and Mu Yaoguang to make a trip to Leiyang City in the Tianli Kingdom. She had something to discuss with them, but did not specify what it was. Dongfang Mingyu, however, recognized Mu Yan’s handwriting.

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“That’s interesting,” Qian Ruhai said with a smile. Zhou Ting watched the tiger-headed man with astonishment and delight. She felt that the one hundred and eighty thousand taels of gold had been well spent—indeed, it seemed they might even make a profit.

Cheng Yaojin downed several cups of wine. After glancing around at the people already lost in the Thousand-Year Drunk, he quietly edged over toward Zhang Zhen.

A golden shadow flew in from behind, and Garrosh had already calculated the approximate trajectory of the flying device.

On either side stood willows stripped bare of their leaves. Numerous commoners passed through the city gate, bundled in thick clothing as they carried shoulder poles back and forth. The whole scene was tranquil and peaceful.

Lu Jing seemed to sit down casually beside Su Yuezi, but in doing so happened to place himself between her and Lü Ye. Since Lu Jing was Su Yuezi’s student, there was nothing improper about sitting beside her, and no one could find fault with it.

Meanwhile, Qiu Wanchun did not even have time to change clothes before rushing outside like a madman. Halfway there, he encountered a physician hurrying toward him. Without saying a word, he seized the physician by the shoulder and flew back to his own courtyard with him.

The six-armed snow ape gave a dismissive chuckle and revealed a mouthful of ghastly white fangs. To Long Aolang, however, that smile was indescribably grim and terrifying.

Could this be the legendary transformation that remolds the body and bones? Had the impurities inside his body already been expelled?

One glimpse could reveal the whole picture. After thinking this through, Xing Chu became even more cautious. He had far too many secrets; if he mishandled even one of them, he could plunge into an abyss at any moment.

Yet when he saw the madman not far ahead, he discovered that the fellow did not care in the slightest. He was even enthusiastically admiring the golden spear-shaped lightning within the void vortex.

Rong Lang naturally heard the gloating in the man’s voice and felt a considerable headache coming on. The old man had restrained himself somewhat over the past few years, but his temper was still as bad as ever.

“Hmph!” Long Aolang snorted coldly. Killing intent flashed repeatedly in his eyes. The Bloodthirsty Demon Dragon Spear suddenly blazed with an even more intense radiance, its dense crimson light surpassing anything seen before. Yet Long Aolang made no attempt to defend himself, allowing the bloody glow to envelop his entire body.

“Rip...” The seemingly indestructible golden greatsword struck Zhu Yan directly in the throat. At the instant the dense mist surged upward, it produced a shrill sound like silk being torn apart.

“You bastard!” Yao Gulong glared at Wang Yongchen through clenched teeth. His spiritual power surged once more, as though he intended to charge forward and fight to the death.

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Damn it, what a wonderfully comfortable moment—and now it had been disturbed. How could he possibly endure that? He stormed angrily outside.

“Haha, good, good! A true hero indeed emerges from the young.” Bi Fang laughed in fury, staring at Long Aolang’s retreating back as he repeated the word “good” twice. Yet his tone was so grim that everyone felt a chill run through them.

I could sense the deep mockery on Chu Mo’s face. He glanced back at me, as though he were speaking directly to me.

Seeing Ziyou remain silent and allow herself to be used as their punching bag, the crowd kept throwing things at her. Once the resentment in their hearts had been vented, they stopped. Why? Because they did not have that many rotten eggs or spoiled vegetables, and they were unwilling to waste good eggs and fresh vegetables.

The two sides fought for another half hour, and the advantage of an all-element warrior gradually became apparent. Although the Thunder God was a Ninth-Heaven God Emperor, weariness was plainly visible on his face. Xie Tingfeng, meanwhile, grew braver the longer he fought, as though the divine power of the laws within him were inexhaustible.

“Yes, Nan Commandery.” Geng Li was drenched in cold sweat and did not even dare raise his head. He had thought he was arranging something beneficial, but why did it now look as though trouble was brewing?

“Uncle, this would not be right. It would put you in a difficult position, and the villagers would gossip as well.” Xu Lang’s retreating advance clearly had the desired effect.

Damaged tools could be exchanged for replacements from the measuring clerk. However, anyone who lost a tool had to compensate for it at its full value. This was to prevent people from refusing to use the tools for fear of damaging them, or from secretly hiding them.

“Tell me—do you like him?” Long Youqing’s words made Siyue jolt in shock, as though he had pierced straight through the secret hidden in her heart.

The blood mist formed a crimson cloud. Even beneath the cover of night, the moonlight still revealed its gruesome red hue.

Su Ruibai forcibly carried him out of the vehicle. They had taken only a few steps when he suddenly sank his teeth hard into Su Ruibai’s arm. Then he struggled free with all his strength and ran toward the exit of the parking lot.

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