Chapter 70: The Deceitful Lan Shanlai

The leader in the black robe spoke with a hoarse, gloomy voice, "This matter does not concern you. If you know what's good for you, leave at once."

Gu Mingyue flicked her wrist, and an ordinary-looking pair of scissors spun into her hand. Paying no heed to the group, she turned her face slightly toward Jiang Wangshu. "These evil cultivators are here for you."

Jiang Wangshu smiled, spiritual energy surging around her. Verdant vines, brimming with vigorous life force, pushed aside the sinister aura that hung in the air.

She drew her bow and aimed at the evil cultivators.

Their reasons for killing were the same: survival. The demonic path killed and robbed to live; was it not also true that the righteous path killed those of the demonic path, robbing and murdering in turn, for survival?

Because Brother Wuyou possessed astonishing strength, his punch actually knocked out several of Shura’s teeth. Yet Shura was, after all, a powerful Golden Saint. He did not fall in disgrace but flipped midair and landed steadily on his feet.

The snow leopard crouched low, letting out a sound of fear toward He Wu, shrinking back, unwilling to move forward. At that moment, the crimson phoenix spread its wings and lunged at the snow leopard.

Escaping danger was all very well, but Wu’s black cat now harbored a grudge against Ye Hua, glaring at him furiously ever since. After all, hadn’t this whole perilous situation been caused by that wretched cudgel? And seeing him use her own sister as a human shield—how could she not resent him?

"So, instead of staying in the VIP lounge, you came here just to catch up with me?" Zheng Nan asked, none too pleased.

Just then, an immense spiritual pressure, laced with a keen, piercing edge, suddenly descended above Aoya’s head, startling him into leaping a full ten feet high.

On the side of the “Crimson” forces, morale had already fallen to its lowest ebb after suffering repeated sonic assaults. Were it not for the prestige and earlier ruthless example set by the gold-striped, masked man in black, it was likely that mass desertions would have broken out, and their will to fight would have been lost.

As for Deep Blue’s generosity, the members praised it most highly. To acquire the source code for a formidable spiritual technique, to study and glean the masterful thought behind it, was, for a scholar, no less than obtaining a martial arts manual of legend.

Liu Changqing only smiled, saying nothing, exuding an air of serene confidence. Wen Feng, having no other choice, did as instructed—placing the mirror a meter before him, sitting cross-legged, palms up, focusing his spirit and mind into the mirror.

Zheng Nan made his position clear: for now, he would not join any faction. Some days earlier, Wu Ge had invited him into the Azure Dragon Society; now, the Iron Army was testing him to see if he might join Pan Gate.

Eleven did not ask about the letter’s contents. After leaving the carriage, he led a hundred brothers straight back to Hidden Arms Mountain.

The owner of the jade store recognized Zhou Xixi and was especially hospitable upon seeing the Second Madam, serving tea and water with enthusiasm.

With Meng Lang on the court, Duke’s offense gained not only his shooting but also Hill’s sharp drives to the basket.

Cha Jiu dusted off her hands and was about to head downstairs when suddenly someone seized her from behind, an arm tightening around her neck.

Zhao Kuangyu’s eye twitched, but he did not get angry. He knew what those two had in mind but didn’t care, so long as their hearts were loyal to Great Yan.

The main reason was that Shen Zuifan was not in high spirits today. She paid, and Lin Yi’an felt too embarrassed to pick out more items.

Xie Junying had never been associated with any romantic scandal, his desires as pure as a monk’s. Would he really offend the Zhou family rashly for someone like Wen Yu?

Zhou Xixi picked up a salty sunflower seed, responding absently to the Princess Royal’s questions.

It was only years later that she discovered the bundle contained a white jade Guanyin, likely worth a great deal.

Now, Jordan was completely fine and couldn’t wait to see this perpetually sleepy high schooler in the new season.

Feng Yinqiu’s brows knitted as he watched from midair. Perhaps because the golem’s elemental source came from this plane itself, the arcane rainbow beam was less easily rejected by the laws of the material world than the version he had copied. It only dissipated over a mile away, arriving in an instant with tremendous force.