Chapter 28: The Reward
Good deeds rarely leave home, but bad news travels a thousand miles. The shocking news of Chen Hu and nearly a hundred Chen family enforcers being slaughtered by a mysterious force at the scenic area quickly spread throughout River City. Such an earth-shattering event left the city’s prominent families utterly dumbfounded.
In their eyes, the Chen family and Chen Hu were absolute behemoths—untouchable, formidable presences. Yet, now...
Old Wai lifted his long blade. With focused breath, he struck—there was a metallic clang, like a dragon’s cry, as the scabbard shot forth and embedded itself deep in the wall ahead.
He was recording a video this time; if his opponent wasn’t strong enough, it would be meaningless.
When the gleaming white mech charged at the snake’s belly, the Grand Elder’s brows lifted in delight. But in that instant, he suddenly felt a chilling presence behind him, an aura of extreme danger descending in a flash.
Hearing the student soldier’s explanation, someone suddenly understood—those soldiers sitting on the carriage weren’t carrying rifles, and looked different from the others. Why hadn’t he realized it before?
Li Xixi’s gaze swept over, her eyes tinged with a trace of envy. Friends, confidants—perhaps she would never have them again in this lifetime. Her heart, trampled into the mud and deeply betrayed, found it hard to trust anyone anew.
He was short and stocky, his features sharp and gaunt, almost ugly. At this moment, wielding a peculiar shell-shaped spiritual device, he rushed at Lord Moonlight with a demeanor that seemed to declare, “Who but I?”
Once again, Nian Yun was fiercely protected by Li Chun, as if she were a rare beast or precious bird, forbidden from doing anything. Yet, with the experience of the first time, Nian Yun did not find it unbearable; instead, she took pleasure in it.
She put on a pitifully sorrowful expression: “Did Sister Xun say something to Brother Youchen? Please don’t take yesterday’s words to heart, Sister. Jiu Yang was just being mischievous; if I upset you, I beg your forgiveness.”
Many organizations, seeing the situation, withdrew from the competition altogether, not wanting to risk their lives for the sake of rankings. Yet some refused to give up, unwilling to let all their efforts go to waste, and persisted in joining the ranking matches.
As soon as the words were spoken, the disciples who had been complaining that Jiang Ran’s answers had made their coursework much harder now looked at her with sympathy.
“You may go now. Keep watching, and report any unusual activity immediately,” Qin Mo said cautiously. The shadow guard nodded and turned away.
That was the disciple-grandson of the Confucian Master—a background so profound, yet even he was not the ultimate victor.
But back then, she had faked her death so thoroughly that she was certain everyone who knew her believed she was gone for good. Why would anyone still search for her? Had she caused so much trouble before leaving that others thought her death too mild, and wanted to finish the job?
Her own body mattered little, but she must protect her family, safeguard everyone’s happiness.
“All right, all right, let’s not mislead anyone further. We’d best leave before we stir up more trouble,” said Li the Sycophant, quickly pulling Beidou away as he was about to continue chatting.
Li the Sycophant grumbled as he tossed the fragment of a dream into his spiritual space. He still hadn’t figured out how to use this piece of dream.
Attacks came one after another, as if endless, forcing the Lady Bird away from the microwave power station.
Later, one midnight, the Crown Prince suddenly died in the Eastern Palace, and the princes began their struggle for succession. Court officials quickly took sides, the competition fierce and the hidden darkness impossible to describe in just a few words.
Yingchun, hiding in the inner hall, couldn’t withstand everyone’s “good intentions,” so she peeked through the gauze curtain, her pretty face blushing, refusing to answer anyone’s questions.
“Mr. Sun, since I can accept defeat, there’s no need for you to worry on my behalf. I, Gao Di, have died several times already. To jump from the highest point of Central Circle is no difficult matter,” Gao Di answered with a tragic dignity.