0119 Departure for Mingzhou

With the economy opening up, the market economy was invigorated, and as a result, quite a number of people truly went to Mingzhou to do business.

Jiangnan is a fascinating province. Originally, it is dominated by mountainous terrain, yet several cities lie close to the sea. It can be said that the saying “rely on the mountains to live off the mountains, rely on the sea to live off the sea” genuinely applies here in Jiangnan.

In Jiangnan, mountains cover half the land, coastal cities make up a quarter, and the remaining quarter consists of farmland, due to the coexistence of mountains and seas.

Since his appointment, very few superior officials had visited Huating County. Even those who did usually went to the Xu family estate, making it almost impossible to meet him, a seventh-rank county magistrate. Yet today, a high-ranking official personally arrived at the county office. If it had no connection to the Xu family, he would never have believed it.

However, as he was carried back from the county office in a sedan chair, Li Ye did not feel any comfort at all. Instead, upon seeing the quiet streets near his residence, an overwhelming sense of unease steadily crept into his heart.

Ji Fei coughed up blood in great gasps, his injuries worsening. Like a bloodied man, every movement twisted his face in pain. To his shock, he even cursed! Such a thing was unthinkable for someone who usually held himself in lofty superiority, but now, enraged by Yuan Hong, he spoke in such a manner.

Many bowed their heads and knelt, trembling from the depths of their souls. Some had bleeding eyes, grievously wounded by contact with the divine. Others coughed up blood, their brows splitting apart.

The demonic beast, which had lain motionless on the ground, suddenly leapt up upon hearing Liang Lingfeng’s voice, roaring fiercely at him. Despite being covered in wounds and scars, some deep enough to reveal bones wrapped in flesh and blood, Liang Lingfeng could clearly see the white bones beneath.

At that moment, the scene of the eagle knights slaughtering his mercenary group before his eyes replayed vividly like an oil painting. It made the hyena captain, a coward who feared death above all, weak at the knees and desperate to flee.

Not far away, Ren Feiyan watched Li Zhaoyuan. When the dreadful monster’s head vanished, she breathed a sigh of relief. She was finally safe, and more importantly, so was he.

Suddenly, Roy turned over slightly, mumbling something indistinctly, as if gradually regaining consciousness.

His body instantly lost control. Though the loss of control lasted only a brief moment, in the fierce battles among cultivators, even such a fleeting instant could be fatal and enough to defeat an opponent.

This was but an ordinary moment in the eternal, boundless world of death. The heavy darkness pressed down like leaden clouds, casting countless shadows of oppression and gloom across the icy wastelands of this deathly realm.

Zhao Langfeng’s care for her was almost omnipresent. During his breaks, he would call the finance department; if not, he would have Tang Ya accompany him for lunch or ask if she was tired from work.

The entire world was a vast expanse of whiteness, silence absolute. Apart from Patch and these two, there was nothing else in sight.

On the battlefield, Ista was engaged with several enemies, seemingly unaware of any abnormalities. Yet, inside the command room on the bridge, the star map began showing strange changes.

Jiangnan University is a key second-tier university in Jiangnan, occupying several thousand square meters. In such a land where every inch of space is precious, its size is truly magnificent.

But at the moment of departure, Zhao Langfeng suddenly trembled, his gaze falling on the jade bracelet on Tang Ya’s wrist.

It was strange—because she had stolen the limelight from her at the courtesan’s performance, Ziyue had been ignoring him for the past few days. Now that she came to find him again, what could it be about?

At that moment, his gentleness gave me a fleeting sense like “suddenly, the spring breeze arrives overnight, blooming thousands upon thousands of pear blossoms.” Yet this unusual tenderness did not move me; rather, it made me wary.