Volume One, Chapter 81: House Raids, Another Wave of Sudden Wealth!

Qin Bao smiled when he heard this.

Ma Liang was indeed a clever man!

Staying on as county magistrate in Yongxing City was an excellent opportunity for an ordinary person; after all, the magistrate was like a local emperor, with the power to decide countless fates. But for the Ma family, it was far from enough.

Under the gaze of the crowd, he raised his finger like a sword and, with a calm flick, cut off a lock of his own long hair, letting it drift down before Ye Gang.

The young girl stared intently at Su Yu, without a trace of worry or curiosity in her eyes. She had never cultivated, nor did she understand the ways of cultivation. All she felt at that moment was simple happiness.

What can a spy chief accomplish, even with a handful of loyal subordinates, once the war is won?

On the right stood a man dressed in white, his black hair cascading like a waterfall, untouched by dust, cold and elegant as a painting. His expression was serene, as though he stood apart from the world, and his mere presence dispelled some of the tension, bringing a sense of peace and tranquility. His robe fluttered gently, his bearing unmatched in grace—who could he be but the True Lord of Azure Bamboo, Qin Jihan?

“Sichen greets Elder Listening Rain. May I ask, which venerable master is this?” Miao Sichen did not spare a glance for Su Yu squatting and ruffling her hair, but instead respectfully saluted the two elders.

With that, Yun Yue slowly removed her veil, revealing a face riddled with sores that exuded a faint stench. Everyone present, including the crown prince, was sickened by the sight; those of weaker constitution bent double and vomited on the spot.

Most of the rebel forces had been hastily gathered; few had any battle experience. On the field, they would collapse after a single defeat, incapable of mounting a second assault. The present situation was a disaster atop a calamity.

There were no crows here. But if, one day, a crow were to appear on this lunar sphere, perhaps it would find itself staring into the camera of a drone—neither aware that they both sprang from the same primordial, magical tableau.

Though Sakura could still handle the ingredients, Yukino could not. Sakura’s earlier question had clearly touched upon the matter Yukino least wished to confront.

“Thank you…” Whatever the case, she had saved her life. Ignoring the mockery in the woman’s tone, Lin Lan began to express her gratitude and was about to ask about clues to her clan’s extermination when a piercing laugh interrupted her.

At the same time, he attempted to activate his divine skill, to absorb the metallic essence from Megatron’s body and use it to refine his own golden spirit.

Yet Xiao Ming’s actions once again left the Jin people baffled. After moving out from the Liao River plain, he turned south, seized the Jinzhou line of the Tokyo Circuit, and dug in. Even Xiao Gan and Yelü Dashi could not fathom his intent.

Wang Fu’s aged voice was a touch magnetic and cold. Then, his hand closed tightly around He Chanyang’s throat. With a brutal squeeze, He Chanyang’s neck shattered, and he died on the spot.

The very next day, an answer arrived from Nichanglong: the chief manager sent an invitation, requesting Xiao Ming’s presence at the Su family estate’s villa on the morning of the third day for urgent business. Yet the invitation bore not the chief manager’s name but that of Su Shouchen, and Gu Shouzhen was not among those invited.

Back then, he’d been buried alive by the man; now, merely driving him out of Jiangyang City was already an act of mercy. If it weren’t for his lack of strength, with no means to protect himself and desiring not to completely antagonize the Yan family, would that man have walked away alive? Lin Yang thought gloomily.

Su Han was taken aback, not yet grasping what Ye Cheng meant. What was this? The bag looked exquisite, surely something expensive. One could tell just by the packaging.

Looking back, he found it amusing himself. He didn’t even know the way to Vermilion Bird City, yet the one who did insisted on following behind and had him lead the way.