Volume 1, Chapter 34: Shedding the Golden Cicada's Shell

“Where is he!”

Beside the carriage, Zhao Gengcang swept his gloomy gaze over the plainclothes soldiers and angrily snapped at a young man of twenty-five or twenty-six, “Zhao Ningde! What were you thinking? You couldn’t keep watch over even one person? Where is Shen Yi?”

Zhao Ningde felt deeply aggrieved. He and his men had been lying in ambush near Shen Yi the entire time, all to lure out the assassin behind the scenes.

Yet who would have thought that they would lose the man in the end?

Liu Nu remained utterly composed. Raising his right hand level with his shoulder, he thrust his palm forward. Wave after wave of force surged forth, enveloping the incoming sword radiance.

Teacher Meng and Cen Jun spoke for the entire duration of a study period. When the two appeared in class again, Cen Jun went straight to her seat and began gathering her things.

The third team was simply left to fend for itself. An area was assigned to them, and although there were complaints, everyone was cowed into silence by Ma Xingye’s blunt declaration that anyone who did not want to stay was free to leave.

Hua Linglong’s mind went blank. Then her entire body went limp, and at last she fainted onto the grass. Yang Zhan knew she would find the truth difficult to accept, but he had never expected her to be so devastated.

Kel’thuzad still looked like a lich, but Locke knew all too well that after being resurrected in the Sunwell, the power contained within him was enough to make anyone’s scalp crawl.

Locke gave the sky above a cursory glance. He saw only the troll soldiers mounted on bats, using their weapons in an attempt to bind the frost dragons in midair. Yet Locke estimated that the frost dragons would need no more than half an hour to defeat every one of the bat riders overhead.

He surveyed the surroundings. Along the roadside stood mostly bare tree stumps; nearly all the mature trees had been felled by the officials and soldiers to make weapons and equipment for defending the city.

Heavenly Resonance Dao-force was the pure meaning of the Great Dao, and it could greatly enhance a cultivator’s strength. This tree was one of the spiritual treasures most likely to reach the immortal grade, and it was far beyond comparison with fire lingzhi.

It should be mentioned that the Azure-Robed Society, which had maintained an excellent relationship with the Song family, was also wiped out by the police in a single operation.

Lin Tianya had no idea that the Fountain of Youth water he had given Yu Linglong had, by sheer coincidence, become the life-saving medicine for Yu Liusu’s younger sister. Had he known, he would surely have marveled at his own foresight. After all, not just anyone could earn such a tremendous favor from the Purple Feather House.

The more I thought about it, the more nauseated I became. I had no time to rush to the bathroom, so I grabbed a cup and began dry-heaving into it. Nothing came up, but I felt horribly uncomfortable. Only after retching for quite some time did I finally recover.

“Don’t worry! I’ll make him pay tomorrow. The Yang family, is it? Then it seems Province A has no further need for the Yang family!” A trace of murderous intent flashed in his cold eyes.

How could I fail to recognize Rat’s voice? The moment I heard that familiar sound, my nose stung and my eyes filled with tears. But I held them back. I did not want him to see me crying.

So was he showing this to her now to tell her that they were legally married, and that she was expected to fulfill her duties as a wife?

The moment she stepped out of the car, she met Ye Zhining’s resentful, hateful gaze. Her eyes were still slightly red.

After discovering that the stone gate had been sealed, Lin Tianya tried sending a signal outside. Yet despite possessing the cultivation of the peak Divine Realm, the sound he emitted could not penetrate that strange stone gate.

Just as Liancheng Yiyao was still standing there in a daze, Ling Qing suddenly looked away, a trace of vexation flashing across her face.

“I…” Finding a suitable excuse was truly no easy task. After thinking for a moment, she said, “I am the one sent by Heaven to save you!”

It was an awful line—far too embarrassingly melodramatic. She should at least have invented some tale about being the disciple of an enlightened monk, receiving guidance from some higher power, and coming to save his life.