Volume 1, Chapter 34: She Would Become Her Own Greatest Reliance

Lin Xiuyuan walked over in a few strides and helped Li Shutong up.

"Are you hurt?"

"No, I'm fine!"

Lin Zhiwan did not want to stand there watching her father fuss over his mistress, especially while her own mother was lying in a hospital bed.

With a cold expression, she turned to leave, but a slap landed across her face.

Li Shutong let out a startled cry and immediately stepped forward to shield Lin Zhiwan.

"Old Lin, how could you hit the child!"

"Look at her attitude toward you! And you’re still protecting her!"

As Lin Xiuyuan spoke, he raised his hand again.

Lin Zhiwan clutched the side of her face, which had gone numb from the blow. She glanced at her father’s raised hand, a cold sneer tugging at the corner of her lips.

"Attitude? My attitude toward her should be..."

Xi Feng frowned, agitated. "What rotten luck. What am I to do now?" Fearing further mishaps, he patiently sat in the shop, waiting for the situation outside to calm down before venturing out again.

Lei Chen reached out to stop Wu Liang from speaking. He jumped onto a nearby rock and looked around, his expression growing grave.

"Elder, is he..." An Ji asked an old man beside him, whose eyes were filled with more fear than helplessness.

Upon their first clash, Si felt a bitter taste in his mouth. His ability was blood manipulation; as the name implied, he could draw the blood out of his enemies, literally sucking them dry until they were nothing but husks.

Yuan Hong was the leader of this operation. Although he was a surrendered general and his cultivation was not the highest among those present, his command abilities were on par with Yang Jian’s, which is why he was in charge.

"What you said makes me regret not finishing him off back then," Lu You replied.

There was also talk regarding the "pleading for mercy" and "paying a visit to the mountain." In short, everything concerning Fangcun Mountain had been the absolute center of conversation these past few days.

Everyone laughed when Long Teng called it a "fire-poker." Seeing how wondrous the two divine artifacts were, they could not help but praise Baili Fei’s methods.

Chen Hu’s eyes were bloodshot. The faint wrinkles on his face had deepened, and his face, once that of a man in his forties, now looked a decade older. His temples were graying; the death of Chen Feipeng had been a devastating blow to him.

Players outside the Beast King’s Cave were still unaware of the impending danger, busy with all sorts of tasks, some even starting fights over trivial arguments.

Some, considering themselves to be of high status, sought someone more knowledgeable and socially adept, looking down on their original wives as not presentable enough.

"Don't worry. I sent people to check later, and that wasn't Peng Sicheng at all; it was just someone with a similar build." Luo Jingpei's hopes plummeted back to freezing point.

"Mom Long, don't push yourself. You should get some rest!" Seeing that Mom Long had woken up, Lin Xiaolei immediately went over to tend to her.

"I was thinking that after I killed her, I would take the jewelry and money she kept in the safe," she added.

Seeing Fan Seng in such a disheveled state for the first time, Xianglong could not help but feel suspicious, wondering what kind of connection he had with the Magic Academy.

The message was sent, but there was no immediate reply. Qian Cheng was not in a hurry; he still had one more item to examine.

A week later, the group gathered once again in the Special Action Division office, shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

After a while, the sound of footsteps approached, and the nurse who had run out of my room in such a state earlier returned, followed by a middle-aged man in a white coat.

Seeing the headless zombie afraid to enter the cave, I let out a sigh of relief. Feeling completely drained, I slowly slumped down beside Mu Ling.

"What aura?" Xiang Yue's eyes were full of confusion. Hearing Ye Yu say that the old man had disappeared on his own, she finally felt a little more at ease—at least the old man hadn't met with an accident.

Fei Teng was a bit nervous. The final item to be auctioned at the Zuihong Pavilion was crucial. He had spent a great deal of effort to learn this secret from the higher-ups at the pavilion, and there could be absolutely no mistakes.

"I'm different from them. From the very beginning, I never believed in things like love." The voice was soft but exceptionally firm. The way she looked at me was like an iron nail driven into a hard wall by a heavy hammer—unwavering.

Luo Yu studied it for a moment, thinking of the emperor in legend who was killed by Chu Mo himself, though she completely refused to believe that Chu Mo would commit patricide.

Ye Yu closed his eyes again. A moment later, he opened them, still filled with confusion. He truly could not find the existence of this exotic beast. He scanned his surroundings, his heart remaining on high alert. Where was this beast? Why could he not find it?

This was a tender, sentimental rendition of "The Moon Represents My Heart," which was far too distressing! Suddenly, the music on stage changed. Recognizing the familiar melody, Lin Feng immediately relaxed his brow, brimming with spirit as he tapped his fingers.

Today, my mother also brought two large bags—one bag of washed laundry, and another bag of more washed laundry.

Tao Chaoran looked at the two of them and couldn't help but think of the door gods painted at home. He felt both reverence and fear, as well as pity for how such once-mighty figures had fallen to such a state. He hurriedly steadied himself and recounted how Alimu had chosen to fight to the death with Hulihai next April.

Seeing Fang Jie’s aggressive approach, the servants hurried forward to block him, but Fang Jie ordered his bandit soldiers to beat the servants down with clubs. When the old steward of the manor saw that the situation was dire, he hurried inside to report it to Chai Jin.

Upon hearing this, Bu Fan merely nodded, his expression calm. To be honest, he didn't really care what happened to the Bu family; he only feared that his sister might be implicated. If Long Yuan could not protect himself, Bu Fan would have to rely on his own wits at the final moment.

In particular, the most favored Auntie Hong, because she was pregnant, started clamoring to apply for house arrest to recuperate.

"Uncle Yu, where are you going?" Si Chen's eyes were filled with tears, clearly reluctant.

As soon as she walked into the restaurant, a waiter came forward, led Xun Qing to a seat, and helped her order.

As if suddenly enlightened, Aliya immediately took the initiative to arrange a carriage to enter the palace with Ximi.

Not yet having broken through to become fierce ghosts, they were still wary of sunlight, but they could not disobey their master's orders, so they had no choice but to attack.

At this moment, Ye Ruoshu felt something nudging her chest. She instinctively reached out to catch it, and the Phantom Divine Beast appeared in her arms.

Wu Yu Xin took out a thousand high-grade spirit stones and handed them over, placing the gun-shaped magical treasure into her storage bag. Her expression remained calm throughout the entire transaction.

However, when the man opened the wardrobe and found no one inside, then checked under the bed and found no one there either, he began to feel troubled.

The Su family's territory was temporarily taken over by the Dark Spirit King. The Su family, having only just established a foothold in the capital, was not yet strong enough for the Dark Spirit King to grant them the vast territory they once held.

When the youths were in Chaofeng City, they had hardly ever left the city walls. Most of what they knew about the beast chaos was hearsay gathered during missions, and it was hard to say just how serious the situation had truly become.

Sun Yi turned his iron spear horizontally and slammed it onto the ground. He took a few deep breaths, his body gradually steadying. The once-manic look in his eyes faded into calm, though his pupils still held a faint, jewel-red glint.