93. Release of Tension - 3

The first page

Ye Shengning fixed her gaze on the three jeweled rings and, realizing they were far from weak, dared not be careless. At once she summoned the Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella into the air, where it remained in the form of a gigantic battle blade.

I had seen him like that before. Earlier in Red Rose Fortress, I had slapped him and he had pinned me down. At first he looked furious, but then his face inexplicably softened. Just as I thought things were about to settle down, he suddenly erupted, clutching his head with both hands, a rough sound spilling from his throat as though something inside him had detonated and was about to tear him apart.

Jiu Gong gave a faint smile and said no more. She descended onto the Holy Mountain and slowly closed her eyes.

Along with her voice came the sound of her charging toward us as if mad—young bones crackling softly beneath her skin, while rage and terror had already heated her blood to the boiling point.

"At the beginning, the Creator made heaven and earth and all things..." Fulan said. I cut in and asked, "The Creator? Who is the Creator?" Fulan looked at me levelly. The loose skin of his face, scored with deep wrinkles, framed two pools of profound stillness, calm yet laden with countless words, inspiring awe. I stuck out my tongue and said no more.

Cheng Ziyu shot him a glare. These wastrel young masters never cared about saving face no matter the hour; otherwise, could Chun E have ever outwitted him that day?

Deng Xin said nothing, but she sighed inwardly. There was nothing else the master could forgive, but when it concerned his future, he would not let it pass lightly. This time, Aunt Chen had nearly cost him his office, and even now his prospects remained uncertain. The master was unlikely to forgive Aunt Chen so easily.

If Aunt Wu died, they would merely be sold off. But if Aunt Yang died, even their lives would not be enough as compensation.

"Can you imagine it?" Tan Bing suddenly leaned her face close to mine. Even I, for all my composure, could not help shuddering.

So I asked a monk how to get there, then took my leave and turned toward the back of the mountain.

Ximen Jing's heart gave a sudden jolt. This girl could come at no worse a time. If she caused trouble, this matter would likely become uncertain again.

But it had to be said that without this remoteness, the Secret Realm of Wandering Souls might not have survived to this day.

The second page

Guan Xintong narrowed her sleepy eyes and swept a cold glance over the two of them, then turned and left.

Even the present Dragon and Tiger Gang was nothing but a joke in the eyes of the Green Gang and the Hongmen.

The men immediately helped one another up, half-carrying and half-dragging, stumbling and scrambling as they left the Long household, then drove off in several vans, miserably defeated.

My expression changed as well. I quickly rose onto my toes and crossed the living room strewn with shards, rushing into the room.

Fortunately, Long Xiang had no intention of hurting him too badly. With a casual kick, he sent him staggering back several steps.

No matter how much Cheng Hui hated Leng Tiezhu in his heart, he did not dare show it before Ying Wuqian, lest it cause trouble.

"It was I who dragged you into this. Let's just rinse off a bit and go back. We can wash properly once we're home," Su Xiao said, also feeling unlucky. Whether deliberate or not, she and Su Zi were simply fated to clash.

"Find yourself any chair and sit down. I'll make you a pot of tea." Clearly, the captain did not regard himself as some important guest. That suited Annik just fine; he casually found a chair and sat down, beginning to chat and complain.

Since Zhong Bie was supported, Zhong Ye had remained dispirited throughout. Lin Xichong had never approved of his attitude, but now he found it somewhat understandable.

In other words, he only needed to wait another dozen minutes, and with seven thousand more sacrificial points, he could bring all five of those items into his own hands.

For the body-forging realm to break through again, one must condense within the body a divine seal mark. This seal is formed from the innate circulation of the body's own dao patterns and meridians.

Zhan Mei was startled. Zhong Ye had stayed here quite a while, and gradually many eyes turned toward them. Zhan Mei truly disliked being the center of such attention, so with a frown she took three incense sticks and followed Zhong Ye onto the stage.

The third page

For some reason, I felt Xie Xuan's brow darken the instant I said those words.

People are, after all, creatures of habit and inertia. Perhaps if they focused their attention on the main gate, it would be much easier for me to slip in through a side entrance.

At last she emerged from the vast hospital, her limbs numb, when she suddenly heard an incredulous cry behind her.

"No. I only heard that the captain was injured, so I came to see him," Annik explained.

The hoofbeats of the Six Swords of Mount Tianshan could no longer be heard. Long Feiyun smiled faintly and said, "I'm leaving. If anyone still wants Long Feiyun's life, I will be waiting at any time!" With that he let out a long howl, lifted Xiao Hongyu with him, and leaped away in a few bounds.

This statue was also nothing more than an utterly ordinary effigy of Lord Guan. Why, then, was the man staring at it so intently?

"Mr. Situ, it's time to change the dressing," Cheng Lingzhi said loudly. At the sound, the three men turned back at once, and Cheng Lingzhi finally saw their faces.

As for the ordinary man who had been tailing Mu Chen and taking a taxi after him, he noticed that after the taxi took a turn it came driving back again. Puzzled, he simply drove his van to block the taxi's way.

"All day long you do nothing but play. You're already past your eighteenth year; I really ought to find some mountain hunter and marry you off."

Upon hearing the words "admiring her courage," a helpless smile appeared on Kaxia's face, but she said nothing.