Volume One, Chapter 49: Shen Yubai Trends Online

Inside the hospital ward, the lights were harsh and cold, and the scent of disinfectant hung heavy in every inch of air. Nan Zhiyu rushed down the corridor, her heart in turmoil, and pushed open the door to the room. In a relationship so riddled with calculation and hidden motives, she found herself almost afraid to face it again, feeling like a foolish old turtle crawling step by step into the trap Mu Zhijun had set for her long ago.

Then came the calls—one after another—from people back in the county, asking after my condition. He Huanshan sobbed over the phone, wishing she could sprout wings and fly to Wushan. I refused to let any of them come; the journey was too far and too troublesome.

I could only sigh in amazement. It seemed the power of that branch of hibiscus wood was far greater than I’d imagined. No wonder Ayuan had infiltrated the Mo tribe, waiting for a chance to steal it. And it seemed Ayuan knew many secrets, some even beyond what Zhu Ke was aware of.

The two of them returned to the old house. Ai Qiaoqiao poured out the chestnuts she’d gathered, spreading them out to dry before storing them away in a few days.

If you don’t court disaster, disaster won’t find you—that’s what I thought about the tiger. I was no longer the person I’d been at the early Nascent Soul stage. Having advanced two levels, I was now more than capable of facing that tiger, and even had a real chance of victory. Whether in spells or true energy, I’d made a qualitative leap. I no longer feared it.

Over these seven days, several generals under Zhou Tianxiang’s command had fallen; casualties in the army exceeded thirty percent. Morale was low, and the troops were on the verge of collapse.

I was supposed to stay in the hospital for a week, yet I was discharged so early—no doubt all because of me.

The man turned around. When I saw his face, I was startled; the muscles in my cheeks twitched involuntarily, and I was instantly overcome by a sense of exposure and embarrassment.

Li Tuan knelt on the ground, hysterical. Whether it was the pain of his wound or the grief of losing two sons, or both, was impossible to tell. Yet from the moment Han Zhenhan started his march north, Li Tuan’s fate was sealed. He would die either at the hands of the seventeen armies sent to punish him, or by Han Zhenhan himself.

Qin Zhou, standing by, muttered, “Could you not take over my job?” Yan Ruyi smiled, stood up, and handed him the phone.

By now, the two of them had already begun to suspect they’d been set up—deliberately lured to the frogman’s lair. Whoever did this was truly malicious.

Ke Da could no longer hold on. He felt all his beautiful dreams shatter to nothing. Gripping his sword, he charged straight at the masked man.

By rights, each innate Cursed Seal treasure chooses only one cultivator, and no two such treasures can coexist within the same body.

This time, Gu Fei was in sole command, and he would never allow the disciples of his own sect to lose their composure and leave themselves open to ridicule.

Jin Yu’s number three currently held first place; number thirty-eight trailed thirty-eight spots behind, but the gap in strength was far greater than that.

Wu Kun looked up, catching only a glimpse of Yang Fengqing’s back and the thunderous sound of his snores, and could only shake his head helplessly.

“Sister Yuan, we can’t just let Brother Qing have his way with this. By the way, have you told Aunt and Second Aunt about it?”

At this moment, Gu Fei was filled with annoyance. It was rare to find a great text on the Dao of Space, only for Tian Chuan Yi to barge in and ruin the moment.

Even for Ye Lingyue in her former life, space rings were rare, seldom seen.

Xia Bing’er turned the letter over. The two of them looked so serious that, if it weren’t for the letter in Xia Bing’er’s hand, one might have mistaken them for master appraisers examining a precious artifact.

The Grand Elder’s expression was serene. Holding the Dreaming Lotus, he twisted a lotus flower between his fingers, a strange smile on his face as he pressed it to his forehead and opened his spiritual eye.