Chapter 33: Settling Matters

It really was Secretary-General Luo and Lu Fei!

Xu Yunyao rubbed her eyes, utterly incredulous. Secretary-General Luo was behaving as though he were somehow inferior before Lu Fei—what on earth was going on?

Thinking back to that supercar Lu Fei drove, as well as how he had defeated Xue Qiang in an instant, and utterly crushed Han Daqiang—could it be that this country bumpkin Lu Fei was merely pretending to be weak, hiding his true power?

Xu Yunyao’s mouth fell open, her heart pounding uncontrollably...

"Impossible! Don’t you see there’s a flaw in this? Even if I could get in, I’d still need to use the road to get out, and I’d leave footprints behind. But there are no footprints at the scene at all—your deduction makes no sense!" Lin Ran protested righteously, his face full of disbelief.

"Is that so?" Lin Ran gazed at the empty seat, and the doubts in his mind gradually dissipated.

Qi Changzheng had already learned from Yin Hou what had happened in Tianwaitian. Decades ago, when he left Tianwaitian, the condition of the Ape Ancestor had been worrying, but with the passage of years, the Ape Ancestor had recovered his strength, much to Qi Changzheng’s relief.

Meanwhile, after General Baoli had finished giving his orders, he went to visit soldiers in several tents.

On the fifth day of Gu Juer’s seclusion and breakthrough, Lin Yunzi arrived. Before leaving, Yuan Ziyi had told Qi Changzheng that she would be staying longer this time at the Vermilion Bird Holy Palace. Qi Changzheng understood why—it was time for the final step in repairing the Vermilion Bird Plume.

"How could this be!" Liu Miesheng was utterly shocked. Clearly, these three elders were all elite members of the Shadow Alliance, and yet they had been dealt with so easily.

Seeing that Wei Changsong had fallen silent, Luan Tingyu said no more. He ordered that Wei Changsong be taken away and treated well, while he himself led his troops to take control of Yizhou City.

"The Stone Ruins? Do you mean the place left behind after the Sword Sovereign’s battle with a mighty being of the God Realm?" Su Li had long heard of it but had never seen it. The Jun Dao had been with him for some time, lost in the Northern Ridges, and now he had no idea into whose hands it had fallen.

"My name is Zero-One. I was blasted here by accident," Tang Fan did not reveal his true name, instead using his code name—the one belonging to his battle persona.

A flash of black light swept before their eyes, and they felt something strike their shoulders. Instantly, the sword energy that had imprisoned them within their bodies dissipated without a trace.

Liu Wuchen smiled, his snow-white robes swirling as if dancing in the wind, standing apart from the world, an aura emanating from him that made hearts tremble.

As Wan Shaoyou stood in confusion and Jun Yan smiled, Elder Wan Dou arrived. This was the day of the Spirit Crossing battle, and Wan Dou still had instructions to give, especially to Young Master Wan, whom he considered the future head of the Wanzu clan and valued above all others.

Before long, Ji Lingsheng reached the city gate, striding through it unimpeded, though the curious looks from the city guards left him puzzled.

His rescuer was none other than himself—not his martial arts, but his quick and decisive judgment.

Zhuo Qinglian bit her lip and nodded, casting Jun Yan one last deep look before retreating toward Young Master Wan.

Chen Hao seemed to understand something at last. He said nothing more, lowering his head to gather up the money before quietly leaving.

Jun Yan too was slightly out of breath, his face pale. Earlier, Xiao Xingming’s dissolution of his spiritual energy had been real, and with the added blood-burning effect of that dark red moon blade, the fact that he could still stand was no small feat.

Jun Yan had no idea that his deeds at the Seven Immortals Sect ruins had already spread throughout the entire Fifth Heaven Continent due to various circumstances. At present, he was beset with troubles, and there was nothing he could do about their source.

The Li family entered the pavilion, first bowing deeply to Zhang Ziqiang. Although Li Na did not address him as Grandmaster, she still paid her respects alongside her parents, though she called him Mr. Zhang.