Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Black Rune Advances

Yang Mu still did not forget to turn back and warn him, “Zhao Yuan, do not do anything reckless! Don’t you know what is wrong with your body?”

Zhao Yuan gave a slight nod, agreeing with the thought; he now realized how childish his own idea had been. They should never have fought in the first place.

No one said anything further. Everyone fell silent. Yang Mu knew that at this moment he ought to shoulder the banner of leadership and urge the others onward, not linger here.

“We should move on now! We can’t stay in this place any longer. The depths of the forest are still waiting for us to explore!”

No one knew what lay within. It might be danger, or it might be a surprise.

“Then let us set out at once, Senior Shen,” Du Yuan said. He bowed slightly, taking his leave of Bing Yu, Qu Zhi Feng, and Shen Qi Shan. But just as the three of them stepped out together from the gates of Shen Fort, a figure appeared in Du Yuan’s sight.

Zhao Liang Tie glared fiercely. If his two elder brothers had not believed Jiang An Yi’s lies and surrendered to the court, how could they have ended up dead? Though his brothers had not been killed directly by Jiang An Yi, that man surnamed Jiang could hardly escape blame.

That night I had a cheerful meal with my brothers, but I did not drink. I was afraid that if I drank too much, I would lose control of myself... After dinner we went to sing at the karaoke bar and played until very late.

At this moment, Shen Yue Rou, Bing Yu, and Qu Zhi Feng planned to wait here for Du Yuan’s return. While they were waiting, they heard two disciples speaking in the distance; it was Xuan Yuan Duan Fei and Yu Yi.

Only then did Hu Sui turn his attention to the bamboo basket. Because of the influence of the blueprint, he had assumed the basket was merely a container for carrying people. But now it seemed the matter was not so simple.

Du Yuan gently patted Jin on the right shoulder and said, “I will not punish you. Stand down.” He then returned the golden spear he had taken back into Jin Shan’s hand.

“Reporting to Senior Brother, apart from the Supreme Ones of Mount Tai, those of Mount Lu who cultivate the elixir, the recluses of Wild Goose Mountain, the Star Lodges of Mount Heng, the Water and Cloud faction of Mount Hua, the True Mystery School of Mount Heng, the Zen Wood faction of Mount Song, and the others all arrived on time in response to the invitation,” reported the Shu Mountain disciple Dong Fang Hai at once.

This was also one of the key reasons Yan Yu Qi ultimately took the risk and agreed to work with the White Lotus Sect. Only by stirring up a major incident like the killing of Yu Qian would Kang Si Chuan, the magistrate, be unable to escape responsibility and ultimately be stripped of office and driven from Suzhou.

Du Yuan bowed slightly and said, “Senior, rest assured. This junior will complete the mission.”

At that moment, the wind also swept through Du Yuan’s hair as he looked about.

Yan Tai Hall follows the architectural style of the West, with an overall square and three-dimensional structure. It has a front colonnade more than thirty meters long, and every Corinthian marble pillar is guarded by a soldier. In the shimmering light, the whole place radiates a magnificent, imposing grandeur. It is one of the main buildings within the temple.

“Wang Ji, aren’t you in charge of receiving the grain purchased from outside at the granary? What is the matter?” Jia Xu, acting on Liu Tian Hao’s instructions, turned to look at Wang Ji, the granary officer.

“Bai Yu is carrying pastries, and something seems wrong,” Wang Team Leader was already sweating profusely. Though he was captain of the imperial guard, the emperor’s safety now rested on his shoulders; if anything went wrong, the emperor would not let him die intact.

Just as the two were puzzled, a golden pillar of light suddenly shot from the center of the whirlpool and instantly shone down upon the ground. And the place where the golden light struck, by its direction, was astonishingly the very spot they had just left.

Sure enough, the moment Allen said those words, the other customers in the shop hurriedly began ordering, and many of them chose the exact same dishes as Allen.

After getting into the car, Li Zhen slowly asked about Kaman. Rat, a leader of the Southern Ethiopian National Front, headed an organization of about fifty thousand people that controlled several cities in the south. He was one of Li Zhen’s clients, though of course not an intelligence client, but one who bought weapons.

Gu Tian Yi raised his hand in a sweep, and the blood-colored heavenly patterns condensed into strands of dark blue cords, as though countless talismans had been linked end to end.