Chapter 146: The Emperor Awakes

Before Su Li could react, he asked, "Commander Murong, what is the meaning of this?"

Xue Qingyan also shouted angrily, "Murong Yun! You have a lot of nerve!"

At this moment, Zhang Yaoheng finally realized that his previous intuition was correct. Today's unusual events were no coincidence.

Disregarding all etiquette, he pushed his way through the crowd and fled outside.

...

At this time, that table of Daoists was drinking and chatting, paying no attention to the words of the two. However, Nanfeng had overheard their conversation; these Daoists belonged to a branch sect of the Upper Qing Sect, and they had also ventured out this time for the sake of the tiger-skin golden cicada.

At this instant, Lin Liang suddenly understood why he had seen hardly any refiners below the fourth tier here.

Lin Liang caught sight of Yu Jian, but he could scarcely believe it was him. Apart from that familiar face and the Blood-Hunting Sword, Yu Jian's entire body was horribly swollen, his eyes burning crimson, making it impossible to tell what state he was truly in.

Had it not been for Yang Zecheng's remark yesterday that "Wang Bing is the one who hunts demons," I reckon Fang Qian would have been calling to urge me long ago.

"A zombie devoid of corpse aura, what the hell are you barking about?" Li Changqing mocked disdainfully.

He still maintained his lazy and slovenly appearance, half-reclining in a massive rocking chair with a wine gourd, his eyes slightly closed as though he were fast asleep.

The reason Chen Xu acted this way was primarily because he had discerned that Lu Tianfeng was a man of excessive lust. Striking this early could be considered the best punishment for him.

The man simply stood there quietly, so quietly beneath the setting sun, gazing into the dusk as if looking back upon his own life.

"We have taken the Chief's instructions to heart. Chief, if there is nothing else, we shall take our leave," Sun Dawei said as he rose to his feet and offered his farewells.

Hearing this, Ah Hua beamed with joy, inched toward the Green-Scaled Serpent's wound, and began to suck greedily with a slurping sound.

Moreover, even if he could arrive a step earlier, he would still be unable to snatch the prize from the powerhouses of these major sects. After all, the Dao Platform Realm and the Divine Wheel Realm are separated by eight major supernatural realms, a chasm as vast as heaven and earth.

As for Xu Yong, Ye Xingchen held a favorable impression of him. After all, despite being complete strangers, Xu Yong had allowed Ye Xingchen to board his boat and even explained matters concerning the Heavenly Sword Gorge to him.

Jiang Ning exchanged a glance with the beasts and birds, smiling simultaneously without speaking. There was no need for words between them; the single word "brother" sufficed.

At that time, I asked Liu Hanhan with utter perplexity: "You couldn't possibly have been teasing me all this time, right? How can I believe this?" Liu Hanhan took a sip of red wine, cleared her throat, and said to me: "Then I'll sing you the contents of the note she wrote to you right now."

However, since they now shared a common master and belonged to the same faction, both You Xia and Ding Mian merely glanced at Raybin without taking any further action.

Liang Xun sat quietly the entire time. She knew she had to wait—wait for Lin Sanniang's acknowledgment. Just as she had said, she had only two blood relatives left in this world: Lin Sanniang and Liang Mingyuan. And currently, Liang Mingyuan's whereabouts remained entirely unknown.

"Hmph, you guessed wrong this time. The strongest among the younger generation of the Demonic Soul Sea is not my eldest brother Wei Qingxiao, but my second brother Wei Qingge," Wei Qingyan said with a cheeky smile.

"Release her? How can I release her? She has been dead for several days; I am merely borrowing this vessel for a time," Yin Baimei said, before breaking into another strange cackle.

As the ultimate long-range class in the New World, these archers naturally could not be reached by Hua Chi Ye Luo's attacks. Therefore, apart from the mages, they posed the greatest threat to Ghost Dance and the others. Yet while archers possessed great range, their attack power was mediocre, and their accuracy was far inferior to that of mages.

Shopkeeper Xu had received instructions early on, and with his sharp eye, he instantly recognized that the newcomer was from the imperial palace. Palace eunuchs were like cats dealing with mice; even the lowliest palace servant was someone who could never be afforded offense. When these people came out, they were mostly executing the will of their masters within the palace, and a single malicious remark upon their return could utterly ruin the painstaking efforts of outsiders.