Volume One, Chapter 31: Walking on Thin Ice

Stepping out of the Tianyi Academy, Jiang Rui could not help but glance back, her eyes filled with envy as she gazed at the academy's magnificent gates.

"Cuihua, go wait for me outside; I have something to discuss with my aunt," Bai Lian commanded Miao Cuihua with effortless naturalness.

Regardless of the schemes and machinations of the various factions, the days of war pressed ever closer. In the blink of an eye, the warmth of late summer faded, and a desolate autumnal chill began to permeate the air.

However, the moment Sheng Tian uttered those words, Mo Linhong immediately retracted her magic and darted toward the east, vanishing without a trace in a mere heartbeat.

"The baleful energy of the Nine Earths..." Both felt a flicker of alarm, but in that same instant, they saw a giant tree emerge—one that seemed immeasurably larger than even the spectral peach tree of Mount Dushuo.

"I choose fifteen minutes from now," the middle-aged knight decided decisively, without even a blink. Enemy attacks were unpredictable; this wager was purely a matter of whose luck would hold.

Crossbows were considered contraband; discovery meant being charged with treason. Yet, the Wei clan of Hedong possessed their own channels to procure over a dozen heavy-duty yellow crossbows and dozens of sets of bows and arrows.

"There are many things I can forgive in this life, but there are certain principles that cannot be broken. At the very top of that list is betrayal. You are truly unlucky." Having served as the leader of the Azure Dragon Gang for so many years, Ye Xiao naturally possessed the intense, overbearing aura of those in power.

That departing silhouette was impossibly cool, much like the final scene of a protagonist walking away at the end of a film.

Although Lan-jie was undoubtedly lashing out at Huang Wanlan in her mind, this did not mean she had forgotten the grudge she held against Miao Cuihua.

With a single strike of the sword, a hundred flowers bloomed. The entire stone crevice was suddenly filled with vibrant blossoms, casting a hazy, radiant glow that illuminated the interior with extraordinary clarity.

Naturally, if Lin Feng could control his body now, he would only need to ask Xiu Xiao for herbs to restore his soul power, and the matter would be resolved. But since he could not, he had no choice but to rely on his own slow recovery.

Although this was not the person she had hoped to become, she was willing to do anything for the sake of Mu Qianhan.

Mu Xiaowan sensed a strange aura emanating from the man and followed him as he left.

In that moment, the King Kong bared his heart to the jade-like beauty. His bloodline was by no means inferior, yet before someone as powerful as Ye Jialuo, it was not worth mentioning. Whether in wisdom or cultivation, she left him in the dust, and her beauty was peerless; how could he not feel inferior?

First, whenever he fell asleep, he seemed to hear voices, the honking of car horns, the singing from an opera house, and the roar of airplanes—a cacophony of sounds swirling around his ears.

Under the current circumstances, those who had been attacked would likely have to withdraw from the competition for the Tiancang Secret Realm. Naturally, those who had retreated thanks to Xiu Xiao’s warning cast grateful glances toward Lin Feng; had it not been for Xiu Xiao, they might well have been among the casualties.

Furthermore, when Cui Ming walked in, Feng Yang had led the way. Although they knew Cui Lang had a son, they never imagined that Cui Lang's son would receive such preferential treatment from Feng Yang. Thus, they assumed Cui Ming was merely a young master using his father's VIP card to indulge himself, playing the fox assuming the tiger's might.

The first catastrophe was a war between the nations of the Central Region, which lasted for over a century and finally concluded with a nuclear explosion. However, the emergence of nuclear weapons caused severe damage to the world. Later, under the leadership of several major powers, the development and use of nuclear weapons were banned, which finally brought peace and stability to the world.