Chapter 68 The Warmth of Spring Saved His Life

"Shut the hell up, all of you!" Sixth Master Xiao roared again. "Now, everyone, report every single name you can remember to Mr. Yang. Let him write them down, and then we will do roll call. Put a checkmark next to those present, and a circle next to the missing."

A circle meant they were gone.

This method was crude and brutal, yet it shattered the illusions of countless families!

After the final tally, seventeen trackers were marked with circles, confirming their demise. Naturally, their families wailed and wept in heart-wrenching agony.

Yuan Fenghai immediately halted his pursuit. For some reason, he felt a deep-seated dread toward that crystal stone.

Kai Jiang: Refining pills is so effortless for me that a single thought is enough to complete it. So, if possible, could you give me some knowledge from your world to help me pass this boring time?

It turned out that the Xuantian Sect and the Shengyuan Sect, despite both being major human factions in the Endless Sea, had always been at odds with each other, secretly plotting to devour one another.

However, doing this might make it impossible to keep pace with Naruto and Kai Jiang. If Naruto mastered the power of the Nine-Tails, he would undoubtedly become the strongest among the three of them; that was no longer in doubt.

The Jade Sun Sword God flew in the lead, visibly cutting through the black fog, using his spiritual energy to guide Fang Yuan so that the latter could maintain his speed.

It was as if an invisible, massive net stood before them, constantly tightening and forcing them to retreat backward.

"Hehe, Sister Luo, aren't you curious about what Uncle Lin will say to Principal Jiang? How about we go back and eavesdrop?" Seeing her little trick exposed, Luo Yiyi giggled and said.

The sailing ship plowed forward all the way. A few days later, from afar, the group spotted more than a dozen pillars of black smoke rising into the sky against the horizon, with faint flickers of fire visible amidst the smoke. All around the smoke pillars stood bizarre, jagged, and indescribable peaks—it turned out to be a massive island.

By now, Kai Jiang had figured it out. Sometimes the truth wasn't important; besides, Uchiha Itachi, being directly involved, probably already understood certain aspects of it.

What they did not know was that at this very moment, a raging inferno had already broken out in the living quarters of the elderly and children located in the southern part of the resort.

"If you detain me, what can you change?" Fan Ying withdrew. Within Fan Chou's intense and burning gaze, Luo Zhen asked indifferently.

If the construction of those scenes hadn't been so haphazard, he wouldn't have dared to guarantee whether he could truly have discovered even the slightest trace of a clue.

Having been back for a month, this voice had never ceased. Sometimes, it felt so vivid that she thought Zhixin was right by her side. She would abruptly reach out her hand, only to clutch at empty air.

"Very well. I won't repeat the rules; you must have already explained them to your people. So now, I directly announce the start of the Inner Guard assessment. Go on and compete! I'm going to take a nap, and we'll talk when the results are out!" Chu Yuan continued, then flopped onto his chair and fell fast asleep.

Shinji Niki had been deeply contemplating the true meaning within the Emperor Sutoku's poem ever since reciting his waka. Hearing Jiro Fujiki open his mouth to ask for guidance, he then began to explain his own insights regarding this poem.

Seeing this situation, Huansu had no choice but to play the role of the sensible maid once more. She stepped back out of the room, casually plucking a dozing dream-bug sleeping beneath the tree as she went.

"As if you have the guts!" Zu Dashou sneered incessantly. Accustomed to the battle array and having fought on the battlefield for years, he didn't take this small band of pursuers seriously at all, and ordered his men to loose their arrows.

Tang Xi had already told me I no longer needed to go to work, and that my salary would be multiplied tenfold. Therefore, when I got out of bed, went downstairs, and finished breakfast, it was not yet nine o'clock. Reaching out to stop Tang Xi as he was about to head out, I looked at his puzzled, smiling face, yet felt nothing but the urge to cry.

You took the lead in opposing the government's exorbitant taxes and levies and enjoy quite a reputation locally. The village militia you have trained and organized, though newly formed, is remarkably elite. Within this single month, not only have you defeated the five hundred government soldiers commanded by Defense Magistrate Qiao Yingrui, but you now control twenty or thirty surrounding village communities.