Chapter 35: Seeking Assistance
Just as Tan Mingyue had anticipated, Jia Zheng heard the rumors upon his return to the manor. Feeling disgraced and further incited by Lady Wang’s instigation, he grew utterly repulsed by her. It was only out of consideration for her role in raising Jia Huan that he stopped short of banishing her to the countryside estates.
Two burly matrons stood guard outside Tan Mingyue’s courtyard, ensuring that no one from within could leave.
"This is bullying! Our mistress has done nothing wrong; by what right do they lock us up!"
"The Imperial Edict has arrived." Just then, a shrill voice pierced the air, and Eunuch Xi stepped into the room.
The bond between Murong Chenxi and Han Yueyao grew ever stronger, and Han Yueyao found herself increasingly reliant on her husband.
Principal Lü looked at the teaching and research group reporting to him, wondering for a moment if they were trying to deceive him.
When he returned to the battlefield, he discovered that many of the hundred assassins lay dead, their corpses littering the scene. The remaining few were fleeing, while his son, Qing Bai, stood covered in blood.
Han Yuexin told her father, the Emperor, about Murong Chenxi’s tribulations and the earthquake they had encountered along their journey.
Both he and his son had suffered too much. For the two years he had lost her, he had lived like a walking corpse, searching everywhere for his son. He wandered in the agony of losing his wife, hoping only that finding his son would bring her peace.
As the pagoda struck the ground, the earth trembled. Tang Xiao dragged the Clear Sky Hammer, flying backward. Adjusting his posture mid-air, his face flushed red, he swung the hammer, planted his feet on the ground, and launched himself back into the fray.
The crowd was nearly frightened into a faint. Oh no! Was that not Emperor Anbei, the current sovereign himself?
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko returned holding his candies. Edogawa Conan, who had witnessed the entire scene, patted him on the shoulder in consolation: "You've worked hard."
As he spoke, Xuan Lingwu moved, stepping directly into the spatial passage. The other members of the Xuan Turtle clan followed immediately, and after observing for a moment, Chen Xiao entered as well.
No one answered him. The only response was a stone enveloped in dark primordial energy. It tore through the air like a streak of light, slamming fiercely into Long Zaitian’s wrist and shattering it into pieces.
The entire square was a river of blood. Aside from the disciples of the clans who had joined the fray, everyone else trembled in fear, frozen in place, terrified that Tu Ming and his men might mistake them for enemies and cut them down.
The old man said calmly, "Force has always been our final, reluctant resort. Persuasion and education are the foundations of a thriving and powerful organization. It is easy to hold power over life and death, but changing a person’s mind is far too difficult. Yet, it is precisely because it is difficult that it remains the key to solving all problems."
The Sages had all been dispatched, but he had not forgotten the importance of the Demon God Palace, leaving twelve Sages to guard it—yet he never expected that trouble would arise there regardless.
"Then, live with all your might." Si La-si finally died, and the manner of his passing remained as grotesque as ever.
"You have no authority to decide on what we wish to buy. Bring your manager here!" Yan Yuncheng, unwilling to waste words with the attendant, demanded to see someone of importance at the Wuhua Workshop.
Hearing this, Jiang Xie’s expression shifted. Living two lives? Did Ruoyou know he was a transmigrator? He was certain he had never told anyone; how could she possibly know?
Chu Zifeng and Su Mu turned around, staring at Ma Youcai, who stood behind them with a malicious look on his face.
Yang Kai offered a polite nod to Yan Yuncheng, who returned the gesture, acknowledging the greeting.
Chen Ya said with displeasure, "President Su asked you to be the translator, yet you ran off on your own. Your services are no longer needed; you may leave."
The sword techniques of the 'Taiyi Heavenly Star Sword Formation' were astonishingly powerful; even when unleashed by these disciples alone, the strike possessed enough might to pierce through the entire secret realm.
In Yunzhou Prefecture, the city remained locked down for ten days, yet there was still no trace of Situ Junfeng. To avoid panic among the populace, Pei Guangqing finally lifted the lockdown, though the patrolling garrison troops were not recalled, continuing their rigorous inspections throughout the city and at its gates.