Chapter 54: This Woman Was Indeed Afraid After All

Chang Zaisheng smiled slightly. "Just a guess. With so much happening lately, I figured you'd have plenty to deal with at the company."

Song Xixi took a gentle sip of the warm beverage, the comforting warmth flowing down her throat straight into her heart.

"Mhm, it has been rather busy."

"You must be hungry after working all day. How about I accompany you to grab something to eat?"

Song Xixi hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

The two walked side by side toward the car, and Chang Zaisheng opened the door for Song...

She hadn't noticed it when she first arrived, but one particularly unique feature at the entrance of the Retro Time Bar was a massive wine vat.

Countless sword auras struck the body of the Thousand-Bird Black Fish almost simultaneously, yet aside from bursting forth with a wave of intense electric light, the creature appeared completely unscathed.

Yi Xuan nodded inwardly to show he understood. Gu Xingyuan seemed to sense the content of their conversation, turning his head to wink at Yi Xuan, which only left him feeling even more at a loss. As they spoke, the remaining cultivators descended to the bottom of the cavern one after another, totaling eight immortals and eight demons.

The bow of the ship swung around toward the large cavern, leaning forward to peer inside while calculating strings of numbers and terminology incomprehensible to ordinary listeners.

"What? Is the Great Elder's lingering anger still unappeased, and now you intend to continue taking your frustration out on me?" Wary of the other party going back on their word, Yi Xuan remained on high alert with his defenses fully raised.

Yet, Lili truly felt exhausted. She wanted to just gloss over it and complete a rough approximation, failing to execute the magic to the best of the required standards.

Flight was forbidden within the Holy City; only cultivators at the Heavenly Venerable level could travel using teleportation. Not in a rush, Yi Xuan leisurely led the two toward the residence of Heavenly Venerable Taibai, intentionally making a grand and eye-catching spectacle along the way. Many onlookers, spotting the excitement, trailed closely behind, pointing and gossiping.

There was a gap right in the center of the three towering mountains. From a distance, it resembled a mere fissure between the peaks, but through a practitioner's sight, one could discern a colossal entity trapped within.

The moment Feng Yuerong felt slightly better, she grew restless and eager to go outside to play. However, Uncle Liu and Chu Feng refused to let her leave; even if Feng Yuerong were to beat him up, Chu Feng would never allow her out.

Was it really like this? Yet hearing this news, I couldn't feel happy. Did Naomi ultimately choose this path after all?

The so-called sweeping mission was essentially clearing out the surrounding fierce beasts to prevent their numbers from swelling and posing a threat to the base.

Having just finished breakfast, Li Junxiu and Xu Yuan eagerly glued themselves to each other. Xu Yuan even thrust a wooden comb into Li Junxiu's hand, chasing after him and demanding that he tie her hair into a pretty ponytail.

The black radiance slammed into the protective spiritual energy, instantly producing a clear sound—one, however, that was distinctly different from the clashing of metal.

Xu Yuan supported Li Junxiu, helping him sit down on a rocking chair. Gazing at the newborn red sun outside, Li Junxiu furrowed his brows slightly, as if he had something to say but was debating whether or not it was appropriate to voice it.

From these results, he had already reached a very definitive judgment: this Li Fei was by no means an ordinary person. Even if his background was modest, his talent was undeniably extraordinary.

"Now tell me, how did you feed the Blood Rakshasa to Young Master Ning? And where is the rest of the poison?" Staring fixedly at the maid, Nan Xinuo didn't wait for her to deny it and grabbed her hand, immediately discovering that her fingernails were stained a vivid red.

That watery sound was produced by the densely packed ghostly figures within the river reaching their hands out above the surface. Across the water, countless withered and rotting ghostly claws clawed upward in an endless mass, as if striving to drag everything down into the river to rot alongside them.

The two individuals were Ye Moying and Princess Rou'an, who had arrived in Night City not long ago—she was also Zhou Heng's younger sister.

"The target has been staying at the school lately. With so many people around, it's difficult for us to make a move. Once we strike, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape," Ghost Gun said somewhat helplessly.