Chapter 21: Courting Disaster

“Why are we bringing this half-dead woman along? Let me finish her off,” Autumn Rain Dream grumbled in the Humvee, brandishing her scythe, eager for action.

Cao Mang shot her a glare. “You looking for trouble? She’s useful. Whether she survives depends on her luck. Get her to the hospital, now.”

Autumn Rain Dream could only pout in frustration...

Since she was now his disciple, he felt that as her master, he ought to do something about it.

“Then go,” Zhang Chengqing said, taking a drag from his cigarette before stepping out. He’d been busy all night, and there was still company business to handle during the day.

As for spiritual cultivation, even though they had been training for twelve days, there had been no progress. This was normal, after all; back then, it had taken him a long time before he could even sense spiritual energy.

Had they been bewitched by the fox demon? When Old Xu and the others saw their companion so enthralled, they immediately wanted to attack the fox demon. I stopped them again, which only deepened their dissatisfaction. Letting their old friend make such a fool of himself while I repeatedly held them back—no wonder they were unhappy.

Watching Luo Quan, who had been so arrogant before, now cowering in front of them, Luo Hanyan felt thoroughly vindicated. Her face itched, and she rubbed the swollen area with her hand. The skin was still hot, but she was already forming a plan.

When the Second Prince finished speaking and saw that Lady Zhang still had not left—and was looking at him with that kind of gaze—he immediately frowned with displeasure.

Two cold tears slid down Leng Youruo’s face. As she looked at Huang Ye, her eyes brimmed with unprecedented terror. For before her stood Huang Ye, his face drained of all color, smeared with blood.

Cai Yue’s words left Xiao Tian speechless. He had indeed once plotted against her, but now her words left him fuming.

“You think I’m easy to fool?” Bai Xiyun raised an eyebrow, her eyes filled with pity as she looked at Mama Yao, as if watching someone on the brink of death.

Chen Daoyuan was momentarily stunned, then nodded. This version of Luo Hanyan was finally acting normal; had she struck ruthlessly as before, it would have seemed far too cold-blooded.

Li Huatian didn’t look back, but nodded his consent. Cang Wolf then rose and left the southern arena.

“Rogue, what should we do next?” Hu Meier asked, supporting Ning Rongrong, who was gravely weakened and unable to recover her powers in this place. The two of them had been hiding nearby, yet, curiously, the black skeletons had not attacked them; all the attacks were aimed at Xing Fei and the demon spirit.

Fortunately, there was a rule in the palace: except for the hall master, no one could enter the Spirit Chamber. As a prospective hall master, Ruo Feng had already been officially recognized, allowing him to enter alone. This granted him the perfect opportunity to steal the spirit crystals.

After hydrolyzing the protein and analyzing the amino acid composition, everyone was surprised yet again: all eight essential amino acids required by the human body were present in high amounts.

Lu Guolun, on the other hand, had long noticed the chaos among Baige Group’s board of directors. He seized the initiative, aiming to encroach upon—and even fully control—the company’s real estate division.

Even so, follow? Help? Damn it, could they be any more pretentious? This was Lingnan! Right above this basement was one of the branch offices of the Dihong Society. A single phone call, and everyone in this basement would be wiped out.

“This is their own choice. You should respect it,” Elena said, her voice tinged with reluctance.

“Uh, well…” Ryan didn’t know how to answer Sires, so he chose to remain silent.

It could only intimidate him for a while—soon enough he’d recover, and by then, there would be nothing I could do.