Chapter 47: Jealousy

As soon as Li Jiuwei finished speaking, the car came to an abrupt halt. Her heart skipped a beat.

Lu Songchi, his eyes brimming with tears, gazed at Li Jiuwei with ‘deep affection.’

“You understand me best, Grandmaster.”

“……”

Lu Songchi, overcome with emotion, hugged Li Jiuwei tightly—though, in truth, she felt somewhat awkward.

Without meaning to, she had become a motivational guru!

“All right, I should go back and rest now. You should head home early too.”

“I’ll do whatever you say, Grandmaster.”

Lin Moxian was entirely unfazed by the murderous glares around him. Relying on the strength of his own hands, he half-pushed, half-pulled Mo Ming forward.

“This is your last chance. Give me the card, and I’ll let you go. I don’t like killing people!” Hu Shuntang, clad in a blue-embroidered robe reminiscent of the Tang dynasty, said coldly.

Moments later, he clamped one arm around Daji, holding her head above the water, while his other arm and both legs flailed in an awkward dog paddle as he struggled toward the shore.

“Ice transmission—it’s from Master!” Xue Wuming recognized it at once. Using cold to freeze the moisture in the air and transmit messages as ice crystals: aside from the mistress of Beiyao Palace, no one else could have achieved this.

Gu Tianxiang’s face darkened, and he hurried to follow the old man, who strode ahead with great vigor, visibly delighted. Even if his grandson was a spoiled heir, he loved him all the same—for the boy carried the blood of the Nangong family. Besides, the child’s current behavior left him very satisfied.

“Director Gu, let’s take some people to rescue them. Tell the paramedics to wait on the main road halfway up the mountain. Everyone else, return to the hotel.” Clearly, hearing the surveyor’s report, Yun Ze grew even more anxious.

The stirring speech thoroughly inflamed the passions of the Fengyi tribe. This thunderous challenge made everyone see the arrival of a hero—bold and commanding.

Though she had indeed promised Brother Mo to see Qi Tianhao only once, and though she truly despised that man, she could not explain why, upon learning that the man was indeed Qi Tianhao, a surge of complex emotions welled up inside her.

“I’ve heard of this—a large trading house near Shanhai Pass, with many branches. Why? Have they colluded with the Quanrong?” Situ Mengming asked aloud.

The whole affair with Nurse Liu had been orchestrated by him and Changsheng. The plan to have Mingche return to the manor with a false story about Jinyang’s illness was also something Changsheng had known in advance. By rights, Mingjing should have gone to say farewell before leaving, but in her anger, she refused to say a word.

Zang Ba laughed heartily. “I have roamed with my men for nearly a decade, risking life and limb, my only regret being no great achievement. Why should I fear death? Today, I’ll take this city! If you value your lives, flee to Cao Mengde at once; if you tarry, you’ll be my captives!” His troops were emboldened, unafraid to clash with Cao’s soldiers despite the risk of death or injury.

At that moment, he withdrew his gaze and looked with great interest at Mu Han, who was circling around him.

This technique of demonic armor was only his conjecture: transforming the spirit armor of demons and equipping it on immortals to strengthen both sides. It was not just for the monsters in the human world, but also for those in the realm of the dead.

Lily suddenly felt uncertain. She did not know why the original Fimir became a lich—at least, she was sure it was not because Gill had killed him. Yet the uncanny overlap of history and the present scene made her heart waver with doubt.

Dongfang Mo had no idea what Mu Han was up to, nor who the old crone was, and before he realized it, his guard was up.

But when she showed her gentle side, how could Li Xu let the opportunity pass? He insisted she rest.

Under everyone’s gaze, they saw the void ahead, as if a curtain of night was descending.

Man Shengsheng seemed to understand, and yet not quite. She prepared to step forward and see for herself, when, out of nowhere, she heard a mocking laugh from Shi Tou.