Chapter 79: He Discovers the Truth

“If you become ruined, then we’ll truly be a match made in hell.”

Absurd, depraved, twisted—no words could better describe Gu Rufeng.

A chill swept through her. She hadn’t realized, in all the times she had helped Gu Rufeng, just how filthy his heart truly was.

Li Jiuwei could bear it no longer and commanded, “Cripple one of his hands for me.”

“Weiwei... Weiwei, you can’t do this. My hands are meant to caress you. I can’t lose you, not even in my hands...”

Now that the name was chosen, what emblem would suit the group? The name was Lawless, so naturally, the emblem had to match, or it would be meaningless.

Blessed with the Sword Body and trained in the Cihang Sword Canon, Tingfeng’s strength ranked tenth on the Kunlun List—a level they could only look up to in awe.

Who could have anticipated that, in the end, his son would return it all, and not just return it, but in amounts many times greater than before?

The current cultivation world was truly in decline. More and more young people had no interest in cultivation, instead wasting their time and energy on frivolous things.

Still, Bu Ziyang knew that relying on these Foundation Establishment underlings was pointless. He needed to seek out experts at least in the mid-stage Core Formation realm.

Because of Dong Zhuo’s death and the ensuing chaos, Li Jue, Guo Si, and others who ruled the Three Adjuncts began raiding the surrounding areas. Even Yingchuan and other places were frequently ravaged by war.

In that instant, a strange change occurred—the strings of the zither turned into a streak of blue light and vanished into his sea of consciousness.

“Ouya stays. The rest of you, leave!” I drew in a deep breath and shouted sharply at the other ghosts.

I dashed toward Bai Ling’er as if my life depended on it, flinging myself forward and knocking her to the ground. At that moment, a surge of brilliant cyan light enveloped us, and a terrifying force erupted behind my back.

While questioning them, I didn’t bother with courtesy. To tell the truth, I felt no sympathy at all for these five reckless youths.

Ruan Xia turned away, pursing her lips. How could this person seem capable of anything, always able to lend a hand at the critical moment?

Wu Chen went on to say that the Grand Princess bore a son in her lifetime, who also bore the surname Wu, and met his end by suicide in Changluo. Whether it was the influence of the secret history or not, after he finished, the joy he’d felt on this journey was suddenly replaced by a sorrow so deep he seemed not even to notice it himself.

He spoke, his voice deep and mellow as aged wine, rich with an intoxicating fragrance that was impossible to resist.

“I hear Xu Huai’s force of a hundred thousand is camped thirty li west of the city, here to take charge of the border garrison?” Qi Xuanheng inquired.

A thin, long knife wound ran along that leg, and blood was still seeping from the bandaged area.

As he spoke, he covertly signaled his son, urging Qin Yueyang to quickly beg Old Master Qin for mercy.

The Spider, smug and self-assured, spoke up; his love of flaunting himself—a trait so common among his people—showed through completely.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Li Feng saw the stone tablet marking Moyang County from afar. It still looked as grim and menacing as ever, though now somewhat faded.

The Gu’e Heavenly Master looked embarrassed. The tricks he’d just displayed were his most prized skills, meant to deceive those ignorant cultivators into venturing into the Great Wilderness.

Ruan Xia flipped through the messages—unexpectedly, most were full of praise for her, and some were even asking her to tell their fortunes and help change their luck.

Nono recalled that it was still raining; the sky outside must be iron-black, and the streetlights powered by stored solar energy cast a ghastly, corpse-like pallor.

Those who’d been beaten went to the commune to complain, but in the end, Bai Yong was always acquitted, and nothing ever came of it.

“Your third, fourth, and sixth brothers eat better than your mother. Now, off you go, it’s cold out—go inside and warm yourself by the fire,” Old Lady Lu waved her hand.

All our anger and disappointment toward Lu Mingfei is, in truth, anger and disappointment toward ourselves.

Of course, what everyone cared about most now was not what had already happened, but the words Xun You had uttered at the very beginning.