Chapter Seventy: A Humiliation

“You were walking just fine just now, weren’t you? That skill with your foot was truly impressive,” Shu Yiming remarked, but still reached out to steady Vivian’s arm.

Vivian limped toward the car, and halfway there, a thought suddenly struck her. She glanced back and instructed Shu Yiming, “Bring that person back for me…”

As the negative aura grew denser, the color of the sealing technique’s light sphere deepened, until at last it was as black as ink.

Artifacts in the human realm are all connected to a cultivator’s spiritual consciousness, and a life-bound artifact is even linked to their very soul. If it’s destroyed by another, the cultivator loses their life on the spot.

With laughter echoing, Linghu Yan extended a hand and waved it casually toward the surrounding bamboo grove.

Yet it was only a matter of moments; as more and more demonic cultivators and beasts from the demon realm poured into the royal palace, those who survived would not last much longer.

But since Old Monster Zhang and the others had already confirmed Chen Mufan’s identity, and guessed the relationship between the two, how could they let her go so easily?

“This year’s harvest on Black Dragon Island and New Jizhou Island is certain. Once we’ve kept enough provisions for ourselves, I hope you can allocate some grain to help the refugees in Shandong. Some are truly old and feeble—though death inevitably comes with age, it shouldn’t be from starvation,” Gongsun Sheng said.

“These are three perspectives from my three identities, and I hope they’ll prompt thoughtful discussion among the experts and scholars present. The topic is vast and, due to time constraints, we can’t delve deeper. It’s also a bit lengthy—my apologies!” Qi Tianxiang spoke modestly, stepped off the podium, and bowed deeply to the audience.

In truth, had he truly wished to leave, he would have walked away the moment he stepped out the door. Since he returned to the room, it meant he still hoped to find some way from Stone Adept to continue his desperate struggle for survival.

The cavalry departed, and Shan Shiqi led his troops into Lu Manor. Shan Shiqi observed that the manor’s defenses were quite weak. Though Lu Junyi was skilled in archery and horsemanship, he was not particularly adept at defense.

Yet when he flipped the coffin over, he still found nothing. While he fretted about where to look next, Fatty Cui suddenly let out a shout. Zhou Yuefeng hurried over to see what was wrong, only to find Fatty Cui clutching his stomach and writhing in agony.

Seeing a call from Lin Lihui, he immediately gave Fang Shilong an apologetic look and cheerfully answered the phone.

This term’s Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, followed Professor Sprout into the greenhouse where the Herbology class was being held—he had come to chat with Harry.

Just as the Ninth Squad was retreating with all their might according to plan, the Water Country’s grain convoy in the mountain valley, attacked by the Ninth Squad, managed to save only a few dozen carts of provisions through collective effort—almost all the rest had been burned to ashes.

And Chen Bin’s father holds a high position; who can say if there is corruption involved? This is precisely why Xu Tingting has always refused Chen Bin.

Ticket clerk Stan nervously took the special permit—it was the first time he’d heard that the Ministry of Magic issued such things. But seeing how confident this child looked… could it really be true?

Dongfang Yunyang smiled quietly to himself. The commotion from Rokuzo Kinoshita had surely been noticed by Raio long ago, and evidently, he had allowed it.

The heads of the Chu, Shi, Liang, and Sun families remained in Jinling only because the Duke of Sagehood had visited last time and met with them, along with other matters that delayed their departure. Thus, they stayed temporarily in Jinling city.

After Dongfang Yunyang killed the lizard test beast, three more test beasts eventually gathered near the shadow-level elder.