Volume One, Chapter 93: The Most Unreasonable Arrangement

“I heard that the Wen family forced you into this marriage… What are your plans for the future?” Ruan Yuling pressed her lips together, avoiding the word “sold”—it sounded too harsh.

Though Wen Xuyu was not her biological child, she still understood the girl’s temperament well. She was not one to admit defeat easily, a perfectionist who, no matter the outcome, would always give her utmost to whatever she set her mind to. She remembered Wen Xuyu in her third year of middle school, just before the entrance exams, when the school held a motivational assembly. As the outstanding student representative, Wen Xuyu went on stage to speak and even asked her parents to come up to receive an award and share their educational experiences. The classmates all knew about her family’s poverty—some made cutting remarks, others belittled her…

The Buddha of Burning Lamp fled, pursued by the Evil Corpse wielding a sword. But lacking the cultivation of the scriptures, he could not keep up. After a while, the Evil Corpse lost patience entirely and simply burst out cursing.

Refilling his own glass and drinking slowly, Wuji shook his head, dismissing the thought at once.

If her guess was correct, Jun Mengli must have given her a beautiful human-skin mask.

Just as he felt the wait was getting too long, the door clicked open, revealing the resident’s face.

“What are we having for dinner?” Although the house was nice, the refrigerator was nearly empty. With nothing better to do, the three decided to simply go out to eat.

The treasure chest in the Fiery Cloud Cave was unlocked only by the most difficult conditions—how could it contain just a single stone slab? Given the system’s notorious style, this slab must be extraordinary.

Rumors of peace outside the city, whispers that the invaders had retreated—no one believed such news at first. But when they saw people who’d queued to enter the city now filing out, it was clear no one would gamble their life and fortune on a lie.

Shangguan Fei’s gaze was like a steel blade slicing through the air—so fierce that the young man was chilled to the bone. The look in Shangguan Fei’s eyes was terrifying, and the whole place fell silent.

Lu Liang looked up to see a colossal golden Buddha appear above Yizhi Mountain, seated serenely on the peak, compassion and mercy mingling on its face.

The Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit was a treasure second only to the three great primordial artifacts. If even its space was so vast, there was no need to even mention the others. When the time came, it would be necessary to carve out a land to carry fate, just as the Buddhists once did.

The An family had never given her any sense of belonging. Since none of these people treated her as family, once the month was up and she was married, she could finally move out for good. If possible, she hoped never to return.

The warning was clear in the wasteland’s center: the slumbering war soul beasts must not be awakened, or endless slaughter would follow. These humanoid soul beasts were bloodthirsty and warlike, their souls tormented beyond communication. They would not spare any outsider attempting to cross their desolate land.

Suddenly, everything became more complicated. If Yan Kaize had managed to escape prison and flee abroad with the Yan family’s help, why had there been no trace during the investigation?

Thinking back on when he first met Bai Huahua, Qi Dong’s feelings were beyond compare. Bai Huahua probably still had no idea just how much he liked her.

Tang Xuanxuan, who thought she could use those photos to threaten Xia Yujie, felt a sudden panic when she saw Xia Yujie’s smile.

“Old man! What will it take for you to release them?” Blazing Flame pointed to Shi Qi and his companions, who hung suspended in midair.

Just then, the black qilin, freshly bathed, returned and, approaching the room, told An Xiangwan about the white shadow he’d seen earlier.

Compared to Bi Fang, whom she’d killed before—both at the seventh level of the Spirit Silence realm—Shi Qi’s strength was clearly a notch above.

On the other end of the line, Lin Wan’s pleasant voice came through; after telling a joke, her laughter rang out like a bell, and Zhao Qingluo found herself feeling oddly comforted.

But when Zheng Lanyin complained of a pounding headache and nausea, listing all her “symptoms,” Gong Ze still assured her firmly that she was perfectly healthy, just with a higher than normal level of yin energy. No need to worry—just spend more time in the sun. It was winter, after all; such constitution shifts were only natural.

At that moment, as the sanda fighter again tried to disrupt his opponent with a sweeping kick, the boxer was ready—seizing the moment, he accelerated, shuffled forward, slipped to the side, and sent a powerful right straight toward his adversary’s face.

“I’ve already sent word to Dusk. The actor just fell in the line of duty, and you’re my recommendation for deputy team leader,” said Crow.

So, if I wanted to find Zhang Yujie at the medicinal pool, I’d either have to go during the noon practice time—any other time wouldn’t do—or wait for the weekend. But now my parents absolutely forbade me to stay out on weekends, so that was out, too.

“I’ll go take a look,” Xia Hanqiu said, jumping up in such a hurry that she forgot to say goodbye to her master, eager to rush outside.

Ye Fan, elated and full of energy, suddenly realized something important. “This is bad!” he thought, instantly halting his cultivation.

When Xiao Yinjian regained consciousness, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar place, filled with an aura of tranquility—as if all the world’s purest things had gathered in one spot. In that moment, Xiao Yinjian felt that everything from his past had somehow lost its meaning.

Great Liang was the first unified dynasty since Qin split into ten kingdoms over two hundred years ago. This meant that as long as the royal family didn’t commit acts that enraged heaven and man, peace and prosperity would last for years to come—a golden age was within reach.

“You want to know why I know you and trust you? Then why did you choose to join the army—was it your parents’ orders?” Chen Boyi answered with a question of his own.

With iron ruled out, only copper, silver, and gold remained as the most likely possibilities.

Weighing the pros and cons, Hua Yuye decided to make a strategic retreat. The risks of staying were too great to estimate, while escape could preserve a valuable life—let the others fight to the death. Though it felt a bit unscrupulous, this was the nature of the battlefield.