Volume 1, Chapter 146: Dealing with the Old General First, Followed Immediately by Barbarian Extortion

"Hmph, playing ghosts by disguising as a Night Demon! Aside from the bizarre attire, what other features or anomalies did the murderer have?" Chu Yannan asked again.

Although Lin Qian and Lin Yu did not say anything out loud, they shared a tacit understanding. Since Lin Xiao had so resolutely chosen this path, and the event planning happened to fall into their hands, they would naturally help out wherever they could.

"What's going on?" Hua Ronghua asked, walking out of the room with her hair disheveled and slip-ons half-off. The old lady and Mother Qin had also woken up, and even Jincui, who slept by the second-entry gate, was awake. Aside from the two children, probably only Niuya was still snoring away in the second courtyard.

Hong Yuan remained sitting cross-legged and motionless. Through the Azure Underworld Mirror, however, he could see every move of the pig demon Zhu Wuji, and he breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

Ge Hong laughed heartily, his laughter loud and uninhibited. Yet Ge Qingtong, held in his arms, became even more sorrowful, tears gushing out like a spring and streaming down her face to drip onto the ground.

And this kind of gaze was something he usually only saw in the eyes of criminals confessing and repenting. They would beg to see their families and children one last time, or beg for one more cigarette.

Help? Hua Ronghua instantly stiffened her body, smiling as she asked, "What is it?" Was this the main point of the garrison commander's visit?

"Are the people who followed into the stronghold all well?" Old Master Ling Wuxin asked casually. In truth, he desperately wanted to ask outright whether that ugly monster was dead. But he figured it was better not to be too blatant about it.

"How could this happen? Steward Liu, are you certain you didn't read the decree wrong?" Bi Congrong was the first to lose his composure, stopping someone to ask.

Wang Chuyi lowered his head in thought when suddenly he heard Ghost Mouse Lao Jiu's voice shouting from above, "Hey, I'm lowering the mountaineering rope now. Come up one by one and grab the rope to climb!" The moment his voice fell, a bundle of mountaineering rope slid down the rock face.

Given the knowledge and experience of the Taipan Sect's martial artists, they were completely unable to see through what was happening to Duan Ran and could only look at each other in dismay.

Jing Xuan suddenly burst out laughing. For some reason, she simply couldn't hold it back. "I'm talking about you, you old hag!" she said, making a funny face afterward, which bore a striking resemblance to her usual fierce and detached self.

Faint, delicate facial features were visible on the cocoon shell, yet they lacked a certain spiritual essence that belonged to Duan Ran.

Coupled with his current terrifying health pool of 2,220 points, even if these one hundred venomous spiders were left to attack continuously, it would probably take them a very long time to finish him off.

As the angel ascended into the high sky with a noble and pure posture that made one feel ashamed of themselves, chanting as countless harmonies followed closely behind, a solemn and sacred atmosphere was instantly conjured.

He had prepared himself mentally for many scenarios, including the possibility of receiving a severe tongue-lashing from General Fu Bang upon reporting down, but none of that happened.

And just shortly after Zhang Wei turned and left, Shen Fengling spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground, his eyes filled with profound respect.

Junior sisters blooming like spring flowers and naive, childish senior brothers crowded outside the courtyard, craning their necks to peer inside.

Entering the trial grounds would land one at random positions. The demons intended to follow closely behind Sun Haochi immediately after he entered, so that their landing spots would be close by, allowing them to seize the treasures on Sun Haochi's person when the time came.

"That doesn't matter much. My primary concern is simply the fear that senior might lose contact altogether," Zhang Wei brought the topic back.

"Useless wretch, why aren't you telling the truth to the Academy Director?" Liu Tiangang glared fiercely. Liu Bing shrank his neck and spilled every single detail of the plot he and Yao Dayai had hatched to frame Han Dong.

Yun Shan wanted to speak, but he stammered somewhat because he could not formulate effective language to describe his guilt toward Qing Lin.

Regarding this, Wang Hao nodded. How could he not know how difficult it was to destroy the medium of a grand formation? Yet he had no other choice whatsoever.

Next, Qing Lin spoke again, and his words shocked Song Tian and Wu Meng even more.

Forget it, why am I even thinking about this? Conan couldn't help but inwardly mock himself for being overly sensitive; why was he suddenly suspecting everyone he saw?

If the Demon Spirit really dispatched a powerful soul puppet into the layered battlefield, not only would this soul puppet fail to achieve the effect of killing the enemy, but it would instead turn into a form of aiding the enemy.

Yet her heart remained as calm as still water. Venturing out on trials, especially exploring ruins, carried an inherently extremely high probability of death.

"General, it seems we've fallen into a trap!" Behind Li Yan, his deputy panted heavily as he voiced his suspicion. He was also a veteran of many battles; seeing the Loufan troops rout at the slightest touch had initially excited him—after all, defeating Loufan cavalry at such a moment was indeed something worth boasting about.

The Great Elder was currently frowning as he surveyed the situation down the mountain. From his vantage point, he could see a portion of the mountain path—specifically the section leading from the platform to the entrances of the four mountain trails, which happened to be the most chaotic area as well.

He had also made up his mind to simply follow along and gain a rough understanding of the strength of these S-rank members.

They would never report such a matter to Liu Ming; the Mr. Liu inside was the president's brother, and of all people, he was the one they least wanted to provoke.

Not long after Rong Susu left the Goddess Nüwa's temporary residence, an imperial decree from Nüwa spread in all directions, ordering several gossipy ancient gods to come to her residence and defend themselves.

Wen Yiming nodded and looked around the room. It was completely empty except for three large mirrors. He wondered where the source of terror lay.

All in all, there was still no consensus regarding this matter recently; it was just that some people behind the scenes were jumping around restlessly.

Hu Yue, wielding the Mysterious Spirit Sword and a crimson great shield, charged toward the blazing giant tiger, while the tiger lunged forward in a fierce leap to strike him down.

The elite army of the Bone Legion launched an attack against those terrifying creatures, and in the end, the entire elite force of the Bone Legion perished in that dreadful place.

"I think Qiping Town is quite nice." That was the place where Xie Mao had first time-traveled to, and he held a very different sentiment for it.

Since eviction had been explicitly ordered, even the thickest skin could not justify staying. Though reluctant, Yue Xiu bowed in farewell, walked out of the room, and glancing back at the closed door, she secretly made up her mind in her heart.