Volume One, Chapter 58: The Murderer
Shen Hanchuan was getting a headache from all the commotion. “It’s broad daylight—why are the police making trouble everywhere? Does the Shen family look like the kind of place to be hiding a murderer?” He had done nothing wrong and harbored no guilt.
Jiang Yao, however, was drenched in cold sweat. Her legs were so weak she nearly lost her balance. Instinctively, she wanted to throw herself into Shen Hanchuan’s arms, but she feared he would dodge her again and she would fall, hard, once more. So, she clenched her teeth and forced herself to stand.
“It is a bit noisy,” Shen Chaowu said with a thoughtful smile, casting a meaningful glance at Jiang Yao. “Child, or perhaps I should call you Father? But time stretches so long, so far that I have forgotten—should I call you Father at this moment?”
But at this time, Grey Wolf cared nothing for Lazy and Hot Sheep. All he knew was that someone inside was eating mutton, so he paid no mind to the others.
Perhaps the only difference was that the headquarters’ declaration of war now targeted the Pirate King’s Guild.
According to the original plan, the captain turned the helm toward the whale. Hearing the shouts on deck, Magellan stepped out of the cabin, surprised—after all, the shore was still not far.
Ink Carp heard the call and, with tremendous force, lashed out in fury, its entire body flying like an arrow from a bow toward Zhou Xian. By now, there was no trace left of the source water’s viscous mucus on its body.
Magneto’s entire form was sheathed in a dark force field, allowing him to move freely even amidst the lightning. Yet under the constant barrage, the dark barrier was growing thin and transparent—clearly, Magneto was not as calm and at ease as he appeared.
Rego condensed a layer of earth armor over himself. Then, bending his knees, he plunged his four hands deep into the ground.
Yao Tao seized the chance to tease her, winking. “Don’t tell me you have other thoughts, too?” Green Plum blushed fiercely and lunged to cover her mouth, and the two of them tumbled together in laughter.
Lin Hai pondered much. He believed that with today’s technology, Grey Wolf was more than enough. Now, it was time to acquire supernatural powers—but which world should he enter?
As he thought this, Lin Hai suddenly appeared beside Li Long, seized his knife-wielding hand, and flung him away.
“Child, I’m sorry. Forgive me—I cannot save you,” Xi He said sorrowfully to the Eastern Sovereign.
On the other hand, if Old Master Ji was as Grandma remembered, then clearly the Ji family was acting behind his back. If so, and he learned of the martial alliance’s kill order and stepped in, he might be in danger.
Shui Linglong first looked up at the sky—a dense mass of clouds, no sun or moon in sight. Here at Skywatch Platform, there were no plants or vines either. Glancing at Mei Zhaoling, she saw the demon mark on her right cheek was still intact.
To the northwest of Mount Luofu lay the land of a thousand toxic camphor trees, a vast expanse of valleys between mountains and seas.
“That’s exactly what I was thinking,” Luo Wusheng replied, standing up to straighten his clothes, preparing to go to sleep.
“Brother Zhang, Sister-in-law, go exchange the rice. There’s no need to ask further. When you’re done, we’ll go home,” Su Mu said with a gentle smile, helping Zhang Qi up with utmost seriousness.
The flood dragon told Zhou Tian that using the technique his mother left him to expel unnecessary substances from his body was the most effective method. So Zhou Tian tried it with a spirit of experimentation, and within a few minutes, his mind was clear.
“But we were in Emperor Jun City—why, why did we wake to find ourselves in this endless desert?” Cang Yu asked Yan Wu in bewilderment.
“Red Dress, Red Dress…” Ye Ge’s face turned pale as he cradled Liang Hongzhuang, weeping bitterly.
In the next moment, Su Mu pushed off with his foot, leaping high, arcing through the air above the rows of skulls, landing squarely before the skeleton wielding twin scythes.