Chapter 24: Settling into Chengkan

Cheng Yubai was surprised. "Your place?"

Jiang Yuan giggled. "It was my parents' marital home, but they divorced after I graduated from high school. The house is empty now, and no one is living there. If you don't mind, my dad can have the telecommunications company install internet access tomorrow. If you have any other requirements, we can take care of them then. The house has a water heater, so bathing is no problem. How about this: I'll take you to see it tomorrow. If you think it works, you can just rent my place. If you're not satisfied..."

Feng Xiaochen couldn't be bothered to argue this point with Colver. He could see that Colver was a new-age individual raised in a privileged environment who had never known the meaning of hard work and struggle. Explaining China's industrialization process to him would be like playing the lute to a cow.

Even though Lin Feichong boasted at the estate, it remained to be seen whether he could truly fight and lead in battle. Fortunately, he had shown through his actions that he was worthy of his trust and investment.

However, the collaboration with the other party was still in a secret stage. Unless he had already gained the upper hand, speaking of it openly would do more harm than good.

As time passed, they watched the lights on the map shift constantly. Yet, the flags belonging to the Zhouliu Sect remained few in number and were scattered. They captured many, but lost many as well. This situation would only lead to them being slowly whittled away, and the Zhouliu Sect could only manage to hold onto its core territory guarded by four Void-stage experts.

"Fragrant or jade-like, if you can't survive, you're nothing but mud! Being ruthless to those people is the best thing," said Wang Wenyu.

Because of this, the middle-aged man spoke with very little confidence, and even the butler beside him could not help but shake his head in despair.

In truth, Wang Wenyu did not know that the child was really his. He simply thought that regardless of whose child Wen Luming was carrying, she now belonged to him, and he would treat the child as his own flesh and blood. That was why he said what he said. If Wen Luming had just asked one more question, she would have understood his intent.

Everyone followed his method, and they finally managed to halt the elephant's advance. But the elephant, having been wounded, became even more ferocious. Its trunk swung with a whistling sound, and its curved, sharp tusks stabbed crazily toward the ability users.

He thought to himself, "The power of an Earth-stage expert is truly formidable. Just one palm strike... without even using any martial arts techniques, and I'm already wounded this badly. This right foot, even if it's not fractured, must have a hairline crack at the very least."

With a heart full of excitement and anticipation, Mu Hanyan cast the hand seals over and over again. The more elemental attributes she possessed, the more powerful the artifact she forged would be. With a heaven-defying treasure like the Chaos Skyfire, how could she possibly settle for anything less?

Late at night, she shared secrets with her mother, chatting about her own affairs. No matter what she said, Mother Yin loved to listen, and as they talked, they drifted off to sleep without realizing it.

Knowing that what Qin Jun was doing was wrong, yet continuing to accompany him down that path of error and toward total destruction—that was not warmth.

When she regained consciousness, she found herself lying in bed. He Jinbao was wiping the water droplets from her body with a towel. Chen Shuangjiang felt a rush of blood surge to her face, her whole body turning bright red as if she had been boiled. She hurriedly rolled into the quilt, too embarrassed to ever come out.

After he left, Leng Yeshen walked in. The two men divided the work: one delivered the bouquets, and the other brought breakfast, so that the two brides wouldn't go hungry early in the morning.

In the mountains at sunrise, Gu Chuyan, dressed in a white robe, walked toward the east. The golden light of the dawn enveloped her, making her shine with immense radiance.

Yang Jingyu himself seemed indifferent and casual toward the shocked exclamations of his classmates, as if he didn't care about them at all.

He had clearly been bounced back by that invisible wall, and yet this old man actually took the credit for himself? Did he have no shame at all?