Chapter 80: First Trial of Shared Hearts

In the small courtyard atop Cloud Peak, a shimmering barrier flowed like water, isolating the place from the outside world’s commotion.

Bai Yue Ning sat cross-legged in meditation, her lap supporting a long sword wrapped in gray cloth. Her spirit was focused, following the method of the "Unified Heart Technique," gently and gradually permeating the sword’s core, where the dormant spiritual essence resided. This ritual had become her daily practice. Ye Ming’s consciousness remained slumbering deep within the nourishing lunar sword energy, as if in hibernation. Yet Bai Yue Ning could sense, as—

Everyone turned their gaze, seeing a burly man in coarse clothes walking through the air, his wild aura sweeping in all directions like a primordial beast. His cropped hair, broad face, and prominent ears, with a scar across his forehead, lent him a fierce appearance. Ling Yi looked volatile; ever since the effects of the anesthetic wore off, he had been violently resisting. Some of Fulun’s men who tried to subdue him received several punches before a small dose of tranquilizer finally calmed him.

Besides, which faction doesn’t have hidden tricks up their sleeve? Those are their trump cards, never to be revealed to outsiders, especially not to rival groups.

Murong Ye’s gaze softened. Anyone recommended by Nan Xueyu was trustworthy—there could be no mistake.

Watching their silhouettes gradually fade into the night, Tong Xiyan’s smile slowly disappeared. After a while, she sighed softly and turned back inside.

While Liu Pingfan was lost in thought, Xiao Qi gazed at him in confusion, her eyes uncertain.

A crisp sound rang out; Xiao Mulan’s gun was knocked from her hand, and suddenly her hair was grabbed, pulling her out of the car door in an instant.

“Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Then I shall return to my residence to recuperate. I take my leave.” Mu Jia Rong still managed to smile, bowed, and withdrew.

Just then, she saw a supermarket holding a promotion. Ye Mingming was a notorious foodie and couldn’t resist going inside.

However, these four were not the only arrivals. The Ancient Brightheart Tree was too alluring—a sapling could help anyone stand out among their peers. Who wouldn’t desire it?

“Go now. We can’t provoke you, but we can avoid you. Why do you persist in harming my daughter Huan Qiu? For the sake of our past kindness to you, please do not disturb us again. Give Huan Qiu a chance at life, grant us some peace,” Madam Fang sighed deeply.

A figure dressed in gaudy, multicolored attire dropped from the tree. His face was equally colorful. He gathered up the two storage bags and swiftly vanished into the forest.

Li Xiuning, seeing Li Yu’s cold indifference, realized that if she said anything further, he might truly kill Chai Shao. If Li Yu did so today, there would be no hope of reconciliation with the Chai family in the future. Was he reprimanding Chai Shao on her behalf?

Li Yu knew that relying on government relief for the people’s food and drink was unsustainable. He sent people to gather them, involving them in making dried horse meat, building city walls, and paving roads. This not only solved their hunger but also let them earn some wages.

“Did you design the jade plate mechanism?” As a test, I immediately asked a straightforward question to gauge the effect.

The Chaos Space and Li Yu were one and the same; he was fully aware of everything that occurred within it.

Li Zhi: How old are you? Are you older than me? How did it happen? How long have you had your hearing loss?

He now truly believed that one day, the person before him might ask: Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going?... Such profound and inexplicable questions would leave him even more speechless and bewildered than he was now.

In the nearby heavens and earth, a colossal dragon, its body entwined with stone chains, slowly approached. Between its horns sat a row of men clad in black.

The gates of the Mystic Spirit Sect lay within the Mystic Spirit Mountain Range, right at the border between Jiangzhou and Jingzhou—not a far journey.