Chapter 76: Crisis

Mu had just received a letter from her elder sister, who had married into the Dugu family.

By calculation, Mu's sister was now Dugu Mingyue's "sister-in-law."

“…How could she be worthy! Who knows where that lowborn woman came from—she merely relied on her looks to beguile Lou Jin. Lou Jin, determined to be with her openly, sought the Dugu family’s consent—”

As a relative by marriage to the Dugus, Mu knew all about Dugu Mingyue’s background from her sister’s lips.

Outsiders…

He discovered that the further down he went, the more skeletons there were. Judging by the way these people had died, it seemed they had all perished suddenly. Strangely, all their bodies pointed outward as if they’d been trying to escape.

“Yes, I’ll remember it.” Su Ruoyao recited through her tears. Though she didn’t yet understand the meaning of those words, she was certain the Daoist Master Zhuoyue would not mislead her, so she committed them to memory.

No one in NBA history had ever managed such a feat, not even the owners of some NBA teams could claim yearly earnings of over a hundred million dollars, let alone the players.

“On the sea? A sea eye?” Ye Ge couldn’t help repeating this. The gloom above, below, all around made it impossible to tell if they were skybound or adrift at sea. Still, Di Xin’s words made sense—perhaps the utter blackness below was, in fact, a Black Sea.

“With so many bodyguards, they still can’t handle these students? Useless.” The police officer muttered under his breath. One glance told him that Zhang Yunze and the others were just students, with no significant background. He already had an idea of how to handle the situation.

Luo Wusheng halted his steps, tugged his lips into a forced smile, and slowly turned around. Tilting his head, he looked at Diwu Mo, his eyes asking: What is it?

The next evening, at dusk, Su Ruoyao finished work and returned to Wan Chun Garden, only to find Cheng Dizhi already pacing at her door.

He couldn’t claim to know Karthus well, but they had at least met before. Yet the Karthus who had suddenly appeared now seemed stranger than ever.

“There are thick clothes in the cabin.” Adao, sitting at the bow, said after hearing Luo Wusheng’s sneeze.

What infuriated Katerina was that Annie merely nodded lightly and happily accepted the new nickname.

Shengming knew well that having no cards in hand made it nearly impossible to turn the game around—even the Duel King would struggle! Even with a single card, it all depended on what he could draw next turn.

Kisha still had 3500 life points left, but only one set card on the field; the situation didn’t look bright.

When Kisha’s turn came, she sighed as she drew a card. After glancing at it, she almost lost the will to continue playing.

“Duh…” Yan Xi wanted to say more, but was stopped by the healer. “I’ll go bring him back. Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on him.” As the healer spoke, she melted into the breeze and was gone in an instant.

“I won’t waste words. When will they wake up?” Lu Shuangyang meant the people collapsed on the ground.

After Su Yu turned the shop into a cloth store, business boomed. The competition grew jealous, so they sent thugs to make trouble.

Chen Feifan drew his black spear once again. Against corpses, the spear was best—although his last weapon choice wasn’t bad, he’d simply grown used to spears.

Changsheng panicked. Seeing the blood everywhere, he grabbed the shower gel, twisted the cap off, and poured it out. In an instant, the thick scent of fragrance clashed with the reek of blood, creating an even stranger smell.

Before Xiao Houlin could pursue, the mechanism snapped, and a volley of crossbow bolts shot in from all directions.

The Fairy King smiled in agreement with Freya. Indeed, those with kindred spirits could send messages on the wind, no matter the distance between them. The old fairy had once, atop the northern hills of Yingge, heard the wind carry greetings from his wife and child at the far end of the galaxy.

Qinghe, though never outgoing, had once been approachable. After her parents’ divorce, she returned for the college entrance exams, and from that year on, she became difficult to get along with.

The three boiling cauldrons, once filled with bubbling liquid, turned into a thick, black potion as soon as blood-red sorcery ingredients were added.

What a great idea—what nonsense! Su Xiling ignored him and squatted down to inspect her foot.

“Qinghe, when I join your department next year, can I skip work and just join your group?” Yun Bai hugged Qinghe, burying her head in Qinghe’s chest.

But from the aura of killing intent that exuded from him, Sicheng still sensed a shapeless threat.

Sadly, Cecilia realized that if she didn’t display her arcane abilities, she had nothing else to offer the circus.

Yun Bai had only interned in Qinghe’s department before. How could someone like her suddenly have the influence to change all of Qinghe’s principles about friendship?

As the droplet of water slid down the table, she reached out with slender fingers to catch it before it hit the ground.

Xi Ruoyan buried her head in the man’s chest. Behind her, countless blades gleamed, each one longing to tear her to pieces, stabbing her back with searing pain.

To escape so cleanly, so decisively, with no concern for those left behind? Only now did fear take root in their hearts—the two of them panicked, yet couldn’t tear their eyes from Cha Cha’s movements.

Bai Ran’s words thoroughly enraged Xia, the presiding judge. In the past, he would’ve killed Bai Ran on the spot, but today he held back—first, because he was injured and might not win, and second, because he was desperate to learn the origins of these specters.

We like to call some people Heaven’s favored children, for Heaven has bestowed upon them every gift, making them the envy of others from the moment they are born.

Su Qinxuan’s expression darkened, her eyes clouded with sorrow. The three exchanged glances, silent for a long time before Su Qinxuan finally spoke.

Without waiting to see if Fu Yuecheng agreed, Fu Anan snatched the fruit from Xie Anqi’s hand and stuffed it at Fu Yuecheng’s lips, her wide eyes glaring at him.

The plate in front of Fu Anan, from the meat to the minced garlic, was prepared just the way she liked—yet her heart chilled a little.

With a furious shout from Xiao Chen, countless blazing suns erupted behind him—the power of the Nine Suns Divine Body unleashed.