Volume One, Chapter 32: A Ticking Time Bomb!

Emperor Zhou frowned slightly upon hearing this. He had been suffering frequent bouts of dizziness lately and had clearly forgotten the matter.
“The Northern Yan diplomatic mission? Oh? …I entrusted Prince Xuan with the regency—did he not make the arrangements?”
The Ninth Prince’s heart tightened at these words.
He hadn’t expected that Emperor Zhou would have forgotten all about the Northern Yan delegation. It now seemed clear that the emperor’s mind was indeed clouded by that sorcerer’s influence.
The lowest rank for a third-class junior engineer in the official registry was the Ninth Grade. Second-class junior engineers held the Eighth Grade, and first-class junior engineers were also of the Eighth Grade, and so on up the hierarchy.
Furthermore, assignments were originally intended for groups of four, but since both he and Hinata were unable to take on tasks, the others had no choice but to work in pairs instead. For this, Naruto truly felt guilty.
This time, he was genuinely angry. After all, anyone would feel unsettled if their family was used as leverage against them, especially when the consequence of a single misstep could mean utter ruin.
As long as the eight people maintained a consistent account, there was a chance to overturn the evidence unfavorable to the lady. Should they help her through this ordeal, their fortunes would certainly rise in the future.
Yet, as he was about to leave, Lin Feng couldn’t help glancing back at Su Yu. In truth, he rather wanted to stay and see what Su Yu would do next.
After all, a place as strange as this—if there were no vengeful spirits lurking—would be even more unsettling.
“Could it be that you elders have done something you dare not reveal?” Xia Guifan demanded, the invisible yet absolute authority of the sect master weighing down on the head elder.
In that fateful wager with Su Yu, Jia Quan had found the young man mysteriously enigmatic, and now he furrowed his brow.
Then he awoke—not flying, but being carried on someone’s back. All around him flowed the long, fragrant hair of Teacher Shiori. The scent was truly enchanting. It seemed the teacher had indeed spritzed herself with perfume this morning.
Deafening booms rang out one after another, but Xia Guifan felt no sense of triumph, for the six-person formation flashed with light, and an invisible barrier blocked his Seven Stars Linked Pearl strike.
Had it not been for Luo’s uncharacteristically hasty return to the estate, the difference from the previously unflappable Lord Lin would have been stark. At this moment, Lin Yi was as frantic as Prince Heng had been moments before, rushing out of the palace in great haste.
When the fire giant soldiers’ morale began to falter, a silver-ranked fire giant by the king’s side raised his arm and called out in encouragement.
Unbeknownst to him, it was said that in its golden age, every decade or so, someone from Tianyi Sect could reach the third level of the Ascension Platform. Regardless of their success rate, such individuals were always considered to have entered the immortal sect.
Currently, in his mind, cooking seemed to come with particular ease; every time, the fire was just right. He thought it was a sign his skills had improved and was eager to show off.
If it were the people behind Jiang Tao, he himself had already beaten Zhao Wuji—there’s no way he’d let someone else come after him again.
The two of them stared blankly at the large paper parcel before them, astonished to discover it contained an entire chicken and two large steamed buns.
Such unexpected circumstances defied prediction. In any case, one thing was certain: should you encounter a monster, your only choice was to flee. If you fought alone, you would be slain, and once you descended into hell, no one could save you.
“Elder Yun, her name is Gu Lan—she truly isn’t Li Yue. However, I do know Li Yue. May I ask why you are looking for her?” Ling Han quickly interjected from the side.
When lethal mint combines with human blood and is dripped into a snake’s nostril, it produces an extremely pungent stimulus.
He Shaohan brought a warm towel and carefully wiped He Weixi clean, then sent Ling Que off to bathe.
“Have you discovered something?” Yun Jinyao, oblivious, assumed the crater had been caused by a spiritual energy explosion.
Phoenix was lost in idle thoughts and had no time to observe Shen Qianyue, thus missing the relief that flashed across his expression.