Chapter 118: She Chooses to Stay

This was Lu Qingqing’s first audience with the Sovereign of Dongyao, a figure she had only ever heard of in rumors.

Today, however, she was face-to-face with him.

She followed behind Young Master Xue, stepping forward with measured paces. The palace was far more imposing than she had imagined; it was magnificent and resplendent with gold. With every step she took, the golden radiance within the hall seemed to spill into her eyes.

Just as she was about to kneel to pay her respects, she heard the Sovereign speak.

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Jing Mengxian was still unwilling to give up; he nearly sat up from the bed, only to be restrained by the doctor just in time.

The Crown Prince, however, merely signaled for someone to pour tea for the Third Prince, offering no opinion on these matters.

"I was following behind, so I killed those ghouls. As long as Nishio Nishiki recovers properly now, he should be fine. If you have time, you can spar with him more," Zhang Liang suggested. He knew that, at this moment, Kirishima Touka’s practical combat experience was not yet significant.

After a long while, the ghouls gathered around the building dispersed in twos and threes. Their eyesight was far superior to that of ordinary humans, allowing them to witness every detail of the battle between Zhang Liang and Yomo Renji. Yet, as they dispersed, each of them harbored different thoughts regarding the clash.

Had he heard that comment about the "CEO’s wife" just now? If he really had, what would he think?

Jing Xiangyang patted Yun Jing on the back, and only then did she obediently climb down from him and lie on the adjacent bed.

I stared blankly at the room that no longer contained Yue Longcheng, finally clutching my shoulders and weeping. Now I had nothing left. Truly, nothing at all. Zhu’er urged me to get up once more from outside, but I merely feigned illness, unwilling to rise. In truth, I was hiding under the covers, sobbing quietly.

Zhang Fan’s injuries were not severe. After Feng Tian fed him some medicinal pills, he recovered. No sooner had he regained his strength than he rushed impatiently to the city wall.

Luo Hao exhaled a mist of white vapor, swirling the air before her. With a graceful step, her movements agile as a fleeing rabbit, she flickered and appeared within half a meter of Mu Yun. Her slender, jade-like hand was coated in a faint layer of crimson energy that danced like searing flames, radiating a violent and oppressive aura.

However, to everyone’s surprise, although the Dragon-Patterned Blood Eel had been repelled, the duo’s attacks failed to pierce its defenses, leaving not even a single scratch.

Jin Feng knew his own strength well, but the others only knew of him through his instant defeat of two top-tier experts just moments ago. Yet, a one-on-one duel was vastly different from battling such a large number of elite players.

The first battle of the Guangnan Tournament had begun with them. More than a month had passed, and here they were, on the same arena, as the final battle of the tournament commenced. In a daze, the spectators felt an illusion: had the fighting never ceased? Was this a single, earth-shattering battle that had lasted for an entire month?

"The Feathered Sect certainly carries an air of grandeur; they are well-deserving of being one of the world's premier sects," Lin Tianxuan thought to himself as he gazed at the fairyland-like vistas of the Feathered Sect, though he remained far from being bewitched by the sight.

"Very well, Tianxuan thanks Senior Brother Lu." Lin Tianxuan did not stand on ceremony; since Zhou Yin had arranged it, he would accept the favor.

The earless, single-horned Flame Ape was blinded by rage. It hurled another talisman, and a giant silver spider manifested, vanishing from its spot the very instant it appeared.

"Xiaoxiao, you have actually misunderstood Dabai," Leng Ruobing tried to explain, but Fang Xiaoxiao stopped her from saying anything more.

Li Bai was not worried about anything else; his only concern was whether anything might happen to Chenchen at school.

Yet, when Zhou Yu followed the address given to him by Sen Xueyi to find the mechanical shop, he saw the very thing he least wanted to see on the way there.