Chapter 100: Fortune Favors the Bold

"Xiao Tong, if you hadn't come to save me that day, I would have been done for. You’ve already saved me twice now, and I still haven’t helped you with anything," Jiang Yuan said earnestly.

"Brother Yuan, we’re family. There’s no need to make a distinction. If the situation were reversed and I was in trouble, I believe you’d do the same for me," Jiang Bu Tong replied, patting Jiang Yuan’s shoulder. He knew Jiang Yuan was someone who valued loyalty.

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Over the past few days, the Ice Spirit Toad had not appeared. After all, the surface of the lake was engulfed in raging flames. If it suddenly surfaced, it would have been scorched instantly, likely turning into a roasted spirit toad. Clearly, the Ice Spirit Toad wasn’t so foolish as to rush out into the fire.

Today, even the heavens seemed to cooperate. The sky was filled with clouds and mist, the moon barely visible and stars sparse. Though it wasn’t so dark that one couldn’t see their hand in front of their face, visibility was limited to about twenty or thirty meters.

Feng Guang’s hand trembled. What was peach wood? Even if she didn’t understand the world of the supernatural, she knew peach wood was used to ward off ghosts.

That poor boy, Wu Min, confessed his feelings to Gu Lan that day—and was rejected.

"Your humble servant greets the sages, Daoist Masters, and Buddhas. Please, follow me inside!" The celestial official, visibly excited, extended his hand to invite them into the sleeping palace of the Emperor Ziwei, ushering the sages and great masters inside. After a brief greeting, everyone began searching for traces of the Chaos Bell.

"Hehe, of course, if you brought out a powerful figure from a high-martial world, then you could say you’ve found yourself a formidable bodyguard," Zhang Feng added.

Since coming to the upper city, he’d often used Weibo and had seen many jokes and memes online that didn’t exist in his own country. He was also familiar with the ‘dad’ joke, which had just popped into his head; he wanted to tease Ryan.

At present, Anlu City had only about a hundred constables and just over three hundred local militia available. Besides that, Kong Xian’s rear army could be considered a regular force.

The two of them leapt across the river, landing quickly on the opposite bank, but there was nothing there—only a mountain barrier. The steep cliffs were impossible even for apes to climb. They stared at the sheer rock face and the towering peaks reaching into the clouds, realizing there was no way to scale them.

Exchanging glances, they wondered if Li Lingyi was just brushing them off, but seeing that he had no intention to continue talking, they knew further questions would be pointless, so they let the matter drop.

Leng Xianning looked at the person she’d been thinking of day and night. Her lips moved, but she didn’t know what to say or where to begin.

"Are you tired? Do you want me to help you bathe?" He genuinely wished to help her, not wanting her to be exhausted. But if she didn’t bathe, she’d be uncomfortable sleeping tonight. She’d been nervous during the runway show and had sweated; if she didn’t wash up, her sleep would surely be restless.

Qin Yue gently rested his chin on Su Xia’s hair. Her smooth, silky locks were cool against his skin, calming his mood somewhat.

"That’s why you set her up, why you went to such lengths to orchestrate all this," Bai Li Yuxin snapped, shaking off her hand in anger. He hadn't expected that even now, she would still refuse to repent.

Lan Muting’s fierce gaze was like a sword directed at Lan Muge, but Lan Muge met his eyes without the slightest fear.

She rambled on, weaving countless accusations. In her mouth, Ye Xiaowu was nothing short of a demon, guilty of every imaginable crime.

After advancing to the extraordinary, the body became semi-energized. With certain martial techniques, it was easy to restore severely damaged bodies.

Leng Xianning raised her head and met his deep, mysterious eyes. Her heart trembled. What was happening? Why did she feel her father’s gaze wasn’t directed at her? She didn’t know who he was truly seeing through her. That profound look caused a strange ache in her heart.