Chapter 48: Meeting Gu Jinifan Again

Eager to break through the fourth rank and become a fifth-rank martial artist, Grandpa Lu left Hua Changxi waiting in the courtyard and soon returned with three sets of medicinal ingredients for refining Pulse-Opening Pills.

These were not discarded ingredients, but fully prepared, flawless medicinal herbs.

Grandpa Yu had access to certain discarded herbs, which did not particularly surprise Hua Changxi. Since they were waste anyway, whether they were hauled away for disposal by designated merchants or misappropriated by the stewards beneath...

Everything, including the three preliminary conditions just mentioned, had the sole purpose of avoiding official attention. Otherwise, leaving aside the fact that the authorities would by no means allow Wang Chen to accept the transactional threats posed by them and their associates, even if they actually succeeded... have you ever considered the consequences?

However, with everyone else dealt with and aided by the Ancient Mirror, which kept everyone frozen and immobilized in place, Jiang Yu had no need to worry about the safety of his physical body. He could spare just a tiny bit of extra time to deal with Yujiang.

On the plaza below the grand hall, tens of thousands of soldiers stood densely packed, clad in red armor and holding flame banners.

Zhao Mingway felt as though her mouth had been blistered by scalding heat, yet she dared not make a sound. With a bitter expression, she hurried back to her room, leaving Xu Chuan and Miki Senha sitting there and looking at each other in dismay.

"Get up, all of you." At that moment, a lazy male voice drifted from the carriage, brushing past everyone's ears. The casual indifference in those words made them all shiver in unison.

Lokana held her bamboo sword horizontally across her chest, one hand gripping the hilt and the other grasping the blade, barely managing to parry the strike right in front of her.

The consolation was not meant for the disciples of the entire spiritual peak, but specifically for those remaining within the Tianshu Hall—two elders and six disciples of the Deity Transformation realm. They were now the last remaining core strength at his disposal; without them, he would have been forced to seal off the mountain.

Everyone always said that Divine Doctor Wen possessed exceptional medical skills. Therefore, when the illness failed to improve the first time, they assumed it was due to their own poor physical condition—that they were simply too weak from sickness, which thus affected the recovery time.

The red crystal upon which Du Bian had pinned such high hopes had yet to yield any research results. Weaponization was out of the question, and even its energetic properties remained entirely uncomprehending.

The moment the words fell, Zhu Yuanyuan's previously lowered head slowly rose, revealing a eerie, enigmatic smile.

Yet, a tiny speck of white magical light crashed into his body, not only dispersing his enhancement magic but also rendering him utterly incapable of casting spells.

Japanese soldiers who had committed countless atrocities in China returned to their homeland only to be embraced and revered by the entire Japanese populace.

It was not until Chu Fan appeared that Teacher Mo saw a glimmer of hope. She had emerged twice to help Chu Fan, but because she was trapped by the arch bridge at the village entrance, her attempts to send dreams to Chu Fan were limited to just a few words before she had to leave—a mere few words that had nearly scattered her soul to the winds.

With that, before the stellar anomaly could be noticed by the majority of the guides, Xiao Ran snapped his fingers, restoring the stars to their normal state.

Li Xiangwan's gaze darkened as she rapidly retreated, casting a barrier to block the malevolent aura emanating from the fierce ghost.

When Chu Fan approached the middle of the road, he discovered that the person lying on the ground was none other than Brother Shui, covered in blood with his skull completely smashed in.

The butler attempted to mediate, but Xiao Fan had already turned directly and walked outside, clearly unwilling to give the other party another chance for explanation.

Even more fatally, Gao Lei never suspected that these two men had been hired by Fu Tianjie; instead, he was convinced they were sent by one of his own personal enemies.

This was a serious and proper program; one could not simply drag out such stories just because they leaned towards the bizarre or novel.

"Do not be willful. We are before our elders, not at home by ourselves. Be a good girl, listen to me..." Zhao Kang said, gently wrapping his arm around Qin Yingxuan's shoulders, his tone brimming with pampering affection.

Seeing the giant act with such ferocious might, Li Si was startled and hastily ordered his soldiers to change tactics, engaging the bandits in close combat rather than fighting them head-on.

Less than half an hour later, the news spread throughout Fanyang County. Panic filled the faces of the commoners, and the streets were crowded with people fleeing in haste.