148 They Have Returned! (Seeking Full Subscription)

Under the camera’s gaze, Su Yunjin’s expression was radiant, her pair of light-brown eyes almost shimmering with brilliance.

By contrast, behind her, Fu Lin could no longer be described as merely uncomfortable. He was filled with outright resistance.

The stark contrast between the two made the viewers watching the livestream burst into laughter.

But some viewers were curious and asked, “What is night-glowing sand?”

“I’m asking because I don’t know—does the bat cave hold some other secret?”

“You...” Yuwei had met many beautiful people, and perhaps some had even been more beautiful than the woman before him. Yet never had anyone moved his heart as she did.

“Diagram of Yin and Yang, Life and Death—bind!” She pointed downward with one finger. The River of Yin and Yang, Life and Death began to churn violently, and raging flames suddenly erupted across its surface.

“Qiqi, the next time we see him, Sis Xia will beat him so badly even his mother won’t recognize him.” The heroic elder sister patted Qiqi’s shoulder like a good buddy.

“I told you to retreat, so retreat!” Cheng Yang roared furiously. He stepped forward, as though the Thunder God had been reborn, and hurled out a devastating punch wrapped in heart-pounding, explosive thunder, shaking heaven and earth.

That figure had evidently failed to notice the writing on the longsword, but anyone could see that the sword itself was extraordinary. It was clearly a treasure.

Lin Rouyi’s heart leaped with joy. Although hearing those words from Ji Danxia made her feel humiliated, her only aim was to attend the event together with Prince Hao. As for her grievances with Ji Danxia, she would settle those accounts later. Just as a faint smile began to rise on Lin Rouyi’s face, Northern Night Hao let out a cold snort.

The main reason was that the Golden Toad and the Devouring Beast had suddenly advanced after merging, making the Roc so wary that it abandoned everything else and simply stood there watching.

“Danxia, take good care of yourself. If anyone bullies you, send us a letter. We will certainly come.” As for who exactly “we” meant, even if Yun Ya did not say it, he believed Danxia understood. Indeed, Danxia nodded without asking further questions.

“Mr. Mu, you should go and rest.” Susan and Xiao Yan were both exhausted. Xiao Yan could not even be bothered to respond; he simply walked past him to rest, while Susan offered the reminder.

Facing Liu Moyan, whose expression was displeased because her sleep had been disturbed, Duan Jinrui’s face remained cold and stern, yet his attitude was unexpectedly tolerant.

“Let us put this matter aside for today. His Majesty is tired and needs to rest. You should all return for now.” Her voice was cold, revealing her displeasure with Noble Consort Jing and Zhongli Shuo. Zhongli Shuo noticed that, while speaking, the empress cast a deep glare at Noble Consort Jing.

This was one of Li Ye’s contingency plans. The straight-line distance from Sado Island to Longyuan Prefecture in Dongjing was fifteen hundred li. Under normal circumstances, a round trip would take twenty days. Adding the time Li Ye needed to travel from the Upper Capital to Dongjing, a month would be more than enough.

The Night Soul had helped so openly—who would dare say anything? Who would dare make an issue of it? If Ye Qinglin had acted, they could claim that he had abused his position for personal gain. But if the Night Soul intervened, who would dare bring it up publicly?

Murmuring under his breath, he knew that what they needed most now was a cave—a cave that could shelter them from the wind and rain. Swaying faintly, he cursed himself for not truly forcing those departing shadow guards to turn back, all for the sake of that sliver of hope, that secret wish buried in his heart.

Wenren Ya was utterly embarrassed, but she still told her six masters about Huan’er and explained the relationship between them.

As though it had sensed Wang Jie’s actions, the spiritual energy began gathering in all directions, constantly coursing about. Wang Jie shouted inwardly, “Condense!” His mind surged, and he suddenly bore down upon the violently resisting spiritual energy with crushing force.

Even Ye Feng himself was uncertain how many would ultimately survive the trials of the blade and the Academy of Sciences.

“We heard you shouting, so we came over. We thought something had happened to you.” Seeing that Li Jing was unharmed, Liu Jun finally relaxed.

Thus, he could only turn away with a heavy heart. Yet after taking no more than two steps, he leaned against the wall beside him again, prepared to listen for any movement inside and respond at once if necessary.