Chapter 70: As Difficult as Reaching the Heavens

“Haha, you really know how to put on a show! This is hilarious, Xu Yang, you should be crowned Best Actor.”
“You talk such a smooth game—if we didn’t know you so well, I’d almost believe you.”
“Xu Yang, we never realized you were such a show-off. Amazing, you make it sound so real.”
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“Well, for that, you might want to ask the man sitting on the theatre steps, the one holding seven wolves on leashes!” As he spoke, A Han squeezed a smile from the corner of his mouth. The smile was dreadful, as if three scars split open to reveal raw flesh; a mere glance was enough to make anyone sick.
“Gao Huan, I want something to eat.” I lay sprawled on the carpet before the television, limbs akimbo, though I knew the carpet had originally been bought for Gao Huan’s mother to bring the family dog when she visited the capital.
There was no longer a headstone there; behind her, a hundred shattered tombstones from the past days were stacked in layers.
I gave Zhou Li a smile that may have seemed inexplicable to her, then walked away with dog mess on my soles, head held high and shoulders squared.
In a haze, I saw the warrior ensnared by suddenly surging vines—hundreds of tendrils wrapping around him. He struggled desperately, climbing up to hack at the vines, blood spurting from the stems, but the warrior vanished from sight, and then the world around him, himself included, faded away.
Yang Xuangan rushed forward, brandishing his blade, and shouted, “My lord, retreat! Yang Xuangan will follow at once.” Yang Jian nodded quickly and fled with his trusted soldiers; luckily, there were boats at the shore from who knows where. Yang Jian didn’t hesitate, and hurried everyone aboard.
Trapped here! Master Yuan’s eyes lit up—now there was nothing to fear, so he let himself relax, his expression growing much more composed.
Shadow Mirage was just a virtual world. No matter what was discovered here, no matter how bizarre the phenomenon, it shouldn’t surprise anyone, for everything was designed in advance by the creator’s own vision.
The dagger was instantly at his back. Ming Tomb had no strength to fight back—he could only watch helplessly as the blade tore through his clothes, plunging toward his body. He suddenly shut his eyes and poured all his remaining strength into his palm, unleashing a desperate roar.
A flash of azure light—Cloudveil Divine Shuttle appeared outside the Southern Gate of Heaven, and the Pine-Crane Deity sensed it at once, speaking sharply.
“Master, you can’t be blamed for this. It’s the Thunder God descending to earth; who could stand in his way?” Uncle Liu said languidly.
Everyone turned toward the source of the sound and saw a young man standing on the red carpet. No one knew when he had appeared; even those nearby hadn’t noticed his arrival. At that moment, everyone’s attention was focused on the two newcomers in the center of the hall.
“Of course she was beaten. The child was just beaten a few days ago, and now she’s hurrying to get married,” my mother said, waving her hand.
“Venom Dragon Crystal! This talisman is actually made of Venom Dragon Crystal! Such a huge piece of Venom Dragon Crystal!” Even Nalann Ruoxue couldn’t help but cry out in astonishment.
Blaze urged Magistrate Chen to lead the way to the prison, and waved for Hu Jia Ming to stay behind and keep watch, while the others followed Blaze to the cells.
With those clues, everyone must have guessed who the young man above is—it’s Ling Feng! Why is he here, and why does he oppose the wedding? For now, no one knows.
I glanced at my phone, turned it over—no sign of a fall. Then I thought of Ning Meixuan’s injury on her forehead.
The Yu family matriarch, still trying to appear cold and indifferent, was startled when she heard “Mother Cheng.” When she saw the person behind Heng Wei, her face immediately turned ashen.
Hearing Yuan Shuai’s threats, the other boys shrank back a little; they all knew Yuan Shuai’s reputation. Not only did he have some family connections, but he knew plenty of tough guys outside of school as well.