Chapter 144: Caught in the Game, Part 24

Standing behind the wheelchair, Lin Shu felt a faint warmth spread through her heart as she listened to Yan Shaoqing. She realized that it had been an extremely long time since she had confided in Shang Linjun. Perhaps that was why the two of them had grown as distant as strangers—so distant that she had not even known Shang Linjun was married until the banquet that night.

The old master of the Yan family, seated on the sofa, remained silent for a long while. Yan Jinxin said in a coaxing, almost playful tone, “Grandfather, just let my brother stay! Aunt Lin and my brother haven’t seen each other in ages.”

“Didn’t they see each other at the banquet a few days ago?” Old Master Yan said in a deep voice.

Yan Jinxin immediately retorted, “Does that count as seeing each other? That was nothing more than exchanging greetings.”

At the mention of that night’s banquet, Old Master Yan seemed to recall something—

Yin Xin did not answer. It was not for any other reason; he simply felt that bringing those two along would be a burden. He more or less knew what level Yu Feng was at. As for Bai Ya, although he did not know her very well, he could still make a few guesses.

Yet Gu Fan did not rest that night either. Holding Murong Xiaohan’s corpse in his arms, he sat on the bed by the flickering candlelight and spoke to her for the entire night. But the beloved was gone, and his endless longing was now separated from her by life and death, with no hope of ever meeting again.

“Don’t worry, Mommy. With me looking after Yanyan, nothing will happen to her,” Tu Shanyu comforted her.

Bai Ya turned her head and shot him a glance. His appearance at that moment amused her. She had originally intended to refuse outright, but now she merely let out a soft laugh without replying.

Early the next morning, Xu Ting summoned the soldiers and civilians of Lingxin City to the inner-city gates. He personally climbed atop the city wall and explained to everyone what had happened in the city the previous night.

Once everyone was ready, the dealer, Meiren, began unfolding the paper包裹ing the magic cores. Inside were six transparent magic cores. Meiren picked them up and placed the first one into the noble’s goblet on the far left.

However, Fang Wei merely flicked his wrist at the short fork. Instead of attacking Bai Ya, it suddenly changed direction at that very instant and shot toward Yu Feng. He knew that remaining trapped like this was the safest option. If she truly died here, Yu Feng would have a chance to escape as well. Only by doing this could he keep both of them there for good.

The innocent expression on Nangong Meining’s face looked like nothing but provocation in Ren Jingchu’s eyes.

“How do you know he won’t agree? Go ask him now. I guarantee he will.” Lanlan rose onto her tiptoes and lightly kissed Long Ming on the lips, then walked out of the room.

At dawn, the rain outside had stopped at some unknown point. The sky gradually brightened, and after being washed by the night, it appeared exceptionally blue.

Thus, although these spells and divine abilities seemed numerous, very few were truly suited to his cultivation.

Ban Ming liked listening to them recount their pasts. He listened with great concentration, as though he were living through their lives himself, whether those lives were filled with happiness or sorrow.

In the arena, Yang Wei stood motionless, like a being devoid of human presence. Not the slightest emotion stirred across his face.

Qin Chuan put away the Immortal-Slaying Awl. To achieve a single, lethal strike, he had used this devastating weapon just now. However, with his current magical power, he could activate it only two or three times.

Mu Qingxiao walked across the deck, each step ringing out. To Jia Ke, the sound was like the summons of the Grim Reaper. Cold sweat broke out across his face in countless beads. He raised his head, endured the excruciating pain, and forced a sinister smile.

Golden Bamboo Weng was no fool. After a brief moment of thought, he understood the crucial point. He had already expended far too much magical power, while a domain ability consumed an enormous amount of energy in itself. If this continued, his power would soon be exhausted, and he would become the lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

So he wanted to quickly warn Jinfeng, who understood the significance of the reconnaissance aircraft’s appearance... But when he tried to speak, he discovered that Jinfeng had already closed his eyes on the video and had carried out the order he was about to give one step ahead of him.

Qin Chuan did not know how the twin demons had discovered this place, but judging from the copper roof and iron pillars supporting it, they had clearly been added later.

Chen Hang did not pay much attention to it. Instead, as he looked at the unchanged scene in the hospital room, his thoughts quietly slipped away for a moment.