55. Restless Hearts

The Land Rover slowly pulled into Chihaya’s garage. Before the car even came to a complete stop, Chihaya Aine, scowling, flung open the door and jumped out, running briskly toward the house without looking back.

“Are you really okay? Not even a scratch?” Chihaya Akihiko shouted from inside the car.

“I’m really, really fine! Dad, don’t worry about me! Girls have a lot of things to deal with! Not everything needs to be explained to you!” she called back, her voice firm.

Listening to the sounds of hurried footsteps ascending the stairs, Akihiko sighed helplessly.

“Retsuen, you!” Mu Yonghua was so furious that steam seemed to rise from his head. Pointing a finger at Retsuen, he restrained himself with great effort, unwilling to lose his temper in front of the Emperor.

I took the card and glanced at it, discovering it was akin to a series of news reports, all concerning the affairs and people of the Celestial Realm.

The continuous thudding of gunshots echoed relentlessly. When Gong Shaoxie finished firing thirty rounds and lowered his weapon, Xia Fangyuan, the staff, and the onlookers began to regain consciousness.

She was inwardly surprised. Could it be that she was... doubting herself? Or had she already conspired with the clan leader, testing her?

Of course, once Ma Teng’s order was issued, the soldiers outside the ledger would all know that something had happened to their lord within.

Feng Wu turned her head, scrutinizing the Night family head for a moment before nodding silently, waiting for Night Xiang’s explanation.

It was unclear whether it was due to the early ancestors’ many misdeeds committed alongside the yin-yang masters or some other reason, but the Jinchi family’s population was not thriving. Even after the yin-yang masters divided territories and ceased hostilities for so many years, the birth rate among the new generation of the Jinchi clan remained extremely low.

This forced Cao Cao to temper his momentum somewhat; he understood that no one could have an unbroken streak of success—not even himself.

After Su Chen finished speaking, he dashed forward first. With a single shadow step, he appeared directly behind the Ironback Bull Python, whose sudden surprise caused it to tense, prompting Su Chen to retreat quickly.

Was it an ancient sect’s leftover restriction? Or perhaps a trap? Could it be that the sect’s members had not completely vanished but merely concealed themselves?

As for Zhang Yong, being a mundane military general, he was acceptable for charging into battle, but sparring with the Butterfly Valley’s magic was out of the question. The remaining Lyu Mei and Fan Youde were barely passable as usable assets.

The death of the rabbit saddened the fox; whenever someone unfortunate passed, it was not only a blow to Mo Chen but also dampened the morale of the entire “old guard” of Olympus players.

He had no intention of letting Sheng Mozu and the others find out about this. He planned to secretly seek out Xin Mozu, hoping this would gain him more advantages.

Mo Chen glanced at the chair he had created. Though no “audience” had witnessed it, he still felt a twinge of embarrassment deep within.

Of course, Zhangsun Wuji’s actions were not solely for Li Shimin and the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, he also considered the entire Zhangsun clan! At the same time, he sought to prove that he, Zhangsun Wuji, loved his children just like any ordinary parent, albeit with methods that were a bit too extreme.

The scene ended there. Qin Yang did not witness how terrifying the “Epoch of the Planted Decision” divine ability truly was.

...No, that couldn’t be right. If it had been as simple as he said, Wu Yufei might not have chosen to sell it.

His figure vanished once again. When he felt the method’s effects complete and his legs firmly touching the ground, he hurriedly opened his eyes.

“Get lost!” Zheng Yi snapped irritably. With the sound of hurried footsteps fading away, no more sounds came from inside the room.

Xiao Yan stretched lazily, pulled up a chair, and sat down. The moment his rear met the seat, drowsiness overcame him again.

But suddenly, the site of the Six-Pointed Star emitted a loud bang. The cultivators present changed their expressions drastically and abruptly looked up toward the golden dome in the sky. They realized they had been mistaken—Qin Shou had already noticed the anomaly above.