Chapter 55 Give Me Another Chance

Lu Qiuyi thought that after laying so much groundwork, resorting to a bit of a pity ploy, and building up the atmosphere to this point, it should be enough.

She slowly began to explain:

"President He, my state of mind really was very poor during that period. Coupled with the previous issues with the project and being hospitalized for illness, I tendered my resignation on a sudden impulse."

"Actually, the day you said in the exhibition hall that I was an indispensable part of the team, I was already wavering. In my heart, I was even thinking, we ultimately—"

"Tally? What tally? I have no idea." If the Lord of Fuhu City still did not understand the objective of Beiming Yu and the others, then he would have wasted all these years serving as city lord. But by the same token, he was extremely cunning and knew the art of playing dumb.

Day after day passed, and Li Yaojie had not come to school for several weeks. Looking at Li Yaojie's empty seat day after day, Lin Jiachun felt a lingering ache in her heart.

Autumn arrived with the sound of falling leaves, the morning as fresh as dew. The sky emitted a soft, clear, and ethereal radiance, evoking a desire to hear the song of a high-flying skylark, much like gazing at a blue sea and longing for a single white sail. The setting sun is the wing of time; as it flees, it unfolds for an instant in breathtaking splendor. Then came the dusk.

Liuli asked this, for among the Asuras, there was none who did not love this raging fire. Even though she was not strictly an Asura by blood, she adored this scorching sensation to the extreme; away from this fire, she could no longer feel the pulse of life.

The unconvinced Hell Spectre Knight swung his massive spiked club once more, sending a brilliant black streak crashing toward the Yamata no Orochi. The six giant heads of the Yamata no Orochi let out a simultaneous roar and shook, transforming their figures into a streak of light as they lunged forward, all six heads opening their blood-smeared jaws to bite and tear.

Looking at the frail Xue Dehai, Mibai finally asked the question that had been buried deep in her heart for so many years. She desperately wanted to know whether Xue Dehai would treat her as well as he treated Minrou and Jiajia. Even if those things could never happen now, she still wanted to know.

Twirling around in haste, the winding dragon hand-seal brushed right past Jisu's side, only to launch a surprise attack from behind a moment later.

The disciplinary system forbade Tiger Shark from eating meat, prohibited Tiger Shark from entering the battlefield, and so on—essentially targeting whatever Tiger Shark loved most. Surprisingly, this method proved remarkably effective. Ever since this rule was devised by Beiming Yu, Tiger Shark had hardly ever violated military discipline again.

"Xue Zining, you will suffer divine retribution!" Mibai shouted loudly as she looked at Xue Zining's distorted and deformed face.

Through the power of her spiritual sense, Wang Linfeng realized there had been a miscalculation in her estimation. In truth, she had simply gambled on one of the directions among the east, west, south, and north. Unfortunately, her luck this time was not good, and she had guessed wrong. However, now that she had found a method, as long as there was a chance of winning, hitting the mark once out of ten gambles was more than enough.

In particular, Zamuli'ao's face was the color of pork liver as he stared at Hanyu, momentarily at a loss for words. The others found it difficult to chime in, watching Hanyu with amused expressions, then turning to look at the scowling Zamuli'ao beside them.

That last sentence not only cleared Mu Yunzheng of suspicion, but also successfully implicated Shen An's master, Helian Zeyep. Thinking of this, Shen An's gaze darkened slightly, though he did not pursue the topic further.

"I've made up my mind." Lin Xiaoxiao made her decision without much delay, and taking Li Chen with her, she headed straight for several wholesale merchants she had already in mind.

Committing a crime right now would be too late; wave after wave of people might not catch up to you. That's why they thought of Huang Long and me as ready-made choices. Huang Long's situation is similar to mine—he's bound to die any day now, and he's currently being interrogated regarding the rebel organization. The moment they heard they could help you and still have a chance at survival, they all came along to guarantee your safe and sound departure.

Zhongli Xi intercepting and killing Jun Sheng could still be understood, but how could it be such a coincidence that two outer-disciple witnesses were watching from the sidelines?