Chapter 29: Your Mother Has Arrived

Song Yanzi had never been the sort of person to let others bully her and swallow her grievances in silence.

The only reason she had not pursued Xu Jingcheng’s responsibility was out of consideration for her mother.

Since her mother had spoken personally, she could only endure it, however unwilling she might be.

Not for any other reason—she simply did not want to provoke her mother.

But she would have her revenge.

And so, Song Yanzi secretly had someone...

“So, he does have some connection with your Ten-Thousand-Buddha Mountain?” Chen Yun said after pondering for a while.

Before Wu Shenghe’s parents arrived, I sat beside his hospital bed and quietly gazed at him as he slept. His brows were tightly furrowed, and beads of sweat covered his forehead. His smooth hair was wrapped in a thick layer of white bandages.

The two of them then continued eating, though the driver-student no longer seemed to find the food quite as appetizing as before.

“Godmother really is something!” Damn, she was far too clever! If this continued, I would definitely give myself away.

There was surprise on their faces, disappointment, and estrangement—but no happiness whatsoever. Even the way they looked at me was distant, as though I were a complete stranger.

Whether he had done this to curry favor or merely to make the prisoner’s life a little more comfortable, I no longer had the strength to investigate. The most important thing was that I could now stay away from Lilard for the time being.

In the car, Ma Yong first called Wang Bo and asked him to find a few friends to make inquiries everywhere and see whether they could uncover any clues. Then he scrolled through his phone to find a number he had only saved yesterday, steeled himself, and dialed it.

I laughed at myself inwardly, then turned my gaze toward the distance. A few partially blooming black roses grew sparsely nearby. They seemed neglected, yet it was clear that someone had tended them with great care, for every one of them was flourishing.

Likewise, when I encountered things that I had never found amusing before, I would inexplicably laugh for a long while.

“Oh, right. Brother Tianjun called earlier and asked how badly you were hurt.” Ignoring me, he spoke as he put on a white T-shirt.

Sure enough, before Ye Luo could say anything, Luo Shui swept him into her arms with both hands. No matter how one looked at it, she seemed intent on smothering him to death against her chest.

“Mother Ding, when did you realize something was wrong with Aunt Liu? Those people didn’t torture you, did they?” Lu Manman was feeling rather stifled. She had suffered a particularly humiliating defeat this time, and if she did not get to the bottom of it, she would be furious enough to die.

“Lord Yun Xiaotian is right. The Prison of Heaven and Earth lies in the northern wilderness of the Continent of Clouds, hundreds of thousands of kilometers from us. Worst of all, the Broken Mountains stand between us, along with layer upon layer of beastmen defenses. How are we supposed to carry out a rescue?” asked Fabio, commander of the Sixth Army of the Human Alliance.

“Ling Yunhao, are you all right?” Ye Najiao followed the old man over and, seeing Ling Yunhao swaying unsteadily, immediately supported him, her face filled with concern.

If he had not happened to come across a post about “the difference between sea fish and freshwater fish” while browsing the internet on his phone some time ago—and memorized it thanks to his remarkable memory—he would certainly have embarrassed himself now.

Ye Luo drove to the docks. By then, the families of those employees had already surrounded the entire pier, while Lohr and the others stood fully armed and on guard.

Ji Shuhan lay weakly on the bed, barely able to breathe as the potent poison tormented him. Deep down, he had already begun plotting how to punish that hopelessly stupid Scarletflame snake demon afterward.

Of course, with their formidable martial skills, they could not possibly be targeted for anything. Qu Qingyou was the sole exception. Come to think of it, that might well have been one of the reasons Shen Zhaoxi valued her so highly.

As expected, the skills of a professional chef were extraordinary. Ye Luo felt that if he wanted to pursue cooking, he would have to take it more seriously and truly devote himself to studying it.