Chapter Seventy-Six: The Promise of Heaven

All around her, the tumultuous sounds grated on her nerves, making her head ache.

"Girl, stop struggling. Being a sacrifice is an honor bestowed upon you."

"Why! Why must the heavens decree the destruction of the Immortal Clan... I refuse, I refuse to accept this..."

"This body, I laid claim to it first. No one can take it from me."

Jiang Wangshu had already forgotten why she was here. Her consciousness was muddled, and all she could sense was that these presences brimmed with endless malice.

She held on to—

Shen Nian was raised by A Shu, and when it came to coaxing her to take medicine, she was far more adept than Gu Rugu, the newly minted father.

Earlier, she hadn't dodged because she wasn't alert, she had no defenses. Now, knowing it was intentional, why didn't she fight back? Why didn't she retreat? Why did she let her hold the dagger?

"Immediately." The man on the other end of the line said this, then hung up, leaving Xu Moqian standing there, face pale, speechless.

Perhaps due to the medicine, Nian Nian felt a bit more comfortable. As A Shu put her on the bed and tidied up, she played happily with her doll.

Gu Zi'an returned to herself, nodded, and her gaze fell upon the man across from her. She noticed Parol was looking at her and Benny with a peculiar expression, lost in thought. She paid it no mind and continued the conversation she had left unfinished.

The Ling family didn't need to think hard to know what the Princess Xun was scheming. A trace of mockery flickered in her eyes as she glanced at the box behind her. Back then, Princess Xun, for the sake of the secondary consort, nearly had her dowry outshine that of the heir's wife.

Su Han followed the thread of the story, and it suddenly made sense why she always felt the atmosphere between Empress Qi and Emperor Jinglong was so strange—not like mother and son at all. In fact, it seemed Empress Qi was afraid of Emperor Jinglong.

Thus, the entry hall that should have faded into obscurity after Lord Ma resigned never disappeared from the public eye; instead, its prestige only grew.

"All of you, get back and kneel! I’ll deal with you later!" With every step, Lu Xiaoyin couldn't help but gasp from the pain.

Shen Shu could never have known that day, he didn’t leave downstairs. He watched as she opened the curtains in her room, then closed them again, and not long after, she appeared downstairs, luggage in hand.

Shi Zhong found the hot spring, gently lowered Liu Ye into the water. "Princess, please wake up..." Shi Zhong hurriedly turned away, unable to meet the dazed gaze of Liu Ye. No matter what, he would never take advantage of her vulnerability.

"Heh, I left that car parked at a spot in the hotel. No need for it at the moment," Lin Feng said.

Seeing Wang Shu’s bitter smile, Huang Xiang gave him a pat, signaling it was time for their offensive, and pushed the ball towards the front court.

Tang Hao did not try to stop her. He nodded coldly and watched Belle leave the hall.

At that moment, fierce winds suddenly surged from all directions. The world shifted violently, bathed in blood-red light. The roar of waves echoed. Feng Li turned to look behind him, only to see a sea of blood sweeping forward, waves towering sky-high. Each drop of blood was forged from the power of the Dao, with chains of order lurking within, radiating a terrifying murderous intent.

"Yes, I was too immature before, causing trouble for you, sister and brother Lin Feng. I promise to change," Meng Qi said, raising her glass.

"Cut the nonsense, hurry up!" Zhou Yi tossed aside the phone, eager to see what kind of girls would show up.

Fortunately, the height from here to the ground was not great. As they fell, Gan Sui held Bai Fuling close and casually kicked at the rocks nearby, slowing their descent considerably. When they finally landed, they didn’t even leave footprints in the snow.

Barbarian cultivators are different from human cultivators. Humans can cultivate and survive by absorbing spiritual energy from spirit stones, but barbarians rely solely on food. They cannot absorb spiritual energy from spirit stones, which means they possess only one transformative supernatural ability.