Volume 1, Chapter 47: As You Sow, So Shall You Reap

Most of the pilgrims gradually departed, and the Dharma Flower Temple soon fell quiet.
Only the occasional sound of a wooden fish drum could be heard, along with the soft rustle of rain falling on bamboo leaves.

Madam Sun had been asleep for two full hours, without waking even once.

Xu Zhiyi dozed beside the lattice window. Acupuncture had drained her strength, and every part of her body ached.

He Lingjing came in several times. Seeing that his mother was sleeping soundly, he quietly withdrew.

Though that was what she said, Su Wan’niang still felt he must have arrived only moments ago. If he had come in from the beginning, with the light in here so bright, and seen all the fat on her body, would he really have stayed to tease her instead of going outside to vomit first?

I could only force out a dry, ingratiating smile and lower my head slightly. The landlord walked ahead, and when he reached the entrance, he glanced around.

Although Liu Yi had sensed that something was wrong long ago, the kick came too suddenly for him to evade. It struck his chest like a falling boulder, sending his body hurtling backward.

Without giving it any more thought, we entered the tall building. The place was decorated in a wonderfully festive manner, and even the servants were dressed in long robes. The Yili family clearly attached great importance to this occasion. Unfortunately, I had interfered, and now they had been humiliated beyond measure.

Just as expected, Wang Dong was swept up by the Demon Ape’s enormous palm and then slammed heavily onto the ground more than a dozen paces away. The Demon Ape did not attack again. After such a prolonged battle, even it was panting like an ox.

I desperately wished Qin Lan would run down and beat me—beat me half to death. At least that way she would have shown some reaction, and I could have coaxed her afterward. But she would not even show her face. She acted this way only when her heart was utterly dead.

Ye Lingxi thought to herself that if they could find the Demon-Slaying Cauldron by exchanging an item for a pill, that would be ideal.

That client was exceptionally lecherous, constantly casting lustful glances in my direction. Seeing how difficult things were for Qiaona, I took advantage of that weakness. I toasted him a few times and said several flattering words, and he signed the contract happily.

She tormented me so badly that by the time we reached the park, I was nearly exhausted. Laughing loudly, she said she would wear me out completely and asked whether I still wanted to shave myself.

The power behind the Third Heir was a true colossus. If the other side relied on the strength of the Southern River Kingdom to deal with him, Wang Dong would not mind devising a few schemes to manipulate that kingdom. After all, scheming was the one thing he had in abundance.

That was also the primary reason the Dark Demon Bloodthirsty Tiger had been able to drain the blood of the thirty-four-thousand-year-old Mandala Serpent so easily.

Seeing that Elder Haoran’s attitude was firm, and thinking of the gold-dust pearl mentioned by Lu Ming, the Old Man of Heavenly Secrets had no choice but to comply with Elder Haoran’s wishes.

Black flames churned and coiled around Moye’s tail, and a fifth tail appeared as well. The moment it emerged, it lashed straight toward the neck of the Three-Eyed Golden Nian.

Ling Yun’s cold laugh caused the gazes of the five envoys from the Inquisition to tighten. They could not help looking toward this boy, who seemed absurdly young.

Her Yaya had already suffered heartbreak, wounded by Ji Xunyang to such an extent. Did she really have to endure the pointing fingers of so many people as well?

Yama Hand was astonished to see Lin Peiru ingeniously fuse the Dragon-游 Whip Technique, which was said to leave no escape from death, with his Heaven-Cleansing Sword Technique. That she could unleash such tremendous power made him reassess her natural talent in both swordsmanship and whip techniques, and he clicked his tongue in admiration.

After taking a deep breath, he prepared to lie on the ground and rest for a while, but then he noticed someone approaching from not far away.

What puzzled him was Ling Xianxian’s extraordinary enthusiasm toward Miaoxuan. What he could not understand was that Ling Xianxian had clearly wanted him to exchange the wooden sword attendant before.

Looking at Qin Li, Qin Jun felt extremely nervous, afraid that Qin Li would react the same way he had upon seeing Qin Feng.

Ye Bangguo and Chen Hongyin were visibly startled. They truly had no idea that their son had always been the top student in the entire school. Afraid of pressuring Ye Qing too much, they had never dared ask about his grades. Ye Qing was not the sort to show off, and this was not the national college entrance examination anyway—there was no need to keep proclaiming that he was first every day.