Working for Immortals

Village Chief Xu felt immensely gratified. He had once heard storytellers speak of individuals who liked to put on an act of supernatural mystery purely for their own gain, tricking ordinary folk into working for them for free. Zhenzhen possessed great abilities yet remained so kind-hearted—it was truly the fortune of Pine Mountain Village.

Zhao Shitou excitedly carried a hare and a bucket of water back home. Zengshi was sitting in the courtyard with a furrowed brow; the water purchased daily from the Mu family's third household was simply not enough. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law's health over the past couple of days...

Unlike him, they could not remain in Mount Tu indefinitely. Even with Luo Chen's protection, they would ultimately have to face the prying eyes and malice of the mortal world. Even when Luo Chen and the others conversed right in front of them, the store clerks failed to notice anything unusual. Therefore, checking the surveillance footage would only reveal who had entered or exited the building, but not which floor or which room they had gone to.

"Thank you so much," Lan Caiping said as she walked over and bowed deeply to Ji Yun.

Zhou Shenghao and Sima Yangchen exchanged a subtle glance, raising their eyebrows slightly. There are two ways to bind a spiritual item to oneself as its master: one is by consuming the master's blood for a blood-bond, and the other is through the mind and spirit—this spirit being the name itself. Once a name is given and accepted by the other party, the bond is established.

The nine-star King in Yellow, the six-star Dagon and Hydra, coupled with the ten-star Rlim Shaikorth—I must be the only person holding this many high-tier cards.

"Is that so..." Tang Ze, who knew more about the situation than he did, looked out the French windows at the busy street. It was all pure technique with no emotion involved.

At that time, the victim might have been sitting near this very table, dining in complete ignorance, routinely looking forward to this wonderful trip and the life that lay ahead.

A hand with distinct knuckles intercepted her as she reached for Lian Xuan. Rong Can's normally enchanting, captivating peach-blossom eyes were now coated with a layer of frost, as cold as a dagger steeped in alpine snowmelt.

Li Ming glanced at the fish-monster as though it were a spy he had long ago planted deep within the cultists' ranks.

"Baby Zhezhe!" Hearing that voice, Dou Sifang instantly saw the dawn of hope. With Baby Zhezhe around, what was there to fear from Ling Xiao?

After wandering around the walls a few times without finding the way back, Bingwu walked into a roadside pavilion to escape the heat, lifted her skirt hem, and simply sat down to take a nap. She figured she couldn't lose face anyway—Gu Zhaoxi would eventually find her.

"You say he rarely appears and has all but vanished, yet last time, when Old Master Luo said he wanted to hire someone to tutor me in zither and schoolwork, he appeared effortlessly right before me at the most precise, neither early nor late moment..." Moreover, he was targeting her completely.

Li Longfei's brain spun at lightning speed, searching for a way to spin the narrative so he could muddle through and avoid losing his head to the executioner's blade.

That shrill voice felt as though it could pierce the eardrums and scramble one's brains at any moment, yet... not a single person around could hear it.

"Oh, Third Brother, please don't. That slap of yours would practically amount to plastic surgery for me." With a light chuckle, Ye Xuan pushed the door open and walked in.

Learning just then that Zhao Yuhao had accompanied Zhao Chuhan back from the provincial capital, Su Jingyi made a phone call demanding that Zhao Yuhao find a way to bail Tang Haodong out. Although Zhao Yuhao was already aware of the relationship between Tang Haodong and Su Jingyi, he agreed on the spot just to please her.

"..." Why did only he confess to me? How did he know? No, his words suggested he must have witnessed it with his own eyes! What on earth is going on? Tantai Zhan, is he behind this? A fierce battle raged in my mind, but I knew I shouldn't interrupt Ding Yang right now, so I forced myself to remain silent.

Staying in the Underworld for too long makes one obsessed with the gloomy nether realm, turning people cold and merciless, let alone someone who grew up here. Although Xuanyuan You mentioned her older brother, not a single trace of anxiety for the safety of her long-missing brother crossed her mind.

Even though he was quite far away, Han Feng felt his body jolt, while Xie Yun婷 had already covered her ears with both hands. Even so, her ears rang, her body felt numb, spiritual energy churned within her, and a suffocating pressure gripped her chest as she involuntarily staggered back a dozen paces before finally coming to a halt.