Chapter 103: True Feelings Revealed in Adversity Between Two People

Ouyang Junyan also began to feel breathless, yet he forced his mouth open to speak, as if trying to utter all the words he would ever say in his lifetime. After a long struggle, he finally paused, and his heart skipped a beat as he sensed something was wrong. “Zhiyin, are you alright? Can you still... hear me?” Because it had been a long time since Fang Zhiyin had given him any response at all. “Zhiyin!!”

At that moment, a bright light suddenly appeared. Two rescue workers in uniform began clearing away the shattered rubble. The glare pierced Ouyang Junyan’s eyes, and he instinctively shut them tight, then quickly opened them again. Was this a dream or reality?

After a few seconds of gathering himself, it was as if he suddenly awakened from madness—

Not long after making that promise, Zhang Shaoyu had already forgotten about it. After all, the original agreement was conditional—only if there was a work to speak of, and there was no guarantee there would be. They would discuss it when the time came.

Because the matter was extremely confidential, Gongsun Heng himself could not come, and Gongsun Tai’s temperament was too impulsive. Sending him with Gongsun Fan posed too great a risk to safely reach the location of the Buddhist Sect, so only the second brother, Gongsun Jing, was entrusted with the escort mission.

The instant he slipped into the poplar forest, Shang Yu glanced back at once, seeing countless soldiers mounted on horseback galloping swiftly, seemingly maintaining a vast perimeter.

A flash of sword light and a white cross collided gently, then both vanished simultaneously, followed by a massive explosion blazing high above at ten thousand meters.

Though the groupers were considered a decent delicacy, they were not particularly rare, and many could be found in the rivers behind the mountain. However, a specimen of this size was indeed uncommon.

“Boom! Boom!” The thunderous explosions rang out one after another. Nie Shao gave a cold glare ahead. “You brought this upon yourselves. Don’t blame me!” Indeed, while gunpowder might mean little to some top-tier masters, for ordinary soldiers, it was absolutely deadly.

At this moment, Wang Jingming respectfully addressed Dao Xuanzi beside him. “Palace Master, could you please take care of these old fools?”

Dao Xuanzi snorted through his nose, his face cold, and strode over to confront the Four Elders, engaging them in battle.

“So that’s why I easily contacted your teacher, Ye Guyun, and even entrusted my consciousness cycle to him. I believe that when the true heir of the Southern Cross Star appears, capable of fully bearing the power, we will surely meet.”

Long Qi suddenly fell silent, saying nothing for a long time, causing a pang of sorrow to well up in Ye Guyun’s heart.

“The morning report has been sent!” A clear voice laughed loudly from outside—it was Fazheng.

The island lord now looked terrifying and fierce. He gazed skyward at the countless stars, baring his teeth and howling.

“Princess, such wild mountain produce is best eaten by those of the wilds. Your high status forbids me from offering you this,” Yan Jiu said sincerely.

“Well then...” Fifth Madam’s sudden change of expression left Hu Niu confused. She glanced at Da Zhuang’s wounded face, then at the beaming Fifth Madam, utterly perplexed, frozen in place.

Yao Tiantian watched coldly from the sidelines and, growing impatient waiting for the commotion, finally left the inner residence of the Wind and Rain Pavilion along with others. At this time, Master Liu arrived with a group of constables.

Regarding life, Lan Rui had never lamented it nor considered its brevity—at least, she never thought life was as fleeting as he claimed.

The wooden box, stained with blood, suddenly burst forth with a scorching brilliance, filling the room with colorful flowing light and instantly dispelling the chilling air.

Earlier, Lu Xiangxue had entertained such thoughts herself but was awakened by Lu Yian’s words. Now seeing Du Yiyi share the same feelings, she was once again torn.

This gave Forsythia and the household servants a reason to leave. Ignoring the awkward atmosphere and silent pair, the servants quietly slipped out of the room and stood just outside the corridor.

Words cannot be left unsaid halfway. Since she was the one who spoke them, and the wrinkles on Ning Chaoge’s face were caused by her, it was her responsibility to smooth things over—for her sake, for Ning Chaoge’s, and for Shen Ke’s good.