Chapter 44: Your Sister Will Protect You

“Sis, I’m doing alright,” Lin Yu said softly, afraid that his voice might shatter this rare moment of warmth.

After a long while, Lin Shiyun finally loosened her embrace, though her hands still gripped Lin Yu’s tightly, as if trying to pour all the years of longing into his palms.

She studied his face intently, tears brimming in her eyes, yet within them shone boundless joy and emotion.

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As for hacking at zombies with an axe, Fu Xin simply couldn’t bring herself to do it. After all, zombies were once people turned by the virus; they were innocent victims, too. Unless it was a matter of survival, she would never swing the axe lightly.

Those two, their real aim wasn’t to kill me or the other. They didn’t have the strength for that. But with this tactic, they could tie Wei Zhuang and me down as much as possible. By the time we broke free, Iron God would already have been taken back to the Yin Corpse Sect by Black Wuchang.

At the sound of the voice, both Huo Yang and I felt our hearts lurch. Not just us—almost everyone turned to look toward the entrance of the Ghost Market.

But as Old Wei said, you have to eat one bite at a time. First, build one house. When villagers have more money on hand, they’ll naturally want to follow suit.

Suddenly, I heard my father speaking somewhere else, and then Big Brother Han Feng’s crisp voice drifted over.

“I… I plan to apply to Hanjiang University,” Gao Yuan said, watching Gan Ting’s strange expression as he rubbed his nose.

She felt power surging through her body, as if she’d been given a boost, stronger than ever before.

A fleeting frown crossed Chi Yunxiao’s brow. He turned, seized Mo Xueqian Su’s shoulder, shook his sleeve, and vanished into thin air.

Zhang Hailan smiled, met his gaze, took the rose, and slipped her hand around his arm. Then came the tea ceremony, where the bride and groom served tea to the bride’s parents. Only after that could the bride be taken out.

Along the way, every villager they passed wore a joyful expression. The entire village was alive with festive excitement, as if celebrating a holiday.

As for reading faces, it was little more than a bit of casual bluffing; anyone dealing in antiques knew a thing or two about it.

Wu Song followed Dong Chao and Xue Ba to the Mengzhou Prefecture yamen. The prefect, Gong Tianming, took his seat in court. The two constables bound Li Kui’s hands with sinew rope, then untied the ropes around his body and released him from the bench.

This made Wu Jing view Lin Feng in a new light. Since when did this guy know so much about these things?

Situ Jian felt he was being played. Last time, this fellow had already tricked him, and now, he was being toyed with again.

As time passed, the faint energies that had once been subtle gradually grew stronger, gathering within and coursing through his body’s channels.

Wang Erniu had served as the chief constable of Yanggu County for over twenty years. Aside from the magistrate, he held the highest position. Merchants and rascals alike took pride in befriending him. Ximen Qing, having come from a fallen family, used to curry favor with him often. Even after becoming wealthy, he continued to pay respects, never daring to utter a single complaint. For a while, Wang Erniu even thought Ximen Qing was his close brother.

As the three began to pursue the figures of Luo Can and Tang Qi ahead, vague shadows started to appear in the woods behind them. Realizing this, even Chen Dong’s face finally betrayed a hint of fear.

Besides, even if he wasn’t Master Michelot reborn, as a grand mage of the space element, crafting such spatial artifacts should be easy enough.

When Li Zhishi questioned him, Mu Mu narrowed his eyes—clearly surprised that this young man could still analyze the situation clearly. But thinking of his extraordinary memory, it didn’t seem so difficult to understand.

No matter what, no matter how things changed inside, Lin Feng still had to go in.

“Don’t be afraid; it’s going to be alright.” Xi Luo could only pretend to be calm, comforting Xu Baiyu—and herself.