Volume One, Chapter 44: Greed

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Many of those present cast envious looks at Zhang Wenxuan.

Once the twenty million had arrived in his account, Zhang Wenxuan handed the Winter Frost Painting to Chen Feng, who stood before him.

Having obtained the painting he had wanted, Chen Feng turned and left, completely satisfied.

The transaction set the entire exchange meeting alight. The already lively atmosphere in the venue rose to an even greater pitch.

The crowd soon dispersed, while Zhang Wenxuan and Li Binglan began strolling around the exhibition hall.

He had only taken a cursory look earlier and had not truly appraised any of the antiquities in the venue.

Now that the Winter Frost Painting had been sold, it was time to take a proper look around the exchange meeting.

“Congratulations. Now that the twenty million has arrived…”

Because the rhinoceros demon was so tall, this palm struck him directly in the thigh. Even with his great height and strength, he staggered back two steps. His foot caught on something, and he fell heavily to the ground.

Besides, this piece of ink jade had been given to him by the Medicine Emperor during his seventeenth-birthday coming-of-age ceremony. Yao Xuan still did not know what it actually did. He had simply worn it on his person ever since.

At the thought of this, Luo Song’s heart burned with excitement. He hurried forward, but before he could approach the golden-patterned jade egg, an invisible force surged from the void and forcibly flung him away.

By the next morning, Yun Tian received word that Han Meimei’s parents had obtained their visas and bought their plane tickets. They were merely waiting to board the aircraft.

As he watched A Bao diligently cultivating, the ginseng inside the wine jar gently waved its tendrils.

“Is that so?” Ye’s father murmured. Ye’s mother said nothing either, seemingly amused by the information in between.

The task assigned to the group today was to patrol one side of China’s border. They set out once daylight had fully broken. The three educated youths from Shanghai and Uncle Tengger each carried a rifle. Gu Jiefang had no rifle to carry, so Uncle Tengger stuffed a riding crop into his hands for self-defense.

Yun Tian looked at An Hong’s father. The two silently met each other’s eyes, then smiled bitterly together. A feeling of mutual sympathy suddenly welled up between them.

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Of the four, the calmest was surprisingly Yu Jiao. She had witnessed Zhang Yue withstand the Annihilating Divine Thunder. Besides, if anything happened to Zhang Yue, she would not be able to survive alone, so her heart was at peace.

After crossing the illuminated area, I stopped and closed my eyes, allowing them to adjust to the darkness. Once I continued downward, I could see the cave walls. The depths remained pitch-black, and at the bottom of the cave there seemed to be a particularly dark shadow.

“I’ll teach you how to do it?” Dong Ling was instantly stunned. What was that supposed to mean? Wasn’t she going to use her for an experiment? It had only been a false alarm.

Bai Biao’s face turned blue, then white. Just moments ago, he had been boasting that he would treat his brothers to drinks, but now he had been made to lose face so badly that his chest seemed ready to explode with rage.

His desk had originally been the closest one to the door of Gu Chen’s office, practically within sight the moment the door opened. He had not even had time to hide anything.

The footsteps outside were quite rhythmic, moving from near to far and then from far to near. They came in intermittent bursts.

Gongsun Tianlong spent the entire day immersed in this water tank, ceaselessly cultivating his techniques in the hope of achieving a breakthrough.

“Old Ghost of the Miao Clan, shouldn’t the two of us take action?” I truly could not restrain myself any longer. I wanted far too badly to subdue that old woman. I could not allow her to continue doing evil.

Besides, the amusement park is full of children who have barely grown any hair. Aren’t you afraid of upsetting social order and corrupting the future pillars of society?

There was nothing inside the coffin. What, then, had been the point of opening it just now? And what purpose had it served for us to struggle all the way to this ancient tomb?

Qian Nai moved Jiro’s body and found that he paid her no attention at all, showing no sign of waking. She was now at a loss. When the Sleep God Jiro was sleeping so soundly, how was she supposed to wake him?

Seeing him lose his temper, everyone fell silent again. They even took the initiative to clear a path for Gu Lan’s line of sight, making sure not to obstruct the view from the seats.

Fortunately, as a cultivator in the Pseudo-Eating Realm, he possessed eyes capable of seeing in the dark, so it did not cause much trouble.

Besides, I clearly remember that when my wife entered the delivery room, the doctor tested my blood type in case of severe bleeding.

“Daoist Chen, do you have any medicine left? Could you give my father one more pill?” Sha Tianxiang pleaded pitifully.

This hillside was rich in metal and earth spiritual energy. Numerous spiritual ore deposits were exposed on its surface, and they came in a great variety of types.

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Yet pair after pair of withered hands kept reaching out from the mercury, as though drowning people struggling for their lives.

With that, Zhang Zhiwei strode forward. With a single step, he unleashed such ferocious force that it seemed like a mountain collapsing and a tidal wave surging, as though a thousand armies had charged all at once.

Lin Chuxue possessed an innate spiritual physique and an exceptionally keen sense of smell. Xu Nanzhi’s scent clung to him. The moment he entered, Lin Chuxue would notice it, and there would inevitably be another jealous outburst.

As I have said, she is willing to give people, demons, and ghosts who strive to improve themselves a chance—but she does not take responsibility for their fates.

I could have gotten a henchman for free, yet somehow I ended up becoming her hired laborer?

If she did not know that Jiang Beiting felt no real affection for her and was acting only out of a sense of responsibility, she would surely have been deeply moved at this moment.

Unexpectedly, the young man’s heart was riddled with holes. The Demon of the Six Desires settled within his innermost nature, and with the slightest tug at his thoughts, it smoothly drew out every hidden desire buried deep within him.

“You said just now that you are an artifact-refining mage. I can tell that your soul is extraordinary, and you do not appear to be lying. Why not serve me? I will let today’s matter go. What do you say?” A smile spread across the old face of the Cloud-Sun Demon King. Anyone would want to recruit an artifact-refining mage.

The one-eyed man wanted to draw his saber, but the old man slowly tapped his smoking pipe against the ground. The one-eyed man’s face suddenly went pale, and he dared not say another word. His eyes, however, were filled with astonishment.

He walked slowly toward the right. The moment he turned the corner, he saw a row of rooms, each marked with a sign above its door.

Even the most inconspicuous spot here had been decorated with the utmost extravagance. Such splendid private rooms could be used only by the most noble and powerful people in the world.

Ye Bai smiled as well. The origins of his Sword-Hiding Art were extraordinarily mysterious, and only he knew what it truly involved. Every gain came with a loss. His martial uncle had also taken Ye Bai to see several physicians, but, as expected, none of them could make sense of his condition.

The fat man was no longer afraid. As he looked around, he even began to mourn for the others. He could tell that these people meant no good. How could Ye Bai possibly fail to see it?

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