Chapter 1230: Haunted?

"Master, since you're so wealthy, why did you ever join the thieves' guild?" Fang Ning asked, bewildered. "Is it just a hobby?"

Fang Ning had never been a man of means, but he had heard that the rich, out of sheer boredom, would often indulge in eccentricities beyond the comprehension of ordinary folk.

The King of Thieves let out a weary sigh. "Hobby my foot. I became the King of Thieves first, and was only later forced into becoming the president of the chamber of commerce."

"What do you mean?" Fang Ning pressed, still in the dark.

"You must have heard plenty of legends about your master, back in the—"

Several guards burst into the tent, pinning Ai Tun down without a word of explanation and forcing him to his knees.

"I wish to see your Khatun Mother," Xuan Yunzi declared before the knights could even question her. During her previous sojourn on the steppes, she had practiced her Turkic speech until it was quite fluent.

"Not quite. Though it is called zombie venom, it is merely a figure of speech and has nothing to do with actual zombies. You have been watching too many movies," the demon serpent muttered testily.

Right at that moment, scores of middle-aged men materialized around Yang Yunfeng, striking out simultaneously to seize him by the throat.

The Blazing Fiend God charged through the sword formation, observing it intently in an attempt to discern its patterns and dismantle it altogether.

Leading the group was an elder clad in resplendent golden robes, bearing upon his head a golden crown adorned with nine golden feathers.

The garrison forces of the Central District were said to be the very foundation of the Chen brothers; most of these men had been trained by them, and it was likely that even if the city lord himself arrived, his words would carry less weight than theirs.

As for the other Emperor-tier experts, their eyes were wide with sheer astonishment. Though they all held the title of Emperor, the might of a Forbidden Emperor was terrifyingly absolute; the ordinary Emperors could scarcely follow the precise details of the clash between the two top-tier Forbidden Emperors.

Lin Yang's parents were known to the members of the Feng family, yet according to Lie Feng, the Feng family did not yet possess the clearance to know their true identities.

They were perhaps so desperate to secure the backing of a more formidable faction that they resorted to such a scheme.

Captain Liao watched with longing as Ergouzi and the others gathered before the encampment, lighting a bonfire and roasting meat to eat, yet he refused to utter a single word of concession.

Tang Long impressed his soul imprint upon the spatial ring, and thereupon began to inspect the treasures contained within it.

Human affection is perhaps just that fragile, bound tightly by a single certificate, yet severed just as easily by another.

"Jingjing, what are your plans after graduation? Would you like to practice law?" Yunyu asked, her lips curving slightly into a softer, more relaxed expression.

To Gu Mian's immense relief from her throbbing headaches, the chemical research project she had been participating in concluded successfully, finally allowing her to devote all her spare time to the script adaptation.

Ji Lingchuan suddenly clasped both of her hands. Caught off guard, Gu Mian tilted her head up to look at him. Ji Lingchuan remained silent, his gaze resting quietly upon her, his eyes shimmering with a burning brilliance as a warm tide surged through his chest. He blinked, his eyes growing unexpectedly misted with unshed tears.

Its snow-white ears twitched slightly before drooping softly atop its head, its chin resting upon its paws as its crimson eyes opened to peer at the surroundings.

Thereupon, Yu sheathed the Star-Thunder Sword, casting not even a single glance at Wan Kuchun as he departed from the Niechen Sect, leaving behind the place where he had stayed for a year, and the place where he had once lost his heart.

Yet during that era, the state remained resolute in its determination to employ administrative measures to manage the economy and control the market.

This place was moreover far removed from the riverside villages; even if one could summon reinforcements, by the time they made the round trip to the scene of the incident, the culprits would have long finished their foul deed and fled without a trace.

However, when the smoke finally dispersed, nothing remained before the Three-Tails but a stretch of ruins; where was there any sign of the people from the Sun and Moon?

Suddenly, the raging whirlwind froze violently in its tracks, exploding outward with a thunderous roar. Four gray shadows leapt away in opposite directions, leaving a lone figure standing dazed in the center for a brief moment before collapsing heavily to his knees.