Chapter 661: Fated Bonds Become Calamity

After wandering around Gui Bei Mountain, Xiao Yu essentially confirmed one thing: the greatest treasure here was not the Immortal Peach King Tree, nor any rare flowers or herbs, but the "Queen Mother's Sacred Water" that Fangfeng Ji had somehow stolen from somewhere.

The two Immortal Peach King Trees must have grown from the pits of two purple-veined, amber-colored peaches left behind long ago.

The rest of the peach trees were the "sons" of these two King Trees, sprouted from the pits of the "little peaches" on the King Trees.

"Really?" Dan Tai Jin raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing this was the result of her being away from home for just one day.

She longed to know the truth, to uncover the cause of her mother's death, yet she was deeply afraid that Pei Yiling might be connected to the entire affair.

"Johnny was bailed out by his father yesterday." Mu Yun seemed to be answering off-topic; his face showed not a trace of anger, which somehow felt unnatural.

After Li Xiaoyue experienced another kidnapping, her relationship with Mo Shaochen clearly surged forward.

Ying Zheng was filled with shock and fury; he wanted to silence the disgrace but knew it was unrealistic—too many people already knew. Within days, the scandal of zombies in Xianyang would spread across all nations, and malicious actors would surely exploit it to spread rumors detrimental to Qin—this was all but certain.

"So when I returned with them to the Never-Frozen Spring this morning, were you following behind?" Though phrased as a question, he already knew the answer.

Pang Tong stood more than ten zhang from the stone platform, seeing everything clearly. Those within a few zhang could not see the execution at the center. At this moment, the executioner had raised his great blade. Xun Yu bowed his head in sorrow, while Cao Zhang smiled calmly, ready to meet death.

"Your ladyship knows the Emperor won't spare you—you can't escape death—but have you considered what will happen to the Eagle Clan when you're gone and the Crown Prince takes power? From what I've heard, the Crown Prince holds no great goodwill toward the Eagle Clan," Bao Chun said slowly.

I roared inside, I even wanted to tear apart Chai Mingjie and Li Wei right now and throw them to the dogs.

"Why don't we also give a gift? A few million to the dean should be fine! Not sentencing him for a year isn't right—I think a three-year sentence would be acceptable," Gao Yuan said.

Ya didn't hesitate; with a sweep of her palm, a crystal-clear, jade-like marble appeared in her hand.

"Of course—I invited them under Fu Zejin's name. How could they not come? Hehehe!" As he spoke, Lin Shuangxi burst into laughter, his mood greatly improved.

She and the Lin family mother and son had just had a huge fight that afternoon; for them to invite Mu Zhijun over for dinner that same night could not possibly be without purpose.

After all, our group was tall and imposing, and we'd only just met—they had no obligation to speak to us. But everyone had just come ashore, walked several miles, and now sending this girl off would require calling up many of the brothers.

Of course, these were all Jian Yijun's thoughts while her eyes were closed; the moment she opened them, she was still Jian Yijun—stubborn and cautious, clinging fiercely to the last shred of her dignity.

Life within death refers to our fall into that deep pit and being trapped within the Heavenly Gang Illusion Array; death within life refers to encountering countless traps along the way, enduring deadly trials, nearly everyone injured, and worse—losing our way entirely.

Immediately after performing the ritual, I took the wooden comb and stepped out of the house. Kong Li rushed up to ask me how it went the moment he saw me; I nodded and told him to take me home.

As soon as Old Fan spoke, Li Saibao wanted to argue, but when he saw Wang Jian's expression, he fell silent. Indeed, Wang Jian realized that if the Mongol army formed a navy and overwhelmed Xiangyang with overwhelming force, Xiangyang would surely fall—and then the entire Song Dynasty would lie within the Mongol army's sphere of influence.