Chapter 296: Despair is Born Only from Hope

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A dark red eyeball, black as obsidian, rolled onto the ground.

It stared unblinkingly at the book boy.

This made the experienced Nightmare-level dungeon conqueror feel his scalp go numb.

"No mistake... no mistake..."

"This feeling... it is 【Wu】!"

Fortunately, the eyeball not far away did not truly exist.

It was merely an illusion emerging from the 【Circus Diary】.

Hearing this, Gen Yao recalled Old Master Tiantian's cold expression; his brows knitted tightly, and he had to admit that regarding Hong Jing's words, he felt somewhat tempted.

"What did he mean by that old man and some disciples?" Zhu Nian Yangfei asked.

"Damn, luckily I didn't board this guy's pirate ship!" You Dixin hurriedly wiped away cold sweat; previously, the Venerable Yuling had wanted to establish an organization and recruit experts from everywhere.

A glint of light flashed across Ran Chengya's eyes; she turned her face toward the direction where the two had left, her demeanor revealing a hint of confusion. Her gaze shifted, catching exactly that faint upward curl of Chen Qingcheng's lips, and in an instant, her confusion vanished, replaced by a faint smile spreading across her own lips.

Xiang Xiang Gangtian did not voice this thought, but he believed that Number One and the others could surely think of it too; this was evident from their increasingly ugly expressions.

Qing'er smiled shyly, grabbed my hand, and leaped onto the horse's back, while Ning'er also released the Jade Pixiu and jumped onto it together with Zili.

I anxiously watched everything downstairs, yet felt powerless; for the first time, I realized how incompetent I was, watching helplessly as a friend was killed right before my eyes, and filled with that helplessness and rage, my fingers dug deeply into the stair railing.

Exposed by a single remark from Xiang Xiang Gangtian, Yang Qianxiu felt greatly ashamed; although he harbored some fear in his heart, thinking that after killing the Iron-Scaled Python, Xiang Xiang Gangtian's strength, no matter how formidable, would likely be reduced by half, his courage grew.

Nodding, Tang Song Yuan Ming Qing finished eating the Luck Fruit in one go, then looked at Tongtian; clearly, Tongtian had not finished speaking just now, so he was waiting for Tongtian's next instruction on what he wanted him to do.

Wan Qing nodded, spoke no more, and the bamboo raft shot skyward, parting the surrounding air, transforming into a streak of light as it headed toward Fengdu.

Everyone jolted violently, swaying backward until they nearly fell; they looked at one another, faces full of confusion.

Indeed, if we had produced it earlier, wouldn't I have gotten to eat such delicious stewed bone soup sooner? Knowing that the taste a while ago was not very pleasant, Zhang Lin Jiajia rolled her eyes at Li Feng.

However, just as he was about to depart for Chang'an, Tian Feng suggested that everyone leave through the East Gate and take a detour to reach Chang'an.

The next day, Captain Y of the Criminal Investigation Division personally led Fan Meihua and others to Jinshui County; with the cooperation of Yang Qianfeng and Zhang Lihua, they interrogated Li Zhaoming. The interrogation began at nine in the morning and continued until five in the afternoon, finally forcing Li Zhaoming to open up and completely confess the details of his crimes.

"Ouch!!" This collision was disastrous; not only were the dining table, chairs, and plates completely ruined, but the bald burly man himself was knocked flat on his back, with cold dishes and hot food spilled all over him.

Emperor Shidi was someone who particularly liked to make plans in advance, always considering various issues comprehensively to prevent being caught off guard when suddenly encountering them.

"Look, the stable hand—" Feng Bugu had just breathed a sigh of relief and patted the stable hand's shoulder, but the stable hand did not react; Feng Bugu found this strange and pushed him again.

"Only three years; for the long-lived Dragon Clan, this amounts to nothing!" Long Tu shook his head and said slowly.

"I heard Young Master Wang didn't ask for dividends but requested medicinal wine instead; Fengzi, my old man wants to buy some; do you still have any in stock?" Hailong asked with a smiling face.