Chapter 688

"Strange, so even Konoha doesn't know about this?"

Ōnoki suddenly realized something outrageous.

Konoha also seemed unaware that Sōsuke was actually Mu Yue; Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others looked even more shocked than they were.

If it were before the war began, Konoha acting like this could have been a pretense.

But at this point, there was no need to pretend at all—it was entirely superfluous.

Having ruled out all impossibilities, whatever remained, even if it were...

The old woman slowly walked toward the staircase. As she walked, she raised a hand, grabbed her face, and yanked hard, pulling a mask into her grasp. Then, with a flick of her wrist, the mask fluttered to the ground. Candlelight flickered, illuminating her youthful face, and a sinister smile appeared on her lovely features.

He had only one goal: to cast aside all distracting thoughts and fulfill his thousand-year wish—to become the Azure Dragon.

"I guess you could call him an opponent, but this one was more polite than the first, so I played along a bit longer," I said. If the first one hadn't been so arrogant, maybe I wouldn't have finished him off in one go. He had only himself to blame.

Huangfu Rou nodded. "Perfect timing." After saying that, she took Ye Yudie and flashed out of the courtyard. They crouched on the eaves of the opposite building, watching as the yamen runners gathered around the area, led by the local county magistrate.

"But what about your feelings?" Kang Qiao forced a smile and quietly glanced at her. She could already feel the encouragement and comfort in his eyes.

As Danyang turned the key, a grating, teeth-clenching sound came from the stone wall. Then, the wall slowly rotated, revealing a pitch-black passage inside, along with a pair of blood-red eyes in the passage.

Pei Yeling, who had been hiding downstairs the whole time, naturally heard the two talking on the rooftop. When she hurried over, she already saw Zhuo Lexuan's figure falling downward.

The carriage sped along without obstruction and finally entered Yangzhou City at dusk. A group was already there to welcome them, but it wasn't Marquis Lü who greeted them—it was Minister Qu, leading a large contingent of soldiers.

"Qianzi," Mo Li tugged at her, telling her to stop talking, otherwise things would get bigger and bigger, and by then they wouldn't be able to explain themselves even if they wanted to.

Fan Yanyan saw Ouyang Xueqi's face flushed red with shyness, and he too felt awkward and embarrassed. Because he had acted out of a sense of duty at the time, Ouyang Xueqi must have thought he liked her. Now Fan Yanyan couldn't explain himself clearly, and forcing an explanation would be too hurtful.

As for the sixty points of mana, he had that too. Chen Wei directly infused the mana into the Ancient Tree Life Crystal.

Liu Shan nodded. Since Zhuge Liang said this person could be trusted, he had nothing to hesitate about.

Of course, it was also possible that people from the vassal forces over in Tianlan Province, or rogue cultivators, had leaked the Wei family's whereabouts.

The uncle guarding the door glanced at Wei Jiu, then checked Wei Jiu's life tablet. After confirming that there was indeed nothing wrong with it...

As for the southeast direction, Chen Wei didn't need to worry about that at all. Before Chen Wei had even made a move, the Mechanical Aberration had already begun expanding on its own, and it had now occupied a large territory.

Chen Wei was thinking about this as he walked, not slowing his pace. He wandered around until he returned to the council hall of Plague City.

Nan Xiaye suspected he was doing it on purpose. The two walked for nearly half an hour before reaching the restaurant that Ao Yuxuan had chosen. Nan Xiaye was so hungry she couldn't say a single word and looked at him with a resentful expression.

Regarding his own uncanny abilities, the only ones who knew everything from start to finish were Wang Shanliang and Zhuang Zuqin. However, Zhuang Zuqin seemed never to fully believe it.

"The one who brought shame to the Song family is you, not me. Besides, I've already given you a chance to make amends," Nan Xiaye said coldly.