Chapter 104: Petty Schemes and Lowly Pursuits

Inside the Qingfeng Temple, cries echoed like thunder.

This Taoist temple, occupying the vast Luoxia Mountain, was enormous, with rows upon rows of houses, pavilions, and towers. Coupled with the majestic triple halls, it could easily accommodate thousands of people.

Yet, the number of true cultivators within Qingfeng Temple did not exceed a hundred.

Below them, however, the number of lay followers, temple boys, and laborers was at least seven or eight times greater.

Every day, dozens of people were required just to prepare the meals!

When facing a formidable enemy—

“Who do you think you are? You’re not even an elemental master. What right do you have to speak?” Nian Man cut straight to the point, showing no respect to Fang Yi.

Wei Dong glanced at his master, Xiao Ye, whose helpless and almost frowning expression brought a grin to his lips once more.

But just as Fang Shaonan was about to rise from Jun Mochen’s body, a sigh sounded from behind her.

When he truly saw Xiao Ye’s expression, he could no longer bear it and fainted on the spot with a thud.

Chen Feng and Liu Yiyi sat in the nearby booth, while Xiao Ruoyi looked at them with a pang of sorrow in her heart.

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“What does Leader Jun think? Are you willing to negotiate?” Fang Shaonan spoke to Jun Mochen, trying her best to ignore the others.

As she spoke, she took a phone from Xiao Ye’s side and edited a message to send to Old Lady Gu.

“You can’t stay here!” Zong Ling recalled their recent duel, which had drawn the attention of the Heavenly Dao, prompting their return.

Having witnessed the sisters’ combined finishing move, the Laughing Ghost dared not give them the chance to unleash it. Relying on his superior realm, he kept close and engaged in continuous melee combat.

Beside him, an elderly man with a white beard, deep-set eyes, and clad in a sea-blue bishop’s robe, looked at the high priest sitting in a high-backed chair. Seeing the unnatural expression on the priest’s face, he gently inquired.

Lu Jiang, as before, dared not look at His Highness the Crown Prince. He sat sideways beside him, both side by side, Lu Jiang staring straight ahead. The man next to him wore a black cloak, from which only a few strands of white hair were visible from the side.

Yet the Wang family was enveloped in an aura of auspiciousness. Despite their worries, Master Wang and Madam Wang remained in good health.

“Can we discuss this when we reach the battalion headquarters? I don’t want to explain twice,” Lan Ran’s smiling words interrupted their questioning.

Yiyi was too far from Lin Che—beyond the range of his skill—so she could not heal him.

“You promised not to strike Konoha Village, didn’t you?” Asuma glared angrily at Wu Ye, then rushed toward Sunset Red, intending to shield her.

Zhao Xiang nodded, opened a wooden box, and took out a contract. After confirming the numbers with Boss Liu, Zhao Ji opened another box. Everyone peered inside at the box stuffed full of silver notes, collectively drawing a breath.

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Had he known that, in Mu Qingli’s eyes, this was at the level of bean sprouts, he might have been so frustrated he would have bled from his mouth.

“Grandma, if Mom doesn’t agree, we’ll do it quietly, without letting her find out,” Shen Nian’an loudly added from the side.

A thoughtful expression immediately appeared on his face as he approached to carefully examine the pile of ashes.

This meant that if the land were developed in the future, no matter how much Molmon resisted Aige’s further expansion of influence and control, he could not prevent the industry workers, who were on Aige’s payroll, from entering the grassroots management of this system. Not to mention... at present, it seemed Molmon had no intention whatsoever of guarding against Aige’s moves.

Yet Su Chen faced five kings of men alone—and ultimately subdued all five.

Since there was no rush, Ye Tian slowed their pace on the journey. They chose to detour around the Beast Mountains. Though farther, it was safer to avoid unexpected complications.

Before long, Wei Linghui married Lu Zhengye. Wei Qian had thought their relationship would end there, but what surprised her was that she later had many opportunities to be alone with Lu Zhengye. Day after day, Wei Qian had lunch at Lu Zhengye’s home, and over time, she resolved to win him back.