Chapter 30: Encountering Another Fool

Hua Ning could not care less about Hua Hao’s experiences at the Zhao residence.

She was currently lying on her bed, sighing as she stared at a new bug quest.

[Bug 7: Please collect the herbs required to brew the small red potion and successfully craft it. Upon completion, the host’s game account level will increase by five, and items in the game storage will be unlocked based on the level.]

What in the world was this?

Xia Juncheng had just asked her for the secret recipe for the small red potion during the day, and now she had received a quest to brew it at night.

"The place where we started was near the 'end' of the game?" Tian Ye immediately understood what he meant.

Only after much time had passed did he vaguely sense the suspicious nature of the incident involving Wan Niang. By then, Wan Niang was no longer in Taihe County, so how could he ever uncover the truth? Furthermore, Hao Yu had not yet reached his first birthday and truly needed someone to care for him, so he had not dwelled too much on the matter with Concubine Shen.

"When it comes to marriage, it is up to my parents to decide." Yuanyuan looked away coldly, gazing out the window. She seemed completely indifferent to her own marriage, yet a hint of melancholy flickered in the depths of her eyes.

After lunch, Ding Yezi gave her mother a thorough reminder not to rush into Ding Rou’s marriage for the time being, promising that she would help look after things. With Ding Yezi’s help in keeping an eye on the situation, Mother Ding was naturally delighted and repeatedly promised to keep a close watch on Ding Rou.

As always, the food was wiped clean, and as always, the air was filled with laughter. Ziyan was incredibly happy; there was no helping it, she really hadn’t eaten with everyone for a long time, and these meals were always the moments she cherished most.

Thus, after some thought, she asked Yan Xue to find someone to help pack their things so they could move out of the Ji residence later that evening.

Suddenly, all kinds of voices erupted—some claimed the Hao family were good people, while others condemned the evil deeds of Wang Taili.

Among those present, only Lu Yu understood the meaning behind his smile. He bowed slightly toward the deceased elder, acknowledging the praise with a smile.

The man leading them was unmistakably the barbarian chieftain Lu Yu had seen at the inn the night before, and the others here were, needless to say, part of that same band of barbarians. Their goal in coming here was to collect all the "Seven Swords" in order to obtain the "Divine Sword" passed down through their tribe for generations.

When he woke up, it was already broad daylight. Lu Yu rolled around on his bed for a long while before slowly crawling out. He rummaged through the kitchen, found the only egg left and a pack of instant noodles, and prepared himself a luxurious lunch. Only then did he feel slightly more awake.

The sensation of having one’s soul sliced apart is not something an ordinary person could imagine, though one might try to comprehend the feeling of one’s body being torn in two.

"Sell them grain? Let’s sell them some dung! Haha!" Long Jinlu and the others nearby chimed in boisterously.

"Elder Cai, if you can think that way, I imagine people from all over the world are thinking the same. No wonder there are suddenly so many strangers in the hotel; they must be sitting on pins and needles."

It is said that the Heaven-Piercing Underworld Treasure is an Immortal Artifact itself. Any rational person knows that if something can make an Immortal Artifact wary, it must be an even more powerful treasure—an Immortal King Artifact—a forbidden spiritual treasure.

The chorus was sung by the entire Jay Chou team. They stared straight ahead as if gazing toward a nonexistent boundary line, and beyond that line lay their respective dreams.

Hearing that Xu Ming wished to sell some items, the young guide’s eyes lit up. He let out an excited cry, stepped forward, and gestured with his hand to lead the way, chattering incessantly as he introduced the general overview of Wuya City to Xu Ming.

"When will the King grant an audience to the Qin envoy?" Bai Yi asked again. Given the current situation, the success of the alliance depended entirely on the State of Wei, yet after the previous alliance, it was the State of Wei that the State of Qin had battered the most severely.

Tang Huang’s words were dripping with mockery, but given the depth of Schneizel’s composure and cunning, such a slight provocation from Tang Huang was not enough to cause him to lose his poise.