Chapter 63: Complete Surrender

"Could you please move aside just a little bit, uncles and aunts, grandpas and grandmas?"

Hua Ning rolled down the car window, looking at the surrounding villagers with a shy smile.

"So the one sitting inside is our little Hua Ning! Did you just come back from the city?"

A middle-aged woman, known for her love of gossip but otherwise well-meaning, stepped forward, peered curiously into the vehicle, and asked with warm enthusiasm.

"Yes, that's right. Hua Ning, why were you brought back in a jeep? Could it be that you encountered..."

He used the word "escape," which made the situation even more puzzling. Compared to a world overrun by demon beasts, that safe new world should have been much better no matter what, right?

"Alright, I'll tell them right away." They would have to meet sooner or later, but she just wondered what kind of trouble this fellow had gotten into this time.

"You—none of you ever give me any peace of mind." Mother Lü initially wanted to nod, but thinking of Zhaoxia's temper and that Fourth Imperial Highness, she couldn't help feeling a headache coming on. Giving Lü Xiang'er's forehead a light tap and then taking Zhaoxia's hand, Mother Lü let out a soft sigh.

"Oh, come off it! If he goes with you, Eldest, Third will come back completely changed, picking up all your bad habits. If you ask me, he should stay in the capital. Second Brother's family is right there in the capital anyway; when New Year's comes around, Big Brother will show you the ropes and help you experience the world properly!" Second Brother said, casting a look of utter disdain at Eldest.

Kanzang—no, it should be Danzo. This fellow had rushed right over without even bothering with makeup. Fortunately, Yahiko and the others hadn't met him before, otherwise his disguise would have been blown instantly.

Xiao Tie gazed intently at the giant beetle. The only consolation was that all the other ordinary beetles had completely stopped moving upon its appearance.

Whether it was the former or the latter, one thing was absolutely certain: the Cloud Sky Sect, True Man Ziyin, and the Nine Heavens Continent were inextricably linked.

"Auntie, can I learn magic?" Lu Tianyu understood that if he wanted to protect what he currently had and defeat the Demon God, learning how to use magic was his only path forward.

In the fraction of a second, countless phantom images suddenly drifted past. Boundless black radiance, akin to the aurora borealis, surged rapidly into the void. Those numerous black radiances appeared to possess a spiritual intelligence of their own, intertwining frantically to form a massive net that swiftly tightened inward.

"Tiantian, didn't you just say this morning that your stomach wasn't feeling well? Is it really okay for you to eat this much now?" Ye Chu looked at her with a half-smile.

Chang'e was slightly startled, finally realizing that this was all Shifan's idea. The extraordinarily talented Fairy of the Broad Cold Palace immediately understood that he was using modern methods to accumulate karmic merit.

Just as I had anticipated, the person trying to kill me truly was Luo Xiang. This man was vengeful, sinister, and vicious. I felt that I could no longer remain silent—with everyone plotting against my life, what meaning was there in continuing to endure in silence?

Afterwards, he negotiated with Shao Yan several times to no avail, while Gu Lanying seized the opportunity to make a scene in front of Old Madame Gu.

"Shifan, what's wrong with you?" Lin Shiman finally noticed something was amiss and immediately moved to rush over.

Ye Chu remembered. When she was sixteen, she heard a classmate mention that a new cafe had opened around here. She had made a special trip here to order a cake, wanting to bring it home for her mother to try.

"But there are still three and a half million troops stationed in this border city. If they find out the situation outside, they will surely launch a surprise attack. Won't the soldiers here be in grave danger?" Qin Zhao asked again.

As for when Chen Xiyuan had started praising Ye Chu to the skies, that was a story that had to begin with a certain gathering.

The sound of the wind and snow outside showed no sign of stopping, growing even more violent in the dead of night, causing the already dilapidated windowpanes to creak and rattle as if they might be torn apart by the gale at any moment.

"The only fortunate thing was that Third Brother suddenly appeared back then and rescued me from the ice lake, otherwise I might have died down there long ago." Under Ling Yuwei's soothing words, Nangong Jin'er's emotions gradually calmed down.

Zhao Sen's spirits lifted. This was the absolute best equipment for Wind Soul, seemingly obtained by triggering a rare set from a rare quest. However, generally, rare quests had numerous and complex branches, making them rather difficult to collect. It looked like Changing Night had taken a massive loss this time.