Chapter Thirty-Three: Can't Go Back

  Looking at the giant diamond in front of him, Jiang Nian's face was filled with black lines. Had he really made a big commotion? Or were the people of the Nine States Continent just very sensitive, and only he, as a reader, didn't have that kind of fantastical sensory perception?

  Jin Gang swung his fist with greater force. He was not good at talking, and at this time he thought it would be better to knock him down first, so the fist went towards Jiang Nian.

  Jiang Nian's body quickly dodged to the side, scraping against the ground and sliding a short distance before discovering that the golden fist didn't have any aura of magical power. Was this golden fist just an ordinary person? Were ordinary people this formidable? Then what was the point of having magical powers?

  Just at this moment, Jin Gang jumped in with a very fast speed, and his heavy fist wind struck Jiang Niantian's forehead.

  Jiang Nian slightly raised her head, and her entire hair was blown away by the sudden gust of wind. Her beautiful hair flew high, blocking her pale face. Those black threads entwined, revealing scarlet eyes under her hair, devouring everything.

  Jin Gang was stunned, Jiang Nian's smile was icy and stubborn. Her right hand grasped Jin Gang's incoming fist, her hand bursting with a patch of blue veins due to excessive force. Then she gave a fierce twist, followed by a series of cracking sounds.

  Jin Gang's 206 bones were all shattered by her.

  Jin Gang let out a mournful cry that sent shivers down the spines of all who heard it, but he had no strength left to counterattack and could only collapse weakly to the ground, his mouth continuously spewing forth fresh blood.

  The fight actually lasted a very short time, only about half an inch of incense stick. The people inside the hall originally thought that Jinyuan could handle this matter and were all sitting in their seats continuing to discuss the issue, but now they heard the commotion and ran out to take a look.

  The first thing that came into view was Jin Gang, who had collapsed to the ground. Following that, his eyes landed on Jiang Nian, who was standing at Jin Gang's feet. Jiang Nian had just smoothed out his hair and a hint of redness flashed in his eyes before disappearing. Then he saw a large crowd of people standing opposite him, each with an expression as if they had seen a ghost.

  "I have seen the Heavenly God." The first to speak was the city master, his voice trembling slightly, and even his kneeling posture was somewhat stiff. Then the people behind him reacted one after another, following suit and kneeling down. The golden body on the ground was stunned for a moment, apparently unaware of her identity at first, but now reacting to the city master's words. His face showed an extremely complex and ashen color, finally slowly closing his eyes.

  "Get up." Jiang Nian looked at the situation and started pretending again. She patted the nonexistent dust on her clothes and walked into the hall by herself.

  Others slowly got up and had no choice but to follow in. When getting up, a few of them exchanged several meaningful glances with each other before walking at the back.

  After entering, Jiang Nian saw the most upright branch of the willow tree at a glance. She lowered her eyes and walked forward to pick up the branch. Then she turned around and raised an eyebrow at the city master, shaking the branch slightly.

  The castle owner's expression was tense and he didn't know what to say, especially when facing Ling Yu. At this time, a relatively short figure behind him stepped forward and said: "Your Honor, this is something that Feng Hu brought back and asked us to temporarily keep for him. We hope to put it here for a while, and he will come back to get it in two days."

  Bean bean? Jiang Nian didn't make a sound, he just stared at the branches of the lychee tree, wondering what was on his mind.

  The people below looked at her expression and didn't dare to speak, the city master was also constantly making eye contact with that short person. The short person's expression wasn't good either, but he didn't make a sound, only carefully observing Jiang Nian's facial expressions.

  After a long time, Jiang Nian's flat voice was heard: "I know." As she said that, she put down the branch. The branch had been separated from the nourishment of the tree root for many days and now showed signs of withering, probably would wither away in a few days.

  Jiang Nian turned his head, his eyes staring straight at the city master. He always looked at people with this expression because it could put the most pressure on them. The city master really was just a pushover and couldn't hold out for even a few seconds, only able to nod humbly with his head lowered. Jiang Nian glanced sideways at the short person beside him without leaving any trace before asking: "What about the first place winner of your competition this time? I thought you would recruit him."

  The castle owner's face suddenly turned pale, and then regained some color after a while, before answering: "That... Honorable one, he was supposed to come report, but for some reason he didn't, we're also puzzled." After finishing speaking, he subconsciously glanced at the short person beside him.

  That person's eyes rolled around and added, "Maybe that brave warrior doesn't want to be confined to the castle of the first city? She isn't suited for being tied down in a place like this, she should go on an adventure in the forest or ice and snow wilderness."

  Jiang Nian nodded slightly, looking somewhat absent-minded, but with great turmoil in her heart. Everyone knew they were lying, and such an obvious lie would be embarrassing if not seen through. However, she thought it was better not to expose them now, as exposing them might not benefit either party.

  Then everyone else continued to be pretentious for a while, during which Jiang Nian learned most people's names. After that, she felt like she had grasped the situation well enough and found an excuse to leave.

  It seems that this city master is very afraid of Ling Xiao, and he doesn't even dare to look at himself, is such a powerful fantasy force picked up? Not as good as the dwarf next to him.

  If I had known that Ling Xiao was the superior of the people here, I would have entered through the main gate in a dignified manner. Who would have thought that I still needed to climb over the wall and even fell into a broken formation.

  But speaking of which, who exactly saved themselves in the formation just now? Saved someone but didn't make a sound, acting like Spiderman.

  She slowly walked out of the main gate of the city master's mansion, and after coming out, she wandered around on the road for a while to find Han Hui, but couldn't even find a shadow. She went to that wine cellar with an entrance. There were some things she still wanted to ask DouDou clearly, not all things would be hidden from herself, after all, she was the destined person of the Lianyuan tree.

  But when she walked into the wine cellar, she was stunned. In front of her were flames everywhere, and in Jiang Nian's eyes, which were completely colorblind, it was an even more peculiar and magnificent sight.

  The entire wine house was burned down. That fire, which looked like it was produced by a top-grade fantasy device, couldn't be extinguished at all! Countless people were putting out the fire outside, and some even went to invite a master to cast a spell to save the situation.

  Jiang Nian's eyes widened in shock, he even felt like he was dreaming. Such a fierce flame, the illusionary device at the entrance must have been burned away!

  "This kind of entrance and exit device is generally highly concealed and stable, but its defensive capabilities are relatively poor. With such a large amount of phantom power causing the fire to burn for so long, it must have deformed the device."

  Can't go back by myself.

  Digression

  Happy April Fool's Day.

  Is there a corpse in formalin inside a brown bottle with photos? (I'm too morbid)