Chapter 91: An Old Friend (Comic Story)

Yan Shi was having lunch when he received Sheng Chunqiu's message.

After asking countless students who passed by, she finally found Zhanzhou Dining Hall today.

Most of the buildings in Zhanzhou are very distinctive, and the canteen is a typical example of Eastern architecture.

Carved railings and jade steps, grand and magnificent.

If it weren't for the sign at the entrance that says "Cafeteria," it would be easily mistaken for a school history museum or a museum.

The distribution is somewhat unreasonable.

The canteen and the arena face each other across the entire Zhanzhou area, to the north and south.

Although it's a bit hard to find, the food at Zhanzhou Canteen is quite good.

It suited Yan Shi's taste better than what he ate at the General Administration of Customs canteen.

The restaurant outside the General Administration that Sheng Chunqiu recommended last time was also quite good.

"I was interrupted by Lin Xuya's matter last time. I'll go again another day," Yan Shi thought, taking a sip of egg drop soup.

Then Sheng Chunqiu sent her several messages.

[Sheng Chunqiu: Director Yan, during the Emerald City incident, a fragment of the World Barrier fused into the hand of a resident of the Outer World.]

[Sheng Chunqiu: Her name is Lin Xuya. She said that a fragment of the World Barrier had melted onto the back of her hand during the Summer Palace incident. Director Yan, you handled that at the time.]

[Sheng Chunqiu: Director Yan, what do you think?]

Yan Shi: ?

She instinctively swallowed the egg drop soup first, then her eyes widened.

who?

Lin Xuya?

Why is it her again?

Yan Shi: ...

The coincidences were so numerous that Ling Yan was speechless.

She pondered for a moment, then marked Sheng Chunqiu's chat box as unread and exited the Messages app.

Let's talk about it on Monday.

Anyway, the world barrier has already been repaired, so there's no rush.

She then clicked on Qiman and refreshed the page repeatedly.

Last night was Friday, which is theoretically the time for the weekly update of "The Curse of the Laws".

However, no updates were displayed last night.

Yan Shi had been keeping this matter in mind.

After all, Kirina has already sacrificed herself to protect the world's barrier. We can't really say that the last two chapters were her last supper and then just stop updating altogether.

She refreshed the page again.

Suddenly, a green "Updated" icon appeared on the screen for the game "Curse of the Laws" in the center position.

Yan Shi breathed a slight sigh of relief and immediately clicked on the comic.

[Wuhu is here]

I almost thought the old thief had stopped updating, turns out he just changed the update schedule?

The cover art for this story still features a large-scale scene.

At the bottom was an altar ablaze with flames, which spiraled upwards along the patterns of the array, while a red galaxy flowed through the air. Three of the four massive pillars had been broken in half, their tops revealing irregular cross-sections.

Sheng Chunqiu lay in the center of the altar, her face pale, her black hair contrasting with her pale complexion, like a lifeless doll. Gui Gemu knelt beside her, his ear pressed against her heart, his eyes slightly closed, his fingertips lightly tapping the ground, counting Sheng Chunqiu's heartbeats.

In the ruins near the altar, Libertas braced her sword against a corner, blocking a massive stone slab from falling. Beneath her lay two trembling elf cubs.

Right there on the altar, Wen Ying sat with her legs bent in a corner of the ruins, while Wei Ning stood on the edge of the altar, staring intently at the sky.

In mid-air, Yanju's hair, unusually loose, fell completely down, strands and hem of her clothes fluttering in the wind. She reached out to block an attack from the translucent spirit that had condensed at the convergence point above the altar.

She was surrounded by flames and complex runes, with another city faintly visible behind her.

【!! Director Yan's eyebrows and his posture are absolutely stunning!!! He exudes an aura of unparalleled power】

Just when I think my wife is cool enough, she always manages to reach a new level of awesomeness. No wonder she's Director Yan!

[The old thief has really changed his art style; these past few chapters have all featured massive scenes. Even in such massive scenes, my wife is still the focus of the image.]

[The cover art is packed with information. This happened right after the standoff in the Forest of Life. What unexpected situation has arisen now?]

[And you, my friend in front of me, you are the real employee of the Bureau of Dissent!]

This statement begins with a somewhat narrow perspective.

Libertas held his breath and hid quietly at the top of the passage, observing the movements below in the dim light.

At her feet, three fire sprites hurried along, their pointed ears faintly illuminated by the flickering firelight.

Each of them carried a person on their shoulder as they walked deeper into the passage.

And the elf leading the group was carrying none other than Sheng Chunqiu.

The fire sprites, probably unaware that someone was above them, were chatting casually.

"Will this ritual really succeed? The chieftain has offered an elven gem as their sacrificial offering."

"You don't trust the clan chief's judgment? Things couldn't get any worse than this; the high priest has been replaced by those despicable outsiders."

"The Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs really has ulterior motives; how come I didn't see it before?"

They cursed the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs as they walked away, their figures disappearing into the depths of the passage until no more sound could be heard.

Libertas remained still, blending into the surrounding shadows.

She waited cautiously for a while, and only after confirming that no one was around for the time being did she slightly adjust her position.

A moment later, faint footsteps came from the other side of the passage.

Wen Ying walked over from the right side of the passage and stood there quietly waiting for someone.

Her face appeared obscure in the dim light of the corridor.

[Isn't this the strange woman who appeared in the Forest of Life earlier? She seems to know Director Yan.]

[It seems the fire spirit is at odds with the high priest. How come Wen Ying, who lives in the elven temple, is also at odds with the high priest?]

Who are they waiting for?

In the next scene, a person emerges from the darkness on the right.

Libertas, limited by his hiding place, could not see the person approaching, but could only hear Wen Ying chuckle softly.

"We meet again."

The person who came did not respond.

Wen Ying casually plucked the flower from her hair, its petals trembling slightly between her fingers: "The sacred flower of the Forest of Life, do you like it?"

Finally, the person stepped forward.

The light illuminated her brows, revealing a pair of eyes so cold and emotionless: "What are you doing here?"

It turned out to be Director Yan.

Libertas was startled.

The viewers in the live chat were also surprised.

[It seems that Director Yan and Wen Ying's acquaintance was more like a personal friendship than an official business relationship.]

[Finally, I can draw some parts of my wife's private life that I didn't know about! (Looking forward to it!) (Sparkling eyes)]

Below, Wen Ying took a few steps closer, her figure almost overlapping with Yan Ju's: "I heard that you razed Lingkong City to the ground, and at the same time, Baiyujing and Jinzhou each paid you more than 2 billion to apologize?"

Yan Ju remained expressionless: "This money originally belonged to their Ju'e Plain. It will be used for infrastructure development on the Ju'e Plain."

Wen Ying chuckled a few more times: "You're still the same, overflowing with sympathy."

Throughout, Director Yan remained completely official: "This is the responsibility of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs."

Wen Ying: "The Bureau of Foreign Affairs has never managed the Giant E Plain in all these years, and only you would see them."

"Yanshi, why did you suddenly break off our friendship?"

【What do you mean by breaking off relations? Please explain in detail】

[It's happening again! That old scoundrel won't let me see my wife's name!!!]

[Wen Ying and Yan Ju are actually old friends? ? ? ]

You old friends, aren't you getting a little too close...?

I feel like it's Wen Ying who's emotionally agitated; my wife has remained completely unfazed.

They each paid over 2 billion yuan to apologize to Director Yan. My goodness, I'm starting to lose count of that number.

Yan Ju remained silent, while Wen Ying became agitated: "I thought we were the same."

Finally, Director Yan spoke up: "Wen Ying, that's your path. I won't interfere with other people's personal choices."

Although I don't know what happened, Director Yan is so indifferent.

What kind of one-sided friendship is this?

My wife only experiences mood swings when it comes to work-related matters; that's just part of Director Yan's personality. And it's precisely this kind of person that makes Director Yan so lovable.

[Oh my god, Wen Ying, please tell me more. I'm so curious about what happened between them before.]

To the disappointment of the viewers, after Director Yan finished speaking, Wen Ying and Director Yan fell silent.

After a long while, Yan Ju did not say another word, and his figure quickly disappeared into the depths of the passage.

Wen Ying stood still, her gaze slightly lowered, as if she had fallen into a brief daze.

However, her eyes suddenly turned cold, and the soft, pitiful look on her face vanished in an instant. With a flick of her wrist, she grabbed an alchemical spear that appeared out of nowhere.

Without any hesitation, Wen Ying raised his hand, aimed at the top of the passage, and quickly pulled the trigger several times in succession.

At the same time, several sharp blades, almost impossible to trace, flew out from her sleeves, striking the side walls and dark corners of the passage with precision.

Because her movements were too fast.

Before Libertas could react, he was shaken off the top of the passage and crashed heavily onto the cold stone floor.

She clutched her abdomen tightly with her hands. She had a penetrating wound on her thigh and upper arm, and the flesh and blood burned by the high temperature after the bullets grazed her were clearly visible.

Blood gushed from her fingers and wounds, quickly soaking the stone slab beneath her.

At the same time, the sharp blades that Wen Ying had thrown pierced through the dark figures hidden in the shadows with perfect accuracy.

The shadows seemed frozen for a moment before collapsing helplessly in the middle of the passage, blood slowly flowing down their chests and seeping into the cracks in the stone slabs.

Wen Ying, with the same expressionless face as Director Yan, said, "We caught a few eavesdropping brats."

I didn't even see how Wen Ying suddenly started arresting so many people.

These dark figures are Libertas's shadow guards. I just went to the front and counted them; not a single one is missing, and they're all on the ground now.

[Wen Ying's image is so contrasting... She looked pitiful in front of Director Yan, but as soon as Director Yan left, she struck with a knife (strategic lean back)]

[Is Libertas alright? His injury looks pretty serious.]

[This is a fairly important character; they've been given plenty of screen time and a solo perspective since their appearance, so they should be fine.]

The sudden explosion ahead shook the entire passage.

Wen Ying frowned slightly, glanced at the end of the passage with annoyance, and decided to leave Libertas behind and walk forward.

"Consider yourself lucky," she said as she passed Libertas, then quickly disappeared into the shadows.

After Wen Ying left, the passage fell silent once more. Libertas trembled uncontrollably from the intense pain, and with great difficulty, she took out a potion from her spatial bracelet and poured it into her mouth.

The medicine shimmered with a golden light that Yan Shi recognized under the lamplight.

After drinking the potion, Libertas gasped for breath. The passageway continued to shake violently, and stones loosened from the ceiling, falling beside her with a dull thud.

Libertas struggled to his feet, hastily tearing strips of cloth from his coat to bandage his wounds. He then retrieved his greatsword from his spatial bracelet and strode deeper into the passage.

Libertas made the right choice.

Shortly after she started moving, the passage behind her began to collapse, and huge stones fell one after another from the ceiling.

Libertas felt the ground beneath her feet tremble. She went from walking to running quickly, and blood slowly seeped from the strips of cloth wrapped around her, dripping onto the ground along her steps and forming a scarlet footprint.

The passage is not long.

Libertas had only walked a short distance before reaching the end.

A familiar figure was slammed into the wall beside her by a chain of flames, causing the wall to crack instantly and dust to fly everywhere.

Liu Guang lay dead amidst the ruins, his fate unknown.

Libertas looked ahead and saw a raging inferno below.

The entire space was a suffocating crimson. Silver light intertwined in the array flowed across the ground, and complex runes moved like living things, eventually coalescing in mid-air into a gigantic hand that slammed down on the sky.

In the center of the sea of ​​fire, Yan Ju, whom they had just seen, now had a solemn expression: "Under the law, all living beings are equal. Gods are also living beings."

Her pitcher was hit by a shot from the unknown creature summoned by the altar.

"Parry".

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