Dragon's Origin

Chapter 768: Heartwarming (Part 1)

The eight great families couldn't independently establish principles for the distribution of benefits, because the royal family and smaller forces might not agree. However, they could formulate a general framework and then negotiate with the royal family and others.

Of course, this framework would definitely favor the eight great families. As for what conditions the royal family and the smaller forces could secure, it would depend on the specific negotiations and the balance of power at the time.

After sending out several letters, the eight great families slowly waited for the news to arrive and for all parties to gather. During this time, they could make some preparations in advance, waiting for the water level of the Glacier Lake to drop further before opening the entrance array.

Currently, only ninth-realm masters could enter. The eight great families had already sent another group of ninth-realm masters in to scavenge as much as possible and explore as much as possible. This would be their bargaining chip during negotiations.

However, ninth-realm masters couldn't break the seals. They would probably need to gather a group of masters who were about to break through and use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from their breakthrough to the legendary realm to break the seals. This might involve the help of grandmaster musicians.

In this regard, the royal family and the Linglong Pavilion had unique advantages. Only the royal family and the Linglong Pavilion had maintained a cooperative relationship with Wang Sheng. They could use this condition to demand more. Because of this, the eight great families might have to swear not to attack Changsheng Duke's Mansion in the capital or Meier's industries.

In short, it all boiled down to an exchange of benefits. But everyone knew that one person had to be excluded from this, and that was Wang Sheng. Regardless, from the moment Wang Sheng took Lin Ling away, it was impossible for the eight great families and Wang Sheng to stand together. This was the bottom line.

Wang Sheng had just woken up. He had slept for a full seven hours, a deep, undisturbed sleep. During his sleep, the surrounding insects and beasts had been helping Wang Sheng keep watch, and the combat awareness little man had also been monitoring the surroundings, but no warning was issued, allowing Wang Sheng to sleep very soundly.

The first thing Wang Sheng did when he opened his eyes was to sense the surrounding movements. No enemies, good. Then Wang Sheng began to pay attention to A' Qi beside him.

A' Qi's breathing was very even. The Icy Jade Dew Pill was very effective, allowing A' Qi to sleep peacefully during this time. Whether sleeping or unconscious, it was actually the best way to recover. A' Qi's current condition had escaped danger and was entering a rapid recovery period.

After a little tidying up, Wang Sheng ate and drank something, and then began to carry A' Qi on his back to continue on his way. Although this place hadn't been disturbed for a few hours, Wang Sheng knew that the entire Thousand Absolutes Ground would soon become lively.

Lin Ling was taken away by Lu Wenhou. Although this was a situation that Lin Xiu and Wang Sheng had anticipated, and everyone had tacitly discussed how to deal with it, Wang Sheng was still very unhappy about Lin Ling being taken away. Although Wang Sheng knew that it wasn't Lin Xiu, Wang Sheng was still very unhappy.

After coming to this world, he had gone through all kinds of hardships to find the girl of his dreams, and had only spent a few hours with her consciously before being forced to separate. At this moment, Wang Sheng was extremely resentful that his cultivation was not strong enough and his power was not great enough.

If he had Lin Xiu's powerful strength to challenge the entire world, how could he be separated from the girl of his dreams, and still be forcibly taken away? Lu Wenhou had always been very gentle and always smiling, but Wang Sheng knew very well that beneath Lu Wenhou's smiling surface were the countless innocent souls who had died at the hands of the killers of Worry-Free City. That smile could turn into a scythe that reaped lives at any time.

At the moment Lin Ling was taken away, Wang Sheng felt exactly like the Chinese when they had just signed the Treaty of Nanking with Britain: humiliated! This feeling had lasted almost until now.

But Wang Sheng couldn't show it. He had to pretend not to care. Because he couldn't be angry, he couldn't be impulsive, he could only be calm. Once he lost his composure, he might lose the girl of his dreams forever. This was the experience and lesson Wang Sheng had learned from countless battles.

Those guys who immediately became hot-blooded and impulsive when they encountered this kind of thing were definitely the ones who died the fastest. That wasn't the emotion a well-trained ace sniper should have. Even if he had it, it should be like Wang Sheng, who could only have a brief surge after the danger was gone, and then immediately cover it with calmness.

Wang Sheng was like this now, quickly regaining his composure and starting to think about the next plan. The ultimate goal was definitely to rescue Lin Xiu, and the specific operation might have some twists and turns, but the first thing to do was definitely to survive, leave this dangerous Thousand Absolutes Ground, and at the same time do his best to heal A' Qi.

This silly girl, A' Qi, was willing to die with him. Wang Sheng could put all his previous distrust of her behind him. Moreover, A' Qi now had an important task, which was to impersonate Lin Xiu and attract the firepower of the various families.

Although this was to buy time for Lu Wenhou and divert attention, Wang Sheng had no choice but to do it. This was also to buy time for Lin Xiu and divert the pressure on her side. As long as Lin Xiu could recover as soon as possible, Wang Sheng was willing to do anything.

Finding the right direction, Wang Sheng carried A' Qi on his back and began to walk towards the periphery of the Thousand Absolutes Ground. Leaving the Thousand Absolutes Ground was the primary goal.

Soon Wang Sheng discovered that after experiencing the continuous pursuit of the Divine Prison, the Linglong Pavilion, the eight great families, Uncle Li, and Worry-Free City, no one was setting up ambushes in the Thousand Absolutes Ground. Perhaps they were frightened by Lin Xiu's actions of slaughtering the masters of the eight great families, or perhaps it was something else, Wang Sheng didn't know.

The wounds on his body had recovered a lot in a few hours, and walking was no longer an obstacle. With the blessing of the Seven Character Formula, Wang Sheng's speed was a bit faster than ordinary masters. It was just that A' Qi's injuries couldn't be too turbulent, otherwise Wang Sheng could have been even faster.

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In the dense forest, Wang Sheng saw flying mounts flying overhead several times. However, those flying mounts were heading straight for the Glacier Lake and didn't care about the situation below. Wang Sheng understood that they must be eager to get a share of the real secrets of the Thousand Absolutes Ground. This was good, their minds were over there, and the pressure on Wang Sheng here would be less.

After rushing dozens of miles towards the periphery, Wang Sheng stopped to rest. But soon, the surrounding insects gave Wang Sheng some feedback about the surrounding anomalies. He would communicate with the local insects along the way, and the news he obtained was much faster than ordinary masters.

Without saying a word, Wang Sheng quickly rushed to the place where the insects had reported the anomaly, and then he saw a残尸.

This corpse was only half there. According to what Wang Sheng had learned, he should have died within an hour. Were there people around?