"Although this thing was called a 'star,' its material did not seem to be rock or metal." Aoko carefully sensed the state of the object in her hand. "It was more like some kind of bone, or perhaps wood?"
Haruko handed the "star" to Alice Kuonji. After examining it, she reached the same conclusion. The secret within this sphere might run deeper than the "Peacock Secret Art" cultivated by the ninjas of this Hidden Star Village.
"Although taking this village's treasure like this had its—" Yet this time, Zhang Bao was getting serious. First came covering fire from the catapults, then the men led by Deng Yuanjue charged beneath the city walls carrying siege ladders. By the time the defenders below the walls slowly made their way up onto the battlements, Deng Yuanjue, who was leading the vanguard, had already seized a section of the wall with his men.
Though there were many people, everyone was very quiet. On the stage, a middle-aged man who bore a seventy- to eighty-percent resemblance to Shi Jiangyou was presiding over the event. Beside him, two cultivators with their faces concealed had completed their transaction and were each walking down from the stage.
"Hehe... Of course he was dead. It has been over five thousand years. If he were still alive, there was no way he would not have returned by now!" The illusory Iceheart Martial Lord curled his lips and smiled faintly.
Boss Song could almost imagine that once the government officials were allowed inside, Zhang Tao would surely "discover" some "irrefutable evidence" proving that Luan Fei was one of Liangshan's bandits.
Thinking of this, Xue Xingran focused intently on every movement Yu Quan made. The moment the other man revealed an opening, he would strike without hesitation and kill him.
She had