The Fury of Hu Keke

If Hu Keke had still been gripped by fear of the Imperial Guards' pursuit, wanting to snatch the lotus seeds and flee at once, that had been before.

Now, Moonlight Lake lay in ruins, and countless battles had erupted in an instant.

In the scramble for more lotus seeds, the place had become a battlefield of slaughter. Blood ran everywhere, and the sight was too ghastly to behold.

People were always greedy. Even after these cultivators got a lotus seed, just like the blind man had imagined, they still wanted more of the opportunities fate had bestowed.

Before such a heaven-defying opportunity, so-called rules were worthless.

So-called restraint and grace had turned to ashes amid the slaughter. Everyone had only one wish: to snatch more lotus seeds.

They wanted to eat them and sell whatever they could.

That day, Moonlight Lake became a grand spectacle of death and treasure.

One step back meant paradise; one step forward, hell. But no one cared anymore.

While everyone was lost in the melee, Hu Keke, with the crow, crossed a stretch of lake water and passed through the three magical formations around the courtyard by the shore.

The youth he had once cursed in his dreams, blaming him for breaking their promise and leaving him behind, sat alone in the reception hall, keeping watch over a pot of tea.

Wait!

In a flash of surprise, Hu Keke let out a furious roar. "What wild man dares trespass on my turf?"

Before the masked Wang Xian could open his mouth...

With a whoosh,

the crow beat its wings and flew from Hu Keke's shoulder, streaking into the reception hall like lightning before landing neatly on the table.

Only after lowering its head to drink half a cup of spirit tea did it cackle, "Young