Chapter 52: Grandma and Grandpa Have Arrived

After a two-day train journey, the group finally arrived at Red Flag County.

Secretary Yang of the Red Flag Commune led a group of people to the station early in the morning to meet them, and afterwards, escorted them back to the commune headquarters.

The large crowd walking from the station to the commune office almost filled the entire room to capacity. In the end, with simply no space left to stand inside, some had to overflow outside the doorway.

Those who arrived at the Red Flag Commune were not only reform targets, but also a group of educated youths who had responded to the call of the times to go up to the mountains and down to the villages.

Zhou Yulan and Owenrui

Amidst the celebratory atmosphere, no one could have anticipated a pair of eyes quietly watching the jubilant capital city, the corners of their mouth curled upward in a faint, cold smile.

Long Ming had also recruited about twenty thousand navy soldiers in Bincheng, bringing the total to an army of fifty thousand that he would lead out to sea this time. He still needed to recruit more sailors and procure massive quantities of weaponry and provisions to secure his logistical supply lines.

Madam Niu was frightened out of her wits and rushed off to find her heart medication. Shen Xinyu also ran over to check on him. Having studied nursing for a year during her school days, she had some understanding of such matters. After a flurry of activity, Niu Er finally felt a bit better, and Madam Niu's medicine arrived as well. Not long after taking it with water, he was fully recovered.

At the sound, the soldiers moved into action swiftly, their movements noticeably crisper than usual. By this time, those who practiced vital energy cultivation and martial techniques had all gathered.

"No wonder I couldn't sense the slightest energy fluctuation from those lightning bolts just now," Zhang Fan muttered. Having some understanding of domain powers, he naturally knew that the force exerted by a domain was extremely peculiar and entirely imperceptible. Yet, he still found it somewhat strange: why was Thunder-Daoist's domain visible to others?

"There's no need," Fan Xueyi said. "Thank you for healing my eyes and my injuries." With that, she continued running toward the inn.

Afterward, Yin Xin appeared again; she must have passed out upon seeing him arrive. And that spirit-oriole bird—it should be the one raised by her master, Du Yuesong. It seemed her master had heard Chang Zhituan's message and come to Yiluan, and she must have been rescued by him.

Tu Baobao was well aware that she had brought nothing with her when she left the Nangong residence, and that she really ought to buy a few changes of clothes. Otherwise, she and the two children would have to wear the exact same outfit for an entire week. The mere thought of getting goosebumps all over her body was genuinely terrifying, so she stopped standing on ceremony with Yin Ziye.

Unexpectedly, when discussing how to rescue his father, the Marquis of Xihe Ji Chang, the master strategist's advice to his eldest brother Boyikao turned out to be utterly astonishing.

At that very moment, this delicate balance was completely shattered as the beam of black light unleashed by Xiao Jitian swept across. Countless wandering dark forces, as if instigated, surged forward together, pouncing toward Gufan in the wake of that dark ray.

One minister after another stepped forward to support the Overturning-Heaven Marquis Tantai Wuzun, and even some officials who usually kept their distance from him supported him this time with unprecedented resolve.

"Shall I flash you a smile?" The burly man was stunned on the spot, smacking his lips for a long while without knowing how to react.

Wang Xiangsheng said this partly to set Mo Qianxia's mind at ease, and partly to test what kind of impression Ghost Kill had of him.

Could it be Daji locked inside this palace? Has someone died? Is it Marquis Su or someone else? Or has something happened to Daji?

Watching Lin Mohany devoured the dishes like a whirlwind, he dashed off to the restroom in a frantic hurry the moment he finished eating.

Zhang Fan was taken aback once again, thinking to himself: These crystals actually have different grades like upper, middle, and lower? I had no idea at all. However, he kept a poker face; revealing that would clearly expose him as a novice, making him an easy target to be ripped off by unscrupulous sellers without even knowing it.

Gufan felt that the very moment the long sword flew out, countless golden stars suddenly burst before his eyes—a reaction to physical exhaustion and the stagnation of bodily functions.