Traversing Thousand Sorrows

A woman holds the hand of a young boy, teaching him how to write the character for 'Shi', thus giving him a last name.
Mountains and seas hold up lanterns, competing with the bright moon!

Lighting Lanterns in the Mountains and Seas

The joyous times are always fleeting; by the following evening, Wang Sheng's troops couldn't muster a smile.


Mulan Qingqing's total revenue for the day had been tallied, also making its way here—they had gathered a whopping fifteen thousand Insect Extreme Crystals in just one day.


Master Mai rushed into Shi Chun's cave and delivered the unsettling news, carefully observing Shi Chun's facial reactions in secret.


After hearing the news, Shi Chun's expression turned exceptionally grave, and he remained silent.


Once Master Mai had left, Wu Jinliang and Chu Jingtang from the neighboring cave gathered around.


Shi Chun finally smiled and said to the two of them, "Now things are getting interesting."


"Surely you don't believe they actually got over fifteen thousand today?" Shi Chun countered.


Curious, Chu Jingtang asked, "You mean the numbers are false?"


His mind easily drifted in that direction, given that he engaged in such deceptions daily.


Chapter 170: Rout