Volume 1, Chapter 23: Li Chen's Squad

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Beneath that rose-red garment, a heart was pounding fiercely. The heartbeat was so intense that Qiao Hanyan herself could hardly bear it. She knew perfectly well whom she was speaking to and whom she was lying to. She also knew that if the truth were exposed, the consequences would be far more serious than simply being strangled to death by Lan Cangzhu himself.

She showered him with flattering words, while a sly glint flickered faintly in her long, narrow phoenix eyes. She looked like a fox.

The other side clearly thought we were young and paid no attention to the two of us. Without another word, he charged straight at us. When I saw that the tall one was still holding a fruit knife, I panicked. I had never fought anyone armed with a knife before. The moment I saw him rushing toward me, I steeled myself and charged to meet him.

Under Ouyang Xiao’s direction, an orange-yellow beverage was developed. It had an extremely awkward name: “Sports Drink for Promoting Super-Quantitative Recovery.” In reality, it was an alkaline electrolyte beverage, capable of maintaining the body’s electrolyte, water, and acid-base balance while relieving exercise-induced fatigue.

Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard this. He had never imagined that Qin Yang would seize upon the flaw in his earlier words and magnify it. After all, he had spoken those words in a moment of anger, merely putting on a show. He had not expected Qin Yang to cling to them so tenaciously.

When she fought Clark, Sber had not yet arrived. He clearly knew everything that had happened. There should have been a surveillance monitor behind that door.

Some people always assumed that the entire world would revolve around them. In truth, that was hardly the case—and Tan Yanju was undoubtedly one of those people.

I quietly walked toward An Ning’s bed and gazed at the great beauty from such a close distance. Her allure was overwhelmingly powerful. I clenched my fists, my whole body burning with feverish excitement. I reached out toward An Ning, bent down… and pulled the blanket over to cover her.

Gan Ning also understood that the primary objective now was Chaisang City, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to battle Lü Dai. Cai Mao was lying in ambush ahead anyway.

Yet before he could retreat, Xiao Feng’s fist force had already surged toward him like a flood.

Originally, Jiang Yu had been utterly unwilling to go to any Great Buddha Temple. It was someone else’s territory—and a supreme power that surpassed even the top forces. Who knew what losses he might suffer there? But now, he had begun to hesitate over whether he should go after all.

Jiang Yu felt somewhat regretful. This was his first time attending an auction in Divine City, yet it had passed in such a simple and dull fashion, without any of the classic face-slapping incidents from the stories.

He thought it over again and again before remembering Farmer One, who grew wheat. He thought of Farmer One because his family obtained their flour from him. He had considered other people as well, but he was closest to Farmer One, so he thought about hiding at his house. As for why the two of them were so close, it was because Shopkeeper Mo had once slapped Farmer One twice. That was why Farmer One got along with him.

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The two of them gazed at the mountains, waters, and trees of the Elven Valley without saying another word. Suddenly, a huge monster leaped onto the mountaintop, landing between Ying Shui and the two of them. Gu Du and Gu Yan followed the sound and looked over. They had no idea where the many-tailed monster had come from.

That tall one, the short one, Long Shao, and Er Baozi were either thieves, swindlers, or bullies. The two of them were always somewhat wary of them.

From the moment the Dark Void creatures invaded until now, only a very short time had passed, yet the entire border of the Luo Void Continent had already become a ravaged wasteland.

Ya Kun knew the situation was urgent. Without saying a word, he brought Fu Xi directly to the highest point of the valley. There stood a domed temple built from black, elongated stones, surrounded by fully armed half-lizard men.

The overwhelming force made the energy and blood within Dongfang Zixuan churn violently, as if rivers and seas were overturning inside her. In the end, she could no longer endure it, and a mouthful of blood burst from her cherry-red lips.

After nightfall, Ouyang Lingfeng and Ouyang Weiwei returned to the residence. They asked Steward Sun and learned that Ouyang Jingfeng was still at the government office, while Ouyang Susu was not at home.

“I’ve more or less guessed it.” A sharp gleam flashed through Xia Mu’s eyes. As he recalled the puppet, he reached back into his spirit-beast pouch and pulled out a scarlet, two-winged flying serpent. Its cultivation seemed to be roughly at the first level of the Immortal Realm.

“Don’t worry. I’m here.” Hu Cheng answered her indifferently. He had naturally seen through it long ago; he simply had nothing to fear.

“Explosive Palm!” With a thought, a burst of light suddenly surged through his palm. The radiance tore through the air with a sharp, sizzling cry. In an instant, Ye Feng’s aura reached an astonishing level.

Wan Qingchun not only had to keep constant watch over Aya’s injuries but also had to look after the three people who had collapsed unconscious on the ground. He did not dare pursue the fugitives and could only let those who had slipped through the net escape.

Lan Xin let out a sudden laugh and gestured for Huifeng to put down the Ghostspeech Bell. Then she asked, “I know what you’re saying is true, but can you tell us what exactly happened here?”

Fang Qingyue’s years of martial training had not been in vain. His two arms were like a pair of iron pillars—hard and immensely powerful. No matter how Qiong Bao struggled, she could not break free.

Qi Xuan nodded. “Of course. Since fate has brought the three of us together, why don’t we do this?” He turned to Qingyue and said, “Young Master Fang, shall the three of us bow three times to Heaven and become sworn brothers from this day forth?” Let our younger siblings bear witness.

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“Haha, my luck is truly incredible!” Ye Feng was in an exceptionally good mood. Anyone who obtained a powerful spiritual art for no reason at all would be overjoyed.

Qiong Bao had only just placed a serving of food into Qu Chaoxia’s bowl when Qu Chaoxia told her to sit down and announced that she would no longer need Qiong Bao to serve the dishes in the future.

Setting aside the Eye of Agamotto’s inability to accurately predict Zhu Ping’s actions, the artifact could only observe the future; it could not see into people’s hearts… She had no way of knowing Zhu Ping’s complete thoughts.

“Reporting to the Tower Master: the imperial mausoleum has been completely destroyed. Helian Batian was furious. It is said that the royal bloodline was damaged, and that he slaughtered more than a hundred members of the Helian Feng family, who had been guarding the imperial mausoleum, to offer them as sacrifices to the spirits of the Helian clan’s dead.” Lou Tiancheng spoke these words. He was the foremost-ranked member of the Mutian Tower.

Zuo Ge instantly sensed an enormous threat. He regretted his decision. If he failed after challenging this person, he would die.

From a company’s perspective, cultivating a capable employee also came at a tremendous cost. Candidates had to pass through round after round of selection and elimination, and many of those chosen for special development were expected to assume leadership positions in the future.

By the time the three of them finished dinner, it was already past nine. Since Lin Hao had gone to the Su residence that day, they had eaten rather late, so He Jing did not feel sleepy in the slightest.

Ran Changle looked at the four people, whose faces were flushed and whose skin had taken on a dark-red hue. Without revealing anything, she withdrew her gaze and politely declined.

The change was extremely subtle. She probably still wanted to kill me—in fact, she might have stayed in the room next door for so long precisely to wait for me to appear, so that she could finish me off.

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