Volume 1, Chapter 40: Inheritance

She reached out to touch her own face, which instantly distorted. However, upon catching Zhou Sicheng's gaze, which seemed to be frosted with ice, her heart trembled, and the rest of her words choked up in her throat.

Her colleagues nearby joined in with sneers, wearing looks of utter contempt. Seeing Song Qian snap at Tong Xinyan, they too chimed in.

"What's happened again?" Hearing Gan Guo's voice, Tong Xinyan asked with sheer exhaustion. What could possibly be more humiliating than having a top-tier escort turn out to be the father of her child?

Right under the watchful eyes of the remaining three people on the River Bank Bridge, Chen Gan swam upstream against the current in one go.

"Hello, I am Tong Xinyan." No matter what, Tong Xinyan still offered a polite greeting.

Gan Guo wore an expression of sheer disbelief. How could someone who exuded such a powerful aura from his very bones possibly be a gigolo?

Yang Sisi is now considered a semi-celebrity in City C, so when going out now, she wears sunglasses and a face mask to completely conceal herself.

Li Jiang was a capable domestic servant who often handled affairs for the Li family, and his parents were also servants of the Li family; he was essentially a hereditary retainer of the Li family.

Hearing Fang Heng's words, a flash of deep emotion crossed Inadora's eyes. In fact, she had never spoken of the real reason why she was willing to follow Fang Heng.

Could it truly be that the heavens were punishing the people of the Purple Glory Holy City, forbidding them from breaking through the seal and setting foot on the path of cultivation once again?

The Suanni Lion, Tuoxiang Lion, Baize Lion, Fuli Lion, Raoshi Lion, and Xueshi Lion were originally local tyrants, but after the Nine-Spirited Sage escaped from the heavens, he directly occupied these six fellows' territory and even took them in as his adopted grandsons. This was certainly a rather peculiar hobby.

My uncle always had me do strange things when I went over, though going over to that floorboard wasn't much of a task, so I just went. As soon as I stepped onto that floorboard, I could clearly feel it shifting, and a hollow sound echoed from underneath.

"You have several different groups of people in the city. Are there others?" My uncle asked again.

Wang Feng couldn't help but widen his eyes. Good grief, since her own father put it that way, what else could he possibly say?

"I'm afraid the enemy is also summoning their own kin. They have occupied an area a thousand miles wide, which is equivalent to establishing a stronghold. The upcoming battles will not be easy to fight," Li Jing said solemnly.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, another teenager—who had been tense for who knows how long—appeared on the ring with beads of sweat on his palms. He held a stick, which could hardly be called a weapon; it must have simply been chopped off some tree branch and then smoothed down.

Han Ruren opened his mouth, his words stopping right on the tip of his tongue. He pointed toward the north and said, "Look!" Following the direction of his finger, Niu Erbing saw a dark red light shadow flying from the distant sky at an astonishing speed. "A Sovereign Knight!" he screamed in alarm.

"Don't make a move, I want to talk with you." The person who spoke seemed to possess great authority. The moment he finished speaking, the surrounding red eyes vanished instantly, and my nervous mood eased up considerably. Yet, just a few seconds later, my heart—which had only just settled—was suspended in mid-air once again.

While she was overjoyed and jubilant, the boy was in extreme agony. Under An Youran's "masterful" transformation, a radiant, dashing young man had been ruthlessly molded into a grotesque visage with a gaping maw and the rat-like features of a beast—a peerless countenance horrifying enough to shock both heaven and earth. How could he possibly bear this?

Xiaowu sprang up, lunging forward to tear off his clothes. Lei Keyi felt somewhat awkward; stripping in broad daylight was too unsightly. He pushed Xiaowu away to keep her from acting rashly.

She had never considered this place her home. The important documents in her suitcase had never been taken out, and she was always prepared to pack up and run at a moment's notice.

I pay money, you provide the service—simple, direct, and more importantly, it saves time while satisfying one's extraordinary physiological needs.

"Stirring up trouble," Liu Mu muttered to himself as he walked out. Li Ji felt a headache coming on. As Qin Qiong's most steadfast brother, Li Ji even considered whether he should suggest to Qin Qiong that a mature, steady, and reliable person be assigned to look after Liu Mu, who was simply far too dangerous right now.

Yet due to the velocity limit within the starry sky, no matter how violent the forces were, their speed remained far below the speed of light.

In countless locations, countless high-ranking officials and military generals from various nations stared fixedly at their screens, their breathing seemingly halted as they held their breath in high suspense.

Su Xia offered a bitter smile, unable to convince even herself, let alone Su Jinyan, who had spent so much time with Qin Yue.

"It's nothing, calling you that is quite nice. It's just..." Li Yuan trailed off, leaving the rest unsaid. What he truly regretted was that Qin Qiong had spent all these years recuperating and recovering, yet remained entirely unable to return to his prime.

"Shumo, since someone is here to pick you up, I'll be leaving first." Li Li glanced at Yin Tianchao and said to Shumo.

The Eye of Heaven organization members stationed on Neptune were the first to detect this uninvited guest, and immediately piloted their spacecraft out to intercept.

Two of these three projects had been decided upon long before, such as the All-Realms Aerospace and the All-Realms Bank.

Li Feier did not say much, and then repeated the words of the elderly man in the swallow-tailed coat—which were nothing more than official introductory remarks, alongside, of course, the method for placing bets.

For instance, to the Yamato people, the two characters "Yang Tao" were like a curse, transforming into dark clouds that hung heavy over all their hearts.

"It seems you are determined to remain unrepentant to the very end." The Ancestor Hongjun's expression turned somewhat unsightly.

The world had long speculated whether Himura Red Circle was still alive, for he had not appeared in the mortal realm for a decade. However, Emperor Tianyu not only knew that Himura Red Circle was still alive, but also that he had broken through to the late stage of the Supreme Realm five years prior.

"Since you've come out to plead guilty, you must have prepared yourself to accept the consequences," Liang Zhuo looked at Yan Qing and said calmly.

At this moment, the gazes of Chu Tian and the others all fell upon him, filled with scrutiny and caution, yet none of them spoke, waiting instead for Qi Hongyuan's explanation.