Volume One, Chapter 21: Self-Justification and Folly

"Hmph, Miemeng? Great Elder, you have truly grown senile." Yan Hui sneered, extinguishing the candle in the room with a flick of his sleeve before slipping out like a ghost.

If Zhou Yuxiang did not agree, the difficulty of establishing her entertainment empire would likely be much greater.

He would handle this matter tomorrow; it seemed that sticking to what he was good at was the safest bet. Wei Xiaodong reached this conclusion.

"Xiaodong, when did you buy this? Why have I never heard of it?" The third brother kept scanning the room with his eyes.

After receiving the talismans, the group felt something was off, but they couldn't pinpoint what it was. Dismissing the thought, they activated the talismans to turn invisible and flew toward Punishment Mountain.

"Fine, fine, go ahead and speak!" Although Master Yuan the Third always wore an expression of having lost all hope, she still harbored a shred of desire to survive.

He had long known that the hospital's backer was the Chu family, but despite being a specialist there, this was his first time seeing the boss behind the scenes, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

After a while, Yanzi finished eating. They returned, for Wei Xiaodong was preoccupied with his cultivation, and Yanzi was equally absent-minded.

As the fat wizard slid his fingers into the soft leather of his gauntlets, a visible change began to occur... The skirt armor, mage robes, gauntlets, and shoulder guards began to warp within the dense gray mist. Eventually, they were slowly fused together, taking on an unfamiliar design.

After the portal opened, Zhou Jian chose the United States as his destination. This trip to another world had taken less than two days, and he had already notified Wenren Huiyin in advance to avoid worrying her.

Intoxicated and uninhibited, she had long harbored a secret wish to bear his child. Not wanting to let such a rare opportunity slip by, she had pressed against him all night until, exhausted, she fell into a deep sleep. Watching her peaceful sleeping face and slightly damp hair, he curled his lips into a smile and slipped away.

However, she did not return to her residence in the Crown Prince's Palace, but instead entered the imperial palace and headed for Empress Wei's Fengqi Palace.

The tender, girlish voice struck the most sensitive chord in Shen Wang's heart, and he could not resist the impact of such stunning beauty.

A crisp gunshot rang out; Quan Xulei, a bullet piercing his temple, collapsed into the flames.

***

To make money, he had started traveling between several villages to collect agarwood, mailing it to his boss every month to earn a few thousand extra. It was only after working for years that he realized how valuable agarwood was. He heard his boss had made hundreds of millions, and when the man later offered him a mere hundred thousand in cash, he refused and walked away.

"You have two choices now: one, take off your clothes and let me enjoy myself, then I'll let you go. Two, I rape you and then kill you," Liu Ming said coldly, his voice permeated with an irresistible, overbearing, and rogue-like authority.

"She is a god-tier entity, not a mere angel. She uses dimensional strikes; she can enter the quantum level of matter to dismantle and erase it," Liu Ming explained.

He seemed not to have groomed himself in days; thick stubble had sprouted, and his clothes were stained. Combined with the trash strewn about the room, he appeared utterly degenerate.

After all, with the Li family not involved in this matter, there was no need for Hu Yue to send anyone back, thus rendering the distinction between overt and covert lines irrelevant.

She couldn't help but smile. Although Ji Xiuhe had only helped her change the time to compensate her, he did have a conscience after all. Su Qianyue suddenly felt she had found a breakthrough to win him over.

Daitian Zhengichi pressed his ear against the door to listen to the movement inside. The posture made him look strange, but he had no choice.

It was originally a clear and sunny day when suddenly a loud crash erupted, like a thousand thunders sounding at once! Immediately after, a dark, suffocating mass could be seen surging toward them from the east.

The experimenter plunged the needle into Qin Ruyun's vein and slowly pushed the plunger.

Fang Zheng entered the room, and a pungent smell of smoke hit him in the face. He frowned instinctively. He couldn't fathom why so many people were willing to come to such a hellish place. Truly, like attracts like; such a foul and murky environment was only fit for evil spirits to gather.

"That Chu Yunshu is no good either, actually egging people on like that," Ren Qing muttered with a scoff.

I enjoy this tranquility, free from strife, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, accompanied only by green lamps and ancient Buddhas.

Xinglian nodded, though she raised a brow. She didn't care whether the girl was in danger or not; she only feared that bringing her along would be a burden.

"She is a capable subordinate of that Wanwan, Dan Mei. She seems to be plotting something," Shen Luoyan said, stepping out calmly. "To kill the Three Vajras and members of the Cihang Jingzhai at the West Garden—it seems the Yin Gui Sect is determined to board the ship of our Huaxia Army."

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Shangguan Fei's actions sparked collective fury among the geniuses in the area, who rushed over one after another, intending to strike.

"You are the one making the deal with me? Not the Western Turkic Khaganate or Persia?" Xu Ziling was stunned. He suddenly asked, scrutinizingly.

That disciple wanted to see which brave soul was feasting here, intending to persuade him to stop eating and, more importantly, to stop lighting fires in this place.

It turned out to be one of the snow wolf's legs, severed by Wu Yan's long blade. With the snow wolf injured, the momentum of the demonic beasts and fallen immortals gradually waned, while the equally numbered immortal army surged with triumphant spirit.

"It's just that the situation there differs greatly from what you described," Murong Lin said. Murong Yu, already bewildered by the situation before him, could only press him for answers.

After a short chase, the horn-deer overtook the imposter Shui Yueying and stopped twenty meters ahead of her.

Although the eldest and second brothers were older, as long as they were willing to work hard, they could simply skip grades.

Lei Zheng was truly speechless regarding Chen Yingjun; he was ruthless enough to harm even those closest to him.

If it were any other man, she wouldn't have needed to hesitate, and getting a man's contact information would be simple. But this time, facing a man she might not encounter in a century, she was so cautious that she didn't know how to proceed, and instead watched as the opportunity slipped through her fingers.

Whether it was noodles, rice, or bread, they had brought a little of every common food one could think of from various planets.

Wen Kaiyuan had entertained the idea of capturing Poshan City six months ago, but due to insufficient strength, he couldn't execute it. The appearance of Ge Santian and the existence of Youzi brought him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that he had to seize firmly.