Volume 1, Chapter 42: The Black Gold King Card

Furthermore, now that he had learned the State of Chu was beset by internal strife and external threats, he felt his opportunity had arrived.

Unexpectedly, Ji Chengche’s body leaned sharply backward, his spine nearly brushing the ground, as the folding fan whistled through the air just inches above his face.

Zhe Yuhang was even more incensed. Why would such an incomparable powerhouse willingly serve as a protector for Ji Chengche, while treating the son of the Silver Fang Tribe’s leader as if he were nothing?

At this moment, numerous warships and transport vessels filled the sky. The cultivators took flight in orderly fashion, boarding the ships. Hu Yu teleported onto his command ship, and the troops from the military base also embarked and took off, flying toward his position.

He picked up his teacup, inhaling the rising fragrance, and let himself be absorbed by the swirling steam, hoping to calm his mind. After a long while, he looked up and picked up the documents he and He Gongda had compiled. Yet, after reading for a long time, he could find no promising path forward, and he could not help but feel flustered and agitated.

Hu Yu exchanged blows with him. Tan Kaijie was clad in colorful diamond armor. Seeing Tan Kaijie engage, the Thirteenth Master also launched an attack on Hu Yu, similarly wearing colorful diamond armor. Seeing both of them strike, the Innate Realm cultivators followed suit, attacking Hu Yu as well.

"Still pretending? Your Sister Qingfang has seen it all before; I’ve even raised two sons. You think I don't know? Tell me, do you like her?" Curling her lips, Hua Qingfang leaned in closer and asked.

The three of them clashed in the span of just a few breaths. By the time it ended, both Hu Xiaokuang and Hu Kong had sustained varying degrees of injury, while from start to finish, they hadn't even touched a single hair on Su Yi’s head! The disparity in their strength was undeniable.

For ordinary people, these past few days were unremarkable, and life continued as usual. But for the servants in the Prime Minister’s mansion in Chang'an, these days were agonizingly difficult.

However, Lu Bu seemed to have eyes in the back of his head; his reflexes were incredibly keen. With a body movement that defied logic, he spun like a spinning top, and his Painted Halberd parried the Divine Dragon Spear.

He did not know that the Han people possessed wireless equipment capable of communicating with Lu Bu hundreds of miles away. In their view, news of this Han detachment being attacked would take many days to reach the enemy's main force, by which time the opportunity would have long since passed.

***

But just as that icy white light, comparable to a strike from a Divine Profound expert, erupted from the Azure Cord silver staff in Nangong Yuqing’s hand, a deafening explosion rang out. A completely opposite, searingly hot, crimson demonic light instantly reached the front of this Grand Elder of the Ascension Sect.

When Xiao Sa returned from the Shen residence, she had actually brought Pang Debao with her, and she had had a bad premonition at the time. Sure enough, Xiao Sa locked herself in her room for the entire day, and the first thing she did upon coming out was to instruct her to take fifty thousand taels in banknotes to repay Shen Muqing.

Just like the night before, the children were taken away by their attendants after eating. The Eleventh Master waited on the Fourth Mistress, while Shen Muqing and Madam Huang went to the back room for breakfast.

Lan Caiwei found this easy to understand. Even in the modern era, many people enjoy having friends who are doctors—not because they expect free medical treatment, but because having a doctor as a friend prevents them from being misled by professional jargon.

The Daoist priest burned a prayer slip, invoked the Three Pure Ones, and recited the secret incantations from the Yellow Vault. He spent the entire afternoon refining the ashes into the Empress Dowager’s medicine pills.

Zhang Huaifa’s expression changed drastically. "Bai Potian has actually returned to the Saint Dragon Academy? When did he get back? Damn it!" Although Zhang Huaifa felt he had made foolproof arrangements and that Bai Potian wouldn't be in any trouble even if he were safe, he could not calm down at the thought of Bai Potian being at the Saint Dragon Academy.

The subsequent tasks were handled easily. The three sages collected a large amount of the blood here, intending to take it out to nourish the bloodlines of their clansmen. Additionally, they collected a small amount of the golden-red essence blood from the center of the heart, leaving the rest to be decided when Wright returned.

Guozi was stunned, not knowing how to answer: when she left, she had only been concerned about Zhizi and had not paid any attention to Tingyu.

Xia Tian opened his arms to hug Meier, but she glared at him and flashed away, leaving him to embrace nothing but air.

"Very well." Zhu Hongxin nodded and began to recount the incident on Turtle Spirit Island, detailing every bit from the previous attack to this one, leaving out nothing.

Zhang Jing had exhausted every possible approach, but neither persuasion nor scolding had any effect. Finally, feeling helpless, she prepared to intervene herself, but she was still stopped by Xiao Long—or rather, she found she could not even step outside of Xiao Long’s domain.

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In the few days since he arrived here, he discovered that this world possessed neither the so-called essence of heaven and earth nor any laws of the Great Dao.

When he learned of this news, he was moved to tears. From that day on, Li Tianyi’s meals were all provided by their family; every time the Wang family cooked, they would send a portion to Li Tianyi.

"Reporting to the instructor! All ten scouts of the special operations team have returned. Please provide instructions!" Xue Wu shouted loudly.

It was even predictable that in the future, the 'African Entrance' would undoubtedly become the preferred location for human evolutionaries on Earth to enter the 'folded space.'

Charging in with nothing but his fists would, as Han Zhengfei said, be no different from suicide. After all, with his current strength, he was not yet powerful enough to withstand bullets with his physical body; if he couldn't dodge in time and was caught in a hail of gunfire, he would be riddled with holes.

With a global population of billions, this was a matter for all of humanity; why should such a heavy burden fall solely on the shoulders of the Ice Soul Group?

Mo Xiaosheng threw Qian Mantu to the ground and looked at the fallen Lei Shengtian. Although he despised Lei Shengtian’s private life, Lei Shengtian’s final actions still earned him a sense of respect.

"Ye Meng, it’s all up to you now. I can only suppress the Withered Bone Old Demon for half an incense stick’s time. Once that time passes, he will break through the seal and emerge, and we will all die." Zi Yu stretched out his palms, continuously pouring divine power into the transparent purple seal to maintain the suppression of the Withered Bone Old Demon.