Chapter 21

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At Lingxi’s repeated insistence, Zhou Qian took her out for spicy hot pot. The place was relatively hygienic, slightly pricier, and the clientele was not as mixed.
I watched with curiosity, wondering when Mu Yusen had bought this pendant, as he had been with me for the past two days and I hadn't noticed it at all. Besides, the key felt strangely familiar.
Hundreds of Eyes of the Reaper were spectacular enough, not to mention the hundreds of Scythes of the Reaper as well.
Had she not met Shi Yao, she would have been able to praise Ye Senyi as the most beautiful woman she had ever seen without any hesitation.
As for the third ghost-level guard officer, he naturally went to deal with the tiger-level ability user disguised as Maehara Touyo. After easily disposing of that scapegoat, the officer remained with the fleet, not participating in the pursuit.
"What of it? As long as there is love, there will always be time," Wu Jin said with a smile.
In Fog City, there were many legends about Li Eryu’s cat-kin clan, but no amount of legend could compare to the sight of hundreds of Eyes of the Reaper in person.
Chen Hui’s eyes lit up, and he kept saying to the man, "Wang Dayong, you’re here too?" He turned to me and whispered that the man was his cousin. As they reached the table, the two shook hands firmly, then downed two large glasses of white spirits, exchanging toasts before boldly draining their glasses in one go.
"Does Liu Degui still remember you? Does he know you are the chief of the Honglin branch?" Yuan Fang asked again.
"Is it necessary to use so many cars? We’d have more than enough space if we each took one," Yun Ming truly could not understand the deeper meaning behind such a display.
Three years later, having finally received the person this year, the entire family was truly reunited. The crowd was growing, becoming increasingly lively, to the point that even Ji Yuxuan felt a touch of envy.
Su Xia fled back to the hotel. The moment she closed the door, she couldn't help but clutch her chest. The intense palpitation she felt at the hospital was so familiar, just like the heartbeat she experienced every time he drew near five years ago.
Li Xin and I stared at each other coldly. Though we hadn't left the cabin, neither was willing to yield. "Did you not hear what I said? Everyone sit down!" Old Mai roared again. The old fellow rarely lost his temper, but when he did, it was truly imposing; his voice made the cabin hum with vibration.

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This second volume will focus on continuously testing their relationship. After all, they have a long life and future ahead, and love, being a highly volatile thing, must be tempered through layers of tribulation to become more consolidated and stable.
The chaos broke out on the central avenue. It was unclear what had happened, but over a dozen exotic beasts had gathered to attack, among which were two fifth-tier ones.
"Fried egg, fry your big head!" Gu Xixi spat out the words and sprinted home, seemingly afraid that Chen Jiran would chase after her.
Jiang Wanhao did not believe in ghosts or gods either, but she trusted that Su Xia wouldn't lie about such things. Since she said so, even if it wasn't the ghost of Alice, she must have seen something else.
Based on my understanding of Lin Qiaowei, she would never let it go like this; she surely had a backup plan.
Jiang Ming had long been a thorn in the Empress Dowager’s side. In her view, if not for him, the Empress and Afeng would have led the army straight back to the capital. Once the Empress handed over the tiger tally, there would have been no talk of the Han family rebellion.
The two personal guards were slightly stunned, secretly thinking: Didn’t King Wei just hear the news that Wang Bodang was severely wounded and dying, and wasn't he anxious and shocked? Why stop at the door and not enter the tent now? But regardless of their confusion, they couldn't question or oppose him, so they had to obey Li Mi’s order, dismount, and walk in.
"It seems Old Dad’s ears are getting a bit dull," Li Hao said to himself while watching his father, shaking his head helplessly. His father was very old, already in his seventies, so it was normal for his hearing to decline.
Yeltsin waved his arms vigorously and spoke loudly, but the crowd’s noise completely drowned him out. Yeltsin had no way to finish his speech.
He practiced for a while, and the group trained for an entire afternoon. Sure enough, another group of warhorses arrived in the distance.
"Hahaha, who else could be with us besides you? It must be that you scared them," Yun Mei teased.
However, due to the ill-famed reputation of the Hundred Ghost Slope and thousands of years of rumors, the disciples of the Black Profound Sect were unwilling to operate there.
That day, the Helan army was fully prepared, eighty thousand death soldiers carrying the resolve to die, determined to trample Yuxiang Pass.

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Xuanyuan Tingye sealed off the news of Long Yang’s poisoning. Qingwu accompanied him to the palace early in the morning; Tingye went to attend the morning court, while she went to see the Grand Empress Dowager, who held the highest status in the inner palace.
Cuddled against her parents’ tombstone, he kissed her and caressed her until the sky turned dark. He picked her up and carried her back; her face rested on his shoulder, her breath as fragrant as orchids in his ear.
"I was afraid of problems on the battlefield, so I went to check. Isn't the Corpse Tyrant fighting right now? How do you have time to come back?" Corpse Chou retorted.
Nine-tenths of a high-tier Spirit Refining Dragon Guard’s energy is worth about five thousand Heaven Refining Coins. But what about Soul Refining, Soul-Spirit Refining, Sovereign Refining, or Saint Refining? The numbers are terrifying; no amount of wealth could cover such extravagance.
It took a long time for Old Zhou to react. He turned his head to scan the courtyard and suddenly felt his stomach churn, feeling incredibly ill.
It was unclear whether it was Mu Qiushi’s indifference that stung Director Sun, or if the director was just too sensitive about such matters. In any case, when Director Sun glared at Mu Qiushi and immediately went to knock on the principal’s office door, it was clear he was genuinely furious.
Red Lady, who had been entangled by the Bone Dragon and unable to escape, also felt this earth-shattering catastrophe. She realized with horror that she seemed to be locked on, and no matter how she tried, she couldn't evade it. This feeling reminded her of the "gods" from decades ago.
At this moment, Guo Lin finally understood why his master needed the Soul-Melting God-Suppressing Pill. Without it, when he had to refine the Dragon Guards again, losing nine-tenths of the energy would have been enough to make him cough up blood.
A salt smuggler trafficked salt far into the north of the Yangtze River, gathering a group of poor people and desperate outlaws to raise an army and declare himself king in the Jiang-Zhe region.