Chapter 56

The two rode in a Chinese fir carriage, heading all the way toward the capital's city gates. Since Ning Rong intended to fake an illness, he put on a sickly expression and leaned against Leng Muzhen as if taking advantage of her.

At this rate, this living King of Hell would likely turn into a sovereign who neglected his court duties for the sake of beauty from time to time in the future.

"The meaning is that whatever made the fetal protection medicine poisonous was indeed the medicinal materials themselves, but the poison was not applied directly to them!" Murong Xue's gaze was profound and distant.

That feeling was much like a long-dead intimate lover suddenly returning to life, carrying an intense, undeniable attachment and joy.

"Are we just going to let it rest like this?" Seeing that Yun Yijin had no intention of returning home to seek backup, the other three could not help feeling somewhat helpless and panicked. To be precise, the moment they learned they had lost their divine powers, they had already been frightened out of their wits.

Langston looked strangely at the green lotus, a baseless illusion of a daze welling up in his heart, as if this fellow had set its sights on his feathers once again, hoping he would unleash another barrage of feather missiles.

Following Elder Fan's loud roar, the green silk threads from the horsetail whisk instantly enveloped all the Myriad Sword Sect cultivators. Only then did the surviving members of the sect feel a significant sense of relief, whereas Tianyue's attack had only just begun.

Indeed, you can know a person's face without knowing their heart. Prior to this, everyone believed the Purple Cloud Sect was righteous and benevolent, yet who could have known it harbored such a cruel side?

Duan Wuluo sighed heavily. The Crown Prince had come to Mingzhou to face the enemy, yet Prince Rui had actually ordered his deputy generals to assassinate him—that was simply going too far. If it were him, he would also return to the capital to settle accounts with Prince Rui.

Very well, everyone understood Jingwan's intent: finding him was not the main point; getting him to return after finding him was the true objective. Not one of them dared to utter a single word, wondering how they could possibly persuade him to come back. Moreover, anyone with discerning eyes could tell that the Prince had knocked over a vat of vinegar; unless the Princess Consort went in person, if any of them stepped forward, they would undoubtedly be asking for a beating.

Zhuang Zhuang did not understand martial arts, but judging purely by appearance, he felt that Chen Mingxing on the stage was extraordinarily powerful, given that formidable physique of muscles right there.

That was not the end of it. Following the emergence of the Earth Fiend Elder, the gate of the void trembled once more, and another figure stepped out from within.

Madam Fan was clearly smiling on the outside while hiding a dagger within, making her visit with ulterior motives. If not for her own firmness today, would her entire family not have been at the mercy of Madam Fan's bullying?

As it turned out, just as the allied demon forces were breaking through toward the east, they abruptly discovered that the human Li Jing army corps to the north and the Xue Rengui army corps to the south had already set up preemptive ambushes along the borders.

Yuechu had exerted a great deal of force earlier. Although no blood was drawn, the tooth marks were extremely deep and had broken the skin slightly. Seeing Wen Shang grimacing in pain yet still refusing to let go, a complicated feeling suddenly welled up in her heart.

Choosing a preemptive strike, Liu Jiajie opted for Shui Dongliu, who wielded a blunt weapon, purely for the sake of caution. After all, as long as such a weapon did not strike the head, the opponent would still retain their fighting capability.

Gazing at the surrounding human warriors, a great demon blankly dropped its weapon, buried its face in its hands, and wept bitterly, paying no heed to the blood-stained saber about to fall upon its head.

Yuechu found this quite puzzling. Back when she, Yin Xiaoxue, and Fran confronted each other in court, Songfang had been sent back to the Yin estate by Madam Yin to fetch reinforcements. In reality, however, Songfang had already been arranged by her to make an escape, because Songfang had been her person from the very beginning—no, to be precise, Songfang had pledged her allegiance to her from the very start.

"I love you, but I cannot be with you. I am sorry." Qin Kexin sighed as she spoke.

Discovering the rules written on the announcement board upon the high platform, these mercenaries clad in red camouflage uniforms immediately broke into an uproar.

Under Yin Chen's mental command, the Three-Origin True Fire transformed into a fiery whip dozens of meters long, lashing fiercely toward Gu Hengsheng.

Yie Chen hurriedly spoke up to interrupt Dazhuang's recitation of ancient poetry, thinking that if he kept listening to this fool recite poetry here, he would probably be stuck listening until tomorrow.

By the afternoon, without the sunlight shining upon it, the courtyard became rather chilly, prompting everyone to head indoors.

With those words, Liu Yiyi turned and walked toward the stall selling plush toys, while Zhang Xue followed closely behind with a smile.

He Yifeng narrowed his eyes slightly and refrained from saying anything further. He was seriously pondering what Mingnan had just said—whether he truly ought to act as advised, lest he genuinely break Wu Ling's heart and drive her away from him.

However, Yang Shiyun's words shocked both Yulu and Wu Ling. To the two of them, taking a life was an unforgivable crime, yet they had not expected Yang Shiyun to speak of it so casually.

Tilting his head to look at the sky, the flames of fury burned fiercely within his heart. If not for Ji Yulu, he would never have become what he was now; everything was caused by Ji Yulu. Clenching his hands tightly into fists, he found it difficult to calm the raging anger inside.

"Oh no, the direction it is heading is the capital!" Zhang Fan casually tore open the void and jumped straight in, with the black-robed figure following closely behind.

Otherwise, the system would not have given him the idle task of mediating the relationship between Mewtwo and Mew, let alone making them fight side by side to resist Arceus.

In Yan Chuyao's eyes, Yan Buqi's expression was a classic case of "the lady doth protest too much," making the matter look all the more suspicious the more he tried to explain.

For some reason, although her heart had been fluttering with panic just moments before when she was about to enter, the exact moment Qin Feng faced Fang Chen alone, her heart suddenly grew exceptionally calm. It was as if all the exhaustion and irritability of these past days had been dissolved by the man before her, leaving behind only the peaceful tranquility of a long-time friend.

She had found the people, but how was she supposed to "bring" all four of them to her intended destination?

During the earliest days, Tete had first given her the cold shoulder, but after a couple of days, their communication became almost entirely unobstructed.

As a consort of the inner palace, serving the Empress Dowager was naturally part of her duties. However, due to the incident involving the Princess of Rui, fearing that Empress Dowager Xiaohui still harbored prejudices against her, she dismissed the thought of visiting the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity.

Hiiragi Tachibana released the hem of her skirt and pressed her palms together, wearing such a devout expression that anyone unaware would have thought she was praying to the gods.

It was rumored that shortly after the Emperor ascended the throne, Prince Jing fell gravely ill and subsequently moved to a detached villa estate in Quzhou, ignoring worldly affairs to focus on recuperating, thereby cutting off all ties with the imperial palace.

The heavily armored cavalry of the Vanguard Guards slowly closed in, their heavy iron hooves striking the ground as if flogging the souls of these alien soldiers, causing their entire bodies to tremble uncontrollably.

As noble samurai and garrison commanders, each of the four men had been served an oily, roasted wild boar chop for breakfast, garnished with a few exquisitely carved radish flowers. Of course, there was also rice and miso soup, absolute essentials in every Japanese meal.