Volume 1, Chapter 26: It Seems You Are Putting Extra Effort into Him

Deep into the night, with the dew growing heavy, a dim yellow lantern hung beside the gate outside Lin Chuyao’s courtyard, its light and shadows wavering in the nocturnal breeze.

“Once the lips are gone, the teeth will suffer the cold! Your Majesty, please send troops to resist Qin!” The atmosphere had been whipped to this point, leaving the leader of the alliance against Qin no choice but to declare his opposition.

“Your Majesty, would you permit this humble servant to go to Bao-Xie Road and welcome Madam?” Qin Meng clasped his hands and pleaded with Zhao Zheng.

That was Elder An’s answer. I found it deeply puzzling. If failing to see through something counted as a problem, then in his eyes, would there not be countless problematic people in this world?

Just as Kael’thas was preparing to seal the spatial rift, Krasus’s cry rang out in his ears.

What a terrifying choice. Malfurion could not believe Illidan had any reason to do such a thing, yet when he witnessed it with his own eyes, he still could not hold himself back.

Under Qin Meng’s meticulous care, Cui Guang and Tang Bing survived the perilous stage of their high fevers. As most of the afflicted Yuezhi recovered, they too gradually regained their health.

Emperor Dewu smiled in agreement. “Good. I’ll leave this matter to you.” As he spoke, he pressed the imperial seal onto the agreement and stamped it with the great seal.

Black Wolf Island had once enjoyed smooth communications, but Zhao Hao had set it back by several decades in an instant. Such a method was a devastating blow to the island.

“That’s right, that one. Did you see where I put it?” Leng Wuwei searched across the tabletop, but found nothing.

Gong Canyun wanted revenge against Hua Qingyi, so he had to find him. The Eastern Wild Prince’s residence had already been destroyed, yet Gong Canyun still came because he believed Hua Qingyi and the others had nowhere else to go. Their only possible destination was the Eastern Wild Prince’s residence.

The moment his voice faded, a roar filled with tangled emotions suddenly came from the foot of the mountain. Though it was far away, it seemed to cross the ages themselves, unstoppable and crystal clear as it reached her ears.

Even before transforming, his brute strength had already been astonishing. After transforming, it became even more formidable, while his invisible defenses grew increasingly powerful as well.

Yet how many people in the martial world could offer the remorseful a second chance, as Hua Qingyi had?

The level-twelve student extended a trembling hand and handed one corner of the map to Ding Huo. Ding Huo then felt out the other two corners from his remaining opponents. He now possessed four pieces of the map, but there was still a long way to go before he could assemble the whole thing.

The confiscated weapons from the Tianjin and Shanghai French Concessions were transferred to this Wang Jingwei puppet army, along with weapons from the French colonial forces in Kwangchow Bay. The artillery equipment, however, amounted to only six French mountain guns and two Italian-made mountain guns. As for mortars, they received merely thirteen eighty-two-millimeter mortars captured from the Chinese army.

Feng Xuan glanced around. Hua Qingyi, Young Master Lu, Shangguan Shiyu, and the others lay side by side, still unconscious. Feng Xuan walked over, poured a little of the water he carried into each of their mouths, and sprinkled some across their foreheads. Before long, they all woke up, though they still had splitting headaches.

Even Xiao Ruyu, who had led the way all along and had nearly succeeded in reaching the summit, had failed. Who else could possibly be qualified?

Seeing the sorrowful expression on the face of the long-isolated old man, Hua Qingyi recounted once more how he and Ai Xiang’er had discovered Bu Dianjing’s corpse, but he did not mention the earring he had found.

“Teacher, what a delightful mood you’re in!” As she spoke, Hu Xing’er drifted gracefully into view, lifted the curtain, entered the room, and bowed.

But now, Yang Lie could obtain a position equal to theirs without paying any price at all.

Almost simultaneously, the Shenglong Staff began to bend. At last, unable to withstand such scorching flames, it showed signs of yielding.