Volume 1, Chapter 54: Pretending to Be the Girlfriend

The man raised his brow ridge, his originally gentle features turning stern and cold.

Yan Xi leaned into his ear and whispered something. The man’s brows furrowed deeply; with slender fingertips, he flipped open a cigarette case, his gaze resting on the woman’s delicate face before slowly closing it again.

He held a handful of crisp cherries in his hand, choosing not to eat them, but instead tossing them in the air one by one for fun. The dark bird perched on his shoulder would stretch out its head to catch them, swallowing them down into its belly one after another.

The subsequent competition to contract the private prison will be handled by Bancel as an agent. With the authority and connections of the Grand Justice, coupled with financial support from the Kingpin faction, securing at least one prison should be unproblematic.

The row of disciples from the Heavenly Dao Palace kneeling behind trembled like sieves, their faces full of despair, having instantly lost all vitality.

Less than a minute after ending the call, she appeared at the doorstep of Li Xingzhou's home and rang the doorbell.

Jiang Yue thought to herself that if he truly cared so much about what happened back then, he likely would not have lent a hand regarding Yunyun’s matter this time.

Zhao Lingxue... or rather, Su Mo... He blankly gripped the papers in his hand, drifting into a daze without uttering a single word.

Directly using physical force to violently open the safe door, Li Xingzhou gazed at the stacks of US dollars and more than a dozen gold bars inside, whistled in satisfaction, and opened his own suitcase. He took out the prop money he had brought along, and then, while tallying the items, transferred the money and valuables from the safe into his own case.

A few minutes later, Su Weiyu finished frisking him, placing the confiscated cigarettes, lighter, and a set of keys onto the table one by one.

Due to various reasons, even though the tax revenue of the Song Dynasty was several times that of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court somehow remained chronically broke.

Su Weiyu’s transparent presence in the mortal world made Wang Long view the shadow's interactions with her as completely natural and taken for granted.

With a wave of Zhang Liang's hand after he finished speaking, the imperial guards stepped forward directly to strip the commandery governor of his official hat and robes, chasing him down the mountain.

Although Su Qin was a matrilocal son-in-law who had married into the Bei family, in reality, because the Bei family only had two daughters and he himself was a peerless genius, his outcome was by no means that of an ordinary son-in-law.

"Because this way, we can protect the people in the village and keep them from living in terror and panic every day because of those bad guys," Caiyun said with utmost seriousness, her eyes filled with resolute determination.

Watching the silver-devouring scorpion instantly rolled to death, Fang Xiu couldn't help but sigh. The Succubus's skill was truly effective at rolling over opponents.

Seeing that the two of them were not only unmoved, but instead clenched their fists together and charged aggressively straight at Chen Yu, exuding a menacing aura.

Throughout the remainder of the journey, aside from practicing comprehension every day, Chen Yu would recall his battle against that illusory figure in the Ninefold Pagoda of the Taixuan Mansion. He discovered that as his strength grew, his memories of fighting that phantom actually became more profound; even so, he reaped numerous insights.

The shadow guards below lowered their heads, secretly glancing at Meng Yi's flailing and dancing shadow cast under the oil lamp.

Even at the Heavenly God tier, if someone intentionally memorized their names one by one, they could easily recite them all.

If Ye Fan were to blurt out anything else this time, Fang Xiu refused to believe that those people wouldn't harbor suspicions.

Li Yi shook his head. Looking toward the stage, the scene projected by the teleportation platform displayed nothing but a vast forest.

Cheng Cangxong had previously clashed with a Heaven Pool realm expert of the Blue-armored Clan and suffered severe trauma; to this day, his injuries had yet to fully heal.

As soon as they rushed over, the combat had already ceased, and all of Gai Xuqun's team members feigned innocence, acting as if nothing had happened.

With that, he very unceremoniously reached out and yanked the storage pouch from Ye Chaofan's waist, and then, with a flash in his eyes, expertly shoved his hand into the other's bosom.

Anrenzong did not return to the Fei residence, instead walking straight into a tavern and heading to a private room on the second floor. Seated inside was a man in his fifties of utterly unremarkable appearance, looking just like any ordinary elderly person as he partook in food and wine.