Volume 1, Chapter 43: Those Who Achieve Imperial Hegemony

Seeing that Sima Yun was no longer angry, Liu Qi let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"By the way, Elder Sister, who on earth was it that slandered me as a prince of the Kang Dynasty?" Liu Qi asked.

Sima Yun replied, "Naturally, the rumor originated within the palace."

"Someone is definitely trying to frame me. Sister, who do you think it could be?" Liu Qi said.

Sima Yun pondered for a moment before saying, "I heard from the Jinyiwei that they learned of these rumors from conversations between Yang Yuqi and her subordinates."

"Then it must be Yang Yuqi trying to harm me! Sister, have you forgotten? Back at the Yang estate, she wished nothing more than for me to be dead!" Liu Qi exclaimed.

Sima Yun remained doubtful and said, "That is entirely possible, but..."

Syndra had already noticed and immediately stunned the blade. Kha'Zix and Lucian also rushed out from the brush, and Zed was dead under Thresh's hook before the stun effect even wore off.

When Zhang Yingxia entered the lounge, the cheerful atmosphere from earlier was completely gone. Everyone had already begun preparing their own speech drafts.

The ancient turtle treaded upon the sea, boasting a physical defense ranked number one in the Pangu world. Even Kong Xuan lacked the confidence to shatter its tortoise shell and injure its true form. Perhaps it could be broken, but by the time that happened, all the mortals across the Primordial Land would likely have been swept away by the waters of the Heavenly River.

However, when inquiring about the price previously, it only cost four hundred dragon coins, yet in less than a year, it had surged to six hundred dragon coins. His hard-earned savings fell short once again.

The reason Honor of Kings is so popular right now is actually because mobile gaming is truly convenient, allowing people to play anytime and anywhere.

"Dancing?" Yang Ruizhen was momentarily stunned, her eyes immediately lighting up as if she had discovered something immensely fun.

Professional players have many ways to unwind, such as sleeping in, going on dates, or partying at nightclubs—they are free to do whatever they please. Yet, the lowest-cost and most comfortable form of relaxation remains playing video games.

The general stared at the grayscale screen, witnessing Katarina's penta-kill, and could not help but take a deep breath, a bitter expression forming on his face. Had he truly lost his peak form? Is that why he was slaughtered so miserably by Li Kefei in the Spring Split?

The Tang garrison deployed at the forefront would find it even more difficult to block these thousands of advancing Tujue cavalry.

"I'll give you Ray's account later. Our club doesn't have strict requirements for you; just play whatever champion you like, as long as top lane doesn't collapse. In this scrim, we are primarily focusing on mid-jungle synergy, so you just need to absorb pressure in the top lane," Clearlove instructed with a warning tone.

Lei Ming glanced at him with intense reluctance, yet he still withdrew the three spirit artifacts. Although he felt somewhat unconvinced by Lin Fan's sixth-place ranking, he also knew that if the two of them fought to the death, he would still be slightly inferior.

Sigh, it's turned into this state once again. Liu Qi instantly found his head throbbing. Compared to the brown fire, this ember fire was truly too difficult to deal with, especially in this kind of environment. Therefore, this route was probably a dead end! Could it be that he was just going to let it go like this?

Helan Jing's expression shifted through a myriad of emotions. With a helpless sigh, she lightly poked Xiao Yun'er on the forehead, and the anger in her heart dissipated significantly.

After washing his hands, Su Ruotong simply let Tao Xian eat his fill of cake right there before heading home with him.

For people like them, the most common way to handle things was to let the past remain in the past with nothing more to say, considering the matter closed.

However, searching for one's family in this unfamiliar world was undoubtedly like searching for a needle in a haystack. Even after Chu Yang searched over two hundred kilometers eastward, he still failed to locate his family. Later, after exhausting all his efforts, he finally picked up news regarding his younger brother. Following that, he continued his search and inquiries all the way west.

This waiting period stretched on for over half a year. Old Qiu had adapted fairly well at first, but as time dragged on, waking up every single day only to find it already the dead of night inevitably brought a sense of loneliness and desolation. Yet the workshop didn't even have a television, leaving him unbearably bored. Old Qiu could only occasionally pass the time by writing things down on scraps of paper.

Xing Conglian paid him no mind, instead sitting down on a nearby stool, draping his arm over the back of Lin Chen's chair, and propping his feet up on the windowsill just like Lin Chen.

I told Shopkeeper Qian that we intend to investigate the origin of those bricks next, and took my leave so as not to disturb him further.

The coffin was placed to the side as experts carefully examined it. The lid had fallen off to the side long ago, yet the interior of the coffin was completely empty.

"Sigh, why put faith in such things? With no illness or disasters, throwing money into that bottomless pit—no amount of money would ever be enough to spend!" Old Man Zhao spoke with absolute righteousness.

Such an outcome was naturally for the best, and Alfred visibly breathed a sigh of relief. In truth, Solan could see clearly that Alfred always harbored a sense of tension when facing her. This was entirely understandable, given that the criminals he and Bruce typically dealt with were fundamentally different in nature.

This mountain was immense, boasting thousands of various peaks, more than enough to accommodate billions of birds.

At this moment, her demeanor was a stark contrast to how she had appeared just moments before—one moment imposing and grand, the next warm and gentle.

"How formidable! It truly feels impossible to climb." Li Xue and Li Ying both had their eyes shining with excitement, showing no trace of pity over the defeat of their senior brother, completely carefree and unburdened.

Han Ge glanced over it roughly and felt that her figure was slightly inferior to Yi Shuiyao's. Yi Shuiyao's bodily proportions were indeed breathtakingly stunning.

Others can reach Grandmaster in two months, while you are still struggling in Gold and Silver after two years. You worked extremely hard, but simply couldn't climb.

The third among the bodyguards acknowledged the order and led a team running swiftly from the far edge toward the Red Cliff construction site. Their running route kept a wide distance from the main building, as they still worried whether stray bricks might suddenly rain down upon their heads...

"Silver I may not have, but this lord has whips prepared for you!" Turning back to address a household servant, he commanded, "Flog him!" The servant stepped forward and lashed out with the whip in his hand, cutting through the air with a sharp whistling sound. At that moment, Xu Qingming stepped forward and intercepted the whip in mid-air, enduring a searing wave of pain.

It was only then that Jia Chuanshan, Zhu Tiangang, and Old Qingyu recovered from their extreme shock. Seeing Zhu Tianpeng decapitated, they were filled with grief and indignation, brandishing their weapons and charging recklessly toward Gui Yuanshan.

This was akin to a feigned retreat strategy, having soldiers pretend to be a routed army to lure the enemy into pursuit, and then springing an ambush with pre-positioned troops to encircle the pursuers.

"Speak your mind, for you are about to die!" Ignoring Ximen Aotian's words, Ye Chen declared in an icy tone.

"Giddy-up!" The soldier gripped the reins and struck the horse's rump with the handle of his whip, the long braided cord already coiled around the base of the handle.

"Will they die, or will you?" Disregarding Blood Phoenix's movements, Ye Chen asked coldly.

"Is this esteemed gentleman Shopkeeper Wang?" Suddenly, a capable-looking man with a northern accent walked up to Wang He and asked softly.

The numbers were very small, yet Yun Ting believed that through slow and steady management, expansion was still entirely possible. This was already a starting point many players lacked. As long as he stayed far away from the Central Plains and developed in some secluded corner, there was still a strong possibility he could reclaim the heights he had reached in his past life.