Volume 1, Chapter 24: The Vanishing Woman (03)

"The weather is fine today. Old Chang, come walk with me." Jin Guanian rose and said. The address "Old Chang" made Chang Kai beam with joy, his posture bowing even lower than before.

Lin Yu shook his head at this thought. The efforts of countless people could not compare to a single cultivation technique of his own; it seemed Heaven had not been unkind to him.

The blood-colored specter appeared and gave a sinister smile at the two before its body instantly split in two, diving into the space between their brows.

"That is well said. A toast to that—let us drink!" Ah Jin, who had been burying himself in his wine, suddenly blurted this out. It startled Ah Huang and Qionglu, who couldn't help but laugh at each other, then raised their wine vessels together to exchange a toast before downing them in one gulp.

"That is not something you need to worry about. Go." Yu Guangze was not the least bit concerned. The truth would come out in time, and taking this opportunity to drum up some hype was perfectly fine.

That man had truly given his heart, and this sentiment had long since surpassed anyone's imagination.

The masked figure paused, clicking his tongue in wonder. He looked at Bai Zhi as if she were a precious treasure, looking as though he wished he could swallow her whole in one bite.

Yet, this Le Bing was both lucky and unfortunate. When she was born, the Empress happened to be visiting the Prime Minister's residence. Finding her as cute as carved jade, the Empress took a liking to her and betrothed her to her own son, Prince Ming, Shangguan Chen, who was one of the most likely candidates to ascend the throne.

"Then what did you come here for? To prank me?" Xing Tianyu asked in dissatisfaction, though deep down, he would rather the other party just be playing a prank on him.

Le Lan shivered in agony. At that moment, her mind went blank, and she even forgot to cry out in pain.

Xuanyuan Yi watched the two whispering sweet nothings, his face turning pale with rage. He didn't care whether Nan Ye was a demonic cultivator or not; this was the person he had loved for hundreds of years, and he never expected that, in the end, he would be left with nothing.

No one spoke much of Wang Defu anymore. His image had always been "rebellious and rude," and even if he remained so, the label of having a "promising future" allowed him to be treated with tolerance.

In reality, Li Yan had come to visit the day before, but Wei Ziqi had turned her away. That was also at her instruction; she did not want to see him, nor did she want to explain. It was better to wait until the concubine scandal had passed, at which point she would seriously ask for his help.

Her mother pushed her gently from behind, while her father stood to the side, naturally extending both arms to protect her.

Thus, Xiao Fozhi did not act particularly safe at the banquet, though when conversation turned to the feast, it was simply not as joyous as it might have been.

Dang Zhu shrank her neck and stuck out her tongue, muttering that she understood. But as soon as she turned away, she curled her lip in clear disdain.

Han Yuluo’s eyes were slightly moist, and she gripped Gu Ziyu’s hand tightly, as if afraid he might get lost.

Of course, in terms of profit, the producers and distributors made money, but it was far less than expected.

Because Li Changyu, the leader of the "Fengyun Stronghold," had decreed that they were not allowed to engage in "business"—that is, robbery—within a radius of several hundred miles of the stronghold.

Therefore, Hang Shuitao had hinted to Wang Defu so bluntly about giving him such privileges; he firmly believed that Wang Defu’s talent was worth such a gamble.

If I hadn't spent the last six months in Mashu Village receiving careful instruction from Commander Sun in the art of corpse-driving, I certainly wouldn't have been able to smell it either.

"Oh! This is Zi Huang's older brother. I mustn't leave a bad impression. Why didn't that damned Zi Huang tell me beforehand? Look at the state I'm in." Si Yu’s heart tightened, and she hurriedly called out a greeting: "Hello, I am Zi Huang's teacher, Si Yu." Her voice was like the chirping of swallows, and Jin Wuque's heart skipped a beat.

After careful observation, it was discovered that this was originally a natural cave, but it had been utilized by someone as a thief's tunnel.

Zhao Xiwen smiled at me wearily. At the same time, I retracted the Snake Halberd and discovered that its power had grown significantly stronger. I did not communicate with Long Yan, but simply glanced at the indifferent Yun Shangwu before leaving the place with Zhao Xiwen.

The guards now watching the Xing Department prison were Imperial Guards, not the kind of sentries that Jin Changyong could break through alone.

"This is too magical, what is going on here?!" Princess Gaoyang asked, staring at the scene before her in astonishment.

Jingjing called to him twice, and seeing that he was truly asleep, she got up and walked quietly out of the bedroom without even changing her clothes.

Hearing this, Liang Chen and Luo Shan consciously fastened their seatbelts and obediently grabbed the handrails at their sides.

Any fish he had caught before was marked on the radar, but this fish clearly had no such mark; it was a new species.

Lu Ye still refused to give up, taking out his Heaven and Earth Tyrant Blade and hacking the surrounding ground to pieces. Huge cracks appeared everywhere, and the nearby fish and shrimp were frightened away, but beneath it all was just ordinary sand and soil; there was nothing there.

Qiao Wei nodded, fearing that Bi Ting would notice something was amiss, so he hurriedly opened the vegetable basket and lied, saying he was hungry. Bi Ting, watching from the side, was actually amused by his behavior. She just watched quietly as Qiao Wei ate, unable to stop smiling.

Old Master Yuan spoke with a look of heartache. Those were spirit beasts, the kind of things countless people dreamed of obtaining. Now that he saw Xu Liang and the others hadn't brought back any spoils, Old Master Yuan naturally felt a sting of pain in his heart.

One had eyes as red as fire, while the other, though possessing no eyes on its body, seemed to be watched by a terrifying eye from every direction.

Guns, rockets, sniper rifles, tranquilizer guns, tanks, missiles—none of these weapons could harm him in the slightest. Only that concentrated bombardment lasting over ten minutes had managed to slightly injure him.

"Don't speak too soon, lest you have trouble finishing the game once you've lost!" Qiao Wei was not intimidated at all and accepted the challenge head-on. He was trying his best to resist Wang Xiaoran's aura suppression, and as it turned out, Qiao Wei was already capable of breaking free from it.