Chapter 31: The Imperial Club

Pei Jin suddenly understood; so this was how things stood. Ning Qinghuan also wanted him to be himself, not to be shackled or restrained. That explained everything.

He frowned and said, “Her lack of self-respect is not your fault. Now that she’s been cast out by the Xu family, Uncle Xu has already spread the word in secret—no one is to help Xu Yunzhu. She’s got a dating show coming up, but after this program ends, she’ll likely be blacklisted and disappear from the screen for good.”

“Hello, I love you all!” Jessica called out excitedly, trailing beside Zhang Zhen as she blew kisses to the dense crowds, feeling like a true celebrity walking the red carpet.

But the current situation was such that the players of the Infinite Game had become despised and resented by the vast majority of ordinary people who didn’t play.

Now, Liu Hai’s strength had already reached the early stage of Xuanfeng Level Six. His divine sense could cover ten thousand meters, yet he found the labyrinthine caves below to be endless. His spiritual sense could not reach the end—this place was indeed extraordinary.

After listening to Wu Zhanhu’s explanation, Feng Shisanlang was filled with wonder. No wonder they required a ten-silver-coin fee to go upstairs from the public dining hall.

Mere seconds later, several more rockets shot from the Jiaolong, streaking through the night sky and raining down on the approaching undead army in the distance.

Tieshan City was now under the guard of Guo Jian, who was responsible for patrolling the line of cities between Tieshan City and Wolong City. Reports from the wasteland were also relayed to Wolong City through the prison warden under his command.

A resolute gleam flashed in Chiba Masako’s eyes; gritting her teeth, she swung her blade with all her might to confront the fierce claw shadow descending from the sky.

Afterward, she wielded her battle halberd once more, but this time, she didn’t draw on the power of the War God’s Halberd—she relied solely on her own spiritual manifestation.

As they pressed on, the group arrived at the central hall, which was still shrouded in thick green mist.

Watching Yu Wushuang stride nonchalantly into the Jiaolong, not only was Zhang Zhen surprised—even Chen Zhenhai, whose forehead was slick with worry, was left wide-eyed in shock. Was this really how a war on the brink was supposed to unfold?

The requirements for investment contracts stated that the signing party must be the president of the other group and must also be the controlling shareholder. This was the demand set by the Defiant Group, as Wu Xuanming and Eiko Kawashima wanted to prevent hostile organizations from signing contracts under false pretenses and stirring up trouble.

“Have you finished adjusting your personnel?” Xiao Chen asked, somewhat surprised. After all, the calamity that had befallen the League of Righteousness had only just passed, and there was much to reorganize.

Zhao Yajuan and Talent stepped out of the office. Talent’s car was parked at the entrance. Talent got in, and Zhao Yajuan took the passenger seat. The car drove out of the compound.

Thus, at this wretched moment, in this wretched place, after a wretched conversation, the prototype of the guild that would one day shake the Second Paradise was born.

On the bright side, Governor Laba was much calmer and steadier than Governor Babu of Sabah, possessing the air of a great leader. Though he was disappointed, he understood what Yao Yi needed now, and he had been closely watching Yao Yi’s every move.

“Heh, we’ll have plenty of opportunities to work together in the future, so one missed chance doesn’t matter. When Young Master Chen says he’s buying, I definitely won’t refuse. Here’s to our cooperation!” Zhou Shui raised his glass.

“It’s over, it’s over. With so many people, no matter how strong Xiao Chen is, he won’t make it. Hurry and tell Xiao Chen to leave!” Aunt Zhang said anxiously.

“Meizi, as your elder, I have to say—you act too impulsively.” Wu Xuanming had no wish to explain how he suddenly appeared here; after all, sneaking into someone’s house was not exactly proper behavior.

At this moment, Luo Zhongli was terrified beyond measure. He had personally selected all these bodyguards and knew their abilities well. Yet, not even all of them together could best a single masked man. Even a fool would understand the power of this masked figure.