Volume One, Chapter 21: Will You Go Abroad with Me?

Images of his instructions to Warden Chen Bin and Chen Bin’s solemn promise as he pocketed the money involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

The man uttered a single word, closed the car door, and circled around the front to the driver’s seat. During this, his dark eyes dimmed slightly, and an unmistakable flicker of unease crossed his face, but by the time he settled behind the wheel, it had completely vanished.

“What’s the matter? Just say it—don’t hesitate.” Li Ni knew she must have encountered some trouble to have thought of her.

Of course, after seeing the quality of these Xianbei warriors, he still couldn’t comprehend how such undisciplined, bandit-like people managed to roam the great Han territory as if it were deserted.

As the words fell from Banjiao’s lips, the armor on Elisa and the longsword in her hand shattered simultaneously. Yes, all of Elisa’s armor and weapons were destroyed by the opponent. However, this was only the armor she usually wore, not the Black Knight set given to her by Murong Chen.

Hao Xin was reluctant; she and Hao Meng had already troubled others so much, she felt it was improper to impose again.

Two feeble, unpredictable strikes barely caused damage, but it was enough to keep the hatred fixed on me for a while. The bloodthirsty berserker was equally unyielding, rushing forward and slapping me hard—a blow that felt like being struck by iron sand. That slap truly hurt.

“Since sister misses me so much, I’ll stay with her every day from now on, living with her,” Tao Tao said, blinking her bright eyes.

Watching his usually gentle and cultured mother fiercely protect him like a madwoman, and now seeing her utterly exhausted and weak, Jiang Qi was helpless. His heart seemed to bleed; although he had never shed tears despite the hardships of training, at that moment his face was soaked with hot tears.

“The victor is Xiu Chongkai.” Though Ling Ming continuously astonished everyone with her formidable abilities during the match, in the end, the leaderboard and victory were all that mattered.

You Qian’er learned from Arno that Ruth’s fees were terrifyingly high. The evening gown alone cost over six figures. Yet You Qian’er was secretly pleased—his willingness to spend so much on her dress proved how much he valued her. Thinking this, she felt increasingly proud.

“No problem!” Xiao Lang said. Turning around, he saw Qin Jian—he must have come to see Ling’er off. “General Qin is here too?” Xiao Lang greeted him with a smile.

Yu Mengmeng’s gentle and modest voice drifted through the security door, slowly eroding the walls I had built around myself.

“I’m afraid it’s impossible!” Yang Fan smiled. It was never possible anyway; after the match, Yang Fan planned to stay in the Terranos Empire and not return to Versailles.

“Have you finished talking?” With that, I slammed my milk tea cup heavily onto the glass coffee table. Shen Man instinctively shrugged, startled by me.

Ping Yan’s words deeply moved Wang An. If he could establish a great cause in Yangzhou, it might not be a bad thing. But now Wang Lin had lost his late father’s trust, and the matter of abolishing the heir was imminent. In such circumstances, giving up Chang’an and heading to a frontier town was a difficult choice.

Space magic was rare and mysterious, obscure and difficult to comprehend. Enni’s achievement of reaching intermediate level three in space magic within three months was inseparable from her talent and hard work.

I glanced at her—her hair loose, bangs falling over her forehead, still wearing yesterday’s clothes. She panted heavily, tiny beads of sweat forming at the corner of her mouth. Upon closer inspection, it was not hard to see the bruises at the corners of her eyes.

In her heart, she still regarded Fu Sinian as a rare gentleman in her life, unwilling to shatter her own illusion.

The Spring Festival holiday passed in a flash, and we returned to the busy grind of work. On the first day back, I felt awkward seeing Da Zuo, unsure what to say for a long time.

Ethereal—what is ethereal? Ethereal is nothingness, and nothingness is immortality. The so-called ethereal is a magical stone from beyond the heavens, recorded in ancient texts as possibly fallen from the immortal realm.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Qi Yu mounted his white horse and soared into the air, as if treading on air itself, heading toward the village.

That night passed peacefully. By morning, Liu Yi had somewhat regained consciousness, vaguely seeing a large light that made it hard to open his eyes.

Yun Tiancheng seemed to have used every ounce of his strength to utter those words. Upon finishing, he could no longer hold back the tears streaming down his cheeks.

I took a piece from the plate and bit into it. The food was good, but not to my taste. I casually tossed it on the ground and gazed at the dazzling sun above.

“Zhou Xiu, go ahead and bury your grandfather properly. Though he was despicable and unscrupulous, his love for you was genuine, without any impurity,” Yun Xiao said to Zhou Xiu. He was ready to let him go and did not intend to break his word.

Wei Xian was not defeated because he couldn’t fight, but because “breaking the order” came first. If he beat the opponent afterward, it might attract the “Order Combat Unit.” Then what? Fight or flee? Fighting would mean openly opposing the Order, so whether to run early or late, better to run now.