Volume 1, Chapter 21: Dare You Let Me Investigate?

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She lowered her eyes, concealing the thoughts behind them, but throughout the entire process, Lu Nanxin raised no objection whatsoever.

Just then, Huang Jianqiang noticed Alihan taking advantage of a stoppage in play to call Yin Jun over to the sidelines.

But Lu Zhan knew that she had not come to target him. She merely wanted to use him as an outlet for the anger and resentment pent up inside her.

Elsewhere, Gao Chuanze gazed at the abruptly disconnected call and let out an almost inaudible sigh. She said she did not blame him, yet she had blamed him for so many years. Sometimes, he truly had failed to take her feelings into consideration.

Inzaghi appeared in the opening. After receiving Rui Costa’s pass, he sent a low cross into the middle. Shevchenko controlled the ball fifteen meters from the goal and shot with his left foot. The ball struck Gary Neville’s arm, bounced off the turf, and rolled into the lower-left corner.

For their second corner kick, the Chinese team did not send the ball directly into the penalty area, but changed their set-piece tactic. Yin Jun exchanged passes with Dong Fangzhuo, giving him a short ball before running behind him into position.

Mysterious tumors and growths had already clogged his blood vessels, causing his physical functions and overall constitution to deteriorate drastically. Yet the heart that should have stopped beating long ago continued to labor under the influence of the Imperial Blood.

“What are you looking at? Keep staring and I’ll gouge your eyes out.” Xuan picked up a silver short sword and held it against Fingel’s throat.

Two colossal creatures collided, producing a thunderous, earth-shaking crash. The terrain around the highway was instantly flattened.

If she had decided from the beginning to enter the entertainment industry, she would certainly have chosen to attend a conservatory. But back then, all she had wanted was for Su Zihang to develop his career properly; she had never considered her own future. Now, she had to give more thought to her prospects.

The straw puppet in Sang Ruo’s room suddenly sneezed. He was immediately filled with admiration for the lord’s spellcraft. Even though he was nothing more than a skin, he could actually sneeze.

Afterward, someone also sent the news department the most accurate account of the victim’s condition, along with the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator.

Still, now that he was no longer in office, it would be one thing if he had worked diligently while serving as an official. But if people continued to make him labor so tirelessly after his resignation, how could that be called retirement?

But why had he fallen victim to an illusion as well? He had thought he had become immune to magic. Could it be that his return to his ancestral bloodline was still incomplete?

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Of this year’s freshmen, apart from Gu Jinx i, the remaining ninety-nine had either been crippled by her or frightened away. There were practically no freshmen left.

As the final word left her lips, the broom in her hand came down with a smack.

Zhang Jialiang now understood clearly: this place was simply vulgar entertainment dressed up in the name of refinement.

Moreover, as the demonic aura surrounding him surged, the sphere of light grew larger and larger. In the end, it manifested as a terrifying blood-red ghost face, brimming with murderous and sinister energy.

Xu’s mood was rather low. She thought that her trip to Tingzhou Prefecture had prompted Huan Ling to write the regulations for holding lectures, causing people everywhere to imitate them. Caught in the middle, their Suzhou gatherings seemed utterly unremarkable.

With such a tremendous display of force, it looked as though they intended to reduce everyone present to ashes. Yet in the end, it was merely a game of rock, paper, scissors?

Qiu Lifeng sat alone in the room. When Bai Luoshang failed to return for a long while, she guessed that he must have gone drinking. She could not be bothered to move, so she simply went to sleep where she was.

Though Taohua was suspicious of Dajun and Lijuan, and jealousy had begun to sour her heart, what she herself had done that evening was hardly respectable. She had embraced, kissed, and fondled another man behind her husband’s back. If Dajun found out, would he not be furious enough to die?

Qiu Lifeng and Bai Luoshang were much alike. Neither was a saint or a benevolent soul, and many people had met their deaths at their hands. But Bai Luoshang knew that Qiu Lifeng was by no means someone who would slaughter the innocent indiscriminately.

Xiao Daoyun, still hurrying along the road, had no idea that his departure would cause such a great disturbance. Following the guidance of the summons token, he was making his way toward the ferry crossing. At that moment, he cried out inwardly: The cultivation world, here I come!

Meng Deng seemed in better spirits today than on the day I returned to the palace. Perhaps it was because the burden weighing on his heart would finally be lifted tomorrow.

“Yes, I believe in the young master. I believe in the Holy Emperor. Everything will be fine!” Yang Dingtian clenched both fists and spoke with force.

There was one thing he did not say aloud: he simply liked making friends with good-looking people. Who would want to befriend someone ugly? He was the sort of person who judged friends by their faces.

Having said this, Wan Dao walked past the members of the Zhao family and left the square. The powerful martial generals of the Wan family, along with their guards, followed closely behind, departing with their imposing presence undiminished.

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He frowned with mild displeasure, rubbed his slightly aching temples, turned his back, and walked away from the residence. Gazing into the distance, he saw the group waiting at the entrance to the manor. The eunuch who had just advised him had been thoroughly drenched by the piercingly cold spring rain.

Shen Danyang nodded. His eyes were filled with concern for Danfeng, but there was no longer any way back. Once she entered the Hidden Dragon Guard, withdrawing later would be difficult. From then on, she would have no choice but to surrender control over her own actions.

“This is only the mildest possibility. We won’t know the specifics until we examine what’s inside. Come with me. Help escort this item to a secret base. If you weren’t here, I wouldn’t dare take it even one step outside the National Security headquarters. And it is all thanks to you that we can carry this thing around the world.” Tang Zhi spoke with amazement.

In theory, anyone capable of rising to the position of army commander should not be so frivolous. But only those within their ranks knew the truth. Although it appeared that they exercised considerable authority, how could soldiers of the Storm Legion—evolved warriors—possibly be entrusted to commanders like them? All real command authority lay with officers at the regiment level.

All the financial and material resources accumulated by the Kingdom of Huaxia over the past several years had been devoted to supporting this expansion. At the same time, they were stockpiling manpower for the future migration of the population farther north, toward Jilin and Heilongjiang.

Old Liu was extremely famous in Liangdu’s stone-gambling circles. Mo Ke, however, had only just begun learning about stone gambling and knew Old Liu merely by reputation, having never met him in person.

She had thought only of what she could gain by drawing close to Bi Qianmo, forgetting that he was an exceedingly dangerous man. If he was unwilling to do something, she feared no one could force him.

“Knock, knock, knock.” The fat man arrived piloting a steel mech. When he saw such an enormous beetle, he immediately wanted to attack it with the machine, worried that Lu Xuan might be in danger.

The other Crimson Flame Demons also staggered slightly. This move had left them somewhat dizzy.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Weiwei asked in panic upon hearing the old beggar’s urgent voice.

“Actually, there is another way for you to open a shop.” Luo Wanmei pondered for a moment before finally speaking.