Chapter 44: Praying for Blessings

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Just as the French team was preparing to adjust its tactics in response to the Chinese team’s changes, Qin Minghao seized another rare opportunity.

The moment the bead emerged, Trump seemed to age several decades once more. His body, which had originally been bulging with muscle and brimming with explosive power, began to shrivel.

Asuka had only just opened her mouth when Misato gestured for silence and raised her brows toward Ritsuko, who was busy analyzing the medical examination data.

For some reason, Yan Xi’s departing figure struck Cui Min as deeply desolate and helpless.

Unit One continued its high-speed maneuvers for more than ten minutes before completing the training mission and collecting data on the new weapon, allowing Shinji to return and rest.

Fang Yan pulled a potion bottle he had prepared earlier from the Pocket of Misfortune and gulped it down.

In the Battle of Hebei, Huo Qubing, despite being one of the four great commanders, had failed to earn the honors he had hoped for. He had been waiting to turn things around in the great campaign to destroy the Han, yet he had not expected to fall behind Su Dingfang once again.

Hadn’t Consort Cheng also been one of those who had served him since his days in the former residence? Hadn’t she been able to conduct herself with dignity, never involving herself in affairs beyond the palace?

First of all, in terms of physical strength, the German players looked a full size broader. Most of Germany’s players this time belonged to the 1995–1996 age group, meaning they were even younger than the Olympic requirement of being under twenty-three.

Besides the vast numbers of refugees and children evacuated during the great evacuation from Yichang, more than thirty thousand teachers, doctors, engineers, merchants, and civil servants had also been withdrawn from various regions, bringing together the finest of every field in China.

Uncle Liao, who had been busy all day, dragged his somewhat weary body home. His wife had already called him at noon to say that the higher-ups at the administrative office had agreed as well. She had forced them to consent by threatening to expose them to the media if they refused.

A-Tong was helpless. He wanted to train himself into a more robust physique so he would not be mocked by those muscle-bound men all day, but his innate constitution was simply that way, and no matter how he trained, the results were poor.

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At the height of their madness, Yaya cried out not his name, but that of another man.

After A-Ke finished speaking, he had originally intended to look in the mirror and check whether his hair was untidy, but he no longer had time for that. He followed A-Ke and Kim Yeon-ah to the cafeteria.

He drew a deep breath. The spiritual tree within his spiritual platform trembled faintly, and golden light emerged from between his brows, like a thread slipping into Bai Xinghun’s spiritual platform and slowly winding around the Vermilion Divine Fruit.

Tang Yiheng was still grinning mischievously. Everyone in the family was seated while eating, yet he alone was different. Hugging his plate, he walked around to the other side and tossed the last piece remaining in his bowl directly onto Joo Sook-han’s plate.

Now that he knew where the voice came from, even more questions arose. Why could a simple voice cause people to hallucinate? Could the Great Ming Mantra truly possess some kind of magical power? Was it the power of religious faith, or some unknown mystical force contained within the true words themselves?

Xiao Qi said nothing. The consort seated beside him spoke instead, but when she saw Tang Yun, she did not know how she ought to address her.

“Brother Feng, two vans suddenly appeared up ahead and blocked our way!” Chu Yun replied anxiously. Only then did Ye Feng notice that they were on a tree-lined road, and a rather secluded one at that.

Lin Weiwei had not seen Shen Lanyi for a long time, so she hurriedly took the seat beside her. Lu Huayan had also not seen Shen Lanyi in ages and rushed to claim the place next to her as well. Unfortunately, she had lost time getting her Brother Dog drunk, allowing Lin Weiwei to get there first.

What surprised me somewhat was that, despite so many people surrounding us and despite knowing that Deng Liang and Yang Kexin were watching me from outside, Ye Xing was more intimate with me than ever. He held my hand tightly, completely unconcerned with how the people beside us viewed our relationship.

Only when I saw his tall, slender back standing before the door did I suddenly understand. This parting might be a separation between life and death for the two of us. We might never have the chance to meet again in this lifetime.

When Ye Yancheng left Su Yucheng behind alone, he had already guessed that Ye Yancheng most likely wanted him to contract with this Berserk Wild Boar.

After hearing her words, Yang Qingluo felt terrible as well. If she encountered something like what had happened to Mo Han, she wondered whether she would jump into a river and end her life too.

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The lynx demon, having suffered a fatal wound, instantly reddened its eyes and unleashed its hidden strength. It struggled with all its might and finally tore apart the vines wrapped around its four limbs.

The Asura God gazed at the broken sword, now reduced to half its original length, as a distant memory surfaced in his mind.

Si Zhen swallowed back the words that had reached her lips. If she told her mother-in-law now that she and Sun Yanling had already agreed to place the child under the name of her elder brother, Kong Tingxun, could her mother-in-law bear it?

“These patchwork creatures are not difficult to kill. Compared with those that appear on the front lines of the God-Demon Battlefield, these are extremely easy to deal with. Their strength is low; there are simply too many of them,” Song Yiheng told his younger sister.

A young, tall, handsome man seemed to appear out of thin air before him. Dressed entirely in black, he possessed a flawless physique. Under the glow of the neon lights, he appeared even more upright and strikingly handsome.

Bai Kai had brought good news as well. They had already obtained considerable evidence, and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection had dispatched a task force to Tang City. In addition, the Provincial Party Committee had issued an order transferring Mayor Ma to the Provincial Party School for study. This was a sign that they were about to act against him. Transferring him from his post would make the investigation easier.

Lei Yi and the others dragged Lan Nuolaisi back and stared at him nervously, terrified that he might die at any moment.

“Shancheng, calm down! Yiying has been with me the entire time. How could she have sent word?” Huo Qiong said.

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