Chapter 34

"Director Li, if you don't mind, I'd like to call you Brother Li. I am truly grateful to you! Because you are genuinely looking out for my best interests," I said.

She carried the moisture and the light fragrance of a fresh bath; it felt as if holding her in his arms made his heart feel whole again. Lan Lingyan would never have believed in such ethereal feelings before, but now, with the reality right before him, he could not deny it.

Chen Tiansheng poured a cup of tea for Zhang Li. He knew very little about this second-largest power in Hangzhou. By maintaining a good attitude and asking for advice, it would be much easier for him to take over later.

"My lord, the Shengxuan Army has actually been breached!" his subordinate stammered. Though he struggled, he managed to convey the message clearly, though it was evident that the news he brought shocked him just as much.

At that moment, the area was already drenched in blood. Strangely, however, the blood did not spill over at all; it was quite miraculous.

As he walked deep into the mountains, a confident smile remained on Li Badao's face, for he knew that by the time he emerged, the eastern part of the Daliao Realm would be plunged into chaos.

"..." The room fell into silence at these words. The expressions of these powerhouses, who stood at the pinnacle of the world, all turned grim.

"Perhaps we should return to Qingyun City first to see what the situation is," Zhang Cheng said, looking at Li Badao and asking tentatively. At this moment, he still dared not take such drastic action right away.

He had always been working hard. In truth, this was what Li Badao valued most right now. One must understand that all these years, the only time Li Badao had to cultivate was during the night, as there were simply too many matters to attend to during the day.

In fact, when Murong Boyi had mentioned the medicinal pills, he had revealed the connection between Ye Ming and Ye Ling'er. Unfortunately, at the time, Shangguan Yu had not paid much attention and had failed to associate the black-haired youth Murong Boyi spoke of with the Ye Ming standing before him. Driven by excitement, he had rushed off to snatch the pills from Ye Ling'er.

The dining table, which had been empty just a moment ago, was now remarkably laden with various dishes and delicacies that Zhang Mengxi loved.

Lin Yi, fleeing for his life, had no time to take in his surroundings. His feet seemed to sprout wings as he flew toward the stronghold of the Qinglan Sword Sect.

To everyone's surprise, Lieutenant General Lehman had already received the news and organized a grand welcoming ceremony in Jupiter's orbit. Fifty thousand warships were neatly arranged in a massive formation outside the orbit, stretching across ten thousand kilometers. Fireworks bloomed within the fleet array, and the scene was brilliant, illuminated, and magnificent.

"But, the common people in Dongdu City—" Ran Luoxue stopped herself as soon as she said the words, covering her mouth.

Although the pressure of the fifth disc was still within Ye Fan's tolerance, for body cultivators with weaker physical strength, passing the fifth disc was an extremely difficult task.

Now, the God Seed had slowly sprouted two tender green leaves. The leaves looked so verdant they seemed to drip with color, as if carved from jade. Absorbing the small amount of profound truth that had suddenly appeared within the barrier, they began to grow slowly.

Although Fly-class fighters were agile, they held no advantage against Space-Sky fighters three times their size. Because the Space-Sky fighters had ample energy reserves, even if the Earth Kingdom's shield technology was slightly inferior, it was difficult to breach them.

A trickle of blood spilled from He Qingfan's mouth. The scene just now had been bizarre; he seemed to have seen a real person, who had nearly beaten him to death with a mere wave of a hand. If they had truly encountered one another, he would likely be dead by now! Having seen a young lady's body, he wondered if he would even be allowed to live.

He Qingfan nodded toward He Yaqin, his eyes darting as he looked at her, clearly plotting something devious.

It is said that a horse cannot grow fat without night grass, and a man cannot get rich without ill-gotten gains. Once the portly tax official received a gold ingot, his mind immediately filled with images of the lavish life he would lead at the Eight Great Hutongs the night before.

With Yuan Jin being the way he was, Hua Lang and the others were helpless. Lacking any evidence, how could they accuse him?

"Hmph," Mu Xueli snorted, giving Chen Hao, who appeared unbothered, a resentful look before focusing seriously on her driving.

That night, she and Lu Zilin embraced with heartfelt affection; there were truly many moving moments of shared hardship that remained unshaken.

Upon hearing Liuli's words, Lord Ding felt all the blood rush to his head: "She committed suicide? She committed suicide?!" He could not believe it, and his disbelief was tinged with twelve parts of rage—who could have imagined that Zhu Zixuan would be so resolute, refusing to let him or the Ding family go even in death?

As if to verify my words, after the cavalry regiment had charged back and forth through the formation six or seven times, their speed gradually slowed. The formation shifted into a long snake array. The NPC infantry at the city gate yielded an opening, and the exhausted cavalry slipped into the fortress to rest.

The figure in the black dress advanced instead of retreating, slamming the shield in their hand directly onto the Skull Captain's head. Luck was on their side, and it actually stunned the target.

For the next few days, Liu Qian worked overtime almost every day, and I, aside from visiting her mother to see our child, spent my time at bars; I barely saw Liu Qian at all.

This was the well-cleared "Drunken Flower Shade," which was quite famous. Since the occasion today was chrysanthemum viewing, it was very fitting. After Hua Lang finished reciting it, others immediately praised it, calling the final line, "The curtains are rolled by the west wind; the person is thinner than the yellow flowers," the most exquisite.

Whoa! You just grew at least thirty times larger! Doesn't that mean your attack power increased thirty-fold???

But when they saw the appearance of the person who had arrived, the expressions on their faces became incredibly dramatic. Disappointment, surprise, disbelief, and suspicion flickered across their faces.

The generals in the tent were astonished at these words and began whispering to one another. They felt that what Sule said was true; to transport cannons into Sichuan, they had to repair the roads first. Even Hooge and Oboi nodded, agreeing that it made sense.

"Clap, clap, clap!" Wang Huan couldn't help but applaud, making the already excited Doro Beile of the Great Qing, Hedu, breathe even faster.

This should have been a great victory, but none of the two thousand mercenaries felt happy; they were all silently cleaning up the battlefield. Zhang Jie sat in a quiet corner, his brows furrowed in deep thought.

"I heard that the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra's mount is a six-tusked white elephant. Seeing it today, it must be him!" Nezha said, his gaze fixed on the white elephant.

The people around them had already begun to quietly retreat. Anyone could see that the Ming army charging toward them was a formidable force. They hadn't seen such troops in years, and everyone had followed Commander Yang out just to find a way to make some money, not to throw their lives away.