Chapter 19

Holding the hands of my wife and child as we stepped outside, this was the first time the Folklore Museum had closed during the day—though even if it hadn’t, there would have been no customers.

I summoned every ounce of strength to run forward. Behind me, Xuanyuan Tianjiao’s roar grew louder and fiercer. I knew his martial arts were unparalleled, but facing so many monsters, even the mighty Vajra Warrior could not hold out for long. His fate was sealed the moment he turned around.

It seemed that sulking could make one mistreat even their own parents; ultimately, it was all a matter of being spoiled.

As the footsteps with almost flawless rhythm sounded, Ye Qianhu knew without looking back exactly who had arrived.

This time, apart from the Silver Wolf Mercenary Group, only the First Illusion Beast Academy suffered no losses. Well… to be honest, whether Chu Kuangge and Tong Yu were rescued from the spatial turbulence remained unknown, but the others were all safe.

Mombasa still had a knife stuck in his back, trembling as he fought Stan. Fueled by furious strength, Mombasa was now, to put it precisely, overpowering and beating Stan relentlessly.

She had already endured the most harrowing moments; no matter how bad the situation became, it could scarcely worsen beyond what she had experienced.

“Sister, say something! When you’re so silent, it makes me even more afraid,” Wan Yue said, tugging on La Lingxiang’s arm.

I wanted to laugh—truly, I did. He was not a villain, not a demon. But then, are there no villains or demons in this world? People kill others for their own greed, stripping away life without restraint from law or morality, all for so-called treasures. Are such people not villains?

True war holds no romance; for those who take part, it offers only cruelty and bloodshed.

On the big screen, when the coordinated effort of Jiang Ziya and Wu Zetian killing Zhang Liang was shown, Mona’s expression was one of great shock.

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Unable to comprehend, Qiao Xi gazed at the occasional humans coming to worship and pray, then lifted her foot to enter the shrine.

At a glance, seeing Inspector Qiao Xi, I had half thought my own mountain witch had switched to a different bedsheet.

It seemed that Huo was injured, his energy not fully concentrated; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so easily repelled.

Now that the talisman had been so generously given away, without it, how could he leave Sheep Bone Mountain? That would be courting death.

At the time of the incident, he was indeed very afraid, but after learning that the person had no power or influence, was deaf and mute, and had only a sick mother, his heart finally settled.

In the central square, the half-day club recruitment event was coming to an end. Several booths were already packing up chairs and benches. Only a few remained, seizing the dinner hour for a last round of recruitment—among them, the eSports club.

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