Volume One, Chapter 50: Confrontation

Zhang Zhixi had just left the main hall when, passing through the garden, he saw a familiar figure approaching. Before he could speak, Shen Yan’s fist struck him squarely in the face, and the taste of blood instantly filled his mouth.

“Zhang Zhixi!” Shen Yan reached for him, but Zhang Zhixi stepped back and avoided his grasp.

A chill entered Zhang Zhixi’s eyes. Ignoring the blood staining the corner of his mouth, he said, “General, what do you think you are doing?”

The anger on Shen Yan’s face was impossible to conceal.

But the King of Chu had come in person. In a moment of impulse, he might very well have summoned Jing Que here. That possibility was extremely likely.

Mo Lin watched as the dark-energy particles dispersed completely. Gazing at the empty space before him, he fell into thought.

“Your son pays his respects to Mother!” Having seen Taiyuan, Zhong Hao ultimately did not dare be discourteous. He knelt properly and bowed to her.

If Yue turned against Chu because of Langya City, only for Wei to submit to Chu in the end—

Apart from the few ghost officials who had escorted him there, the underworld officials throughout the Eighteen Levels of Hell had also received the Great Emperor of the Netherworld’s instructions. They were to entertain this Bodhisattva with the utmost care and make him feel completely at home. Having understood the hidden meaning behind the emperor’s words, the ghost officials naturally did not dare neglect him.

“I know. These strawberries were picked from your family’s vegetable and fruit garden. I’ve had them before—they’re delicious.” After eating the strawberry Han Jin handed her, Qixi smiled brightly, her eyes curving with happiness.

When Emma saw Rosol, he finally could not hold back any longer. He tore off the black hood covering his head and, at last, transformed completely into a zombie.

“Good.” Xiong Huai was overjoyed. “Apart from the Chief Minister, I leave all the others to you to persuade. The other ministers do not matter, but the three clans of Zhao, Jing, and Qu must be won over. The nobles of Jianghuai must also approve the relocation of the capital.”

The most splendid chapters in a nation’s history, its brightest flashes of glory, were undoubtedly embodied by its heroes and exceptional figures. They were the pride of everyone in that country.

“That isn’t important, because that is how the story begins.” Hao Shuai felt that if he was going to tell the story, he had to begin at the very start. Only then could he make it truly gripping.

After saying this, Su Jue took Qingkui thirty li away, then used earth-escape術 to bring her underground.

Moreover, it was no ordinary tiger he had defeated, but the overlord among third-grade spirit beasts apart from the supreme varieties—the Golden Tiger. Yet Ye Feng’s strength at that moment was far beyond anything Wu Song could compare with.

The first time Liu Yufei truly smoked was, I think, two years later. I asked her at the time, “Why did you start smoking too?” She said, “My heart is hurting.”

The moment he thought of this, his spirits rose. All the torment he had endured before could no longer pose any real threat to him. At the same time, he finally had the leisure to observe the changes taking place within his body.

Because the city wall served as a dike, Lingzhou City itself had been spared the flooding. Outside the city, however, the water had risen to more than a man’s height, turning the land into a vast marsh. The roads, fields, and irrigation ditches had long since vanished beneath the floodwaters. Only a few trees remained visible, along with wild beasts swept out by the torrent, struggling desperately to survive on the surface.

Holding his breath and concentrating, Qin Hao lay hidden for a long while as still as a lifeless object. Only after he could no longer sense the Luo Lion Beast’s presence did he take out the Pure Brightness Sect token, close his eyes, sit cross-legged, and silently recite the incantation.

To put it even more bluntly, in later generations, countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia, being nations of immigrants rather than native peoples, could hardly be said to have any history at all.

Li Jia was so embarrassed that she no longer dared to speak or look at me. She probably still had not expected me to suddenly say something like that.

“All right, let’s go, everyone. Once we wipe out the Jin family, we can return and give our report.” Red Citadel summoned the others and entered Azure Mountain City.

After hearing all this, Ding Changsheng was so shocked that his hands turned cold. He had already known about the Che family’s methods from what had happened to Ye Ruping, but he had never imagined that Juxin Corporation could be so ruthless as well—bold enough to target even investigators from the Discipline Inspection Commission and erase them without leaving the slightest trace. The revelation opened his eyes.