Chapter 131: Pick Up the Pace

In the VIP ward, Cao Mang saw Mu Wanxing surrounded by bouquets.

Her face was only somewhat pale, yet her first words startled Cao Mang badly.

“Why don’t you marry me?”

Cao Mang hurriedly waved his hands. “You can’t joke about something like that!”

“I’m not joking. You’re qualified to marry into the Mu family...”

Especially Chen Xi, whom he had already dismissed as an ignorant person dreaming of clinging to someone powerful. After trying to show off the strength of his teammates and his own intelligence, he had intended to bask in their reflected glory and complete the mission with them. Little did he know that they did not need any additional combat strength at all. They were perfectly capable of completing the mission on their own.

Melianis considered herself extremely fortunate to be serving an extraordinary demon lord, rather than mixing with those ugly, foul-smelling fools—such as the seemingly powerful Balor, Grondal. It had died in battle on the Prime Material Plane, while she herself had been able to return to the Abyss unscathed.

At first, the other nations had merely considered competing with one another. Later, they grew somewhat hesitant, which was why they had not allowed their secrets to be exposed in full. Even so, unmanned aircraft, combat robots, and intelligent missiles—the three ultimate weapons—were enough to plunge the world into panic.

When she heard that he had returned this time, she quit her job without hesitation, submitting her resignation and hurrying straight home. She had also heard that he was quite capable: after struggling alone in S City for two years, he had already surpassed many people who had labored there for eight or ten years and now owned a company of his own.

Only a few minutes later, the Leshan Giant Buddha where Fatty had been stranded a few days earlier came into view in the distance.

Under the restraint of the invisible sword aura, Yan Taiqing floated into the air, suspended opposite Xiao Cheng.

He had not come over immediately just now because he had gone to deal with this matter. With the supporting evidence in hand, the explanation was much more convenient—and far more convincing.

Since this was the first time the salt had been scraped, most of the military households had removed only a thin layer from the tops of the salt ridges. The bottom of the salt pond had been compacted with water-resistant rammed earth, and many salt ridges had been laid across it. As a result, the first batch of salt contained a great deal of sand and soil, and its quality was rather poor.

Dread spirits were an advanced species of ghost. They could emit shrill, ear-piercing howls that filled living creatures with terror and made them abandon resistance. Fortunately, Gao Deng’s high base attributes had granted him strong Will saves, so he was not affected too severely.

What was more, among the children they had recently taken in, there was no shortage of those with defective immune systems. Once a problem arose, treatment would naturally be required. Ordinary wards could easily cause these children to suffer secondary infections, so using sterile rooms for them was essential.

Wang Jian led eight hundred men along the way, secretly heading toward the gap on the right side of the camps belonging to the two armies.

“Have you ever considered that there might be another possibility?” Qi Yihuai gazed at Shang Yunshu with burning intensity, making her somewhat uneasy.

Then she took him to Lot, the head of the organization’s operations in Gaterelle and also a surgeon. Lot performed emergency surgery on Hassan, saving his life but failing to save one of his legs.

Besides, she also felt that Lu Xiao’s repeated entanglements with her after returning were not because his feelings for her had undergone any change.

Although Old Master Gu had now withdrawn behind the scenes, Gu Ruqing still came to report the company’s affairs to him whenever he had the time.

“However, if you refuse to speak, you may not know what methods I possess. But rest assured, I have plenty of ways to make you talk. Do you understand?” Ling Yun regarded him coldly.

Sun Hong stepped out of the car. With a low roar, a yellow Lamborghini stopped on his left; with another roar, a silver supercar pulled up on his right.

The man in the green robe clasped his fists and bowed once more to Tang Hunchuan. Then he mounted his flying sword, shot into the sky, and hurried toward the Heavenly Sword Cemetery.