Chapter 136: Where Have We Arrived? Please Vote with Diamonds

Long Sinian lay on the bathroom floor, which was covered with blood-stained plastic sheeting; a long, stitched-up wound marred her waist. Cao Mang stepped forward to examine her. Her vitals were stable, but she had been sedated with a massive dose of anesthesia—and one of her kidneys had been harvested. It dawned on him instantly: Long Hao must have had a kidney ruined by Wu Qianqian. Finding a match on short notice had proven difficult, so he had turned his twisted attention toward his own daughter.

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She had encountered troublemakers at the Emperor KTV before; she hadn't expected another incident so soon. She wouldn't mind summoning Ye Ning once more, though she wondered if Ren Hongxing could withstand the blow of having his establishment sealed again.

Lin Yumai did not rest that night; he practiced his cultivation with meticulous focus. While the others were still fast asleep, he was awakened by the bustling sounds of early morning in Dali City. Walking through the city streets seemed to leave him feeling even more refreshed and serene.

The group displayed their prowess, some drifting on the wind, others finding purchase against the cliffside. They all landed at the bottom of the canyon without incident, making scarcely a sound. Then, she condensed a massive palm of frost and shattered the space portal into dust with a single strike.

"I believe so!" Zhu Qi smiled. Even he, a man rarely known for his levity, seemed enchanted by the beauty before them.

As for Qing Lin, he had wiped out over thirty great clans in a single battle, every one of them a renowned name in the True Realm of Death. Why, then, did the Holy Ancestor here show no signs of reprimanding him?

Meng Qiang sat on the sofa, bone-weary, his heavy dark circles suggesting he might drift off to sleep at any moment. He had accepted his fate. Even if he could eventually enter the Investiture of the Gods world with the strength of a peak Sage to attain immortality—where a single Flat Peach could grant him a lifespan equal to the heavens and the sun and moon, ensuring he would never die as long as the world endured—he would still be retaining his power.

"If Master Mu identifies any further issues, I suspect old Master Yao Cangtian will be forced to bring out his prized collection of top-grade Dahongpao tea to treat him," Bai Yuan remarked with a laugh, seemingly oblivious to the darkening expression on Yao Renjun’s face.

"But..." Lin Yixue was bewildered. She had only wanted to rescue her parents; how had this suddenly escalated into a matter of national duty?

Although he was ostensibly coming to aid the monarch, Rong Lu only wanted to bypass the capital and head straight to the Summer Palace in Rehe. Who would dare to hold him accountable for that?

"..." Gan Tian opened his mouth, but not a single word escaped. Perhaps it was the delayed effect of the injuries sustained through his armor, but he felt something warm trickling down his cheek.

Su Xia smiled. "The white pieces may seem destined for defeat, but by playing here, I can at least delay the loss. Looking at the big picture, there is still a sliver of hope for victory," she said.

Ning Xiguang had assumed that, given the day's commotion, she wouldn't see the Marshal until evening. To her surprise, night had fallen, and the Marshal still had not returned.

Every renowned genius alchemist from the Alchemy Department had gathered, their expressions grave. In their eyes, Molin had come prepared, specifically targeting them. The only opportunity left to observe Molin’s alchemical skill was the practical crafting session in the second round.

Shi Shangzhen and her mother watched with curiosity to see what Wen Xu was retrieving. When they saw him pull an inner tube from the roof of the car and begin inflating it with a hand pump, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.

They had never experienced an orc attack. Even though their elders had repeatedly emphasized in the nest that orcs were treacherous, vicious creatures who fed on feathered prey and loved to steal their belongings, it remained a distant warning.

Just as they were talking, Wen Xu suddenly noticed gray smoke billowing from the rear of the car, growing thicker by the second. After watching for two or three seconds, he prepared to alert the old man.