Volume 1, Chapter 43: A Match of Equal Strength

Seeing this, the corners of that person's thin lips curved upward once more, and he said slowly, "This Friday, the company will host a celebration banquet at the Haihua Grand Mansion. As my fiancée, you certainly cannot be absent. Go back and prepare properly." The implication was that she had better not embarrass him when the time came.

The cultivator's badge is a universally recognized proof of identity for cultivators across the entire continent. It also reflects a cultivator's rank and strength. Within the Flame Dragon Empire, a cultivator's stipend is distributed precisely on the basis of this badge. As for the student ID card, it serves as the proof of identity for a young cultivator academy student.

Ji Wei could not help but steal a few glances, her mind involuntarily conjuring up the image of a beauty emerging from a bath... which was probably very much like the sight of Qin Changge right now.

Meanwhile, the dining table that had been completely empty just a moment ago was now astonishingly laden with all kinds of dishes and gourmet food that Zhang Mengxi loved.

With the descent of the Silver Brink, those blocks of ice also pinned down the demon race, creating a scene resembling a massive avalanche.

That being the case, even if scions of the Langya Wang clan and the Chenjun Xie clan possessed political talent, military prowess, the ability to restore order to the world, and the capability to expel the northern nomads, would those people be willing to see such things happen?

The main reason was that the old man at home had sent them here. If Gu Qianyu were to complain to the old man, they would be in deep trouble. Therefore, no one dared to pull any underhanded tricks and they began to listen to the lectures honestly.

With a loud shout from Ji Wei, as if a switch had been flipped, everyone went crazy and fled in the direction opposite to the swamp, exerting every ounce of strength they had.

Qi Shaofan was invited to the seat of honor and did not mind. Because of the previous hijacking, the initial joy of leaving the palace had been largely dampened.

Not long after the pirate Ren Tingmo went inside, the Orca clan expert they had encountered earlier on the sea also passed through the invisible, mysterious energy field with two of his subordinates.

"Impressive." Xue Cheng gave a thumbs-up. He admired him from the bottom of his heart; after all, as a man, he himself would have already felt intoxicated after just three cups, yet the CNT cruiser had consumed so much and still looked completely at ease.

The moment Zhao Siyue caught sight of Tan Yu, panic instantly surged in her heart, and her gaze darted about uneasily.

Over the years, she had traveled through quite a few countries one after another. Later on, because of Sisi's presence, she settled down in Country Y.

True to form, these words still had some effect. Cheng Ting did not mention how much she had cherished her job and how hard she had worked ever since coming to the company.

As for Geng Ruqi, he was thrown into prison as a scapegoat and ultimately sentenced to death by the Chongzhen Emperor's decree.

"I didn't say anything." The instinct for survival made Xue Cheng make the correct choice. He looked with heartache at the ring worn on Yamato's finger, contemplating whether he should use force to make her stay.

Before he could finish speaking, the large hand resting on her waist gave her another pinch, the force of which was several times stronger than the previous one.

It was just that... she had already promised herself to Essex for tonight, and she simply could not spare herself to deal with Yixian. What on earth should she do?

She had heard the rumors about the Chen family before, but by Chen Tianzhe's generation, the family had shifted much more toward commercialization.

The original intention was out of fear that, after the incident broke out, the Wang family would use its power and influence to protect Wang Anran. Therefore, they wanted to use the elder and various leaders to blow the matter up, leaving the Wang family with no way to intervene.

Fortunately, at this moment, Lin Yunxi timely summoned a formidable metal puppet to step forward and shoulder most of the pressure, allowing the two of them to gradually turn the tide of the battle.

When her spiritual value exceeded 300 points and reached the ultimate spiritual attribute enhancement, Lin Yunxi had already realized in her heart that breaking through 300 points in a single attribute was probably a necessary condition for ascending to the divine realm.

Aunt Jiang seemed to only then notice Madam Bai sitting in the reclining chair with her heavily pregnant belly. She hurriedly crawled forward on her knees, attempting to climb the steps to grab the hem of Madam Bai's skirt.

To think that an earl who comfortably ruled over hundreds of millions of square kilometers of territory would be fiercely attacked by Prince Mester simply because of a nephew whom he had disciplined himself, and then thrown into a desperate, inescapable dimensional rift—the more Fuluo thought about it, the more bizarre it felt.

Over the past year, without a matriarch to keep her in check, Aunt Jiang had been able to close her doors and crown herself queen. She had probably grown hopelessly addicted to the days of holding power.

"It's noon," Long Xiang said indifferently. Five years had not changed Long Xiang much; the only things that had changed were his increasingly deep facial features and the faint stubble on his chin.

His entire back felt as though it had been pressed against the blue brick ground, dragging forward all the way, sending a burning pain through his back.

Meanwhile, a few hundred meters in front of the main gate of the Abyss Snake Mansion, Amu squatted inside the bushes. It had been standing by here all along, and finding it utterly boring, it began disguising itself as a large tree.

"If it's true, then naturally this secret cannot be left in the hands of Eunuch Xu. This Palace does not trust him; if it is to be held, it must be held in My own hands." Wang Ji smiled slightly, a flawless plan instantly taking shape in her mind.

As the voice faded, the last figure in a black robe also arrived from afar and appeared before Fang Yi.

A gust of wind blew by, sending the blade-like crimson grass leaves—shattered by the earlier battle—fluttering all over the sky as Kong Lou stepped out of the black cave opening.

"Palace Master, Young Master Bai and the others have already gone down the mountain," Ye Shu reported. Seeing that Qiedie was still sitting before the guqin with no intention of playing at all, a butterfly fluttered its wings, flew in from afar, and finally landed on the guqin, remaining completely still.

No wonder this was a fellow who, the very first time they met, couldn't even maintain his solemn demeanor for three whole seconds before starting a quarrel with Kurosaki Ichigo.

"Hehe." Seeming to divine what Kong Lou was thinking, Madarame Ikkaku smiled with confidence. The long spear he had just thrust out was not retracted, nor did his expression undergo any change.

The time was nearing nine o'clock, and throughout the entire Qirui Building, apart from the duty room and the first-floor lobby, only the nineteenth floor still had its lights on.

Side effect 2: Fear of Seaprism Stone. Upon contacting Seaprism Stone, one's entire body will become completely powerless, and their abilities will also be sealed.

As the future Sixth Hokage personally chosen and heavily cultivated by Tsunade, Kakashi's medical standards were undoubtedly the highest as well. He was assigned to the number one treatment room in the Leaf Hospital, which boasted the best equipment and the cleanest environment.

You will never know how much that volume you collected means to me; they are all my supplementary strength to take the next step and the step after that.

"Damn it! Such a shameless scoundrel actually wants to betray his master for glory!" Upon hearing this, Matsue Yoshimitsu flew into a rage and immediately executed the kneeling Zaemon with a single slash of his blade. Alas, despite Zaemon's base servility, he still could not escape death.

Gu Xi turned her head, looking apologetically at Zhang Xin, and then playfully stuck out her tongue. She knew Zhang Xin wouldn't blame her anyway. Facing this, what more could Zhang Xin say? She could only shrug helplessly.

This was a very strange thought, yet it arose in Fugaku's heart. Perhaps this was because Fugaku could not bear to part with Mikoto and Itachi; after all, if he truly became the Hokage, his main quest would be completed, which also meant he would have to leave this world.