Volume 1, Chapter 47: Expulsion

"That would be the best. I will come back to find you, my lord, tomorrow at noon." Li Yun nodded in agreement with Akimichi Torifu's temporary proposal.

Lan Yize smiled, wrapping his arm around her shoulders with a strongly possessive gesture. He glanced back towards Zhongli Fei, looking very much like he was provoking him.

Surrounded by divine light, Xiao Fan stepped into the air. Although his figure appeared somewhat disheveled, he had not suffered any fatal injuries.

Right now, Han Yun was merely a major commander within the Third Legion. As for how many major commanders there were in this legion, Han Yun had no idea.

The combined number of elite shinobi protecting these two sides was even twice that protecting Uzumaki Mito. But who was Uzumaki Mito? She was the wife of the First Hokage and a legendary figure in the ninja world of the past. Yet, even a person of such stature did not receive as heavy a protection detail as Senju Nawaki.

With a muffled thud, Jiang Wei felt as though his sword had been struck by a heavy hammer, and he was driven straight back down through the air.

Only Pang Feng spared him no face at all. Seeing him act so smug, Gu Changqing and the others actually felt quite pleased. Previously, a slight rift had formed between him and Pang Feng due to the turmoil at the Taixuan Sect, but now, that rift had completely vanished.

"Understood." The subordinate knight knew that this place was not somewhere anyone could casually enter. If one could not withstand the pressure and pushed further forward, there was a very high possibility of going mad or dying.

"My good lady, please stop crying first and tell us what has happened to you. Perhaps we can help," Yong Ling hurriedly comforted her.

As for Penglai, after shaving off the very last strand of Frost Moon's hair, she stepped back a couple of paces to admire her handiwork. Now, this fellow's appearance was truly much more pleasing to the eye. Previously, she had always found him quite an eyesore, but after shaving his head, he indeed looked much better.

Guo Lao came running over with a fruit tray full of spiritual fruits, smiling broadly to congratulate Penglai on successfully passing the two preliminary rounds of selection. He informed her that the Misty Cloud Sect was expected to retain fifty disciples as inner disciples, so as long as Penglai won just one more match, her chances of becoming an inner disciple would be greatly increased.

Having dispatched two undead soldiers, he began consuming foods and potions designed to temporarily boost his physical attributes while preparing various explosives.

***

Huali did not know whether it was safe right now. Perhaps there were people belonging to Xuanyuan Yunque lingering around her courtyard, or perhaps there were others. In any case, Huali did not trust them; she only trusted her own people now.

Early in the morning, all the qualified officials of the prefecture had already entered the Prince's Mansion, firstly to report their safety to Prince De once again, and secondly to offer congratulatory wishes for the New Year.

Penglai then looked towards the left. At this single glance, goodness gracious, look at that—someone was actually impersonating her here! Tsk tsk, Penglai sized up the other person. Judging by that outfit and attire, well, this young miss certainly knew how to put on an act.

However, hearing of Princess Changping's great renown even as the seventeenth prince of the Great Jin Kingdom, the Emperor felt a rather unpleasant taste in his heart.

The relationship between her and Ouyang Luochen was far from as cordial as it appeared on the surface; the only people who knew this were Ouyang Luochen and herself.

Qiao Mingjin's chickens were taken out every morning by Yun Jin on an ox cart to forage in the woods, with either Qiao Mingjin or Sister Xiu going over midday to refill their water and feed.

The Axis of the Silver Dragon—if such an item were to fall into the hands of those Dragon Hunter Alliances, it would undoubtedly spark a bloody storm, and these silver dragons would likely face a terrible calamity.

At the same time, the expressions of Wang Zhaoqian, Li Yujia, and Lin turned somewhat serious. They seemed to feel the exact same sensation as El. That sudden, inexplicable wave of panic was hard to trace to its source, yet it struck directly at the hearts of these four children.

"That's right! Brother Jin, back in that dream, I heard it clearly—it was the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Moon-Gazing Terrace! Is there something wrong with that?" Houyi asked with great perplexity.

The manor in the middle was curling with wisps of cooking smoke, yet Hua Qingyi and his companions always felt that the smoke was very far away, as if it made the entire manor appear vastly larger.

Today, to celebrate his wife's birthday, the man who was usually brimming with passion for his work and frequently forgot to leave work on time would depart his office early, returning home with a mysterious gift to help his wife prepare a lavish and delicious dinner together.

Hua Qingyi knew that these people possessed exceptional martial arts skills—and not just ordinarily good ones. Anyone with such formidable skills could certainly not be a subordinate of Constable Tong.

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He strode out of the imperial lodge, followed by military generals. Accompanied by a retinue of several hundred, they rode on horseback and swiftly reached the city outskirts.

This Japanese soldier had returned to active service from the reserves. At over fifty years of age, serving as a lieutenant colonel and commander of the 243rd Independent Battalion, he found himself somewhat caught in a dilemma. Once a man reached a certain age, his worries naturally multiplied, and the older he got, the more he feared death. For this aging lieutenant colonel approaching fifty, his greatest hope now was simply to stay alive.

"Let him go!" Jiang Lan suddenly shouted at the top of her lungs, sounding almost as if she were threatening the Lord of the Abyss.

When no one was paying attention, Nian'er vanished instantly from the spot, a speed practically indistinguishable from teleportation.

Upon hearing Ye Tian's words, the entire class, including Sun Li, were left with lines of black dots across their foreheads. Ye Tian finally raised his head and, seeing everyone staring at him, assumed there must be something on his face. He quickly rubbed his cheeks and looked towards Li Xue'er. "Xue'er, what are they looking at? Is there something on my face?" Ye Tian asked, puzzled.

The celestial stars naturally belonged to the heavenly realm, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony of the Heavenly Court was located on the Purple Extreme Star. Borrowing the starlight, the various star gods directly teleported and descended not far from the Hall of Supreme Harmony, then walked towards it.

After memorizing the number, Muli turned around and went upstairs, while Shen Yuhe immediately ordered Ame to chase Masha away. Ame was trained in martial arts, so when she grabbed Masha by the arm and escorted her out, Masha had no way to struggle at all.

"Damn it! I knew we couldn't depend on that German!" Antetokounmpo cursed softly on the right side of the three-point line, running toward the high post under Pope's tight defense, and then planted his feet to set a screen for Mirotic.