Volume 1, Chapter 40: How Ruthless

I replied to him in a somewhat dejected voice, "It's fine." But I immediately countered, "How did you know we were dating? Have you been... following me?" My gaze fixed on him, piercing and intent.

Although being adopted was not a glorious past, it was not exactly something to be ashamed of, was it? Given how intimate and affectionate we became later on, I believed he had come to view me as a significant figure in his life. Yet, even with our relationship at this stage, why did he still refuse to reveal his true family background to me?

Zhu Xiuqing forcibly suppressed the urge to pinch Shen Lang's ear. With a kindly expression, she pulled the somewhat nervous Tian Tian aside to whisper to her.

The boy laughed awkwardly and did not dwell on the question. He simply said thank you and sat in the same spot he had occupied the night before.

In the dream, the God of Dong'an was furious and issued a decree. Not only did he demand that the villagers send Xia Anran to the holy temple, but he also declared Lin Shengnan to be a child of sin, ordering the villagers to burn her alive—truly a vicious command.

"This is a semi-finished spiritual medicine. Because I cannot get close enough, I am unable to judge the specific potency of this herb. As it stands, it will need at least three hundred more years of nourishment to transform into a true spiritual medicine," Uncle Chen sighed.

"Sister Qing, this car is yours. Can you give me a ride back?" Zhang Fan said leisurely, handing the Audi keys to Yao Qingsha and completely ignoring Zhang Zhe, who was on the verge of exploding.

When you thrust yourself into her, it provides an equally satisfying outlet for your overflowing hormones.

She envied Sizhen for being taller than her; not only did she look slim and elegant in clothes, but her posture when riding a horse was exceptionally beautiful.

That morning, in a secret base in Chicago, the overseas Chinese elder, Mr. Kushui, was still holding his green bud tea, keeping a constant watch on the True God Ranking.

Qin Zhishi, who had just been acting like a madman, saw the young man appear and immediately regained his composure, calling out to him in haste.

"Who gave you the nerve to resort to violence in the City of Twilight?" Proshu swept his gaze over the crowd, his expression grim. No one is in a good mood when their cultivation is interrupted.

At this moment, the Third Lord of the Star Demons, having gained his freedom, was full of ambition and high spirits; he had brought the power of the Star Demon Star Territory out specifically to flaunt his might.

Wu Fan received a supply of two hundred thousand purple spirit stones. Added to the two hundred thousand he already had, he now possessed over four hundred thousand. This made him feel wealthy and powerful again; when he spent the purple spirit stones, he felt no different than when he had a million.

"As for Huoci, I don't think they would think much of him either. We, the Needle Dragon Kings, don't have many who reach 'monstrous' combat levels, and most of those are adept at long-range attacks. Although they only have two weaknesses, they do have inherent flaws in overall combat power, and very few are exceptions. In Huoci's case, his fire-attribute mutation makes these flaws even more obvious."

Luo Yi's ferocity truly stunned the elite goblins, which was exactly what he wanted. As long as he intimidated them, the battle would be much easier.

Her guest room faced the street. She heard the rapid clip-clop of horse hooves outside, followed by the hurried "thud-thud" sound of someone running up the stairs.

Zhou Bai preferred to split box-office revenue with Japanese distributors, but the shrewd Japanese clearly also saw the potential in the film and would not budge. Even when Daoli Film and Television offered to cover all marketing and promotional costs, they refused. Furthermore, they found the five million RMB distribution fee proposed by Daoli Film and Television too expensive and would not accept it.

"What do you want?" Unable to hold it in any longer, blood trickled down Bai Yu's mouth. Looking at the distant sky, he seemed to see two black dots rushing toward him in a panic.

Mu Fan's heart sank, and his face turned deathly pale. He knew his own strength clearly; he might be able to handle an ordinary first-level Nascent Soul cultivator, but he was far from being a match for a powerhouse like Du Yi.

At the same time, Wan Liang had completely decided to give up. A genius who could break through to the Qi Refining stage in the Eastern Divine Continent was definitely not someone their Taiyi Sect could accommodate.

It was not that Xu Guoren did not want to kill the enemy with superior firepower, but because he was worried that if the delay lasted too long, the Japanese naval warships would fire their heavy guns at all costs, which would not be worth it.

"Didn't hear it—" Xiao Fan replied flatly. He was quite curious as to how Yun Yi had convinced Wang Ke. Was it money?

A purple whirlwind suddenly danced. At the same time Yu Luocheng unleashed a super combo in the air, Da Luo, far away in the bottom lane, pressed his Teleport.

Why is there such a gap between people? It's one thing to have a guild leader who is devastatingly beautiful, but even the other three vice-leaders are all stunningly gorgeous.

Furan naturally did not know what a terrifying implication the term "my colleague" held in Simon's mouth—she assumed Simon meant that as a mage's attendant, he had nothing worth boasting about.

Although the three Paladins tried their best to stop it, they did not believe that the loss of a pair of Flame Rabbit eyes and the death of a peripheral member were worth a conflict between the Holy See and the Eastern practitioners.

"Vae." Just as those in the left area finished shouting, a synchronized sound erupted from the right area. Many people who did not know the inside story looked on in surprise, and even T-ara and the others backstage looked at the scene on stage with astonishment.

"I brought the Jing Ke Sword! As long as you return our Xu family genealogy to me, I will give the Jing Ke Sword to you!" Xu Tianfang shouted loudly.

"That's it, that must be the reason, which is why the Three Realms Work Permit warned me." Cold sweat broke out on Li Cheng's forehead and began to stream down.

Whichever one it was, if placed in the outside world, it would be considered a treasure-level existence, enough to make a Primordial Spirit Venerable turn green with envy and drive the entire Central Heaven Continent into a frenzy.

After its vitality was drained, the banana leaf turned a pale yellow. It was no different from an ordinary banana fan.