Chapter 42

They systematically trounced every child of similar age in the military district compound and the surrounding streets; remarkably, none of them were a match for the trio.

He attempted to channel the energy within his body—an eighth-rank Martial Master. Zhang Wei broke into a cold sweat. What was happening? How had he returned to the age of ten? Could it be that he was dreaming, though this dream felt far too long?

Mu Kang, dressed in full military regalia, hurried forward and gestured for them to proceed, though he found himself in a difficult spot seeing Zhen Yue’s continued glare.

Jiang Yushu listened intently, and upon confirming that the villagers had safely distanced themselves from danger, she let out a sigh of relief. "Elder, do not sit here; let us head up the mountain to take shelter together," she urged, before taking the lead toward the back mountain.

From the angle of the photograph, one could see the two individuals conversing before the floor-to-ceiling window, as well as Gu Jinghuan waiting patiently in the car.

Having heard this, Consort Liu Rong could not be more clear: this must have been an order from Empress Dowager Xie, commanding Concubine Yan to feign illness and remain out of sight.

The journey there had taken three hours, and the return to Qingyu Mountain took another three. The four of them arrived at the intersection of the hours of Hai and Zi. Sensing an otherworldly presence approaching, Feng Yilan walked to the doorway of the main room and looked up.

"Su Yan, go attend to your business. Senior Luo and I will head back together. Remember, this mission must succeed; failure is not an option. Do take care of yourself," Ziyan said, her face cold as she spoke to Ye Xueyan.

"Monster, cease your arrogance!" A roar erupted from behind Zhang Shengri, followed by the sensation of warm hands pressing against his back. A surge of warmth instantly swept through his body, gradually dispelling the bone-chilling cold he had felt moments before.

Seeing that Lord Pao did not respond, Mu Ge raised his halberd to block. With a metallic clang, the weapons collided, and Mu Ge nearly lost his grip on his halberd.

It was a two-story building in a Western style, topped with an oval roof. Rifles protruded from the windows of both floors, engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with the ten soldiers of the Third Platoon.

Beside Aiolos, two figures appeared to his left and right, clad in identical golden armor—one exuding a chilling aura, the other a bewitching one.

"Gentlemen! Everyone, stay safe! Should any of you here meet an unfortunate end, I vow to ensure your families or friends will live in luxury and splendor!" Crown Prince Dan said, raising his wine cup.

"Pop!" Megumi Kamiya hugged Lin Mo and kissed his cheek, then snapped a photo with her phone.

In a broad sense, Changbai Mountain refers to the Changbai Mountain Range—a collective term for the eastern highlands of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces. In a narrow sense, it refers to the mountains near the main peak of Changbai Mountain.

"Understood!" the group roared. The personal guards, who had been scattered by the assassins, quickly reorganized into a military formation, solid as a steel plate and impenetrable.

The world was engulfed in flames, and the earth instantly turned to magma. With the screen filled with blinding red light, people could not help but close their eyes.

With a furious shout, Jiang Lu’s gathered energy blade split into two eight-foot-long swords. He effortlessly struck down the veteran Han soldiers in front of him, then swept his left-hand blade horizontally, decapitating one of them.

After a month of continuous fighting, Mu Ge’s force of seven thousand had been whittled down to fewer than five thousand.

The soldiers, all suffering from hunger, felt a sense of dread as they watched the menacing forces approach from outside the city.

Though Su Ran’s background was currently modest, relying on web dramas for income, once she truly rose to fame, her real lineage would inevitably be exposed.

Su Juan, unaware of the situation, obediently walked in front, no longer concerned about whether Qiu Chuchong had hemorrhoids.

Wei Yu stepped back, refusing to discuss the topic. It seemed that as long as Wei Yu was unwilling to call off the engagement, Shen Qingjia would be unable to do so on her own.

Constable Bao easily subdued the guards and found the latrine, which was covered over near a sewage pit in Wang Chonghua’s villa on the outskirts of the city.

Jiangdong Province is located in the western region of China. The provinces bordering it to the north suffer from poor economic development, and the areas immediately adjacent to Jiangdong are even more impoverished and backward, making it difficult for him to expand further north.

But by Han Chunmei’s generation, women were expected to be long-suffering and hardworking, though they occasionally dared to talk back to their mothers-in-law.

Teacher Ke had left from Qingshui County, and the rumors surrounding her were inextricably linked to Li Ye.

Thinking of this, he grew increasingly restless, harboring more resentment and impatience toward Su Juan. If not for the messes Su Juan had stirred up, the people he had arranged would not have met with disaster one after another. By now, he should have already seized control of the three departments, rather than falling behind the King of Han in this matter.

As soon as the Wang family entered Wang Jianqiang’s courtyard, they looked left and right, trying to discern how this once-dull fellow had actually fared in the capital.

Fu Can slowly closed his eyes. What could he do in such a situation? Having lost all his martial arts and become a cripple, even an ordinary master of the Transformation Realm could take his life.

"Let’s go, we still have to make it to see your parents," Cong Yi said, pulling the stunned Jing Lei away.

"Constable Yang, stop wasting breath on him. We just need to take him down and hand him over to the City Lord for judgment," a middle-aged man in a dark pigeon-blue official uniform said to the one wearing the iron helmet.

The only thing that saddened me was that the Apprentice Bracers had replaced my Guardian’s Bracers. The Guardian’s Bracers originally added 14 points of Intelligence, and with this change, my magical attack power had actually decreased.

I knew I couldn't defeat the man in the trench coat; he was far too strong. Even after resorting to biting him, I had been brutally pummeled. His target was Gao Shimeng; if I were defeated, she would surely suffer. Jumping into the river was the only way to give us a chance at survival.