55 Chapter 55

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A captain of the Imperial Guards approached, bowed deeply and respectfully, then led Zhou You into the imperial palace. They arrived before a teleportation array, and he stepped into it.

The reason for his silence, however, was that Lu Chen was actually so painfully straightforward. Shen Wanning, an astonishing beauty, had asked him what he wanted, and he had actually said that he wanted someone else’s WeChat contact.

Fortunately, after Qin Hao fell, Guan Yu and Hua Tuo, who had received the power of the Primordial Trigrams, remained behind. Guan Yu had even entered a state of crimson fury and was slaughtering everything in his path.

That remark caused all the medical personnel nearby to glance sideways at them, wondering whether they should not have come for a physical examination at all, but gone to see a psychiatrist instead.

The entire sequence flowed as smoothly as water. Faced with the overwhelming disparity in strength, the bodyguard was like a doll being swung about; before he could resist, he was already sprawled on the ground.

“Many thanks, many thanks, shopkeeper!”

Li Zicheng cupped his hands, then threw back his head and laughed three times before turning and striding away.

I want a status that allows me to stand openly and honorably by your side. I want to be able to hold your hand anytime, anywhere, without fearing anyone’s gaze.

The purpose of the bridge-building ritual was to stabilize the destinies of husband and wife. Since Leader Zhang and his wife were of the Wood element, they needed a wooden bridge. If they were of the Fire element, they needed a maple-wood bridge; if of the Metal element, an iron bridge; if of the Water element, a banyan-wood bridge; and if of the Earth element, a stone bridge.

The sudden, immense backlash sent Instructor Cang Yi plummeting from the air. Astonishment flashed through his eyes. Was this truly himself?

Then several streaks of rainbow light shot out from the summit of Cang Mountain. In an instant, they arrived overhead and transformed into several old men.

Xu Xian, already buckled in, took a deep breath. Zhang Xian now had the shameless air of a dead pig that feared neither boiling water nor anything else, and there was truly nothing she could do with him. She wondered whether she should ask her father to speak with Zhang Xian. In Xu Xian’s opinion, her father’s intervention would be far more effective.

“All right, Liu Kunjian.”

Du Yufei giggled, reached out, and pulled open the door. A waiter pushed in a serving cart. The cart had two tiers and carried more than a dozen dishes, a soup, a bottle of red wine, and a bottle of white liquor.

Mu Shun shoved Zhou Ge aside and shouted, “Lieutenant Zhou is a great commander entrusted with leading troops. Attacking the enemy is what matters most. I, Mu Shun, shall handle the task of holding them back. Go, go!”

With that, he led a thousand men toward the rear, preparing to set fire to the forward camp and block the enemy.

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Although Chen Mo still had no idea what use this thing was, generally speaking, anything made by William White was bound to be a masterpiece. Sooner or later, it would come in handy.

For gnomes who loved adventure, this invention was enough to change the world. It would allow them to explore places that had previously been nearly impossible to reach. More than that, the device also offered great convenience to those who enjoyed studying the microscopic world.

The fate of the Great Ming had been damaged, leaving it barely able to care for itself. The imperial palace was therefore free for him to come and go as he pleased, and he could also enjoy its tribute medicines and herbs at will. Although he had used the fortune gathered during the Great Ming’s Heaven-Worshipping ceremony to reopen his hidden divine treasury, he still needed to consume large quantities of nourishing medicine to restore his vitality. Otherwise, he would simply have to wait until his life force was drained dry.

Jiang Qi hurriedly widened the distance between them and raised her left hand. But the monster’s pupils contracted as though it had sensed danger, and then it lunged into the mirror of the fire extinguisher beside it.

“White Star Ice Qi!”

Peng Cheng shouted and hurriedly sent a stream of white spiritual energy toward the Heavenly Dragon. In an instant, the energy spread around the Heavenly Dragon like lightning, forming a defensive layer that tightly enveloped it at the center.

As one of the guardians of Luoyang’s Eight Passes, he was indeed a loyal and valiant general trusted by the imperial court. Yet his post was dull and devoid of purpose, and he would likely never have the chance to earn merit or receive a promotion. Ding Yuan was now over fifty. With no hope of advancement remaining, he would have to spend the rest of his life growing old at Mengjin Harbor. As a man with great ambitions, how could he possibly be content with that?

Seeing that the two were deep in conversation, Chen Mo could not get a word in, so he stood to the side and began leafing through the records compiled by Melon Seller. One had to admit that the fellow truly possessed a talent for sorting and organizing information. Once Chen Mo recalled how he had used holographic images to devise battle strategies back then, he no longer found it surprising.

“Look carefully. This is a Henry IV. There are fewer than ten bottles in the entire world, and you’re asking for dozens of cases?”

Adams’s heart bled as he watched the man squander such wine.

Lei Zhan switched his perspective to Lola. By then, she had already drawn the Soul-Hunting Thorn and driven it into the neck of an armed man, dragging his body backward several paces.

Then Nameless Sword’s sword-finger seemed to transform into an actual sword. Carrying Nameless Sword with it, it thrust toward Chu Feng.

Her right arm had already been severed at the elbow by Cold Eagle, blood spraying like a fountain. Yet she endured the pain, drew an Emei thorn with her left hand, and continued rushing forward, weapon swinging.

When she asked Mo Jue, he innocently replied, “Wife, I don’t understand.”

Ye Wei glared at him. Moisture filled Mo Jue’s violet eyes as he complained, “Wife, you’re being so fierce.”

Ye Wei wanted several times to reach out and pinch him, but Eleven calmly reminded her that the fellow still had some value.

At that moment, Jiang Zaiyuan had also appeared in Two Mountains Town. Ever since he and Apothecary Zheng had spoken two days earlier, the two had settled the terms of their trade. Jiang Zaiyuan would help Apothecary Zheng collect medicinal supplies, while Apothecary Zheng would provide Jiang Zaiyuan with pills capable of increasing his cultivation.

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He already believed most of what Thousand-Spider Child had said, but it was still difficult for him to admit it aloud.

Yet as he continued thinking, the killing intent in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by another kind of alarm. Amid the bleak, icy wind, his back gradually broke out in a cold sweat.

“Roar!”

The Black Panther’s shrill roar echoed through the air. Immediately afterward, another resounding bellow burst from its mouth. At once, the sensation of earth and mountains shaking swept over them again, and Luan Tian’s health plunged sharply. Terrified, Luan Tian activated his Extreme Speed and charged toward the outskirts.

She had been troubled by heavy thoughts the previous night and had barely eaten dinner. Then the man had tormented her for the entire night. Her stomach was now so empty it could have swallowed an elephant.

Lin Kuo once again assumed his sinister, roguish air. He propped his elbow on the front desk and looked at Zhang Wei with mocking amusement.

Most notably, some of the families implicated among the “missing persons” belonged to the military, political, and commercial worlds. By now, everyone was living in a state of panic.

Zhang Wei gritted his teeth and gave the evil spirit on the bank a long, searching look. The confusion in his eyes grew ever deeper.

Her hand, poised to push open the door to the stairwell, paused slightly, and her feet seemed to become nailed to the floor.

“If there’s no problem, let’s go. It’s a seller’s market now; there’s no need to worry about goods piling up in storage,” Ji Tang said earnestly.

This afternoon was set aside for basic training at the beast camp. The task had been assigned long ago, so he had time available in the afternoon.

The leader of the Heavenly Way Sect had only one descendant, Miao Hong, and he doted on her immensely. In the end, he handed over the entire power of the Heavenly Way Sect to her.

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