Volume 1, Chapter 24: Capsized in a Gutter

Seeing this, the others all stood up and gathered at the window, peering outside. There, parked at the entrance of the restaurant, was a Knight XV SUV, and Wang Xudong and his companions were in the middle of boarding it.

Strange grew rapidly. In just a few short months, he had advanced from the grey-white robes of a novice apprentice to the reddish-brown robes worn by a formal sorcerer.

Digital Armor can be seen as an identification item, like clothing, while the Digivice is equivalent to the key to the gate of the Digital World; without the key, even with the clothing, you remain locked out.

A slight dizziness washed over her; this sensation of splitting one's consciousness in two was truly disorienting. Slowly closing her eyes, Meilin hesitated—should she delay for a while, waiting until she was more accustomed to this situation before proceeding to the next step?

Bi Yue was somewhat puzzled by her mother’s constant references to her "in-laws" as she sat down to eat, feeling as though their relationship had suddenly shifted.

"Isn't the term 'Grand Campaign' a bit outdated?" Luo Xiangfei asked. With reform being the talk of the town from the central government down to the local levels, such a term with its distinct political coloring did indeed seem out of place.

The two made their way through the crowd when, suddenly, Wen Xiuting felt her hand go light. Looking over, she saw that Shen Nan was gone. What to do? Where was Shen Nan?

"Uncle, Auntie, back then Yueyue and I hadn't really spoken much. Although I had seen her at home giving my brother lessons, I truly didn't have much of an impression of her at the time."

The hospitality of their African brothers was impossible to resist. Battalion Commander Soke insisted they stay, and the surrounding soldiers joined in the cheering, leaving Feng Xiaochen and his party no choice but to oblige.

With this connection in Nanyue Province, let’s see who would dare to take Su Zhongqing for a fool from now on.

Because she was pregnant, she wore clothes much looser than others, and her cheeks were a bit rounder than usual.

At this moment, only one street in the entire city of Los Angeles remained as it had been before: shops were operating normally, there were no demons raging, and not even a single thug could be seen.

Su Miaojing stared at him with a heavy, sorrowful expression, her eyes misty with tears, looking utterly pathetic.

Pan Zhen'an shot her a cold glance and gave a wave of his hand. Two palace ladies immediately stepped forward and led the selected young women away.

"We were blind and had no eyes; please calm your anger, my lord!" The middle-aged man continued to kowtow repeatedly.

Yang Xu smiled and stepped forward to take her hand. "I knew you cared for me. Ah, what happiness!" Zhang Yueyuan’s face turned bright red, and the maids behind them giggled incessantly.

"The Great Emperor Zhenwu didn't ask me to spare this wretch, so he must want to settle scores with him through my hands! I might as well beat him to death!" Wukong thought to himself.

Because of her special status, she could not be placed just anywhere. Due to various taboos, she could not live in the rear palace of Beishan Xiaoze like the concubines and princesses. Thus, it was only natural for the Empress Dowager to step in and have Fang Qingxue stay temporarily in the Yikun Palace, where she resided.

"That old fool Yuanshi goes too far! Overstepping his authority to command me to immediately crusade against the monkey demon of Huaguo Mountain," the Jade Emperor gritted his teeth.

Suddenly, Xiao Fang’s loud voice echoed in, and I watched as she strode over, pushed Zhang Yunfei aside, and placed the oxygen mask back on me.

The God of the Purple Pole loved alchemy, so the Purple Pole Palace where he resided was a quiet and secluded place in the Nine Heavens, nestled in a valley filled with immortal energy and planted with all sorts of celestial herbs.

In the distance, Shishan and Yin Jiu had built a fire to keep watch against wild beasts; one could hear them whispering, though it was mostly Shishan’s voice. The others had long since dispersed to sleep.

Huangfu Youjie considered himself a Lesser Saint, yet facing Shi Moyu, who had just gathered the Five Elements, he felt a flicker of fear—something no one would believe if told.

Even though Prince Shen had ascended the throne, Yue Junzheng remained unhurried. Now that he had obtained this legendary ancient artifact, was Yue Junzheng planning to use its power to return to the capital?

Upon hearing this, the group slowed their pace. When they walked closer, they discovered that the cultivators who had entered earlier were fighting a suit of armor emitting a purple light. This copper-armored guard was merely a puppet, completely immune to the cultivators' spells, and the many cultivators were being forced into a retreat by the single guard.

As for the nation that had once defeated the Dragon Race, for other reasons, it had failed to survive in history; they had gradually withered away in the long river of time, becoming objects of research and exploration.

Seeing the low morale of the group, Shi Moyu grew anxious and let out a sharp shout, snapping them all back to their senses.

The first possibility was extremely slim; after all, Mu Xue’s temperament meant she was incapable of such elaborate deception. That left only the second possibility.

Su Zixu didn't find anything amiss and turned to head home. Only when Su Nian’an heard the footsteps fading did she jump away from Qiao Chu’s embrace, as if avoiding a contagion.

After comforting her, he asked about the origin of the flowers. Huo Xueyan explained that a stranger had come by earlier and said something or other; she guessed that these flowers were from him.

As for what happened after these monsters were eliminated, that was no longer Qiu Xuan’s concern. Qiu Xuan believed that once he cleared them out, Ye Xiao would immediately send people to handle the border affairs. At that point, he would naturally be able to retire with his mission accomplished.