Volume 1, Chapter 45: The Liquor Business Enters Its Proper Track

The time Zhao Xian referred to here was not when the Qi State could confront Western Chu on equal terms, but rather when the Qi State could go toe-to-toe with Northern Qi. Only when the Qi State possessed the strength to directly contend with Northern Qi would there be any possibility of Western Chu being destroyed.

However, the term "Barbarian Chu" was forbidden within the Prince Su's Manor, because the Primary Consort of Prince Su's Manor, Xiang Ying, was of the Western Chu imperial family. Because of this, even Zhao Xian found it difficult to directly call the Chu people barbarians, so as not to affect their marital relationship.

On this occasion, over thirty members of the Zheng family had applied for the imperial examinations, and Xun Yu had specifically come to inquire about it because he feared that Liu De would intentionally obstruct them and prevent the Zheng family members from making the passing list as a punishment for their duplicity.

"The Bai family's White Demise Annihilation Technique, executed with your level of cultivation, should allow you to perceive at least fifty percent of the truth even when shrouded by ancient forces. It seems someone has disturbed the heavenly secrets." Prince Yan was well aware of the power of such divine abilities; back then, Bai Yunfei had long since foreseen Qi Xuanyi's mishap on the Heaven-Crossing Boat.

If things continued this way, without a sufficient source of materials, the Earth Fire Palace would inevitably suffer a severe impact.

"Sky-Splitting Palm." Heaven and earth seemed to collapse as numerous fierce beasts were restrained by this formidable force. The gigantic palm descended, instantly annihilating tens of thousands of monsters. The three beasts, including the Golden Lion, immediately burrowed underground and fled, yet even so, they suffered heavy injuries.

Every night before falling asleep, she would pester Ning Ye to tell her stories to coax her to sleep before she was willing to doze off obediently. Of course, even in her sleep, she had to tightly clutch Ning Ye's arm.

The soldiers behind Liu Pi quickly stepped forward with shields, successfully escorting Liu Pi back into the formation and out of the range of the Gao family's archers, though dozens of men were still shot dead by the crossbows.

Finally, the two snakes thought of a possible explanation, the key being the "Chosen One" mentioned by Red Leaf. It sounded like Red Leaf and those goblins were all subordinates of this Chosen One, so who on earth was he? How could he possibly make fierce goblins obey his commands? Could he possibly be a powerful goblin king?

The two had already fought fiercely for over a hundred rounds. Although Zhang Fei had not yet unleashed his full title, judging by the look of it, he could only manage to maintain this stalemate.

His killing intent was piercing, yet his eyes held no trace of joy, only a hint of sadness. Today's battle could also be seen as an internal conflict within the Confucian school. Those who shared the aspirations of Master Xi back then and jointly founded the Commoners' Path were mostly from within the Confucian school, and even Xiuguan was no exception.

"Thank you, Senior! Thank you, Senior!" Upon seeing those two bottles of pills, the hat's eyes instantly lit up, and a sudden surge of strength filled his entire body as he hurriedly reached out to take the two bottles from Yao Beibei's hands.

***

Hanging up the phone, I went to find Zhou Yi and Shen Yuan to discuss whether I should go. Zhou Yi said that since he took the initiative to seek me out, trying to hide was simply impossible.

Yet this particular discomfort and petty grievance was something she could not voice. She even felt inwardly that she ought not to harbor such thoughts—after all, this was not what Li Ye wanted either, and Li Ye had his own helpless circumstances.

Ruoxi looked at him with an expression one might reserve for a fool, sniffed dismissively, and paid him no mind. Seeing that the battle below was gradually drawing to a close, those ambushing men in black were mostly sprawled across the ground, either dead or wounded.

As for that disheveled young man... It wasn't that Lu Chu thought he wouldn't come over, but even if he did want to come and sit for a while, he wouldn't use such an idiotic route to do so.

"Don't make that face. Anyone seeing it would think I'd done something sordid," Wang Haitao said with an unconcerned smile, stretching out one hand as if demanding something.

"They are coming for me, and it has nothing to do with you. Why bother staying here to throw your life away for nothing? Listen to me, take that item and go find Bai Chen; he is at Xinglin Mountain. Tell him to avenge me!" A resolute gleam flashed in her eyes.

Lu Chu lowered his voice, and Wei Simeng beside him caught on immediately, taking the "Psychokinetic Sword" from her backpack and beginning to modify it using "Cost Reduction."

From the collated data, it could be seen that the damage in the second room was mostly concentrated on the feet, which differed from the primary focus in the first room.

"Is that so?" King Jing remained skeptical, walking over to the breach and stretching out his neck to inspect it closely.

Today was Valentine's Day. Early in the morning, the market was bustling with merchants who had come early to stock up. Fortunately, flower shops in most other provinces had prepared their Valentine's Day inventory a couple of days in advance, so flower prices were largely comparable to usual.

Nature will teach you that ultraviolet rays can truly kill everything; in about a week, under the sunlight, these zombies will decompose into liquid.

The two of them sat back-to-back on the concrete floor with towels stuffed in their mouths, while ropes as thick as fingers bound the two elderly people round and round.

***

Thinking about this, Wu Jiu shook his head. They called this "a yearning life," didn't they? There were plenty of friends in the village; he couldn't possibly be as... selfish as Wei Liheng?

Just as he was still fretting over the missing transport team, the office door was pushed open.

An Xingwan gave a tight-lipped smile, closed the door with a "bang," and strolled leisurely behind him.

Ning Yao was certainly not going to give her that opportunity. She took two steps forward, leaned down, reached out to grab her hair, and with a slight tug, forced her to look up.

Tang Chuxia knew Old Zheng had no good intentions, so she could only pinch her nose and follow Old Zheng to the office.

"You can actually block a finger from this deity?" The figure in the distant void growled in surprise, preparing to lift a foot, step across the void, and descend in his true form to kill.

"Just what?" Mu Yangtian frowned, saying with displeasure as if he might erupt at any moment—after all, the one who was now missing was his most cherished Princess Zhaoyang.

"The two of you, since you're so worried, you might as well go to the office with him!" Professor Nie said with a cheerful chuckle.