26 A Gamble

Shen Zhihan pondered for a moment. In a place with virtually no signal, even if he managed to send out his coordinates, it was unlikely that Luo Qianqian would be able to find this desolate, uninhabited wilderness. It seemed no one had ever ventured here before, so if they did meet, it would truly be a case of fate bringing them together across a thousand miles.

The swarm of ants moved forward, dismantling the bamboo worm’s two wings and its front left leg. The creature, destined to become a delicacy, was thus conquered.

"But why don't you get on stage yourself? If you did, wouldn't you be even more famous than me? Why go to all this trouble to teach me?" Yuning voiced her concerns.

After releasing this ripple of soul energy, Gao Jie immediately entered a state of meditation and cultivation.

"Why earn so much money?" Emperor Pu looked at Liu Yiyuan with curiosity. He knew a thing or two about Liu's wealth—this helmsman of immense, hidden fortune possessed far more capital than the wealthiest person in the world. His riches were derived from solid, tangible industries rather than virtual shares.

At this point, a decision had to be made: either seek out Donghuang Taiyi or continue following Qin Xianglin’s faction.

Blogger: "This... this is actually quite novel. To achieve semi-automation without any human mechanical involvement—that’s a clever idea."

Once these fragments were arranged in a mysterious formation, Jiang Qing recited an incantation. The shards erupted with brilliant light, and an image resembling a map began to take shape in the air.

To look after the two children and allow them space to move, the room was covered with thick carpeting; one could sleep on it for a night without issue. With the weather turning cold recently, the heating in the house had been kept quite high.

I put on my slippers and went upstairs, where I saw Jin Yexuan wearing loungewear and holding some documents. Why did he appear so early tonight? Or rather, it was surprising that he would appear before me at all, given that he had been "avoiding" me for the past few days under the guise of busy work.

"Do you not hate me? Your father died while tracking and plotting against me!" Wang Chu looked at Ye Bingyang and said.

"What?" Qi Yi complained. "I don't want things to turn out like this either." I was so anxious I could have jumped over a wall.

***

Saise immediately pressed the button for the hidden door, and the wall swung open. Yin Xinmei grabbed her repeating crossbow and followed him inside, the door sealing shut behind her immediately.

To escape the plundering of soldiers and bandits, local farmers were forced to register their land under the names of the "new elite." Li Ji felt a sense of shame that seventy percent of the harvest had to be paid as rent. These "new tyrants" were even more ruthless and greedy in their extortion than the noble families of the past.

"Saving lives is our duty. Please rest assured, Mr. Speaker, Marshal, and everyone," the dean said before entering the operating room.

For the May Day holiday, the school provided a four-day break, and Zhao Hui’s class organized a trip to Mount Hua. At eight o’clock on the morning of May 1st, the class monitor, Yang Bo, rented a tourist bus to wait at the school gate. Zhao Hui and her classmates happily boarded, and once everyone had arrived, the bus departed for the mountain.

"Yes! But it's a pity that your family didn't lend me a single cent! You even had the nerve to call me poor—it serves you right to be penniless!" Wang Longhai shouted.

"All right, I'm going right now!" Old Zhou knew the urgency of the matter and drove to the Tongxinyuan headquarters himself.

"Yes, yes, Boss Wang, I truly know I was wrong. Please, I beg you, don't let the police arrest me!" Fan Lingling began to cry immediately.

Qin Ji’s staff appeared in her hand out of nowhere; after all, in a dream, things often manifested inexplicably.

Qi Hao possessed the ability to read ten lines at a glance and never forget what he saw. Thus, after scanning the registry for a few moments, he discovered two very interesting pieces of information.

Chen Lin was eager to know how Xiao Ruoyao was faring with her filming. Had she adapted to life away from home? As someone without formal training, had she encountered any insurmountable difficulties in her acting? In that "great dyeing vat" of an industry, would she encounter scum like Li Dong again?

Everyone fell silent. The Lady had told them not long ago that she had found another world habitable for humans. Its environment was very similar to the old Earth, and she only needed time to find a gateway to that world.

"You actually played me!" Mu Ziyun was consumed by rage. Remembering how he had been tricked, inexplicably grabbed Ling Dang, and somehow brought them to the mine, he couldn't recall what it felt like to be under the spell—only the embarrassment of that moment.

***

When the shop owner heard Chen Lin was leaving, he quickly pulled him back. "I have some prize-claiming advice for you; don't rush off just yet!" He pushed Chen Lin into the back room of the lottery shop.

"Brother Chen, you’ve finally appeared! There are several reporters looking for you today!" a security guard told Chen Lin.

"This..." Lu Zhen’s expression shifted slightly. He suddenly remembered the Ming court’s strict household registration laws. In an era where one could not travel an inch without official travel permits, could he truly escape the clutches of Wang Zhen’s minions?

Zhao Rui’s tone was full of disdain; he was clearly angry at Qin Ming’s inability to manage his own physique.

After enjoying thirty minutes on the highway, Chen Lin dropped off the store manager. The car's quality was excellent, without a single flaw. Chen Lin prepared to head back to the school.

Even if they wanted to make a change, they would likely have to wait until this week’s broadcast of last week’s footage to see the effect before deciding.

"Please, stop talking, just stop." Pan Shulin covered his face with his hands, his expression pained.

Guan Licui didn't count on them at all. Even the new generation of alliance soldiers didn't want to be mixed with these guys... In what seemed to be the two most important battlefields, most of the combat power deployed consisted of troops without even a designated unit number; this would naturally be phased out later.

The fall of the city gates and the appearance of the "Devil Cavalry" were the final straws that broke Du Ciyin.

Their primary goal was to protect the artillery positions from surprise attacks. Their ambush site was about eight hundred meters away from the batteries.