45 I'm sorry

Back then, while traveling in his carriage, the Sovereign was suddenly ambushed by a man in black and narrowly escaped death in the jaws of a tiger. The weapon the assassin fired was the "Golden Border Spirit Crossbow," which had previously been intercepted by my late father, my senior uncle, and my junior uncle. Unfortunately, the assassin possessed formidable martial arts skills and managed to make a clean getaway.

While Captain Tang was indeed partial to his own people, he rarely engaged in physical intimacy with others outside of non-violent contexts.

After all, the older generation held more conservative values and maintained much stricter moral standards in this regard. Regardless of how others behaved, he simply could not tolerate his own kin engaging in such irresponsible actions.

Not expecting Tianji to launch an all-out offensive with complete disregard for his own life and fighting to the death, Hankan panicked, hurriedly withdrawing his sword and swiftly retreating.

President Lu had already let the matter drop, so any sensible person would have known to quit while they were ahead. Yet this fellow actually dared to refuse President Lu?

Ghost Hand hurled a few curses, but seeing that the man refused to come down, he had no choice but to turn back to the stage to deal with Wei Wufeng. Although Wei Wufeng was already poisoned, he was not yet dead, so Ghost Hand prepared to give him a final send-off.

Gu Jiayin could not make sense of it and stopped pondering why, simply scampering off to the classroom to call Li Chang'an.

Kong Xiyue enthusiastically pulled Lu Xiaoxi along, telling her all about the wonders of the Floating City. Yet Lu Xiaoxi could sense that Kong Xiyue was even more nervous than she was. For Kong Xiyue, this ceaseless talking was merely a way to relieve pressure.

The masked man skillfully retrieved a bundle, filled it to the brim with ingots of silver, and then walked out carrying the heavy load on his back.

Hearing the sound, Zi'ai and Ziwei were overjoyed. Knowing the urgency of the moment, they refused to get bogged down in battle. Amidst the smoke, they shot out like lightning bolts to deploy the "Shennong Iron Caltrops," taking the opportunity to leap upward onto the spiral staircase.

"Alright, everyone please queue up in an orderly fashion and take your receipts to Golden Tooth for a refund," said Boss Chang.

Although his subordinates did not quite understand the order, none of them dared to disobey, nor did they hesitate even for a fraction of a second. With a rustling sound, they all scattered in an instant.

This teahouse had a total of three stories, and Yin Liuli was led all the way up to the third floor before being ushered into a private room.

Hearing this, the people holding the beggar and the bar owner immediately nodded, pulling the sacks down just enough to expose their heads. The nooses around their necks were quickly tightened, and the black hoods were removed from their heads before they were tossed back into the iron cage and the door was locked.

"Stay back, everyone! Don't push me! Otherwise, I'll drag her down to hell with me!" Yu Zhenguang bellowed like a rabid dog.

By the time Lieyan gasped in astonishment and whispered to Tiankuang, asking whether they should stop watching the commotion and flee immediately, escape was already out of the question. A perimeter of black bears had surrounded the trees, and the people trapped within were mounting a desperate last stand.

Realizing he had been tricked, the Vermilion Bird let out a cry of grief and indignation before actually speaking in human tongue, "Accursed humans... cunning worms, I will devour you!" Struggling to his feet, he spewed out the True Fire of Samadhi, intending to burn the three tricksters to ashes, but the flames were suddenly absorbed by a masked youth who appeared out of nowhere.

Wang Sheng felt a sense of trance as he looked at these five Chinese characters. If not for the barren topography along the way proving to him that this was not the Earth of his past life, he would almost have had the illusion that he was still back on Earth.

Having made proper arrangements, Wang Yan returned and sat down beside Zong Ze, saying, "I never expected the Eight-Character Army to reach such a state, and it makes me ashamed to be laughed at by Elder General Zong. Once we finish our meal, we shall discuss the terms for joining the Autonomous Region!"

In Hanzhong, within the Zhe Estate, Zhe Kekou secretly met with Wang De, the benefactor who had once saved his life at the risk of his own.

Ling Zhen finally succeeded in testing his pull-cord grenade. On the day of the test explosion, many people witnessed the spectacular moment. After the cord was pulled, wisps of black smoke rose from the tail of the grenade as it was thrown dozens of meters away. A moment later, a deafening explosion shattered the ground, leaving behind a massive crater. How could any mortal flesh and blood withstand such a force?

Wang Chao looked on and noticed that the one-eyed dragon's fingernails had imperceptibly grown sharp, resembling the claws of a ferocious beast. Wang Chao instantly understood that this must be an ability triggered after the one-eyed dragon's mutation. It was just that the startup sequence for this ability seemed a bit too long, as its true nature was only revealing itself now.

Dong Lei always intentionally coaxed Zhiwei into chatting with Puyi so that he could follow along and observe the conditions of Puyi's residence.

Dong Lei utterly despised those who served as running dogs for the Japanese. As for those who were stubbornly committed to being traitors to China, Dong Lei was constantly scheming to eliminate such scum.

"Baka! What kind of audacious fools dare to openly attack our command headquarters? We must capture them!" Amidst the fierce fighting outside, Jichuan cursed loudly in his command room while several majors stood before him with their heads bowed in silence.

"Before you die, I will grant you a chance to utter your final words. Whether it is asking me to take care of Senior Sister Lin, or that person named Jin Liu whom you brought back, I will take good care of them after you die!" Zhao Shuo bared his stark white teeth, looking utterly sinister.

Sensing the state of Galban, Sun Fenghua offered a word of praise, but in the end, those who deserved to die still had to die. Sun Fenghua would not show mercy simply because his opponent had gained some sort of profound realization.

Under Zhang Haipeng's heavy-handed pressure, the puppet soldiers had no choice but to return to the city walls to stand guard. Having experienced this once, Zhang Haipeng hurriedly formed a督战队 (proctor squad) composed of his most trusted confidants, giving orders that anyone attempting to retreat would be summarily executed on the spot.

Shen Cong's eyes narrowed as he drove the ancient bloodline to violently crash against his bone marrow. Yet that ancient bloodline proved utterly unyielding, refusing to merge. Even with such impacts damaging its purity, that trace of ancient bloodline did not submit in the slightest, seemingly having resolved itself completely.