49 My intentions in seeking marriage were not pure.

Fortunately, nothing was exposed, and Lu Yan did not discover too many clues; otherwise, it would have been a complete disaster.

At this moment, if anyone was the most anxious, it was naturally Jin Keyan. If he had pulled Zhu Huang directly over just as he was about to reach the shore, he would have naturally claimed his reward; yet, at this crucial moment, Zhu Huang stepped back a few paces instead, catching him completely off guard.

"You are not necessarily all that strong yourself." Annelotte narrowed her eyes dangerously. Her mind was in complete turmoil due to Angelista's words, and although she appeared calm on the surface, her mind was actually almost entirely blank.

That person did not reply. Suddenly, a strange sound was heard as a rope flew through the air. Before Xiong Ti could dodge, he was bound around the waist, and with a "swish," he was hoisted up beneath a green pine tree.

"Holding me is fine, but you are not allowed to touch me." Having struggled to no avail, Baili Piaoxue said with a blushing face, resigning herself to her fate.

Yang Tianlong swept his gaze carefully one by one and discovered that several monsters were devouring the flesh and blood of a family in the village.

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, there is no need to panic." Seeing this, Yang Tianlong proceeded to recount the miraculous adventure he had experienced when gathering herbs back then, along with tales of certain cultivators.

Seeing the monk stagger and take a step to the left, Xiong Ti hurriedly pulled Guan Muxue aside to make way. Who would have thought that the old monk would stumble again and take two diagonal steps to the right? His footwork seemed erratic, yet it was at once controlled and completely effortless, moving purely as he desired.

The hazy setting sun was bathed in a gentle spring breeze. Perched upon a sheer cliff was an artificially excavated cave. Judging from the rock face, it was clearly newly carved, yet it lacked any chisel marks, retaining a pristine, naturally formed appearance—the direct result of a single punch thrown by Ji Ziming.

Upon questioning the guards, they had no idea what had happened; they only felt as though they had been knocked unconscious, after which they knew nothing more.

Seeing that he did not seem in any hurry to make a move against me, a sudden thought popped into my mind. I wanted to test the power of the Underworld Sword, so I took a deep breath, held it once again while fixing my gaze, and unleashed the thirteenth stance.

On the third day, he escorted everyone out of the Mist Forest. Across the mountains and plains, relevant personnel dressed in casual wear and uniforms silently watched as they emerged.

As for the dazzling array of furniture, household appliances, and technological marvels, they were sights never seen and stories never heard before.

In this era, the psychological tendency of worshipping things foreign and fawning over outsiders remained quite severe among most citizens, particularly the wealthy.

The Heart of Bodhidharma was something Demon Lord Bai Suzhen learned about hidden within the Wooden Man Alley, where it supposedly harbored a shocking secret concerning a weapon capable of "piercing the heavens." She consequently racked her brains to find Kong Yi, hoping to obtain the method to unlock that secret.

Bai Fangfang suddenly lost track of Ning Que's location, feeling as though he had melted into the air, blending seamlessly with the pristine white snowscape.

Unable to resist their warm hospitality, Wang Yuanyuan ultimately stayed behind. In truth, Wei Feng also secretly hoped that Wang Yuanyuan would stay; he believed that having her watch the match here would further stimulate Tong He's potential, especially since Tong He's earlier performance clearly showed his refusal to accept others' judgment and his desire to prove himself superior to Wang Yuanyuan.

AM team's shotcaller Li Wei had to face the joint challenge of Wang Bing and a TST team player, leaving the situation extremely unfavorable for him.

"You must have been awfully busy greeting and seeing off the audit team, right?" Che Hongxuan closed his teacup and placed it in front of Li Yu as he asked.

"Nothing much. The fish I wanted to catch simply took the bait after struggling for a few months, that's all," he replied thus.

Aisiyou walked familiarly over to the stone table, and under Murong LingSang's suspicious gaze, he gave the stone table a fierce kick.

On the ground, Liu Chan's lips trembled as he stared with a pale face at Xiao Yuanhan, who stood alone in the air facing dozens of spears.

Upon seeing his actions, the men behind Walter followed suit and began hacking away. Seeing their completely unstructured style of combat, Bai Ye raised a hand and pinched the bridge of his nose in sheer exasperation.

Aigu bit her lower lip tightly, wiped the blood from around her eyes, and bent down to drape his arm over her shoulder, attempting to prop him up and stand.

When Ni Yannian released him from the Qiankun pouch, he had witnessed the entire process of the soul-borrowing rite; back then, he had even considered interrupting Ni Yannian.

The curse cast upon the Murong family by his father, Mao Fengjue, a century ago had indeed proven true—the men of the Murong family were destined to die young.

Watching as Mu Xiu was about to walk away, Bai Meng hurriedly set down the hangover soup in her hand and took a few steps forward behind him.

Yuan Miao looked at Huailanting, the corners of his mouth twitching a few times before he slowly said, "This, this can only mean one thing: you, you are not a direct descendant of the Marquis. Could it be..." Yuan Miao implied that Huailanting had possessed Yue Jingzhi's body, which was why his bloodline had changed.

"President Leng, is Ruoxi's health alright?" Seeing that her complexion did not look too good and that she had lost a lot of weight—she was already very thin to begin with, and now even more so—he asked.

Falaris pinched Ryan's back fiercely, the sudden pain causing Ryan to let out a sudden yelp.

You? You can help? That is certainly wonderful news! But wouldn't it be even better if she spoke directly to Ma Qianan?

The situation was growing increasingly urgent. Using almost all his strength, Zhou Zilion tightly clamped his legs together, bit his teeth, reached out, and hammered hard against the door.

Zhang Yuan—according to Liu Qing源's nearly disfigured intelligence report, this man had been Guan Yiyi's middle school teacher. What was rare was that he actually taught chemistry. How could such a talent be allowed to slip away? He had to be tied up and brought in if necessary.

After harvesting thousands of skeleton warriors, each flame golem exhausted its energy and crashed heavily to the ground.

Therefore, after asking this question, Xia Mingzhu felt extremely nervous inside, though she masked it so well that even Zhou Zilion failed to detect anything amiss.

Ma Qianan decided to set out that night. Calculating the time, they could easily manage to set an ambush near Wang Zhiyou's inevitable route. The troops' campsite was about 120 kilometers away from the ambush site, and at the special forces squadron's marching pace, they should arrive by tomorrow night after dark.

Brave Heart, confident in his own prowess, rushed right in and swung his greatsword wildly, managing to hack down several lizards. However, when dozens of lizards on the ground raised their heads simultaneously to unleash a barrage of lightning arrows with a series of thunderous blasts, Brave Heart found himself tottering on the brink. Plunging rapidly in health, he clumsily piloted his dark dragon as he tumbled downward.