31 Persuasion

"Boss Hu certainly didn't say that, but that is exactly what you are doing. If I'm not mistaken, according to Boss Hu's plan, the surrounding villages will eventually be connected to form a modern, ultra-large new village," Hua Feilong said, appearing entirely confident.

Upon hearing her summons, Baili Guniang lowered her head, restrained her steps, and slowly walked onto the grand hall.

As long as Gongyi Jing'er appeared within Yan Longyi's line of sight, she possessed the peculiar power to make him instantly suppress all his emotions.

He feared that one day, the way she looked at him would be like how she was during the Dark Moon—icy and devoid of any attachment, as if he were of no importance at all.

This Master of the Scarlet Blood Cave was Gu Shengtian; among those present, there were likely few who even knew the name.

"You really talk too much!" Xue Yue said, moving closer to her in a low voice, then lifted Qi Sujin's hand to bandage her injury.

"You..." Before Naluo could finish, Xuan Que caught him off guard by reaching out and grabbing; the infant in his arms was already in Xuan Que's hands.

He spoke quite politely, but after finishing, he cast a secret glance at Gongyi Wuying before turning his gaze to the others sitting around.

"I know, but no matter how difficult it is, I must do it." A resilient conviction flashed in his eyes; he knew clearly what he needed most at this moment.

She resentfully tore off a piece of bread. They had actually told her to take care of business on the spot, which made her afraid to even drink much water along the way. If she really got desperate, she wasn't so open-minded that she could relieve herself in front of three men.

One of the warriors wielding a sharp spear seemed unable to endure any longer. With a tiger-like roar, he hoisted his spear high and hurled it toward where Zhu Sha was standing.

Hearing her name, Qin Jingyan turned his head, looking at Lin Yiran with some surprise. How did he know?

Upon hearing this sound, I fell into total despair. I nodded blankly and walked out the door, trying to think of places Xia Haoyu might go if he didn't have his phone on him, only to suddenly realize how little I truly understood him.

"..." She glanced back at Jiang Suxian. Seeing her give a slight nod, she stopped hesitating, stood up, and followed the two of them as they left.

***

How naive must he have been back then to be tricked by his boss into working for an artist who could make the trending charts 365 days a year?

Yet, there wasn't a trace of melancholy on Xia Haoyu's face. He seemed like a solitary, proud steed—not resisting, not speaking, just sitting there quietly with a faint sorrow in his expression.

Yun Que'er knew the time was right. Her eyes seemed to hide the Dragon King; her tears came at will, like broken strands of pearls. She looked like a fallen flower ravaged by wind and rain, a truly pitiable sight.

However, on second thought, dealing with the Dark Dragon was what mattered most! If the Dark Dragon couldn't be sealed, the world would be destroyed, and she would die anyway. What would be the point then?

In handling the Li family matter, neither Chen Zui nor Chen Xudong had been high-profile, and no one knew they were the puppet masters who brought the Li family down. This created a false impression for Liu Pengfei, making him believe he was a favorite of the heavens; otherwise, why would the Li family collapse at this precise moment and not earlier or later?

Jia Zhengjin stood to the side, picking up the potions and materials first. Only after they had taken what they wanted did he shove the rest into the vehicle.

Seeing things go wrong, the suit-clad leader hurriedly ordered his men to open fire to stall for time, while he himself fled with the documents.

Casually taking away the Bill Cipher who was still stunned by the ninety billion names, Bai Ge paused to look around.

He saw that on Ouyang Wuji's right hand, a bizarre and unfathomable symbol was flickering incessantly.

Yet, having walked the whole way, he hadn't seen a single soul, which was exactly what worried Chen Xin the most.

The host continued to introduce, "Now, it is time for the other contestant tonight. Who is qualified to challenge our King of Komodo?"

Hearing the incessant hawking of wares nearby and the long lines forming at shops selling mysterious items, Mu Ye found it hard to wrap his head around it for a moment.

Although both were famous to each other, this was their first meeting, so Yun Sheng specifically invited Piero to accompany him.

His "Frozen Hundred Flower Funeral" had also seemingly come to a halt, the falling snowflakes frozen in mid-air, as if blooming on the surface of a calm, windless sea.

***

Besides, if she went to check Dama's stream, the viewers would certainly flood the chat, and some of Dama's audience would be curious enough to come and take a look at her channel.

In the modern world, humans not only possessed Zanpakuto but even had spiritual pressure comparable to that of a captain, successfully subjugating an Adjuchas.

"Tong'er, do you really have the heart to watch me be teased by them?" Lu Xi said with a look of grief and indignation.

Devouring some powerful martial souls, spirit rings, and spirit bones was one thing, but devouring the entire plane was too insane.

Mo Zuo was somewhat afraid. Now that he was injured, his strength had fallen to the ninth level of Spirit Martial, and he was no match for Sun Buhu, so he didn't dare to challenge him again.

Zhu Neng and the Broadsword Team hadn't even reacted before Zhu Zhongqiu was blown to pieces. Gunmen from the banquet hall rushed out, while Li Gan and Su Bei led eighty gunmen rushing in.

"Who isn't in a rush to get home to their wife!" The meeting moderator, yawning, glared at him and sighed. They were all "valiant and diligent" back in the day, so why had they all become salted fish now? Was this the so-called "born in sorrow, die in peace"? But, damn it, they weren't even living in peace yet, were they?

As far as Xia Hou knew, there were two ways to predict the future: one was observing the changes in celestial phenomena, and the other was the Eight Trigrams.

As Xianxian spoke, he truly sounded like a younger brother admiring his older brother, praising Zhan Ting as if he were peerless in heaven and earth.

"And you could use such methods to harm Ji Jiu'er? You are a boy too; you should know how important reputation is to a boy!" Yi Qing said, feeling both pained and angry.

A "beyond perfect" clone is one whose power exceeds that of the original body; for instance, if Xia Hou's current power is at the half-step transcendent level, and he possessed a clone at the transcendent level, that would be "beyond perfect."