Volume 1, Chapter 56: Movements on All Sides

"Honey, what is wrong with you?"
"Mhm~ Is that you, Qingcheng? I need to sleep a little longer."
Diying Qingcheng's exclamation woke Duan Wuhen up. He blinked sleepily, and seeing it was Diying Qingcheng, he mumbled a few words and fell back asleep.
Seeing that Duan Wuhen was covered in blood, Diying Qingcheng thought something had happened to him and hurriedly unbuttoned his clothes to check for injuries.
A few minutes later, seeing that Duan Wuhen had no injuries on his body, Diying Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Following that, however, Diying Qingcheng's mind caught up.
Based on her years of criminal investigation experience, Duan Wuhen had no wounds, which meant the blood on him was clearly someone else's.
Could it be—?
Then...
If he were not the center of attention at this very moment, he would have loved to try out the wind shield and wind sword techniques.
Having obtained the method to enter the imperial city, which resolved a major problem, Fang Ling was not stingy and presented the rat with a rare spiritual herb, which could prolong life upon consumption.
"It's all my fault... It's my fault he ended up like this..." Ye Haining's tears fell rapidly. If she hadn't been so selfish as to only care about her own emotions while ignoring the baby in her belly, she wouldn't have gone into premature labor. If she hadn't given birth early and instead delivered on her due date, the baby surely wouldn't have to suffer like this in an incubator.
With a single sword strike, winds and clouds surged, grim winds roared, churning up blood-red clouds as it struck straight ahead. The power of the half-step Heavenly Realm was unleashed to its absolute limit, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth via the Earthly Realm. A fierce ghost apparition materialized behind him, and thousands of bloody ghost spirits wailed and shrieked, crashing forward like tidal waves.
"Ha!" Suddenly, Bai Kefei threw a heavy punch, striking him viciously and unceremoniously in the abdomen. At this moment, her expression had completely changed, filled with coldness and disdain.
As time passed, Emperor Ye continued his flight. Finally, as he approached the Primordial Human Realm, he was sensed by some powerful existences.
Ye Che activated two skills back-to-back, relying solely on basic attacks to rapidly drain Twisted Fate's health bar. Moreover, Twisted Fate had already taken a full combo from Void, leaving his health short to begin with. After the E skill detonated, Twisted Fate was left with only a third of his health.
With this blockade in place, the moment anyone from the Flying Spirit Clan appeared, they would immediately be frozen, irreversibly becoming his ice thralls.
For the Palace Master to say these words personally meant it was definitely no deception. As it turned out, the opportunity everyone had been bitterly waiting for was something the Sect Master could grant at will.
To set the mood, Wen Qubing let out a startled gasp, putting on a frightened act to give Gao Ruxin plenty of face.
A chilling aura of bloody slaughter suddenly rose, making one's hair stand on end. The descendant of the Ou clan was also intimidated by this murderous intent, falling silent with extremely resentful mutters.
Especially the words "good friend of General Zhao Zhenyuan," which made Wu Xiaotian's entire body turn cold. They had previously thought that Ye Feng and the others had no backing here, and thinking about it now, how laughable that notion was.
Even if one or two arrows truly landed on the dampened straw, they wouldn't be able to ignite it, let alone with people still on the boat to directly extinguish any fire.
While Guan Siqing certainly did not deny the talents of Tan Tianlun and Jiang Yun, she felt that in some aspects they were far too out of line and somewhat uncontrollable. In particular, Guan Siqing was Lang Tianxing's master, acting virtually as a mother; if Tan Tianlun were allowed to make a comeback and Jiang Yun to rise, Tianxing's position would become awkward.
With a thought, he made Star Dragon sever the connection between the lightning and Lei Jinge, then slowly approached Lei Jinge.
With just those words, he achieved Shen Linfeng's goal while incidentally flattering Jin Mengyao. In the end, the three of them each picked up a hardened flatbread and began gnawing on it.
True to Xia Ziyan's words, by the time Shen Linfeng and the others arrived at Qianxi County, the sky had completely darkened.
Players could always find any NPC's weakness, even Karina, the hidden protagonist of the divine war.
"Please sit. For the True Immortal to visit my northern territories again at this juncture, you must have an important matter?" Jiang Yun accompanied her to a seat.
There was no essential difference to speak of between the laws of the eleventh and twelfth tiers, and the gap between the eleventh and fifteenth tiers was not so crushing either.
The people and events he would have to face in the future would be more numerous and complex, so the more Wu Feng knew, the more advantageous it would be for him to survive among them.
"You..." Xiao Cheng's gaze toward me shifted from worry to disappointment. I quietly turned my face away, terrified that he would see the tears in my eyes.
He Tingyu's deep, icy eyes watched Mu Siyin leave. Instead of following immediately, he strode toward the resting Lele. The nanny's body stiffened even further as she sensed He Tingyu approaching.
The moment she appeared, the lantern in her hand drifted directly toward them. Instantly, a hazy, blood-red halo blossomed from the lantern. Wherever the halo reached, those ghost infants retreated in sheer terror; any unable to dodge in time burst apart with a "bang" upon being touched by the red light, turning into mists of blood.
The baby in her arms seemed a bit heavier than the last time she held it, and those eyes bore a striking resemblance to Mu Siyin's. Its facial contours had opened up, while the other features looked very much like his own.
Now that Bai Chuchen spoke of it so often, Baozi didn't even need reminding to recognize one city after another.
The reaction fell somewhat short of expectations—He Tingyu did not pull his hand back, which truly exceeded Mu Siyin's anticipation. However, she had no mood to ponder it deeply; thinking too much was merely making a fool of oneself with unrequited sentiment.
As the food boxes were opened one by one, Wu Feng's mind kept wandering off, while Tiedan played the host, continuously boasting to everyone about his culinary skills.
Hormone's strength was genuinely that of the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor. Even after these twenty tiers merged, absolutely no one would dare to provoke this fellow.
Watching the Eldest Princess's back as she looked out the carriage window, seemingly in a fit of pique, Cheng Yu smiled helplessly.
Just past ten o'clock the following morning, with the exception of Guyu, the people who had attended the meeting at the agency days prior gathered once again at "Alleyway Coffee," an obscure and tranquil spot amidst the bustling city.