Volume 1 Chapter 37 Defense of Cloud City: A Battle of Wits and Courage

"Excellent! Splendid!" The Taoist’s eyes suddenly gleamed with brilliance as he exclaimed in praise. It turned out that while the others were talking, Liu Yi had silently modified the other half of Niu Li’s formation, instantly imbuing the entire grand array with a faint, vibrant "vitality."

It was Elder Yuan, whom she knew well but who failed to recognize her now, alongside Abbess Duanhun, one of the three Earth Immortals of the Dayan Immortal Sect, dressed in plain, simple robes.

During that search of Second Lady Bao’s room, she had feigned a desire to help, when in reality, she intended to return the hairpin. That way, everyone would believe that the entire incident was Second Lady Bao’s fault, having nothing to do with her or her sisters.

Liu Yi sprinted through the forest for half an hour before finally leaving the deep woods. What struck him as strange was that in such a vast stretch of forest, apart from a single bird’s nest, there were absolutely no signs of any other biological activity.

Elsewhere, Zhao Lan and Zixin joined forces to face the enemy. Though two against three, they held no clear advantage, yet they remained in no danger.

"Cheers!" Yun Moyu poured her a drink. The two chatted happily, rambling about this and that until Yun Moyu fell onto the table in a hazy stupor.

What was the bodyguard looking at? Curious, Yun Moyu followed his gaze and caught sight of a sneaky figure turning to leave. Goodness, is someone trying to target me? Ye Lingfeng? Suddenly feeling uneasy, Yun Moyu shivered uncontrollably. "I say, big brother! Do you really have to hold such a grudge? If it’s that bad, I’ll apologize, okay?"

The last man—the one who had instigated the two to set up the lethal array—saw that his companions had failed to delay Liu Yi even for an instant, and he fell into immediate despair.

"By the way, where is the principal?" Byun Baek-hyun looked around, only to realize the principal had disappeared at some point.

This was unimaginable. What kind of figure was Xiao Sha? A thousand years ago, he was a main force in the invasion of the human realm. After surviving a brush with death from Meng Yurui’s strike, he had become unfathomably powerful. Yet, in front of this man, he was as helpless and fragile as a three-year-old child, unable to resist or escape, rendered useless even across the human-demon seal.

He figured that because of family matters these past few days, combined with Dongfang Qingyue’s own competitive, workaholic nature, she certainly hadn’t had a proper night’s sleep in a long time. This was the perfect chance to let her rest a while longer.

The process of quenching true elements is extremely expensive, so Lin Tianyao had already redeemed his best mental state.

I focused my attention, contemplating my next move. I wasn't intimidated by Xiu Feng; after all, I didn't believe I would fall at his hands. I just didn't want to waste so many of my trump cards.

In the following days, the Han army grew remarkably quiet. The entire force seemed busy with something unknown, and they made no move to attack the city. The defenders on the walls were happy to enjoy the respite, little knowing that within a few days, news would arrive that Cui County had fallen.

"The number one of the Emperor tier, Ding!" Long Xing said with a smirk, looking as smug and insufferable as one could possibly be.

Zhang Tianlang and Chen Qi nodded to indicate they understood. Then, Yan Nan led a detachment of troops toward the south.

Many of the surrendered officials from Northern Qi and Western Chu served as bureaucrats in Lin'an City. Though these men were somewhat looked down upon by the officials of Great Qi, their ranks remained, and they gradually began to cluster together in the court, forming the "Chu Faction" and the "Qi Faction."

Liu De took the white paper; it was as white as jade and smooth on both sides, almost identical to the paper from his original era.

It seemed that when these people interacted in private, they preferred to address one another by their Taoist names. Had the red-haired youth not shown off his skills earlier, Ning Ye would have surely mistaken them for victims of "middle-school syndrome" regarding cultivation.

The gilded bronze incense burner emitted a clear sound—a "dong"—followed by a lingering, vibrating hum.

Su Hentian looked at Su Qingying again, finally seeing her cold, frost-like appearance and the ice-cold indifference in her eyes.

"Sister, in the future, spend more time with Su Wei when you're free. Take her to more gatherings and let her meet more people, like those talented young men." Chu Haoxuan spoke with his usual lightheartedness, but his long, narrow eyes were filled with a sense of pleading.

Young Master Yun couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. Had he offended this guy again just now?

Inside the car, the hands Tang Chen held on the steering wheel slowly tightened. He slowly lifted his head, his eyes fixed firmly on the entrance to the building ahead.

Such matters were naturally kept extremely secret. Even if a private investigator were to uncover the event, they would certainly find it difficult to identify this specific piece of music.

"Sister Zhang, is the old gentleman you mentioned Chu Haoxuan’s grandfather? Does he have a lot of authority?" Ye Li could sense the power of Elder Chu; even Chu Haoxuan dared not disobey him.

"If this won't work and that won't work, what are we supposed to do?" Madam Qin was so frightened that tears began to stream down her face.

Before she could land, she fell directly into a warm embrace. A long, slender hand reached out to cover her mouth, then quickly dragged her behind the rockery inside the courtyard wall.

During this time, he had stuffed all his unoccupied villas with the toiletries she usually liked to use. He did this all for the day when he could finally trick her into staying in one of them, so they could properly enjoy some time alone together.

Mao Qianyi, sitting not far away, was also staring at this man. She had no idea what kind of character this man was—dressed like a tough guy but wearing an Ultraman Tiga mask.

Tang Hao also said that some spirit beasts have a very slow natural cultivation speed but can grow by devouring other spirit beasts or human spirit masters.

If there were no instances in this world, would the Naruto inside be the Naruto of the current Konoha?

Special Sharingan: Can refresh the stored souls and resurrect those who died within the instance, but those who died after leaving the instance cannot be resurrected.

Before he had any extra time to think, the masked man had already pointed his gun at Chen Feng's direction.

Behind him, Man Chong and Tian Yu walked onto the stage and tried to persuade Deng Ai, arguing that he shouldn't be so rude. A princess had traveled thousands of miles just for him, a talented general, and offered him high positions and generous salaries; why not accept now?

After a simple greeting, Char did not bother to beat around the bush or try to build rapport.

The result was that the moment he struck, he was erased by the Main God for violating the rule against private fighting within the Samsara Space, leading to a mutually destructive, one-for-one exchange.

Wei Wanyu wasn't showing yet, but since she was in the imperial household, her diet had naturally been upgraded by several notches now that she was pregnant.

Even Xiang Nai looked helpless... after such long and intimate physical examinations... she had also discovered that Fu You possessed defects in his heart.