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At that moment, one of the Twelve Beauties of Fengxia had met her untimely death. The news struck Cui Feng and You Lanxun like a thunderbolt. Even as they reeled from the shock, they found the methods employed by the two cultivators from Great Konglong Cave utterly baffling.
“Junior Sister, let him go this once. He has lost his memory and knows nothing of what happened before. Let him go,” Yan Feiyan said, looking at Lu Wanshuang.
“Qi Yu? The Prince of Jin’s secondary consort? What happened to her?” Although she already knew Qi Yu’s fate, she still wanted to hear it from a member of the imperial family.
“Why should I give up my seat to you?” Shi Yi had not expected herself to begin fighting back against Liu Lingshan’s provocation.
“Lu Tong, come to the bar with me, will you?” Shi Yi said to Lu Tong, who was sprawled lazily on the bed.
“Such a sharp tongue.” Jin Xiuchen remained absorbed in the hair in his hands. Hearing her, he merely curved his lips and replied with those four words.
Now that Dong Zhanyun only needed to maintain the rhythm of the competition, she could contend with Yuan Caini on equal terms.
These past few days, she had been unable to eat or sleep, thinking of Jin Xiuchen every waking moment.
Naturally, Dong Zhanyun was also extremely weak at that moment, with less than a third of her true essence remaining. After swallowing an Essence-Restoring Pill, she carefully examined the storage rings on the ground. Without realizing it, her wealth had increased considerably once again. Suddenly, a flash of spiritual light came from inside Dong Zhanyun’s storage pouch.
The Beibu Gulf is enclosed by land on three sides. Its waters range from ten to sixty meters deep, and its seabed is relatively simple in structure, sloping gradually downward from the head of the gulf toward its mouth. The floor is fairly flat, with silt carried from the land settling across it. It is a large sedimentary basin formed during the Cenozoic Era, with sediment layers several thousand meters thick and abundant reserves of oil and natural gas.
Yue Wudi had already forced him into a corner. If he did not dare accept the challenge, how could he compete with the great masters of the age for the title of the world’s foremost expert?
At the very moment those people leaped aside with astonishing speed, Xu Ziling moved just as swiftly and placed himself in front of Li Shimin.
The head of the maintenance association did not know Ye Tufei. He had merely met him briefly, received a few slaps, and failed even to catch sight of a scrap of identification proving Ye Tufei’s identity. Yet Ye Tufei’s imposing presence had thoroughly intimidated him. Covering his face, the chairman hurried back to report to Shanxia Jingwu as Ye Tufei had ordered.
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As long as the person remained safe, there would always be opportunities to earn spirit stones in the future. Otherwise, everything would be meaningless.
Therefore, whenever they were Chaoge troops, all they had to do was raise the battle standard. They could send a dozen or so laborers forward, and even if several thousand beast soldiers passed nearby, those soldiers could do nothing but swallow nervously, never daring to touch that shipment of supplies.
Yet the sword gourd summoned by the originally weakest late-stage Core-Condensation cultivator caused him some real trouble. After smashing through the protective spiritual shield around his body, more than a dozen sword auras remained, carving bloody gashes across him and turning him instantly into a blood-soaked figure.
Should the goods be seized the moment they arrived at the port, or only after they had been brought ashore? Should they be confiscated openly on the grounds that they were contraband or that the required procedures were incomplete, or should they be held secretly under the pretext of suspected irregularities in the transaction?
The First Prince was carrying out a sweeping reorganization of the army. He desperately needed to forge it into a powerful weapon and dispel the ill fortune brought by the Second Snow Division’s defeat. As for the civilians’ groans and laments, there was little he could do about them, despite his concern.
Mu Anchen’s schemes were even more brilliant than Mu Zhijing had imagined. The Mu family army under his command had been secretly cultivated and trained for years, with Emperor Kayun consistently providing them with special privileges. Whether in combat ability or equipment, they were far ahead of the others. After fighting them, the beast soldiers had placed this army on their blacklist.
Xia Qiling had been standing outside the Stellar Station for some time. After a long wait, she finally saw Dong Xiao emerge from the building. Dong Xiao wore earphones and carried a large backpack, looking like a university student, except that his face was excessively cold and distant, radiating an unmistakable air of “keep away.”
Hu Ya’s mother and elder sister were both searching for her, but the journey was long, and they had yet to receive any news.
The train journey actually took an entire day and night. Nan Qingqing, who had been accustomed to high-speed rail in her previous life, found it extremely difficult to adjust, especially to the clattering, rattling sound of the train. It was practically unbearable.
Zhou Ze was going insane. He kept signaling desperately to the man in charge. How could someone be so oblivious? Could he not tell how tense the atmosphere was?
After discovering that the river had merely surged suddenly and nothing else had happened, he finally relaxed.
Moreover, the bank had begun demanding repayment and frozen the Chen family’s funds. If they still could not find money to keep the business running, the Chen family would not be far from bankruptcy.
Zeng Yu and Mao Tu moved like ghosts, slipping effortlessly away from beneath their noses every single time.
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Yuan Bo also wore an embarrassed expression. Upon hearing this, everyone immediately began sighing and lamenting once more, filled with remorse.
Although this world was merely a series of challenges, if she asked someone where the administrative office was, would that trigger the “game bug” Zhou Ze and A Kun had mentioned?
“What the hell has that bastard been busy with lately? I never see him, and his phone is always switched off.” Chu Xiao could not help cursing with a frown.
Ji Jingxi suddenly came back to himself. He lifted his teacup and took a sip. The tea was slightly bitter at first, yet sweet in the aftertaste. Free of all that haphazard salt, sugar, ginger, and cinnamon, it was so clean and refreshing that his eyes lit up involuntarily.
That night, the two of them shared a bed and talked for a long time. In the end, Cheng Xunxun was the first to succumb to sleep.
Yang Fangfang carried a basin of water over and saw the two of them talking. A trace of envy flickered through her eyes, but she still put on a smile and called out to them.
Taking a deep breath, she thought that she would never envy Ruan Bing again. If Yin Feng could still feel even the slightest affection for Ruan Bing after this, then that man would no longer be worthy of her love. He was nothing but an M, willingly debasing himself. If that was truly the case, she would rather leave him and despise him.
In an instant, the Profound Mystery Art of Primordial Unity began circulating at tremendous speed. The nine apertures atop the Violet Core roared without pause, drawing in the world’s spiritual energy from the Spirit-Gathering Formation and pouring it madly into the apertures, deepening his foundations.
Fang Mian and the Judge turned their heads in unison. At the center of the Bridge of Helplessness, the assistant who should have been busy handing out Lady Meng’s soup had suddenly stopped. He stared in astonishment at something in the distance. Following his gaze, they saw Black Impermanence waving to them from the bridge, while White Impermanence stood quietly beside him without saying a word.
The emperor was far away, and this place lay more than eight hundred miles from the capital. Even if people here had heard of Ji Jingxi’s notorious past, what difference would it make? What was unseen could not be believed, and stories changed as they were passed from mouth to mouth. In the capital, he was a devil everyone dreaded; here, he was merely an immature imperial wastrel.
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