Volume One, Chapter 56: Ground Into the Dust

Because the Beast Engine was designed specifically for Earth's conditions, all the materials required had to be adjusted according to circumstances; it was impossible to use standard steel directly. Dabao nodded as if he understood, then took the map drawn by Zhang Biluo and strode off toward the county office. His face was smeared so thoroughly with black that even the neighbor, Iron Egg, couldn't recognize him. Mimicking Zhang Biluo's instructions, the child handed over the parcel to the yamen runner. As he turned his head, he suddenly caught sight of a carriage parked at the entrance to the magistrate's office.

Si Fan's gaze drifted nonchalantly over Gu Hu, then set the fruit basket down on the table and went to sit on a chair by the sickbed.

Victoria, brimming with excitement, reached out her hand. But as if realizing the gesture was a bit presumptuous, she quickly withdrew her arm, winked playfully at Xu Mo, and beamed a dazzling smile.

At that moment, Jun Yan was lounging in a booth in the private room, legs crossed, holding a glass of wine and sipping it slowly.

Yet the true emperor of the Liu family clan was completely unaware and hastily ordered the elder driving the sacred bronze cauldron to stop.

As for his capricious junior sister, Tian Qingchen had never quite managed to grasp her temperament, but now he suddenly noticed that Fen Xiaorou seemed far more cheerful than before.

Hearing the words of the man in black, all the young prodigies of the Four Directions Continent were instantly shocked, their eyes wide with astonishment.

Yanran lived up to expectations; if she failed to get out, it would betray the leniency we had purposefully arranged.

But before he could get close, the man pulled out a personal bottle of alcohol spray and doused Jiang Wang from head to toe.

In the far, far distance—whether it was the moon in the sky or the fish swimming below the water—silvery waves began to ripple across the vast sea, converging together until the radiance swelled magnificently.

Damn it, you started it just now, but now that you can't win the argument, you're changing the subject? Hell, that's shameless.

Because, given the young man’s status in his fine clothes, even recluses and immortals would drink as equals with him. How could a mere grandmaster of the king realm be worthy of his notice?

"My turn." Wu Shan hooked the basketball with her toe, walked to the three-point line, and I, resigned, went to defend. Wu Shan held the ball in both hands, lightly tapped it on my head, changed her dribble, breezed past me, and made an effortless layup in three steps. I knew I couldn't stop her; I didn't even try, simply watching her layup as graceful as a painting.

Frog, in a fury, struck down on the soldier's steel blade with his own, sending sparks flying in the darkness atop the city wall, all the more dazzling for the gloom.

Zhi Buluo took Rujiu's hand and asked, "Rujiu, how have you grown so much thinner?" Zhi Buluo gazed at Rujiu with some regret—she had grown thin, her once well-fitted clothes now hanging loosely on her frame. The rosy fullness of her face had faded, leaving it slender and sharp.

"Since Haozi said so, let's find another place to live. Come on, let's look for a new house today." Yuan Hua nodded in agreement; since the decision was made, there was nothing more to consider. First, they would look for a place to move.

"How dare you! Meng Yuan, what are you trying to do?" Frog, still seething, knew Meng Yuan was with the imperial court and meant to stop Yang Xiu from attacking Datong, so he roared in anger.

Though surprised, Hou Yi understood clearly: after entering the fusion stage, Zhang Liuzi's cultivation would increase tenfold, but this was the first truly perilous threshold in cultivation. Without a protector, Zhang Liuzi could easily face mortal disaster.

"Thank you for your great kindness, Prince." The magistrate replied with excitement, his heart leaping with joy—at last, a chance for promotion!

When it came to taking medicine, she rather admired Nian Liang, that walking apothecary, who drank herbal brews every single day and never so much as frowned. Sometimes she wondered if his taste buds had simply stopped working. How could he not mind the bitterness?

Xia Qianmo set the breakfast she had brought on the table, then looked up at Chen Chen.

Although Li Yu's appearance had changed a bit, Song Yanyun, certain of Li Yu's identity, needed only to look into Li Yu's eyes to be sure it was him.

After listening to Tang Hao’s explanation, Zhou Suxue looked up, biting her lip, and protested indignantly.

Lin Tian said helplessly, "Unfortunately, there are only about five billion left on the Saint Crystal Card. This time, the amount of Blue Spirit Liquid received isn't as much as last time." Previously, Lin Tian had bought up over ten billion's worth, almost cornering the market. Now, acquiring more was much slower.

"What?!" Ye Ci was racking her brains on how to explain everything to her parents, her tone a little sharp.

After all the commotion, it was impossible to remain hidden. If they wanted Hong Yan to enter the Pangu World safely, they would have to get past Lin Lei first.

The whole wasteland seemed shrouded in darkness, as if the depths of winter had descended—bitter cold, with occasional gusts of wind that chilled to the bone. Yet it was not a physical cold, but a tremor that reached straight to the soul.

The restrictions in the sacred mountain, combined with the world's laws pressing in, left the Violet Lightning exhausted and, at last, snuffed out.

This was truly grinding one's enemy to dust—extracting every last ounce of use without leaving a trace of pollution. Master was truly benevolent.

Moreover, there were hardly any signs of struggle, suggesting the two sides were not even in the same league. They speculated it was the work of a Poison Spirit expert at the Hundred Spirit Realm, though they'd never heard of such a figure in the Great Li Kingdom.

"So it failed." The Curse Chief lowered his head, picked up a piece of spine from the pile of flesh, removed a dead curse worm clinging to it, and examined it for a while.

The two men shook their heads and left as soon as they heard the price Chu Bei quoted them. Clearly, they already knew the true market price for apples in the NN Fruit Wholesale Market, which explained their reaction.

Ye Xinyi sighed and recounted to Shen Yue what Xie Ming had told her earlier. When Shen Yue finished listening, his brows furrowed tightly and he lowered his eyes, hiding the turmoil in their depths.

He dreaded the thought that his great-grandfather might one day whimsically take him to train at the army compound in the capital—he couldn't bear that hardship.

This was the best news Simon had received in some time! All the others had either been riots or soldiers needing quarantine.

Huzi didn't stop the car until he reached the gate of Ren Tianfei's home. For the three families, the area in front of the Ren family's gate was the most spacious—parking and maneuvering were convenient.

Tan Xueru hadn't finished speaking when the phone on the table rang again. Annoyed, she picked up, listened briefly without saying a word, then hung up and left.