Chapter 162: The Success of One General is Built on Ten Thousand Bones

"When we were fighting side by side on the battlefield, I did, but later on I didn't, and even grew to reject the idea," Zhuo Yan'an replied after a moment of serious and thoughtful consideration.

"Oh? Why? Back then you repeatedly performed stellar feats in the military camp and had a smooth-sailing official career, yet you followed this Prince back with nothing to your name, returning as a commoner. Do you not feel a sense of grievance or regret?" Xiao Jingxuan asked curiously, looking at Zhuo Yan'an.

"At the very beginning, following Your Highness into battle, I wanted to achieve glory and prove myself. Later on, one by one, the brothers around me were maimed or died. We won the battle, and under Your Highness's favor, I was promoted all the way up. But my heart ached, knowing all of it was built upon the corpses of our brothers. Therefore, when Your Highness returned, I also petitioned to come back with you..."

Outside the city gates, the members of the Mihe Palace had already begun their move. Earlier, Bai Ningxi had instructed them to disperse and surround the outskirts of Jiangling City. Subsequently, a small number of members with lower cultivation levels took advantage of the lax guards to sneak into the city, disguised as ordinary citizens and hiding among the market populace. Because their cultivation was weak, they went completely unnoticed.

Lu Fan possessed a sharp and discerning mind. Judging from the old man's words, it seemed he was still inside the cave containing the ancestral master's legacy carvings. Then, how was one to explain the scene before their eyes?

Seeing that the Emperor of the Daidian Kingdom was utterly determined to keep the Emperor's token, and knowing that persisting in demanding its return would yield no results, the county magistrate had no choice but to agree to the Emperor's request, leaving the imperial token in the hands of the Daidian Kingdom's ruler as a token of pledge for the future marriage alliance between the two nations.

Only then did Yunxiu realize that Madam Pei's remark, "If she abuses, she is in the wrong; if I show no respect, I am in the wrong," had indeed been directed at her.

With her consciousness still extremely hazy, she had no idea she had walked into the wrong restroom. Turning her head, she saw a piece of tissue paper flying straight toward her face.

"How could I miss out on something so fun? Besides, I'll get to see Sister this time," the young girl Xu Ruoxin chimed in eagerly first.

Early the next day, Wu Jin flew into the sky toward Pingba Town. The Rat-Eyed Rogue was a notorious local rascal in Pingba Town, so finding out where he lived was not difficult at all.

Cuo Xiying felt that what she said made sense. Nodding in agreement with a "good," she led Zhuyuan and Bai Ningxi into the inn. Seeing this, Xueyi immediately used her magic to summon her demon subjects, while simultaneously setting up an isolation barrier around the inn just in case.

Anya ran over to Mu Xue, raising her hand high. As her sleeve slipped down, a string of glazed glass beads on her jade-white arm gleamed brilliantly in the sunlight.

Hearing this, everyone simultaneously drew a sharp breath. Although they had already anticipated the outcome, hearing a figure like three hundred and thirty-seven still came as a profound shock.

The moment these words left his mouth, Xia Jian felt a twinge of regret, for he suddenly sensed that he shouldn't have spoken in that manner.

For a moment, I couldn't guess what she was up to or how I should respond, so I urged him that finding Xu Xuancheng was the utmost priority.

"As long as you can resolve the problem I'm currently encountering in artifact forging, saving Mo Xueyan is entirely on me!" Emperor Xiao said with unwavering certainty.

Many dwelling caves had been heaved out on the mid-level of Chiling Peak, though they constituted merely the tip of the iceberg for such a massive mountain. If anyone wished to cultivate here in the future, they could carve out their own dwelling caves. However, what made it rather unique were those auxiliary courtyards stretching from the foot of the mountain up to the plaza.

I still preferred the moments just now when he was holding me in his arms. At least along the long road ahead, I would no longer be lonely.

Xia Jian arranged the matter of lunch right in front of Lei Lei, and then sat down behind his office desk.

A ball of fierce fire spewed forth, attaching itself to the defensive shield. With just that single strike, countless grievance-ridden souls were instantly pulverized and scattered into oblivion.

Actually, what I wanted to say was: Are you willing to return to the Underworld with me? However, bringing this up the very moment we met was far too abrupt; I needed to give him time.

Today, my elder sister warned me to be on guard against you secretly coming to release the prisoner. I still refused to believe it, but never did I expect you to be so audacious as to actually come. However, since you've come this way, how could I possibly let you leave alive?

A Si hurriedly averted the muzzle of the gun, a flash of guilt crossing his face. The last time he was held at gunpoint by Ruan Jiaming, he had almost committed a grave mistake. Now, seeing Jiaming again, he still felt a lingering sense of shame.