Chapter 43: The Scapegoat

"Yulu."
Bai Huan called softly. The person stirred slightly but did not lift her head.
Bai Huan stepped closer. "Yulu."
The woman suddenly looked up, her face deathly pale, her eyes filled with despair as they locked onto Bai Huan for an instant. She sprang up violently. "What are you doing here!"
Startled, Bai Huan realized the woman couldn't even get off the bed—her hands and feet were bound, and a hemp rope was tied around her waist.
She could only shift about on the bed, unable to get away.

"You flatter me. As for me, I do not oppose forming an alliance. For the detailed terms, you can discuss them directly with the deputy city lord, Count Rhine," Han Ning said.

Ji Chengche suddenly realized that he was like a beggar sitting atop a mountain of treasure—having memorized one hundred thousand sorcery tomes, yet never thinking to use them against his enemies.

All these words were told to Gao Ge by Huo Qing. After hanging up the phone, Huo Qing slapped Gao Ge unconscious once more. Long Wu and Luo Jingang, along with the others, were all on high alert, eyes fixed on the door without blinking. The moment the Dragon Prince stepped out, they would open fire.

The door swung open—not to reveal the Dragon Prince, but a servant who had just raised his hand to knock. Chanak had given orders that any matter needing to be reported should be brought up directly, without hesitation.

Hu Yu approached a Zerg corpse, sliced open its head with a single stroke, removed the core, and began searching for the creature's venom sacs.

At these words, even Zhu Youjiao found it strange. Lin Ruhai was so angry his beard trembled; pointing at Liu Ziguan, he shouted, "How dare you! Outrageous!" Wei Zhongxian only smiled darkly, quietly observing the developments.

Though fully prepared and ready to counter any upper body attack, Wei Yuan never expected his opponent would seize the opportunity to strike at his lower body.

A flash of inspiration struck—how fortunate, he thought; if these things could be separated, they would make excellent 'ammunition.' But the pressing issue was: how to separate them?

Davis felt his body completely immobilized. Pushing forward felt impossible, as if he had crashed into a wall.

The man's expression turned ferocious as he continued, "I'll kill you right here!" At his words, several companions exchanged glances and moved to the side, intending to surround Yang Xu and his group.

The two left the room, but Zhang Yakai sensed something was amiss. Fearing another trick from the old man, he turned back.

The reason the board of directors entrusted him with such responsibility was not just his abilities—part of it was the golden nameplate of An Yuanyang he carried.

Taishang Laojun was quite displeased by the sudden telepathic message from the venerable Hongjun.

Ou Yousong knocked hard on Sister Liu's door. The door swung open at once, the lock still bearing the scars from when the killer had broken in.

After all, experiences as strange as that one in the elevator were rare and unforgettable.

Now all he felt was that every corner of the ninja world bristled with danger—this time, Uchiha Obito had suddenly appeared.

"I still don't know about you. Even if your mother added honey, you wouldn't drink it. Only when your brother Xu arrives can he handle you!" Wang Jiaojiao tapped Zhang Beibei on the forehead with her finger, her expression full of affection.

Meng Yifan studied the terrain, racking his brains for a way out. He tried a running jump, but still fell a meter short. What now? As he landed, his foot hit something. Suddenly, a stone pillar rose in the center of the chamber.

With another thunderous roar, the Two-Tailed Beast’s powerful claws snatched at Kisame.

This time he had risked his life to save her; she felt a measure of gratitude. But thinking it over, it was not so simple. She hated to admit it, but something about this man was different—she liked him, she truly did. She was sure of it.