Volume 1, Chapter 28: Chen Xiaoer's Request

Master Xuankong reached into the pouch at his waist and withdrew a bead, glowing with a deep crimson hue and wreathed in raging flames.

I turned to look at Bai Longfei, noticing that peculiar smile still lingering on his face, and immediately understood his intentions. He always seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally pairing me with Lin Yingxue. Could he truly desire for us to be together that much?

Taking a deep breath, he sat in the car with the two officials, heading toward the government conference hall.

Su Lan frowned slightly, a sense of foreboding rising within her. The arrival of Xie Kun likely meant that Lin Yu’s killing of Sun Hu and Zhao Dawei at the official residence bar had been exposed.

Zhong Ling continued to hawk his wares at his stall, and the number of workers gathering to watch him grew steadily.

Sensing this, the grey rabbit abruptly changed direction and bolted toward the other side. It had another burrow there; returning the way it came would have been unwise. Fortunately, it had prepared ahead of time—the saying about a wily rabbit having three burrows was no mere empty talk.

Less than ten minutes after the message was posted, it had already been pinned to the top. Countless people joined in. Someone shouted, "Good, let's gather at location XXX," and in an instant, a massive migration of people began in certain areas.

Li Zhao sat on the platform, watching Xing Can kneel on the ground, his smile growing even more radiant.

Stepping out of the hotel, Li Qing looked up at the lightening sky and let out a sigh, shaking his head slightly to clear his mind. Staring at the computer all night had left his brain feeling heavy.

As Xu Chu said this, he was naturally filled with excitement, looking at Lin Jun and fearing that he might refuse.

"I know what you want to do, but this is not the place, and they didn't mean any harm, so you cannot. Do you understand?" Long Xinglin said softly.

Indeed, it was Eriko Meiri, arriving as promised, though she was currently facing some trouble. Fortunately, her eyes were sharp; before long, she spotted Hao Lan, who was hunched over, playing on his phone amidst the crowd. Whether it was his striking blue hair or some other reason, she had found him regardless.

***

Although these old associates had never personally admitted it, it no longer mattered. A more explosive and reliable piece of news had recently arrived: the Flying General Jiang Ling had recalled the old associates due to the impending war.

Amidst the thunder and lightning, the rain intensified. Ye Xiao transformed into a shadow, weaving through the mountain forest.

Long Xinglin opened and closed his hands, and the Eternal Fire appeared in his grasp. The surrounding temperature soared, the thick fog thinned, and objects that were previously obscure became much clearer.

Just then, in Yu City—in this place so familiar to him—events that had only existed in "Jiang Qiuge’s tales" began to unfold, and the "protagonists" of the story were people he knew or had heard of.

On the third morning, the Lei family was split into two groups: one headed north to guard the frontier, the other west to mine. From then on, they were separated by the ends of the earth, unlikely to ever meet again. Whether guarding the northern frontier or mining in the western mountains, the Tianmen Lei family faced a miserable fate.

That Mo Xie happened to run into Li Ming underground was pure luck. Thinking back on it now, Mo Xie felt extremely fortunate. One must realize that although the zombie army had left the underground, a portion of their forces surely remained behind. With Li Ming as a companion, Mo Xie felt instantly emboldened.

Once Jie Yi confessed, Long Xinglin didn't know what to say. He hadn't expected Jie to admit it; in the past, he would have denied it to his death. Now, he had suddenly become so cooperative.

Because of their interference, the gap widened, and hundreds of Chu soldiers had already forced their way in.

Poison—it could corrode even the most heavily armored foe, stripping them clean. The Steel Tiger was not like the Steel-Clad Tyrannosaurus, a creature entirely encased in metal with such monstrous defenses. As he had just mastered the Poison Pulse, Su Ruoxie wanted to test its true power.

The semi-saints were stunned, their breathing turning ragged as their eyes filled with disbelief and ecstasy.

Jiufeng transformed into a cauldron, striking at the Four Great Demon Saints and the Five Great Evil Saints. The power of the 'Azure Phoenix and Fire Phoenix Divine Feather Robe' on Su Shaoyao was fully ignited, its thousand-foot-long feathers shielding her completely.

One must understand that Li Chen was not wearing the Red Lotus inner armor. If those fierce demonic powers were to strike him, one could imagine he would be severely wounded, if not dead.

***

Of course, besides passing a strict and complex appraisal, there was a simpler way: by "raising" a beast of a certain rank, one could be directly recognized by the Beast Tamer Guild as a tamer of that rank.

The Five Great Sages panicked, roaring as they unleashed their full strength, determined to kill Ye Fan.

When the crowd looked again, the young man was still standing with his hands behind his back, as if nothing had happened.

At the highest seat, a protector sat rigidly with half-closed eyes; it was the Second Elder, Xia Shi, who presided over the Martial Hall.

"Haven't you noticed? Ever since you lost that match, Hui Wei has been particularly cold toward you, often ignoring you," Su Xian cautioned, adopting the posture of a "dispassionate observer."

This explanation was actually unnecessary; she only needed to pick out what she thought Ye Fan needed and would buy, but she did it regardless.

"So what if it is? And so what if it isn't?" Zang Qitian asked, looking at the mother lizard with great displeasure.

There were over a hundred people in the room, each faction sitting in their own designated area.

After the leader, Gui Xiao, and the advisor, Gui Juan, were killed, the deputy leader of the clone legion retreated with the remaining soldiers.

In a split second, the attack struck the poison fly, piercing its body with the spear and causing red fluid to spill out.