Volume 1, Chapter 62: It Turns Out You Weren't That Expensive After All

The middle-aged man's clothes were not exactly ragged, but they looked terribly filthy, emitting a pungent, moldy odor. His hair was disheveled, matted in multiple places at a single glance, and his eyes were completely lifeless. Dozens of wine casks were discarded around him. Staring fixedly at the cliff, the man kept muttering to himself.

Hua Jiaoniang felt that Li Yuanhao had nearly gone mad and was unwilling to waste any more breath on him. Li Yuanhao swept her up in his arms all the way back to his palace, and immediately ordered his attendants to select a residence and confer upon her the title of Imperial Concubine Mei.

I let out a huge sigh of relief. Good thing I kept my eyes glued to the arena, or Erha would have surely taken a critical hit.

That silver fox was not my Silver Fox Number Three, but rather a level-24 wild monster I had casually grabbed along the way today.

Afterward, I dragged Big Black along, intending to walk right past them. This fellow Big Black was even more pretentious than me, deliberately puffing out its chest and holding its arrogant head high, looking just like a victorious gladiator.

"Outrageous! Are the Ten Divine Artifacts anything that you vile entities can possibly covet?!" Fuxi roared, unleashing a supremely powerful primordial chaotic force that forcefully blocked the malevolent aura.

Treating herself with such meticulous care—wasn't it all just for the sake of one day seeing certain people again, and catching even a fleeting trace of emotional stirring in his eyes once more?

Therefore, Gu Fei deliberately turned no one away, nor did he check any identification. Regardless of whether they were truly local residents or not, as long as they claimed to be, he handed over the money.

After the veteran scholar spoke with such excitement, several other evaluating scholars nearby couldn't help leaning in to take a look. Appreciation was written all over their faces; although they didn't display the same agitation as the previous scholar, they did not hold back in offering a few words of lavish praise.

He had to do his utmost to carry out his imperial father's command. Success or failure hinged upon this single move, even if it meant driving the Xue family once again onto the pillar of shame.

Yet on the other side, as Chen Yingcong gazed at Bai Ling, he felt as though the entire heaven and earth had grown utterly still.

Mo Chen smoothly took the wine utensils. He rinsed the cups, lit the fire, patted the jar, and poured the wine in a sequence as smooth as flowing clouds and running water, completed in one single breath. Gradually, the fragrance of the wine drifted out, growing increasingly rich and intoxicating.

Li Jing'er had worried herself sick over Wang Jiuying's ordeal. Watching her wandering about like a lost soul, utterly at a loss, she couldn't even react when her phone rang.

Seeing Mo Yan's indifference, Li Gang and the others said nothing more. Those who knew him understood that once Mo Yan made up his mind about something, he would never change it arbitrarily—his word was absolute. With no other options, the group had no choice but to brace themselves and push forward.

"Blood-sucking vines are legendary species; they do not exist naturally in our world," Li Xingran explained.

Forcing fire-attribute profound energy directly into a person's meridians would burn their body from the inside out into an empty shell, yet the victim would not die immediately. That sensation was akin to being cast into a fiery hell, where death would be a mercy and living an agony, leaving them unable to live and unable to die.

Huang Quan was truly defeated. Just challenge someone of a higher rank and you could automatically level up—how simple and brute-force was that? Why bother setting up a massive pile of quests anyway?

A wave of excitement washed over Ye Fantian's face, for he knew he had once again mastered a new method of power control. Yet, upon recalling his subconscious action just moments ago, a headache began to creep up on him.

Yun Piaoying looked in astonishment at her gloves. To her surprise, the liquid oozing from those vines was remarkably corrosive, and of extreme potency. Had she not been wearing gloves, her delicate hands would likely have suffered severe damage.

As time slowly drifted by, vast throngs of living creatures had already gathered across this plaza. Though devoid of higher intelligence and with their minds still obscured, as they gazed upon the great existence perched upon the high platform, they seemed to sense something profound. No matter how wild and untamable a beast might be, they all obediently sprawled out beneath the stage, not daring to act the slightest bit presumptuous.

Most of his teeth had already been kicked out by a single blow from Qin Hao, and congealed blood smeared his face, neck, and chest, rendering him a truly horrifying sight.

"Fine then, I won't take advantage of you!" Okamura鸣 shouted as he called out, "Bring me the strip of cloth." Members of the Zhenwu Martial Arts Club handed over a strip of cloth. Okamura took it, gave it a couple of tugs, and blindfolded his eyes.

Restricted by his status, he might not dare to do anything too drastic to Chu Feng, but giving him a sound beating was certainly out of the question.

Upon arriving at the gates of the Huayun Sect, seeing a large crowd surging forward—led by two Grandmaster-tier powerhouses, followed by four Legend-tier experts—he smiled from ear to ear.

Though this manager's cultivation level wasn't much to speak of, who could survive wandering through the Northern Plains for years without having a sharp eye?

I expended practically every last ounce of remaining strength I had, staggering close to the Soul-Locking Array. Having run completely out of momentum, I pitched forward right into it in a classic "hungry dog devouring its food" posture.

As a descendant of the Azure Emperor, she naturally knew precisely when the Demon Emperor's tomb would open, and had long since kept count in her heart. Therefore, she had already been lying in wait in secret for a considerable time.

Within the cat demon tribe, Qianwen issued commands in the council hall, instructing all the feline warriors to make preparations and go into hiding.

His decision proved correct. Just as all personnel finished preparations and were about to start the vehicles, the distant wilderness trembled as the ground shook—that was the commotion stirred up by Titan-grade zombies. At least a portion of the zombies within the corpse cocoon pool had awakened.

Switching the dagger to his other hand, Fang Yichen realized that his grip had been so tight that his hand was now throbbing with a dull pain.

The person who greeted Fang Yichen was none other than their newly appointed Group Human Resources Director! As for the front desk receptionist standing nearby, she was completely frozen in place, utterly failing to process what had just happened, even when Fang Yichen waved goodbye to her at the very end.

The issue of funding was somewhat easier to manage, but the fact that Future Light International Industry Co., Ltd. was frequently launching satellites—the implications hidden behind that were far more startling.

Chen Ping's words caused Zhao Zhen川 to let out a long breath of relief, yet as Zhao Zhen川 snapped back to his senses a moment later, he was startled by the implications of his own thought.

Nearly half of these memories were entirely fabricated. Before entering Gensokyo, she had once possessed a family of her own. However, due to various reasons, not only had her memories been altered, but she had also been 'discarded' here. Abandoning the real name she had borne in the outside world, she continued to survive in Gensokyo under the identity of Sakuya Izayoi.

At this point, Fang Yichen finally noticed the warm-toned, creamy-white solid wood flooring, immaculate and crystal-clean. Mirrored against the brilliant sunlight streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows that covered nearly two entire walls, the entire room was bathed in an exceptionally bright and radiant glow.

Lin Yi truly envied those people equipped with systems; whenever they didn't know something, a quick query to the system would provide the answer. But what about him? He didn't have a damn system; every single thing relied entirely on his own exploration, groping in the dark, and mastering through trial and error.