Chapter 29

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She likened herself to the helmsman of a ship sailing the open sea. When storms came, if even the helmsman lost her bearings, what were the people aboard supposed to do? Yet this feeling of wanting to cry but being unable to was truly unbearable; holding it inside felt like carrying a stone in her heart.

Seeing this, Sun Xu threw off his stirrups and dismounted, then stopped a passerby who was about to enter the city and asked what had happened.

However, it was not an explosion in the Land of Mirrors. The moment Xu Yiming flew through the passage between the two worlds, the entrance closed.

Le Ge spent the entire afternoon immersed in happiness. Facing Huihui, both familiar and strange, he felt as though he had stepped into a dream—fantastical and magnificent.

What flowed through his body was the battle-hungry blood of the barbarians. He had never feared combat; he yearned for slaughter.

He knew this system far too well. He could recall it even with his eyes closed. It had accompanied him for a very long time. Even now, after acquiring unexpected powers, he still occasionally returned to this system to condense energy.

At Xi Si’s reminder, Chi Jiujiu and Le Ge took advantage of the rebel army’s efforts to deal with the disturbance in the marketplace and secretly slipped into one of their transport wagons. Their first main quest was thus completed.

Liang Huixian let out a cold snort, sidestepped, and hooked her foot, causing the thug to fall flat on his face.

Zhen Xi saw the other person’s gaze fall upon Lionel behind her, and the air seemed to crackle faintly with provocative sparks.

After the three groups of test subjects had signed voluntary consent agreements, Ruikang’s researchers extracted enough somatic cells from their bodies to cultivate new organs and placed them in cell-culture equipment designed for the mass production of pluripotent stem cells.

He knelt on one knee, his hair disheveled, his slender neck arched backward, his eyes closed. He looked like an exquisitely beautiful empty shell. Only when footsteps approached did his fingers tremble faintly, as though he had acquired a soul only at that moment.

Zi Mingke’s eyes brimmed with tears. She could not bear to see him leave, but he had no choice—he had to go.

The chef froze for a moment, then mechanically accepted Xiang Xiaotian’s backpack and carried it inside. Without saying a word, he poured the Pure Holy Water into the beverages and the broth still simmering over the fire.

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Yu Yi choked until her throat hurt, yet she could not help wanting to laugh. She rolled halfway across the hospital bed, tangling the IV line around her wrist into a knot and frightening Zhang Lingling half to death.

“My mother-in-law has arrived. How could I not seize the opportunity to make a good impression? What, do you want me to keep my distance and sit there like a mute?” Jing Fei pulled a face at me and said with a grin.

Around the commercial skyscraper were many entertaining shopping centers, including Merro City, Pacific Department Store, and Oriental Plaza.

Since she had personally gone before the Emperor to raise the matter, and had promised those impoverished scholars that she would seek justice for them, she had to see it through.

No matter how unwilling he was to witness this scene, the fact that Ruikang’s artificial blood-production equipment was entering the international market could no longer be changed.

Gu Xiaoying and Su Ruixi sat down opposite Tang Yundi. Gu Xiaoying devoted herself to speaking with Tang Yundi, while Su Ruixi sat quietly beside them, smiling without a word.

Ren Tianjun returned home and went first to see his son. Ren Yuqing sat in the empty living room, tapping one finger against the piano in a monotonous, unceasing rhythm. The nanny sat far away by the window, utterly unconcerned with the pitiful child as she gazed silently at the sunset in the distance.

At the birthday banquet, when Shen Ruoshi used his cultivation in the Ocean-Turning Realm to suppress Shen Qingming in an instant, leaving her unable to utter a single word, Li Wanqing and Li Zhaolu, who were present as well, were likewise rendered speechless.

They were suffering terribly at that moment. They had not sustained any serious injuries; it was simply that the outcome had left them humiliated. Worse still, they could not move even a single finger and could only glare furiously at Jiang Han.

When the proprietress heard this, she realized that Butcher Zhang was calling for her. Once she understood what he meant, her face immediately registered surprise. She hurriedly opened the main gate and walked out with graceful, swaying steps.

A crisp crack rang out beside everyone’s ears, startlingly clear. In full view of the crowd, the sword in Lin Lan’s hand actually broke with the sound, cleaved into two pieces by Qin Yu’s single stroke. Yet that seemingly unremarkable sword strike continued forward without hesitation, slashing toward Lin Lan.

Upon hearing Master Xu’s words, Stephen instinctively raised his head and glanced toward the sky, at the place where the blood-red crescent moon hung.

Sure enough, just as Ye was about to slow down, Nangong Yulin also sensed someone behind him. When he turned around, he saw Ye’s signature white tiger. Their eyes met, and Nangong Yulin revealed a cold smile before stopping to wait for Ye. To turn back now would look far too cowardly. Riding the Nine-Marked Tiger, Ye continued flying forward.

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It seemed that the academy’s two chief wizards already knew that he possessed the Feathered Serpent God’s soul essence bestowed upon him by Master Xu.

As soon as his voice fell, an old man who looked to be about seventy stormed into the Welcoming Hall, his face imposing and brimming with fury. He came to a halt behind Xie Yeyu and the others, blocking their path.

Ye took his alchemy furnace from his spatial ring and began refining antidotes. The Seven-Poison Powder they had been afflicted with was an extremely vicious poison, concocted by mixing several venomous insects together. The antidote Ye prepared had to counter each of those poisonous creatures individually in order to dispel the poison completely.

Once the vanguard and rear army had been assigned, eight thousand infantry remained. Shi Qing divided them into left, center, and right divisions to pursue the enemy.

It was the fourth watch, when people slept most soundly, and the Xianbei, having lowered their guard, were for the most part lost in dreams. Yet it was precisely then that the New Righteous Army launched its attack.

The assault came simultaneously from every direction, leaving the dazed Xianbei unable to determine where the enemy’s main force was striking.

Wei Jing understood the importance of the city gates. Over the past two days, he had stockpiled enormous quantities of rolling logs and stones around the eastern and southern towers. He had also stationed two hundred defending soldiers at each gate. Two hundred might not seem like many, but they accounted for a full fifth of the defending force.

Wang Xuan returned to Pirate Paradise once along the way and told the pirate kings that they no longer needed to worry about an invasion by the Empire of Japan. After suffering such a lesson, the Empire of Japan would probably retreat into hiding for a long time before daring to emerge again.

Jingxiang suddenly dispatched troops, throwing Jiangdong into turmoil. Though Sun Quan was terrified in his heart, he had no choice but to respond forcefully. He ordered Cheng Pu and Guo Jia to serve as commanders of the navy and infantry respectively, mobilizing the entire army of Jiangdong to meet the attack.

Lu Wuchen shielded Shang Xiuxun and shouted, “Xiuxun, go first!” He struck backward with his sword, cutting down a soldier charging from the side. A spear thrust forth, producing layer upon layer of shadows, weaving an unbroken net of spear points that protected both him and Shang Xiuxun.

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