Chapter 46: Third Aunt Huang

Seeing Long Yu return, the SS troopers ceased their attack on the gates. The imposing, pitch-black iron cavalry escorted Long Yu and the others deep into the valley, while wave after wave of mercenaries converged from all directions. However, upon seeing those tall knights turn around, they were too terrified to advance any further.

Seeing that the newcomer was Ding Guo, most of the people present stood up. Everyone in the room knew that Ding Guo was slated to be the next top leader; in the presence of such a figure, who would dare to put on airs?

Noticing that the Zerg seemed to have no intention of pursuing them—though they knew not why—the imperial soldiers were not foolish enough to report their own blunder voluntarily. Consequently, this fatal error was successfully covered up.

"Who the hell are you?" one fellow asked, raising his head, tossing a pill into his mouth, and speaking with utter impatience.

Only then did Anduo stand up. After the few of them took their seats, Anduo explained the whole sequence of events from beginning to end. It turned out that this was not merely a simple siege by the barbarians; the barbarians besieging Pitch Spear City were merely a vanguard force, and behind them, another two hundred thousand barbarian troops were waiting to push south.

"Master, Vice Premier Ye called again just now. He's still a bit worried," Ah Huo said.

"Chieftain... perhaps Lord Chieftain has his own reasons!" Li Xu replied absentmindedly, his gaze fixed upon the hearth fire.

Chen Chaopiao followed Ling Fei's gaze, only to see a completely black snake slithering toward her.

The private room door closed once more. Long Yu stood up, causing Kea to startle. Looking at Long Yu, she asked, "What are you going to do?" Long Yu bent down, picked up the hand towel on the table to wipe his hands, and fixed his eyes on the ink-crystal wall without answering Kea. Terrified, Kea stared at Long Yu's frost-covered face, completely at a loss as to what to do.

Therefore, today, save for those away on official business, all the permanent members were present—every single one of them. Their attendance was even more complete than at routine meetings, and each of them was prepared to seize the opportunity to get close to this glittering God of Wealth.

Profiteering from national crisis and the devastation of the nation proceeded simultaneously. In large-scale wars, it is always a minority who reap the benefits, while the majority must foot the bill for the conflict.

The fifteen people stood packed tightly together, and several of the lowest-ranking disciples had to press themselves flat against the walls.

Dong Yunrou's words were dripping with jealousy, which greatly amused Yang Mu. However, by connecting Dong Yunrou's remarks with Dan Ya's words, Yang Mu finally understood what Dan Ya meant.

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The immense strength of Free Fireworks provoked unease within Flame Soul. Although God Slayer had previously broken its word and ambushed Dragon City in Desperation Valley—almost causing Dragon City to suffer catastrophic losses—facing the formidable might of Free Fireworks, Flame Soul had no choice but to ally with God Slayer once again to counter Free Fireworks, only then gradually leveling the playing field.

Furthermore, judging from their current positioning, the other three men were clearly taking the purple-robed man as their core, attempting to form a crushing encirclement around him.

We had already drawn our weapons, preparing for close-combat with the enemy, when suddenly, the enemy advancing toward us stopped. Not only that, but a solitary figure emerged from the opposite side.

Yet, whether intentional or not, this "eccentric" ultimately left that blade, thin as a cicada's wing, upon the bed.

Xiao Tianya was not a bad person, but Chu Tianshu still felt compelled to throw in a couple of sarcastic remarks. With a person like that, if you didn't resort to something underhanded, how could he possibly get angry? And if he didn't get angry, how could he possibly chase after them?

By this point in the meeting, what remained were merely specific deployments to be negotiated among the various defense sectors, which was not a matter that should be discussed in the plenary session. After exchanging a few general remarks, the meeting was adjourned.

"Our army has practically reached the headquarters of the rebel forces now. This is a critical juncture, and we must not lower our guard," Judge Gao's expression was far from pleasant.

Lv Qingmei took the lead in producing ten bone-like iron blocks. This was a supreme heavenly treasure that all physical cultivators striving to break through to the Silver Viscera realm could not possibly bypass.

Liu Qingshan did not move; none of them moved; nor did the Demon Clan's Third Princess move, yet each of the three harbored vastly different thoughts.

From then on, the Sahara Desert would be the largest nature reserve in the world, belonging to no single country.

Sure enough, he heard Lin Wanqiu explain: "Xu Xiao, let me introduce you. These two are the owners of this farm. They are brothers—the older brother is called Li Guang, and the younger brother is called Li Li. They are both villagers from a nearby settlement."

Afterwards, he left what was then known as the premier academy of Xingyao, Grimgar Academy, without even collecting his graduation certificate.

As the registration period for emigration arrived, ordinary people across the Central Plains signed up enthusiastically. In less than half a month, the number of registered emigrant citizens actually exceeded eight hundred thousand, with many households consisting of a dozen family members migrating together.

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As soon as Mother Liu's words were spoken, all other voices ceased entirely, as everyone simply had no idea what to say in response.

When Eruvatar created the universe, he simultaneously created ten deities endowed with his primordial power.

The Emperor ordered the elderly prefect to step down and appointed Imperial Son-in-law Xie Anran as the Prefect of Danyang, which was precisely a precautionary measure against the Prince of Wu. Imperial Son-in-law Xie Anran was, naturally, a man the Emperor could trust.

At least during combat sparring sessions, being able to fight to a standstill with Hatake Kakashi was what Shisui considered the bare minimum standard for a genius.

Gao Yunfei was still grinding his teeth in fury over the incident at the railway station. He had hired men to beat up Zhou Yuan, only to have Zhou Yuan bribe them instead and give him a severe beating, landing him in the hospital for a week before he could be discharged.

Before he could properly raise his shield, Bai Ye thrust his arm forward, and the preternaturally long black-gold scythe sliced straight through the shield's defense like an emerging black dragon, subsequently piercing the squad leader's body.

As she uttered those words, she felt as though she truly were Shuying. She imagined that if Shuying had truly descended into this hell, she certainly would not have wanted Yichen to witness her wretched state.

Tian Tao wore a cold expression as he loosened up his body, forming his hands into claws and glaring at Lu Li. This set of Tiger-Lion Claws was his most lethal martial art, vicious and ruthless in execution, primarily targeting vulnerable areas such as the opponent's eyes, groin, and joints.

Ten thousand elite Chu infantrymen assembled, falling into neat rows of foot soldiers, with spearmen in the center and saber-and-shield guards on either flank, preparing to launch an assault against the Danyang army.

With a heavy thud, Gu Ci's body slammed viciously into the opponent, knocking the leering young man down to the ground as well. Gu Ci wailed in piercing agony, his voice screeching to the point of breaking—a wretched sight that was utterly hair-raising.