56. Chapter Fifty-Six: Close-Quarters Combat

Yuxuan smiled and said, "Thank you, but I don't want to know at all. Luxue, are you very free right now? Why don't you go help me cut the fruit from the fridge and bring it out to eat? I suddenly feel so thirsty." "I only bow down to your ability to adapt to everything. Wait, I'll cut it for you right away. Just hold on for a moment, Your Elderliness."

Yellow sand filled the sky, wild grass wept mournfully, and the firmament resembled a piece of black jade inlaid with diamonds—glorious and beautiful, yet the earth was gloomy and sorrowful. Occasionally, one or two horse neighs drifted on the wind, making this vast wilderness appear even more desolate and lonely.

Among the five spectral figures, three were tall and ferocious. They were none of the top-tier magical beasts whose spiritual awareness had been awakened by Zhang Xusheng's final parting gift after the collapse of the Demon Mountain. Hearing the words of the Blood Rakshasa, the Mighty Demon said with a disdainful snort, his entire body bulging with knotted muscles that radiated pure physical strength.

Mao Leyan's smile froze on her lips as a famous saying came to her mind: pressing a hot face against someone's cold backside. Exactly, that was precisely what she was doing right now.

"Could it be that Your Majesty traveled in disguise and bumped into this by chance?" Su Ruhui asked in surprise. "His Majesty doesn't quite seem like the type to do such a thing, does he?" Actually, what Su Ruhui wanted to say was that Empress Dowager Jiayi probably wouldn't have allowed Changtai to engage in such an eccentric excursion of a dragon masquerading as a fish.

Yuxuan came to her senses and said, "Auntie, I'm sorry for being so abrupt. My name is Nangong Yuxuan. You can just call me Yuxuan, Auntie. Because I suddenly fell ill yesterday, I rashly came to disturb you. I'm truly sorry."

This ceramic dough-kneading basin was actually extremely sturdy; normally, even striking it with a stick might not shatter it immediately. Yet beneath Guan Xiaojun's feet, it was as fragile as papier-mâché or molded clay, and all three ceramic basins were kicked into fragments by him.

And this also granted the Mighty Demon formidable strength. Such heavy and powerful attacks were perfectly suited for breaking through heavily fortified positions. With a loud "boom," the defensive barrier, which had already been barely holding on, instantly shattered into pieces with a deafening roar, taking a large section of the entire city wall down with it.

Mo Li's back stiffened, but then he respectfully replied, "Everything shall be as the Empress Dowager decrees." With that, he followed the Emperor away, though his footsteps appeared noticeably heavier than before as he departed.

However, the Prime Minister disdained her mother's humble background and was unwilling to grant her even the title of a concubine. Naturally, Helan Yao and her younger brother Helan Zhiyuan were also treated with cold contempt by the Prime Minister. From the day they were born, the Prime Minister had never come to see them, and even when they occasionally crossed paths in the Prime Minister's estate, in Helan Yao's memory, those eyes were forever filled with disgust.

Some among the crowd immediately stepped forward, and those who had regained their clarity were shocked to discover that two figures had already appeared at the very front.

Inside the damp room stood a simple cot, upon which lay a robust middle-aged man. However, at this moment, his breath was as faint as gossamer, and his complexion was deeply jaundiced. Judging by this condition, he would likely not last another few days.

Tian Song acknowledged the order with a grunt, pulled two yuan from his bag, and handed it to the matchmaker so she could go buy something to eat, as he would not be entertaining her further. Although he had been forced into this matchmaking meeting, the matchmaker's fee still had to be paid.

Speaking to this point, she burst into laughter: "You were simply probing me to see if I would lose my composure just because you saw me earlier."

Mu Qing had also once been a university professor, and she had heard the surname Cui many times. At the university where she used to work, there were several—the president, department heads, and board members.

Just now, the mere mention of Xuanji had caused her to appear extremely humble. It was evident that she held Xuanji in reverence in her heart, Fu Chen thought, only to notice that Shen Ruxiao was staring fixedly at him.

"Many times when she tried to approach me, it was to find out why I was targeting Yentang. This time, trailing me was most likely to see what secrets and intentions I harbor, and then figure out my purpose to see if it relates to Yentang."

"Big Brother Jiang, long time no see." Qin Wan seemed to have known all along that this reunion would come, yet she hadn't expected King Qinguang to arrive so punctually.

Amidst the brilliance, a furious roar rang out. The figures within could not be clearly distinguished, but the voices of Xu Qingyuan and Cachi echoed from the light. After just a moment, the two of them retreated violently, their clothes tattered, as lightning-cold glances flashed in their eyes toward the cluster of shadows within the radiance.

In the dead of night, forget about people; not even a ghost was to be seen. The only fortunate thing was that the weather wasn't too cold, and aside from the pain, Director Sun felt no other discomforts.

The final sentence was directed at Su Nuxi, drawing a glare of annoyance from her before she also rose and walked away.

Looking back, the blonde, burly man holding Mjölnir saw the archer's miserable death, swallowed hard, and could not help taking two steps back.

Words to this effect having been spoken, Lin Yu said no more. He believed that Nobita Tamako could grasp his meaning.

Clenching his teeth inwardly, he defiantly and unwillingly sidestepped the spinning descent, dodging the silver flame's incineration by a hair's breadth.

Moreover, one of them, having just been struck by Xu Qiu, was also covered in blood. That creature stared fixedly at Xu Qiu, several mouths opening simultaneously across its heads.

From within came the occasional sound of whale calls resembling thunder, shaking the cracks on the upper surface of the giant egg until they grew slightly wider.

Sensing her fixed gaze, Gong Yuyue, who had remained aloof all along, finally raised his eyes to look over. However, rather than coming to her rescue, he flashed her a wicked smile instead.

Having finished these words, the gaze that the Phantom Spirit King cast toward the Venerable Fenchen instantly turned incomparably tender.

Fragment after fragment of the "World" plummeted from the sky, and an entirely different scene manifested above the dungeon.

Before the words had even faded, watching the dungeon rift that had only just stabilized, Wei Juekong's expression shifted drastically.

Qu Xiaoyan also gazed at He Xianming with a face full of joyous bashfulness; the two of them appeared deeply affectionate toward each other.

Yet Hua Muling's current identity and predicament were rather awkward, and it was inconvenient for him to speak too directly. Figuring that Mu Yunmei had been hanging out with his eldest brother Bai Sheng these past few days, he thought it might be better to find an opportunity tomorrow evening to invite them together so they could meet first.

If Huangfu Yi could cooperate with Su Yanning this time, he would likely continue to do so in the future. If this went on indefinitely, things might spiral completely out of control, and she needed to find an opportunity to have a proper talk with him.

However, Liu Yubai had clearly reacted by this point, establishing some form of communication with the surrounding cyan stone forest. The powerful cyan stone forests in the vicinity suddenly flared with vastly increased vigor, and formidable though the Diurnal Five Elements Array was, it struggled for a moment to withstand an energy impact of this magnitude.

"Cousin, don't be upset. I don't miss Brother Albert anymore; he's a bad person!" Qu Xiaoyan hurriedly chimed in with fawning flattery.

Instinctively raising her gaze, she discovered that Murong Jue was removing a dish from a food box, though she could not make out what it was.

Yet she still frequently applied this lipstick. I knew that my wife didn't want to waste my thoughtful gesture, which was why she went against her own wishes and kept using this lipstick, pretending that she liked it very much.