Volume 1, Chapter 64

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"If nothing is found, we concede this wager today and will pay you every single coin we lost!"

He Mian exchanged a glance with Qin Keke and the others, then met Xie Wanning's gaze. "Well? What do you say?"

There, a red gift box rested quietly on the backseat, already opened, revealing a black bomb inside with a burning fuse.

The soldiers of the Qiang coalition forces were already clad in leather armor, which struggled greatly to defend against iron-tipped arrows; how much worse would it be for these Tieli tribesmen whose leather armor had even been stripped away?

Therefore, the scout spurred his horse and galloped swiftly into Luoyang City, not even having time to offer a word of thanks to the garrison commander, which showed just how urgent the matter truly was.

Gradually, however, Zhang Baiyun sensed that the atmosphere seemed somewhat wrong. Li Xiaoxiao and Wu San'er were covering their faces, desperately holding back their laughter, while Leng Xiyue wore a look of slight anger.

Because encountering the Liangzhou army midway was completely unexpected and left no time for extensive preparation, the grain storage site had not been planned with fire prevention or similar measures in mind. The provisions were simply piled haphazardly right on the ground. Once drenched in this animal fat and completely exposed without any shelter, it would take nothing more than a single spark to ignite the whole lot and burn it to ashes.

Yet, with the enrollment of new students this summer, things quietly began to change. First came the flawless speech at the opening ceremony, followed by the lightning-fast establishment of University T's very first Cosplay Club, where she appointed herself president, played multiple roles simultaneously, and delivered a remarkably high-standard performance.

Usually surrounded by throngs of admirers, he truly wanted to spend the Spring Festival in peace and quiet, experiencing the atmosphere of years gone by, to the extent that he even turned down the company's celebration.

Hearing that the Demon King was going to cook, Xiao Li instantly tensed up. He had no desire to endure another meal of abysmal culinary creation.

If he had been the only one here at that moment, the palace attendants, knowing they had the numerical advantage and possessing that ruthless streak of theirs, might have mustered the courage to rush forward and fight.

Big Head made a call and had the hotel manager come out. Clearly not expecting people from the Ji and Huo families to come looking for someone here, the manager instantly felt cold sweat break out. The moment he received the call, he rushed straight to the front desk, and upon seeing Huo Li and Big Head, a smile immediately plastered across his face.

Hearing Lin Lin speak this way, Mu Qianqian knew that Lin Lin must be quite fond of this Ren Xiao, counting his virtues like treasures and paying meticulous attention to every single detail of his life.

Chu Qiaoruo straightened her slender figure. It was not that she lacked self-confidence, but rather that she preferred following the rules and taking things step by step rather than reaching the top in a single bound. That felt too fake, too illusory, and entirely unreal.

"I see." Mo Shang nodded. He was aware that each inner disciple could only participate in the core disciple assessment three times; once they failed the third time, they would never be able to become a core disciple.

"You don't need to worry about that. Even if you bring nothing else at all, just bringing yourself is enough." Mu Chuchu let out a light laugh.

Yet she knew that everything Fu Hengyuan said was true as well. So what on earth had Qianqian done to maintain the situation as it was now?

With that, Mu Qianqian hurled the utility knife in her hand straight at Ren Meilin with fierce force.

Zhang Duofeng's eyes widened as he swallowed hard, and in the next second, he instinctively clapped a hand over the left side of his face.

The green ghost dragon was comparable in size to a basketball court, making its immense scale imaginable. With a full fifteen ghost dragons marching side by side, the sight was truly enough to induce despair.

Her heart felt as though it had been sharply twisted for a fraction of a second. For the very first time, Gu Chenye learned what the feeling of regret was truly like.

In this world, no one is inherently much stupor than anyone else, and the four emperors understood that Nangong Yan's proposal, while appearing completely impartial and selfless, was clearly a blatant attempt to use them.