Volume 1, Chapter 48: Guidance

She did not understand. Why had this happened? Shaking Shen Lieyan’s cold body, she cried out his name again and again, but he gave no response.

She had seen the woman traveling alongside Wen Qubing, calling each other husband and wife, and now they were behaving like this. That Wen fellow was deceitful and cunning, always smooth-tongued and good at coaxing people. Could it be that the two of them had already done something together?

Their earlier gossip about him practicing some unorthodox form of cultivation had been nothing more than words born of jealousy. Saying such things in private was one matter, but saying them to his face was something else entirely.

With a bang, the power of the Netherworld Divine Kingdom struck the stone and shattered it. A golden skull flew out from within.

Sun Li blinked. Tushan Xiuying wanted to see his brothers? Could she be planning to renege and take back the Golden Dragon Guardian Armor and the Silver Dragon Reverse-Scale Armor? That would never do. How could he spit out meat that had already reached his mouth?

Ye Haining leaned against the wall, breathing faintly, and shouted at him, “Do you know what you’re doing? We can’t do this! We can’t! You and I can’t!” Blood stained her tender lips. Just as she was about to lose herself completely, the last shred of reason dragged her back.

A single late-stage powerhouse possessed enough strength to sweep across an entire planet. With three hundred of them gathered together, their combined might was simply unimaginable. Saying they could tear this satellite apart was no exaggeration.

Although there was still a week before the New Year, Zheng Chong had spent years away from home, so it was perfectly normal for him to return a little early. Even so, she could not help feeling disappointed. She had bought all those New Year goods because she had been thinking of him.

If he had accomplished this earlier, they would not have been in such a miserable state at this very moment.

The site of the final battle was the back mountain of our Bagua Village. That was where the last clash erupted.

A heavy nasal snort came from Qu Yi’s nostrils. His enormous nostrils, bristling with untidy nose hairs, pointed straight at Pan Feng.

At those words, the faint smiles that had just appeared on Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi’s faces froze. Suddenly, they felt thoroughly miserable.

“Oh no. The only person who would come stomping in like that, ready to kick down the door without caring who he offends, must be Yanyi. He absolutely cannot see me dozing off, or I’m finished,” Die Kongxi thought nervously.

The defenses around the municipal base were not particularly strong, consisting only of a thin wire fence. Precisely because of that, however, a large number of troops were assigned to patrol, stand guard, and keep watch every day. How could zombies possibly slip into the building without making a sound?

Cui Zhu took Xia Haohai by the hand and secretly grabbed a handful of flour from the kitchen. She added water and kneaded it into dough.

Tears streaked Xia Haohai’s face. Clenching her teeth, she abandoned all dignity and knelt on the ground, pushing against Cui Zhu’s body and shaking it with all her strength.

On the carriage ride back, Pei Xun did not say a word. His face was cold, and his slightly reddened eyes seemed tinged with blood.

Anything capable of producing poisonous substances within itself must, by necessity, carry poison in its own body as well. This was something that could cost people their lives.

This was what truly made people feel incredulous, what allowed them to experience something genuinely beyond belief.

By then, Siyun and Nai Changchuan had already reached the site of the spatial fluctuation. They stared at one another, bewildered, as they looked upon the translucent spatial doorway standing amid the shelves.

Zhang Chen had not finished speaking when Bai Sihan’s father had already rushed to the bedside and struck him viciously in the face.

The person who had made the call was the owner of a bathhouse in Changqiu City, and also the father of one of the men who had fought Jiao Kai.

After the old eunuch withdrew, Madam He sat there in a daze, staring blankly into space. Zhang Fan waited nearly a quarter of an hour and called her name twice before she finally came to her senses.

That morning, seventy-six players gathered at the training hall. Michael Carter-Williams would still not be playing; he would continue resting and recovering from his injury. Thus, only ten players on the 76ers’ roster were available for the game.

No wonder the landlord was so unhappy. Anyone who discovered that the lock on their front door had suddenly stopped working—whether by coincidence or for some other reason—would be understandably displeased to find that anyone could enter without permission. Even the most hospitable person in the world would have trouble welcoming that.

Huan Ji cried out, “Imperial Father!” She hurried forward several steps and caught him. Only after Huan Ji had embraced the Founding Emperor did the other officials finally react.

As someone who valued his life greatly, Zhang Fan had long since prepared different responses to all kinds of dangers that might arise in the future. The glider was merely one of them.

Yin Yinuo kicked open the door and strode inside. She had just reached the stairs when she discovered that Gu Miao was already in the living room.

Ran Qing curled up, tears soaking her temples before falling onto the pillowcase. For the past six months, he had remained constantly by her side—when had he ever allowed her to cry? Her pain and suffering lasted until Chang’an returned from court. He came all the way to the bedroom, shouting “Mother” at the top of his lungs. The moment Ran Qing heard her son’s voice, she immediately wiped away her tears.

Hearing Zhao Chuan’s words, Lin Tian nodded. It was indeed as Zhao Chuan had said. Before, when Zhao Chuan had not put it that way, Lin Tian might have thought it was nothing remarkable. But now that Zhao Chuan had explained it, he realized that the matter truly did make sense.

“Uh!” At Ghost Fox’s words, Lin Tian and Ghost Slayer exchanged a glance, astonishingly in perfect agreement. A sense of shared hardship spread between them.

Milo’s words pressed against my chest like a boulder. His attitude was firm, and his meaning was perfectly clear: either we accepted their proposed payment ratio, or the negotiations would collapse and all our efforts would come to nothing.

She looked at him pitifully, deliberately softening her voice. After hearing her, Mo Ziyu’s expression indeed softened somewhat.

Besides, there were many unexpected incidents, and an assistant had to possess sufficient speed of reaction and the ability to handle them.

She had already made up her mind. No matter what anyone said, it would be useless. Since that was the case, what more was there to say?

“Senior, what realm are you in now, exactly, and where are you?” Ni Cangtian suddenly asked in an urgent voice.

“I’ve treated you this well. If I ask you one question, you’ll answer me truthfully, won’t you?” Tang Shaoyan continued.

Those words might deceive other people, but they could not deceive Shen Qingqing’s own heart. She could not bring herself to say something against her conscience—that Meng Siyu did not like Tang Yue. Whenever Meng Siyu looked at Tang Yue, his gaze was so gentle and indulgent that it could never have been feigned.