Volume 1, Chapter 30: The Great Battle
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“His Majesty was right about you lot—you treacherous rebels.”
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Go on, curse him. Keep cursing.
The harsher and more vicious their insults became, the happier he was.
“General Chang, come here.”
“My lord, what are your orders?”
“Now. Go at once to the Prince of Yan’s residence and tell him that the court’s army has suddenly launched a fierce attack against us. Our forces have suffered heavy casualties and are in urgent need of reinforcements.”
“Your subordinate obeys.”
Chang Zhongyou spurred his horse toward the Prince of Yan’s residence, not daring to hesitate for even a moment.
Seeing the flames spread, Lu Yunduan ordered all his troops to retreat.
Cao Mengde said, “…
No one knew where Chen Ke had gone, but Zhou Ji had clearly given them the location. Yuan Lang and Fan Shen both felt their hearts jolt when they heard it.
Then they could capture the rebel army hiding within the imperial city. What could be simpler?
Chu Yi knew that if he obtained so many resources, he would surely soar to great heights in the future.
There was nothing he could do. He had changed into slippers as soon as he entered, and all his shoes were kept in the cloakroom by the entrance.
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He then went straight to the innermost part of the stall and sat down. Han Yuan followed close behind. As they passed Wu Meiniang, Han Yuan noticed the evasive look in her eyes.
Lu Zangna cried out in pain and spun around, his pupils flaring. He had no time to wonder why Han Yuan had suddenly attacked him; he simply brandished the dagger in his hand and stabbed at him.
Han Yuan shot Li Chengqian a glare. Li Chengqian was frightened by Han Yuan’s sudden outburst and hurried forward to pull Li Tai up from the ground before retreating a few steps.
In fact, Ye Xiaoyun had paid special attention to a certain short-video app over the past few days, only to discover that it was filled with high heels, black stockings, and long-legged women.
Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng exchanged a glance. A flash of heat passed through their eyes, and the hands gripping their horsetail whisk tightened involuntarily.
The people who had been staring at her saw that she was growing drowsy, her gaze dull with boredom, and smiled at her with several traces of indulgence.
The personal guard felt the same way and suddenly felt his nose sting. He was Tao Bei’s trusted aide and had followed him faithfully for years. He understood the current situation in the Liang Kingdom far better than the nobles in the city who were still making a scene.
After these two years, Huang Dongxuan had long since become utterly disappointed in the Governor of Jiangling. His purpose in returning to the Central Plains this time was to find another worthy lord to serve.
The year had originally gone exceptionally smoothly. Shu had won a great victory, and students had graduated from the Academy of Azure Learning. Yet an ill omen suddenly arrived, and everyone gathered in the council hall once more.
The Patriarch of the Phoenix Clan studied Feng Xun’s expression, then nodded.
“Make your preparations. This time, the successor of the demon race can only come from our Phoenix Clan.”
Feng Xun smiled and nodded.
As he spoke, he threw the Divine Silkworm Gauze, the Blood-Weeping Blade, and all seventeen Soul Blades onto the ground. There was no longer the slightest fluctuation of vital energy within him.
The spirit stones of his dreams did not appear. No matter how hard he meditated or how anxiously he waited, the legendary supreme-grade spirit stones failed to materialize. Not even a shadow of the most ordinary low-grade spirit stone could be seen.
“Come with me. I’ll take good care of you.”
Qing Zhi reached out to take Bai Ruoyi’s hand. His hand was not as warm as Shen Tingchen’s; it was icy cold.
Xie Wujie fell silent. Entering Shu required crossing mountains and ridges, and the round trip would take at least a month. He had indeed been too impatient.
“I hope they’ll agree to it. What is there to see in the rear garden? There’s so much there, and if you go during the day, the sunlight is painfully bright. But we can bring parasols.”
A short while later, Madam Wu led Wan’er along the corridor and through the garden. Thinking of the home of her childhood, He Wan’er felt a pang of sorrow. When they reached the front hall of the Chen residence, she composed herself, then gave the lady seated in the principal place a graceful curtsy.
“You good-for-nothing… What about the other clans, then? The Ye Clan is also a neutral family. Why haven’t you tried to recruit them?”
Yuan Jie was baffled.
Fang Xianlin crouched before the wall, holding a multiband lamp while using a cotton swab to collect a sample. At that moment, a voice came from the bathroom.
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The old Taoist held up the mirror and retreated step by step. At last, using the reflected light, he brought Zhuge Lei and Zhuang Xintong out.
After a while, two headlights appeared in the distance. Swaying from side to side, the vehicle came toward Liu Haifeng and the others, who immediately went forward to meet it.
At that moment, the landline on Magellan’s desk began to ring. When he answered, he heard the voice of Chief Superintendent Yuan Pengkun coming through the receiver.
“In broad daylight, Mo Beichen is already so old. What does it look like for him to be hugging and tugging at her like that?”
Jiang Mengyun had suddenly come looking for her earlier to tell her this, which she had found strange. But since Emperor Liang happened to bring it up, she decided to do him a favor.
Gongsun Nanke did not dare move, and the others did not dare approach either. The two sides remained locked in a standoff. But it would not last much longer. The remaining people were slowly drawing near her, and they were already less than three meters away.
As long as they could persuade Gao Jun to act, not only would Qin Xinghe be unable to save himself, but the entire Tian’ai Group belonging to the Qin family might become a thing of the past.
He had been cheated at the inn and cheated again at the restaurant. He seriously suspected that the place he was in was not some magical city at all, but a pit designed to swindle people.
“Pink hair.”
Han Ling studied Zixi’s hair, closed his eyes, and pondered for a moment. Then he smiled.
“What are you thinking? I’m only asking you to go out and have some fun. You haven’t properly traveled anywhere in years.”
Madam Xu continued coaxing her, hoping she would go out for a while before returning.
It was just that Lu Ban’s brain worked better than his. He, on the other hand, had essentially activated a cheat, so of course he had learned it long ago.
The Sea-Calming Army governed three provinces and commanded a hundred thousand soldiers. Every generation of the Sea-Calming Army had maintained the same establishment—only one hundred thousand men. But what about the Grand General of the Pacifying West?
He turned his body, and in an instant saw Long Aoxue, whose hair stood on end even as her cold expression did nothing to diminish her breathtaking beauty.
Chu You’s sword intent began to resonate faintly with this other sword intent, and a chilling sword wind rippled outward around him.
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