Volume One, Chapter 28: An Unexpected Gain

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Therefore, every disciple of the Li family regarded taking part in the Li family’s inheritance ceremony as the goal they would strive toward for their entire lives. Whirlwind was no exception.

After going through untold hardship and exhausting himself to seal the nine tailed beasts, he watched helplessly as the other party dismantled the seals completely in the blink of an eye, then silently handed them back to him and told him to seal them all over again. Was there any way to bully someone more outrageously than this?

Crossing this expanse of blue, Tian Nuanyu entered the villa as though walking into a dream. As she had expected, the interior was simply and elegantly decorated, with an overall European style and a soft, warm color scheme. A circle of ivory leather sofas stood in the living room on the first floor, surrounding a rectangular white wooden coffee table.

Tian Nuanyu’s heart began to ache sharply, and tears welled in her eyes. She pressed her cheek lightly against Lan Shengyan’s chest, forcing herself not to let the tears fall.

“Of course I know. But that doesn’t mean you can’t marry another consort, does it?” Yue Ru looked perfectly sincere, showing no apparent sign of scheming. Yet Shen Wuan, who had experienced so many things, did not believe that Yue Ru merely wanted to become a consort.

Strangely enough, Meng Po’s Soup and the waters of the River of Forgetfulness could not mix. The pale-yellow soup and the black river water remained sharply divided, each leaving the other untouched.

As for Mo Ran, he had been Leng Yue’s first love, the object of her bone-deep longing. She loved Mo Ran, but her love could never be fulfilled.

With the hand holding the knife, Tian Nuanyu caught the apple peel as it fell, still in one unbroken spiral, while releasing Qiu Nianbai’s wrist.

Ning Yitian was different. During his time in the cultivation world, he often experienced sudden enlightenment. His spiritual cultivation had long surpassed his physical cultivation, and his progress had been astonishingly swift.

I nearly fell to the ground. I turned my gaze toward the distant dawn, and suddenly I felt a little dazed, as though everything in this world were nothing but an illusion. I no longer dared to think any further.

When Crooked-Foot Seven heard Liu Qiang say this, he gave a cold laugh and clapped his hands. Several men in black immediately appeared on the roof. The moment they emerged, they surrounded Liu Qiang.

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Wang Hou reflected on what had happened during his first day in the Sacred Domain. Camus’s strange behavior, the purge of the Gold Family, Seiya being hunted, and even the harsh laws of the Sacred Domain all made Wang Hou sense the faint but unmistakable aura of danger hanging over the place.

Knowing that he had no choice but to step forward, Ye Lin stopped thinking about it. After saying a few words, he flew ahead and led everyone toward the area assigned to the Yuntian Sect.

The green lights in their eyes flickered eerily. They stopped, raised their heads, and stared fixedly at me, their mouths emitting low growls.

Queen Liu had never imagined that he would make such a demand. She froze at once, utterly unsure of how to respond.

Once the railway was completed, the journey from Zhenhai to Jiangzhou City would be shortened from ten days to less than three. The railway would be of enormous significance.

To give an example, suppose that one day you suddenly ran into Jackie Chan. You might be so nervous that you could hardly stand it, but you certainly would not treat him as though he were a complete stranger, would you?

Although he already knew that Yu Xie was Yun Fei’s friend, Dongfang Yu was still his immediate superior and master. Bei Men Jia understood perfectly well that a subject should be willing to die when his lord was humiliated.

Having landed his blow and begun to celebrate, Inukai Morikuchi raised his right leg, gathering all his strength into it in preparation to withstand Johnson’s side kick head-on.

People say that dying beneath peony blossoms would make even a ghost a romantic soul—but if there were no certainty of such romance, who would willingly choose to die?

“Actually, you don’t have to worry about Molly and the others. This should be my responsibility as the captain.” Personal feelings had ultimately prevailed, and Lu Feier could not help trying to persuade Ningning. It would be fine if nothing happened, but if anything did happen to her, would the Second Prince, who was surely watching from somewhere, not blow Morris Star to pieces?

The instant he saw the parasol tree, Dantai Ming immediately remembered the terror of being overwhelmed by displays of affection on the road to Wutong City with Ye Nanshan the last time.

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At that moment, Gao Sheng and the others continued to keep their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, staring fixedly at their examination papers. No matter how the atmosphere in the examination hall changed, they remained utterly unmoved, steady as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

The aura emanating from these two knights was simply astonishing. Their attacks moments earlier had made him realize at once that the two of them were no match for these opponents. Their only option was to find a way to escape and make plans afterward.

After waiting for a while, the man saw Han Weidong staring blankly in one direction, motionless for a long time. At last, his cold voice rang out.

With Christmas approaching, these days were not accompanied by any special holiday or celebration in the country. But Xi Yao and the other big boys who had grown up in Italy observed the occasion. Ye Lingwei, far away in the United States, had even airmailed a box of gingerbread over early that morning.

“A client? Heh. I certainly couldn’t tell that she had a client relationship with you.” Qin Nian sat leisurely across from him, taking in his flustered expression as a trace of coldness settled at the corners of her lips.

It was not only the Tianshu Academy. The other major forces of the Starshine Empire had also received similar conscription orders. The Starshine Sovereign seemed determined to stake everything on a single throw. With one order, he had practically committed the entire Starshine Empire to the undertaking, giving the impression that failure would mean death.

There would inevitably be a delay before the World Government formally issued a comprehensive wanted notice and launched a large-scale pursuit of the real criminal, Fisher Tiger, and the false criminal, Will. This meant that Will had ample time to prepare for his voyage.

The central idea behind the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau was to transform the ordinary farmers of the vast Huzhou region and parts of the surrounding areas into people who were half farmers and half sericulturists. More specifically, the husbands would work the fields while the wives and children raised silkworms and reeled their silk.

Quan Conglong sensed something and pointed his heavy sword straight at the sun overhead. The Law of the Sun once again spread out a field of force, making Tuo Gu, who excelled only in close combat, feel severely constrained. Fortunately, Lu Jiuchu was there. With a wave of his fan, dazzling light flashed, and dark lightning once again appeared before Quan Conglong.

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