Chapter Ninety-Six: A Detachment

The underground palace.

Even with everything laid out before her eyes, Qin Xiaomo still found it hard to believe it was real. Seeing that she still seemed unconvinced, Qian Mubai led her farther inside.

“What are you doing? What if we run into someone?”

Qin Xiaomo was like a puppy being dragged home after playing outside until it no longer wanted to go back.

“No one comes at this hour. Everyone’s busy.”

Qian Mubai skirted the iron scaffold and walked along the wall. Not far ahead, he saw a series of square pits dug into the ground, each about a yard across and sunk deep below the surface. There were over a hundred of them. Thick wooden poles had been laid across the top as rails, making them look like traps.

Qian Mubai pointed at the pits and asked, “Do you know which ones...”

But this time it was not some strange noise at all; instead, it was aimed at those two wet nurses.

They had come by the way to see how the castle hotel was treating them, whether anything had been handled poorly, and then, in the end, invite them to visit their Extraordinary Administration Bureau or perhaps the Investigation Office for a proper talk and a deeper understanding.

However, whenever he became deeply focused at certain moments, he would automatically block out all surrounding noise in his mind. That was why, after Madam Li called twice, he still did not make a sound even though he was awake.

In the past, Xie Yuchen always carried himself with the commanding confidence of one who held all things in his grasp. These past few days, though, he had been like a child in a sulk.

The tense situation was already advancing in silence. Once the coal miners returned, the Xinglin Township coal mine would almost certainly be placed under investigation.

By the time they returned to the office, it was not yet ten in the morning. The bureau heads who had been notified by phone earlier were already there; the heads of housing and construction, land resources, investment promotion, and the municipal development and reform commission were seated on the sofa, drinking tea and chatting.

The Demon-Subduing Golden Dragon from that day could originally have increased his attack power, but instead it had become a burden.

Every one of them was broad and sturdy, their roughspun clothes unable to conceal the muscles beneath. No one knew where they had been found.

And besides, who, when they could remain comfortably in Longhai County, would insist on coming to the city to challenge a larger criminal organization?

What concerned her most was that, not knowing the other party’s identity, if they told her to get lost and her temper flared in return, she might end up offending them.

At this time, after repeated tribulations among the tribes, the human realm had finally succeeded in establishing a dynasty: Xia.

“Come, take it and have a look, and try to understand my method.” As he spoke, he handed the bent tube forward, and Yuan Wei reached out and took it.

“Not here. Go, go to my room.” Feeling Wang Zhuo’s body press against hers, Xie Fangfei said shyly.

After asking Qin Yuyao, Yue Ling confirmed that through the teleportation array within Emerald City, they could reach the general region where Heaven-One Gate was located. So the greatest crisis of this mission would certainly erupt within the Emerald Corridor.

Leng Ji and Jiao Ye stood guard at the door. Leng Ji had already set up a barrier, so no one would hear or spy on what happened inside.

“Even if the other side has more than ten cultivators, if we kill them, we might be able to get a few star-tier pieces of equipment,” Qiao Di said with some regret, looking at Thousand Leaf Village growing farther and farther away.

Grand Dash nodded. “All right. I’ve told you everything I should. There really isn’t anything left to say.” As he spoke, he reached into his trouser pocket for a cigarette.

It had to be said that his method was truly effective. Quite a few cultivators who had already been won over by his charm were directly transformed from casual admirers into devoted fans, even die-hard fans and loyal fanatics.

Bian Xu turned and ran out, then made another call, and while still speaking on the phone, waved down a taxi and got in.

He Shao had seen everything from start to finish. She had been curious too, and her intuition told her that this matter was related to Zhou Ziyue. But since it had been explained that it was at the Hua family’s place yesterday, she could not follow along.

If she went in now, she would not receive any rebuke; rather, the teacher would likely speak to her kindly and say something like, “You performed well yesterday.”

After learning that their young madam was pregnant, Lu Kai stayed close behind her the entire time, never once leaving her side.

In truth, Bao Tingting had not originally thought much about it. But under her repeated prodding, she too felt that they should not allow Gu Yunchu to act so recklessly any longer.