Volume One, Chapter 31: Investigating Someone in Secret

Yet Princess Keshunyi remained reluctant. Doubt and bewilderment churned in her heart, and she could not understand why the companion who had grown up alongside her would stand on Shizhao’s side.

When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with particular hatred. Their gazes seemed to collide in midair, striking sparks. Xia Tiannan thought to himself, If I were not temporarily keeping a low profile and quietly building my fortune, the first thing I would do would be hack down a traitor like you.

This made Ian deeply realize that for a lone, helpless sinner hoping to make a life in this country, one truly needed to have a “good temper.”

The commander also announced the locations of shelters throughout the various regions. Once the disaster struck, he hoped the people would make their way there, where they might still have a chance of survival. All the shelters were situated in inland plateau cities at very high elevations, in the hope that they could evade the assault of the tsunami.

At the same time, outside the deserted apothecary, Harris could not help letting out a helpless sigh. After finally locating an old friend’s “place of seclusion,” he had never expected to encounter such a scene. It truly came as a shock.

Fishing boats, for instance, as well as various things Ye Chen believed he might need—he would simply buy them once he arrived there.

“This magic sword is quite an excellent magical weapon! However, because it consumes rather a lot of the wielder’s magical power, I’m afraid I’ll have to be the one to use it.” Teli scratched his head as he spoke.

“I have an idea, but I’ll need everyone to keep the Tyrant Toad occupied and create an opening for me,” Qingyang said after a moment’s thought.

“Forget it. Why are you trying to follow in my footsteps? You should go study at a proper school first. If you truly want to pursue research, I can take you on later. I’m not bringing you along now because following me will exhaust you, and I don’t want you to work yourself that hard!” Hu Bo said with a smile.

Seeing this, Meng Jingye smiled. It seemed that saving your life back then had not been in vain after all.

Had Wang Baiwu been there, he would have been astonished. For all these years, the old master had done nothing but scold Wang Baiwu; this was the first time he had ever spoken up for him.

Chen Hao gritted his teeth in exasperation. “Could you stop picking at people’s old wounds? A graduate of a junior college can still call himself a university student in public, can’t he?”

At that, the two exchanged a glance and let out a sigh in unison. Why was it acceptable to come to China, but not to go elsewhere? Wasn’t it simply because they had never taken China seriously? The more “chaotic” China became, the more advantageous it was for them.

In truth, Li Mu had wronged the Federation. At the time, who had the leisure to issue rewards? They had barely had enough time to deal with the disaster.

By the time the aircraft reached the barracks, fully armed personnel were already standing by. Several anxious-looking men sat in a roaring jeep, and the stars on their shoulders marked them as senior officers of considerable rank.

Among seven relatively low hills stood a towering mountain. At its summit, a magnificent boundary of sunlight divided the heights, illuminating the peak from afar in resplendent gold. It truly resembled a sacred lotus.

“My good brother, I’ve missed you terribly. You ran off to the great southwest without even sending me a message. Have you decided you no longer want to acknowledge me as your brother?” Zhang Xiaolin laughed heartily as he strode forward and embraced Du Yuesheng.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Lingyun lightly bit her red lips and lowered her head. She allowed Xiao Luo’s gaze to rest upon her delicate, radiant face, while her lashes trembled faintly.

Looking back now, that lama had probably already passed into nirvana. If I wanted to ask him the reason, I would have no chance in this lifetime.

I had excused everyone in the inner palace from paying their respects at dawn and dusk, but Qiheng could not dispense with the court officials’ audiences. One after another, the officials submitted memorials offering their greetings and inquiring after Qiheng’s imperial health.