Volume 1, Chapter 24: Do Not Ask Her

"Strange? What is strange?" the Empress Dowager asked immediately. "Cheng Xi, just speak your mind. As long as you can save the Emperor, I shall reward you handsomely!"

"Your Majesty, if I may ask, have the Imperial Physicians found themselves at a loss regarding the Emperor's poison?" Cheng Xi inquired in return.

Earlier, when Huang Rong left, although she had used a family formation to trap Shui Sheng and Wang Xiaofeng, she had not sealed their acupoints. After so much time had passed, the hundreds of martial artists whom Guo Polu and Huang Rong had casually incapacitated were likely to have regained control of their own acupoints by now.

However, Su Ran was not a person to be so easily toyed with by fate. He immediately checked the attributes of the token, but upon seeing the words "Quest Item Bound: Cannot be dropped, cannot be traded," his heart turned completely cold.

A catastrophic storm swept across the ground, peeling away layers of earth like the turbulent ocean in a tsunami. The ground undulated like waves, with mounds of soil rising continuously into the sky.

Tang Shuang was somewhat surprised. The story of the Snow Mountain Specter was indeed brilliant, but it was notoriously difficult to film; it would likely result in something too obscure, making it hard to secure a strong box office performance.

Zhang Sanfeng and his disciples glanced at Huang Rong with surprise, their eyes filled with confusion, yet no one made a move.

Of course, Kesaio Kijima was not the type to rely solely on brute courage. Immediately after issuing his orders, he dispatched reconnaissance units to scout the frontline positions of the Nationalist Army.

Lin Ziyun swept his gaze over the man, who was dressed in the robes of a Taoist from the Panlong Temple. The old man was hunched, but his face was ruddy and his spirit vigorous; furthermore, he emanated an exceptionally powerful aura of cultivation.

At this moment, Guo Jing’s expression was grave as he constantly peered to both sides. Even though Bi Jing was filled with endless anxiety, he dared not disturb him, so he turned to Huang Rong for help. He saw that "Auntie Huang" looked entirely relaxed, occasionally gazing around leisurely and at other times looking at Guo Jing with eyes full of affection. Seeing Bi Jing look toward her, she even gave him a playful wink.

The Punitive Knights, evolved from the remnants of the Thought Police, had returned to their old trade. Batch after batch of "dangerous elements" were returned to their jobs after undergoing "thought sterilization."

The Chinese men's basketball team could not compete with Spain in terms of height with this lineup, so they had to rely on speed to win. This was why Gong Luming sent in Li Muhao instead of Wang Zhelin.

Concubine Xi did not suppress her nausea and discomfort as he did; a faint smile still lingered on her face. As she treated the toxins within the two men, flashes of white light restored their injuries to eighty or ninety percent in an instant, with the remainder requiring only a few days of rest to heal completely.

However, the hubs of these four great spirit-boats were forged from Innate Spirit Treasures: the Eight Extremities Spirit-Fixing Mirror, the Five Elements True Spirit Origin Cauldron, the Primordial Nirvana Treasure Banner, and the Ten Directions Indeterminate Divine Ring. Each possessed immense power, not inferior to the sect-suppressing treasures of the various schools, and second only to the Demon-Refining Pot in Yuan Hong's hands.

It was precisely for this reason that Luo Chengzhong felt a headache. He could neither bend Zhao Zhengce to his will nor take action against him, yet he had to avoid offending him too deeply. Even a rabbit would bite if pushed too far, and Luo Chengzhong knew that Zhao Zhengce was not only not a soft, easy-to-bully rabbit, but was highly likely a lion currently resting and waiting for the right moment.

Will had intended to meet the Okin commander who had directed today's exhilarating battle, but the messenger returned to tell him that the Okin camp had been locked down. Not only was entry and exit prohibited, but the messenger himself had been turned away.

Finally, from a great distance, Feng Ning was the first to sense Xiao Wen's gaze. His previously lowered eyes immediately snapped toward Xiao Wen.

From then on, the Heiwu City Special Economic Zone entered the "Zhao Zhengce Mode," embarking on an economic takeoff and creating miracle after miracle.