Volume One, Chapter 21: A Sudden Surge of Deep Affection

The next morning, Lin Cheng bid farewell to Huo Zhenzhuang and asked Dazhuang for the driver's number before setting off straight for Laiyang.

“Yingyan, you’ve hidden your true identity too well—turns out you’re the top-ranked fighter in the Huaxia region?” Ye Xinyu’s face was filled with disbelief.

“The enemy probably won’t dare to enter the rubble zone, but there’s a good chance they’ll choose a dangerous spatial domain to engage in battle. Helmsman, please be careful,” Talia reminded.

Nearby, Nie Panpan and Nie Wenwen came out, affectionately wrapping their arms around Nie Zhenbang’s neck.

Lin Cheng was now eagerly studying the strengths and weaknesses of various martial arts styles, extracting techniques suited to himself and assimilating them.

Long Linglet smiled bitterly. Since the reason was unknown, there was no use dwelling on it. After all, this situation worked to his advantage.

“Young master...” At that moment, Kuang Tianming slowly approached Qin Feng, his face filled with guilt.

After Lin Cheng threw the rabbit, he took a quick step forward, but the crossbow bolt had already lodged itself in Henry’s left abdomen.

Sure enough, the moment the great hammer descended, Zhuo Yingyan’s spell was interrupted, and her head suddenly grew dizzy. Clearly, the hammer had an additional effect: disorientation. This person was no ordinary foe, as Zhuo Yingyan had never before seen a wildfire skill so cleverly integrated with such a technique.

Li Guozhen’s heart tightened, and a chill ran down his spine. He recognized the sound of footsteps—Russian soldiers’ boots striking the ground.

The relationship between the two was limited to brief conversations and occasional cooperation. They were far from friends, more like simple collaborators.

It was as if he had suddenly become smarter, able to detect oddities that had previously seemed normal.

Originally, he just wanted to catch up with his “subordinate,” but unexpectedly, Sevrus struck first.

“There’s something to discuss. Doctor Zilu, may we speak further?” Ning Jiao winked at him, signaling for the two to step outside.

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Compared to merely surviving, of course, one should pursue other endeavors; otherwise, life is just a waste of time. Nicklemy clearly realized this, which is why he decided to end his life.

“But it costs so much money.” Liu Shiyu bit her finger, clearly wanting to go, but knowing Wang Qiang had little money made her conflicted.

She never expected Xinghuo’s love for her to be so deep. Given another chance, she would gladly accept him.

Amo was clearly stubborn; if even Chen Sheng was hopeless, then it seemed all hope was lost.

“Wait.” Just as the two were about to step out of the main hall, Ning Jiao suddenly called them back.

After Lin Baiyi left, Old Master Wang waved his hand and closed the door, then carefully sensed the surroundings to ensure no one was eavesdropping.

Seeing Yun Tu remain silent, as if tacitly agreeing, Ming Hanfeng’s face darkened completely. Even his ointment application grew rougher, hurting Yun Tu’s arm.

“What kind of demon lord dares to devour the divine race? I’d like to witness that,” Hua Xi strode through the demon tribe, heading toward the burning campfire.

Under such circumstances, when Yun Shaofeng turned eighteen, his father suddenly loosened control, allowing him full freedom to experience all that wealth could bring, saying, “A man who cannot enjoy is not a real man.”

The difficulty of this mission was determined by specialists from the dark realm who gathered data and analyzed the level of danger.

Then, a dark glow gathered in its mouth, soon forming a black energy sphere.

The remaining half-phantom beings were all startled, never expecting the Black Wind King to possess such a trump card. They exchanged glances, wondering if the other half-phantom kings held similar secrets.

“This... this is the Heavenly Emperor! The Queen Mother? What’s going on? How did they end up like this?” Tian Peng’s eyes were wide with shock, barely able to contain himself.

Just as Fu Xi left, Kuang Lang sent someone to deliver a message. Upon Kuang Lang’s return, Si Yu smiled and greeted him, giving a subtle nod.

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“What does Dad think about this?” Cang Jiuyau was uncertain about the true feelings between the two men.

The stage buzzed with murmurs, all expressing absolute disdain for Fu Xi’s reckless challenge against Jin Shao.

During the unprecedentedly fierce battle in Yanqi, unexpectedly, Yan Kingdom sent 500,000 troops to strike directly at the northern Liang Kingdom, plunging the border into chaos. The news shocked the world: the mighty Yan Kingdom was finally putting its ambition to unify the realm into action.

“Do the shops even have these items?” Yu Han raised an eyebrow, suddenly curious about what the so-called game system sold.

Hearing this, Yun Tian’ao was moved. Although Yue Longtian spoke of the Le family’s swordsmanship, it was also a reference to their own Yun family’s spear technique. Who nowadays would carry a long spear when going out?

Among the medicines circulating in the market, three out of five layers were produced by the Medicine King’s residence, known for their excellent quality and remarkable effects, beloved by all, with some even using them as currency.

A group arrived. Mumu and Qingyi were confident this bunch had some martial arts skills but were novices, not worth fearing.

Only a little over a minute remained. If Lu Qingyu could return within that time, a miracle would be born. Otherwise, if he was late by even a few minutes, all efforts by Mu Yizi and Hu Dai would be in vain, becoming mere illusions.

As the two fists met, the white bricks beneath their feet cracked continuously, forming a shattered pit.

Strangely, after the incident, Diao Chen never mocked me or even mentioned it. In fact, it was better that he didn’t; forgetting was even better.

Yan Liu looked outside and without a word grabbed his firewood knife and went out. I was drowsy when suddenly the child in my arms cried loudly, like a ghost’s wail. I comforted him desperately, sweat pouring down my forehead. I was terrified—if not for the corpse cat, both of us might have lost our lives.