Volume 1, Chapter 44: Xu Shulan Moves into the Side Courtyard

Flashes of blue lightning tore incessantly across the sky, striking the earth as though descending in wrath to execute the heavens' punishment.

The triple gravity clearly made it rather difficult for the black dragon to adapt, and it also caused Qi Fei to feel a heavy sensation throughout his entire body. However, this added weight remained well within Qi Fei's threshold of endurance. Continuing his motion of winding the chains, he hoisted his scythe and climbed onto the black dragon's back.

The matchmaker mother questioned me the moment my words fell. Her wrinkled face remained filled with utter disbelief; perhaps even if she believed it, she was unwilling to accept it.

The inner chamber ahead was sandwiched between two rivers of lava, forming a Z-shaped path. Years of accumulated gaming experience allowed Qi Fei to instantly catch the scent of danger the moment he laid eyes on this terrain. Once a swarm of fire spirits leaped out from the lava rivers on either side, Qi Fei and Shana would not even have a place to flee.

Wishing to avoid Liyue's pestering, Zhan Feng simply made a clean breast of it. Although the back mountain was a forbidden area, based on his understanding of Liyue, she likely wouldn't raise any objections.

He knew Zuo Ci was deceiving them, but under the current circumstances, such a deception wasn't necessarily a bad thing. At the very least, it could pacify the common people's hearts and boost morale—and peace of mind and morale were precisely what was needed most right now.

Their souls completely merged, each knowing the other's thoughts and understanding the other's intentions.

That man in blood-red robes was, after all, a saint... having fused with the Primordial Purple Qi and opened up a realm of his own.

The White Jade Mirage was Lady Hua's immortal abode. As Lady Hua was the supreme master of alchemy in the ancient immortal cultivation world, her immortal abode was naturally built according to the requirements of alchemy, which included herb gardens for cultivating spiritual medicines.

"Imperial Brother, spare us from frightening your sister-in-law. Qiqiao is currently as benevolent, gentle, and well-behaved as can be. Another day, I shall bring her to offer apologies to you both, and Sister-in-law will understand at a single glance!" Wu Zhi interjected with a smile.

On the return trip, Dong Chen drove. Because the business deal had fallen through, he was surprisingly full of energy and hadn't wasted much stamina.

As they walked forward, they suddenly spotted wisps of blue smoke rising not far ahead. Shan Yi's spirits lifted instantly, and he thought to himself, "We've finally spotted people. As long as there are people, things will be easy." With a grand wave of his hand, he called out, "Follow me, let's go see how large the village ahead is!" With that, he took the lead and dashed forward.

The commanding general thought to himself: "A single Zhang Fei is already this difficult to handle, and now another one has popped out. How are we supposed to keep fighting?" He promptly ordered a retreat, preparing to return and report today's battle conditions to the governor.

Though Guo Bao wanted to tag along, he was stopped by Gao Xi and told to stay and play with Snow White.

Even so, they still had to find a way to stop the monster before them—sending it back underground, or failing that, at least diverting its attention away from further destruction.

Many present had never learned the Purgatory Dao Seal. Seeing the immense power the Purgatory Dao Seal wielded in Roy's hands only served to stir up restless ambitions among the crowd; given the opportunity, they were determined to acquire it.

"Whatever you use, I'll use. After all, this contest still needs to be fair," Daiqisis replied, turning her head.

Charles and Jessie certainly wouldn't help him fight. As things stood, it seemed he would have to handle it himself.

Wei Hao appeared utterly calm. Li Susu no longer had anything to do with him, and Lu Pan could do as he pleased. Besides, given Li Susu's pride, she would never lower herself to look upon someone of Lu Pan's caliber.

The wardrobe door was pushed open, and what emerged first was not a human figure—but strands of silver hair scattering like weeping willows.

Long Saifeng let out a sharp shout, and the members of the Twilight family instantly swallowed a potion, plunging directly into a state of bestial transformation.

Yet Jinxiu had never expected things to turn out this way; Ye Chen was actually able to trade blows with her head-on, resorting to no underhanded tricks, engaging in a fair and square battle.

"Heh, when a friend extends an invitation, one must squeeze out the time even if they're busy." The other party was a well-known magazine reporter who posed no threat to him, so Han Changtai showed no hesitation and replied immediately.

"Don't look at me, your gaze is filthy!" Su Binglan walked up to Tali and said in an icy tone.

"You wish to know my past life, to know where I came from and what destined fate awaits me in this lifetime?" Ye Chen said.

With several rustling sounds of foliage shaking from all around, over a dozen figures leaped down from the trees, surrounding Ming Luo tightly.

Shang Kui pierced through layer after layer of brilliant light like a beam of flowing light, the Heaven-Culling Demon Ruler carrying wind and rain as it thrust fiercely toward Tang Xueluo's glabella.

Every corridor, every courtyard, and even every single tree and pool of water were places where memories had taken root.

"I gave birth to Fei'er a hundred years ago. That curse was transferred through my body to Fei'er without leaving a single trace. And this time, that cursed seal did not remain dormant as it had within me."

When the trial of the final tyrant had ended and I finally returned to the Heavenly Court, my heart felt a temporary sense of imbalance.

The Audi A8 screeched to a halt with a sharp brake. Then a door swung open, and out stepped a bespectacled young man first. In this gloomy weather, the fellow was actually carrying an umbrella.

Sheng Shi gazed out the window. The traffic was rather heavy; autumn had arrived, and some leaves were falling in a rush. The sky was a pale, grayish-white—no matter how one looked at it, the weather felt desolate, yet Sheng Shi felt a sense of the lovely beauty of spring returning and flowers blooming.

Gasp after gasp of astonishment rose from the audience. Probably very few had expected that the spirit-particle energy technology on Earth had originated in this manner.

Han Chengchi slowly rose to the feet from the ground, raised his arms, and pulled Gu En'en straight into his embrace.

Since they had given advance notice, the group of youths downstairs didn't find it strange when Li Rong carried Su Qingyi downstairs. Xue Feng eagerly tried to step up and open the door, only to be shoved aside by Xue Xiaoni.