Chapter 42

I hurriedly lowered my head and rubbed my shoulder, pretending to be ignorant and oblivious.

Liu Dong had already devised a treatment plan. As long as Chu Hongyi could be made to recall something other than her past trauma the next time she entered such a space, she would be able to overcome it.

"I was saying..." She looked at me, but Liu Yu began cracking his knuckles, staring intensely at her. His joints popped loudly, the sound echoing clearly.

Given the current situation, Heng Yanlin could distinctly feel his spiritual power becoming more robust by the moment.

The car swerved violently to one side. Han Jinyu was thrown to the right, and her phone clattered to the floor by her feet.

Damn it, couldn't this have been handled with a simple text message? Was it really necessary to come to the airport in person to wait?

After all, this was a kindergarten, and it was where his son would be attending school; making things too difficult would not benefit anyone.

The two employees in Mu Shishan’s shop were astonished, and they were left completely dumbfounded when they saw her holding hands with Heng Yanlin.

As for those guys, they were all pointing their guns at him, yet he showed no reaction at all.

Her mind suddenly flashed back to the day of the provincial competition and the Director Chang they had encountered. She wanted to push Chang Yi away to get a clear answer, but when she looked up, the opportunity to speak was already gone.

"May I ask, General, how much ambition do you hold in your heart?" Hearing Li Yu’s blunt question, Wang Liao appreciated his candor and countered directly. Even though he somewhat acknowledged Li Yu, if he were to become his retainer, he would need to be shown greater sincerity.

Having experienced another life-or-death separation from Xue Yuan, would the God of Death wake up even more silent and desolate than before? Or would he act out of character, pining for her to the point of madness, becoming even more terrifying?

"Grandson." Looking at the face that so closely resembled the woman in his deepest memories, Xun Kuang did not doubt his identity for a moment and called out with a tremor in his voice.

Zhang Zhibai had no intention of shirking his responsibilities; he was merely reporting on the situation as it stood. Liu E understood this perfectly.

Even though a large number of refugees had been recruited from Nanyang and the Three Auxiliary Districts to form a military group, the primary purpose of that group was not to allow those men to act as a "Returning Home Legion," but rather to assist Liu Yan in better pacifying the internal unrest.

"Father, what do you plan to do with Xin'er in the future?" Was she to live her entire life as a man? I didn't dare to ask that last part out loud.

His somewhat desperate gamble to intercept could easily have led to a grave error. Yet, with so little time remaining, sometimes one must take the risk.

"General Li, is something wrong?" Having finally met his idol, Zhao Gu noticed that the expression with which Li Yu was looking at him didn't seem very friendly. Fearing he had left a poor impression last time, Zhao Gu suddenly felt quite anxious.

In the afternoon, He Xiaoli and Zhong Xian'guang, having learned that Lu Nan had returned home, hurried over, even dragging Geng Dong away from his work in the fields.

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng smiled to himself, thinking that receiving a higher military rank would certainly be nice, provided it wasn't too low.

Although there was much negative press about them in the media, it could not diminish the heroic image they held among the youth.

They had already sorted and reloaded everything, and now you’re telling me that Zhao Tianming isn't up to the task and we have to do it all over again? Wouldn't that just kill us from exhaustion?

Pushing open the tall, heavy doors, a massive amount of sand and dust fell from above, as if they hadn't been opened for centuries.

The super-weapon accident had turned the local gravitational field chaotic, making it impossible for any aircraft to approach. However, there were natural limestone caves atop the mountain with abundant water sources, making it perfectly possible to be self-sufficient.

With a powerful fighter on their side, even such monsters could not stand against the team.

With the battlefield cleared, the three of them immediately used their red jade talismans to enter the hidden treasure vault. Wei Wujie then unleashed the Sword Qi of the Immortal Executioner, shattering the protective wards to retrieve the treasures within. The treasure here was a single Drunken Dragon Grass.

Just as Oreki was feeling troubled, someone watching from nearby gestured for him to approach.

"Hum!" As the power was turned on, a faint humming sound emanated from the 'Punctuation' instrument—the sound of electricity surging through the equipment. Then, the entire device began to flicker, and the whole instrument slowly lit up like a display screen.

Chang Gexing’s previously steady pace suddenly became erratic. Although the Xiaoguo soldiers kept their voices extremely low, in the stillness of the night, Chang Gexing still heard them. Only then did he realize he had indeed gone the wrong way.

"Damn it, if he plays this guerrilla warfare game again, I’m really going to have it out with him," I cursed after getting out of the car.

"What is actually going on with them? Can you tell me?" Watching the old man leave us in the dark while he boasted, I simply couldn't hold back anymore.

"Forget that for now! You two, please attack immediately and lend us a hand!" the head of the Wu clan urged anxiously.

I stared blankly at Cai Jie; at that moment, I thought he looked incredibly cool. I had thought that would be the peak of my admiration for him, but I hadn't expected what followed to make me think he was so cool it moved me to tears.

"Qinyu, wait," I called out, stopping her just as she was about to leave.

Sun Ye couldn't quite figure out what was happening either. Ever since Monkey and Zhu Qing had entered his life, he had moved closer to the Eighth Route Army step by step. With every step, he weighed the pros and cons, concluding that drawing closer to them was the most sensible choice.

Their main opponent in this region was the Eighth Route Army. The Chongqing faction operated here through underground channels—a battle of wits—so very few members of the Black Dragon Society were involved in dealing with the Bat Network.

Chang Gexing nodded with satisfaction. In his past life, he only knew Li Yuan as the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was highly strategic, but now he realized that the man was a polymath, and his talent for flattery was truly unparalleled.