Chapter 61
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Gonggong fought fiercely against the black dragon, bracing himself with immense vigor. Wielding his twin-towered stone whip, he whirled it up and down, striking forward and thrusting backward, parrying to the left and blocking to the right, sweeping horizontally and cleaving vertically, looking utterly majestic and formidable.
A chief fleet commander rarely took action, especially in the presence of other chief fleet commanders. The competitive pressure within the tentacle-monster legion was far greater than that among mutants. This race, having been passed down for so many years, was far from internally united. Had the supreme fleet not maintained absolute suppression over them, these chief fleet commanders would have broken out into civil war long ago.
Turning to the courtyard at the back, Madam Lu led everyone there, guiding them in one by one according to the arrangements made in the previous few days.
"We've done all we can." Li Tianqi slammed his fists heavily against the grand gate, only to be met with a solid, resounding thud. This massive sluice gate was bound to be extraordinarily thick, leaving no possibility of taking shortcuts; they could only pass through by finding the proper mechanism to open it.
"I'm fine! Brother Huang! Hurry and run toward the rear! We'll hold them off here!" The injured subordinate paid no heed to his own wounds, shouting instead at the official.
The most mysterious of all were the Western Regions Mountains. Teeming with primordial beasts and fierce monsters, the region was dominated by the ten mysterious and elusive aristocratic families of the Western Regions.
Lin Yumeng's eyes had long been captivated by the Blood-Weeping Sword. Her intuition told her that making the Blood-Weeping Sword recognize her as its master held not a shred of danger. She felt a wondrous sense of affinity toward the weapon, as though she were naturally its rightful owner.
"On the surface, Chang'an appears exceptionally tranquil, but beneath the surface, undercurrents are surging. Various factions seem to be lying low, each harboring their own motives. I wonder if the reigning Son of Heaven has noticed?" Li Tianqi sighed with emotion.
"Splendid! That is wonderful!" Hearing that their mother was going to send Fairy Colorful Cloud, Attendant Bixia, along with the two fairies of Herbs and Flowers, down to the mortal realm to meet them, the two fairy youths were naturally ecstatic.
It turned out not to be Gong Ling. Li Tianqi felt a trace of disappointment. As he watched Fei'er's figure vanish into the darkness, he let out a heavy sigh of relief. He had almost had his identity exposed, which would have ruined the grand plan, but fortunately, by thinking on his feet, he had managed to muddle through.
One wonders if this is the origin of the idiom comparing boasting to blowing up cowhide skin, but it shows that a long, long time ago, whether the common people held a magistrate in high regard was a crucial factor. If you could not win their respect, the common people would simply chase you out of office.
"Hiss..." Advancing was no easy task, but breaking through one flank was quite simple. Within the span of just two or three breaths, Lu Bu had already taken the lead and slashed his way out. Perhaps sensing the fresh air, or perhaps feeling the dissipation of danger, the warhorse reared up on its hind legs the moment it charged out, letting out a long neigh toward the heavens.
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Those few cultivators still hesitated, remaining unmoved. Suddenly, a giant hand stretched forth from Hou Dezhu's golden core, seized one end of the geographical map's scroll, and shook it fiercely. Like a writhing spirit snake, the map instantly wrapped around the nearest golden cores and reeled them all into the fold in a single sweep.
Who could have foreseen that earlier they had merely wanted to leave Zitong and return to Chengdu, only for matters to spiral completely out of control in the blink of an eye?
In truth, Li Chensen had underestimated Xie Bangui. It was not that Xie Bangui was incapable of suffering a loss; rather, he had never intended to suffer one in the first place.
"As the saying goes, 'a great man must know how to stretch and bend.' In former years, Gaozu even stooped to submit to Xiang Yu, yet who was it that ultimately won the empire? Was it not Gaozu? My eldest brother is merely forced by circumstance to act thus today; why must you belittle yourself so?" Seeing how gravely Liu Bei spoke, Guan Yuan immediately stepped forward to offer words of comfort.
Mother Jiang spoke with a hint of unnatural expression, and I knew she was afraid I would be consumed by jealousy, leaving her at a loss as to what to do.
Tao Hao sat composedly opposite him, ordering a caramel macchiato. He was genuinely surprised that she enjoyed this type of coffee.
Had Xinyiyuzi not repeatedly obstructed him and fanned his simmering anger into a blazing inferno, his attitude toward Shen Yanqiu would have been even better than his attitude toward Gou Lijing. Every single one of those words pierced like a sharp thorn into Shen Yanqiu's heart; put in another's shoes, he could never have accepted it either.
Thinking of this, Qian Mo felt a sharp pang of heartache in her chest. If she wasn't poor, why pretend to be poor? Why borrow money from her?
Lin Fan cast a cold glance over the ghosts and let out a mighty, authoritative shout. His voice carried the righteous, awe-inspiring aura of Taoism, causing every single ghost to tremble and display a flicker of dread in their eyes.
He had investigated for a long time without discovering what kind of creature possessed such an ability, and ultimately could only conclude that his sonar genes had undergone a spontaneous upgrade.
In truth, Qian Mo had never looked down upon Ling Yu, nor had she ever taken the initiative to demand the annulment of their engagement from Ling Yu. All the previous talk of breaking off the engagement had been orchestrated by Chen Fu behind her back.
No one knew how long the Fairy Mountain and Sea of Clouds had existed; it seemed to have been there since primordial times. Even less was known about the origin of the Star-Plucking Ranking; it appeared as though it had materialized simultaneously with the Fairy Mountain and Sea of Clouds.
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The yellow bulb overhead cast a dim, murky glow, as if draping a fine layer of yellow sand over everything in the space. In the corner of the corridor, nothing could be seen within the pitch-black shadows, making it look like an entrance leading straight into the abyss.
Exchanging a glance with Fatty, and paying no heed to whether he agreed or not, the two of us recklessly charged onto the vehicle.
She bit her lip hard, a flash of reluctance crossing her eyes so swiftly it was barely perceptible, then raised both hands and shoved Zhang Wei away.
Lin Fei'ers tossed a stack of intelligence reports to Su Xi, pulled over a chair, sat down, and calmly lit a cigarette.
"To hear you think this way brings me great comfort. My Zhu'er has grown up and is becoming more sensible by the day." Reaching out to stroke Yun Zhu's head, Lady Yun wore a look of contented satisfaction.
"Retreat or fight?" Monkey's hands were exceptionally steady, without the slightest tremor. Years of harrowing life-or-death experiences had already forged their willpower as hard as iron; how could they genuinely be frightened of two dogs? Their earlier reaction had merely been astonishment at the creatures' sheer strength.
Xia Yu knitted her brows. "Aren't they both uncles?" She inwardly sneered to herself, wondering what kind of shameless men her grandmother had never witnessed—the Flower-Grieving Pavilion was full of them.
At this moment, Park Ji-yeon could no longer restrain herself. Ignoring Ham Eun-jung's objections, she walked up to Yoon Tianyou. "Tianyou, are you alright?" As she spoke, she could not help reaching out to touch Yoon Tianyou's hand, terrified that he might have been suffocated.
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