Chapter 57, Part 2 (First Update)

“At Lord Beichen’s command, Qin Mobao has been sent to the West Garden to do the laundry,” Qingfeng replied, lowering his head.

The investigation had turned up nothing, and Moyan was already seething with anger. Then some fool who didn’t know what was good for him came along, daring to look at him like that. He was practically asking to die. Once Moyan had calmed down, his eyes happened to fall on the plate of pastries, and a glint flashed in them.

Lin Chaofeng had spent years quietly studying the game. Though he had never played professionally himself, he knew the shifting landscape of the professional scene inside and out.

But before he could even celebrate, a report came in: his deputy captain, Miyamoto Hiroshi, had been abducted by several Chinese men, who had also killed the guards at the city gate.

You’ve got to be kidding me. He’d already told them the truth. Why wouldn’t they let him go? Damn fate—did it enjoy making a fool of him?

It had been five days since Young Master Mei visited, and Nianhui still hadn’t slept in her room.

Lin Chaofeng was a genuinely high-ranked player, and he seemed to have a wealth of experience fighting in the lower ranks as well. Otherwise, he could never have spoken with such authority.

After this unlikely team-up, these two—no, three—were leveling at a terrifying pace. Even bringing Zhuang Zhou along to kill monsters made no difference.

“We have to get back on the road early tomorrow. Everyone, make the most of the time and get some more sleep!” At that, everyone remarked that Zhu Zhishan was a fine boss who truly cared for his people.

Wu Shizhu and Wu Shigou, still in low spirits after being harshly scolded by their teacher at the math competition, also showed up here.

Gao Jianmin didn’t know whether the already dire situation would continue to worsen. Though he was a leader, he could feel the pressure mounting.

EC machines were exclusively distributed by Siemens in Europe. If Dr. Yu struck what they called a licensing deal with them, the result would be a complete production-and-sales monopoly. A market without competition was frightening; the outlook was bleak.

A thought suddenly struck Gongsun Fan, though it seemed unlikely: could the other party be invisible?

She had kept Second Young Master and Nan Naihe behind on a whim. The carriage, too, had been brought over from another estate by the hidden guards at the last minute. In theory, very few people could have known about it.

The old man hadn’t yet recovered when two more students in school uniforms darted past him.

As Minai spoke, an intricate magic circle appeared before her. Purple-black magic poured endlessly from her body and surged into the circle.

How had she died before? Rong Qi’s body shuddered. She seemed to be back in the days before her death: the hospital reeked of disinfectant, and every part of her body ached unbearably. Again and again, she had escaped the clutches of death, but in the end, she had not escaped her fate.

Every time she saw him, she felt a pain that swallowed her whole, a torment from which she could not break free.

The God King suddenly appeared beside me. I jumped in fright; I hadn’t even sensed when he had arrived.

The monk’s words were truly earth-shattering. The elemental bosses of the Fantasy Realm were the equal of the Five Sacred Beasts of the Dream Realm. Catch one as a pet? Wasn’t that a little too outrageous? Our heads were spinning.

In Old Master Helian’s generation, there had been only one younger half-sister. Her branch had since grown numerous descendants: some served in the Imperial Guards, while others managed the Helian family’s businesses elsewhere.

Lvhe and Mengxuan had never seen what this bottle could do, so they had no idea what everyone was afraid of. They only knew that something even more terrifying was about to appear.

The downpour followed hard on the gale—a true deluge. In an instant, it seemed the sky would come crashing down to merge with the earth, until no one could tell where one ended and the other began.

The only one among them not dressed in strange clothes was a mature, elegant man who looked every inch a refined young gentleman. Judging by the others’ expressions, he seemed to be their leader.

Jiang Dong formed a hand seal, and a scarlet lotus met the beam. The two energies collided with a deafening blast. He conjured three scarlet lotuses in succession, pierced the white light of the explosion, and flew straight toward the Green Wolf.

Commandery Princess Sijia watched Song Mujin with gleeful satisfaction. “That’s what you get for showing off. Let’s see what face you have now.”

Afterward, working together became much easier. But Ling Xia still had a knot in her heart, so whenever she faced Chen Zao, she couldn’t help feeling uncomfortable and awkward.

But Muxiang had already tied the rope around her hand. Now she could barely see anyone, let alone untie it. She wanted to push An Pingyu away.

Ye Qingmo continued speaking as he looked toward the blood pool, but confusion showed in his eyes. How had Ye Rufeng obtained this forbidden technique?

Yiyang had prepared thoroughly for today. The extra practice he’d put in last night had kept his shooting touch hot. All he could think about now was how to break the Spurs’ defense. Shaquille O’Neal draped in the national flag was nowhere near the top of his priorities.

Everyone on the ground saw it then: after the fleeting shadow of a blue phoenix, a wall of ice that seemed capable of freezing heaven and earth shot up into the sky and thundered toward Old Man Tianji.

There were countless instruments, but once their sounds were combined, they were all called music.

Even as they watched in horror, the ripples in that ten-thousand-foot storm finally stopped spreading.

Luo Bu had warned him that his time-stopping ability might have little effect on the Emperor of the Night Mantis. But Qin Yun had no other choice now.

The great factions gathered their forces one after another. The sealed forbidden grounds resembling the Xuanming Plaza of the Xuanling Sacred Academy were all opened, and beams of teleportation light flashed in succession. Almost every able-bodied fighter in the entire Four Symbols City was soon concentrated in the North City.

Yet a glint of coldness flashed in Ye Mo’s eyes. People naturally wanted to stay alive; there was nothing wrong with trying to save themselves. But dragging Yun Qing in to use her as a shield—that was where they were in the wrong.