Chapter 24

Hanyue was worried sick, but Sikong Yanfei remained composed, grasping her waist and pulling her onto his lap in one swift motion.

Even if she were to actually go through with it, the Bao family was her de facto client. Maliciously causing a client major financial loss due to personal grievances would likely be illegal. Regardless of the outcome, her reputation in the business world would almost certainly be ruined.

"Let's go first, and then you can tell us about the Qi family and their exact whereabouts," Guan Zhinuo said with a wave of his hand.

Xia Luo felt somewhat depressed. If not for his lackluster innate constitution, surely his internal cultivation would have been quite high, right? Of course, now was not the time to dwell on such things. He scrambled on the ground, searching for any opportunity to escape. However, surrounded on all sides by men like an impenetrable wall of copper and iron, escaping seemed harder than ascending to heaven.

As for screening them, there was one simple and effective method: everyone strips off their shirts and walks down from the upstairs one by one. In any case, the Golden Goblet Business Club was currently under martial law, and since they were all grown men, what was there to be embarrassed about? Besides, it wasn't as if they were stripping completely.

"It's so dark at night, they couldn't have gone far," the Crown Prince of Wan said furiously. Besides, with so many people in the city, it was impossible for them to have all joined in the escape.

Sun Na and I remained locked in our struggle, neither of us yielding. However, her clothes had already been torn to shreds by my grip, losing all the aesthetic appeal they once held.

This was the best hospital in the entire city. As the officer put it, since I was injured in the line of duty, he had to take me to the best facility no matter what.

Finally, I walked into a sweet potato field, intending to dig up some to satisfy my hunger. To my dismay, the season for sweet potatoes hadn't even arrived; the plants had only just sprouted their young vines. Helpless, I prepared to leave.

Luo Heng was also playing with great focus, perhaps agonizing over how to let Xia Qingxiao win, his head aching from the thought.

He paused, slid his blade onto his back, and flew toward the stone lion. Squatting down, he centered his energy in his dantian, channeled it into his arms, and pushed with all his might.

Fulfilling any one of these conditions was not difficult, and there were plenty of people who met the criteria.

"Chen, I don't play with this stuff," Song Jie said, seeing that Ling Chen was truly angry, and tossed the ecstasy onto the table.

Qingxin turned and walked away. The fact that his parents had suffered so much because of this incident weighed heavily on his heart. Fortunately, they were still alive; otherwise, he could never have forgiven himself for the rest of his life.

"First, you and I were in the same class, and then we started getting to know each other. Even back then, I felt a strange aura about you—a very familiar one. Of course, at the time, I didn't realize that it was an aura from the darkness, the aura of a demon."

Lin Xuan was only level five, so his damage to these level ten undead leaders was naturally low; the one struck in the throat only lost 35 health points. Lin Xuan looked ahead. The stairs weren't very high, only seven or eight meters vertically. He jumped down directly, landing with a thud, skipping the stairs entirely.

Without the protection of those brothers, he might have followed them into death long ago. Now that he was leaving, how could everyone not be heartbroken?

With that, he flew to the spot, channeling a spell seal in an attempt to seal the hole. Murong Feng was momentarily speechless, cursing himself inwardly. How could he have lost focus at a time like this? Thinking this, he raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face.

Aside from Dong Lang, the other thugs looked at Ling Chen with eyes full of terror. They had all witnessed Ling Chen's terrifying power, and no one had the courage to raise a hand against him.

At this moment, Ouyang Jing attacked again, the blade in her hand glinting with cold light, thrusting straight toward Mo Wanli's neck, intending to settle the battle in one strike and sever her head.

The two remaining men in black looked at each other, a trace of panic appearing in their eyes. They immediately began to run frantically out of the great hall. They knew their master's methods all too well; since the mission had failed, they would likely lose their lives soon.

Until his retreating figure vanished from Chen Rong's sight, she remained motionless, as did Chen Wei.

"That's right, I also come from a prestigious family—one that seems to have even more influence than your backers," Feng Luoyu said calmly.

"Damn it, do you know who that was? How long have I been waiting to meet him? Why couldn't you stop him..." Di La'enlu stopped caring about his status and roared.

Ye Ling and the others saw the ocean, and casting aside all restraint, they rushed toward the sea, each in their own proper swimwear.

The old man shook his head slightly and said, "If you had not harbored lust, evil intent, or committed wicked deeds, I would not have killed you." As he spoke, he channeled his internal energy into his hand, tightening his grip.

Chen Rong glanced at her wet nurse, signaling her to attend to matters nearby, and then walked softly behind Wang Hong.

Bai Zhicheng nodded, stood up, and walked out. As he passed the table where Yan Long was sitting, he didn't forget to cast a glance at Nangong Ran.