Chapter 32

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With Shu Jizhen here, the situation could be completely suppressed. Besides, his paper effigy was still present.

The onlookers’ faces fell. There were quite a few experts among them, but even they knew that this situation was beyond saving.

“Of course it’s you.” Qin Dandan stared at Tang Long, refusing to let the matter go. She was determined to see how he would react.

“Of course I have some.” Pan Yuncai said this aloud, but inwardly he was rather worried. He had only intended to buy a few samples. Claiming to be a wealthy southern magnate had all been a lie. Was he really going to have to spend money now?

At that moment, Shi Xiang nudged Zhao Chengcai with her elbow. “Why are you arguing with your son?” As she spoke, she cast Huang Fei a meaningful glance.

“Y-yes... I’m sorry!” Ryuta Izumi Saburo forced the words out with all his strength. He had a feeling that if the other man struck him once more, the organs in his stomach might never recover for the rest of his life.

“That foreigner who bought the sky rockets from Laiyang Steelworks last time is back. He even sent the steelworks a telegram, telling them to meet him at the capital airport!” Gu Qing came running, gasping for breath, and spoke between heavy breaths.

To avoid being discovered by this side, the person sent by Dongfeng Machinery Factory was someone Qin Chuan had never met. That also meant the newcomer did not know Qin Chuan, nor Li Jianshe.

Fortunately, the journey passed without incident. Under the bright daylight, the cultists had not come out onto the streets to seize random people for sacrifice. Perhaps they feared attracting attention and being discovered by the Church.

In addition, Luke had gained two more mastery-level skills: French and the use of flintlock firearms. He had also acquired one proficiency-level skill—navigation.

“We’re out now. Don’t forget about us, brothers. Huazi and I will be released in another month. When that happens, we’ll celebrate properly.” Yao Dahai patted Yang Lefan on the shoulder with a grin.

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Consort Ru was about to speak again when the Empress Dowager glanced at her. She fell silent. The Empress Dowager did not know what relationship Luoxi had with him, but she knew that if Luoxi said the matter could be resolved, there should not be any serious problem.

At the instant the Taiji diagram seal on the first level beneath the Linglong Pagoda began to close, a white-robed youth suddenly emerged from the crack.

After a month, the Kun tribesmen found Li Ning’s location. On that day, Luo Kun ordered everyone not to disturb Li Ning.

If not for the fact that Xuanyuan Tingye could give her the title of empress and the whole world besides, she would not have cared in the slightest. Yet the man she loved did not love her at all. How cruel that was—so cruel that she found it both ridiculous and pitiful.

“So that is indeed the reason. Since that is so, why are you protecting her like this?” The old madam gave him no chance to continue and immediately cut him off.

Emperor Hong of Xuanyuan’s standing in the hearts of the common people rose sharply. Throughout the land, people said that Emperor Hong was the manifestation of the Heavenly Emperor, come to protect Helan.

“It isn’t merely that I find it too cruel. More importantly, I don’t want the baby to hear words like that.”

Liangyin instinctively looked in the direction indicated by someone, but after staring for a long while, she saw nothing at all. “What is it?” she asked, turning back at the other person in bewilderment.

Using divine spring water to accelerate the growth of spirit herbs, one could produce a large quantity of herbs with exceptionally potent medicinal properties in just a day and a night. Using those herbs to replace the materials she had destroyed in the storeroom explosion last time would take only two months.

Meanwhile, another powerful nation was rising in the Far East. For Prussia, this was a natural ally. Not only would this ally provide a vast market, it would also draw the attention of Europe’s principal powers. The benefits to Prussia would be limitless.

The two men retreated to a safe distance and almost simultaneously began using their innate vital energy to dispel the force the other had left behind. Like beasts trapped in cages, they glared furiously at one another and licked their claws, ready at any moment to tear each other to pieces.

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Jia Lian was momentarily speechless at those words, his face turning awkward. He had always been a spoiled young master, and he was favored by Grandmother Jia. As the elder brother, it had already been exceedingly difficult for him to lower himself enough to speak to Jia Huan in that manner.

Wang Dong wore an expression of disbelief. Xu Qingguo was half-convinced and half-doubtful, while Qiu Dahai did not believe that his young colleague would make such a joke. He broke into a knowing smile.

It felt as though they had been transported into the hell of the asuras. Ma Xie and Poison Sparrow trembled and crawled prostrate upon the ground, afraid to move.

In early November, the Han naval fleet officially set out to launch the campaign to recover Taiwan. All four of the navy’s ironclad warships took part, accompanied by forty-eight vessels carrying more than six thousand soldiers in total. This represented half of the Han navy’s entire strength and demonstrated how seriously the Han army regarded the Taiwan campaign.

The various immortals of the Celestial Court were like aristocratic clans and powerful families, while the Monkey King resembled a nouveau riche upstart. The aristocrats despised such upstarts from the bottom of their hearts, yet were forced to maintain a façade of civility toward them. The Monkey King traveled everywhere, making friends among the immortals, originally hoping to join the circles of Heaven. But the rough, roguish air about him displeased the immortals, and despite all his efforts, they looked down on him even more.

Once the power of the soul grew stronger, comprehending the Heavenly Dao would also become easier. If one understood the Heavenly Dao more thoroughly while ascending, would one’s comprehension be even greater after ascension?

Grandmother Jia’s gaze swept across Jia Lian’s face. Seeing the resentment in his expression, she was startled at first, then understood.

“Yinguang, if I attack now, what will happen?” Xiao Lin asked suddenly.

The group followed Ling Ruohua to the multimedia classroom. By then, the enormous room, capable of holding more than a thousand people, had already gathered over two hundred occupants.

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