Chapter 72

“Yes, the noise is indeed a bit loud, but it doesn’t affect me much. Back when Shadow often experimented with new weapons in my lab while I was conducting my own experiments,” the mad scientist replied, tilting his head.

“It’s alright. That should be because I’ve just comprehended the domain of life and death,” Zhang Huaming recalled the recent events and answered patiently.

“Husband…” Ouyang Nana gazed at Ling Jingyu with a look full of allure, her breath soft and seductive. To Ling Jingyu, it was like a stimulant, urging him to work even harder.

She looked blankly at Su Jinse standing beside the man, her heart like a rootless duckweed, floating and sinking, bereft of support.

“Alright, as you say,” Cui Long nodded. Following Huo Ying’s combat tactics would make eliminating Dragon Thorn much easier, reduce casualties, and preserve their strength.

Their bank’s setup had always been secretive, with connections well established above. Ordinary inspections would never discover their place.

“Drink up, this is your farewell.” She raised her eyebrow, lifted her glass to Emperor Shitian, gestured for a toast, then tipped her head back and drained it in one gulp.

By now, dusk had fallen, and he suddenly remembered that Luo Yashan’s birthday banquet was tonight. Lin Tao dared not delay any longer. Though he resented attending, since he had decided to go, it would be bad form to arrive late—especially on such an occasion.

The four burly men, hearing this, came over again. Pei Xiao grabbed everything within reach and threw it at them, but they dodged or cut through and soon forced her down, pressing her head against the table’s corner.

This puzzled her further. He was merely a hostage prince—why did even the Empress Dowager value him so highly?

After Fei Liangcai finished speaking, Lai Lina looked at Zhu Yuan. The city council no longer had the captains of the guard involved, so she was unclear about the details of that day’s meeting.

Dreaming, she pondered: if they could turn this deity into a monster, it would surely bring them huge profits—such as helping them attack the monster-hunting organization.

Bei Qingfeng saw he wasn’t lying and was all the more confused. Had she made a mistake last night?

Bo Yunxi rose and glanced at his watch. He and Lu Baibai still had other matters to attend to.

Gongliang Shiyin: “Why aren’t you speaking?” It hadn’t even been two years, yet it felt like such a long time.

Deng Yuqing was eating an apple and watching TV, but suddenly turned her head, feeling awkward at the scene.

After speaking, Song Xinwen stammered a few words, but Lu Yuan had no idea what she was trying to say.

After an unknown span of time, Shen Mu felt a surge of warm energy rampaging through his body—from top to bottom, left to right—making several rounds before sinking into his abdomen and vanishing. Once it dissipated, he felt his organs relaxed, even his breathing became smoother, and the air carried a hint of sweetness.

Hearing this, Su Linwan dared not continue and obediently put down her phone.

“Though the Water Tribe has always been mysterious and friendly to humans, they are evil spirits—descendants of the Water Elemental Mother’s faction.”

The generals responded in unison, but all sensed from Lü Bu’s words that this battle would not be so easy.

Qing Yue smiled calmly. Ever since hearing that Ye Ziluo was heading to the Demon Realm to ask the Demon Emperor about refining a body, that thought had lingered in his mind.

Li Jing’er became increasingly spoiled, solidifying her role as a pampered wife. The more unreasonable she was, the happier Cao Ge became… Was this a case of masochism?

In late December, Bei Gong Lingyu prepared to inspect the European branch. Recently, Golden Pinnacle’s European branch had operated successfully, landing three major contracts. To encourage their management, Bei Gong Lingyu decided to increase their year-end bonuses and personally visit their headquarters in Paris to celebrate.

Because of this child, her elderly father was so angry he was hospitalized with heart disease, and she was thrown out of the hospital by him. He even threatened to sever all ties with her.

“Hey! Are you thinking…” Xing Luo had just begun to speak when the Water-like Sword slashed at him with relentless force.

Shi Daoqing and the others finally snapped out of it and were about to join the fray when she suddenly raised her left hand, unleashing a mass of red mist that instantly bloomed into layers of crimson petals.

Chen Kaiyan’s heart had grown weary; opposing Cao Ge was never her intent. She hated Li Jing’er’s exceptional talent, fearing her own position would be replaced, so she always clashed with her and even blocked her opportunities. But she never accounted for Li Jing’er and Cao Ge’s ambiguous relationship.

Under these circumstances, Bai Yutang was left isolated, facing the full assault of the four major pharmaceutical companies. Expanding the market had become unusually difficult this year, old clients were poached by competitors, sales and profit both declined, making Golden Pinnacle Group’s rare problem enterprise.

Despite not sleeping all night, neither felt tired. Ye Hongling, full of energy, organized her people to monitor the executives’ every move; Gongsun Yu drove back to Bei Gong Manor, rested briefly, then escorted Bei Gong Lingyu to the Golden Pinnacle Building for work.

Confronting the threat of death, even the famed demon blade Feng Jiufei found his composure disturbed.

I stared in shock at Xia Haoyu, never expecting him to say such words at this moment—demonstrate against me? Zhang Youze? Even if he wanted to settle scores, surely it had nothing to do with him?

After entering the hospital, they headed straight to their acquaintance, Mao Zhijie, in the second surgical department.

That batch of goods? My nerves jolted twice as I glanced at the burly man before Xia Haoyu, not daring to breathe. They say the underworld kills without blinking—was Lin Duoduo destined to die here today?

Don’t ask where the weapons came from. So many people had died; the ground was littered with arms, and grabbing any was easy.