Volume 1, Chapter 42: Courtesy Before Force

"Young Marquis, you are simply too amazing!"
"Just taking a casual stroll out here, and you've already won over a hundred thousand taels of silver."
"Indeed, even that tigress Lin Xiaoxiao has been completely tamed by the Young Marquis!"
"With just those three absolute couplets alone, the Young Marquis is fully capable of suppressing every single scholar in Qingzhou!"
"The Young Marquis possesses such quick wit; the rest of us can only look up to him in despair..."

Upon receiving the response, Kong Jie instantly drew a sharp breath. He had already harbored suspicions, never expecting that this was truly the officer's saber of the Japanese devils.

The program continued to progress. As it reached roughly the fiftieth minute of the second half, Shen Juan finally saw his own handsome face on the screen, exactly as he had hoped.

Li Ya glanced at Liu Fengyuan, who was lying flat in the courtyard in the shape of the character "big" with snores like thunder, shook his head helplessly, and walked through the Zhou family estate.

Everyone felt it was utterly inconceivable. Although Li Ya had just been able to suppress the Scorpion-patterned Demonic Sheep, it was merely through brute force, completely unable to inflict any actual harm upon it.

Li Ya took out the spiritual ore he had picked up in Laolao Mountain and the Golden-patterned Stele obtained from the Zhou family, preparing to forge these two items into a handy long saber.

Xu Feng had long since figured out his intentions. The moment his palm reached out, Xu Feng stepped back and deftly avoided the strike.

High up in the mid-air, fighter planes roared, and a vast, dense swarm of aircraft swept across like rolling storm clouds blanketing the horizon.

In truth, it could hardly be considered much of a secret; in the imperial palace, it was essentially various semi-public rumors and gossips. It was only because it had previously been difficult to plant informants inside the palace that these matters had not spread much to the outside world.

Those with slightly better luck could secure a tiered reward based on view count data, which was already considered a tremendous harvest, let alone daring to ask for a revenue share.

Zhao Xiran sat in her chair, constantly massaging the bridge of her nose. Waiting for a long time without anyone coming out, her temper flared, and she walked over to the door next door to knock.

Lu Chengshen only learned from the mouths of these people that these burly men were all clansmen of Gong Shouyue, and they were helping Lu Chengshen construct a new dwelling under her instructions.

Only then did Feng Xiaoyue cease his objections. No matter what, Li Chengqian was still the Crown Prince! The second most powerful existence in the Great Tang! If he were to cower before civilian aristocratic clans, one could easily imagine how far he would be able to go in the future.

Arriving at the landing pad in the western district of Poseidonia, the White Queen put on a bizarre helmet equipped with a breathing apparatus, opened the cabin door, and stepped down.

"President Cheng, here is the six million, paid back to you!" Zhao Xiran slammed a large suitcase of cash onto the table, her face devoid of the slightest expression.

However, Ye Xiaofeng believed that with Brother Tian's magnanimity, perseverance, and character, he would certainly not hold a grudge.

When these mountain peaks collapsed, tremors rippled across the entire mountain region, followed by those peaks of ordinary spiritual energy, which also began to crash down with a roar at this very moment.

Clutching the intention of gathering intelligence, he tucked a piece into his pocket and then headed toward the cell where the captured soldiers were imprisoned.

After all, Zi'er's cultivation was formidable, and the Three-Beast Spirit Tiger dared not offend her. With a bitter expression, he had no choice but to hoist the thousand-year profound iron rod onto his shoulder, and instantly, the ink-black cavern plunged into a deathly silence.

Ye Fei opened his mouth and was left speechless; he truly never expected that killing an enforcer would carry so many lingering repercussions.

In short, western Liaoning was nothing more than a black hole; garrison commanders were replaced one after another, the strategy remained utterly chaotic, and they consistently refused to face reality regarding Later Jin, failing to treat them as a hostile nation. This was the fundamental reason behind the strategic chaos in the Ming Dynasty's policy toward Liaodong.

"Fine, I will listen entirely to you. Whatever you say goes, as long as you can help me deal with Lin Baoshu," he said to Jinping. Jinping nodded in agreement, preparing to assist Celestial Master Zhang in dealing with Lin Baoshu.

Helian Ye and the man in white had already learned the incantation to repair the Gate of Time and Space, but the most tricky problem right now was whether they could safely walk up to the Gate of Time and Space and completely recite the incantation within a secure atmosphere.