Volume 1, Chapter 34: An Eye-Opener

Sister Wu, standing inside, watched everything outside as if she were viewing a film. Back home, she had heard her son mention that most luxury mansions and high-end residences now used fingerprint locks. Although she had been living in the city for several years, she had never seen one before. This was truly an eye-opening experience.

She hurriedly grabbed Lou Nanzhi as she entered, giving her a full tour of the hospital room from end to end, seemingly forgetting that Fu Kun was still lying in the hospital bed. Although Lou Nanzhi lived a life of luxury at the Wei household, everything before her eyes still left her quite stunned. In the past, when her mother-in-law was hospitalized, even though Wei Guoxiong had arranged for her to be in a VIP room...

His words carried a hint of bitterness, yet his fair, handsome face could not hide a sweet, joyful smile. Upon second thought, however, it made sense; if the river dragon had died, the seal would have lost its effect, and the creatures within the secret realm would have escaped long ago.

"I shall kill you, and by taking your head to the Xuantian Gate, I will become an existence second only to the three Supreme Elders. You had best yield to me, and I shall spare you from further torment!" sneered the old man in the brown robe the moment he attacked Jiang Nan.

Watching Luo Hong slowly approach, Jiang Nan frowned; if his identity were exposed, it would certainly not be a good thing for him.

"Close the gates, we're robbing the place!" one of the leaner martial artists among the five following the white-haired middle-aged man shrieked excitedly.

One attacking and one defending, the two exchanged many blows within a few breaths. Every strike aimed for the other's weakness, but each was either lured into a trap or blocked, leaving both sides with nothing to show for their efforts.

"The Physiognomist in Plain Clothes" was not bad, but after reading it, he found it lacked the heroic spirit of the Jianghu compared to the latter two series; he still preferred the latter style.

Therefore, the development of steroid derivatives became a research topic with significant commercial value. With a bit of luck, a new derivative could give rise to a new drug, bringing in hundreds of millions in profits.

With a single point of return to the origin, the heavens and earth fell into a state of unity, only to be shattered again as the clear and the turbid, the Yin and Yang, separated and the world took shape.

Having now stepped into the thirteenth level of the Heavenly Yang realm, Jiang Nan possessed power that was certainly not inferior to any practitioner at the Void Spirit level. At this moment, Gui Hepolin had just stepped into the Void Spirit realm, and his strength was still somewhat weaker than Jiang Nan's.

Standing at the center of the energy, Zhong Jin wore white armor, her dark hair dancing as her eyes were covered by a layer of silver light.

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Yan Mingliang sat in the main seat, with Madam Yan on his right and Qi Heng on his left. Feng Youyue sat right next to Qi Heng, while Yan Muli took a seat beside Madam Yan.

"It's fine, I'm heading to D City shortly; I'll go now!" Yang Bo didn't waste any time. After dispersing the crowd, only Zhao Yanhong was allowed to follow him toward the greenhouse base.

Gu Youran whispered the last sentence directly into Su Lan's ear, leaning in close. Her tone was melodic and rhythmic, punctuated by a smug expression that seemed to say, "What are you going to do about it?"

Realizing that the remaining troops of the Second New Brigade were few, Uchiyama Eitaro quickly issued orders; he wanted to annihilate the brigade immediately, lest delays lead to unforeseen complications.

"True! There is no need to envy what she has; what you possess is something she will never have!" Ning Liangchen replied, following Su Ruoli's lead.

The snow wolf had been sent away for training for several months; if it weren't brought back soon, it might grow estranged from that girl. Besides, she loved that snow wolf so much—seeing it should make her happy, right?

Gu Yao waved her arms excitedly, and Feng Youyue, spotting her figure, waved back happily.

If it could lead him to find some treasures and then return him to the Starry Sky Ancient Path, that would naturally be for the best.

The number flashing above his head warned him that he could no longer delay, and the life lessons from the first half of his journey gave him the courage to make decisive choices in critical moments.

Standing before the Five-Ghost Great Displacement formation, purportedly built by Liu Shijia’s grandfather, Liu Yi, everyone felt anxious and desperate.

Just as everyone thought it was merely a rumor, another piece of news spread: The Temple of Creation and the Heavenly Court were beginning to merge.

Lü Hanqiang was skeptical; he wondered if this man, brimming with the air of a bureaucrat, was offering sincere praise or using the opportunity to belittle him. Three hundred coins—in later times, that wouldn't even buy a pound of decent tea; it hardly counted as anything good.

On another note, Liu Shijia also wanted to see how many people would stubbornly stand by his side when it came to a life-or-death struggle.

Several assistants took the stage and set up a magic table covered in velvet. Baron Ivangav covered it with a black cloth, then produced a glass jar from beneath it, filled with hundreds of colored balls.

Seeing the gang leader raise his firearm to fire again, Lü Hanqiang quietly slipped away amidst the deafening blast.

However, the embodiment of justice, the black dragon, passed right through Ye Shenyi’s body, while the other dragon pierced through the body of Yexing Zhenshe.

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The Commander-in-Chief of the Vermilion Bird froze for a moment, and then the old face beneath his mask began to twitch. He was just a hair’s breadth away from vomiting blood.

No longer paying attention to the actions of these people, he beckoned to Lü Qingmei, signaling her to come over.

On the way home, just as I was about to call my parents to let them know, someone tapped me on the shoulder from behind.

Night passed by without me realizing it. I wondered how things were going with Chu Zhaoyang and whether he had discovered anything yet.

"You are..." Boss Liu looked up in bewilderment, greeted only by the young man's calm gaze.

"Hahahaha, this is simply too funny!" Qing Xihuan laughed along with Dong Chuchen. Hearing her laugh, Dong Chuchen finally felt his heart settle a bit; he figured Qing Xihuan must not like Zhou Yunkai after all.

Liang Jingting struggled to push Wang Yimei, but the tall and sturdy Wang Yimei refused to leave. It was only after much shouting that she returned to the bedroom. Tang Yifan thought to himself that if this torment continued, even a perfectly sane person would be driven to madness.

Kicking away the nearest latent talent, Lu Feng turned and lunged at the three gunmen, his hands moving with lethal precision to take two of them down instantly.

A sound like thunder erupted as Dong Jianwei exerted his pressure, clutching a sword in his palm that was still stained with blood.

"You have seen it for yourselves; my status in this Prime Minister's residence is not particularly high. Are you willing to follow me?" Shen Qingyun asked.

She had set her sights on a larger, higher-tier law firm, only to be rejected one after another by mid-sized firms of a lower grade.

"You've asked the right person, but why do you want to know?" Nan Wuyue said triumphantly.

"Everyone, stop and take a rest," Sun Hu said. Seeing the scorching sun and the burning sand, he looked at the group, drenched in sweat, and immediately issued the order to rest.