Chapter 42: Neither of Them Will Spare the Other

Seeing that Xu Ziyu's expression was abnormal—he had never worn such a terrifying look no matter how angry he was in the past—Guan Yueyue didn't even care about drying her hair. She ran out in her pajamas, but before she had taken two steps, Xu Ziyu grabbed her by the hair, causing her to fall in pain right into his arms.

Guan Yueyue turned her head to look at him. "Xu Ziyu, you violent man, let me go!"

As if rage had drowned out his sanity, Xu Ziyu threw her onto the sofa...

Although he didn't know by what means the two of them had managed to take away the Vajra tribe's spaceship, staying put was undoubtedly a foolish decision.

Heh, if Kid knew you looked like this, he might just get so scared that he'd run away straight off! Conan chuckled inwardly, and some fragments of past memories began to roll and gradually clear up in his mind.

"However, what kind of drug was that?" At this moment, Haibara, who was standing to the side, suddenly asked with a slight tremor in her voice.

"Let's continue deeper inside. The number of rat demons will increase, but not by too much. Let's stick to the same combat strategy, and everyone, keep your formations steady. Don't worry about the large gap in levels; we have strength in numbers, and on top of that, we have high-tier contracted beasts, so it won't be a problem." After Qin Haoran finished speaking, everyone continued walking inward.

"That won't do either. Who knows if this is just a trap set by your Oriental family to lure me into taking the bait." Wu Xiaoyao still remained unconvinced.

If one insists on finding the difference between the two, it is perhaps that between Tian Piqiang and King Si of Qin, there was one King Wei of Qi missing. In any case, the warfare of the Warring States period—evolving from the ritualistic battles of the Spring and Autumn period to the present mindset that all is fair in war—was vividly and thoroughly reflected in this single battle.

Xie Siqi said indifferently, her expression somewhat detached and cold. Han Dong knew she had a knot in her heart; if this knot remained untied, the lawsuit would surely brew new troubles. For the sake of his own legal fees, Han Dong had to do his utmost to persuade her.

This was a world of fire. In this realm, the sky had no sun because no sun was needed. Everywhere was filled with the glow of flames, and the entire space was brightly lit, rendering any sun completely unnecessary.

However, it was painfully obvious that the military proficiency of the captain before him was worlds apart from Lian Wu's. No matter how much he stressed the importance of the matter, it was of no use. After trying in vain for a long time, Lian Wu finally decided to give up casting pearls before swine and turned instead to simply assigning the tasks.

To be honest, even he himself was somewhat unclear at the moment whether this entity should be classified as flowing water or as flame. While it was essentially a flame, it retained the appearance of flowing water, and all of its attacks followed the patterns of water-based assaults.

As a result, more than half of her jewelry box was left empty. Originally, she had intended to prepare a gift for Yinzhen, but after rummaging through it back and forth without finding a suitable piece of high-grade jade, she simply gave up on the idea. Fortunately, there were still three months left before the wedding, which was plenty of time for her to make preparations.

Liu Lu, having just managed to check his retreat, immediately triggered a drawing skill blink just in time, materializing about a meter behind Cheng Fang and Cheng Yuan.

"What is it?" Sensing his movement, Wen Wuansheng raised her head, slightly lifting her delicate brows in puzzlement as she spoke in silent lip movements.

Upon returning to the Forty-Fourth Courtyard, she did run into a few acquaintances. Aside from Old Weng and Liu Ergen, the others were not very keen on meddling in other people's business. Everyone more or less knew that she had gotten into trouble, and upon seeing Jin Feiyao return alive, they merely nodded at her, dropped a casual "As long as you're alive, that's all that matters," and went right back to their respective chores.

Once Kawata figured all of this out, his eyes turned exceptionally bloodshot, and he wished he could make this Zhang Yaming disappear right then and there.

Chen Wanrong knew that he must have gone to inform the Chief Escort. If it were just an ordinary matter of guarding a house, he could make the decision himself, but the Crescent Sect was far too mysterious. With their immense influence, whether or not to take on the job was not up to him to decide; it required the final verdict of the Chief Escort. It was precisely because of this consideration that Chen Wanrong insisted on seeing the Chief Escort himself.

Speaking of Qi Ke's marriage, the final wedding gift Jinxi sent was a medium-sized courtyard house located one li east of Qianmen Avenue—a wonderful place nestled in the bustle yet offering peace and quiet. After Qi Ke married Weilan, Weilan's only younger brother, Zhulang, nominally moved into this spacious, elegantly decorated courtyard house gifted by Jinxi.