Volume 1, Chapter 22: Fivefold Inflation in Less Than a Month?

Just as Yan Wudian’s hand touched the skeleton, a burst of golden light erupted from it, knocking him back instantly. The immense force sent Yan Wudian, whose strength had recently surged, flying backward until he slammed hard into the stone wall, leaving him dazed and disoriented.

Could the reason Chu Ge asked her to step forward and take action be... that he still had a plan to help her escape?

"What happened? What’s going on?" Keta, after waiting for Dove to return, snuck forward to see what was happening. To his shock, he found Dove frozen in terror and Ryan lying on the ground, blood seeping from his shoulder. He shouted, demanding an explanation.

The Tathagata nodded, pressed his palms together, and vanished into a streak of golden light. Li Yunfei flew down to the foot of the mountain pinning down Sun Wukong, eager to see this legendary figure whom everyone had toyed with.

With such devastating firepower and such a dense barrage, it wasn't just Yan Liang’s Hebei Iron Cavalry that would be annihilated—even a resuscitated version of Gongsun Zan’s White Horse Yicong would be wiped out.

"Brother Ryan, this is your ID card. It contains your personal information and your credit balance. Points are our standard currency here, though direct trade is also possible," Tom said, handing Ryan a silver-white card and explaining its function.

Gong Tingjie let out a hysterical roar. A dazzling crimson light erupted from his body, and he spat out a mouthful of vital essence. A massive, twenty-zhang-long streak of fiery red energy shot out, colliding violently with the giant silver sword.

"Commander, please leave your personal guards to handle the handover and depart with me immediately," Li Hong said, now a subordinate of Ding Kui.

Tang Zhisheng, on the verge of tears, could no longer speak. Out of two hundred and fifty men who had joined the Soviet-bound volunteer air squadron, only a mere fraction had returned after half a year. They had perished in a foreign land, their bodies often impossible to recover, let alone hope for their souls to return home. How could the survivors not be filled with grief?

The scholar in white stared coldly at Li Yunfei and shouted, "What kind of joke is this? A heart demon? We are your heart demons! I will kill you!" With that, he lunged at Li Yunfei with his sword.

Bai Xu hurried over to support her, only to see blood seeping through the hand she was holding over her mouth.

After much deliberation, Zhong Xin found a breakthrough. Thinking of what the future held, she would wake up from her dreams laughing.

"It’s not that; it’s A-Hua," Jiang Xi said, lowering her head to stroke A-Hua’s satin-smooth orange fur.

Liu Chang’s rice paddies were like terraced fields, though the undulations were less pronounced. The embankments were quite high, and in the past, they had been covered in wild brush and various trees, including many Chinese toon trees.

This was the state of Binhai when Liu Chang was reborn. Whether it could develop in the future was anyone’s guess, but Liu Chang felt the city’s limitations were too great, having missed the golden window for accumulation.

"The Extraordinary Association is hard to explain in words. Why don't I take you to see it tomorrow? If you like it, you can join; if not, the association won't force you. Everything is entirely voluntary!" Yao Yan said with a smile.

One could see crimson blood-mark patterns appearing on their skin, glowing like fire as they pierced through the surface.

Before returning, the Emperor dismissed Duan Zhijie, the Commissioner of the Qin-Feng Circuit, and appointed Wang Kuian as his interim successor.

A massive explosion roared again, and the highly adhesive flames raged across the surroundings, causing the temperature of the ancient forest to soar once more.

As long as she wasn't certain of defeat, she would never let any opportunity for success slip by.

Cha Huo let out a furious snort, and his three-striped axe flashed with three distinct colors. The light was blinding. Long Ling clearly saw three patterns on the axe, resembling three types of incantations. Suddenly, three giant beasts manifested in the space.

After hearing the account, Li Jingan was infuriated. Such a thing happening within Chang'an was a sign of moral decay, and he vowed that the grave robber would not go unpunished.

"Indeed, I’m sure many of you here recognize him. He is Mr. Yan Fu, who once taught at the Fuzhou Shipyard and served as the chief instructor at the Beiyang Naval Academy in Tianjin!" Tang Jian stood up first to welcome him.

Shedding his earlier arrogance, Wang Zhenyu stood up with great warmth to welcome Liu Qishan and invited him to take a seat.

Though Chu Jun was curious about these ten legendary weapons, there was no time to ask, as the battle had already begun.

Many people besides the residents were helping with the detachment of the space colony. In particular, a large number of scavengers had arrived to assist in retrofitting the colony into a starship.

As Qian Tianyou spoke, he picked up a handkerchief and patted the person beside him. After doing so to two or three people, he tossed the cloth back to Liuli and took another to continue, not even sparing the Prefect.

"You only said you wanted to see the child because you wanted to use me to get you out of the morgue, didn't you?" Chen Mengsheng retorted, cutting straight to the heart of the matter.

Bai Yi did not seem surprised by the secret mechanism in the closet. I couldn't detect a hint of astonishment on her face, which made it clear that she had known about it all along.

When Terauchi Hisaichi heard the head of Yuan Shikai’s secret agents ask such a moronic question, he couldn't help but curse under his breath. He concluded that it was no wonder Yuan Shikai’s faction was suffering constant defeats in the National Protection War; the root of their failure clearly lay in their intelligence work.

At that moment, led by Tan Yuanba, Hao Junzi arrived directly outside Liu Mengyao’s private room on the second floor.

Seeing that the old man had fallen silent, Zeng Hao offered a bow, then led the four elders to a corner to sit cross-legged.

"Oh, it’s nothing major. Just... well, there were some things said that might be unfavorable to you. I didn't mean anything by it; I just wanted to tell you not to pay them any mind." Seeing Yuan Xin’s smile vanish, Xi Yizheng hurriedly explained.

And so, for the next two months, except for weekends, Xi Yizheng spent almost every day in the Mysterious Bracelet. Her family assumed she was busy at the fashion training club and thought nothing of it.