Volume One, Chapter 44: No Simple Matter!

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Damn! I cursed silently in my heart. That bastard still had the nerve to tell me there had never been any problems before! No matter what, I had promised him earlier, and now I couldn’t just turn my back on it. Without hesitation, I charged forward. Taking advantage of Big Zhuang’s back being turned to me, I leapt up and kicked him squarely in the back! Big Zhuang immediately fell flat on his face! After knocking him down, I rushed straight at the traitor Ma. Before he could react, my dagger was already pressed against his neck. The traitor Ma was stunned and panicked, yelling desperately, “Calm down, calm down! Don’t make a move, don’t make a move!” I ignored him and shouted at Big Zhuang, “If you move again, I’ll kill him!” Big Zhuang... Zhang Tian directly brought Du Lan inside the base. After all, this base was about to be abandoned soon, so letting people from Dong Village come here wouldn’t cause much trouble. “No, I still want to serve my husband,” Miyamoto Qing said, preparing to get up and wash Huiyuan Cheng’s face. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, for they knew “the fat sheep had arrived!” This meant the hunt was about to begin, and today’s training was coming to an end.

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“So impressive, you wouldn’t be bragging, would you?” The Minotaur and Zamasu sat squatting inside his home, drinking wine together. Letting out a sigh, Lu Xixi was relieved she had finally escaped a disaster. Smiling brightly as she stepped down from the car, she was suddenly lifted into the arms of Princess Shen Zhihan. Almost instinctively, Lu Xixi wrapped her arms around Shen Zhihan’s neck. Listening to the bodyguard’s words, Huiyuan Cheng recalled many of the current situations. Suddenly, a flood of chaotic memories overwhelmed him, giving him a headache. He pressed his right hand against his forehead. At the front of the conference room, there were still riot shields and batons—signs that a battle had taken place here, though there were no corpses or zombies. Although clearly thin, her complexion was still good—rosy and tender, with big bright eyes full of vitality. Feng Yuan casually glanced up and caught sight of a jade hairpin left in the corner of the soft couch. He knew that hairpin all too well and picked it up without thinking. Kirishima Kaori brewed Iron Goddess tea for everyone, while Dong Xiang served it. Seeing a few goji berries floating on the tea, Huiyuan Cheng felt somewhat helpless. Although he was technically retired now, it felt as if he had already settled into an old man’s retirement life. Before long, Kong Qinglong emerged from the room holding a card and respectfully handed it to Lin Xuan. If it were only this simple, it wouldn’t be so bad. But now, Akado Sato felt she was overthinking things. Even in this situation, she thought she needed more practice. “You,” said Sifang Lianshi, upon seeing the once proud Zhang Liang, who suddenly fell silent, only occasionally exchanging a few words, as if something was holding him back. “What? Bloodthirsty frenzy?” Chen Fei snapped awake and saw blood dripping from the Blade Demon’s mouth. My focus wasn’t on her, but on the later statement—he said Xiang Wan led him to Black Bamboo Gorge. What’s going on? It was clearly because of a clue from Han Dongling that they thought she had gone missing in the gorge and went there to look. Honestly, if Ye Xiangchen hadn’t known Dan Li’s true identity early, he might have believed her too. Lin Xuan didn’t rush to leave but waited until most students had gone before heading toward the school gate. Such a peaceful and beautiful scene was ruined by a princess who could not locate herself.

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Xiahou Fei stood up in a fury, her face darkened as she flung open the door and shouted at the green vines and Yang An outside, “Now! Immediately! Pack your things! We leave for the capital tomorrow!” Then, ignoring their expressions, she slammed the door shut with a bang. Ye Meixuan saw them off at the door, watching the Xu family’s car disappear into the distance. She reached up to touch the diamond necklace around her neck, feeling satisfied as she returned inside. Some soldiers wearing gray uniforms were hiding behind the flowerbed in front of the clinic, struggling to hold off another wave of attackers. In theory, Zhuque was Mu Jincheng’s personal guard. Even if his own house was on fire, he shouldn’t have left without permission. Although Zhuge Xuan disliked dealing with trivial matters, he was now a senior leader of the Five Mountains, and Zhao Xue was a senior of the Dream Mist—these things had to be taken into account. “How dare you say that? Your hands are still on me! Tell me, is this a misunderstanding? Who’s being unreasonable? You shameless scoundrel!” An Jialu cursed angrily. There were also Maya and Tianlong who had guided them before. The other ship girls were nowhere to be seen. Counting them up, he only saw a few ship girls—six at most, excluding Akashi and Ashigara, who were not part of the official roster. Where were the others? Naturally, Xia Xin was not the least bit surprised. The moment the other party spoke, he recognized the voice. How could he forget that day? How could he forget Ying’er and Xia Yunwei’s voices? When the two elders saw so many people brandishing pistols, their faces turned pale with fright. They were ordinary people who had never seen such a show before. Even on TV, such scenes only appeared in war films. Because she had been taking care of Mu Jincheng all these days, she hadn’t had time to retrieve the letter her brother left from Jiang Can. Actually, before the meal, Ye Xuanyuan had reminded them that the steamed buns and dumplings were for their father—they only needed some snacks. Compared to Zhu Bajie’s rank, the title of the Giant Spirit God seemed quite low. How dare the Giant Spirit God speak to Zhu Bajie like that? And Zhu Bajie didn’t even respond further.