Chapter 66: You're Not Thinking of Backing Out, Are You?

A second anniversary gift?

Xu Yu felt a moment of confusion; she had forgotten the exact day she and Shen Liangyan got together. Was it today? Her bewilderment, falling into Shen Liangyan's gaze, became the greatest irony and joke.

Xu Yu also noticed Shen Liangyan's suddenly cold expression. Her heart tightened, and she quickly tried to dissolve the tension with a joke, "I haven't forgotten. I thought this was Third Master's farewell gift..."

The "Return to Heaven" here was a secret art passed down by word of mouth among the Hyuga clan. It was a brilliant defensive technique within the Gentle Fist style, theoretically able to withstand any external attack. It relied on chakra released through acupoints to form a 360-degree defensive barrier.

"Did you think my silence meant I condoned your reckless behavior?" Su Nan said through gritted teeth.

In the sky, the Blood Lotus of Ten Thousand Essences stopped absorbing the earth’s energy. The sky cleared, and the sun reappeared. At that moment, the Blood Lotus finally moved, turning into a shadow and attempting to escape.

Mother Chen was in the accounting room, frazzled as she calculated the accounts. If the matter of the estate could not be resolved soon, she would have to move some silver from elsewhere, hire workers to ensure the spring planting went ahead, and help her eldest son through this crisis.

Yu Shiyi gave no response, but instead extended his tongue to lightly lick Fuduo's palm.

There was an evening event at the regiment headquarters. After lunch, the afternoon was half a day off, all training cancelled. Once the news broke, undercurrents stirred instantly.

Before Qing Concubine could stop Zhi Concubine, Tang Qingyi unexpectedly returned at that moment.

In her embarrassment, Yu Silan pressed her red lips together, then spoke again, watching Xu Yang’s expression, trying to glean something from it.

His subconscious seemed to understand that there was no further progress to be made. Not long after the carriage stopped, he actually opened his eyes of his own accord.

Zhi Yue stared into Zhang Yang’s eyes. This time, she said nothing, as if wanting to see through him completely. Yet Zhang Yang still wore a smile, revealing nothing of his true thoughts.

The elevator stopped at the ninth floor. With two elevators serving three apartments per floor, her destination was the one with the door left ajar—a narrow crack welcoming her.

Leng Yucheng pushed his speed to the maximum. From afar, he could see the warship with the highest defensive capabilities cruising through the starry sky.

Only now did Yin Feng finally master the incomplete set of the Nineteen Death Swords. As for the missing four moves, they would remain lost; after all, a sword technique incomplete for so many years could not possibly be completed by his hands—it was simply unrealistic.

The young man who attempted to assassinate Zhuang Xiao was shocked to see his long blade smashed and quickly retreated. Meanwhile, the figure flashing into action took the opportunity to kick the burly man suppressing Zhuang Xiao.

"I want to play that one! And that one! And that one!" Yue Li excitedly pointed at one amusement ride after another.

In Chongqing's National Government, upon receiving the statement about military action from both the Vanguard Army and Yan'an, he had been completely unconcerned and even delighted. Now, preparations were complete; all American-supported weapons had arrived, and the troops were fully equipped with American gear.

One was the channel inheritance that Li Qinghuan had painstakingly developed through her own talent, reaching the seventh tier. Yet most of its contents were at the sixth tier, and the seventh-tier killing moves were far too few—far less than her own wisdom inheritance.

Xia Jingsheng pulled Xia Jingyan into his arms and held him tightly, unwilling to let go. That one sentence—a threat to take away his dearest kin—was enough to make him rebel, enough to kill Emperor Yuan.

Zhou Ranzhuo was trembling all over, reminding himself again and again not to touch Xia Jingyan. If he did, the entire plan would collapse, vengeance would fail, and so many soldiers’ lives would be lost—it simply wasn’t worth it.