Chapter 71: The Worm in His Stomach?

Stumbling Block The Wind Carries the Falling Catkins 1241 words 2026-03-20 06:24:33

The phone call ended with a busy tone.
Having no other option, Xu Yu dialed Xu Huaimin.
“My precious daughter, you finally remember to call your father? Not avoiding me anymore?” Xu Huaimin’s tone was sarcastic.
“Dad, what do you actually want?” In a foreign land, cold night winds whipped her arms, desolate and bleak.
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Wu Jinji was so furious he could grind his teeth, but he was helpless. The magical rope the girl used was truly formidable; it must be some artifact from a master. Judging from the girl’s demeanor, she didn’t seem like a disciple of the Dao. Who could she be? He needed to figure out a way to escape quickly.
With Zhang Xiang’s shout, the Nine Heavens Deadly Strike, carrying Zhang Xiang’s body, shone with dazzling crimson light as it slashed toward the Wild Withered God King.
Yang Fan, using the flashlight on his phone, turned the object over and over but found nothing remarkable, so he decided to return it to Yu Kai.
The Bright Shrine God King eagerly anticipated something, and he was working hard to achieve it. He needed help, needed cooperation, or rather, he needed allies.
He even overheard Father Gu’s words, saying that from now on, his mother wouldn’t be allowed to see him—is that what he meant?
“Officer, could you get me something to eat? I’m a bit hungry,” Lin asked the nearby policeman, a little embarrassed.
A golden core self-detonation, if it happened on land, would affect a thousand-mile radius. But in the sea, its range would be ten times greater, impacting ten thousand miles around.
Shang Xunhuan glanced around the place, took a deep breath, then decided not to linger. She headed to the bathroom to wash her hands and calm herself.
The others ignored the clown; the crucial voices belonged to Lia and her companions. There was no other choice—among the team, only Lance and Lia were fit to lead. Would you expect the airheaded pink-haired girl to come up with ideas, or trust the two lone wolves as captains?
To better understand the medicinal effects, she created a chart based on chemical elements, along with various drug reaction equations similar to chemical formulas.
The claw was blocked by Mullers, who stood beside Toons, saving Toons’ life with a single sword.
“Did Yue’er recruit you, and you’re willing to join my Eastern Family?” Dongfang Sheng continued to ask.
The team member fumbled, bracing his foot against the Endless Curtain to slow the suction, but his limbs were all seized. Seeing trouble, other members rushed to help; whoever touched the Endless Curtain was swallowed up.
Tian drove out of the desolate area. The car ahead slowed; as Tian caught up, a man in black tossed a brick-sized phone through the window. Then the car shot off like an arrow.
Since the geniuses of the Outer Demons dared not follow him deeper into the palace, all treasures and fortunes encountered could now be his alone.
Every gambling table was numbered. The tapes recorded clearly which table each gambler won on.
Shi Chaoran’s method could indeed yield enormous profits, but once the Special Affairs Department targeted him, his huge income would become an inexplicable loophole.
It was true—a billionaire like him, threatened at home and unable to find out who attacked, had no reason to risk his family’s lives by gambling with fate. His wealth would last generations.
After swallowing the heart of the Jianmu tree, the body of the Grand Dao Patriarch began to thicken, beams of green light shot from his body, and instantly the entire Celestial Array was bathed in emerald radiance.
Perhaps Shi Zhen thought her embrace was too warm, or perhaps the weather was too hot, or that the earlier play had tired her out. Shi Zhen, buried against Wen Chu Liu’s stomach, didn’t move for a long time.
The walls had been painted white, adorned with green leaves for decoration, and dotted with flowers and plants, making the whole place especially charming.