Chapter 55

I am like a pool of lotus water; anything that falls upon the surface sends ripples that I can feel. Only in this way can I dodge, and only in this way can I attack.

The next day was New Year's Eve. Wuyang got up as usual and went to look for Taobao, but the bed was empty, devoid of any trace of him. On the table lay a blood-red peace buckle and a note. The peace buckle must have been worn by Taobao closely around his neck, and the note bore a few scrawled, clumsy characters.

"Very well. Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. Put all these things in this room." Shen Min pushed open another room.

One must bear in mind that this was under the condition that she knew she was no match for Roger and had gone all out right from the start.

After ordering the unlucky wretch—who had managed to trigger a death flag for himself and then actually died once—to return to the coalition's ranks, Roger did not pause, but instead walked slowly toward the Demon God Mephistopheles.

Although Chen Shaohua was in charge of the accounts, her abilities were limited to merely managing the money, and she was not yet capable of investing surplus funds into various ventures.

After receiving the dagger, I gazed at him for a long time. There was neither fear nor sorrow in the captain's eyes; what remained was only despair and resolve.

In Dayun, Zigui City, snow fell heavily, and across the boundless snowy expanse, thousands upon thousands of fiery red blossoms burst into bloom.

After listening, I finally understood what was going on. It turned out that since they lacked the ability to expel the devil from my body, they intended to get rid of me instead. Wasn't this bullying people too terribly?

After renting the office building, Zhang Jing could no longer comfortably freeload at Chen Shaohua's place. He had it simply renovated, brought in a few pieces of office furniture, and moved in.

"Why are you like a roundworm in my belly?" Ye Feng smiled and said, "You guessed right, my appetite is indeed very large."

Bao Yanze rubbed his hands in delight and said, "Prefect Li, are you speaking the truth? May I lead a troop, and can I choose anyone I wish to join it?"

"Marriage is nothing more than acquiring an extra title; I am not particularly concerned about it. As long as the person is by my side, these superficialities are useless." Jinse's voice remained calm and faint, yet as Xuanming listened, a trace of sorrow welled up within him.

What about the other failures? Children are born from the vital essence of the father and the blood of the mother; the strongest is chosen, and the rest are all eliminated. If one thinks deeper on this, the implications are self-evident.

The bicyclist was completely uninjured, and his bicycle undamaged. Seeing that Daoist Xuanji and Zhang Miaoqing did not look like locals of the new city, he could only say, "Consider it my bad luck. I'm fine, I'm leaving." With that, without waiting for the two police officers to speak, the bicyclist pushed his bicycle away looking very displeased.

On the other side, Fang Rong's torture of his captive came to an end. Just as he reached a dagger into the man's mouth to cut out his tongue, the man cowardly scared himself into fainting.

"N-nothing much. Anyone who saw it would have helped you." Zhao Guodong felt his speech stumbling for some unknown reason.

"They say down in Liu Town that someone beat Scar-face to a pulp. That wouldn't happen to be you, would it?" Old Liang asked. Zhao Guodong smiled and said nothing.

I was completely baffled by him. So he suffered from morning crankiness as well; if I had known earlier, I would have just gone along with his wishes. Still, being far away from him was for the best, allowing me at least to escape the life of living under his threats.

The ruins were now completely desolate; the mountain ranges and palaces had all been shattered, countless fissures scarred the earth, and the ground was covered by an endless expanse of skeletal remains.

Judging from the overall strategic trend, Murong Yan also hoped in her heart that Han Qiurong would prioritize the bigger picture and ensure her own safety first.

Pei Shiyin felt a flash of light before her eyes, cold sweat pouring down in waves. She instinctively rolled away just as Ning Minwei pushed her wheelchair forward in another pursuit.

The reality before his eyes gradually made Gu Xinghun feel as though he were having a dream. Perhaps deep down in his heart, he truly wished it were all a dream, and that the present moment was the only true reality.

When describing the Central Plains martial artists, the Great General Feihong glossed over the details regarding Hua Fuduo. Although he did not mention a single word about being utterly defeated by her sword, he minimized her threat by claiming that she merely looked like a second-rate martial artist while possessing exceptional swordsmanship.

Pang Tong appointed the local Registrar Wang Guan as the County Magistrate, and released the former County Magistrate Zhou Le, appointing him as the County Registrar. This campaign enhanced Pang Tong's formidable reputation even further throughout Youzhou, earning him the deep respect and submission of the tribes beyond the northern frontier.

"Brother Hao, why are you here?" One of the directors asked with a cheerful smile upon seeing Ye Hao walk in.

Anyang was naturally unwilling to be married off to an unfamiliar alien tribe, nor did she wish to wed those foolish royal scions and ministers. Anyone she could not obtain—even if it meant death—she would drag down to hell with her.

Listening to Tao Zhulu's aggressive words, the bandit Disha glared with eyes that seemed ready to breathe fire.

When Zhou Xingyun encountered the gentle maiden and was about to rush forward for a long-awaited, emotional embrace, Muya eagerly blurted out a piece of earth-shattering bad news to everyone.

He Yuzhu was intimately familiar with the canteen stoves; he had worked there for many years in his past life, and had it not been for the later restructuring of the rolling mill that led to his layoff, he would never have left to work as a chef in outside restaurants.

His gaze was as heavy and dark as a pool of freezing water, fully displaying the majesty of someone in authority. The pressure unconsciously exuded by him left Jin Chengwu and Lei Ming feeling uneasy and unsettled.

Having drunk quite a bit himself in his attempt to make the other two men drunk, and seeing that only the two of them remained clear-headed at the table, He Bin stopped hiding things and spoke openly.

His slightly cold temperament was perhaps part of it, but more than that, he feared being plotted against. After all, human hearts are unpredictable, and there was no guarantee someone wouldn't stab you in the back.

Elder Ruan eagerly tasted the tea once more; the Biluochun was warm, delicate, tenderly fragrant, fresh, and delightfully mellow.

He was terrified that Aunt Fan, sentimental by nature and soft-hearted, might reconcile with her ex-husband. If that happened, where would he go to cry?

At present, his cultivation realm was the Viscera Realm of Internal Energy; moving upward lay the Iron Bone Realm and the Blood Marrow Realm of Internal Energy.

Upon hearing this, Su Mingyue shot him a malicious, teasing smile, and then proceeded to place a helping of every single dish on the table into her older brother's bowl.

In addition to him, Luo Yi's younger brother Luo Shou, who was serving as the Governor of Lizhou at the time, also shared his misfortune and was ordered to be executed by Li Er, effectively uprooting and completely eradicating the entire Luo family.

She glanced at her phone and, seeing that the trending searches about her had indeed been removed, gave the matter no further thought.