Chapter 33: Is It All Right to Rank First?

Shi Yun could even clearly feel his warm breath brushing lightly across her cheek, stirring a faint, tingling itch.

The familiar scent of him enveloped her, and her heartbeat quickened despite herself.

Just as his lips were about to touch hers, he suddenly stopped.

A smile curved at the corner of his mouth. He tilted his head slightly, his lips grazing Shi Yun’s earlobe as he murmured in a low, husky voice audible only to the two of them, “Then why are you blushing?”

“Captain, we’ve confirmed the situation. It’s not much different from the intelligence report. There’s a group of demon beasts in a mountain hollow ten kilometers away. I watched them for half a day—there seem to be roughly two thousand. Here’s the terrain map and their approximate distribution.” As Wang Guan spoke, he opened his computer and used imaging technology to sketch out the general situation.

Fear appeared in Zhao Qingtian’s eyes. A flash of white light swept over his body, and he transformed into a macaque. The creature had four ears and a tuft of white fur on its nose.

The great hall immediately erupted in startled cries. Clearly, many high-level cultivators had heard of this fruit’s renown; they had long known its name, yet had never actually seen it.

Ha Shiqi reached out a claw and wiped his nose. Thinking that Chu Lan was still looking out for him, he was moved even more deeply and nodded with profound agreement.

“Hee-hee-hee!” Li Yanfang approached on tiptoe. Seeing Ye Chen’s solemnly absorbed expression, she could not help bursting into laughter.

Entry to the Ancient Residence was now restricted. People could enter, but no one was allowed to leave. The entire place had been sealed off and placed under surveillance.

He clearly had not considered that they had come here to cultivate. Who would care about appearances as much as he did?

The Black-Bellied Serpent King steadied his mind and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing. Han Che’s spiritual power gradually compressed the frigid currents.

Whenever they went down, everyone was left trembling with fear, terrified of displeasing these formidable ladies.

Speechless—utterly speechless. Fine, this was a real big shot. With no other choice, he could only jump in as well, landing on their conference table and gazing around at the completely bewildered crowd with a mocking, wicked grin.

The three of them discussed it seriously. They decided to keep the item for now and use it only when the need truly arose. Everyone nodded in tacit agreement.

Mei Jiao could barely contain her laughter, overwhelmed by the thrilling sensation of believing she had made history. At last, she had appointed an emperor, and over the past few days had also established titles such as chancellor and general. Wagang Mountain had finally gotten onto the right track.

I had reached the alley by our house when my mother came out. She was wearing a cleaner’s uniform and holding a shovel, saying a reluctant goodbye to my younger brother.

Father Leng, standing nearby, also turned to look at the two of them. Hearing what they were saying, he felt a faint unease rising in his heart.

Li Tan moved then. I did not know whether he had only just regained the ability to move, or whether my small amount of magic had never been enough to restrain him. He did not push me away. Instead, maintaining that position, he lifted me into his arms and carried me step by step to the bedside, where he placed both of us on the bed together.

“He fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow. He usually goes to sleep around this time, so he must have developed a biological clock. But before falling asleep, he kept crying, ‘I want to kiss Mommy. He’s angry.’”

Of course, the fact that they did not know him did not mean they would refuse his commands. In fact, through repeated experiments, Xia’er had learned that whenever he spoke, the projections would be forced to carry out every one of his orders.

“I don’t want to! I don’t want to stare at the blue sky like some idiot, the way you do! I only want to be able to see you. I don’t care whether it’s daytime or night.” Wu Junxi held me tightly and said something that made me want to knock him on the head.

But this was also one of her strategies. After all, she had lost to this boy the previous year, so Li Mengjie had spent an entire year studying tactics specifically for dealing with him.

Wu Junxi looked at me, the corner of his mouth lifting into a wicked, seductive smile… A shiver ran through me, but I did not dare delay. I quickly stripped off my outer clothing and leaped onto the bed.