Volume One, Chapter 38: Drawing Attention
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Jiang Buyue rather liked Mountain Crocodile’s carefree personality.
They had barely exchanged a few words when news of the duel arrived.
“So soon?”
“Mountain Crocodile, let’s talk another day.”
Mountain Crocodile waved goodbye as well.
“Good luck.”
[Ghost Face, Martial Artist, Second Stage, 18 Wins and 0 Losses VS Suspenders, Martial Artist, Sixth Stage, 21 Wins and 5 Losses]
His opponent was wearing a mask too, making it impossible for him to guess their gender.
At that moment, Arena Twenty-One was packed to capacity.
The number of viewers in the livestream surged past one thousand.
A stream of comments appeared in the chat.
“Ghost Face, Ghost Face, I’m your fan! You have to win!”
“The person above doesn’t…”
“Thank you, Your Highness the Noble Consort, for the reward.”
Naturally, these favored concubines would also periodically bring the emperor’s latest gifts to the Noble Consort as tokens of respect. Only those who knew how to adapt understood how to survive in the palace. Gong Mo離 had no need to surround herself with a crowd of fools merely to make herself look clever.
“What happened with Jia Qianqian’s father? Has it been resolved? Their family has absolutely nothing to do with Yuzhang, so why make things difficult for them?” Remembering how his imperial brother had manipulated matters from behind the scenes, dismissed Prefect Jia, and caused Jia Qianqian to resent him, Long Jie felt stifled with anger.
“You mean I treated you harshly in the past?” His handsome brows drew together slightly. Leng Ye’s gaze turned ominous.
Emperor Yong’an still had state affairs to attend to, so he left after a while. After all, the borders of the Great Yan Empire were still engulfed in war, and his two royal sons—especially Long Jie, the son of Noble Consort Ya—were still fighting desperately to repel the foreign enemy. Much of Emperor Yong’an’s favor toward Noble Consort Ya came from the glory brought by her son, for Long Jie was truly exceptional.
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“All right, let go of me. We’re no longer on the road, where we could be so reckless. If someone sees us later, they’ll start gossiping.” Jia Qianqian pushed him away with a smile. Although the customs of the Great Yan Empire were open-minded, and the two of them were mutually in love, they were not yet married and should still avoid being seen embracing each other.
In truth, many football fans back home could not understand Ding Yue’s decision. Even if he had stayed at Saint-Étienne, he would still have played in the Champions League this year. If he stayed one more season and produced some outstanding performances, then even if he could not join Real Madrid, Barcelona, or Bayern, surely he could have moved to another powerhouse that regularly qualified for the Champions League, couldn’t he?
“Good. I like that confidence in you!” Duanmu Yu nodded and watched Feng Qian with a cheerful smile.
That cruel reality made everyone yearn intensely for the human race that had flourished hundreds of years ago.
The words Simeone had spat out could not be taken back, but Pogba feared that Simeone would completely lose his temper if he kept going.
Uncle Jiu rambled on for a long while, yet in the end, he left Cao Zinuo with only seven words deeply engraved in his memory.
“Wang Yan!” he shouted, a stubborn light in his eyes as he struggled constantly. It took the combined strength of the surrounding guards to keep him from breaking free.
“I don’t think that’s entirely the case. The other Divine Lords simply failed to recognize him. At the recent trade fair, didn’t the Divine Lords and Perfection Realm experts who attended ask a great many questions about Big Brother? They just didn’t dare confirm it yet—or perhaps they didn’t want to upset the balance that currently exists.” Yun Fei offered his explanation.
Chen Xiaofeng had racked his brains and come up with this barely adequate solution. It was a highly distinctive consultant-type position: essentially, they would simply give Wang Junjie the title of consultant.
Although Qi Qi was interning at the Central Hospital, she had obtained a place in this training course through the health school, thanks to her father’s connections. Still, the school had very few active Party members to begin with, so whether he had pulled strings or not made little difference.
Even so, he was still short one Space-Time Pill. Nangong Ping now faced a choice: exchange the divine positions of two High Gods for a single Space-Time Pill, allowing either his true body or his clone to advance to the level of High God first. Then, once one of them reached the Perfection Realm of the High God stage, he could search for Space-Time Grass and refine another Space-Time Pill.
When he returned to the hotel, Zhuo Yun gathered Qiao Ba and the others in his room and issued their deployment orders. The moment they found Chu Meier’s location, he would act immediately. Even if it meant offending the Morgan family, he would not hesitate. After all, he had no real power in America.
Lance could see clearly that the Pearl of Redemption was already covered in numerous cracks. It obviously would not last much longer.
At that moment, beside the teleportation array above Sun-Soul Cave, the senior members of the nine great powers had all gathered, quietly waiting for news from within.
“So what if it’s rebellion? If they owe me money and refuse to repay it, then I’ll rebel!” Zhang Ma Zi was furious as well, his eyes turning blood-red.
What he never expected was that this strange young man before him could use the icy aura within his body to neutralize his Five Elements Formation. That explained the strange expression Wang Meng had worn earlier.
Afterward, Murong Yi unleashed a continuous series of Flowing Cloud Sword techniques. The long sword in his hand trembled, immediately becoming wrapped in sword energy and radiating dazzling light. Every leopard that charged forward was torn apart by the chaotic sword strikes. For a child of seventeen or eighteen, this was already an extraordinary feat.
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The Qiao sisters were even more embarrassed. They hurriedly opened their eyes and saw Fan Chen standing away from the bed, staring blankly at them as they lay sprawled across it, their bodies largely exposed, having offered themselves to him. Their faces instantly flushed crimson with shame, and they quickly got up to put on their clothes.
After sitting for a while longer, Lü Yan felt terribly uncomfortable. He said that he had remembered some government affairs he still needed to handle and then left.
“Zhao Jie, why do I feel that you’re dissatisfied with my Divine Might Space?” Liao Yan spoke up unhappily.
That was why Xia Yatong had been so solemn about the matter, and the gravity of her manner startled Chen Yue as well.
“The people of the Bureau of Palace Attire will handle these matters for you. Why tire yourself unnecessarily?” Lü Yan appeared to be showing concern for Consort Xu, but how much sincerity lay behind it was impossible to know.
His eyes instantly transformed into kaleidoscopic patterns. At the same time, an enormous purple figure slowly emerged around Su Xue, enclosing both him and the Kun fish within.
The Savage Beast seized its opportunity and instantly spat a torrent of blazing fire from its mouth, spraying it toward the leopard monster ahead. The leopard monster let out a long howl, seemingly unwilling to accept its fate. Perhaps it, too, knew that it was in grave danger and would soon die.
Xiao Yan saw the deliberately affected expression on my face, yet remained remarkably composed as he continued eating the food before him. Even while chewing, however, he did not stop talking.
Although Fang Jue had confidence in his team, he would not forget that their opponent today was Real Madrid—a formidable side whose attack featured Raúl, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robinho, and Rafael van der Vaart.
Ye Luying had already felt that things were unfair. Hearing this and recalling the words with which Gu Zhixing had rejected her a few days earlier, she looked even more unpleasant.
So now, seeing Yu Zixian spare no effort to drag him into some trading company venture, he naturally understood that Yu had his eye on his past experience serving on the Semiconductor Committee. Five years earlier, he had even been an honorary adviser to the committee.
Huang Ying was secretly startled. In his confusion, he suddenly saw red light flicker before him, and Ren Yicheng had already closed in.
After she finished speaking, the girl began crying even more bitterly. Before I could think of another way to comfort her, the dormitory supervisor happened to open her mouth and begin scolding us.
“An unfamiliar number!” Leng Ningshuang found it strange. Who could it be? She answered the call. “Hello, is this President Leng Ningshuang?”
It was a man’s deep, magnetic voice.
Leng Ningshuang immediately recognized him as well.
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