Volume 1, Chapter 48: Wind and Snow Like Blades, Hearts Like the Sun!

After all, major human capitals and principal cities had been subjected to sudden assaults; there was barely enough time to save those metropolises, let alone care about what happened to this godforsaken, sparsely populated backwater.

Old Liu went about his work with intense concentration, cutting away in absolute silence. His focus seemed to reach a realm detached from all worldly distractions. Upon seeing it, I did not dare to disturb him in the least. The atmosphere was far too heavy, and amidst that concentration, Old Liu wielded his various tools with supernatural ease and supreme naturalness—truly a worthy successor of a time-honored lineage.

"Oh come on," Big Sis muttered without speaking out loud, staring for a long while before finally realizing that these people genuinely knew nothing about the local commodities.

"Daoist Priest Wang's meaning is that I may dispose of this child as I please, and Daoist Priest Wang will not intervene." Patriarch Qi's tone carried no discernible emotion, chillingly detached to the absolute degree, as though he were merely narrating a matter entirely unrelated to himself.

"So, what song will you be performing today?" This time, judge DD finally managed to speak before the other three.

However, for a delinquent brat, financial management was an entirely foreign concept. When it came to spending money, this brat had never shown the slightest restraint. Consequently, less than a month after the bankruptcy of the Level 6 Shift Project, Accelerator found himself completely drained of funds and broke.

As for me, I was staying in Fake Raoul's dormitory. Since some of the professional staff in his quarters had already gone home for the holidays, there were plenty of vacant beds. Furthermore, the dead cat was staying in his dorm with me as well.

Presumably under Lulu's mother's nurturing, her palate had long since become capable of handling all varieties of cuisine.

Chu Lingding did not reply to me. He formed hand seals with both hands and chanted an incantation, whereupon a chaotic and impure aura began to rise steadily around him. Within that aura materialized an armored, skeleton-like entity wielding a broadsword, which charged fiercely into the shroud of evil energy.

His heart had long since flown from the distant, freezing Northeast to the warm southern realm of Guizhou.

"What do we do now?" someone asked, completely at a loss. After all, the family head was dead, and due to the upheaval in Huaxi, the Zhang family suffered a generational fault line—aside from the family head and the Second Master, there were virtually no mid-level leaders left. Although those two company commanders managed some men, they did not belong to the family's ruling hierarchy.

The fist struck Liang Dong's body without a doubt. Liang Dong did not dodge at all, taking the blow head-on in that manner.

***

Lin Xifan went outside and had Uncle Wu find a towel, then returned to the room to wipe Annie's body clean before dressing her in new clothes, after which he walked up to Old Man Lin.

Victoria nodded, and the ring of lightning crackling around her body receded within. She was a magical beast possessing both the Light and Lightning attributes; while her lightning attribute had already reached the realm of a high-tier Sovereign God, her light attribute remained merely at the peak of a high-tier god. To unleash her maximum combat prowess, she could only rely on the lightning attribute in battle.

The man shuddered violently. This fellow was nothing short of a demon; that previous gunshot alone had scared him out of his wits, and now another shot was to be added. This psychological torment almost drove the man insane on the spot.

"Didn't I just treat you to a meal?" Li Yuqi scolded playfully, thinking this guy was really pushing his luck.

"Since that is the case, then go and die!" How arrogant and frantic was the black-haired Saga? If not for his wariness of Liu Hao's strength, why would he have bothered to recruit him? Now that Liu Hao was so unappreciative, it instantly enraged him. He struck without hesitation, unleashing a light-speed fist.

Esdeath had originally intended to heal the One-Armed Divine Nun so that they could engage in direct combat afterward. However, upon second thought, healing someone meant the recipient had to lower all defenses; otherwise, if defenses were raised, the collision of two opposing streams of true qi would cost the One-Armed Divine Nun her life.

"Alright, Sophie. She must have been frightened by us, or else she thinks we've gone mad. Indeed, are God Kings and Supreme Gods really that easy to kill?" Wang Biao laughed.

"Enough. Go to my room later and get the check." Patriarch席 waved his hand, returning to his quarters first with a trace of fatigue. Father Xi naturally stepped forward to escort him back to the rear courtyard.

Judging by his voice and appearance, the youth was precisely Lin Liang, and right beside him, needless to look, was the figure of Wang Yan.

Naturally, his two beloved sons mattered deeply as well. Huo Jun added silently to himself as he strode forward rapidly.

After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Yidao lay back on the sexy thighs of the receptionist at the front desk. Because the counter was high, outsiders could hardly see Chen Yidao. "This is so comfortable," Chen Yidao couldn't help muttering.

"You are such a jerk. It seems I really shouldn't have saved you just now." Xuanyun's face flushed slightly red as she pointed at Jiang Chen and snorted.

***

"Do not be astonished. One day, my cultivation will return once more, and that time shall be when this older brother struts his majesty again. For now, I can only keep a low profile," Chen Xing said.

It wasn't really that Zeng Hao was genuinely afraid of the Sword Absolute Sect, but rather that he was unwilling to let his family be implicated.

"Halt all movement! Qingzhou has been sealed off, and no one is permitted to pass!" At the border between Yuan and Qing provinces, a line of ghost soldiers intercepted Chen Xing. Chen Xing and the others inspected the scene to find that Luo Minglie had actually deployed heavy troops to blockade the area and prevent them from passing, arousing a blazing fury in Chen Xing's heart.

One must know that on the path of martial cultivation, the practitioner undergoes the pill-condensation and body-refining stages. During this phase, bodily strength fundamentally represented one's personal power. Of course, while body-refinement sounded simple, cultivating it was by no means an easy feat.

"That is simple. Whenever your esteemed clan is ready, the migration may take place." Naturally, Zeng Hao preferred to have the Manyan tribe migrate into the Spirit Garden space before acquiring the Buddhist Sarira; that way, the Manyan tribe would exert themselves even harder to secure the Buddhist Sarira for him.

At this moment, the situation was truly intricate and convoluted. The camps of the Xiang Army and the Taiping rebels were intertwined layer upon layer, making it impossible to tell who was besieging whom.

This was also the reason why those who wanted to beat me up were always startled by the mental barrier that would suddenly appear every time.

"Then can you take me to see him?" Feng Qingcheng said with a smile. It seemed that Zhang Ying's impression in Cuiyi's heart was truly not bad at all, but why did such rumors circulate in the city?

These military translators all resided within the consulate. Gong Banlun's room was not far from Li Mingfeng's, just a few steps away. He knocked on Gong Cheng's door for a long time without getting any response, only managing to rouse an English translator from the adjacent room instead.

The night passed uneventfully. The next day, Li Mingfeng had his servants pack up all the belongings; the gold, the silver notes, and the garments demanded from Zhang Shiping were all bundled away.