Volume 1, Chapter 25: You Don't Need to Compromise Yourself for My Sake

Zhou Tao was absolutely sick of her. Between the demands of leading his troops and dealing with her relentless, irrational bickering, he was utterly exhausted, body and soul. He truly did not want to go on like this anymore.

"Divorce?" Zhang Xiuhong's spirit suddenly vanished. She stared at Zhou Tao with tear-filled eyes, feeling as though the sky were collapsing upon her.

"Island Master Lin, you go too far," another figure said in a deep voice. Chu Feng followed the sound to see General Kuang Yan of the Demon Flame Kingdom, whose cultivation was also at the upper stage of the ninth rank.

His first move had been intended to test the extent of Advisor Gu's strength. But once he tried, he knew: although Advisor Gu had some ability, he was merely stronger than an average soldier, not exceptionally powerful.

Yue Ying was starting to enjoy this life—calm, detached, and plain as a bowl of boiled water. In its simplicity, there seemed to be a sense of cleansing the dust of toil from her heart. At this moment, she had forgotten her identity, forgotten combat and slaughter, and had truly entered the mortal world to experience the state of mind of an ordinary person.

"Mr. Gerafield, I have been tied up with trivial matters and have only managed to pay you a visit today. Please forgive me," Yue Ying said apologetically.

"Your Prime Minister has this hobby, too?" Lei Zhan laughed as he sat on the sofa; he did not hear any good news in that statement at all.

"Impossible! You couldn't even fuse with the Heavenly Sanskrit Imperial Jade in ten lifetimes, so why are you able to do it now?" The gatekeeper of the Hell Palace widened his eyes, his face filled with disbelief.

The Golden Right Hand had executed an ordinary attack with such casual ease, yet it produced such formidable destructive power. It was truly breathtaking, and sweat of shame began to trickle down my face.

Young Master Spirit Snake had already shown his sincerity. By passing up this opportunity to kill a few people, he had proven that he had ulterior motives.

"Of course. Children are the most beautiful, the most interesting. Although you say you're afraid of getting pregnant, I suspect you're looking forward to it deep down, aren't you?" Young Master Ye whispered while kissing her.

Wei Changfeng was startled. Although what Eunuch Wang said might not be the whole truth, it was a fact that the painter was capable of such things. One should not forget from whose hands he had rescued this painter.

There are millions of Northeast Immortals, and while many are capable, there is no shortage of those who are frauds or impostors. Inviting an immortal to possess one's body is a double-edged sword; if the invited spirit has no power and only speaks empty words, then when a life-or-death situation arises, one has no choice but to wait for death.

Hearing this, I nodded. It seemed to match my suspicions; those people were targeting us, so we might as well play along with their scheme. At this point, Great Master Zhang added, "When I went to worship the Buddha statue with you yesterday, I noticed someone following us in secret, so I took advantage of a moment when you weren't paying attention to return early."

When he looked to the left and saw Ouyang Qi staring at him with her beautiful eyes, signaling him, he understood everything.

He really wanted to flee, but facing this sharp blade, he knew he could not escape. Where could he run? Behind him were two squads of Han troops in pursuit, and before him was this terrifying sword. Was he to kneel and beg for mercy? That was something he would rather die than do.

Bing Potian took the crystal core handed to him by Su Chenyang with both hands. As he examined it carefully, his hands began to tremble, and his eyes were filled with nothing but greed.

The archers took advantage of the air blast from the explosion to leap up and avoid the blast zone, while the entire clearing was so obscured by thick dust that nothing could be seen clearly.

However, they lacked Zeth's intellect and courage. They could not plan for their own future and had no idea where the path beneath their feet would lead. They lived blindly, having lost all purpose and hope.

Yet Hu Cheng could feel her arms wrapped around his neck tighten, as if she never wanted to let go.