Volume One, Chapter 2: Only One Year Left to Live

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It roared and shrieked, beating its enormous divine wings, wrapped in terrifying flames, toward Jun Ye with lightning speed, as though swatting a mosquito.

By then, she had already broken through to the Saint Emperor Realm. Yet she was only at the second level and still could not break through the Ice Prison’s Deadly Peril.

There was no point in doing any of this. Those two children were as innocent as blank sheets of paper; no amount of admonition would do any good.

“Black Lee”—one could tell from the name alone that he was Chinese. Of course, he now held American citizenship, and whenever he opened his mouth, he spoke in nothing but ABCs. His Chinese identity was limited to a pair of brown eyes, yellow skin, and black hair.

“The Sealed Battle Platform is no longer the same as it was before. Could it be that the ultimate enemy has made a move, staging one scheme within another?” Jun Ye’s expression grew even graver.

Thus, there was no need for Zhang Chuanwu to summon him. Wherever he went, this enormous snowman would appear close behind.

They say luck favors those who are prepared. So when he set out to take revenge, he spent several full months preparing for the plan. During that entire time, he devised only this one scheme—a clear sign of how much thought and effort he had devoted to it.

They were, after all, the dignified Four Great Protectors. Yet they had fallen into such a state that they could not help sighing.

Qin Jin, Ling Xiuyi, Hanhai Qiuming, Huan Tianci, and the other prodigies blessed with imperial bearing immediately halted when they saw Jun Ye and the others move, then smiled as they watched.

Lang Zhan bent down and set the wolf cub on the ground. Then, just as Playboy and Qianxi came over as well, the cub suddenly began barking and howling toward a certain direction.

They had wondered how the prince could possibly invite an ordinary family to his home as guests. Now they understood that there had been another reason.

The moment Chu Wan stepped out of the Shengshi Dubbing Studio, she saw Shen Yi standing beside a car not far away, apparently waiting to pick someone up.

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No one knew that, before coming here today, he had already received word from a high-ranking official in the capital asking him to delay Ye Ning’s departure for the capital.

“Yes, yes. Let’s wait and see whether anyone else comes. If someone else arrives, everything will be fine.” Uncle Zhang Baishan hurriedly steadied himself against the table and stood up, gazing toward the doorway with hopeful anticipation.

Seeing that Song Chuman remained silent while Song Hexiu walked toward them, Luo Lingying and her husband had no choice but to urge Song Hexiu again.

Just as Lan Yue was about to ask the system whether the villain appearing ahead of schedule would affect the later plot—

When she opened her eyes and saw that she had returned to the nanny’s room in the Gu family villa, Lan Yue was still clutching her chest and gasping for breath.

Listening to the argument outside grow louder and louder after the two men left, Chen Shao shook his head and sent someone to summon the two herb gatherers and the two hunters, including Old Zhou.

One spirit vessel after another, each carved with a different emblem, flew across the sky. Banners streamed in the wind, and one could vaguely make out the proud sons of heaven standing shoulder to shoulder on their decks in splendid robes.

The Yang family had already been starving terribly, and now their hunger was even more unbearable. Their stomachs rumbled without pause.

This was especially true in the treacherous world of commerce. Someone might appear harmless on the surface, while hiding unimaginable ruthlessness within.

After the successive orders had been delivered, the army’s commanders gained a much clearer understanding of the siege planned for the following day. So long as they followed Lü Bu’s orders while engaging the enemy, how could they fail to seize Xudu from the opposing forces?

“Advisor Li, please continue.” Zhang Di raised a hand in invitation. Li Shiyao currently served as a marching adviser at the battalion-general level, but he clearly carried far more weight than an ordinary battalion general.

With Qian Suniang’s beauty, she naturally believed she could persuade her benefactor to let her stay. But after enduring so many hardships and nurturing such high hopes, had she truly come all this way merely to become a decorative vase for him?

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After a long while, the Demon Emperor Chiyan had already gone far away. Only then did Bai Yunyi walk up to Zhou Qiang and use a wet towel to wipe the blood from his face.

“Old Bandit, are you all right?” Sensing the turbulent spiritual energy and surging fury within Fuluan, Ling Yu tugged at his robe and asked in a low voice. In Ling Yu’s impression, Fuluan rarely ever lost his composure. This was the first time he had seen him display his anger so openly.

Among the dozen or so secondary professions currently available, each player could choose only one to learn, unlike in other games, where one could learn two or even several at once.

“Even you do not know about that matter. It seems I will have to continue searching.” Disappointment flashed through Ling Yu’s eyes at the old man’s reply. He shook his head and let out a soft sigh.

“A hundred years ago, Wan’er and I came to the foot of Xiyun Mountain according to your agreement, but we never saw you! Wan’er tried to charge up the mountain, but anyone who had once climbed Xiyun Mountain would be blocked by the barrier. Wan’er was thrown back again and again, falling until she was covered in wounds!” Lu Pei drove another fist into Lin Chen’s face.

Before Zhong Yi could finish speaking, Xiaoqing used the staff she held in both hands as a pivot, hooked her legs over it, and kicked upward, striking Zhong Yi viciously in the jaw.

“Haha, that’s fantastic!” Wan Miao shouted excitedly as he pulled his left arm, which had been hanging across his chest, free. The wound sent a lance of pain through his arm. Grimacing, he pressed both hands against the handlebars, righted the motorcycle, and deftly kicked up the stand with his left foot.

If he had been any other cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, he probably would not have been willing to take on work that amounted to protection. Yue Longfei was different, however. Without Lu Kun’s assistance, he would never have entered the realm of the Great Cultivator so easily.

Luo Yan’er clenched her delicate fists tightly. This time, she had come under pressure from the elders of her family, leaving her no choice but to accept Chen Qingxuan.

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