Chapter 48 (Silicon Carbide 2): The Weakest Link

November 2031, Rocket City, Liang Country

Michael and Daphne were hosting Irene at their home. Upon seeing her, Daphne immediately asked with concern, "Anderk is seriously ill—why have you come back to Liang Country? Is he feeling any better?"

"The illness was quite severe for a while, but now he's stabilized," Irene replied. "I returned to wrap up some research projects here. Anderk is also quite concerned about the letter he wrote to Michael, and he asked me to hear Michael's thoughts on his behalf."

Father Yang was just reaching a suspenseful part of his story when he looked up to see his wife leaving only her back as she carried the tea set away.

"I feel there are some contradictions in it, some knots I can't untangle, but I can't quite guess what exactly is blocking my thoughts," Li Nai answered truthfully.

Nevertheless, Lin Xiao did not lose his composure. After dealing with all the enemies, he immediately returned here to await the arrival of tomorrow.

Wang Taika found that when Dunka argued, it was actually quite entertaining. It wasn't a direct retort, but an air of disdain that made one feel deeply ashamed. Unfortunately, Wang Taika was shameless enough not to be affected by it.

Finally, Mai used the "Lan Caihe’s Single Toast with a Mid-Waist Break" technique to dispose of the last soldier who charged at him.

Bang! The cup shattered into fragments. Kun Hualingkang, radiating a red light, landed steadily on the ground, clutching his peachwood sword. Seeing Zhai Ru barely clinging to life, he was utterly shocked.

Her gaze was filled with doubt—this was last season's fashionable color, and the collar style was from a year ago.

If this was merely the beginning, then everything that followed caught Chen Jiaojiao completely off guard.

The Dragon Palace was once again shrouded in blood. No one in the palace knew what had happened; everyone was on edge, fearing that an imperial edict might suddenly arrive from the Hall of Eternal Light, sealing their fates.

After listening to Leng Mingzhao, Yun Xiao, feeling indignant, met Leng Mingzhao’s smiling eyes and found herself all the more unworthy, as if all her shameful secrets had been laid bare.

It is up to human effort. To judge those seven generations of ill-fated lovers as destined from infancy is truly unreasonable. Such thinking is no different from arranging marriages before birth. Prophecies are always just that—prophecies. All wonders in the world lie in change; nothing is immutable, and so it is with prophecy.

At dawn the next day, soldiers reported that the Tianlang Kingdom’s troops, who had withdrawn from Xiangyang City, had now surrounded them.

As Zhou Zekai was pondering what to do next, he sensed a brightness through his closed eyelids—perhaps the lights had been switched on. Then he heard two people speaking.

Is this a best friend or just a troublesome companion? Chen Jing laughed boisterously on the other end of the call—not only did she offer no advice, it seemed she’d laugh her to death. Ji Fulai already felt overwhelmed.

After getting in the car, he asked a colleague to check on Xiao Mingsheng’s recent activities and discovered that he had been in contact with Qin Zheng. Lin Zhengyi had just called him.

In the blink of an eye, it was Zhou Zekai’s turn to enter the arena. As a top student, he felt no nerves at all. With Old Man Qi's guidance, he was like a fish in water. Since his identity was still tied to Mengzhou, Zhou Zekai returned early to Mengzhou for the exam.

Behind Huayan Yue, a gray-robed male cultivator at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment looked around, a palm-sized creature perched on his shoulder. The creature croaked a few times, and the man nodded, tossed out an array disk to block the other cultivators, and then, locking onto Huayan Yue’s position, pursued her relentlessly.

"Hmm? Where has Master Yao gone?" someone asked, immediately drawing everyone’s attention to the matter.

"I’m currently working with Prince Dabao, so it’s probably inconvenient." His words stirred my heart, yet left me feeling helpless as well.