Volume 1, Chapter 52: Locked in the Woodshed

Along the way, Su Qingxue kept turning the name Lin Qingxin over in her mind, but no matter how hard she wracked her brain, she could not think of any family with the surname Lin in Nanhua City.

Several relatively plain-looking carriages formed a procession that slowly rolled out of the gates of Luoyang City. Bian Xi, who led the team, and the other guards had even deliberately changed into ordinary clothes and rode ordinary horses, discarding their previous appearance of murderous, elite cavalry!

Under such circumstances, Kong Bao naturally stood on no ceremony. He directly seized Murong Jie, who had been crying thief to catch the thief, and dragged him forcibly into the airplane's isolation room.

A patrol team composed of ten elven archers walked past the grass where Wang Chen and Vynier had been, their footsteps almost perfectly synchronized, completely unaware of any foreign intruders!

Shi Chaoran searched room by room, growing increasingly panicked with each one. When he had checked every single room and found no trace of Baozi whatsoever, Shi Chaoran was terrified out of his wits.

Ever since he had heavily plundered the first wave, the speed at which he acquired divine tomb fragments in the days that followed had undoubtedly slowed down considerably.

Yet for some reason, Li Xianfeng always felt that he had guessed most of it correctly.

Chen Xiaobin burst into laughter, as if he had just heard the funniest joke in the world, and the powerful aura belonging to the Vein Condensation Realm instantly emanated from his body.

Aside from the Special Operations Department, which served as the general coordination and dispatching agency and was able to oversee the full picture, the other departments had no idea what a colossal operation they were participating in.

Seeing Hatake Kakashi back down, Uchiha Obito also quieted down, having no intention of pressing his advantage.

Lady Wei leaned closer to him, but before she could utter a few words of exhortation, Song Shang had already strode away.

"I know, I didn't overthink it." Li Che also pressed his lips together; moistened by the warm water, his cracked corners of the mouth felt much better.

He was well aware of the crime of profiteering and knew that his offense was not light. He did not regret what he had done, only regretting that he had dragged his brothers down with him, and regretting that he had caused the director mother worry and distress.

As Bai Mo drew closer, the four canine creatures seemed to catch the scent of Bai Mo's beast soul. They instantly tensed their bodies, their eyes locked fixedly on Bai Mo's direction.

Even so, Fu Hanjiang's expression did not improve in the slightest; he intensely disliked having his personal territory invaded.

"I'll modify your bone structure and flesh for you." With that, Li Muxun gathered a cluster of white qi in his hand.

In his past life, he had experienced every possible enjoyment; in this life, he only wanted to reserve everything of the absolute best for his younger sister.

That half of his face was exposed, the upper portion stained with a bloody aura, looking exceptionally sinister. That resentful expression caused anyone who met his gaze to feel a shudder of fear.

Yuan Yuezhu had also been placed under surveillance, during the period leading up to his indictment on charges of treason against humanity and his appearance before a military tribunal.

If anyone were to look down from high altitude at this moment, they would discover that the entire secret realm appeared to be undergoing an abnormal migration.

Now it was fine—the Empress's newly arrived subordinate had actually been wiped out by the enemy, plunging the Empress into extreme fury. Upon learning that her subordinate's favorite plaything had been destroyed, she no longer wished to hold back, and abruptly ordered the remaining Grim Reaper Beasts to launch an attack.

Kirino suddenly frowned, looking thoughtfully as Elle and Emilia drew closer and closer.

Xing Zeyuan did not allow them to address him as Lord, yet they did not dare to call him by his name either, ultimately choosing to leave him unaddressed; in any case, Xing Zeyuan did not mind.

Thinking this, Elle suddenly came to a halt, stopping on the brightly lit street as his expression gradually grew grim.

However, Duan Zan was somewhat unable to control the golden sword. This was the first time he had unleashed this technique at full power, and he was not yet fully capable of mastering it.

Some of the audience members had kept their attention focused entirely on Murong Yi. Seeing this scene, they could not help holding their breath, clenching their fists, their eyes filled with anxiety.

After all, the Alba Empire still lacked significant development, a fact that naturally caused the Prince and his peers great anxiety when they witnessed it. Unfortunately, they were powerless to change anything and could only accept the reality with bitter resignation, as the Alba Empire forced them to abide strictly by the rules left behind by their ancestors.

At the two ends of the outer circle, two rare beasts spewed fiery trails diagonally into the sky, intersecting above the massive blaze in the center. Immediately afterward, four divine birds soared across the sky: the Vermilion Bird, the Fire Phoenix, the Qingniao, and the Yuanxun and Wufang. Four brilliant streaks of light—red, cyan, yellow, and purple—flashed across the night sky.

Vansaldo smiled happily, the wrinkles on his face bunching together. For a worldly-wise old man to smile so radiantly, it must surely be a memory of a lifetime.

"Should I buy something? Like nutritional supplements or things like that?" Yi Feng asked awkwardly, adopting the posture of a student preparing to meet his partner's parents.

"There is no immediate danger now, but you need proper rest. Make sure the fractured area of your skull does not suffer any further injury," the doctor instructed.

When dealing with a character like this, persuasion was utterly useless. One could either bribe him or cow him into submission. Bribery was out of the question—Du He would never waste the money his family had painstakingly smuggled in on someone so thick-headed; thus, only intimidation remained.

The so-called President Yi was none other than Yi Feng. Accompanied by several leaders, he conversed as he walked toward them, maintaining his usual impeccably dressed appearance. Thanks to his youth and good looks, he always managed to stand out among a group of leaders.

If he made it himself, he could easily craft a beautiful exterior and ensure an absolute perfect fit—this was professional tailoring at its finest, utterly high-end and far surpassing any renowned brand.

At this point, all Martin needed to do was achieve a few more successes and turn those three firms into his sworn enemies, and everything would be smooth sailing.

Lian Xiujin had no idea what was happening here. While the fire sprite was distracted pulling "Wei Changting," she tossed several magic-refining stones into the Dharma robe that had been burned through.

I looked up and saw that above this nightclub, a mass of demonic Qi was lingering, concentrated and unscattered, exceedingly dense. It seemed that the entity hidden inside was a major demon, and perhaps I could find what I was looking for here.

"Yes, even a false alarm is better than suffering an ambush," the tall instructor replied quickly. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, he might not have dared to make such a decision, but now things were different. The higher-ups would rather have every soldier be high-strung and paranoid than witness a situation where a threat was detected only to be ignored once again.