31 On What Grounds

Guo Jingyi lunged forward, claws bared and flailing, aiming to rake them across Li Xiaoxiao’s face.

Li Xiaoxiao lifted her leg and kicked Guo Jingyi squarely in the stomach. The woman was sent flying instantly, landing heavily on the ground.

"You smell absolutely wretched. Stay away from me!"

"What? You want a taste of that too?"

Li Xiaoxiao turned her attention to Guo Zhiyuan, who had been inching closer. Seeing Guo Jingyi sprawled on the ground, he swallowed hard, then looked back at Li Xiaoxiao, frozen.

The coastline was vast. Beyond the sandy beach, there were clumsy alligator monsters—highly defensive, yet remarkably weak in their attacks. Too lazy to tangle with them, I headed straight for a clear area to search for the ocean liner the trainer had mentioned.

Sanbao also found the idea absurd; such hope was no different from a mortal walking down the street, expecting a gold ingot to fall from the sky.

"Really?" Qian Yelian snuck another glance at Lian Caini, wanting to ask but not daring to. He scratched his head in agitation.

However, this was not enough to dispel everyone's concerns, especially those who had always been at odds with Su Lie’s faction.

Arriving at the second floor of the canteen, we took our seats in the largest room. The cooks and waiters began serving the meal. In the center of the table sat a large pot filled with an enticing array of ingredients, prepared in the style of a dry pot.

Ignoring the risk of his consciousness shattering, Shen Feng accelerated once more! Now, he felt not only the tearing pain in his consciousness but also the agony of being crushed. The discomfort was beyond words, but he had no choice but to endure it.

"Even if you get there, you’re not guaranteed to be chosen," the fat merchant said stubbornly, though he could not hide the deep disappointment in his eyes.

Lu Xun’s words made Sun Quan tremble. In truth, Sun Quan knew deep down that Sun Ba was unsuitable, but he had only been speaking out of anger. Moreover, to validate Lu Xun’s words now would be like slapping himself in the face. Sun Quan’s expression was full of resentment at Lu Xun for bringing up such a sensitive topic.

Li Mu watched the flustered merchants with a faint smile. He wasn’t lying; if someone who had been stuck at the peak of the late Houtian stage for a long time consumed this Body Tempering Fruit, they would very likely break through to the Xiantian realm.

That was the day Su Lin’s mother, Liu Aizhen, had been rushed to the municipal hospital after a car accident and needed surgery. Back then, it was Ye Xingzhu who had led Su Lin to the surgical department director’s office, letting Su Lin pose as a doctor to sneak into the operating room.

"Yes, I’ve already contacted a dozen former special forces soldiers and mercenaries. Some of them don’t want to go abroad again, so we can have them come over to fill the positions," Tong Zhiming said matter-of-factly.

Su Guorong spoke while helping his wife in the kitchen. Compared to the banquet held when Su Lin was admitted to university, there were far fewer people this time—only the closest relatives and comrades, numbering about twenty or thirty.

If he had asked the state to pay for the data he provided, they wouldn’t even have considered it without a price tag in the hundreds of billions of dollars or euros. He could easily discard such things; to him, a mere ten billion yuan was hardly worth a second glance.

Even if Wang Kun didn't investigate, others would do it for him. After all, the safety of him and his family was of the utmost importance; at the very least, they could not be allowed to encounter problems for any other reason at this stage.

Having just returned home today, however, there was no need to rush into studying. I spent the time leisurely wandering around the author’s dashboard.

I felt relieved. This was for the best; although the Thunder Incantation was my most proficient spell, casting it before being attacked consumed a considerable amount of energy, and I had no desire to waste my strength on such things.

It was perfect. Right there were the contact details for the various media outlets and channels involved in the blockade against Yunyilin Media Co., Ltd., along with the specific emails exchanged.

Watching Ouyang blast through the opponents one by one, Wu Fei’s eyes turned bloodshot. Ignoring a blade swung by a bald man, he lunged directly at another, delivering a side slash that ripped the man’s stomach open, spilling his intestines across the ground.