40. Exclusive Possession

"What does he think he is doing!"

Watching Xihan forcefully and imperiously enter Ruan Li's room, Shijue expressed his dissatisfaction regardless of whether he could be heard.

Zheye’s smoke-gray eyes darkened. "Is he trying to monopolize her on the very first day he arrives?"

As far as he knew, no male beastman had yet gained the privilege of staying overnight in Ruan Li's bedroom, let alone the right to share her bed.

Shijue fumed, "The mermaid clan is truly calculating!"

Therefore, he simply remained hidden, waiting for Li Hui to succeed before revealing himself, so that no one would be able to gossip.

Even so, Emperor Xitian had no intention of giving up, as every time he opened a portal, it meant massive amounts of supplies would fall into his coffers.

This was because many people had seen with their own eyes Lijiang walking out of Jianghuo's room, and King Li treated Jianghuo differently.

For some reason, when seeing Hong Xiang himself again this time, the Old Immortal of Nanhua felt that Hong Xiang had become unfathomable. If he were to truly confront him, it would be hard to say who would win, even if Zuo Ci were added to the fray.

He had intended to rush to Jincheng immediately to investigate, as Xiahou Yuan was not aware of the specific objective of Jia Xu and his forces, but considering his promise to Pang De, he had to rest in Anding City for a day. He did not waste this day, choosing instead to study the beast-taming techniques obtained from King Mulu.

"Darling, who is she?" Su Changle kept a graceful smile on her lips, her gaze resting lightly on Liu Yunyao as she arched an eyebrow.

However, since Rong Qiuchiu's explanation had been given, they found it difficult to press the matter further, though they still issued a warning.

At that moment, five fat zombies, each about two meters tall and covered in layers of blubber, appeared around the corner. They spat out a spray of highly concentrated stomach acid, targeting the Hummer that the man in the torn clothes had just ducked into.

The bone blade sliced through the arm muscles of the King Kong zombie; these muscles, which could even withstand missiles, were no match for the bone blade of the Blue-Winged Angel.

However, facing the cracks on the Jade Pagoda, the Water of Myriad Transformations was not as effective as expected. That crack seemed to have torn through even the mysterious fine patterns on the pagoda, causing it to heal at an extremely slow pace.

Fendai followed silently behind. She didn't know when she had become accustomed to this feeling; it had been that way for who knows how many years.

"Heaven's will! Could it truly be fate? The thing I have searched decades for has actually delivered itself to my doorstep?" The old man muttered to himself, suddenly turning to look at Lin Liang, who was continuously rubbing the spot where he had been grabbed in pain.

The moment he left the Netherworld and stepped into the City of the Lost, Liuyun felt a sense of trance. Qian Cang and Qian Xi had already awakened, and Liuyun told him everything as promised, followed by silence and deep contemplation. No one spoke; the whole world fell into stillness.

Or was it that those so-called "impurities" were simply mysterious substances that ordinary cultivators could not absorb?

The support units were not faring well either, driving in circles to prevent the worm-rats from crawling onto the vehicles to chew through the wiring. The bodies of the vehicles were covered in black crows, pecking frantically at the bulletproof glass. Under the powerful and dense assault, the glass began to show a hairline crack.

Such strength was already about eight or nine times that of an ordinary early-stage Primordial Core realm cultivator, not to mention a sea of consciousness that had reached the limit of the Imperial rank.

"Let's go." It was unclear who took the first step, but the moment they walked into the distance, the snowflakes behind them tightly embraced the man.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time! I'll set up an array first! Give me the talismans!" Zhang Jin said.

Han Ke stayed alone in the living room, yet he was busy and content. Opening his phone, he found that several people from home had sent him messages.

At the hour of Shen, Lin Si-xian went out. Master Song the Fifth and his wife were both aware of this. They merely instructed him to relax and enjoy himself, noting that even staying out overnight would be fine—the expenses could be billed to the Fifth Master's account. They only warned him to be careful and then assigned six guards to accompany him.