Chapter 49: A Bit Standardized

The others watched with a creeping chill down their spines and a profound iciness in their hearts.

"Please take your leave for now, Masters," Feng Yu said to Master Huineng and the others, signaling Fu Linhai with a glance.

"Understood." Pondering inwardly, the group said no more.

They quietly followed Fu Linhai away.

"Noble Consort, save this humble nun—" Knowing all hope was lost, Daoyi cried out in panic, desperately seeking help.

The very first person she turned to bite back at was Wei Ranzhu.

"No, no, I have no use for such a powerful pet!" Zhao Na hastily declined.

Naturally, the four of them refused to accept this defeat, launching counterattacks time and time again. Yet the Sovereign repeatedly put them to shame, utterly crushing their pride. Still, the Sovereign showed them mercy: none of the results of these challenges were ever leaked to the outside world, remaining known only to the five of them.

After a bout of heavy drinking, An Kui and the others finally felt a bit more comfortable, but before that comfort could last even a few breaths, their stomachs began to churn loudly. It felt as though water was sloshing inside, and even their intestines were writhing and twisting, marching straight toward the back door with a harrowing racket.

Unconcealable exhaustion and fatigue blanketed the man's face, as if he were being crushed and suffocated by the heavy burdens and hardships of life. This man was none other than Tony Stark, whose legendary experience could well be described as having escaped the jaws of death.

With her spirits much improved, Yuanniang began to ponder her current predicament. Water was easy enough to resolve since there was snow; kindling could be gathered by picking up some tree branches. As for food, however, that seemed rather difficult.

Seeing the man huddled obediently in the opposite corner, she returned to her own "bed." She sat for a moment, and observing that he made no further move, she finally lay down to sleep.

The bone-chilling coldness emanating from Hulk's icy voice seemed capable of freezing the surrounding air solid. It felt like a razor-sharp boning knife sliding right between the crevices of one's bones, leaving a profound and freezing desolation deep within the soul.

Scatter Shot: Simultaneously fires 6 arrows, dealing a certain amount of damage to 6 targets within a specific range. The number of attack targets varies with the skill level. Cooldown time: 5 seconds.

To everyone's surprise, upon learning Long Yanhuas identity, Yun Bas expression remained entirely calm. He seemed to toss the day's events out of his mind, casually disregarding his eldest son in the process.

However, Situ Chenyi was destined to be disappointed. Weiyang had been mentally prepared for this; she merely smiled faintly and waved her hand to signal that it did not matter. Then, acting as if she did not know him at all, she followed the procession directly into the Imperial City, without sparing him even a glance.

Lin Yi had no idea how many people had already been killed by his scheme, but the mere thought that others might have suffered the same fate filled him with profound sorrow. After all, even he had almost been tricked; ordinary citizens stood no chance whatsoever.

No matter how resilient Su Nan's composure might be, having a soldier point a Type 95 light machine gun right at him was enough to nearly scare him out of his wits.

"Damn it, do you even need to ask that, friend? Ads for Mei and Hanmei are everywhere on the streets. Just look up and you'll get it," Wang Meng said with a note of dissatisfaction. He suddenly found Lin Yi utterly bumpkin-like—dressed head-to-toe in designer labels and driving a luxury car, yet acting with such rustic provincialism. He was just like an old country grandfather making his first trip to the city.

Among all these joyful paired travelers, Leng Mingxu, navigating the crowd entirely alone, stood out with striking prominence.

Yet, splitting his focus—keeping just a single thought lucid—was enough to allow him to perceive absolute despair without plunging completely into the abyss.

He took a deep breath, only to find that no matter what he did, he could not calm his mind. His head was filled entirely with the photographs he had just seen, and Jian Lan's ice-cold, chilling smile directed right at the camera lens.

It seemed that only when reaching the absolute peak of excitement would the color of one's gaze transform into a glazed golden hue, did it not?

Staring speechlessly at the box of mineral water in front of him for a moment after the three Uchiha bigwigs had wiped their hands and walked away, Su Nan headed off to a victory banquet just like the day before.