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Officer Xiao stood before them as still as a wooden stake, causing his subordinates to feel an unbearable itch all over their bodies.

“You’re the one living with Xu Zhijie, and it’s mainly his attitude,” Song Zhiwei said. She herself was unhappy, unwilling to see lovers waste their time.

But after the subordinate turned his back on the pastor, the light that had previously shone ahead suddenly vanished in a strange way.

Before the footsteps downstairs could be heard, the subordinate had already leapt back to the stairway on the third floor like a monkey.

“Hmm… maybe I can help you unravel a little bit of the mystery,” Huangfu Ye’s voice suddenly echoed at the laboratory’s entrance.

Before the newly constructed central command tent of the Jiang family’s army, Jiang Qi stood beneath the awning, his body wrapped in bandages. In the sunset, his shadow stretched long. Jiang Qi wept openly. They say men do not shed tears easily, but that is only because they have yet to reach a place of true sorrow. Now, gazing at the densely arranged corpses before the tent, Jiang Qi cried like a child.

Relentlessly chasing, endlessly trying to grasp everything, yet the more she tried, the farther they drifted from me.

Hao Xin concentrated hard, finally recalling—wasn’t this the very coat Xia Yenuo wore the first time they met? Could it be?

“You silently pushed me from below! What are we supposed to do now?” He was trapped inside a barrier controlled by the spatial team from the Spring and Autumn period, roughly as strong as those from the Mythic Era. Yet one of the possible disruptors was calmly pushing him as bait below, showing no intention to teach or rescue him.

“To win is to face the challenge. The Halls of the Gods, the Orchid Pavilion Assembly, and the Golden Valley Gathering have no desire to raise the stakes again. It’s merely a contest; afterward, the five factions will disperse.” Gao Wen’s words reflected the consensus of the three guilds.

“Is that enough?” Xu Qing put his bleeding finger into his mouth for a bite and asked softly.

If anyone tallied at this moment, they would find that over twenty thousand people wielded more than two thousand different laws. Such a vast array of laws permeated this space, turning every inch into a realm filled with countless dangers.

Even so, Ishihara Jintai Xu dared not be careless. Following the principle of “better to kill wrongly than to let go,” he fired an atomic cannon at his own feet.

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Ren Yingying’s eyes flashed as a faint smile appeared upon her face. Then she heard Yue Feng ask, “By the way, where is this? What has happened these past days? And has Zuo Lengchan pursued us?”

Of course, all of this depended on whether Lord Dog agreed, for the recipe of the meat sandwich’s spices lay in his hands.

Long Lingtian lived in Beijing. With his strength, though he did not become aware when Lin Tian first entered the city, once Lin Tian drew near, escaping his perception was impossible.

A supreme artifact possessed great intelligence, even able to chat casually with its owner. Yet this steward Wang had only heard of such things, never witnessed them. Now, seeing the Nine Heavens Exquisite Tower speak, he thought to himself, indeed, supreme artifacts truly can speak.

Lin Pingzi nodded solemnly, stood, and unfastened her waistband. Her belt was not leather but a four-finger-wide oilcloth strap. She placed it on the tea table, flipped it over, and retrieved a thin strip of silk folded inside. Its surface had yellowed with age, clearly very old.

The crowd was dazed, marveling. Such blatant courting of death seemed unheard of in many years.

Moreover, despite all the faults between the two, he had never truly wronged Ren Yingying. This outcome was entirely her own doing.

“Uh, there are so many sisters in the Phantom Realm!” He could pick any at will. Did he really think she would work for him without complaint?

In the end, the Void Demon Ancestor was defeated. The Lord of Heavenly Punishment gained the upper hand. From then on, the Lord of Heavenly Punishment and the Sacred Dragon Relic vanished without a trace.

“Sister-in-law, are you teasing us?” Du Xuqing’s claw paused as he asked with a bitter expression. Sister-in-law liked to play pranks occasionally.

Clearly, these ordinary people had no concept of monsters before, and the authorities worked hard to conceal such knowledge.

Opening the escape door, they entered a long corridor constructed from special materials, designed to withstand earthquakes and collapses.

Jack set down his glass, folded his scarf, and placed it in a drawer. Running his right hand through his slicked-back hair, he signaled Luther to follow him to the basement. The entire process was meticulous, giving Luther the illusion of facing a gangster boss who had returned to his primal state.

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The entire room was luxuriously decorated, each suite equipped with a private garden. The garden was open to the sky and featured an independent hot spring pool.

Those around her were ruthless characters. Someone like Tang Fei was rare, but he could not be trusted to do evil deeds wholeheartedly for her. It seemed she needed a way to make Tang Fei completely obey her.

Ning Chuan glanced at Lu Yuankai, noting the latter’s profound true essence. Among those who had crossed blades with him, he ranked among the top. Indeed, Beixuan Continent was a good place.

And now, after more than five years, it was astonishing that it still operated here. Mo Xuan felt a surge of emotion.

“Ready… set… go!” The teacher stood at the starting line, blew the whistle pinned to his chest, and gave the command.

Though she had been so resolute earlier, she didn’t know what to do next. After all, Sun Chengqian was a big figure in Yunhai City, who could bring them to ruin with a mere flick of his finger.

Back in the bedroom on the second floor, Ai Haibara sat on the bed, taking out her phone. No need to wonder—Kudou was investigating the organization behind her back.

In this lifetime, he gave her all his tears and tenderness, like a moth to flame, irreversibly devoted.

However, what troubled him was that Jin Yizhen’s injuries were severe, with several inflamed scars on her back.

“Nian Nian, you’ve truly suffered over the years. Our Mo family has wronged you, and even more so your father. It’s truly wonderful that you can forgive us now.” Mo Long stepped forward two paces, grasped Rong Nian’s hand, and spoke with deep emotion.