Chapter 55 The Second One

Having resisted for half the night, Zorigtu ordered Sude, Harbula, Amur, and Agula to take turns guarding the city, fearing that Agula Mu might launch a sudden attack. He himself retreated to the manor with Zhao Hua to rest.

"It's you, Yuan Shui." Zhang Ye had not expected to run into Yuan Shui again. He was quite familiar with Yuan Shui by now—unilaterally, of course, as Zhang Ye had seen more than enough of his martial arts style.

Seeing so many patrons walk in, the proprietor hurriedly called over several waiters to attend to the guests, while he himself rushed to the kitchen to instruct the chef to slaughter a pig and a sheep in preparation for a lavish feast.

Turning around, Chu Ming found two soldiers clad in the official robes of the Northern Frontier Empire standing before him.

Upon hearing this, Shen Feng felt it was of little consequence and simply stopped pondering the matter. He quietly waited for the banquet to begin before making a decision.

After all, Huang Zhongjie was merely a practitioner in the Qi-Transforming Realm; how could he possibly withstand such a fierce strike from Ouyang Ji, who was two realms his superior?

The Tri-Talent Nascent Soul sat cross-legged, enduring the power of the blood sea. The blood sea represented the essence of all the vital blood in the body. With the infusion of this blood essence, the Tri-Talent Nascent Soul grew increasingly refined and solid—a method Cang Jianli had implemented only after repeated deductions.

Although the tent was warm and pleasant, at this very moment, Lady Li felt a chill running down her spine, shivering involuntarily.

In their eyes, Chu Ming was originally a nobody, so teaching him a lesson was no big deal.

"The Marquis is back!" The joyful cry from outside made Jiaojiao's expression shift, and she propped herself up to rise, but due to her heavily pregnant belly, she could not get up for a moment.

Sunan sneered, turned his head to look at Zheng Zha, and then glanced at the ostentatious fellow before him, pronouncing his death sentence right to his face.

After waking up, Elder Wuchen of the Celestial Master Sect's first task was to cultivate in the Spirit-Gathering Pagoda for an hour. His cultivation had already reached the sixth layer of the True Essence Stage, making him one of the few elite experts in the sect aside from the Sect Master. Overseeing the cultivation of the sect members, his status within the sect was even higher.

"Understood completely, Commander. I offer my deepest apologies for my earlier lapse in decorum." A spirited Rivaldo could barely conceal the joy on his face, entirely unfazed by the sorrow of Marcus's reprimand.

"My own reputation matters little, but I fear the Third Master might be implicated as well—accused of committing adultery and divorcing his wife, and the Marquis's Mansion being labeled as utterly devoid of propriety and shame, condoning the Third Master's contempt for his lawful wife. In days to come, the Marquis's Mansion and the Third Master would likely find it even harder to hold their heads high in the capital," Shen Ruohua said with a sigh.

The various madams also stood up, chatting and laughing as they walked out, with only Shen Ruohua and the two young mistresses of the Yao family, accompanied by their maidservants and matrons, following behind.

Lin Tian, trailing behind the three vehicles in the rear, knew that although the Mercedes and the Bentley currently appeared to match the Corvette, once the initial acceleration phase passed, the Bentley—relying on its overboost state—would be the first to drop behind. When the ten-second full-boost period expired, its massive vehicle weight would become a severe burden.

As for the remaining two, Liang Yong had long since invested in a cold venture, pledging his allegiance back when His Majesty was still merely an imperial prince, thus rendering monumental contributions during His Majesty's ascent to the throne. Wang An, needless to say, had accompanied the current Emperor since childhood, and their bond was extraordinary.

Yet, taking advantage of this buffer period, Sunan stepped on the frost-chilled Jiuzhou and instantly soared a massive distance forward once again.

Lin Tian's mission was to scout the fortifications on the beaches of Normandy and transmit the conditions of Juno Beach and Sword Beach in the east to Rogers.

However, the consequences still had to be borne, even if one remained unaware. Wasn't Lin Xiu's action entirely for the sake of the family behind him?

It was impossible to tell what medicine Sangxue Meiduo was selling in her gourd; she was acting so mysteriously, as if she were utterly confident in this matter.

"You startled me. I thought you had actually succeeded in your breakthrough." Chang Qing clutched his chest, gnashing his teeth in vexation. Clearly mocked, he was utterly powerless to do anything about it.

With that, two lines of tears slipped down Guliang Nayin's face. Gazing at her brother with such deep affection, Guliang Nagji could tell from her expression that she had truly made up her mind. Guliang Nayin only wanted to look at her brother one last time, to firmly etch his appearance into her memory.

Naturally unable to explain, Gu Yao could only say, "It's fine, just a few more years of hard study will suffice." In truth, achieving top-tier honors in the metropolitan examination was already enough; it just sounded slightly less prestigious.

"Very well, I shall go and make preparations first," Tutor Pan said, slowly cracking the door open, scanning the surroundings, and slipping out once he confirmed the coast was clear.

Otherwise, even if they were disciples accepted by Han Xuanzi, the two children would not receive any excessive favoritism or special care.

An indescribable sense of terror arose spontaneously. Sirens wailed, plunging the entire imperial capital into an unprecedented state of panic and chaos.

The middle-aged man looked at Ling Che with excitement, repeatedly saying, "The young lady is truly a kind person!" With that, he departed.

Thus, roughly twenty minutes later, Zhao Hanmei's family, Miao Xianlong's family, and the immortal-like Li all arrived at Royal International, the highest-end entertainment venue in Shenzhen.

However, the powerful Lord of the Night Sky Realm and the other three commanders weighed down upon the entire territory like towering mountains. His faint, secret aspiration was utterly devoid of any possibility of realization under the harshness of reality.

The window lattice bore the sword-heart emblem of the Qingyun Poison Sect. Tang Zheng thought he was still within the Qingyun Poison Sect, but it was readily apparent that this place was clearly not the capital.