Volume 1, Chapter 56: The Elevator Plummets, Cheng Yan in Li Zhinan's Embrace

Cheng Yan’s smile stiffened slightly. She glanced quickly at Li Zhinan, and then answered with a beaming smile, "Yichen, you haven't even found anyone yet, what is there for me to rush about?"

Ji Yichen let out a charming, wicked laugh. "Aren't I busy looking right now? I have quite a few outstanding gentlemen around me. Would you like me to introduce some to you?"

In an instant, Cheng Yan could no longer force a smile. With a deadpan and serious expression, she said, "I really am not in a rush. Right now, I only want to achieve something in my career. As for matters of the heart, I'll just let nature take its course."

Ji Yichen raised an eyebrow. "Well, if you have no intention of taking up a boyfriend, you still need to mind your boundaries and propriety. Otherwise, stirring up scandals might not do your reputation any favors."

Chu...

Inside the room, low murmurs could be heard again, though the volume had dropped. The voices of Qi Shen and Xie Zan were faintly audible, but as for what was being said, it could no longer be made out clearly.

"Where is this?" Uncle You climbed up and looked around. His complexion was rather poor, likely due to the aftermath of falling from the high place and ending up in their current predicament.

The two fell into a brief silence, and the atmosphere in the room turned somewhat peculiar. At last, Luo Fu could not help but turn her gaze back. Looking at Xue Xingran’s ambiguous, half-smiling expression, she extended her slender hand and gave a fierce pinch to Xue Xingran’s waist. A wave of pain struck, causing Xue Xingran to bare his teeth and pull an exaggerated, agonizing face.

Yan Mo staggered out, supporting herself against the wall. She did not dare to turn on the lights, nor did she even dare to switch on her phone.

Luo Ran smiled mysteriously, whispered a few instructions into Han Xue’s ear, and then turned to stride out of the grand hall.

The Witch Hall was also bustling with activity, filled with people coming to undergo the Xuan awakening. The first day was reserved for children who had reached the age of six to awaken their witch pets, while those entering the Xuan stage had to wait until evening or the days following.

Disgust and terror had caused Mu Kongshan to lose his sanity, which was why he had released the green-haired rats into Manla Lake.

"If you knew what you were doing, you wouldn't just be a second-year attendant of the inn. I won't even speak of what abilities you might possess; surely you can sense it yourself. The God of War Murong is an immensely arrogant man. After a few matches, it would be awkward for him to see you."

Across the horizon, Jiu'er let out roaring shouts. The demonic Qi surging around her entire body had long lost all methodology, turning into a wild, indiscriminate barrage of reckless attacks.

Raising a hand to summon the koala, Selence leaped forward into a mutual charge, driving his Darkborn greatsword straight into its pectoral muscles.

"We... are fine." Chen Feng struggled to his feet. He had never felt so weak, yet his heart was overflowing with gratitude.

Driven by curiosity about Liu Kuan, Empress Ma had someone inform Zhu Yuanzhang before she too appeared at the Dashe Temple.

The heavenly warrior, transformed into an ice sculpture, still maintained the posture of swinging its sword downward. However, its scarlet pupils were gradually dimming, the red radiance around its body had completely faded, and the towering, monstrous murderous intent slowly dissipated.

The group of Dragonmen clutching steel tridents trembled involuntarily, casting resentful glares at the fellow Dragonman who had called them out.

This was because this Tube Fox was no ordinary specimen, but one of the Royal Knights serving directly under the World Tree, the deity of the Digital World.

Hearing this, I felt slightly more at ease, and the two of us continued forward. Yet as we walked, I once again spotted the very mark Zhong Minyan had left behind earlier.

Zhao Yucheng slapped his own thigh hard, making certain that he was not caught in some terrible nightmare.

After a long while, the crowd still failed to reach a consensus, each sticking to their own views and unable to convince anyone else.

That was no longer important. What mattered was that since the Dark Killer was here, it meant Shendu also wished to participate in the Talisman War.

This mother insect could never have anticipated that I would suddenly make such a move; its arms were currently deeply embedded in the cave walls, gouging out two massive pits in the stone. Paying no heed to the scattering debris, it violently jerked its upper body upward and lashed its entire body about furiously.

Although the Battle of Suiyang was a miracle in the history of warfare and impossible to replicate, there was no denying that Zhang Xun was an absolute master of defensive warfare. His very existence was capable of tightly containing the Xiongnu invaders within the city of Qingqing.

Gouliang shook his head. This fellow always arrived right on time whenever there was good food, and it was hard to tell whether it was sheer instinct or pure coincidence.

At the thought of such an ending, how could anyone agree to his proposal? To agree to it would mean having water in one's brain or being kicked by a donkey.

It possessed a single horn upon its head, colored a dark greenish hue. Its body stretched over thirty meters in length, as thick as four people joined together, and its eyes glowed red like lanterns.

Following the sound of clashing steel, the Liaodong army pressed on with unyielding momentum, thrusting their spears forward to pierce and kill a charging Tatar cavalryman in the midst of close combat.

I looked back toward the spot where the two of them had vanished. The grass stirred there for a moment before gradually falling still.

Lu Yun opened her wide eyes, looking first at this person and then at that, before running over to the back basket to pull out a canned braised pork. Of course, she did not forget to secretly slip another one back in to replace it.

After listening to his explanation, Lin Ai was left with a face full of dark lines. You nearly had me convinced with your words, only for you to step forward and confess that you suspected that N2 yourself!

Under the bright candlelight, Xiao Mei'er was seen with her dark hair unbound, draped in a purplish-red overcoat. From the sleeves of the coat extended two fair, translucent arms as she snapped the cap onto a fire starter.

Returning empty-handed to the shadow puppet stall, she looked into the distance, where rows of wooden chairs cast long, slender shadows stretched across the bluestone street. He Yi had already vanished completely, along with the ill-fitting garment.

"I am well aware of what I am doing! Furthermore, I want to ask you all, do you know what you are doing?!" Lyderson said with exceptional anger, his tone freezing cold.

"How about this? Tonight, our whole extended family will have a meal together. Consider it a belated reunion," Lin Weimin said without a moment's hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, the flying crutch seemed imbued with a spiritual intelligence of its own, slamming directly into the body of the Central Breath Soil, which instantly sent the latter violently lofted into the air.

However, as time continuously slipped away, under the soul-force impact of the white birch, Lin Yan felt a growing, excruciating pain, his tightly clenched teeth grinding together with a clicking rattle.

"If you came here simply to mock us, then please return!" Hearing the quantity Lin Ai had spoken of, Longzhu’s face instantly darkened as she stared at her and bit out every word.

Seeing the two elders blocking their way, Shui Tianjue let out a cold hoot. The strength of these two was at the second and third tiers of the Human Soul realm respectively, which indeed put them a cut above her own side.

It was just like a single stone stirring up a thousand ripples. Centered around the point of impact, all directions shook violently, sending concentric rings of light crashing outward and spreading to an unfathomable distance.

On the other end, during the connection process, Lin Mu appropriately modified its structure, rendering the bond even more stable as though the two had naturally grown together from the very beginning.

I glanced back over my shoulder, only to see those sorcerers frantically scrambling over the three-wheeled motorcycle, chasing after me onto the highway.