Chapter 163 Subduing the Foe with a Single Strike

When Naruto first saw the Navy soldiers, he thought he wouldn’t have to get involved after all. In his mind, the Navy was supposed to uphold justice and fight pirates.

But when the officer’s face came into view, Naruto keenly sensed that the villagers felt no relief at being saved. Instead, their hearts were filled with numbness and disgust.

Naruto couldn’t help wondering why.

There were plenty of ways for martial artists to make money, but the few of them had only just left their mountain sect and had no experience in that regard. If they got caught up in trouble over money, they might end up losing more than they gained.

The “him” in question was naturally his father. By leaving behind such a clue, he had clearly foreseen this very scene.

They had actually been spotted long ago. Gaara was simply waiting for them to make the first move.

After hearing Wu Miaohai’s words, Bu Chengqi gradually calmed down. Since he was still in the Underworld, he would have a chance to see the members of the Bu family again. That was far better than being transported to some other perilous place beyond the Underworld.

In an instant, the cool water in the gourd began to steam. Wang Zhi cut off the flow of his spiritual power, then tipped the gourd and filled the teacup on the table with boiling water.

Li Yuan emerged from yet another shop with a rueful smile. He had visited seven or eight shops by now, but had come away empty-handed every time.

Two seconds later, Chu Han put away her smug, provoking expression and began testing things one by one. If she could master the transformation between water and ice, she would use less spiritual energy in battle and gain greater flexibility. After all, water could flow.

Having decided to try his luck with jade stones, Bu Chengqi lowered his eyes to the rough stone in his hand. Its quality was fairly good, with a better than sixty percent chance of yielding a profit when cut.

Su Jinyu looked at Xiao Zhuo with a cold, disdainful smile. The atmosphere around them tightened at once. Everyone could tell he was angry.

Shao Mujie panicked. The Ji Conglomerate had long since lost its ability to dominate everything, but now that Ji Chen had returned, things might be different.

Ignoring his appearance, he spoke through his anger, brows drawn tight, the veins standing out on the back of his hand where it rested on the table.

If he had known that the ultimate inheritor of that Imperial Weapon would be the person who killed him in a single blow, would he still have done it?

“I brought you some food. Try to eat a little.” Jing Yunxin handed the meal to Gu Peiyi.

Old Brown knew perfectly well that Qiao Tan was aware of, and trusted in, Bi Qianmo’s abilities. The moment he met Bi Qianmo, he had understood that getting to Lin Bixiao would be no easy task.

She thought Bi Qianmo would take the opportunity to join her in the bathroom. After all, they were long past innocence; everything that could have happened between them had already happened.

“It’s all right. I probably just caught a little rain earlier.” Jing Yunxin touched her forehead. She definitely had a fever.

“What about the details on his hands and feet?” Yang Qing pressed on, unwilling to give up. He would have preferred this to be a genuine herdsman, but the stakes were too high to let their guard down.

Jin Lin, who had been keeping track of the time, heard a noise from the other side and felt his heart jolt. How was this possible? Had his opponent realized he’d been poisoned, or had he truly recovered his strength and come to finish him off?

She lowered her head, holding his hand in one of hers. With the fingertips of her other hand, she gently traced each of his fingers, gliding over every inch of his skin. Her touch was so light, so tender, as if she were sketching him—or trying to pass the warmth within her to him, bit by bit, so he could hear the anxious plea in her heart.

Meeting Adam was the point Yang Yong valued most, and his most gratifying discovery. Talent like that was hard to come by.

He knew, of course, that Li Bo had fulfilled their wager so readily because he had an ulterior motive. He had one too, but it was still taking shape. So Li Bo was bound to leave disappointed today.