Volume One, Chapter 100: Qin Sheng’s End Is Near!

If saving others must come at the cost of his own life, Xu Yan would refuse. He was nowhere near as noble as Alfonso imagined, nor did he possess the self-sacrificing heroism of the people here who were shouting for someone else to take their place.

Zhou Rui did this not only to improve his chess skills, but also with no small thought of drawing the nation’s attention.

Life was something kept in a black bag; no one could say what it truly weighed, though when weighed in the hand it seemed light enough.

Xiao Feng, too, furrowed his swordlike brows and slowly shook his head. Even he could not quite gauge what state the members of the Azure Dragon Society were in.

That night, at the third watch, Xu Huang assembled his main force. Men carried no sound between their lips, horses wore muffles on their bits, and under cover of darkness they slipped quietly out of the camp. Along the route, the Han Zhong army’s hidden sentries, fearing a nighttime raid by the Jin troops, had long since fled without a trace after being posted there. Xu Huang made his way all the way to the front of Yang Bai’s camp without a single leak of news.

They traveled thus for half a day. As evening drew near, Lu Meng ordered the warships to berth along the northern bank, and the twenty thousand Xuzhou troops advancing by river had already received orders to prepare camp. Just then, dozens of great ships came sailing from the southern bank, closing in on the fleet’s anchorage.

Yet with only a single sweep, every demon general took six cuts almost at the same instant, and they immediately turned to ash and vanished, leaving not the slightest trace of demonic aura behind.

“Tingting, I’m afraid Dad won’t be able to come back for your birthday again this time. I’m sorry. But I’ve already had your birthday present sent back for you, and I hope you’ll like it,” Liang Biqing said apologetically.

Xu Yan actually longed for some peace and quiet, but that was far too difficult. In all his life, he had never had so many questions he wanted to ask as he did now.

Qiu Xuan waved a large hand, and the matter was settled. Kane opened his mouth, looking at Qiu Xuan, but in the end he did not refuse. Dai Li still did not know that, in the span of that conversation, Qiu Xuan had already appointed her as the second in command among these dozens of team members.

“It’s the grandson of that Bao Qi we saw the day before yesterday, Uthred,” Qiu Xuan said, glancing at Fire Cloud. He knew how Fire Cloud felt toward Kane and the others, so he immediately named Uthred. Fire Cloud nodded and memorized the name.

“Cough, cough! It’s not big brother’s fault. Here’s what happened.” Seeing his brother’s pleading look, Dong Li cleared his throat and stepped in to smooth things over, then recounted what had happened at the Zhao family home.

The two of them restrained their breathing and spirits as they moved toward that house. The night-clothes on their bodies seemed to fuse them with the surrounding shadows; unless one looked closely, there was no way to discover them.

“Get lost!” Su Bi’s disappointment and fury finally found an outlet. She turned and roared at Zi Teng. Zi Teng frowned faintly, bent her knees, and said with a smile, “Yes.” Then, with a wave of her hand, she led Lan Yue and the others away, truly retreating at once, leaving only Su Bi and the accompanying maidservants and old women.

Qi Yanmo’s voice reached An Nianchu clearly. Without the slightest hesitation, she broke free of Qin Muzhen’s embrace and walked to Qi Yanmo’s side.

The battle was about to erupt at any moment. Everyone held their breath and watched from above; this unprecedented clash was finally about to begin.

Her eyes flickered evasively as she nodded. Fortunately, he had his arms around her, so he could not see her expression.

Such a vile and evil aberration, one that would not even spare its own kind, should naturally be intolerable to the dragon race; indeed, as a result, the Redblood Flame Dragon bloodline was nearly wiped out in a war of internal attrition.

At that moment, Xiao Luo’s thoughts wavered for an instant. He truly wished he could simply sit there in silence, letting this little warmth linger, preserving its tenderness and driving away the chill in his heart.

It actually spat at me!

Jiang Hai instantly thought of a certain divine beast, and after looking again and again, confirmed that this thing was not that beast. Its behavior was also rather inexplicable. He could not very well go and beat it up, so the man and the beast fell into silence.

The great formation, though unstable, had still not been broken. It firmly held everyone here in check, leaving them with no way to escape.

“Why did you kill him? Who is he? And who are you? Are you a policeman? A special police officer? Special forces?!” Xue Muqing was not as frightened as Jiang Nan had expected; instead, she kept firing off question after question.

To Wei Zixu, almost this entire world was filthy, yet children were like pure angels, washing away the filth in people’s hearts.

“Even if I die, I won’t say a word.” Lin Wangyue’s temper also flared. The three words “Spirit Light Sect” were like touching her reverse scale, and the originally calm atmosphere was broken once more.

After all, they were facing several hundred media reporters, and reporters were the most likely to seize on rumors and exaggerate the news.

“If you think so, then so be it. There’s nothing to discuss.” That bastard is a playboy; in front of him, this hurdle simply could not be cleared.

The remaining assassin went to lie in ambush on the upper lane, waiting for the Czech hero.

Amid the shouting and cheering of the audience and the true souls alike, the enemy hero also seemed to realize that continuing to attack “Derby” in this way would only make things worse. So he gradually withdrew, leaving the range of “Derby’s” ultimate attack, and kept using “Heal” to restore health.

What the price would be, Fan Zhuoyuan still could not determine. Perhaps, like the single stroke that cuts through all attachments, it was the severing of every worldly tie; that was why, when the Yijian Sect was annihilated by Wanyan Wuqimai, he did not appear.

Di Shitian first froze for a moment, then flew into a rage. Yet he actually condensed a sword gleam between two fingers and easily blocked a strike from the Dragon-Slaying Blade.

Without Meng Dongdong, that “burden,” Gu Yan and the others really did have a much quieter time.

After saying that, she pulled over a chair and sat down, folding her arms across her chest and turning her head aside in a huff.

After leaving the wooden hut, Lin Yi searched everywhere for traces of demonic beasts. Suddenly, he heard a burst of commotion and immediately made his way quietly toward the source of the sound.

Only by standing in an overwhelming and unassailable posture could he frighten off the scheming instigation and seduction of a few with ulterior motives.

He had been completely unguarded. If not for a high-quality passive defensive treasure on his body, he would already have been dead in that exchange, killed by someone at the Foundation Establishment stage.

If all he had to do was sweep floors, then so be it. In any case, he did not want to join any academy; he only wanted to see what was inside.

Then stabilizing the rear became necessary. It would not be impossible to place him back in Liaodong, or even to support him with a contingent of troops in seizing back the imperial throne.

Third, Lin Ye also hinted obliquely that although he was a cowherd, his character was absolutely top-notch, and even his autographs had always been proper and upright; he would never act wantonly.

Yun Xin did not know any of this, and only thought that her family had always been wealthy, while she alone had always been suffering.

The same was true of the Luo family matriarch, though as her thoughts turned, she also feared there might be some trap involved, after all, this matter had already deviated from her expectations.

In truth, she had originally intended to sit quietly in the audience and watch Ye Xiaofeng, but when she saw him beaten so badly, she truly could not hold back any longer.