Volume One, Chapter 30: Acquired for 3,100
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This time they sold everything for four thousand yuan, and Ye Cheng gave Xiaohu one thousand. The fellow was so delighted that his grin split wide across his face again.
“Brother, since we finally made it into the city, shall we buy something?”
“Yes. I want to buy a mobile phone.”
“Brother, you want to buy a phone? That thing isn’t cheap, and calls cost a fortune. Why buy one?”
“What do you know? From now on, we’ll need to use a phone whenever we buy or sell seafood. Do you expect us to go to Lame Li’s place every time we need to make a call? Then everyone would know everything.” Ye Cheng scolded him softly.
Mobile phones were the trend of the future. Besides, although he had once found checking in with a phone terribly annoying, not having one on him now truly made him uncomfortable. He was accustomed to—
Hearing Chu Yang’s answer, the tall upperclassman felt his anger rising rapidly. He had never imagined that a freshman would dare answer him so insolently.
At that moment, every guest drinking in the restaurant stopped whatever they were doing and lowered the bowls in their hands.
This time, an especially large amount of nutrient solution had been thrown out. Nearly everyone who had come was able to receive at least one vial.
Feng Yihao struggled toward the Five Golden Flowers. Each step felt like walking on the edge of a blade, making everyone tremble.
Jiang Wan was somewhat unaccustomed to such an intimate gesture and tried to avoid it, but Fu Siyan held her by the shoulder.
At the entrance of the club stood two heavily built security guards, responsible for stopping people and checking the identities of those who wished to enter.
Song Zhong’s investigation revealed that the ministers who had aimed their attacks at Zhu Di today had all been provoked by agents of the Prince of Jin working behind the scenes.
Fu Siyan’s thin lips were close enough to touch. Jiang Wan could even count his eyelashes—they were long and thick. Every blink was like a feather fan brushing over her skin, teasing her fragile, sensitive nerves.
Knowing that he would likely be hunted down, he had repeatedly asked Yun Su and Mu Yu to keep watch for news in secret. He had also told Mu Yu to protect Gu Feining. Until he was certain of the truth, he had no way to make any decision.
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Lin Qingyao was also somewhat puzzled and was just about to speak when Song Xinyue gave her a meaningful glance. Miss Xinyue truly could not bear to look at Xia Tian’s present “lecherous” smile any longer.
Two enormous moths clung to the glass door, continuously spewing black vapor from their mouths. Before long, the twenty-centimeter-thick tempered glass began to emit the shrill, creaking sound of breaking.
After receiving Ning Hao’s call, Zhao Zheng immediately sent a car to the entrance to pick them up and bring them into the gardens.
Only by truly doing something wrong can you understand why it was wrong, where exactly you went wrong, how you might remedy it as much as possible, and leave yourself with a lasting impression.
Lin Qingshan was about one meter seventy-five tall. He had a powerful build, thick eyebrows, large eyes, and a spirited, sharp appearance. He, too, looked Xia Tian over.
The Laughing Demon and Mu Tong noticed that Qin Xiao’s face had begun to twist, as though he were enduring unbearable pain. The two of them were frantic with worry, yet neither dared disturb him.
Runan lay south of the Ru River, hence its name. Runan Commandery contained thirty-seven cities, most of them south of the Ru River. Pingxing stood beside the river, and as Yuan Shu traveled there, he was astonished by the place at every turn.
After all, strictly speaking, the two of them were Lu Guang’s sons. They should naturally have been the ones to offer birthday congratulations first. Lu Guang’s decision to summon Duan Ye had already provoked much criticism; now, with those words, he had given everyone ample room for speculation.
Ke Han was not yet drunk to the point of collapse, but neither was he remotely sober. Seeing him in that state, Zou Bucai could do nothing but quickly order someone to bring a hot towel, then personally wipe Ke Han’s face.
Fang Nan did not know how she had arrived there. It was as though, in a daze, she had simply walked to the front of the great hall of the Demon Clan.
“Kill!”
The deaths of Tiao Qiang and Tiao Yan had filled Tiao Cui’s nerves with fury and vengeance. He was the first to lose control beneath the oppressive silence of the forest. Like a maddened lion, he let out a furious roar and charged toward the enemy opposite him, the silver sword in his hand flashing like a lion baring its enormous mouth and gleaming fangs.
At this moment, there was most likely an enormous secret hidden within these ruins. Under such circumstances, he absolutely could not give up so easily. He had to enter and investigate thoroughly.
Under He Ying’s relentless advance, she took a step backward. Her thoughts raced, yet she could not find a single useful solution.
His godmother swiftly climbed down from the brick bed, searched through the large wardrobe for several pieces of clothing, and, without allowing any argument, drove Yi Bianzi to the west room to change.
At the same time, the people from the seventeen sects had all made their preparations and were ready to strike.
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My heart lurched. Could the corpse have come back to life? Or had it never truly died? While I was still staring in astonishment, it suddenly let out a monstrous roar, raised both legs, and kicked me into the air. A sharp pain struck between my thighs, and before I knew it, I was flying upward. In terror, I caught hold of a tree branch, barely avoiding a fall.
I curled the corner of my mouth and offered a thoroughly hypocritical “thank you.” After shaking his hand perfunctorily, I got into the car.
After Bai Qing learned that they had arrived, she did not come out to meet them. She merely sent word to ask how many talismans they needed. As long as they gave her a number, she would ask nothing else.
“You useless Fly, if you think you’re inferior to me, say so now! I’m not leaving. From now on, you can willingly serve as my puppet!” Feng Huo said, frowning in exasperation at someone who had failed to live up to his expectations.
“The Exquisite Jade—is that the gemstone once sold for an astronomical price, the most expensive jewel in history?” Even men who paid little attention to jewelry had heard of the Exquisite Jade’s great renown.
The snow was indeed heavy—heavy enough to dazzle the eyes. Shen Liancheng did not refuse and held the umbrella alone. Yet, as she gazed at the snow-covered summit of Hidden Spirit Peak, rising white and immense into the heavens, she still could not bring herself to move.
In terms of material, it was extraterrestrial dark gold comparable to Spirit-Bright Breath Soil, universally acknowledged as one of the hardest substances in the world to destroy. As for its inherent ability to restrain the Dragon Clan, thanks to the extremely high level of completion of the Seventy-Two Transformations of Mysterious Gold, it was in no way inferior to Kong Nanfeng’s Dragon-Slaying Holy Sword.
With drought and locust plagues compounding the disaster, the number of refugees from Jizhou fleeing to seek refuge in Zhongshan Kingdom continued to rise. Likewise, scholars drawn by the reputations of Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong came in twos and threes, one after another, to study under them.
Therefore, the moment the demons stationed at the stronghold on the Western Sea Continent sensed Long Fei’s arrival, the demon soldiers and generals immediately formed a battle formation and flew up, intending to intercept him and prevent him from invading the base the demons had constructed on the continent.
“What? You’re saying that you want to open markets throughout Li Commandery?” Li Sheng asked with a strange expression.
A gigantic saucer-shaped disk slowly floated over from the headquarters of the Demon Army a hundred miles away. Surrounded by several hundred elite demonic warriors, the Demon King sat calmly upon the throne at its center, gazing down at the battlefield concealed beneath layers of mist without saying a word.
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