Chapter 52: The Embryo in the Trench

At the Cassell College headquarters, inside the central control room.

Schneider sat alone in the center of the hall, accompanied by the intermittent ticking of various machinery. The glow of the computer screens illuminated his distorted face, creating a quiet and eerie atmosphere.

"Are there no other professors on duty?" someone asked from behind.

Schneider started in surprise. "Why are you here, Professor Manstein?"

"So this mission requires a high level of confidentiality? You're the only one following the entire process, without any—"

Su's father also recognized Su Shiyue at a glance, though he had been too afraid to look up. Now that Zhao Dabao specifically called on him to present the samples for them to inspect, he couldn't shake the strange feeling in his heart.

"A cultivator at the peak of the Enlightenment Realm is already the most powerful cultivator in the Chu State. Could it be the same for the cultivators of the Qi and Yan States?" Lin Xuan asked.

He thought that if possible, he would get married while his mother was still alive, fulfilling her cherished wish.

This, too, had to be said to be another form of irony, much like how ordinary commoners could never gain entry into the compounds of the town government and town committee.

Compared to this, he—who served as a guide and traveled mountain paths year-round—felt utterly useless.

More importantly, these niche medicinal pills were extremely difficult to refine, requiring at least seventy different types of medicinal herbs.

Though they did not understand what Sheng Mingshu intended to do, they obeyed anyway upon receiving Rong Wuwang's command.

The residents of this tenement courtyard had already heard Aunt Zhang talking about Shen Yunshu's cousin and Meng Jue early this morning.

"Good!" Almost the moment Shen Zhiqian finished speaking, enthusiastic applause erupted in the classroom once again. Everyone was delighted by Director Shen's decision and expressed their wholehearted approval.

Mo Chen was unsure how Kang Qiang had conversed with Sun's mother just moments ago. To avoid any glaring discrepancies between their accounts, he simply remained silent and left everything to Kang Qiang to handle with Sun's mother.

Chen Xuanzang gazed into the distance ahead, and his mood gradually improved. Life always had its ups and downs; refusing to lose heart at the lowest points meant half the battle was already won.

At noontime, Uncle Mang had just finished his meal, puffing on his dry tobacco pipe and lazily soaking in the sun, as drowsy as the cicadas in the forest. Right at that moment, he heard a chorus of exclamations erupting all around.

And this was the endeavor of developing the Great Jiangnan. This matter had already become a consensus; yet, developing Jiangnan was a task of eternal significance, which meant Qin Feng had to exercise the utmost caution.

"Yunke, you have murdered a fellow team member. According to the regulations, you must be executed!" the demon cat stared at Yunke and said.

Why would the Provincial Public Security Department issue this notification to Ye Yan? It was precisely to make him heighten his vigilance and guard against any retaliatory actions from Xiong Ba after his escape. As an informed insider who had even been specially handed the notice directly by police officers in person, how could it be possible that he wasn't even told the specific details of the escape?

Xiao Yi's concise explanation made Noah's expression grow even dimmer, but his final sentence rekindled a spark of hope. "Pushing it back" proved there was still a chance. Receiving a subtle nod of confirmation from Xiao Yi, Noah returned to his team's player area with a pounding heart.

"The aura of divine fire..." Divine Lord Suikuh felt a lingering aura of divine fire emanating from Qin Yang's body.

Thus, Mo Chen exchanged a meaningful glance with Dai Min, and the two of them entered the rooms on either side respectively. Sure enough, in the room Mo Chen entered, the person lying on the bed was none other than his "teammate"—Wang Lei.

This was the tenth reincarnation of the Golden Cicada, named Chen Xuanzang. Xuanzang was his Buddhist dharma name; before this name came into being, his master, the monk Faming, had always called him Jiangliu.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, although this matter is urgent, we are too far away to put out a fire close at hand. Your Majesty can issue an imperial decree to the Governor-General of Zhili, mobilizing the Zhili garrison troops to assist Lord Mingzhu. Presumably, they will certainly be able to rescue Artuha safely," Tuhai said in a ringing voice.

Merely inviting the genius disciples of all the major aristocratic families and martial arts factions in Lingyun City to attend his birthday banquet was already an extraordinary feat.