Chapter 55: We Cannot Let Him Off

Before reuniting with Yan Bei, Yuetang had always believed that his current monopoly over military authority and command of the Privy Council was either bestowed upon him by the Emperor after his return to the capital by imperial decree, or else seized through his own relentless efforts.

Yet the truth was that the late emperor had already promised him control of the Privy Council in a confidential edict sent to him long ago.

To hold both the power to command troops and the power to mobilize them in a single pair of hands had been a major taboo for the imperial house since modern times.

During the late emperor's reign of over twenty years, in matters of state administration—

"Is that so? Then I must study hard and watch closely, because I certainly don't want to forget everything," Shi Zi said, genuinely startled as he hurried to speak.

Everyone in the detached courtyard was completely dumbfounded. How could such a beautiful and incomprehensible moving image appear on that simple white cloth?

In the past, no matter how playfully or fiercely she brawled with Li Yu, she had never confronted her own marital prospects head-on. Although she was very fond of Li Yu and deep down yearned to settle down and build a home, his sudden inquiry today regarding her future plans and choices left her completely at a loss as to how to face him.

"That's right, what hero has never had to bow his head? Didn't Han Xin endure the humiliation of crawling between a man's legs? There's no shame in bowing your head when you can't win right now. Back then, the two of us even knelt before Hong Canhui; there's no hurdle in this world that cannot be crossed," Gu Qingming chimed in to persuade, his hands clenched into empty fists as he tried to gather his strength before reluctantly letting them relax.

"These materials, when you really think about it, are infinitely varied and ever-changing. It takes countless years of exploration before their inner mysteries can be uncovered. Moreover, each of these substances possesses unique properties and serves entirely different applications. Take glass, for example." As he spoke, Li Yu gestured toward the glass cup on the window sill.

After walking for a while, Li Ang noticed that Amy was trembling slightly and could not help blurting out, "What are you afraid of? If anything goes wrong, that damned fatty will be there to take the bullet!" Could it be that his own true consciousness had been subtly and gradually assimilated by the lingering soul?

Her tears had fallen so ruthlessly, so coldly, so rigidly, and so vulnerably! Indeed, up until this very day, Tang'er had only ever shed tears twice in her entire life.

When the car finally stopped at the entrance of the hotel, he snapped out of his daze, looked at the building, and after hesitating for a few seconds, chose not to go inside.

"Who is trying to undermine our morale here?" Just as everyone fell silent, squad leader Gao Junling walked into the dormitory carrying a spring chest expander.

Before Dong Luyu had even a fraction of a second to react, Ye Shanghan delivered a vicious, point-blank kick straight to his chest. In the next instant, Dong Luyu was sent flying backward like a kite with a snapped string.

"The prison warden specifically instructed us to beat you up a bit, so how could I not follow orders?" Diao Gui said to the men behind him, signaling them to move in.

There were probably very few people in this world who could make a capital city delinquent like Tang Keke submit so completely that he would willingly call them "Big Brother."

Right now, I was completely in the dark regarding the Sickle, and I had no idea what kind of predicament my father and the others were really facing.

Kakash looked at Uchiha Mikoto, then glanced at Xueda, a realization dawning in his mind, though he could not help thinking to himself: Such a thing couldn't possibly be true, could it?

Hearing Xueda's words, Pain of the Heavenly Realm also began to speculate. Xueda knew so many secrets! Could what Xueda said actually be true? Was that masked man not Uchiha Band after all? Had he, a proud wielder of the Rinnegan, been played for a fool by a common impostor?

Had she not known that a spatial quake had occurred and forced everyone else to evacuate, Tohka Yatogami might have half-suspected that she was merely participating in some sort of cosplay event.

My heart leapt straight into my throat at that moment. Had it not been for the howling wind, the lashing rain, and the booming thunder outside, I would have screamed out loud.

The population of Ryukyu during this era was extremely small, totaling only twenty to thirty thousand souls, yet their living standards were remarkably high. This was entirely due to a series of reforms implemented by Shan Meixian ever since she took charge of the Dongming Sect over a decade earlier, as well as the massive revenues generated by her opening up trade with the Central Plains.

At present, he was in an extremely weakened state; first and foremost, he needed to locate all of his fragmented avatars, and only then could he seek out powerful adversaries to battle.

While they were intercepting that R36 just moments ago, not an ounce of regret or fear had crossed their minds; yet when faced with that infamous Mercedes-Benz, they still lost their nerve.