Volume 1, Chapter 52: Relying on Connections

"Never mind, Lingtian."

Jiang Wan grabbed Chu Lingtian's hand, knowing that he was displeased.

Yet today was a wonderful day, and she did not want any trouble to arise.

"It doesn't matter."

Chu Lingtian nodded.

The members of the Jiang family were truly having their moment of glory.

Every single VIP in attendance stepped forward to shower them with extravagant flattery.

During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Jiang Rulong even shamelessly positioned himself right in the center, leaving Jiang Wan to stand beside him.

Just as they were about to cut the ribbon, however, a line of black commercial vehicles suddenly drove up.

The lead vehicle door opened, and Zhao Wu stepped out, wearing a floral-patterned shirt and sunglasses.

"Young Master Zhao."

"Young Master Zhao has come as well?"

The crowd murmured...

***

Nero, the motor-repairing mechanic, felt somewhat puzzled upon seeing the Zen butcher tied to the balloon perform his "catch three, release one" routine, but he nonetheless prepared to lend a hand first.

Tang Feng and Shu Li walked unhurriedly toward their room, while Yang Hongjiang peeked nervously from the stairwell.

"With the situation outside being so chaotic these past two days, it's best if you don't wander around too much," the Song family parents said, being on very good terms with the Ou family. Seeing Xia Chuyi, they couldn't help offering some advice.

The two reined in their breathing, moving like cats without making a sound as they rapidly closed in on the pair.

***

The heads of various great clans stepped forward one after another to retrieve their clan-guarding treasures, leaving only Han Tianqi and Lou Xinnan. Han Tianqi had already obtained his family's treasure a few days prior, whereas Lou Xinnan discovered that the box did not contain the Lou family's Heavenly Phoenix Nine Immortals Zither, causing her to shake her head in helpless resignation.

Fu Bin's faction had very few people, at least far fewer than Dean Fu and the others.

With such a major incident occurring, how could Nian Ji possibly be unaware? Just as she was planning to rush over, Shi Qi hurried up in a flustered state, begging her to resolve the issue.

Since today was Lou Xinyue's birthday, Tianze naturally wished to avoid creating extra trouble. Under normal circumstances, he might have just turned back and left, but having come tonight, he could not leave without seeing Lou Xinyue.

After taking a few hurried bites—though none of them knew where the meat actually went—they watched as the Lord of Death became completely addicted to eating. He even began dismantling the black armor on his own body just to tear into the meat inside.

"Understood, Eldest Sister." Quliya actually curtsied to Liu Weiwei in an ancient manner, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

Completely broken down, Ning Juncai had no choice but to spend every day searching for rare treasures, only to wait for Long Teng and his companions to pillage them.

The others in the hall fell silent. If someone was willing to lead the charge, that would naturally be a good thing. But when it came to sending Li Yulong and Li Yu, the human powerhouses hesitated.

"Are you certain?" Mo Fan's eyes narrowed as he instantly intensified the spatial rules, causing spatial energy to compress inward toward the divine dragon from all directions.

Unbeknownst to Long Teng, the old dragon crocodile was intensely suspicious and launched yet another surprise attack. He had already led the Big Fish God and the Su Cao plant spirit to the stele of the Emperor's Terrace.

The next moment, Guan Lengyan took Jiang Yunjiang through the void, instantly piercing five ninth-grade Heavenly Cold Grass plants to form an "Ice Cave Gate" that led into the cultivation chamber. Following that, the true stone cave door began to close.

Jiang Fang frowned. His actual intention was to capture Guan Lengyan and use her as a hostage to force Long Teng into immediately releasing his sister.

He was a figure who had nurtured twelve deities, and now, with time running out, he could not wait for all of his powers to be unsealed.

Turning back, Mo Fan saw Liu Yue looking around anxiously and bewilderedly. Only when Mo Fan took a step back to her side did Liu Yue's gaze regain focus.

"Aunt Tong is pretty, and my mommy is pretty too. They're both pretty," Yuhao said, rolling his eyes.

Just as I hung up the phone and placed it on the table, it rang again. While I was hesitating whether to answer, the landline beside the table also started ringing, with a gap of only two or three seconds between the two.

Before anyone could react, the horn at the top of the opponent's head fired several laser beams directly toward Swallow No. 2.

"Uncle Qiang, I'd like to go back first to pack the things I need to bring, and move in tomorrow. Is that allent right?" Xiaoqi considered for a moment and asked.

***

Kong Ziyi naturally expressed her dissatisfaction—believing her intelligence was second to none, she asked Feng Jun to explain the relevant changes to her.

The city where Xu Yuan's parents lived was a coastal city, and Xu Yuan's mother served as the deputy commissioner of customs inspection at the city's port.

"Twenty-five hundred realms," Mo Xifeng said softly, without the slightest urge to conceal it, as there was truly nothing to hide.

Heh, in less than a second, I dismissed my previous guess. Perhaps those stars didn't mean anything at all; maybe the bottle just happened to be filled right when Meizi finished folding eighty-nine stars, and nothing more. I was simply reading too much into it.

"What you say makes some sense, but why did you deliberately bypass the planet that resonated with you and choose mine instead?" Dou Qianjie asked curiously.

Why did I love his kiss so much? Could it be because of the faint scent of tobacco on his lips?

Wan Tao failed to get a clean shot off, leaving Lu Yang with very limited room for tactical maneuvering. There was simply no way to guide the ball toward the goal, let alone bend in a world-class wonder goal.

In front of a palace, various bizarre-looking sea creatures were patrolling. They were now fifteen thousand miles deep into the ocean, an area of the sea impossible for humans to explore. Logically speaking, no living creatures should exist under such terrifying water pressure.

Ge Long had anticipated that Zhang Tianli would use a lightning talisman. As Zhang Tianli swayed, Ge Long hurriedly rushed forward to steady him.

"Dad is as humorous as ever," Zhou旭 smiled rather awkwardly at his companion beside him.

Shen Jianghu deeply agreed with these words; the mere thought of it made his chest ache faintly.

Not far ahead, in the area marked by the red dot, was the estate of Yao Chengzhou's third disciple, Li Jiayao.

Poison was also part of his arsenal; why shouldn't he use it? Dai Mubai, who was fighting Tang Sam, failed to notice this entirely. As the poison was inhaled into his body, he was affected by Tang Sam's venom, resulting in a noticeable decline in his strength, speed, and defense.

Qing Tou's face was filled with panic, but recognizing the severity of the situation, he hurriedly acknowledged the order. Fearing that speaking too much would distract Guo Jing, he failed to realize that he had already done so. Speaking during an internal energy contest was a cardinal taboo for martial artists; the youth's lack of Jianghu experience had inadvertently worsened Guo Jing's injuries.

Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. After a long moment, Yang Me open her eyes.

Chu Ming nodded with a calm expression, understanding in his heart. Sect Master Yan Nanxing summoning him over was presumably related to the appearance of the Tower of Life and Death. In fact, ever since the tea ceremony ended, he had noticed the concentration of spiritual energy in the air increasing slowly; currently, the spiritual energy density in the Tianxing Domain had nearly doubled.