Volume 1, Chapter 54: Washing One's Hands of It

"Young Manager Zhang, you know me. You saw me when you were just transferred to Royal Treasure Appraisal."

"I am Jiang Wan and Chu Lingtian's grandfather. We are here to offer our congratulations today, and we didn't expect to run into you."

Jiang Rulong said with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

"Is that so?"

Zhang Yixuan pouted.

Naturally, she was well aware of the previous chaos caused by the Jiang family.

She just couldn't understand why this old man was so thick-skinned.

"Of course, just ask Wanwan." Jiang Rulong gave a faint smile.

Jiang Wan felt somewhat conflicted; she couldn't bring herself to refuse, yet she knew Lingtian would be furious.

So, she subconsciously looked toward Chu Lingtian.

"Get lost as far as you can."

"Have you literally lost every ounce of shame?"

Chu...

Such a military force was undeniably unique for the Japanese army across the entire Ludong region at present. This time, Li Ziyuan concentrated over fifteen hundred militia members from three counties, along with more than eight hundred men from the independent regiments of two counties, using all of them to attack the Cao Bajizi stronghold. While it might not be described as using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken, he had mobilized superior forces to the greatest extent possible.

However, it was clear that the preceding four individuals lacked any jungle survival experience. Whether it was route selection or coordination between front and rear, their actions were utterly unwise. Had it not been for the protection of their inner strength within the realm of mastery, they would have perished here long ago.

Sighing, he knew that unless he told Jianqing, the other party would likely not stop questioning him.

The Azure Dragon believed his scheme was flawless, never expecting that he had been watched from the very beginning, nor did he anticipate that the Great Wind Hall would so easily abandon Fu Hanfeng's only flesh and blood.

Yet, with the massive loss of blood, Lan Youming also felt that the vital yang energy throughout his entire body was dissipating along with it. It wasn't just his yang energy, but also his strength, and even his very life.

"Heh heh, that lord is indeed a god-like existence no matter where he goes." A natural reverence surfaced on Guei's face, calm and devout.

The various Grandmasters exchanged glances, each seeing the shock in the other's eyes. The Azure Dragon was truly too formidable; among Grandmasters, how many could possibly withstand that single palm strike?

The oppressive and dead silence lingered for a long time. Time itself seemed to have been frozen by that black aura, as if it had lost the strength to flow.

That purple curve appeared to be in constant motion, and every inch of it exuded an incomparable sharpness.

Seeing that Li Tianyou remained motionless for a long time, the spotted black leopard let out a low growl and lunged straight at him. Caught off guard, Li Tianyou was directly knocked to the ground by the leopard. One of the leopard's paws had already sunk deep into Li Tianyou's flesh, blood gushing out and staining the surrounding stones red. Li Tianyou bared his teeth in agony.

He looked into Old Fu's eyes, trying to find some other emotion to corroborate his own words—that Old Fu had lost his mind.

As the members of the Qian family withdrew outside the door, Chang Gexing finally put down the kitchen knife and carefully began diagnosing Qian Qianwan. The diagnostic result was extremely unsatisfactory; Qian Qianwan's body was almost entirely hollowed out by the gu worms. If treatment was not administered immediately, his remaining shred of vitality would be completely destroyed, leaving him beyond saving.

Now things were fine. Wang Shichong's Martial Valiant Generals such as Yang Wei, Wang Bian, Huo Shiju, Liu Changgong, Liang Dezhong, and Dong Zhitong had all been beheaded, leaving him with only a few thousand troops by his side—a hair's breadth away from total annihilation. And what use was his remaining strength to the overall war situation? Now, it couldn't even count for a damn thing.

A pair of forceful hands roughly kneaded and groped the slightly protruding breasts before him, and even though they were covered by clothing, it failed to block those powerful hands.

At this point, Li Qiang didn't dare to speak either. He waved at the sentry by way of greeting and sat upright, practically ready to strap the seatbelt across his forehead to pledge his loyalty.

"I want you to help me, to get me into your unit so I can catch thieves with you every day. Can you do that?" The first request failed, but never mind, we had plenty more to offer. As long as you could accomplish one of them, it would suffice.

The head of the Qian family's face instantly turned the color of pork liver, and the expressions of Niu Xinghai, Jiang Shan, and Song Gao, who arrived shortly after, were clearly unfriendly. Before Gongsun Huai had even married Shuhong, he had been bestowed a magnificent green hat by this dear father-in-law. They couldn't help wondering if their own wives might also have had a fling with this convenient father-in-law.

Looking down from his position of superiority, Chang Gexing took in everyone's expressions: "This king truly wants to bury all of you right inside here. Rest assured, this king will order people to water and fertilize you regularly, and will definitely not treat you unfairly."

Moreover, that Maser was now arrogant beyond measure, daring to make perverted demands of Wenjing even knowing I was standing right beside them. This simply showed total disregard for me.

Looking further ahead, Cheng Yaojin immediately understood Li Mi's intention. It turned out that after gathering various heroes and outstanding figures, Li Mi had devised a plan for the various leaders to lead their troops in attacking Xingyang as a base of operations. They would use the grain stockpiled there to supply their troops, and then contend for the Middle Plains once their forces were strong and formidable.

"There are two more over there," Zhao Shijiao pointed to a distant tree. The two ninjas lying there had their eyes wide open, blood continuously flowing from a huge hole in each of their chests.

Following that, the phantom of the Blood-Weeping Demon Dragon transformed into a blood-red, dragon-shaped giant sword. Under the reflection of this giant sword, the mid-air had already turned entirely crimson.

Yao Qian found it somewhat ridiculous; it was, after all, a fusion combat skill of two different supreme beings, yet its power was depreciated to such a pathetic degree by this fellow Jiacai.

The next day, Lin Yue said she was going to see Lin Yang and asked if I was going. I politely declined. Understanding my feelings, Lin Yue knew that after yesterday's events, I no longer wished to see Lin Yang, so she didn't force the issue and went by herself.

The only reason he could escape his wife was through work, because unlike other jobs with fixed working hours, a driver's job meant standing by at any time and place, obeying the boss and driving to wherever he needed to go.

The heartwarming scene of them chattering back and forth made He Yehua, standing to the side, seem entirely superfluous. Even the nurse who came to help Mother He measure her blood pressure mistakenly assumed that Yang Li was her child.

"The Seven Paths wants to dominate Asia, and the Yamaguchi-gumi will have no objection to that. However, expecting the Yamaguchi-gumi to submit to the Seven Paths is sheer nonsense." Yamano Ichiro finally drew the battle saber from his waist. Brandishing the saber horizontally, he instantly unleashed the full power of a divine-rank master.