36. A Small Test of the Blade

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Ye Qingcheng was beaten savagely again and again, but she could not vomit anything up; all she felt was an unbearable itch in her throat.

Before anyone from the imperial family could say a word, Dongfang Yuer had already walked over. Everyone recognized the imperial princess, and when they saw her approach, they all stepped aside.

A young man with such extraordinary talent was usually impossible to find an opportunity to kill. Now that he had delivered himself to their door, what was there to hesitate about?

Jiang Yuan likewise failed to touch the scroll, but he was not disappointed in the slightest. Instead, he felt faintly relieved. If he had actually touched the scroll, that would have caused far greater trouble.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Su Qinqing and Qin Yang were both panting incessantly. Qin Yang even lay down on the Ancient Starry Road at once, nearly exhausted.

Huzi plunged a knife into Du Fei’s body, and a stream of blood almost spurted out. Du Fei’s body curled and convulsed repeatedly, while Huzi laughed wildly like a madman at the sight.

As for the Longevity Pill Jiang Yuan intended to refine from the Undying Grass he had collected—a spirit pill capable, to a certain extent, of generally extending one’s lifespan—he believed that, given the Ji clan’s foundations, they could certainly refine it. Ji Yurou must have taken it as well.

This time, Zhang Nan, Xue’er, and Meng Tianya traveled toward the Bloodthirsty Secret Realm in the northeast on flying swords. Meng Die’er sat behind Zhang Nan on his flying sword, closing her eyes as she attempted a breakthrough. In half a day, she would reach the early Spirit-Control Realm and be able to travel alongside Zhang Nan and the others on a flying sword.

Qin Xin had not expected Xiao Qiang to become so ferocious. Caught unprepared, she hurriedly removed the clothes that had already been torn in places, then shyly slipped off the tight jeans covering her beautiful legs, revealing her graceful jade-like body clad only in underwear.

Therefore, when Pace landed, Lin Bin merely shifted his feet, extended his sword, and gave it a light sweep, bringing the battle to an end.

The elven princess stood there with her fists clenched tightly, staring at me with an expression so complicated it was impossible to describe. Her entire body trembled with rage.

“Lin Dongchu is dead. The management of Donglin has now formally broken away from Donglin as well, and can truly work for the corporation,” Zhang Hong said meaningfully.

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His move just now had been extraordinarily tricky, and his speed astonishing. Yet Lu Yu seemed to have foreseen it, raising his defenses in advance and counterattacking in the instant his own assault was blocked.

Just then, an almost imperceptible aura dissolved the white-clad young man’s sword intent. Hou Fan immediately felt his entire body grow lighter, but when he saw who had arrived, his face turned deathly pale once more.

“Judging by the looks of it... he had been hiding in the mountains nearby all along and only just came out. He was disheveled when I saw him, so this should be his sister coming to pick him up and move him somewhere else.”

Very few alchemy masters could refine an immortal elixir of a realm higher than their own. Those capable of doing so were virtually one-in-a-million geniuses of the alchemical path. As for Hua Sheng, alchemy had always been merely a side occupation.

There was nothing he could do about it. His innate conditions were poor. The original owner of this body had not left him a solid foundation. Other people were heirs to wealthy or powerful families; he had ended up the heir of beggars—and not merely a beggar, but one who had offended someone.

Of course, he still had to bring a few sets of cosmetics back. He needed to take good care of Lena, and since a little makeup could make her allow him to order her around, Fang Li certainly would not pass up such a good opportunity.

Concubine Lan spoke with extreme calmness, yet a trace of murderous intent seemed to spread from the tone and cadence of her words, making everyone who heard her shudder.

“You are right that this war will end before long. But the side that will ultimately achieve total victory in this war will certainly be China. The final fate of your Japanese army will be complete defeat,” Zhu Shiyao declared decisively.

Lin’an County.

Several miles east of the county seat.

The residential district north of the railway station.

A quadrangle courtyard beside a dirt road in the northwest corner of the eastern district.

The secret hideout of Flying Cloud Stockade, Fang Lusheng’s home.

Beneath the grape trellis in the rear courtyard.

This was also thanks to Liu Ling’s appearance, which had aroused sympathy and affection in some of the people nearby. Otherwise, things might truly have become troublesome.

“If no one provokes me, I will not provoke anyone. What happens here has nothing to do with me. Since you refuse to listen and settle the dispute peacefully, there is nothing I can do.” A disciple of Black Wind Bandits flashed to the side and watched the spectacle unfold.

Like Liu Ling, Emiya Kiritsugu stared intently through binoculars at Saber and Lancer battling fiercely below. While questioning his assistant, Maiya Hisau, over a noiseless radio, he continuously rubbed his finger against the trigger of the sniper rifle.

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“By the way, how did you two come back together?” Chao Sijie asked, her mouth stuffed full as she spoke in a muffled voice.

After bringing Chen Xiaoxi along, Zhang Zhengyu came out of the bathhouse after showering. Fu Yan looked toward Chen Xiaoxi. Over the past few days, Chen Xiaoxi had become his temporary agent. He had no time to check the posts on the online forum, and Chen Xiaoxi was more than happy to handle everything for him.

“Hmph, you don’t believe me? I have conclusive evidence!” the disciple delivering the meal said indignantly.

Huan Ji and I sat down. She leaned affectionately against my chest, and we embraced like lovers as she told me stories of the Silver-West Empire.

The man beside Lan Junyao instantly went limp as well. It was as if someone had pulled the bones from his body, leaving him without any support. Was he supposed to sit for the imperial examination now? How had the prey he casually chosen turned out to have such an extraordinary background?

Just as He Jianjun was about to deliberately make an incorrect move to indicate his surrender, he heard news so shocking that he could no longer remain composed.

Peng Lihua happened to see Wu Feng withdraw. When she caught sight of the massive bulge beneath his waist, she immediately spat, “Bah!” and turned her head away.

Could Xiao Jue ran have secretly made a copy of the key to her family’s house? When had he stolen the key? It was truly terrifying.

Xiao Yifei remained deep in thought for a long time, but in the end, he still ignored it. He truly, desperately wanted to capture the First Prince and then withdraw his army on the pretext that he had been unable to locate the undead army. But humans and the undead were sworn enemies. If he became the first human general to negotiate with the undead, he could never bear the disgrace.

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