Volume 1, Chapter 29: You Touched Someone You Should Not Have; You Deserve to Die

In the time that followed, the monarch and officials of the Great Chu began to deliberate on the specific plans for their military campaign. After an hour of discussion, a final decision was reached.

Originally, he had intended to stay for another day, but Qinghe Manyu mentioned that an envoy from the upper region was likely to arrive soon. Having finished visiting the graves and spending some time in quiet reflection at his ancestral home, he hurried back immediately.

Lin Peng had been exhausted over the past two days; he did not wake until noon. After a simple wash and dressing, he walked out of his room.

He moved with such brisk, energetic strides that Danba was secretly astonished. "I know Qiangba Gela’s constitution well; he was ailing just last year. How has he suddenly become so robust?"

This was a source of great wonder to everyone present, including Yiren Xi. The wine decanter still held over two hundred milliliters of liquid. To down it in a single gulp was a feat rarely attempted, even by seasoned drinkers.

Mei Yang said, "Dean Xiao, you know that in our major, finding work is even easier than for English majors, and the benefits are excellent."

At the very least, as long as he held the title of a Great Demon in this region, no other monsters would dare to bully him.

Every strike from Fei Gui hit a vital point. Wan Qing was overwhelmed, parrying left and right, his hands by now completely numb and devoid of sensation.

The courtyard had been renovated quite impressively; the faded walls were freshly coated in red, and the once barren ground now supported a trellis of grapevines. Flowers and plants had been planted around the perimeter, imbuing the space with vibrant life.

He had requested an audience with Qiu Chenghao but had received no reply. Yesterday, he had asked Yingzi to seek help from Tian Miao, and today, Qiu Chenghao appeared here. He refused to believe that Qiu Chenghao was unaware of his request for Tian Miao's assistance.

"Blood testing to prove kinship? Your Majesty the Empress, you are too naive! Putting aside whether the Emperor would agree, even if he did, blood testing carries great risks. For one, if someone were to secretly add a small amount of alum to the water, any blood could be made to merge," said the Old Grand Tutor.

Ji Meina shook her head, choosing not to argue further. The three of them continued to wander the streets, buying almost everything they encountered that they had never seen before.

Looking again, the alchemist had already withdrawn his spell. The shadow had vanished, and faint flickers of lightning could still be seen dancing in his palm.

He was capable of resistance but chose not to, preferring to wait as his body gradually grew numb, eventually resulting in nothing more than a single sentence.

Bai Jinu voiced what everyone was thinking, yet the others broke into a cold sweat for him. Only a "ghost" would dare to say such things; certainly, no normal person would ever dream of it.

Yet for some reason, sitting there exposed before him, Situ Yuning felt that there was not a trace of lewdness or impurity in the man's eyes. Instead, there was only the calm, elegant appreciation one might show toward a painting. She found this utterly incomprehensible.

Limited by the ceiling of her own power, Aishier had only mastered the barest rudiments of manipulating microwaves under her master's long-term tutelage.

When he reached the cave entrance, three large characters were inscribed on the rock face: "Cloud-Dwelling Cave." On either side was a couplet: the first line read, "The blessed land among the clouds is found here," and the second, "In the cliffs where eagles rest, even they would fret."

Dongfang Yunyang breathed a silent sigh of relief. His shadow clone had been with Marina for over ten days with no developments, but now, finally, there was news. To be honest, Marina was merely part of one of his plans; as for whether it would ultimately be effective, he had no idea.

Thunderous applause filled the air, though Lin Chu could no longer hear it. It was Chen Bin and the others who took the curtain call.

Liu Han immediately pulled Zhou Shilong aside; there were some matters that required the touch of a "black glove."

Fire lychees glowed with flame, dancing in the air with scorching heat, resembling molten lava.

The two followed the tracks of the fugitive, chasing along the path. Before long, the traces vanished; the water plants ahead were so lush that it was impossible to tell where the person had gone.

The Emperor had many young and beautiful concubines; would he be willing to draw near to a woman nearing forty, no longer in the bloom of youth?

Such heart-rending high notes—to perform a song like this at a party or a school show.

"Too expensive? If you think it's expensive, then forget it. My second brother has heaven-sent talent; it is more important for him to cultivate on his own," Li Tian said slowly. He hadn't expected his newly conceived get-rich-quick scheme to die in the cradle within seconds, which he found a pity.

In the interstellar era, the massacre of fifty billion people, while sounding horrific, was a simple enough task to execute if one were truly determined.

One must realize that even at this stage, spy satellites could only approach Deep Space Star to a distance of no less than sixty thousand kilometers, and even that distance was fraught with significant danger.

The Later Jin also placed great importance on inducing the surrender of the Great Ming forces; this was the imperial decree of Huang Taiji. In truth, without such surrenders, they could not hope to win.

I truly do not know how Brother Jie’s brain is wired. Even though there wasn't a single dirty word in his speech, it was incredibly vicious and cutting, enough to make anyone’s blood pressure skyrocket at any moment.

"Hehe! Zi Feng, my friend, works at that nursing home. With her there to help look after things, you can rest easy! It will definitely be better than that place," Siyu said, feeling guilty. She hadn't expected this Zi Feng to be so difficult to deal with.

The hazy moonlight shone upon the wide walls of Phoenix City, where the guards kept a vigilant watch on the movements outside.

For five full centuries, ever since Lin Yi was killed by Qingning, until he successfully underwent his third nirvana rebirth and entered the cyclone, only to destroy his own physical form and primordial spirit to assist the Master of the Carefree Palace—he had been repeating the same cycle ever since.