Chapter 51: A Rare Gentleness

As soon as these words were spoken, not only was the assassin taken aback, but Song Qiao was also stunned.

When Shen Ruoxi left the banquet, Song Qiao had found it strange. The Emperor was still drinking with the ministers, so why was she so lacking in tact as to leave without authorization?

At this moment, the truth finally dawned on her. It turned out that he had deliberately protected her, fearing that Shen Ruoxi would be in danger if she returned with him.

Song Qiao could understand him protecting Shen Ruoxi, but she never expected him to push her so ruthlessly into the spotlight.

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After leaving Huangjue Town, only Xi Zixiao remained. Once Xingyun and Liushui retreated, they headed in different directions.

The planet of Ten Thousand Flowers boasted two hundred billion maidens. It was a peculiar world, brimming with spiritual energy. Nourished by this celestial aura, any random girl there was as breathtakingly beautiful as a flower, surpassing Xu Jiao a hundred times over.

Following Lin Tian onto the stage, he took one of the two vacant seats right in the center. Countless reporters in the audience eagerly whipped out their cameras, snapping away in a rapid flurry of flashes.

Tang Sisi asked rhetorically, her pair of beautiful eyes bloodshot. It was clear she had not slept well over the past few days. Out of sheer anger, she hadn't even bothered to wear her colored contact lenses lately.

Left with no other choice, Shen Yu could only increase the time dilation by a multiple of one. One day in the outside world equated to four hundred days in the Nine Dragons Immortal Realm. This level of energy consumption was still barely manageable.

Dragon Cry Valley was located west of Dragon Cry County. It was named Dragon Cry County because whenever the rainy season arrived, the valley would emit a melodic sound resembling weeping. Emperor Longcheng had once visited the place and personally inscribed its name.

Hua Jiu lifted her wide sleeves to cover her smiling lips, a faint, cold glint of triumph flickering within her almond-shaped eyes.

Several senior martial artists were men who had licked blood from the edges of swords for half their lives, and they certainly weren't cowards. People of the pugilistic world had their own code of conduct, and more often than not, they preferred to settle rights and wrongs through martial might. Furthermore, they were all hot-blooded men; with the nation fractured and torn, they had long been harboring a bellyful of rage. Who would let pass such an opportunity presented today?

Entering the temple, Lin Bin felt a deep sense of strangeness. Although the place was spotless, it was completely devoid of flowers, grass, or any sign of vitality, as if no living being had ever set foot here. Yet, it was illuminated as brightly as day.

Right now, the person with the most splitting headache should be Bai Zongwei. The computer system of the headquarters base had already been linked up by the intelligent brain. The intelligent brain reacted with lightning speed, throwing up one firewall after another. Even with the technicians working overtime, they simply couldn't keep up, showing signs of having exhausted all their tricks.

The arrival of Wang Chao brought boundless joy and spontaneous laughter to this household.

Li Xin’s gaze was as venomous as if it had been steeped in poison. She raised a hand, pointing back and forth at the reporters before her, "You! All of you, get away from me! Don't you just want headlines? Shall I give them to you? Those videos are real, and I did tamper with them because I wanted to frame Ming Zhixi. But I was just momentarily confused."

"Ah-Jie, don't drink anymore." Xue'er reached out and snatched the wine bottle from Li Zhongjie's hand. Li Zhongjie stared blankly at Xue'er, making no move to take the bottle back.

She was afraid that this batch of Japanese samurai was too formidable and that she wouldn't be able to pull them all into her spatial artifact at once, which might result in her getting hurt instead. Therefore, she decided to deal with them one by one.

Bai Xifeng knew the relationship between Yueying and the Gong family inside out, especially after his own true background was brought to light. Although he still harbored complex feelings toward Gong Yizun, he was now able to view the ties between Yueying and the Gong family much more objectively from an outsider's perspective.

He knew that sooner or later, he was destined to die a warrior's death on the battlefield, but he would never shrink back. With millions of commoners behind him, along with his comrades and brothers all standing right here, how could Ran Min ever turn and run?

"Is the Black Tortoise not something that descended from the upper realm?" Yilian replied, pondering this very possibility as well.

Abruptly, Yueying retreated at full speed, circling the woods in a few wide arcs to instantly put distance between herself and the creature.

Since Chu Qinghan's destiny grade had upgraded, it proved that his comprehension ability had also risen accordingly. Since it had improved, didn't that mean even if he reached the Foundation Establishment stage now, it wouldn't be such an unacceptable thing after all?