Volume 1, Chapter 55: Cultivation!

Xiaobai still hadn’t recovered from Qingyi’s remark about “freezing her butt off.”

Qingyi returned to her little wooden hut, found a corner, and sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, as still as an old monk deep in meditation.

Beside her, Lianyue watched her every move with curiosity and confusion. After a long while, she finally asked softly, “What are you doing?”

“Practicing,” Qingyi replied without opening her eyes.

After all, if the Prince of Han really did join forces with Xing, the brothel’s chief, intending to use the miasma to sabotage the river-opening project, then Shen Qielan and Song Li would certainly be the first to bear the brunt of it in Shandong, even if no one knew what might happen elsewhere.

When Long Fei noticed that Lu Xueyao and Lin Yichun each had a huge backpack, along with a large bag of snacks and bottled water, he immediately began to tease them.

While Fangshui Pass was closed, the Third Division, led by Di Qing, quietly crossed the pass in several groups and entered the territory of Kong Sang Commandery.

But for some reason, watching that once cold and ruthless man soften in an instant, he found the scene strangely harmonious.

In Lin Feng’s view, anyone seated at the same table as the Gao family was most likely from the He family.

Hearing this, Li Dalong’s heart stirred. He hurriedly looked over and realized that the scene did indeed seem familiar.

The Great Qian dynasty was like a seasoned novice who had just left the beginner’s village: surrounded by powerful figures it couldn’t defeat and dared not offend.

But once they began carrying out various missions, they could not only strengthen the Special Affairs Bureau and the Tribunal, but also prevent members of those organizations from dying on assignment.

Since that was the case, and the other side’s methods were so bizarre, there was no time to think it through. They had no choice but to attack at once.

The most steadfast and capable among them was the young Prince Dun, the fourteenth prince. He was the chief strategist of the Prince of Wei’s faction and had always been highly valued by the prince.

The Golden Dragon’s words put Allen on his guard. Whatever help a dragon needed was unlikely to be simple.

Lu Zifeng turned his palm over, and two hearts appeared in his hand, beating steadily. A rich vitality spread through the air, filling the hall with life and vigor.

Only now did Jiang Sinan understand why the Fire Source had grown hostile toward him—even intent on killing him. The root of it lay in the Alchemy Token. It represented the right to become the supreme leader of the Alchemy and Artifact Sect. If he handed it to Ye Xijun, the Fire Source would have no chance left at all.

Fearing that someone might seize the treasure and use it to raise an army against the Tang dynasty, the court sent more than ten thousand elite soldiers to capture those involved and bring the treasure under imperial control.

She was beautiful, and her foreign-language pronunciation was even more accurate than theirs. If you couldn’t see her, you might have thought she came from their country. They felt an instant kinship with her the moment they met.

Although Jochi was not Genghis Khan’s biological son, his act of taking another man’s wife made Genghis feel that he had a worthy successor. He thought very highly of Jochi.

For a moment, Lu Qi stared at the graceful figure, whose looks and strength far surpassed her own. She gritted her teeth, but in the end, didn’t dare contradict her.

Li Wan’er crouched down to untie the ropes around Xiao Ying, but Ayan shoved her aside and raised a dagger to stab Xiao Ying.

The tiger-man was no longer human, but he had retained one trait unique to humanity: humans were the only species on Earth that could mate at any time, regardless of the season.

Zhou Keke said indignantly, “I was only trying to be nice, bringing you all along. We could have apprenticed together, and if we became immortals, we’d still be best friends. But you don’t appreciate it at all.”

It wasn’t as though he’d never been through this before. Sister Qianqian was overreacting a little, wasn’t she? Unfortunately, Zhao Xu had no idea that she was angry because he had taken what he wanted and then left without a word, humiliating her in front of Chen Chen.