Chapter 55

Later on, the situation in Daming Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture was quite similar, though the timing was somewhat later. People could stay in the waiting rooms or rest temporarily before considering heading outside.

Gan Jing nodded, took a small sip, and looking up, found Zhou Dongyu gazing at him with eager eyes. He smiled gently and lightly tapped his glass against hers.

Although he had been accepted as a disciple by the Creator of the Giant Axe, granting him extremely high status and permissions, with resources biased in his favor, he never acted overly presumptuous.

However, he had not expected that instead of sending a large-scale army for a surprise attack, the Chinese would dispatch special forces whose combat effectiveness far surpassed all soldiers of this era. Such training in utilizing the cover of night to ambush enemies had been forced upon the special forces by Commander Lang countless times back during the Guangyuan period.

The intelligence network of the Northern Song Dynasty was already highly developed by this time. The news of Emperor Xingzong of Liao's personal expedition had already been deduced by intelligence personnel even before he set out.

Additionally, the labor shortage was a problem that had to be resolved. Currently, in Lingzhou, it was extremely difficult to tap into any further labor resources based on the existing foundation. Simply transferring a small number of people from the four northwest circuits would be merely a drop in the bucket, treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

Whether it was Cheng Bugun or a Universe Supreme, neither were figures they could treat carelessly.

The Scale-Armor Flame Immortal finally snapped to his senses. Turning his head to look at that distant, motionless colossal warship, his face instantly drained of all color, and he thought to himself that he was completely doomed.

Yet, the more formidable Ji Wuming appeared, the more unhinged Zhao Jun became, because destroying geniuses was his favorite pastime.

Ever since he refined the Flower of the Other Shore, his internal true essence had completely transformed into a golden state, multiplying his strength nearly a hundredfold. However, his cultivation realm seemed to remain at the Human Emperor Realm.

"I knew Your Majesty's Minister Pei would not disappoint!" Li Longji had a penchant for grand achievements and was already pondering how to plan the welcome celebration for the triumphant return.

Now, seeing that even after escaping their pursuers, they still clung to each other in such an intimate manner, a sour taste lingered even more strongly in his heart.

"The pastries are ready. They are your favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cakes," Xuan-yuan Tianhua said indifferently.

They possessed an overwhelming abundance of resources—railways, highways, transportation networks, military units, major factories, and the government. Wherever state organs were concentrated, their resources could be found.

Naletia and Suzuran originally wanted to join the battle as well, but at Lin Yuan's gesture, they remained by his side.

"Hisss..." Following Ming Lou's soft gasp, I stood frozen in place, not daring to move again. This fellow's vitality was simply too terrifying.

Yue Junze also furrowed his brows slightly, his expression as dark as pitch. He had clearly and openly shown favoritism toward her, yet Aunt Yan seemed utterly oblivious to it.

As for Yue Junhao, affected by Yue Lingran's aphrodisiac incense, he was clearly still somewhat dazed. When he raised his head and saw the imposing crowd gathered at the entrance, he finally snapped back to reality.

Today's Gao Lishi was worlds apart from the Gao Lishi of yesteryear, but a word spoken by him was guaranteed to be kept without fail.

"Humph! If you surrender now without a fight, you can avoid suffering so much physical torment!" Long Aotian sneered from the side.

If nothing unexpected happened, those people should be the elders of the Wuxing Star Palace, keeping watch over the Dragon-Ape Holy Beast.

After a series of speculations, Elder Sun tossed the round pebble in his hand into the thick fog beyond the cliff, turned around, and prepared to go look for the markers left behind by the Eleventh Young Master. He intended to follow the markers to find them and inform them of the suspicious anomalies he had discovered. However, after taking only a few steps forward, his stride came to an abrupt halt.

That faint sneer reflected in Qin Zongheng's eyes was, to him, even more terrifying than the soul-harvesting scythe in the Grim Reaper's hands, striking a deep sense of dread straight from the soul.

That was a powerful restriction. It blocked the path like a towering wall, and it was immensely terrifying, emitting horrific and mystical rays of light to destroy anyone attempting to approach. Only those blessed with supreme fortune and wisdom could evade destruction by those mysterious rays.

When faced with a crisis of immense magnitude, human beings often unleash tremendous potential. Gao Hua put this principle into practice at a moment of life and death.

As soon as Li Chao stepped into the hall, he saw Beichen Xutian walking toward him with a smile, his face beaming with triumph. Looking around, he saw the surroundings completely filled with Beichen Xutian's guards and officials who had been bought off by him. Needless to say, the Cuihong Pavilion must have been completely reserved by Beichen Xutian.

After the essence extraction was completed, he used his divine sense to wrap around the extracted essence and flew toward the flickering Liuding flame. The moment he approached the Liuding flame, Gao Hua felt a searing pain burning through his divine sense, and he quickly channeled his forging technique to unleash all his fire-type energy to fend off the scorching damage of the flame.

In truth, Li Chao could entirely afford to ignore the county magistrate. But upon closer reflection, once he established his sect on Qingfeng Mountain in the future, dealing with government officials would be inevitable. Building a good relationship now would reduce unnecessary troubles later on, so the first priority was to make the county magistrate fully confident in him.

Friends—these two words represent the closest distance, yet also the farthest distance. When I wish to grow closer to you, I am your friend; when I wish to leave you, we are merely friends.

Lin Shengjie found her expression amusing, yet he was deeply moved by her meticulous and earnest demeanor. He was valued by her, and to him, that was the single most important thing.

Zhao Zheng did not know how he had been persuaded by the teacher, but he personally took charge of the deployment and accompanied them.

"Fine!" Wu Song did not hesitate. He directly dripped his blood onto the necklace, established a soul connection with it, and then used the auxiliary tool to examine the attributes of the necklace in his hand.

Afterward, a flash of red light vanished from Ji Junyue's hand, and the sheet of letter paper was instantly burned to ashes. The three of them continued eating as if they had never received any secret intelligence, completely dismissing Ji Yixia's scheme.

Cheng Lin slowly pulled out his seatbelt, fastened it, and then sat upright in the driver's seat to start the car.

Because troops guarded the open area within a radius of a thousand meters outside the entire Glazed Palace, everyone was forced to halt their advance and could only gaze from afar at the dazzling, golden Glazed Palace.

Knowing full well that this heart disease was one hundred percent hereditary, and knowing that it was extremely difficult to cure, why still choose to bring him into this world?