Chapter Forty: Lu Jinqiao Remained Silent

Though he loathed remaining in the same room with her, he could not leave; he feared a repeat of what had transpired tonight.

However, Zhong Kui was no ordinary official of the underworld. He possessed an Yin-Yang body, and the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword in his hand was a legendary weapon. You Rou’s attacks were ineffective; on the contrary, they were shattered by a single stroke of Zhong Kui’s blade.

“You two chat. I have matters to attend to, so I won’t be hosting you!” Jiao Enxiu, deeply displeased, found an excuse and took his leave.

“A tongue that speaks no truth only invites trouble; it is useless to keep it! Today, I shall show mercy and spare you from disaster,” Lu Wei said with a cold, sinister tone. Scanning with his divine sense, he saw that Qian Huai had only suffered superficial injuries and that his dantian and spiritual meridians remained intact. Having no further desire to entangle himself with the Wan family, he pulled Qian Huai along and prepared to leave.

Yan Luoxi kept her head lowered, gritting her teeth, silently enduring the disdainful and mocking gazes coming from all directions.

“Crack!” With a thunderous explosion, a barrier of golden fire was easily sliced open by the Barbarian Emperor. Lu Wei channeled his spiritual energy once more, and the Barbarian Emperor struck at the second barrier.

Despite these words, the flying sword at Lu Wei’s side twitched slightly; should Ling Yumo truly attempt to make off with the wild goose, he would show no mercy.

“Spare me, spare me! I am a servant of the Ghost King. If you kill me, the Ghost King will hunt you down to avenge me!” The ghost writhed in agony within the flames.

Just at that moment, a massive bolt of lightning suddenly descended from the sky. It struck the largest tree with perfect precision.

Upon hearing this, the two instinctively looked back, and at that very moment, Tang Lu’er turned and fled.

When that time came, the Chuan Mountain Stronghold only needed to twist the narrative, claiming that the formula had been snatched by Tian Qi during the chaos of a murder. This would shift the misfortune directly onto Tian Qi. As long as they dragged the Xinghai Gang into this quagmire, the Chuan Mountain Stronghold would gain a chance to catch its breath and make other plans.

After all, she had once asked him for his opinion on that matter, and his view was no different from the common gossip; he naturally believed her father deserved to be executed.

Once Huasheng had left, Li Shi rose leisurely and walked back. After changing her clothes, it would be time for lunch.

Prince Qiao had just given chase when the cat vanished from sight. Panic surged in his heart, and just as he was searching the surroundings, he spotted a black shadow moving toward the west.

Yun Muxue’s lips twitched. What an idiot! No wonder the inner demon had flared up so violently. Fortunately, she had obtained the dragon scale, or things would have been even worse.

“Thank you, Aunt.” Youyou immediately ran toward Zhong Weiyue, wedging herself firmly between her and Zhong Hua. Looking from Zhong Hua on the left to Zhong Weiyue on the right, leaning against one and then the other, she wore an expression of complete, blissful contentment.

Although the Dark Vatican appeared weak on the surface, falling short of the Light Vatican, in reality, the strength of the two was nearly equal. Both were peak powers on the continent; how could they have been attacked overnight?

Countless possibilities filled Tang Nazhi’s head. If only he could do it all over again, he would never have left, leaving Lixiao Wei behind alone.

“Do you know what those things are?” Chelila’s voice carried a chill that Miao Miao could not fathom.

“Roar!!” A cyan pillar of light appeared behind the sea horse, and that beautiful, powerful cyan figure spread its wings and soared out, roaring toward the heavens.

In the Cao camp outside the city, Cao Cao stood at the very front, gazing at Xuzhou City not far away. His brows were tightly furrowed, and he remained silent for a long while.

Meanwhile, the “Turbulent Engine” trembling beneath his body exerted immense pressure on his work.

Ding Hai, Su Mengqing, and the master of mechanisms, whose mental fortitude was weaker, could not help but rise in terror and rush out the door, gazing far into the distance toward the source of the pressure emanating from the Inherited Primordial Realm.

Although the Mermaid Tribe was furious, many of the alien races had already departed, and with a great war imminent, they temporarily set the matter aside, intending to settle their accounts with the Sky Shrimp Tribe once the current affairs were concluded.

Kakashi knew things had taken a turn for the worse. “I never expected it to come to this… At this rate, the casualties will only continue to mount. Notify headquarters immediately! Tell them the Third Division has been intercepted by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and is currently unable to advance!” The communications ninja hurriedly acknowledged the order, scrambling to transmit the request for reinforcements.

Currently, Lin Yao was in his mischievous phase and had no interest in playing games of death. Inspired by a sudden whim, he decided to play tit for tat: he would give them a taste of their own medicine.

“Dark Yugi…” Wang Peng murmured as he watched Dark Yugi. He was already familiar with the fleeting fluctuation of energy that occurred whenever Dark Yugi appeared. As he manifested, a wave of energy enveloped the entire arena. This was no ordinary duel; it was a Shadow Game.

Had his divine sense not been able to detect it, Mo Fei certainly would not have had such a feeling. Yet, even so, Mo Fei was not in the least bit worried about his rear being exposed.

“It seems Wang Peng and Yugi have won,” Kaiba and the others said, watching the God of Orichalcos fall.

Ye Zihan turned her head instinctively, following the direction of the sound. Sure enough, she saw the egg emitting a purple glow, its surface covered in increasingly large cracks. Finally, with a series of clicks, the shell shattered completely, scattering colorful fragments across the ground like fine works of art.

A special energy permeated her body, slowly converting into a thread of profound power within her dantian—the residual potency of the medicinal pill she had consumed earlier.

Ye Zihan took one look and felt a lingering sense of disgust. Just thinking that this thing had once been inside Xuanyuan Qi’s stomach, mixed with all the filth within him, she simply could not bring herself to touch it.

Now that she had the lead of Li Yao, she could follow the vine to find the melon and strike down the cancer that was Tiger Lord of the Red Mansion in one fell swoop.

Huo Lingfeng sighed softly, then looked up at Zhuang Qingqing. He sniffed the air, making a show of smelling the food, and frowned. Zhuang Qingqing immediately realized with a start that this fellow had been thinking exactly the same thing as her.

The post Gu Shiyi had just published was deleted or vanished into thin air without a trace in less than two minutes.

Li Yao received notification from the Special Abilities Group immediately. Following negotiations between the group and the Divine Venerable, the time for their duel was set for ten o'clock that night.

He walked straight to the bedroom, intending to open the door, only to find it locked from the inside. She never locked the door; why would she lock it today?