51. Light a Thousand Years Later (2)

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Although they had successfully developed a set of magical armor, it was only the first generation. Soga knew that this was a discipline without end; with continued research, new achievements would keep emerging.

At that moment, Tian Maoping could sense even more clearly the dark, abyssal depth surrounding Mo Wentian. He inspired anger without showing anger, remained unyielding and indomitable, had transcended the mortal realm, and possessed an otherworldly grace in both action and repose.

Master Qin’s expression changed. Yingzhao had shattered only the substitute puppet. Taking advantage of the blood from his severed arm, Black Si activated an escape spell, broke through the restriction, burst out of the encirclement formed by the elders of the Moonlight Gate, and vanished without a trace.

“All right, all right! I’ll pay you back, I’ll pay you back!” Meng Xiong nodded frantically. At my signal, the gun aimed at Meng Xiong’s head was lowered, and he let out a long sigh of relief as a thick layer of sweat formed across his brow.

On New Year’s Eve, Liangzhou City lay in deathly silence. Only the districts where high officials and wealthy nobles lived were brightly lit and decorated, showing some trace of the New Year’s festivities. The poor quarters remained bleak and deserted. At least the authorities had set up porridge stalls so that people would not have to celebrate the New Year on empty stomachs. Yet another piece of news robbed what should have been a lively and joyous holiday of all its happiness.

“What should I do?” Moon Soul did not know what to do himself, so he asked Fang Ying.

“I look like a pig?” Yunmeng Feixiang glanced at Lü Hao. It seemed he had completely recovered. “Well, the pig is about to come eat, so you’d better eat less!” With that, Yunmeng Feixiang charged toward the dining table.

I had originally intended to take a bus back to school, but I realized that I was unfamiliar with the area and had no idea which bus I should transfer to. In the end, I chose to take a taxi. Only after getting out did I notice Yang Pu’s slender figure leaning against a car door. He raised a hand slightly in greeting.

“How did it go? What did they say?” When he saw his companion gesture for silence, the habitual complainer knew at once that the caller was from his own department.

“Missing the drinks you mix, of course!” I stuck out my tongue playfully, then turned around. “Why did you summon us? Wasn’t the lesson from last time enough?” I was still smiling. I did not know why, but lately I had taken to smiling all the time.

The moment he heard the bell, he sprang upright in alarm. Could those old fellows have escaped?

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Consort Yi, one of the palace’s principal consorts, was currently accompanying Noble Consort Xie. Fu Xuechen was spared the trouble of paying her respects and followed Princess Zhiling directly into the side hall of Gathering Elegance Palace, where the princess was staying.

The children and some of the residents all turned toward the front at once, bursting with excitement and talking among themselves.

Li Chunfeng instantly sensed that something was wrong. What were these wretched women trying to do? What was the point of asking such questions?

Neck rings were too fashionable and modern for young people for an old man like him to accept, but if they were replaced with bracelets and earrings, he could accept them quite easily.

Seeing the Crown Princess’s expression, how could the Empress Dowager fail to understand that the matter of witchcraft had been greatly exaggerated by the Crown Princess?

Perhaps because she was not writing the message but sending it directly through a “snake,” Eriya finally spoke the name she had kept in the depths of her heart.

Yan Siyun did not care and took her seat as instructed. Fu Xuechen, however, felt rather awkward. Her status could not compare with Yan Siyun’s, and Princess Zhiling’s attempt to have her sit beside her amounted to placing her above a county princess. She could not accept that.

When she recalled that the proposal to promote simplified characters had actually come from the Fourth Prince, Yunzhen, yet he had taken no credit and had instead handed the task over to Yunzuo, Fu Xuechen felt a trace of surprise.

If he had not possessed some cunning and ability, his younger brothers would have turned the world upside down long ago. Could he really have remained safely established as the heir of the Du family?

“What!? Yoh lost?” Shokuhou stared at Asakura Yoh, who was glaring fiercely at Misaka, in utter disbelief. She had never imagined that Asakura Yoh could lose to a transmigrator. After learning the truth, she cried out loudly.

It seemed that the Scarlet Jade Adept was not quite as single-mindedly devoted to the sword as he appeared in ordinary times. During the battle when they had first met, the Scarlet Jade Adept had also used this Art of Nine Origins Returning as One, but it had not even displayed a third of its present power.

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Chang Sheng did not know whether it was because Blue City had been sealed off or because his body had reached its limit. In any case, everything before his eyes had begun to grow strange.

Su Nian’an knew that Yin Biwei was not merely making an idle threat. Yin Biwei was absolutely capable of dragging her along to watch an adult education film. As for the second part of what she had said, its credibility was rather low. She drew a deep breath, lowered her head, forced out a faint smile, and set about completing the task Yin Biwei had assigned her.

“Then when will my relationship with Brother Xiao Yan finally be confirmed?” Qinglin was silent for a while before asking the question that concerned her most.

Misaka Mikoto vaguely sensed someone calling her. She slowly opened her eyes, only to find a completely unfamiliar face before her: a person dressed in white casual clothes, with long green hair and golden eyes. In all her memories, there was no such person.

Ye Cheng, standing on the Sacred Bank, was equally perplexed. He had no idea what Luo Shaoxian was doing, but something felt wrong. Frowning, he continued to watch, intending to see what Luo Shaoxian planned to do before taking action.

Use free features to fight free features, expand the user base through publicity, and develop new functions to widen the gap with competitors. No wonder Jin Wei had hurried over to report it. Any one of these measures would either reduce revenue or increase expenses. With all of them implemented at once, the financial statements would hardly look good for some time to come.

Li Han had no time to change clothes. He simply seized Chang Sheng and ran out of the room. By coincidence, they met Wu, who had just arrived, in the center of the empty courtyard, and the three of them hurried toward Shangguan Ruoyun’s room.

Ren Laifeng snatched away the leather bullwhip. “Crack! Crack!” He snapped it twice through the air, then leapt forward a few steps and swung the whip down. “I’ll teach you what happens when you refuse! I’ll teach you what happens when you refuse!” Crack! Crack! Crack! Each blow struck flesh. Every stroke left a bloody mark, beating the two pilots until they screamed and wailed.

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