Chapter 97: The Imperial Grain is Hijacked!

“Cao Yin... has it been robbed??”
Upon hearing Ning San Niang mention that a convoy of imperial ships passing through Heyang County had been hijacked, Liu Shen jolted upright in bed from the shock...
He gazed at his senior sister, his voice slightly warped as he inquired, “Senior sister, are you joking with me?”
“Nonsense!”
Ning San Niang’s face darkened considerably. After glaring at him, she gritted her teeth and said, “This involves our lives. I wouldn’t joke with you about this.”
Memories faded like smoke. Holding the pillow, tears streamed down without warning. She missed the one she could no longer see, and fantasized that the phone might ring suddenly, conveying that familiar “hello.”
Shaking his head, Li Qing, upon hearing Yu Le’s departing footsteps, could not help but sigh.
“Old Zhao, this is all weird. Not a single shadow of two animals have we seen along the way. Could there really be a monster up on this mountain?” Old Liu bit into his dry rations and muttered.
“Welcome...” As a customer entered the shop, Mei Zi hurried over to greet him. But before she could utter three words, she froze in place. “You... how did you get here?” Mei Zi stared at me with an astonished expression.
“Clearly, there’s no need to drag Da Wei into this. Why did you have to inform him? This matter is known only to you, me, and Dragon Brother, and then the three of us quietly completed it. Understand?” Ma Yong lowered his voice as he spoke.
“Until this day, the West River Association randomly releases procurement orders for clothing, all in the millions—via the intermediary of Xijiang Water Village, hundreds of millions of people in the Western Continent are eagerly awaiting cheap yet comfortable inter-world attire, much like Chinese goods being sold off in Africa.”
“Four ninth-stage powerhouses. Three have been incapacitated now. The troop numbers are insufficient to halt the enemy’s vast army. Such a dire situation. It was not just Lan Te. Even Ye Piao was somewhat at a loss.”
“How? Aren’t you very capable? Why have you stopped working?” Tian Tian’s lips curved upward with an undertone of challenge.
“Seeing that I was about to be late, the moment I stepped off the vehicle, I immediately dialed JOY’s number. Before long, a young man with a slightly plump build, riding a white scooter, appeared before me.”
“The monks bathing were all startled. Upon seeing the abbot’s attire, with brows furrowed in anger and eyes wide, roaring madly, they had plunged into a state of insanity, each one paralyzed, standing dumbfounded.”
“Everyone says that sharing meals is the most endearing. Indeed, Diao Chen came punctually. I obsequiously handed him the menu. At this point, I did not care that servile flattery is a derogatory term; as long as I cater to this great gentleman, my happy life has hope.”
“Now Lin Tian’s cultivation level is still at the peak of the Fusion Realm. Lin Tian has been suppressing it without allowing a breakthrough. In fact, if Lin Tian wished, he could break through at any moment. Now, Lin Tian’s chances of overcoming the heavenly tribulation are nine-tenths, leaving one-tenth for safety! Yet Lin Tian has never broken through.”
“Yue Long Tian pondered for a moment in a daze. Sun Hong Ying had already delivered two more strikes. One was the Taihang Ground-Fusing Fist, an ancient fist technique that few practice nowadays, primarily targeting the enemy’s lower body, somewhat akin to the Earth Dragon Fist, but without requiring one to sit on the ground to deliver it.”
“You... what do you intend to do?” Ji Xiao Rui suddenly felt a pang of fear, her timidity stripping away the former bravado from her voice.
“I want you to experience your own failure. I want to rip open a gap there. The humans you protect will once again witness the dragon race’s might and the naked, enormous harm it inflicts upon humanity. With the nest overturned, no eggs remain intact. You cannot stop it... can do nothing... Perhaps I will prevail more easily.”
“A qi wave slammed into a distant mountain cliff, causing it to crumble completely. Mountains collapsed, earth split asunder, heaven and earth reversed direction.”
“Mok Liang’s brows lifted slightly. He raised his gaze to the man before him, who was still smiling in that lazy, seductive manner.”