Volume 1, Chapter 56: Grand Opening

Su Wanyue hastily declined, gently waving her hand. "No need, how could I possibly trouble you?"

However, Lu Zetao insisted on going, his tone leaving no room for argument.

Unable to persuade him otherwise, she simply had to yield to his wishes.

The other soldiers said nothing more, directly raising their rifles to aim and pulling the triggers to provide cover for these evolved individuals. With no other choice, the long rifles in their hands were mere pokers when facing powerful mutated beasts; their only purpose was to draw the attention of the creatures.

Ace's mother had passed away over eight years ago, when Ace was just a little over ten years old. He was left in the care of his uncle by his father, who didn't even return to mourn his wife. However, his uncle, aunt, and cousin did not treat him like family—no, they did not even treat him like a human being.

Shortly after, he dispatched a disciple waiting outside to deliver the letter to the messenger's post, from where it would naturally be forwarded to Yaoshan.

Zhang Yue gritted his teeth, channeling his soul power once more as wisps of black Qi seeped out from his armor. In that instant, he seemed to transform into a ghost. Wielding a ghost blade, he became an adjudicator from the netherworld, deciding life and death with a single downward stroke of his blade.

Chen Heng nodded, showing no anger even though his disciple had spoken words that contradicted the creed he had once taught him. A look of relief appeared in his eyes, as if he were comforted by Li Qing's willingness to confide in him.

"Servant, I want some drink," Feya commanded unceremoniously. Her expression remained unchanged, yet she possessed an unangered majesty.

The general referred to was Huai You. Huai You's subordinates had sacrificed their lives to cover his escape. Even when facing an overwhelmingly superior enemy, even when they had only a faint breath remaining, and even if it only bought a single second of time, they never gave up.

"To be frank with you, old man, I am dim-witted, yet I have managed to comprehend a trace of the Law of Force," the old man said, stroking his beard.

He sneered inwardly: "What does taking an oath matter? Even if I take a thousand or ten thousand of them, they can do nothing to me."

Hearing this voice, Hui Yi instinctively looked over. This time, it was not a wall blocking his path; rather, the mechanical unit was enclosed within a glass dome radiating colorful brilliance.

He remembered now. The Medicine King excelled above all else at killing with medicine—with poison. Years ago, he had witnessed the terrifying outcome caused by this very type of poison.

This tactic of his should be quite effective when used against enemies, but employing it against me was simply using it in the wrong place.

Back in the desolate soul realm of the Ghost City, Qing'er had vanished into the Flame Mountain in order to save me, a fact that had always filled me with guilt. Now, having transmigrated here, I can finally see Qing'er once again.

We boarded the jeep left behind by Lingjing and headed toward Yumen Pass. Following the incident on the train, my heart was filled with both curiosity and dread regarding the region of Lop Nur.

Yum's health had fully recovered, and she felt too shy to be carried by Chen Xiaoran in front of so many people. Yet, she did not like to sit too far away from him either, so after getting down, she took a seat right beside him.

It was merely a difference of one star fragment, yet they were still unable to produce star fragments that could outbid Tong Tian's offer.

However, after hearing Chen Feng's explanation earlier, Tong Tian had already intended to give up on the so-called Kingdom Foundation Decree. He was no fool; true, a kingdom was a grade higher than a duchy.

Cheng Xin said, "Then you should leave the house earlier." With that, she turned her head and went back to her seat. Meanwhile, Qin Ming produced a bouquet of flowers from behind the front desk as if by magic, and then walked over to Cheng Xin's side.

Dense clusters of meteors plummeted from the sky, crashing down with heaven-shaking force. They failed to hold out even for a single second; their defensive layers were completely shattered, pounded into pulp and burned to ashes.