Volume 1, Chapter 61: Desecrating the Princess, Send Them Both on Their Way!

"You go to sleep first, I still have to wait a while." Chu Lve gently pinched the bridge of his nose, unsure how much perfunctory evasion lingered in those words.

Another gulp of neat liquor went down his throat, the burning, pungent sensation spreading all the way from his throat down into his lungs, stinging his eyes until tears welled up, yet he continued to pour cup after cup into his mouth.

"Don't just stand there like fools, hurry up and tie that bitch over here!" The man in black barked sharply at the eleven dazed middle-aged men. He knew very well that the only way to leave safely now was to keep a firm grip on Chu Aoxue.

"Keep going! Are you absorbing these energy bricks? Although I don't know how you're doing it, please continue, otherwise leaving these behind for the opposition would be a disaster!" Princess Loli said anxiously upon seeing Gao Yuan stop.

Feng Moxue rushed back to the company in a flurry of activity, and the moment she arrived, she headed straight for the conference room.

In an instant, the two exchanged punches in mid-air, causing the air to compress and explode between them. The ground beneath their feet cracked inch by inch, shattering into gravel as the roaring fist momentum swept across the surroundings. Cultivators hundreds of zhang away could feel the ferocious force, truly astonishing.

She felt she should still return the money; one should not accept rewards without merit. Having inexplicably taken ten thousand yuan from someone, she somehow felt the money burning in her hands.

"Why wouldn't it be fake?" Beitang Gu asked with some confusion, no longer able to distinguish what was real from what was fake.

"Fine, what a fine display of hospitality. Let's go." Chu Xuanhao was extremely arrogant, thinking that the Prince Rong Manor merely wanted to drive him away.

At this thought, everyone grew restless! They stared unblinkingly at the figure enveloped in golden light high in the air, a flash of eager anticipation inevitably crossing their eyes, for they had never before witnessed a cultivator undergoing a celestial tribulation.

He knew very well that once he lost Lu Zhen as a protective amulet, the wicked deeds he had committed over the past few years alone would cause immense trouble for the entire Lu family. Moreover, Lu Zhen was now accusing them of crimes; once substantiated, the consequences would be catastrophic.

After all, Hu Yu was not certain this time that she could definitely escape, and even if she did, she had no means of making a comeback. Therefore, she made an almost desperate choice, with no intention of ever returning to look for the child.

Everyone stood up to welcome him. This man was the Crown Prince's father-in-law. With the Crown Princess about to give birth, once she delivered a royal grandson, the crown prince's position would become even more secure, and the status of the Crown Princess's father would naturally rise accordingly.

"Chieftain, what should we do?" The brothers, already feeling cowed, looked to Liu Heihu for direction on what to do next. A reckless assault like the one just now would only result in more brothers dying here.

As the current Lord of Evergreen City, Chang Lin possessed immense public credibility and appeal. Under his call, the cultivators collectively followed his example, channeling their spiritual power into the array above their heads to begin resisting the creeping black tendrils.

The heavenly tribulation Zhou Wutian had endured was relatively powerful, granting him a stronger affinity with the power of heaven and earth, which in turn was more willing to gather around him. One could say he was a mobile gathering spirit array in his own right.

Another month passed. For the most part, the entire snake nest remained quiet, save for the occasional roasting of snake meat followed by the sound of Liu Dingtian smacking his lips as he ate, with no other sounds breaking the silence.

"Did you ever calculate us?" Ling Dang suddenly asked, pointing at herself, and then at Muziyun, Fengzheng, and the others.

"No way?" Diego truly hoped Rhein was lying to him, but he could detect no falsehood in Rhein's gaze.

Li Zhi and the others, who had long been prepared, had already rushed outside the blast radius and avoided the attack. Taking advantage of the moment when most of the xenomorphs were stunned by the shockwave, Li Zhi dragged Pino and Miana in a chaotic retreat, instantly vanishing among the rugged rocks of the dwarf planet.

"What is their ultimate objective? To disrupt the martial arts tournament held by the four major families a week from now?" Lin Yang asked, casting a sideways glance as the thought crossed his mind.

To be honest, Zheng Zha's premonition was remarkably clear. The moment he took his second step, he suddenly felt a tremendous force coming from behind him, almost as if it were trying to yank his entire body backward. Terrified, he scrambled forward even harder, practically leaving a footprint with every desperate stride.

Zheng Zha showed a tendency toward corruption, and to be honest, Felicia couldn't understand why Xuan would make such a guilty-looking move.

"Let's make a wager. When we meet Mingyou in the Five Elements Sect, will he converse with you like an old friend, or will he completely ignore you?" Wei Wuqi still wore that faint smile, though his eyes were brimming with confidence.

With an artifact to suppress destiny, Chen Xiang would never again experience the dizziness caused by a mismatch between his personal fate and the destiny of the realm.

"Go to sleep early, good night!" Without saying anything further, Wu Xiaochan murmured good night and turned back into her bedroom. Looking at the closed door, Lin Yang's brow remained furrowed, but in the end, he could only turn and return to his own room.

Therefore, the key to Huaxia martial arts lies not in how massive a force you can wield, but in the precision with which you can control that force.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiang felt his ominous premonition grow even stronger, so he bid them farewell, pulled open the door once more, and stepped back into the world of Diablo.

Regardless of people's motives and thoughts, in situations where cooperation was blocked, they still had to work together for a time.

"Got it, here's your money." Yang Qingdi casually tossed a hundred-yuan bill to the old woman and turned to leave.