Volume 1, Chapter 46: Making Friends

Gu Qingxuan opened her eyes and cast a quiet, upward glance at him. Those deep, dark eyes were filled with endless doting and affection. Finally experiencing normal human emotions, Gu Qingxuan blinked with a touch of emotion as a few sparkling tears gathered in her glass-like pupils.

On one side was the God of War, whose power was currently at its zenith, and on the other was the obscure Han Bin, who wasn't even ranked among the top one hundred martial artists. In the blink of an eye, Supreme Hegemony made what he believed to be the wisest choice in his mind.

One attacked from above, the other from below; one launched a physical attack, the other a bodily assault. Both renowned fiends of the world were risking their lives to the utmost.

With an angry stamp of the dragon-head cane in his hand, Elder Zhong glared at his three sons, his tiger-like eyes brimming with utter disappointment.

Princess Changxuan had been summoned by the Empress Dowager to her carriage, and that Fiend of Qin had also stated that Princess Changxuan was with her.

Over the millennia, countless figures of supreme cultivation had emerged from Mount Emei, forging numerous powerful magical treasures as well.

Luo Bei had previously declared his intention to establish his prestige through Marquis Tianwu, and indeed, all the cultivators present at this moment were plunged into utter shock.

These people were few in number—only two or three hundred—yet they heavily suppressed the outer-circle members behind them, leaving none of them daring to raise their heads to meet their gazes.

For a moment, upon realizing this, Luo Bei almost blurted it out right there on the cultivation-testing grounds.

Regardless of her motives, and even if she harbored romantic intentions toward Qin Zheng, being able to take down one of them would still benefit herself. Why not join forces with Empress Zhao and assist her in secret? Princess Dai pondered this, her gaze growing increasingly profound.

Upon returning home, Old Madam Zhang continued to brood in silence, offering vague and evasive replies to the inquiries of her maternal family's sisters-in-law and younger female relatives.

Lin Shuo nodded. During this escape, the teleportation array was a truly crucial factor.

"Although the official report listed him as KIA, no body was ever found afterward..." Kakashi Hatake's feelings right now were beyond words. From the joy of seeing Rin Nohara alive before his eyes, to the unmasking of the masked man's identity, his emotions had swung wildly up and down in a way that defied description.

From the moment True Person Changchun drew his sword to the instant Wu Chi forcefully blocked it, a full ten breaths of time had passed.

For Xin Yuxuan himself, his defeat was a source of immense humiliation, but in reality, its impact was not nearly as great as one might have imagined.

Ji Chengzhi nodded. She rested his head in the crook of her arm, lifted a waterskin, and brought it close to his lips.

Finally, the first thunder beast rushed up to Lin Shuo, opened its blood-sailed maw, and lunged to tear into him.

Though skeptical, the group decided to go to the telegraph room together, partly because they had already somewhat offended this young master of the DuPont family, and partly because they wanted to quickly put an end to the matter and prevent him from continuing to make a fuss.

As soon as he entered the room, Tang Ning began to closely scrutinize Takeo Takeda, and could not help but admire the guy's disguise skills—though not as miraculous as those in martial arts novels, it was still remarkably effective. If he hadn't looked carefully, he genuinely wouldn't have recognized him right away.

Lifting the black cloth, a courtyard came into view. It was imposing, stern, and very beautiful, but it was *only* beautiful; Feng Qinglang did not appreciate that kind of crafted aesthetic.

She had forgotten when the last time was that she had fallen asleep with a smile on her face. It must have been before the night the Sacred Fire Club was banned.

Feng Qinglang finally understood. It turned out that since they couldn't recruit him, they were now bluntly suggesting that acting as a hired gun actually suited a fellow like him quite well.

Lu Wei heard a chorus of voices outside his tent and came out to take a look. Just as Jiang Dongyan grabbed Su Meng, Lu Wei emerged, poking his head out of the tent just in time to see Jiang Dongyan reaching out to pull Su Meng by the arm.

"That's not what I mean. Look closely." After saying this, I told them to pay attention to Blue Eyes' face, because his eyes were no longer their original blue, but had turned black, just like ordinary people's.

Seeing her like this, He Wan'er and Du Shiguan did not disturb her further. After tucking her in, they gently slipped out of the room.

With a flick of his hand, the magic wand with its massive magic crystal that he had been holding vanished, replaced by a white jade box.

"Well then, I'll go upstairs first to see if Xu Feng and the others have finished packing their luggage." Yang Siyi left as well.

"Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you ever tell me before!" I cried out in anguish. If Xinhong had told me earlier, I certainly would have helped him.

Moli was in too much pain to have any strength left; she didn't even have the energy to think. Yet Chu Xi still hadn't returned, and she didn't even know whether he was dead or alive. But she truly had no strength left.

Doudou sighed softly, "I just suddenly feel that my happiness is almost sinful, but even if it's a sin, I will keep on being happy." With that, Doudou burst into laughter.

When Chu Xi returned to the room, Moli had already lain down and fallen asleep. Instead of getting into bed, he walked straight over to Moli's side and reached out to take her hand. The first time he ever held this hand, Moli was five years old. He had owed this hand for over forty years, but how many days had he truly held it?

Di Qing nodded in assent, and Emperor Renzong of Song ordered the princess of the Shanshan Kingdom to be brought in for an audience. Emperor Renzong looked closely at the Shanshan princess and noticed that she indeed bore a resemblance to the Princess of Chen, whereupon he nodded slightly.

Thus, Manstein presented his operational plan once again, but to his surprise, not a single general supported him, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army von Brauchitsch and Chief of the General Staff Halder strongly opposed the plan. Seeing Hitler deep in thought, Guderian stepped in to explain Manstein's plan.

Staff Officer Zhang said with glowing enthusiasm, "I haven't seen a real amphibious assault vehicle myself, but I've seen them in their video footage. At the time, I mistakenly thought it was a tank, but Commander Lin told me it's a new type of amphibious assault vehicle—a novel weapon evolved from infantry fighting vehicles and amphibious tanks."