Volume One, Chapter 30: Thoroughly Prepared

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No one knew what they were saying. From the thunderous roar at the beginning, to the calm that followed, and finally to the composed smiles, every change tugged at the hearts of most of those watching from the stands.

The days of summer and autumn were always somewhat longer, but even so, by the time Mu Fangjin emerged from being lectured by his mother, the sky was already pitch-black.

The divided electric net landed precisely where it needed to, trapping two ordinary criminals on the ground at Xilin Harbor. A duel between members of the dragon race was not something one could easily witness, and everyone craned their necks to look up.

Night deepened. In the mountain ravine, insects chirped everywhere, accompanied by the roars of countless unknown beasts. The two brothers must have been utterly exhausted; without saying a word, they simply lay down and fell asleep in their clothes. Ye Ke'er could only wear an exasperated expression.

Junior Brother Sha was deeply grateful for his good fortune. Otherwise, the plan he had been preparing for so long would have gone to waste. He knew quite a bit about ships and believed that building one would not be too difficult for him.

This left Xingchen extremely surprised. How could the seventh level of the Wood Elemental Spirit Tower have been named after these two ancient names? There had been no Spirit Realm in ancient times. Xingchen could not make sense of it no matter how hard he tried, and a layer of gloom settled over his heart. That was also why he had sent Noya back.

By the time Wei Xiao came out with the documents, Sheng Mingzheng had already left. For someone who had always been meticulous about social etiquette, this was simply inconceivable.

As he thought, Wei Xiao unexpectedly fell asleep, and his body instinctively entered a state of cultivation. When Lan Yin and the others shook him awake, he suddenly realized that every detail of Lan Yin's grip on his hand—the warmth of her skin and its texture—felt far clearer than usual.

Hearing the station's main gate kicked open with a resounding bang by one of the soldiers, Captain Wang's heart tightened. By then, he had already begun to suspect that these soldiers had come to arrest their station chief.

Since Mu Fangjin had heard what she had just said, he was not as talkative as Wangcai, who kept clamoring about how much longer they had to go. He simply followed her obediently, walking ahead in silence. Apart from sensing a living creature breathing beside her, Xin Yi could barely feel Mu Fangjin's presence at all.

Although Lin Chen had told Yan Wan'er, she still refused to believe it. She was waiting for Lu Pei to wake up.

In only a moment, one corner of the dragon robe had become as wrinkled as a rag. Seeing the other person's frown, he could only remain speechless.

Xiao Xinghan raised his head and looked at Mo Qingchen with a frigid gaze. Mo Qingchen's heart trembled. The branch supporting him snapped, and he plunged face-first toward the ground.

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At the same time, however, another force restrained the thought that had just occurred to the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf. As a reincarnated sage, Howling Moon naturally understood that the Heavenly Dao was warning it not to reveal the secrets of fate.

Xu Qing and Sophia addressed Xu Zhennan as Uncle Xu. In terms of family seniority, Xu Zhennan was Xu Qing's paternal uncle.

"That sword is too sinister. It could injure someone at any moment, and I would not feel at ease leaving you without protection. Besides, this is one of the three things I promised you!" Before Yan Wan'er could say anything, Lin Chen placed the Yanxin Sword directly into her hands.

Ma Yan saw Liu Yiming's exaggerated expression and burst out laughing. Yet no matter how one looked at it, there was a faint trace of disappointment in her smile.

After swimming for a while, Kerei arrived and challenged Xu Qing to a swimming race. The loser would have to do one hundred push-ups by the shore.

Xu Qing had known for a long time that reporters were waiting near his parents' apartment and his villa. He could not be bothered to pay attention to them.

Murong Yanzhao and Cao Yun were both deeply disappointed. If Prince Yan had killed Liu Chengyou here and declared himself king, they would certainly have supported him. Liu Chengyou was simply too useless, and no one wanted to serve under such a man.

Only then did they notice that Shen Qianxi's eyes were dark red, filled with a look of madness.

The moment Lord Zuo said this, the other officials were seized by a terrible realization. Though the matter might appear to be nothing more than a coincidence, its links were clearly connected. Someone was deliberately targeting Shen Xunqing and setting obstacles in his path. If that person turned their attention to them next, what then? At the thought, the officials who had been gloating moments before broke out in cold sweat.

In the blink of an eye, only the Cloudflow Envoy and the Wonderwind Envoy remained on the mountaintop. They lay helplessly on the ground, unable to move, while unknown poisonous insects and ants continued crawling over their bodies. As a result, they came to hate Murong Fu to the very core.

"That... that was nothing more than drunken nonsense! Did you not lavish praise on the Governor of Chenliu Commandery yourself? And now you have come to seek refuge with Lord Cao. What face do you have to criticize me?"

Tian Feng immediately grew anxious and tried to fling the blame back at Long Chen.

As he spoke, Tong Ming extended his left leg and kicked Powerful Meng Ge, the ax wielder, directly in the stomach. The force of the blow was so great that Meng Ge had no chance to retaliate. His body was sent flying, utterly unable to withstand such strength.

"Heh, it seems your abilities amount to no more than this!" Yang Pojun said, fixing Huang Xie with a provocative gaze.

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"Don't worry. When soldiers come, I'll meet them with soldiers; when floods come, I'll hold them back with earth. No matter how many schemes and tricks he has, I am not afraid of him. Besides, as far as I can tell, he may not even truly intend to do anything to me."

Shen Zhiyou spoke with complete confidence.

After hearing him, Li Wei was so angry he felt like punching him, but there was nothing he could do. He handed over another hundred-yuan note.

"Then dress yourself up as a young lady and let me have a look," Shen Xunqing said, resting his chin in both hands.

"If I were Shennong, I would first complete the affairs of the Human Sovereign. Only when the human race had grown strong enough would I set out to seek revenge!"

The Suiren Clan gave his answer.

Just as he was recalling those bygone days, a sudden voice interrupted Lin Yan's thoughts.

The tornado transformed from Feng Qi paused for an instant, hurled Gordan out of its eye, then surged forward at full force and slammed into the Wind God ahead.

"He’s on the court!" Wade exclaimed excitedly when he saw Sun Zhuo enter the game. In truth, he had been nervous from the very first moment of the match. Kobe, O'Neal, Karl Malone, and Payton were all on the opposing team—players whose games Wade had watched constantly ever since his school days.

The Giant Shark sat on the sofa, drenched in sweat, with cold sweat pouring from his body. After Yan Ming's guidance, the conviction in his heart seemed to have grown firmer.

"June or July, I suppose," Sun Zhuo replied casually. He would have to wait until the Finals were over, after all—assuming there was one.

"Haha, looks like some drivers have been caught by those cannibals. Let's send them on their way. We're already outside the safe zone anyway."

Jack took a puff of his cigar and, before the long-legged beauty could finish speaking, raised a rocket launcher.

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