Volume One, Chapter 51: Would You Want Me?

It ought to have been extremely arduous, yet in truth, there was no hardship at all; indeed, they enjoyed themselves far more than the variety show's production crew.

Zhou Wu pushed open the car door, stepped out, and watched as Gu Xi reversed the car and drove off elsewhere. With a light chuckle, she turned and walked into the restaurant.

Ye Qianchong had already been feeling much better, but provoked by his arrogant remark, she stubbornly dug in her heels and refused to pick up her chopsticks.

He had never seen Qin Jinyu display such fiery anger before, yet deep down, a strange sense of familiarity lingered.

The gate-guarding elite soldier was momentarily stunned, then snapped into a crisp, upright posture, saluting Guardian Wei with solemn reverence, the flush of excitement nearly bursting across his face.

Yet here on the set, Wei Xiao was acting so outrageously flamboyant as if high on drugs. Chi Zao felt a rising wave of irritation; casting a sideways glance at him, she reproached him with a sweet, coquettish whine, "We're working right now, can you please not be so... shameless."

To Wang Zhonghua's two resignations, Zhu Yijun gave no explicit response. For a time, the imperial court remained entirely in the dark regarding the Emperor's true intentions. Although the censors' attacks did not cease, their momentum was far weaker than in previous days.

The instant Jing Yi emerged from the tunnel, perhaps sharing a telepathic connection with Guardian Wei, Wu Jin suddenly used the wall for leverage and spun around.

Anyone speaking of Mingda at present would border on disrespect, and if Yuan Fangfang were to delusionally claim that peace prevailed throughout the land, she could no doubt concoct an entire narrative. She would start by making it up.

Although Daji knew of this place's existence, she had never set foot here herself, and thus could not help feeling somewhat apprehensive.

"Brother Yuncheng, who do you think this mysterious assassin really is? Why would he do such a thing?" Jin Qilin poured a cup of water for Lian Yuncheng and asked.

At this moment, her body was draped with merely a layer of sheer gauze that could hardly be called clothing, rendering her practically naked.

The mountain resembled the shape of a crouching tiger, yet by an unfortunate quirk of fate, it possessed a bizarre anomaly: when one looked back from the peak of that mountain ridge, it appeared precisely like a white tiger turning its head. Such a posture of a white tiger looking back denoted a place of supreme malevolence.

Most importantly, not only did Mussolini cast himself as a scapegoat, but he also dispatched the Blackshirts to carry out arrests, practically driving Rossi into an absolute dead end.

Suddenly, a sound echoed from not far away. Shortly after, Wu Gang appeared, using a single leaf to cover his vital parts with his left hand while carrying an axe over his right shoulder.

Moreover, accustomed to issuing such orders, Mussolini saw nothing inherently improper in giving them.

Seemingly because of the first time Swordsman made a letter appear as if by magic before them, coupled with his command of sixty thousand troops, the two guards at the Prime Minister's Estate had elevated their perception of Swordsman to a level of profound respect.

Feather Spirit God did not hesitate in the slightest, thrusting the magic staff in his hand straight toward the eyes of the four-clawed golden dragon phantom.

Amidst such a perilous crisis, observing the movements of the four-clawed golden dragon phantom, Feather Spirit God comprehended its intentions. After all, the previous attacks had proven futile, so saving Swordsman first was the only viable course of action.

"The true essence of the Great Dao can be grasped intuitively but cannot be put into words. I shall demonstrate it once for you; watch closely and feel it with your heart. Absorb as much as you can without forcing it, for forced comprehension leads to mediocrity. There is a long road ahead of us..." Zhang Sanfeng said leisurely.

After letting out a cold "heh," she forcefully drove the needle in her hand straight into the head of the completed doll.

Nodding to the leader of the Eighth Route Army, the Kuomintang soldier caught sight of the Japanese devils approaching the Eighth Route Army leader. He knew that once "betrayed" and exposed, the Eighth Route Army leader would undoubtedly face certain death.

The river from his childhood still flowed on, with green-tailed fish swimming leisurely through its crystal-clear waters. This was a border town of the wasteland city—much like a water town in Jiangnan, lacking the prosperity of the main urban area, yet possessing a tranquil serenity found nowhere else.

"What's wrong, my big hero? It's been a long time since I last saw you looking so dejected." Liu Guohui pulled Zhang Zheng away from the doorway, teasing him as they walked.

Having successfully crafted the Ice Rain Talisman this time, he hoped not only to win everyone's praise but also to see the look of adoration in their eyes. Everything unfolded just as he had imagined; the collective awe upon the revelation of the Ice Rain Talisman immensely satisfied his vanity.

He had stood anxiously at the doorway, asking timidly whether he could come inside the classroom to do his homework, only to see a handsome face nod in response. Later, they went together to play ping-pong at the concrete tables.

After nearly three hundred days apart, seeing Bi Yaoying's familiar smile once more was an undeniable, inexpressible joy.

Seeing that Yang Chi was not meddling, the person in charge breathed a sigh of relief. That was for the best; if Yang Chi had attempted to flee or tried anything else just then, the person in charge truly would have been powerless to stop him. Did he not see that starship nearly a kilometer long hovering in the sky? That was an S-class vessel—one could scour the entire 2709 galaxy and never find another like it.

"Ahem," having fallen into the water earlier, panic had inevitably caused her to swallow a few mouthfuls of lake water. Who knew what else she might have accidentally ingested, leaving her throat ticklish and plagued by a persistent, unproductive cough.

What was it wary of? Yet, for some reason, as I glanced at my own calm demeanor, I felt deep down that the inexplicable aura emanating from me was enough to make anyone deeply cautious.

"I heard from my master that ancient Chinese mechanism arts are actually extraordinary. Some mechanisms passed down from ancient times cannot even be explained by contemporary physics experts! It's just a pity such powerful techniques were lost to history..." Scarface sighed regretfully at this point.

Qi Xiaoting had never witnessed a spirit-medium ritual before, and she was eager to observe whether they could genuinely be possessed by immortals or summon the spirits of the dead.

The monster turned out to be a gigantic serpent as thick as a rice bowl, measuring twenty to thirty feet in length. It was merely the serpent's tail that had coiled around Ren Qiang.

Zhao Meizhu's state of mind at that moment defied description. He remained as simple-minded and naive as ever; she ought to have rejoiced that he had not changed for the worse. Yet, mingling with those people, taking a blow to the head was the least of his worries—surely he would encounter even greater and more numerous troubles in the future?

Using easily understandable language, Yuan explained the hierarchical relationships among universes, realms, and dimensions.

"Truly a noble flower, unable to withstand the slightest wind or rain." Gazing at Wang Tingyu, whose haggard expression made her resemble a withered bloom, Ling Xiao's face remained entirely devoid of emotion.

They had not walked far before numerous doors appeared on the stone walls lining both sides of the secret passage. Shen Tianlan paused to roughly count them, discovering as many as five or six stone doors. If one did not pay close attention, they would easily go unnoticed.

Tsukamoto Jun believed he was truly being played with, and drawing the "Yamata no Orochi Maru," he charged at me. Wielding this giant sword was out of the question for me, but when it came to evasion, I was an absolute expert.