Volume 1, Chapter 67: A man's words are a deceitful demon.

"You take the bed."
"What about you?"
"Mind your own business!"
Wen Yunmu said angrily, "You are a royal prince of noble birth after all, yet here you are roughing it out in the open and even injured. Who am I to deserve having you act as my bodyguard—"
Ye Xinrui refused to admit that for a split second, she had been bluffed by Meng Xi, who looked as delicate, soft, and alluring as a vixen.
Additionally, Lu Cang selected five Earth-tier masters from within the Four Clans Alliance who had not yet been affected by this plague, while the Yan and Liu families also dispatched two Earth-tier masters each to accompany them.
Yet he was as foolish as if his heart had been covered in lard; having a scapegoat like Ji Tianya, instead of diverting suspicion toward him, the faults he caused would likely cost the eldest young master of the Ji Zhong Mansion his position as heir apparent.
"You really are quite stupid! Money not taken is money forsaken. Besides, you were beaten up like this—are you just going to let it go?"
This lifestyle continued until he was fifteen and Lu Xia was seventeen, the year the sealed spiritual vision on Lu Xia was unlocked. Lu Xia remembered certain events from the past and officially stepped into the realm of the Four Clans' bloodlines, an existence hidden behind the mundane world.
After both sides reached a shady deal, the giant black bear nodded in satisfaction and left. Lu Yu'an also breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Sliding into her slippers, she walked out of the room and saw Lu Cang carrying Xi Nan through the door, followed by a doctor and a nurse.
"He is injured, and having used the Ruyi Axe twice, he is somewhat exhausted," Ye Ying'er said as she descended toward the city wall.
"You—shut your mouth—" As Helian Mingyue spoke, Gong Zhanshan's hands had already reached around her waist. Helian Mingyue's body stiffened, and she closed her eyes tightly in tension.
Liu Tianhao immediately intended to head down toward the barrier wall to lead troops alongside Ding Yuan to repulse the enemy outside the pass, but he was stopped by Gao Shun.
"You're too polite, too polite. Please each attend to your respective official duties." Watching the Japanese patrol squad disappear into the woods until they were completely out of sight, Lei Jian let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"I know, I know," the space pirate nodded repeatedly, fearing that a moment's hesitation in answering would result in being beaten to death by Ji Ming with a single punch.
Don't be fooled by how orthodox and rigid Chinese men might appear on the surface; deep down, they harbor quite a wild streak, and Chinese men are actually the largest consumers of Japanese romance films.
Led by Lei Jian, the guard platoon protected him, braving the enemy's intense firepower. At the cost of three guard soldiers killed in action, they finally managed to close in on the locomotive, taking cover in the blind spot of the Japanese machine-gun fire on the first carriage.
Considering the image of the Wild Dog Gang and maintaining a neither humble nor arrogant posture, I communicated with David. My main goal was to put his mind at ease—that we would make no mistakes these past couple of days and would absolutely keep him in a safe environment, and that two days later, the Wild Dog Gang would ensure he left the country to his complete satisfaction.
During this period, rushing about everywhere, he had first endured the ruthless burning of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire, followed by the tempering of the rare golden divine tribulation of heaven and earth. Having gone through numerous hardships, although his magic power had now broken through to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal of the Great Luo, the time had been too short, and his foundation was not yet completely consolidated.
Most importantly, a deeply mystical formation inherently existed among these four stars; if one handled it carelessly, they would find themselves trapped in an encirclement.
Everyone watched in astonishment, none of them expecting Di Caitong to be so formidable that even the startling Xing Shachen was no match for her. Yet, recalling Xing Shachen's previous performance, they felt it wouldn't be quite that simple.
This was also why the other five Eastern states all had spy networks belonging to the State of Zhao, while in the State of Qin, breakthroughs remained consistently elusive—a fact that had driven Yue Yi, who was responsible for establishing Zhao's intelligence network, to endless frustration.