Volume 1, Chapter 58: Affairs of Liangzhou Concluded, Situation in Chang'an

When Zhao Wei and Zhang Lei heard Su Wei mention Li Hao, a trace of sorrow appeared on their faces, and they had yet to recover from the immense grief. After all, that was a total of two infantry field armies, numbering over twenty thousand troops. Vanishing in the blink of an eye like that, how could it not fill Pang Hu with intense rage?

"Father... I didn't mean that. Why are you hitting me? How old am I now!" Enduring the sharp pain from the old man's slap while suppressing the anger about to erupt within his heart, Lu Ping spoke back to the old man in a slightly heavier tone.

That renowned hero of the Northwest, Master Jiang, would certainly never have achieved his present fame by a stroke of fortune had it not been for the assistance of Dongfang Ruoxue.

As those government soldiers entered the encirclement, Lin Chong, Shi Jin, Zhu Wu, Yang Chun, Hu Saniniang, Han Yunyan, and Lu Ping led those three hundred men to surround the soldiers tightly.

When Liyang's figure rose into mid-air and his dull, lifeless eyes inadvertently swept across the lake below, a sudden flash of light cut through his vision.

This is the only feature that distinguishes the Spirit Demon Realm from other alternate worlds; places inhabited by powerful demons are invariably saturated with extremely dense demonic aura.

Qingyu smiled and was about to speak when her gaze suddenly fixed on the sky, and she froze. Following Qingyu's line of sight, Lu Ping saw the sun breaking through the clouds, with leisurely white clouds hanging at the horizon. A brilliant ray of light pierced out from there, connecting the edge of the sky with the earth like a sharp blade cleaving heaven and earth as it beamed directly onto the mountain.

Ever since his parents died in the accidental crash of the Azure Dragon, he had never slept as peacefully as he did at this moment.

Watching him walk away, Lu Ping restrained his smile. With his hands clasped behind his back, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky and involuntarily fell into a daze.

The surrounding patrons of the tavern turned a blind eye, as if accustomed to such occurrences. Only a companion of the waiter appeared to be a close friend of the deceased; he knelt before the body, shaking it gently while fixing a gaze of burning hatred upon the burly man.

Seeing Shen Ye sitting upon that inferior plastic stool dressed in an expensive, high-end suit, Li Xiaoqing suddenly experienced a feeling of heavenly materials being squandered on the unworthy.

No one spoke, yet Lin Wei distinctly sensed the commotion coming from Subei. At this moment, she was straddling Subei's lap, shifting about restlessly. Subei gently licked his lips. This Lin Wei was truly a temptress; didn't she know that a single slight movement of hers right now was enough to make him lose control?

"Prince Ye, on our way back, shall we travel by water or land? I heard a Princess Consort has gone missing in the capital, and all the checkpoints are conducting very strict inspections right now." Surely that Xiao Lang wouldn't suspect their diplomatic delegation from the Blue Ridge Kingdom, would he?

Since they had already come this far, they might as well follow them inside to see what trick Tong Rui was actually playing. Man Jia took a deep breath to calm herself, harboring a lingering intuition that whatever awaited inside was nothing good.

Seeing Ah Liang depart and noticing Lin Wei pausing for a moment to fiddle with the microphone in her hand, the others turned their attention back to her.

"Threatening me?" Qin Long laughed heartily, and with a casual flick, a heavily built, hideous-looking creature materialized on his right side.

She slowly turned over, her gaze transforming into a thousand intertwined threads of a web as she gazed deeply into Qi Zeyixian's eyes.

Witnessing this scene and recalling the strict instructions given by that lofty figure, Ghost Brother broke out in a cold sweat instantly, feeling secretly grateful that he had arrived a step early. Otherwise...

"No, no, no. I... I am simply that maiden you mentioned." Finishing her sentence, Tian Tian lowered her head in embarrassment.

Ah Shou stood with his back to Jiang Xuejuan without making a move. A short moment later, Benjie and another man surrounded them, charging aggressively toward Jiang Xuejuan.

Since I am already here, I cannot simply drive Parker back. I might as well wait and see how things unfold to find out whether Thor or Amaterasu's avatar is more formidable.

Two hours after the grand ceremony of abdication, the Great Song Marine Corps stationed at Incheon Port launched a surprise assault on Hancheng. Catching the defenders completely off guard, they seized the city gates, routed the garrison forces, and occupied Hancheng.

"Old Mu, where did you get this talisman?" Lost in thought for a moment, he was caught off guard when Fatty He snatched it right out of his hand, well aware of its terrifying power.

The two individuals who had been relentlessly entangled with Meng Qi both revealed looks of joy, turned around, and immediately departed.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, one found no leisure to ponder over vexing disputes and rights and wrongs, and thus would not be consumed by indignation and injustice, nor feel heartbroken knots of worry, nor shed silent tears.

Wang Sheng placed the two decayed corpses together with the clothes of Old Master Li, which had melted into a pool of blood. All three corpses were packed into a newly purchased coffin and carried by four security guards to the burial plot chosen by Lian Yu, which was now draped all over with red ropes.

Unexpectedly, Wang Sheng's calculations proved entirely accurate. Consequently, I pulled him into the Ran Corporation, introduced his identity to Er Peng, and the ghost-hunting operation began the next day.

If one were to seek another pretext, it would be his innate licentiousness and his partiality for Yin Ruoxue's jade-carved beauty and frost-like, proud disposition. He fancied such a noble personage, imagining it would be quite thrilling to embrace her in his arms and violate her.

The left and right forwards appeared at the rear of Luo Qiang's defensive line in less than two minutes. Yet Xiaozhi, Wang Wang, and the others could only offer brief resistance to the opponent's advance. Facing the powerful press of multiple opposing players combined with seamless coordination, they failed to intercept the ball for a long time, while Li Zhilong was completely locked down by a forward named Wang Ying.

"What else do you expect of me? To begin with, I was forced into this! I want to take a bath, my whole body is filthy!" She pushed him away, sat up, wrapped herself in a bedsheet, and walked off.

In the restroom, An Qin stared blankly at her own blushing reflection. What was happening to her? Her heart was still pounding wildly. Splashing her face with cold water did little to lower her temperature, and she desperately wanted to go over to the window to catch some fresh air.

"Whether you can reverse your defeat is not up to you, Demon of Darkness, to decide. The righteous energy of the vast universe endures eternally. The righteous path of cultivation can never be destroyed, just you wait and see!" Tianxin said coldly to the Demon of Darkness.