Volume 1, Chapter 53: I Heard You Want to Beat Me Up?

Li Chen secretly pondered that if possible, he needed to find some time in the next few days to make a trip to the Black Water Iron Mine.

As a legendary king of mercenaries and living in this chaotic era, the war at the Beiyan Pass was tense, and there was no telling when it might be breached. By then, the iron hooves of the Northern barbarians would gallop wildly across the great northern plains, plunging all living things into misery and devastation! Even just for self-preservation, he had to stockpile money and food and straighten out his armaments as a precaution. If the situation grew even tenser, he would also need to build his own armed forces and step up their training.

However, judging by current news, the Beiyan Pass should still be holding firm, which gave him more time to prepare for any unpredictable future situations.

Without...

Upon hearing Mo Yitian's words, Han Jiaying turned pale, covered her mouth, and began to retch dryly. Mo Yitian let go of Lin Xiaomo's hand and went over to support her.

"Du Jiu," Rong Xia's voice was somewhat weak. Having just woken up, he had heard that some officials were causing a disturbance. Knowing that Huahua had a straightforward disposition, he was worried she might come out the loser at the hands of those old foxes, so he had rushed right over.

With his hair damp and wearing casual home loungewear, Mo Yitian looked much younger and more carefree than his usual meticulous, out-and-about self. As he chewed on a piece of bread he had sneaked from Lin Xiaomo, his roguish, stay-at-home charm was breath-takingly eye-catching.

After estimating a few breaths of time, Si Jiang pulled it out again. By now, the mixed clay had hardened, forming a rudimentary model utilizing the gaps in the lock. Then, Si Jiang carefully picked up a sharpened dagger and began to carve and engrave the hardened mixed clay bit by bit.

"Aren't you fond of eating rice? How can you have a fight with me if you don't eat your fill?" He Jinnian looked at the bowl in front of Ye Ning; the abalone rice inside had not been touched at all. He remembered that she loved rice very much, and previously, a single bowl was never enough for her.

Sometimes, even when a provocation is blatantly obvious and many people recognize it as such, they are still affected by it, letting it become a thorn in their hearts. Shong Shihai's remark was filled with ill intent; any proud young person hearing those words would inevitably feel the humiliation of being looked down upon.

Had this chick forgotten that she was the one who arrived at the Lop Nur town first alongside the "Madman Mao"? Meanwhile, I was eating and sleeping comfortably in the hotel at that time, without stepping a single step outside the door, and only came here afterward following Ma Xin and An Huan.

"My lord?" Madam Bian looked at Si Ming in shock and doubt. Ever since she married into the Si family, Si Ming had never spoken to her in such a loud voice.

Originally, the faint, somewhat transparent whiteness turned milky white at a speed visible to the naked eye, growing increasingly rich. In Gu Zian's view, it bit by bit transformed into a smooth, rounded pearl, floating above his elixir field, glowing like light upon snow, shining brilliantly.

An eunuch of Wang De's status had seen every kind of wealth and interacted with every kind of great person; Wang De probably wouldn't even deign to spare them a direct glance.

At this moment, Fei Qianlan lowered her eyes slightly, fully concentrated on resisting a wave after wave of lingering, slicing agony coming from within her body. She did not realize that her left hand was still loosely held by the young man beside her.

"North of Guangyuan urban area, locations such as Mingyue Gorge sit right against steep, towering precipices. It is the most perilous section among the ancient plank roads, with a road surface only six meters wide. South of Qipan Pass is Sichuan territory, and north of Qipan Pass is Shaanxi territory."

Su Qinghan did not wait long. The next day, he called Qin Mo to inform him that he had already found Ji Xirui and intended to have him live with him.

Raising dogs usually produces a rather strong odor, and generally, one can only maximize profits by starting to raise them around autumn and winter. Raising dogs in spring and summer brings low market demand, making dog meat difficult to sell and easily leading to a financial loss.

Just as he was about to pluck the spiritual sun grass, three consecutive thunder-like explosions suddenly echoed fiercely from within the cliffside. Three figures flew out from different positions within the rocks; two struck out with their palms toward Lady Wang, while the other managed to pluck the spiritual sun grass regardless.

Before long, the two of them could be seen frantically running from one immortal cave to another, their beaming smiles clearly indicating that they had already acquired mystic treasures.

This move was completely formless and shapeless; only the party being bombarded could truly sense the immense power contained within it. Since Xia Hengxuan already knew he possessed this technique, using it again posed no problem.

Director Liu stated that his wife had already prepared dinner at home, and furthermore, due to a recent headache, she hardly ever stepped outside while the domestic chores were currently being handled by a housekeeper, so he wouldn't accept Zhang Yang's invitation to dine out. However, changing his tone, Director Liu hoped Zhang Yang could come home with him for a meal and simultaneously help examine his wife's ailment.

Upon catching sight of Su Yuchuan, Luo Yi couldn't wait to go inside and inform Yi Xuzhi, except that he failed to spot Gu Anxing.

Dan Realm and Hua Realm, though separated by merely a single word, were already as distant as heaven and earth. If Hua Realm represented the peak of mortals, then Dan Realm marked the beginning of immortals.

The situation was already far from optimistic. Zhao Ji transferred two thousand troops from Shaoxing Prefecture into Linan Prefecture as well. Apart from the twenty thousand troops guarding the capital, the remaining seventy thousand main forces were all deployed along the Huantang River and Canal line, under the unified command of Senior General and Prince of Kuaiji, Miao Fu, preparing for a decisive battle to the death against Li Yanqing.

"Chen Fan, I, Jing Tian, have decided to make a friend out of you." Seeing that Chen Ziang was not merely declining out of superficial modesty but genuinely refusing, Jing Tian held him in even higher regard.

Chen Ziang gave him a sideways glance. "Still planning to lie on the ground? In that case, I won't hold back my strength with this next kick." His previous kick hadn't used any force; landing on an ordinary person would have crippled them thoroughly, but kicking the Suanni was no different from a mere tickle.

Li Daqi bitterly shook his head. At times he felt his son was profoundly deep and seasoned, truly resembling a formidable imperial censor, yet at other times he felt his son spoke recklessly and spouted nonsense like a mere child. Such a complex personality was something even he, as a father, could no longer see through.

Along this journey, she ought to have gone to support Li Junxiu to relieve her brother, but... sigh, Lan Yingchen's hand remained tightly clasped around hers. What justification did she have to make Lan Yingchen let go so she could support another man?

Precisely because the near seas no longer yielded many resources, long-distance voyages had become the norm. A single voyage had to satisfy all needs for a prolonged period, and massive armadas consisting of hundreds or thousands of ships had become a common sight.

By this point, Li Xu could finally ascertain that these translucent, "waterskin"-like barriers embedded within the endless sea were individual permanent or temporary spatial items.

The shock he felt upon this glance was akin to a suddenly surging giant wave crashing down upon him.

Milani Yu's pair of beautiful, large eyes involuntarily swept across Li Junxiu's flawless, handsome face, and the next moment, her own fair cheeks instantly flushed with a delicate crimson.

These two rules were tantamount to stripping the external enforcers' authority down to the bare minimum; they could no longer lord it over those villages as they had in the past.