Chapter 63: Recording Events

Official titles and noble ranks are distinct: an official post is a public office conferred by the court, while a noble title is an aristocratic honor. Taking Gao Xiaoguan as an example, he currently holds the positions of Palace Attendant and General of the Regular Mounted Guards, is the Founding Duke of Lecheng County, and has been advanced to the rank of Administrator Equal to the Three Ducal Ministers.

Among these, the Palace Attendant and General of the Regular Mounted Guards is a fifth-rank official post, whose nominal duties include offering admonitions, making evaluations, and correcting faults. In reality, however, he is not required to perform these actual functions. The Duke of Lecheng County is a noble title, and the rank of Administrator Equal to the Three Ducal Ministers grants Gao Xiaoguan's estate and protocol the same specifications as those of the Three Ducal Ministers, which refer to the Grand Commandant, the Minister of Works, and the Minister over the Masses.

"Fall back." Cold sweat began to bead on Hans's forehead as he gestured for the men around him to edge slowly toward the exit. At that very moment, several ropes with sickle-like nooses dropped from the ceiling of the hall, wrapping eerily around the necks of several Navy SEALs.

Yunhua and Yunqing had entered seclusion this time because they felt the opportunity to break through to the Heart-Melting Stage and wished to seize the chance to complete the breakthrough. Every step of a cultivator's journey is fraught with difficulty, and once the sensation of a breakthrough arises, one must immediately enter seclusion to contend for that sliver of fortune.

In the distance, the view was obstructed by dense thickets, leaving it beyond the reach of the eye, yet the moment the momentum stirred, everything around seemed entirely unchanged. However, Xia Yu could sense a vital force quietly budding from within it.

The man turned around, struck a rather inelegant pose, and tried hard to say something, but ultimately collapsed face down onto the ground and stopped moving.

"What do you want to know?" Following Zhang Zhiguo into another office, Yu Long slammed the door shut and asked impatiently.

Sensing the other party's overwhelming aura, Yinglong had no choice but to submit obediently, waiting for Xiao Qiuwu to issue his commands.

Song Xiu stared at Luo Furong with a playful glint in his eye. He cared nothing for the meager cultivation of Shan Shisan; had it not been for the need to coerce Luo Furong, he would have slapped him to death long ago.

"This is simply too bullying!" Princess Kikuhiko's delicate face flushed red with anger. Although she did not know what Murakami had been hiding from her to provoke the hostility of the US military, such a blatant and aggressive operation by the American forces was nothing short of a trampling upon Japan's sovereignty and national laws, fueling a rapidly escalating fire within her heart.

"Good, well done. I'll take you out for some exotic luxury tonight, how about that?" Moyang said with a smile to Liu Ke.

"Do you have any news of Elena?" After her initial shock, Emily regained her composure—at least on the surface, though whether her innermost heart remained panicked and burning like oil was impossible to tell.

Let alone Xiongshi and Shiduo, even Shijing had no idea where the salt had actually been brought back from, and those who had taken part in the salt mining guarded the secret deeply.

He gazed toward the end of the threads, only to see a colossal eye looking down upon them from on high.

When the three members of the Black Dart Agency climbed to the third floor, it went so smoothly that it made them doubt their very existence. Now, the three of them were suspicious and paranoid, especially since they hadn't encountered any monsters.

After pondering over and over again, he ultimately chose the simple and brutal approach of increasing his attribute values by a percentage.

"I don't know! Won't you please stop forcing me?" Satsuki Sumi retreated unsteadily, screaming as she spoke.

Xu Kang finally understood that a succession of smooth successes had caused him to lower his guard. He did not know how to face the families of the fallen soldiers henceforth, nor did he know how much money could buy back the life of a single dead soldier.

"We've been rushing the schedule lately, and there are night scenes too, otherwise you could have spent the night here," Li Xiaoran said in a somewhat dejected tone.

Huo Xun was puzzled; Jiang Yaojing was not such a heartless person, especially not toward someone who had once saved his life.

Lin Yuwan had been suffering from headaches for some time, and Gu Zhenting had never been able to bring himself to remove what was inside her brain, which led to today's tragedy.

"I don't know either; I just suddenly became clear-headed." Long Xiyun himself could not explain the change, only vaguely feeling that it was connected to his sister.

In less than five minutes, Nong Mo had sliced away a portion and stopped. As the whirring sound of the cutting machine died down, Nong Mo gently wiped the cut surface with his hand, and in an instant, almost everyone present was petrified.