Volume 1 Chapter 26 The Leader

Tsunade spoke with irritation, yet as she looked at Uchiha Yoru, her weary brow softened, revealing a rare sense of relief.

Cai Mei was not lying; Qin Yingjun truly lived up to his name. Hearing this, Qin Yingjun’s eyes lit up immediately. He thought to himself that after spending so long in the nightlife scene, he had finally struck gold.

The most critical part of this was securing definitive proof of the Great Shipmaster’s crimes. Once the evidence was ironclad and delivered to the main headquarters, not even the gods could save him.

Shen Zui happened to walk over. Upon hearing this, he glanced at Lin Youyou, but said nothing, simply taking the seat directly across from her.

For the next few days, Li Biao stayed in the old family residence of Zhao Kang. Whether he was intentionally avoiding Zhao Ying or simply recuperating from his injuries, Li Biao did not receive a single phone call from her during that time.

Su Yi’s breath hitched. She looked at Zhou Jinchuan with a guilty conscience, only to find his expression calm and unreadable.

Uchiha Yoru’s two successive intelligence reports caused Tsunade—and indeed the entire Senju clan—to become wary of the village, just as he had anticipated.

Tian Feng, too, had once been a passionate youth filled with dreams, but the darkness of the late Eastern Han officialdom had dealt a ruthless blow to his idealism.

Huo Linfei laughed at himself, feeling a measure of goodwill toward Elder Huo for holding back some of his strength just moments before.

At that moment, Tian Kai, the Inspector of Qingzhou, received word that Kong Rong was also arriving. After some deliberation, he ordered his troops to slow their march, intending to wait for both Kong Rong and Liu Bei’s armies to proceed to Xuzhou together.

He was momentarily unsure of his whereabouts, but the familiar sound of Mandarin echoed in his ears. He realized that he was likely not in an enemy prisoner-of-war camp, but in a Chinese field hospital.

When I opened my eyes, I was still lying safely on the sofa that belonged to me in that room within the underground facility.

Niu Gensheng felt that the sonnet possessed a magical power, capable of drawing one into a dreamlike, enchanted world—a place that could leave one eternally intoxicated, like an orchid.

"The scene Mo Beihao mentioned has likely not yet occurred," Luo Qianhan mused. The Tianyou Sect seemed no different than usual, yet the wind here always carried an undertone of chilling lethality.

As soon as he swung his sword, one of Robin’s palms struck his face with a sharp, resounding slap.

"Forget it then, I know your rules; I was just asking," Liu Qianxue said, though her body leaned inward involuntarily, her hands subconsciously clutching her coat tighter.

In the mountains and forests, various units were converging on the command post. As the number of troops around the headquarters grew, so too did the influx of officers arriving to report to Sun Liren and receive their combat orders.

Liuhuo’s words left Hou Wen and Shi Meng completely dumbfounded. They could not grasp his meaning. It was clear that the Yu and Li families had withdrawn from Zhongzhou Mountain—the Li family returning to the volcanic city in the North, and the Yu family having vanished into thin air, presumably hiding within that mysterious, inaccessible realm of their own.

However, she had exerted force while Robin had not, leading to an unexpected outcome: she couldn't pull him up at all, only managing to lift her own upper body.

Xue Yun was not as calm as he appeared. He wondered what he should do if this zombie acted foolishly; he had no desire to die young.

There were many who shared Liu Zhengwei’s determination. Unlike the three who had come just to watch, they were backed by corporate interests and had a huge demand for jadeite; as long as the price wasn't outrageous, they would buy.

If the person were ugly, would you simply kill them without rhyme or reason?

It was much like the wet garment Li Longji had wrapped around Xiao Jiangyuan after she fell into the Qujiang Pool all those years ago.

I think that in this lifetime, Chen Shi is the only one who can make me cry and surprise me all at once.

At the end of the year, citing An Lushan’s covert cultivation of warriors, recruitment of strategists, hoarding of supplies and weapons, and private manufacture of official robes in his territory, Li Longji accepted the advice of Xiao Jiangyuan and Yang Guozhong. He issued an edict to An Lushan, dangling the position of Chancellor as bait to see if he dared to show his face.

"Perhaps... we should truly make General An a Chancellor," Li Longji said, hesitating.

On the other hand, if thought itself is illusory, then using the tool of "thinking" to dismantle the illusions and truths of the world would surely be a futile endeavor.

Tian Qi also nodded, saying: "Yes, Ye Tian, your combat style is entirely close-quarters. Even with the Weapon of Life, your attack range is limited. This makes you highly susceptible to the explosions of these Ice Wolves."

People in the throes of new love are often hot-headed. I feel that Chen Shi and I are in that phase now, so I believe we can handle whatever uncertain, winding future lies ahead.

"Xie Bian, what are you going to do?" Xie Minghe asked. He didn't particularly like bullying classmates, but Wu Yang had gone too far—occupying his seat and forcing him to copy math problems thirty times over.

Chen Fan picked up one of the books, flipped through a few pages, then picked up the second and leafed through it casually.

Pink peach blossoms danced in the air, breathtakingly beautiful. As they drifted onto everyone’s faces, soft as could be, Zhao Liying plucked one and took a sniff; it was fragrant, truly a real peach blossom.

Claiming to help Xie Peng eliminate all his worries was, in reality, merely using him as a hostage to hold sway over the dealer.

Following the reorganization led by Liu Hucheng half a month prior, it was difficult to come by even a full set of equipment, let alone such high-quality gear.