Volume One, Chapter 31: The Medicinal Guide
Gesa was frantic, buried in work, yet he still had to find time to quell the public outrage. "She is the King's woman; whether she lives or dies should be for the King to decide," he said, dousing the flames of their anger like a bucket of cold water.
"You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you... how could you possibly know!!!" As if her secret hand had been exposed, Levi’s face flushed a deep, messy crimson.
Immediately following this, as if by prearrangement, more and more mermaids vaulted from the sea, converging in mid-air to form a breathtaking spectacle. The visual impact was like a physical blow, leaving onlookers stunned and utterly awestruck.
Upon hearing the First Prince’s words, a flicker of displeasure crossed the Second Prince’s face. A sense of foreboding stirred within him, and he could not help but cast a somber gaze toward the two men who were speaking.
It was four in the morning. In a suite on the eighth floor, Mei Lanting sat by the bedside, wiping the sweat from Zhu Tong’s forehead with a damp towel.
Subsequently, the two reactors on the *Imperial Expedition* and the reactor on the *Endless* began channeling energy into the *Imperial Expedition’s* magnetic cannon. A shell, three times heavier than that of a standard cruiser and powered by a triple-capacity energy feed, was prepped for the final strike.
Long Ying thought to himself, "This is madness! Will it be nights of debauchery and dissipation like this? How will any real work get done?" Just then, he replayed the "kiss" with Lady Xiang in his mind. The searing heat of her lips seemed to linger on his own, and desire flared within him instantly.
Captain Zhang spoke again, "Teacher Xu is also my friend. Director Huang, if there is any misunderstanding between you two, why not clear it up? Teacher Xu is a sensible man; he wouldn't do anything foolish. Right, Teacher Xu?" As he spoke, Captain Zhang did not look at Huang Hai, his bright, piercing eyes fixed intently on Xu Tianji.
As always, after dealing with military matters, He Ximei liked to unwind. She usually enjoyed strolling along the coast, particularly on the beaches of Lobito. It was a scenic tourist spot located outside the harbor, where a long, linear artificial peninsula had been carved out.
She decided to feign a bit of tenderness while she was at it—and, for the time being, she would simply ignore the fellow on her back.
Liu Yanran had not even finished speaking when a long trail of ghostly fire soared across the night sky, stretching toward the horizon like a serpentine dragon. Because of the darkness, it was impossible to see what lay within the flames; one could only hear the wailing of countless spirits and the rolling rumble of cart axles.
After returning to his villa, Yang Jiandong locked the gate and collapsed onto the sofa in the hall, looking utterly exhausted. He leaned back against the cushions and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Just then, the twenty-one layers of Primordial Divine Light unleashed by Yun Zhongzi slammed into him. With a thunderous explosion that shook the firmament and echoed across the eight desolate reaches, Hao Hongyun’s body was shattered into eighty million cracks.
The middle-aged man’s mouth hung wide open; he truly did not know what to say. If what Nangong Junjue said was true, then Lin Luoxi was a monster of talent. Such strength could surely only be achieved by that legendary family. Barely pulling his wandering thoughts back together, the man restarted the car.
The fact that Lin Luoxi was the leader of the Dragon Team was a secret to the outside world and even to many high-ranking officials in China, but for the heads of the hidden families, it was common knowledge. Yet, the person before him possessed power that was definitely above the Profound Dragon level.
Although Huo Wu’er was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, she lacked real combat experience. Seeing Lu Chunsheng charging at her head-first, she panicked, forgetting to dodge or counterattack, and was struck squarely by his charge.