Chapter 43

Triggering the awakening of the three was simple: one must invoke the essence of their power—for the Great Emperor Ziwei, it was the Ziwei star; for the Heavenly Venerable of Thunder, it was the power of lightning; and for the Golden-Winged Great Peng, it was the power of the wind.

Wang Ying furrowed his brows and said in a low, heavy voice, "Your Majesty, if you disclose the location of the Imperial Seal, this old servant might consider sparing the Prince of Peace." The implication was clear: in any event, death was inevitable for the Emperor.

However, because the route was circuitous and he had been delayed for several days at Cangmang Pass, Jiang Zhe was still the first to return to the capital.

"General, I never expected this Lin Xi to have such a grasp of military strategy and battlefield dynamics. We owe him much today. Now that the Emperor has relinquished power, what more does Lord Yang have to worry about?" Lu Xian remarked leisurely.

Zhang Yi no longer knew where he had drifted to, but the landscape was exceptionally beautiful. His body was covered in scars and looked ghastly; even with the protection of his divine armor, he had suffered greatly this time.

Yet, a master of such high standing would hardly bother to escort the Princess Regent herself, and Qin Feng... he simply did not carry that much weight.

This was a phenomenon Zhang Yi was most happy to see. If his harem were all like these few, Xiao Xia would have far less to worry about. Thinking of this, Zhang Yi could only smile helplessly.

The view here was expansive. In the past, one could look out from this spot and see the quiet and peaceful Qingfeng Village, the sacred Eastern Saint Pagoda, and the endless rolling mountains.

Only the "King's Glory" iron carriages were equipped with steeds from Dayuan, though they were naturally much more expensive: 9,999 gold coins per carriage. The "Minister's Majesty" carriages cost 777 gold, while the "Merchant's Honor" carriages were priced at 555. A deposit was required to place an order, and the vehicle could only be collected after six months.

Sylvanas stroked her chin, lost in thought. If this were true, it was certainly good news.

But Liu Lang’s performance could not deceive Li Ying. Or rather, who could Liu Lang’s behavior possibly fool?

Faced with Zhang Zhe’s question, Blue Poison tilted her head. "The richest person in Rhodes Island... should be the Doctor, right? But didn't the Doctor seem to have borrowed money from Jessica? The person who makes the Doctor borrow money... should be richer than the Doctor, right?"

"Is it really appropriate to just go over there? Why don't you ask your supervisor on WeChat?" Xie Zhe hesitated.

About twenty minutes later, Su Qing received a message from Zhang Tong, stating that they had arrived at the entrance of his company.

Instructing others to move the ingredients outside, Li Chengqian looked at the charcoal grill, now burning red-hot. He placed several skewers of lamb on the grate, brushed them with seasoning, and turned them continuously.

Zhang Zhe pried open the heavy chains with his flag-spear. Accompanied by the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground, he slowly pushed open the doors before him. What kind of existence was that guy trying to protect?

The reason he suddenly brought up his parents was that he noticed Wu Junhua felt a sense of disappointment toward his own son. By positioning himself as a filial child who empathized with his parents, he could gain Wu Junhua’s favor—even if he was a good child by nature.

"No matter how you compare it, our Fengwei Decoration's quote is lower than Jinse's!" Zhang Tong said with a smile.

After speaking, Lu Huafeng looked at Jian An’an with a fawning expression on his well-defined face. She merely curled the corners of her lips, her smile inscrutable.

But based on the previous conversation, the other party did not care about her overtures, and it was clear that they were not someone easily manipulated or controlled. Sun Xin began to panic.

Li Gengxin had not expected Yang Hongli to be willing to give up Dejuquan for his sake! In truth, Li Gengxin had always believed that the main reason Yang Hongli was with him—or willing to be with him—was that he provided the soul of Dejuquan. If not for that, she would never have chosen to be with him.

"I think Xiao Yi must have had his reasons; otherwise, he wouldn't have spoken like that," said Shi Ruxuang, who remained the most clear-headed of the group.

"It’s not your own... Ouch!" The head chef wanted to mock Yang Yang, but before the words could leave his mouth, Li Gengxin slapped him hard on the shoulder. While it wasn't enough to break bone, how could an ordinary person withstand that bone-deep pain?

"Ling?!" The Third Hokage, Sarutobi, was stunned at first, his expression one of disbelief. As he looked at Ling, his eyes filled with both surprise and astonishment.

"I’ve compared the fire. Although it was a satellite aerial video at night, this fire doesn't look like an underwater eruption. Look at the height of the flames—they are dozens of meters above the sea surface. It looks more like the entire island was set ablaze. The island is humid; even a wildfire wouldn't be this large. It seems man-made," Ye Xuan explained earnestly.

The young maids did not dare to fight back openly, but when they pulled at the Zhu woman, they pinched her skin hard, causing her to yelp in pain.

If this had been a normal strike, the ball of raging fire would have already destroyed the sword. Yet, before them, the giant blade remained completely unchanged despite the roaring flames.

Just as Qin Feng was four or five yards away from a tree so tall it pierced the clouds and required several people to encircle, a sudden sense of danger surged in his heart.

Dong Lan, listening from the roof, gritted her teeth in anger but forced herself to endure it.

"How many dragon corpses have you collected?" Although the three of them possessed profound cultivation, they lacked Qi Xuanyi’s Great Beast Fire Scripture, nor did they have treasures like the Vermillion Bird flame or the Red Lotus Karmic Fire that could completely suppress the resentment and evil spirits.

"Of course you can, but the world of the dead is filled with crises everywhere. Only the ruins of practitioners are relatively safe. If you go, remember to stay close to those ruins," the bartender said.

Ridiculous. He thought that by establishing connections with the Supreme Elders and the High Elders, he could prevent the Devouring Heaven Martial Meridian from being reclaimed.

She examined the patient carefully for a long time, checking the pulse and deep in thought. After stepping out from behind the curtain, she whispered to the Imperial Physician for quite a while.

Obtaining an official status was enough for now; he should not flaunt his wealth too much in the short term.

Through constant training, one could control more elemental energy; once a certain threshold was reached, it was considered a breakthrough.