Chapter 18: Tunxi Old Street

The next day, Jiang Yuan stood up Cheng Yu at the last minute. Due to an urgent matter at home, she couldn’t make it.

In the village, Aunt Song heard that Jiang Yuan’s mother was promoting fragrant torreya nuts to the villagers of Qiaoshan. She came to their house, asking Jiang Yuan’s mother to help promote her son's grilled fish restaurant.

Aunt Song said, “Lan Fang, I heard many people watch your videos online. Could you make my son’s grilled fish restaurant go viral? Let all the tourists visiting Huangshan come to eat grilled fish at his place. Please help out.”

Hearing the reports from their subordinates, the officers of the Sea Tribe exclaimed in astonishment and hurried outside to look toward the rear. To the north, thousands of enormous robots were firing missiles and bullets, coordinating with the densely packed Liberation Army soldiers on the ground, pressing relentlessly from north to south.

“Is that so?” Xu Decai squinted, fixating on Chen Luo with a gaze so intense it made Chen Luo’s skin crawl; he could hardly bear the look.

Gao Zhen was momentarily stunned by the news but then nodded slowly. He stepped on the air, rising into the sky to look into the distance.

Li Yan sighed again. Everything put him at a severe disadvantage; nothing was under his control. Everything depended on others’ moods, and the future was uncertain—too many variables at play.

At this moment, the front gate of Qianqing Palace was bustling with activity. Emperor Zhu Yijun’s consorts had gathered together, a rare sight. The princes and princesses were each led by their mothers to enjoy the magnificent lantern festival, a spectacle seldom seen.

“Sit down for a moment. I’ll go call Yagbu over,” Carmen said, supporting Dan Ding onto a metal chair before hastily entering another cabin.

Shi Xing was not intimidated by Zhao Zhigao. After all, their prior conflict had become irreconcilable, so there was nothing left to worry about. He returned Zhao Zhigao’s words without alteration.

In the end, a middle-aged man bought the magical sword for 23,000 gold demon coins. His face was alight with joy. When he ascended the stage, he was smug, clearly feeling he had gotten a great bargain.

Finally, a young emperor spoke slowly, voicing the question that had weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

In the vast conference hall, rows of senior executives from Byron Heavy Metal Trading Company whispered anxiously among themselves. At the head of the room, Martina Byron, dressed in an elegant business suit, paced nervously, pausing occasionally to ponder deeply before shaking her head and resuming her restless walk.

Due to the heavy casualties suffered by both the Taki Shinobi Village and Konoha forces, Konoha troops also arrived at Taki Shinobi Village to jointly defend against the God Extinguishers. Since most of the village’s houses were destroyed, aside from those guarding and the injured, everyone else was helping rebuild the homes.

“Though you say it’s over, my abilities remain an unknown to you, so you need to keep your distance and think ahead. You’re different from my companions—you’re very clever,” Kakuzu said, reconnecting his hands.

In the world of Wind and Cloud, Lin Tao disliked Bu Jingyun’s ruthlessness but admired Nie Feng’s kindness, so he didn’t mind giving him some benefits.

Amid the pounding impacts, the Solar Chariot absorbed all kinetic energy, forming a thick outer shell around itself that blocked flames, lasers, and electricity. Then Lin Tao took out a mid-grade spirit stone and inserted it into the formation plate of the Solar Chariot.

Within moments, the human face was burned by the departing fire energy until only a blurred cloud of smoke remained, indistinguishable in features. Wei Ye then tilted the Purple Crow Flying Fire Gourd downward, releasing a wisp of black smoke.

Mu Fan’s expression was good. Since Bao’er scolded Murong Xue’er, he had been in a better mood, realizing that the girl cared about him, which was enough.

Since the commander of the Lingnan garrison, General Murong Ge, had been detained by Li Bin at the Floating Pagoda Gate, the ten garrison battalions of Lingnan were temporarily under the command of Central Army Colonel Wei Biao.