Chapter 47: Mutual Deception
Before those people arrived, they made some preparations in the vicinity. Beneath the thick layer of snow, Chang Xingwen sharpened several pieces of wood and buried them under the snow. From somewhere, he also scavenged a few steel-bar-like objects to construct makeshift roadblocks. After finishing all this, Chang Xingwen dusted the snow off his gloves.
"That should be about it."
Meng Ran looked on and asked, "How do you guys know how to do these things?"
"Back at the residential compound, in order to protect ourselves—"
"Alright, if she comes home, give me a call." After hanging up, Xing Yu dialed Xing Wei's number instead, but no matter what, it wouldn't go through. "Where has she gone?" Xing Yu felt an inexplicable sense of dread in his heart. He had instructed her beforehand that unless something truly important came up, Xing Wei was not to leave the house.
"Human, your right hand is already useless. Surrender immediately!" The Ice Demon suddenly shuddered all over. The demonic energy originally meant for casting spells abruptly dissipated, and the demon's body began to turn translucent.
Qing Zhi's head poked out of the water again, staring with wide eyes, feeling curious about what Lei Ming had said.
Like a grass snake tracing a shadow for a thousand miles, clinging like maggots to the bone, and shadowing like a personal form—this was the enemy's evaluation of the Shadow Guards.
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When everyone had eaten their fill, the old man finally stopped his chanting, but a trace of panic lingered on his face. Seeing this, Jin Qianer hurried over to the old man and handed over a few more paper notes. Yet this time, no matter what, the old man refused to accept them.
Upon hearing these words, Leah's eyes suddenly turned red, and a mist of tears began to gather in her sparkling eyes.
Suddenly, a voice rang out behind Yayou. Lei Ming had slipped behind him at some unknown moment.
Lei Jun climbed to the very peak of the mountain. This place was barren and uninhabited year-round, with snakes, insects, rats, and ants crawling everywhere. After sprinkling the insect repellent provided by the doctor over his body, those creatures did not dare to come near him.
More crucially, he was also a politician in the cultivation world. Perhaps here he could only function as a conventional politician, because there was no such scenario where spiritual energy was completely drained and everyone struggled to survive; instead, everyone wished that spiritual energy would vanish entirely, and the whole world was troubled over which nation should study spiritual energy.
"I had no such intention. Then why did you break into my general's tent in the middle of the night, speak insolently, and bully my girl?" Zhao Zongtiao let out a cold snort.
Hearing Bai Ze's words, everyone present felt their hearts skip a beat, each confirming the suspicion in their own minds.
Consequently, Bai Ze felt an inexplicable intuition that his upcoming trip would likely entail meeting the parents.
Clenching his fists and sighing, Jiang Mo forced down the urge to get up and continued to watch until Zhao Zongtiao groped his way back to the daybed on his own, lay down, closed his eyes, and only then did Jiang Mo truly exhale in relief as tears instantly fell from the corners of her eyes.
Victor trusted his judgment. With a swipe of his finger, the second stage of the bargaining task was executed.
When Chase opened the takeout box, when he chewed those red chili peppers while enduring the burning sensation on his lips and tongue, this invisible song was already playing in his heart.
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"Fine, as long as you don't break the child." Seeing the excitement in Morgana's eyes, Bai Ze could not come up with any reason to refuse her.
Despite the fact that the Xiongbing Squad had achieved victory so easily in this war, it was fundamentally due to the treasures bestowed upon them by Bai Ze.
"What? You—what did you say?" In the empress's bedchamber, the emperor had kept vigil by the empress's side for the entire night and was somewhat exhausted, dozing off slightly as he leaned against the side of her couch.
"Let's go!" Leng Yue opened her eyes and looked up at the azure sky. There was no longer any bewilderment in her gaze, only firmness.
Yet this time, the energy within the heavenly tribulation was even greater. After piercing straight through the ground, a remaining portion of the energy struck down entirely upon Ning Yitian.
The King of Dingling was terrified; this person truly dared to execute him. The soldiers were terrified; this person genuinely feared neither heaven nor earth.
"Yes, I have come, to see why there are still people here who have not left." In his eyes, besides sternness, there were only disappointment and incomprehension.