Chapter 160: Surrounded

Jiang Butong finally understood. No wonder Huang Jijun had swindled Zhou Wenxiu out of her money—the man was a gambler. Once someone like that gets hooked, they have no idea how to stop; even if you chopped off their hands, they would still find a way to gamble.

Jiang Yuan handed a black bag to Jiang Butong.

"The money is all here. His ex-wife had someone deliver it; she said she had to sell off the bathhouse just to scrape it all together."

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Xia Xinnuan’s smile froze on her face for an instant. She didn't have any old acquaintances; if anyone did, it should have been Xia Kexin’s friends.

Suppressing this thought, Jiang Wu looked toward the others from the Wuwei Palace. On them, he also discovered several thick, uniform threads of energy pointing in the same direction.

He was somewhat shocked to see Li Yin and Li Qu there, as the vice-chief Li Qu had clearly been dead for a long time.

That left three options: first, find a way to gather the mountain bandits into Mizhou City; second, while the Prefect’s Mansion was dealing with the bandits, launch an attack on the "Old Demon Su" who had taken over the skin of Su Shi; third, during this process, complete the "Break Through Five Thousand Years" mission and decide whether or not to awaken Li Yue’er.

Lin Yu tested the violet melon with his hand, and upon confirming that the fruit was perfectly ripe, he handed it to the silent Xigu standing beside him.

The ancient survivors were becoming increasingly frail due to various natural disasters and man-made calamities. Moreover, their birth rate was exceptionally low, making every single tribesman precious to them.

"How about this? You should all go back to the lounge to rest. Then, file your insurance claims or do whatever is necessary; don't let this anger affect your health."

Killing the eighth elder of the Ji clan was certainly satisfying, but this would likely make the grudge with the Ji clan of Langya Prefecture impossible to resolve.

Because of its great age, the garment had eroded into a shapeless mass; a single touch would be enough to reduce it to dust, making it impossible to restore.

The Celestial Star Saint acted as if he hadn't heard a word. Controlling a giant hand made of starlight, he effortlessly grabbed Ye Chen, intending to crush him to death.

The procedure was so long that just the number of people required to sign off on it reached over a dozen, and the number of people involved in handling it totaled several dozen.

Duan Yu focused his spiritual power and peered into the illusory world. Sure enough, there were eight monsters flitting about.

The two men in black had not been carrying the young clan leader for long before they saw their boss smashed away by Chen Wu. In that instant, they were almost frightened out of their wits.

Chu Zhiqiu shook his head with a bitter smile. "I know! Can't you stop worrying about so much?" Wu Ling had, after all, spent a long time with him in the Qin Dynasty, and besides, he wasn't the type of person who loved to overanalyze others, was he?

Hearing Du Ziqiang mention Hou Tiandong, the smile on Zhang Ziqiang’s face grew even brighter. He, Zhang Shengli, was a die-hard subordinate of Hou Tiandong; while he couldn't avoid a fierce dressing-down, he knew he wouldn't face any real disciplinary action.

Although Liu Ba did not participate in the training, he sat in on almost every lecture, often even bringing fine wine to discuss future naval tactics with Busen. The two of them took the British and French fleets in Taiwan as their targets, engaging in mock battles and defense drills, finding great joy in it.

My heart suddenly sank. The combat power of a Golden Zombie is not to be underestimated; Ye Huan and Lu Yuan might not be a match for them. At this moment, the strength of the Ancient Dragon Court was also diminished, and whether they could handle this Golden Zombie was an unknown.

After hearing the report, Liu Feng was quite satisfied. Liang Lunshu and Hong Rengan were both men of talent; the government work was almost entirely handled by the two of them, leaving Liu Feng only to make decisions and provide direction on the big picture.

"I didn't expect there to be so many human warriors on this ancient road!" Lin Tianyao walked toward the chaotic city. Passing through the high gates, he could already see many fighter jets soaring through the sky.

Ruoxin lowered her head. The clothes on her body had been changed; her tattered, disheveled dress had been replaced with a light, soft silk tunic.

Jin Guangyan clearly did not know that the man with the peach-blossom eyes before him had already categorized him as a "patron." He greeted Xu Yi with a blank expression, his peripheral vision already locked onto Yan Xiaoxiao not far away.