Chapter Ninety-Six: Absolute Upper Hand

It could be said that before every match, or whenever people from both sides happened to meet, they would invariably take a jab at one another. On the one hand, this was to rally their own morale; on the other, it was to shake the other side’s state of mind. Yet after so many years, the side whose composure was disrupted more often was actually the Northern Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. After all, they were the ones at a disadvantage, and naturally easier targets for mockery.

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But all fantasies are nothing more than a fleeting dream. When the dead appear once more, we all sink together into a bewildering nightmare; and when we look back, we are no longer the people we once were.

“I...” Baby looked toward Du Xuan. Du Xuan hurried forward and pulled Mo Jiahao away. What do you mean, here or not here? Your second brother is already home; of course Baby is here!

Otherwise I would have to deal with both the people of the Dulong clan and this ferocious beast, Dulong, and my strength would not be enough.

A moment ago: Lin Xi, stay at Su Yuyang’s house for the time being. After all, it is safer here than where you are.

Who are you, and how do you know these things? Yamamoto Mirai asked again, her face cold and hard.

How could she have it? How could Bai Wei have our house key? What did she want with it?

Empress Wang was somewhat unwilling. “Your Majesty, Anshou rarely brings Lin’er here. These dishes are all her favorites, so there is no need to take them away. Just have someone in the quarters of Consort Liu and Consort Huang prepare more.” Shi Fangzhen did not insist. He picked up a shrimp and fed it to Wei Yunlin beside him.

Seeing this, Xie Jingyuan grew even more anxious. But just as he was about to charge forward once more and gamble everything, a stray arrow came slicing through the air and struck his shoulder, making him stagger violently and nearly fall to the ground.

Rex, the lord of Icewind City, immediately accepted the command. “Yes, Holy Lord!” Then, with hands saturated in true qi and magic, he brushed them over the crystal sphere. With a hiss, amid flickering crystal light, a strange image of what had happened at the time instantly appeared upon the energy crystal ball.

After speaking, she turned and left. I instinctively reached out to stop her, and the black aura on my body moved in step with my emotions and thoughts, taking the shape of a line that coiled around her wrist and, with a tug, dragged her back.

Yiyi understood that in a battle like this, if one did not fight with the resolve to kill, one would suffer a great loss. So she sprang backward to above his head and slashed fiercely at his face with a blade of battle qi.

Zi Chetu, forcibly raised to the peak of the innate realm by secret arts, seemed utterly unable to fight back. In an instant he was blasted away by those two black hands, then slammed heavily into a pillar, coughing up mouthful after mouthful of blood.

The city lord did not wander idly through the shop. Instead, he held the round disk tightly in his hand, still uneasy and apprehensive inside.

The red light curtain of the ancient Flame Sun Jade only flashed once before being shattered by the Divine Thunder of Heavenly Punishment. Ye Xuan forcibly emerged from the Medicine King Cauldron, a layer of black qi covering her face, and withstood the Heavenly Punishment Thunder that was striking Liu Dingtian. The pain was excruciating, and she was also stunned unconscious by the lightning.

Just as it thrust its vines deep beneath the water, trying to haul Liu Dingtian up, a streak of red light shot out of the water and sped straight toward the tree demon—it was Liu Dingtian, wrapped in the Flame Sun Jade.

Qi Hao politely expressed his thanks, but at that very moment the male student in the couple spoke up, his tone extremely mean.

Zhu Peng, however, said that the Queen Mother had no desire to show herself in public. After hearing this, Liu Shouguang grew even more curious about her, unwilling to let go without seeing the woman’s true face.

Every household had people busy in the fields. When they saw Chunni pushing Pucao along the road, those nearest the edge of the field called out greetings. Grateful that everyone had come out to rescue them that night, Pucao remained seated on the cart and bowed to each of them in turn, drawing smiles and dismissive waves from the crowd.

Only then did Miss Zhou, Bai Dingshan, Haoqiu, and the others react to the reminder. They quickly spread out to both sides, leaving a clear path.