Volume One, Chapter 44: The Massacre Begins

Meanwhile, Qin Aaotian ventured deep into the tiger's den alone. Taking advantage of the chaos he sowed among the enemy forces, he slipped back outside the city under the cover of night and devised a way to sneak back in.

A corner of his mouth curved upward as he couldn't help but inwardly mock himself: acting like this would lead to a terribly ugly death.

Hua Weiluo stared intently at the hairpin once more, and sure enough, the faint outline of a forget-me-not was discernible.

"Let's reintroduce ourselves. My name is Xu Ruoxi, and I'm very glad to meet you," Xu Ruoxi said, extending her hand.

Peeking at the two of you whispering sweet nothings was admittedly unethical. However, seeing how deeply affectionate and reluctant to part you both were just now, I hadn't the heart to interrupt. Now that the atmosphere has cooled down a bit and isn't quite so passionate... well... do the two of you need me to step away for a moment??

If Ao'er fancied Princess Lengxia, he could have spoken up long before the princess proposed marrying Yu Hu! Even if Ao'er already had a Crown Princess, taking a princess as a secondary consort would still be entirely acceptable. There was nothing unreasonable about it.

"Who goes there?! Who is over there?!" The patrolling guards seemed to have heard a movement, and their gazes swept toward where Zhishan was standing.

Tang Chen sighed. "I'm in no mood to reminisce right now. I'll take my leave." With that, he walked right past Xu Ruoxi and headed toward the car.

"Why not return to my country with me? Later on, I can have someone pass word of your whereabouts to your senior brother," Lü Chuhe suggested.

A single pill had already left her limp and powerless, filled with an aching emptiness that begged him to instantly fulfill her... Taking another pill now would undoubtedly cost her life.

Damn it! Clearly, you were the one staring at me, weren't you? Why is it making it look like I was the one looking at you? Clearly, I'm the one getting the short end of the stick here!

Lifting his gaze, the figure looked like a monkey swinging through the trees. After swinging back and forth overhead a few times, he suddenly lunged toward Marlon. With his limbs splayed out, he plunged two gleaming, cold daggers straight down at Marlon.

Marlon frowned and said, "We've been set up!" Then, he recounted the events of the previous night to Uncle Zhong.

Now, having obtained this stone tablet, Ling Tian had also thoroughly comprehended the profound mysteries of Pitch-Black Abyss, finally mastering this forbidden art.

The duel between Ming Kun and Shen Wang also exceeded everyone's expectations, leaving top-tier powerhouses such as Qin Wuxiang, Mo Chenxi, and Lei Dong with deeply solemn expressions.

Once, Lu Ban and his sister Lu Jiang competed in their architectural skills. Overnight, they constructed the Lugong Bridge across the Jiao River near Baihua Valley.

That terrifying sensation of impending death filled their eyes with dread—an expression previously seen only in the eyes of their prey, which was now reflected in their own.

This coincidence shocked Xun Yu and Xiahou Dun, who was already in Zhencheng, once more. They hadn't expected Cao Cao to speak of something and have it happen immediately.

The White Tiger and the Black Tortoise stepped forward, standing below the fighting stage to look directly at Elder Li, delivering a resounding and powerful retort.

Fortunately, upon reaching the base of the large tree, the two of them finally snapped out of their daze and began desperately climbing upward. I stayed at the bottom, holding them by their bottoms and pushing upward with all my might.

Aside from the fact that the core strength of the Artifact Faction was stationed here to guard the area, it was also because Yuyun Mountain was located in the central part of the Southern Mountain Kingdom, making logistical supplies much more convenient.

Until Qi Ao's body trembled violently, his eyes filled with a berserk intent as he swept his gaze across the void. With his divine soul power fully unleashed and spreading outward, the others were instantly jolted awake.

"Of course! If your grandmaster were to see you slacking off like this, he would surely be angry!" Master Zhihui said, putting on a mysterious air.

Lu Chen was utterly bewildered at the moment, but he quickly notified his Water Avatar, Gold Avatar, Earth Avatar, Ao Ling, and the others to prepare, while hurriedly leaving behind some contingency plans for the sake of the plot.

Zhong Caini was completely dumbfounded. What Wu Ming said was entirely accurate: the person who had attacked them with the crossbow was none other than one of the four bodyguards her father, Zhong Rui, had hired at great expense from the Rongwei Security Company after she returned to the country. Zhong Caini still remembered his name—Zheng Qianjun.

Right now, Lu Chen only had a meager three thousand Yanhuang dollars left on him. He had to pick up scraps to make a fortune before he could go jade gambling.

With these three pre-immortals blocking the majority of the attacks, the Jing Kingdom soldiers below had a much easier time. They had already rushed to the edge of the moat and begun laying down logs to bridge it.

A group of travelers was slowly marching forward across the ground when suddenly they saw the clouds and mist in the sky sliced apart by a sharp arrow, leaving a clearly visible passage behind.

"Don't you understand?" Yellow Sand Roll captured the confusion in Princess Linglong's eyes and asked softly.

"Put away that hypocritical rhetoric of yours; this commander has already experienced it firsthand!" the infiltrating man in black rebuked angrily, then generously untied the black triangular scarf covering his face.

He started coughing again, coughing so violently that his entire body shook. I was so terrified he would cough up blood, just like in the television dramas—where by the time I realized the mistake I had made and wanted to repent, the other person would already be suffering from an incurable disease.

Flying down not far, Ye Chen gently tore open a spatial rift, and the next moment, everyone slipped inside.

Then she feigned composure and said, "Nonsense, it's nothing like that." Damn it, he had managed to guess the exact thing she least wanted him to know.

The white-haired elder finally seemed to understand Ye Chen's intention. Although the route he pointed out looked completely different, it should ultimately lead to the same place. It was just that the earlier part of the route had been randomly altered by Ye Chen precisely to prevent others from figuring out his general direction without paying with spiritual herbs.