Volume One, Chapter 23: Immediate Dismissal

“You, a filthy beggar, still want to hold me accountable?”
The woman suddenly lost her temper, pointing at her nose as she scolded.

“What are you doing, Chen Mei?”
Zhou Mei, seeing her such a loss of composure, even getting physical, immediately shouted sternly.

“Sister Zhou, this bunch is obviously here to secretly take photos, not to buy cars. Why should we be polite to them?”
He stepped forward casually and with a single stroke killed a soldier charging at him. With a faint dragon’s roar, another man was punched through the chest.

She could only endure in silence, or else leave this world burdened with pain and regret.

Now, traveling from Luoyang to Jinyang required going through Tongguan, then detouring north to Huguan, and from there detouring again north to Jingxing Pass before entering Taiyuan—a detour of over two hundred miles, quite inconvenient.

All the imperial officials were well aware of the terror and dread associated with that name. A century ago, the top forces on the Divine Continent had besieged the Great Qi, but in the end, all were left trembling in fear—some fled, some surrendered.

Gathering clouds and moving as one, steam billowed, granting immense strength and unparalleled power, stirring the heavens into swirling storms, lightning flashing wildly, shaking the earth and sky, transforming the intangible into tangible, descending as a raging river, a torrent of unstoppable floodwaters.

He smiled thoughtfully, recalling the opponent’s radiant face, a sudden itch in his heart, his gaze flashing with determination to win at all costs.

“My son has some martial talent. He should serve as a squad leader in the army and dedicate himself to the nation,” Yang Xuan said with a smile. Since Wang Gang had transferred Li Ao, he needed to be prepared—his eldest son could no longer hold military authority in Fenyang. Rather than have Wang Gang bring it up, he would propose it himself.

As the last god of the North European pantheon, Sylviel’s power was far less than that during Odin’s era, but still vastly superior compared to current ability users. Though outnumbered, her followers were cautious and valued their lives.

Wang Yun held office in Luoyang, but his wife remained in Jinyang. Perhaps due to his frequent transfers in recent years, she had not followed him to Luoyang.

Even with Chen Dong’s arrival, he could only associate with Ouyang Che as an equal within the main war faction’s clique.

Zhong Yunyi’s expression flickered slightly. Digging up a family grave was truly a breach of virtue, but considering that Lin Shou’s entire family had been slaughtered by that Zuo, such actions were somewhat understandable.

She had long noticed Yi Han’s dissatisfaction with this assistant, though she didn’t know why she had never been replaced.

Wu Song raised his wine jug, took a sip, cheered, then bit into a piece of fatty chicken with great satisfaction.

Passersby who saw Zhong Yunyi and Lin Shou muttering to an empty lot felt as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight and quickly moved far away.

Some people cannot be forgotten, some events cannot be erased, and some emotions cannot be suppressed.

Yet these thoughts had to be suppressed deep in his heart. He knew Zig’s temper well—any hint of dissatisfaction would lead to immediate death.

For a whole week, Lin Qi did not see Mifu, but Mifu had grown haggard—her hair dry, her complexion dull, her skin losing its luster.

In the past, the Peach Blossom Immortal Song Yi allowed Lin Shou to harvest his fortune because, firstly, his foundation for godhood had already undergone a transformation; secondly, Lin Shou had done him a favor that must be repaid; and thirdly, Lin Shou’s strength was far beyond what he could resist.

Though the steward wasn’t powerful, he still ranked fourth among the ten great families of Ancient Tree City. Aside from the top three, the steward family remained a unique and prominent presence in the city.

“Understood. You mean to have me place these insects at the corresponding wormholes across those thousand star systems, preparing for teleportation?” Han Bing asked.