Volume One, Chapter 54: The Scene of Total Social Ruin

"I see." Xiao Yun's biological mother, Empress Dowager Huixian, had passed away from severe postpartum hemorrhage while giving birth to him. At that moment, he felt a deep sense of empathy. "Beiming, His Majesty knows that you are a sentimental person, but the dead are gone, and we must look ahead. You are an imperial prince highly regarded by the Emperor; it is impossible for you to spend your entire life devoted to a single woman, let alone a deceased one."

To say he felt nothing about this would be a lie, and Wu Song naturally knew he was just fooling himself. How could he not know that Pan Jinlian held true affection for him?

Allen stopped questioning and let out a brief sigh, feeling as though a heavy stone had been lifted from his heart, instantly washing away a fraction of his guilt.

"Could it be that he has suffered a corrupted transformation?" Gan Tian frowned. If that were truly the case, he would have to reflect upon his own actions.

Of course, if he were desperate enough to desperately stall Xuanyuan and Ziyun, another person might have a chance to slip away and summon reinforcements from the Blood God Cult. But how could he be willing to throw his life away? Besides, Xuanyuan had no intention of taking the lives of the Blood God Cult members; he merely wanted them to ransom their people, which was a demand he could barely bring himself to accept.

Hearing this, Wu Song was overjoyed. From the very beginning, he had been hoping that Zhou Bangyan would utter such words. If Zhou Bangyan hadn't brought it up himself, he would have taken the initiative to extend the invitation.

Meanwhile, another group surrounded by the city guards of Marcus was fighting an arduous battle. Facing the guards' assaults, most of the soldiers simply parried, only resorting to counterattacks with their scabbards when pushed to the absolute limit. Miles, who was leading the group, tried to explain himself while defending, but no one bothered to listen to what he was saying.

These words practically made Yu Yun spit blood in frustration. After all, he was one of the Five Young Masters of Flower City and a personal bodyguard, he thought to himself in silent rebuttal.

"I'll have a pineapple beer, thank you," Wu Chenxi said without standing on ceremony. Her gaze no longer lingered on Allen; she had finally realized that some people and affections could not be forced or won over, no matter how hard one tried. Letting go of such exhausting persistence brought a natural sense of liberation and ease to her mind.

Upon receiving the report, Wu Song immediately dispatched messengers to order Wang Huan to halt his attack at once and let the bandits go.

The two panicked magical beasts only had time to emit a mournful cry before being ambushed by the Purple Dragon. When the others finally recovered their senses, they realized the two beasts had been tightly bound by the dragon-whisker whip, unable to budge in the slightest.

In order to instill a sense of crisis in Luoshuifu, Lu Lin probably exaggerated his words somewhat. Sure enough, hearing it put that way, Luoshuifu's expression grew noticeably solemn.

The arrival of the Black Phoenix allowed these once-dead phoenix spirit-birds to be resurrected, and the descent of the red thunder-magma lake gave them a genuine chance to transform into true phoenixes rather than mere phoenix spirits!

With that, Yang Zihuo inhaled deeply of Tongtong's fragrant hair, pressing his face close to her waterfall of dark locks.

Upon hearing this, the previously furious crowd joyfully dispersed, and not a single person ever shouted another word of abuse at Zhao Lü.

For a time, the soothing sound of Sanskrit chanting drifted through the inn. Passing diners and pedestrians, upon seeing this, also seated themselves on the ground one after another, softly reciting mantras to guide the hundreds of thousands of wandering souls to peace.

Upon hearing Li Yan's cry, Ye Siming was the first to let go of her grip. Seeing Ye Siming let go, Ye Sizhu naturally released her hold as well, and seeing both of them let go, the others followed suit and released their grips too.

As soon as she stepped into the territory of Gunzhou, Ah Jiu felt as though she had stumbled into a gathering of pugilists. Most of the people walking in small groups on the street carried weapons, and she even caught sight of someone with a meteor hammer slung over their shoulder. Ah Jiu loved looking at such peculiar weapons, and every time she encountered one, she would stare at it for a long time.

Huang Weiwei was carrying one child, while Shangguan Fengqian led another, and their family of four walked in from the outside.

With a look of sheer terror on his face, Liu Yang looked toward the cashier at the service counter. At that moment, the cashier was staring straight at Liu Yang, who had finished his noodles long ago, hadn't paid the bill yet, and was busy playing on his phone.