Chapter 30

Dragon Slayers were one of these special professions, and Dragon-Slaying Swordsmanship was their art of the blade, capable of inflicting immeasurable damage upon dragons. Even in the ancient era, when humans and dragons had become allies, Dragon Slayers and their swordsmanship remained a terrifying legend—and a nightmare to dragonkind.

Although it took so many words to describe, the exchange between Tao Lingxi and the others had lasted only a few seconds. Seeing Huang Xin close her eyes and raise her head slightly, Huo Xiangkong slowly lowered his lips to hers. Since even Tao Lingxi did not object, what did he have to hesitate over? In any case, the two of them had already shared that kind of relationship.

“We have to open the door. You know the situation is urgent, don’t you? Or would you rather have everyone sit here and wait to die?” Andrew rarely wore such a sharp expression. His gaze fixed upon them with the urgency of a blade.

Chen Xiang paid no attention to Lian Hongxia’s thoughts and called out loudly, “Is Master Ding here?” Before long, Ding Dian emerged from the house in a set of Chinese-style casual clothes.

When she saw the battle break out once more, Christine let out a long breath. Fortunately, every soldier brought this time belonged to Dilandal’s direct forces; otherwise, some of them might well have deserted in the midst of battle. Even so, if they could not defeat that Bloodstained Lily, everything would still come to nothing.

Huang Deyi was having a hard time under the Japanese assault. Fortunately, he had ample ammunition, and the two sides had reached a stalemate. The Japanese regimental commander had resolved to swallow this rebel force whole, so he gathered all available troops and launched a furious attack. As for what was happening inside the city, he had no time to concern himself with it for the moment. Besides, he had yet to receive any orders from headquarters.

At this thought, Brother Jian revealed a gratified smile for the first time. With this achievement on his record, next year’s evaluation would pose no problem at all. When the time came, he could make a few arrangements through the right people and take another step upward. Even if he was not transferred out of the province to serve in the south, he would at least be able to go to the provincial government and become a vice governor or deputy party secretary.

In war, speed was paramount. The four reorganized divisions transferred from Tongguan to the front, which had previously failed to play any role, now became the main force in annihilating the Twenty-Third Division. Meanwhile, two divisions advancing from the Zhonghe Defense Line to execute a southern flanking maneuver were also moving toward their designated targets. Nearly seventy thousand troops began to form a ring of encirclement.

A massive real-estate drive would inevitably require the government to sell a great deal of land. Yet all the land in the urban districts already contained buildings or housed residents. Property developers were not philanthropists—they intended to make money. They could hardly develop remote suburban plots where no one wanted to go, could they? Their first choice would naturally be prime locations.

By contrast, Qishi found the whole affair unbearably tedious. With humanity facing a crisis of life and death, there were still people with the leisure to concern themselves with such things. Anyone who could behave that way probably was not particularly intelligent. He therefore beckoned to those behind him and led the way toward the exit, intending to ignore the more than one thousand police officers altogether.

Zizhao’s face flushed, then her heart suddenly turned cold. Every word of the discussion reached her ears, sending a chill through her. Though she had been born into an eminent noble family and knew that open and covert struggles between wives and concubines were common, she had spent years on the frontier and had rarely involved herself in the inner household. For a moment, she had no idea how to deal with such matters.

Huangfu Rou froze for a moment. “True or not, I shall treat it as true. This matter ends here, and no one is to speak of it.” Afterward, she had Ling’er place all their luggage in the carriage. She then put on a heavy padded coat, helped Ling’er into the carriage, and personally drove away.

“You! Is that truly what you think of me?” Xing Tianyao stared at Huangfu Rou with an ashen face. When he saw her nod before him, the expression in her eyes showing not the slightest trace of jest, he fell silent.

Chuchu and He Ziyang exchanged a glance before bursting into laughter. The child was simply too adorable.

It was summer, with clear skies and fine weather, and summer was also Hyde Park’s liveliest season. Every year during that time, an event known as a “seatless concert” was often held there.

What surprised Pei Yeling, however, was that the casual conversation had suddenly shifted to the Condensing Profound Pearl. She naturally needed a moment to adjust.

Qiu Xiong’s gaze slowly moved away from Ye Nanpei. When he looked ahead, the hope that had only just appeared in his eyes had already transformed into bewilderment.

No one spoke. The Emperor’s infestation curse had to be kept secret, and they were equally unwilling to discuss the relationship between Weiyang and Changfeng.

Shen Ruxue’s health was deteriorating by the day. With no one to care for her and no nourishing medicines or supplements, she now looked little more than a living skeleton, pacing back and forth in her room each day.

Gu Zeyu looked at Shen Ke. Perhaps it was because he had just been drinking, but he suddenly felt a warmth rise within his heart.

There was silence on the other end of the phone once more. Only after Xiao Bohan prompted her again did Su Manqian say, “Then you go ahead and take care of your business. We’ll talk later. I have something to deal with as well.” With that, Su Manqian hung up without even saying goodbye to Xiao Bohan.

“Autumn Colors Across Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains—” The eunuch read out the name of the dish as a palace maid lifted the golden cover from the platter. The so-called Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains was actually a map of Yiluo fashioned from cubes of beef, with thyme and various fruits and vegetables carved into mountains, rivers, and peaks. Winding through it all was Yiluo’s greatest river, the Red River.

No one knew that Min Sikong, who wore a smile and pretended to remain composed, was already drenched in sweat, his face green with fear.

Three days had passed since the illusionary realm opened. During those three days, Xiefeng had wandered through the realm and encountered relatively little danger. Apart from killing two demonic cultivators at the Desire-Refining stage and a first-level spirit beast, he had scarcely encountered any particularly powerful spirit beasts or cultivators.

That was the most effective line of all. Xu Tongzhi immediately fell silent. He was still somewhat afraid of the young Mr. Lin, whose greatest characteristic was that he always kept his word.

As he spoke, Li Chuyi gave a thorough introduction to the Second Master Hao. In his account, Hao’s already miraculous medical skills were practically capable of mending the heavens. Naturally, he omitted all the frightening parts—he had no desire for the old Emperor to mistake his intentions and think he was seeking someone to assassinate the sovereign.