Chapter 36

If the Shu forces contribute significantly and break the Wei rebels, will he be able to refuse if they demand Yuzhou as their reward? Of course, even if they were given a hundred times the courage, they would never dare to speak such words in front of He Ziming. In the face of this natural disaster, the good and evil of the human world have lost all their disguises; to survive, they have abandoned everything. Can gambling the fate of a nation on a single province be compared to Deng Ai’s secret crossing of Yinping, where a small force was used to gamble for the merit of destroying a kingdom? To be capable of inflicting such massive harm upon an ancient life-bearing star, it must be the tomb of a Great Saint; nothing else could possibly achieve this. Seeing that they had already claimed him as kin, several other great powers also spoke up, one after another, expressing their willingness to accept Chu Xun as their own personal disciple. In He Zhe’s view, if his young master were used as the benchmark, every man in this world would likely be considered ugly with irregular features. But if one used an average person as the standard, their own men were all quite handsome, were they not? Yang Yi and Wei Yan exchanged a glance, neither giving the other a pleasant look, and both let out a simultaneous, angry snort. From the moment Yun Xi’s incident occurred, He Ziming had ordered that all information within the production crew be completely sealed off. However, Yan Xu did not entrust the procurement to merchants. Although they were highly efficient and worry-free, they were not reliable enough; at least for now, he would not take such a risk. He Baifeng looked at Wang Yaling; in just one month, several strands of white hair had already appeared in her locks. What was even more terrifying was that every time they arrived at a location, the overseer of the porridge distribution would bark orders, forcing the commoners waiting for their bowls to kneel in the snow and kowtow to her. Jiu Qing’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart was shaken; this was no carriage, it was clearly a mobile palace. He had previously assumed that Hengshan Daban and his group would carry heavy crossbows for self-defense while working in the wild, in case they encountered evildoers or wild beasts.

The weight of the iron hammer was a challenge for her; every swing required the exertion of her full strength. Yet, an hour had passed, and the iron plate seemed unchanged. Using the Omniscient Vision to look within, she could clearly observe that her eyes were perfectly integrated, with not a single point of disconnection. The tribute might not have been the best, but it was certainly precious, and the maker was a top-tier craftsman from the Imperial Household Department—equivalent to an eighth-grade engineer decades later. Combined, these factors created something far more high-class than any aristocratic handmade suit. Upon arriving at the office, Shen Yun sat behind the wide desk and said coldly, "I have seen everything that happened today. The hotel is in the business of service; those who arrive are guests. Treating guests this way is just smashing your own reputation, isn't it?" Hearing this, Xiao’s heart sank; five hundred thousand purple gold spirit stones were his absolute limit. If it went even a fraction higher, he would have no choice but to seek help from the Imperial Sect. In the dim room, the scarred man stared at the screen, while in the shadows behind him, two glints of treachery flickered. Subsequently, Su Chen recounted the previous events to the group in their entirety, though to prevent Qi Yue and the others from worrying, he concealed the matters regarding the Star-Moon Seal and Tantai Mingyue. Therefore, Zhang Tiansheng’s body did not possess antibodies for these viruses, and it would take some time for them to be generated. There was no way around it if he failed; as long as he gave his best effort, that was enough. Zhang Tiansheng understood this clearly: if he tried his hardest and still failed, he could not blame himself, only his own poor luck. The man in the cloud-white robes, Yun Shangren, wore an expression of rare confusion and gravity. No sooner had his voice fallen than several powerhouses from the Cloud Kingdom behind him began to move. That man also understood what Yu Chao meant; if they truly came to blows, although he might be able to inflict some damage on Yu Chao, he knew that such an injury would require him to pay with his own life. "I'm going out! Watch the situation, and if it comes to it, just leave with the Ying family!" After saying this, Yu Chao lifted his feet, ready to step out. But Yu Chao and the others had no choice; locking eyes with A-Hao, they stood one in front of the other to block Tie Xiong. Just then, an off-road vehicle suddenly drove behind the artillery tank, and a machine gun opened fire, turning the people inside the tank into a beehive; they were dead beyond any doubt.

"Of course," He Hao said, taking out the suitcase containing the remaining 168,000 crystals from his constellation storage device. Opening it truly startled Raven; she had not expected He Hao to acquire so much in the two days he had been out. They had been able to fawn over Wu Mingyi before, so they could just as easily fawn over Shen Mo in the future—it was their nature, so they did not find anything inappropriate about it. "Sigh! Master’s level of array formation is too high; let it go. Just take a look if you want, don’t waste your efforts!" Shi Ganzhi advised in a measured tone. As it turned out, this folding fan was not merely for decoration; it was actually a top-tier hidden weapon, concealing poisoned needles inside that would seal one's throat upon drawing blood. Although this was not his true homeland, many of his friends were here. If the Star Mountains were to fall and the five great sects were annihilated, then Lei Ming and the others would certainly be unable to live in peace. "I’ve heard of him; they say he has no real skills but is very eager to be in the spotlight," another person said. This sentence struck the top of He Hao’s head like a bolt of lightning, instantly rendering his mind blank. Immediately after, Zhang Xiaofeng moved his divine sense and appeared in the Nine Dragons Space within the Nine Dragons Imperial Jade, bringing Tao Fuyu, the other two, the Chaos Silver Flood Dragon, and the Flying Tiger with him. Sun Jie was amused to hear this; they were at death’s door, yet they were still thinking about negotiating the price. Fine, he would indulge them. The closer the Northern Elder drew, the more composed the soldiers from the Nord Territory became. Their hearts were gradually filled with a cold and desperate rage; behind this age-old feud lay a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood stretching back millions. Zhou Xiao sat on the bed for a while, feeling listless, but threw on a jacket and went downstairs. After He Shujie was reassigned, there was indeed no news of her; she did not appear at Dongsheng, and the domestic headquarters only knew she had been sent abroad to develop the market, without knowing the specifics.