Chapter 26

At Zhong Kui’s call, the search party scattered and then quickly gathered together. Before them lay a vast expanse of ruins, with a gray wall standing in the center.

Aware of the heavy burden upon her shoulders, Gu Yingxi felt her resolve harden. She clenched her fists, changed her clothes before heading to work, and then, after a moment of thought, took a deep breath and tore a portion of her garment.

"I know who you are—the Nine-Heaven Fire Phoenix! Ha ha!" Chu Xiong suddenly realized. Aside from the Nine-Heaven Fire Phoenix, who else could be a bird-kin Great Demon possessing such violent power and an aura like true fire?

In truth, Yu Qi was beginning to grow anxious as well. She only hoped that Taowu would be intimidated and retreat on its own. If a war were to truly break out, her side would have little chance of victory. Yet, Taowu remained more composed than she was, appearing extremely calm.

Qin Zheng frowned. "Why do you care so much about a bird?" She was always so dense when it came to him.

"You should eat a little more." Qin Zheng thought to himself silently, deciding to let her off the hook this time.

Think about it? Liu Zhenhai, for the sake of his great-grandson’s excellence and health, forbade marriage within the family. But listening to his implication, he didn't seem to oppose me being with Liu Yue. Could it be... I was startled, having pieced together the general idea.

Adiya could never have guessed that the weapons Han Ruoxue used were all crafted for her by Lin Shixiong. Each piece had been tempered multiple times with dark metal abilities. The most terrifying aspect of this dark metal was its ability to halt cell division—it was truly a lethal weapon against zombies.

Wan Chongshan was hiding behind the mecha. When he saw the pilot eject, he knew what was about to happen. His pupils dilated sharply, and he let out a hoarse, miserable scream, the pathetic wail no longer sounding human.

The onlookers finally snapped out of their daze and curiously followed behind us, but under the old beggar’s frantic, maddened shouting, they dared not approach.

Wu Tong knew that if Zhou Ming ran into the primeval forest now, he would have a decent chance of survival. If he were lucky, he might even be able to kill those people, though he knew such thoughts were pure fantasy. He understood that for Zhou Ming, this was merely a beautiful wish that was unlikely to succeed.

He Zizai was excited, his spirits instantly lifted. He tidied up his keyboard and quickly typed, beginning to inquire about Su Su’s situation.

"I’ve seen the check-up report; it’s not that serious yet. The doctor says it won’t be too late if the surgery is done before you start school. Alright, I won’t get in the way of your fun, carry on..." Lian Qiao immediately cut the conversation short, lest she provoke the madman side of this man.

Thus, Li Yisi led Zhou Ming and his group toward the manor’s kitchen. Gan Tian had assumed they would be eating immediately, as she was somewhat hungry after such a long flight, and she had felt quite happy when Zhou Ming first brought it up.

"Of course, what did you think?" Jiang Chunmei stuck her tongue out at Liu Yan and ran off with a laugh.

"Hehe, give it a rest. Hurry to the Taiyi Residence dock and wait for me. I’ll pick you up once my boat arrives, and we’ll head to the market," I said hurriedly.

In less than thirty seconds, Shangxian and Old Fu popped out of the window, less than a minute apart.

Yan Shuyu should be at Miaolian Temple right now, not at the Hai Family Pharmacy in the city. And the young man beside her was none other than Zhu Mao.

"Senior brother, why should we fear him? He’s just a swordsman, what’s so impressive about that?" Ghost Three asked, puzzled.

The taste of blood quickly seeped into his mouth. Shou Yang was finally provoked; he broke free with a burst of strength and slammed a heavy punch into Gu Zhihang.

After intense debate, the Mongol Empire decided to attack the Song Dynasty from both flanks. On the right wing, Möngke personally took command, with Kublai and Uriyangkhadai as the left and right vanguards advancing from Yunnan, while Tiege Hului and Daidaer launched a pincer attack on Sichuan from Lizhou and Xingyuan. On the left wing, they ordered Prince Tacha'er and the駙马 (imperial son-in-law) Tieli to attack the Huai regions of Southern Song head-on.

"Tsk, my life is becoming increasingly valuable." Yue Qianqi paused, speaking indifferently as she pushed him away and flashed out of the carriage.

"It’s all taken care of! At the same time, we’ve learned that they are gathering at Pyinmana! This time, there’s even a heavy artillery regiment involved!" Xiao Jiannan said earnestly.

Jing Lin clearly had not expected that her second brother, who usually played so well with her, would be so cold and heartless today. Feeling deeply wronged, she stood where she was and began to sob.

"Is this all you have? Trying to trap me with these silver threads?" Xiao Bu said coldly. At that moment, more than thirty scalpels suddenly hovered behind him, buzzing like poisonous bees, as if waiting for Xiao Bu’s command to slice through the silver threads entangling their master.

At that moment, Song Qi led his troops straight into the trap laid in advance by Bai Yisheng. They were met with volleys of arrows and gunshots. Instantly, the battered Song army fell into the Yan army’s ambush, their formation descending into chaos!

Although he had no home of his own, there were many among the TOP brothers who were scions of complex noble families, and many had heard of such things. But when he heard with his own ears that Gu Zhihang’s true family background was like this, Shou Yang suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

Ever since they found out their boss had fallen for an ordinary CEO, the entire TOP headquarters had been spreading Gu Zhihang’s online information like wildfire.