She no longer wanted his affection; she wanted his life!

Lin Xihe hurried all the way to the Monster Exorcism Bureau, only to be told that they had never received a rat demon named A Jiu. Shortly after, word came that the rat demon had been intercepted midway.

Upon receiving the news, the imperial palace immediately dispatched royal sorcerers to apprehend the culprit.

Determined to find A Jiu more quickly, Lin Xihe ventured into the demon realm to ask Yilan Shu for assistance.

Yilan Shu was extremely busy, but he still carved out time to help Lin Xihe with her plight.

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The width was horizontal rather than vertical, meaning the collar and similar areas were quite broad, yet the garment as a whole was very short.

Though her heart was inevitably filled with a multitude of worries, she was utterly helpless to change anything. In the end, she had no choice but to accept the situation as it was. While she still felt a sense of helplessness, she refused to compromise.

"Look at that." Long Shiyi patted Long Xuan triumphantly on the shoulder and followed the security guard inside. Long Shizhe came over to give a pat as well, followed by Long Wu, and finally Long Jiu let out a cold snort before following them in.

"Lord Dean, please lower your head and look at your feet. The life you are leading right now is just as decadent and helpless as ours. Xiyi City—this is the city of doomsday! While it grants the strong vanity, it bestows endless hatred upon the weak!" said the wretched grave-robbing old man.

In the past, constrained by his identity, the brothers who kept company with him, along with Mu Hanyan and others, had suffered no small amount of pent-up grievances. Now that his Absolute Flame Divine Heart was gradually awakening, he was naturally determined to protect those around him.

The streets of Yokohama were packed with people today. Even at two o'clock in the afternoon, restaurants everywhere remained overflowing.

Out on the ocean, the spiritual worlds of all living creatures were connected to the zither. The creatures were peacefully and deeply intoxicated by the moving music, their eyes closed, sweet smiles blooming on their faces.

Boom! Suddenly, a fierce murderous aura surged forth like a tidal wave, sweeping overwhelmingly across every corner of the restaurant.

Long Jiu gritted her teeth, forcefully suppressing the urge to leap up and kick him in a spot that would cut off his descendants, and said coldly through clenched teeth, "I don't have time to entertain you. Get lost!" Talk about terrible luck, running into such an ominous nuisance first thing in the morning. She would definitely have to take another shower later to wash away this bad juju.

Long Thirteen looked back at the dazed Leng Ruobing. "Officer Leng has been through a lot these past few days. You can take a ten-day leave, and upon your return, you'll be promoted to deputy captain. I hope this incident hasn't dampened your enthusiasm for your work." Leng Ruobing seemed not to have fully recovered her wits yet; she merely nodded blankly, showing no other emotional reaction.

Meng Xia had no idea what kind of medicinal pills she had thrown into the pool, but she had kept her soaking inside it for three solid days and nights.

Song Tianpeng was just about to hand over the documents when, unexpectedly, Xiao Shuai slowly shook his head, his expression turning wonderfully peculiar.

Long Xiang's face sank. The title of crown prince was one he had bestowed upon himself, yet this brainless subordinate had actually shouted it out right in front of Long Haishen. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?

Looking at him, Lin Qiaoxin felt an even deeper sense of being moved and guilt, making her all the more eager to send him something as a token of her gratitude.

Along the rugged mountain path, Ye Qing sat inside a carriage while the driver, a burly figure, was none other than Wu Yuanshan.

The members of the Yuan clan had always been extremely arrogant and domineering, and their cultivation levels were quite formidable. Besides, there was even a disciple at the third tier of the Blood Condensation Realm present here.

"To strike the Drum of Grievances is to seek redress for an injustice. Is the Dali Temple refusing to take the case?" An Sheng asked with a fearless, cold laugh.

However, the topics Chen Sihan brought up were all related to her maternal grandparents' family, the Yus. Gu Xinrui did not know much about her grandfather's family, and hearing Chen Sihan talk about it aroused her curiosity as well.

The incoming call displayed an unfamiliar number. Gu Xinrui answered, and a languid voice drifted through the receiver.

The four of them simultaneously applied breath-concealing talismans to their bodies, and upon leaving, they thoroughly erased all traces of their presence at the scene to prevent any powerful savage beasts from tracking them down via the aura they left behind.