Chapter 23: The Wounded Dragon Aotian

Su Tian picked up a skewer of lamb and took a bite. "Long Aotian, why did you choose to become a gangster?"

Long Aotian bit into a piece of kidney, took a swig of beer, and only after swallowing did he say, "Who in this day and age wants to be a bad guy? We were poor when I was a kid. We were involved in the underworld, and my father was hacked to death by someone outside a long time ago just to protect us. My mother hated my father with a passion..."

It was certain that the person in the video looked remarkably like Lu Yeming. If it had been an elder or younger sister, Lu Yeming would never have been this resistant, which left only one possibility.

Most of the people present knew Zhou Yi and were aware of the messy troubles he had been facing lately, so they could more deeply empathize with the helplessness and loneliness expressed in his four-line, five-character poem.

Just yesterday, Emperor Zhengde issued an imperial decree bestowing Zhao Yinlan upon the Crown Prince as a concubine, with a date to be selected for her to be brought into the palace.

In just a few seconds, a battle between heaven and man raged in Liu Jimin’s mind. All she could hope for was that Lee Hyun-hyuk would not send any bizarre messages.

Of course, what concerned him most was not this, but the content that appeared when he casually clicked on the first video sent by the other party.

Loki fell silent; perhaps only Frigga could make this rebellious god of mischief instantly quiet.

The other fellow disciples would never agree to it either; besides, with the strength of their Junnan Mountain, there was no need for them to resort to such measures for self-preservation.

"Autumn, how have you been lately? Is your training going smoothly?" Lee Hyun-hyuk asked Kim Autumn, who was in the passenger seat.

The Tier 3 healing potion was quite effective; other than being overly exhausted, she was fine now.

"Just as I expected, your magnetism can control Uru metal as well." Dugar looked up at the sky, his entire figure illuminated by electric light. He showed no surprise, only a look of sudden realization.

"Of course, if you have the ability to do so," the Second Elder said, his entire body glowing with cyan light as he lunged toward Ning Hai.

Weeping, hatred and fury welled up within him. His temper flared, and he rose, intending to rush to the border immediately to slaughter the Liao bandits and avenge his brothers.

"What method?" At the sudden glimmer of hope, Li Aichuan was instantly invigorated, wishing he could drag Misaka Mikoto out of the computer to ask her for clarification.

No matter which angle he viewed them from, they all appeared to be the front, yet they were merely lines, leaving Xiao Yi filled with wonder.

Leng Feng could not help but smile inwardly. It was precisely because of that life-or-death encounter on Immortal Island that the girl had come to value her own strength more and more. It was only expected that she would want to enroll in the military department.

As for the gains from this war, first and foremost were the troop types. Aside from the accidental surrender of the Mo Chi clan, in terms of top-tier units—including the Red Dragon Patriarch, whose power reached the peak of the Destruction tier—they had annihilated five ancient red dragons of the Destruction tier.

"Damn it, those cursed Ten Kings of Hell!" The Four Sea Dragon Kings felt an even deeper hatred toward the Great Li Immortal Sect.

"Hoo!" Ning Hai formed one hand into a claw, his arm whistling through the air as he swiped toward Lin Dong’s chest. Lin Dong hurriedly raised his other hand, which was not restrained by Ning Hai, and threw a punch, attempting to deflect the attack.

Among the cultivation sects of the world, Dragon-Tiger Mountain, Mount Qingcheng, and Mount Mao from the Three Mountains and Five Peaks focused primarily on sorcery; these were Daoist. Within Buddhism, the Hongyuan Temple placed the greatest weight on supernatural powers—this was due to the Blood Vow—followed by the lineage of Maudgalyayana, the foremost in supernatural powers among the ten great disciples of Shakyamuni.

The entire Phoenix Sect’s architecture was situated on Fengming Mountain, built along the mountain’s terrain on both sides of a central bluestone staircase. It appeared completely irregular, with some wooden buildings standing alone while others were connected house by house.

Moreover, Xing Yue’s current mission was to find the Source God and then complete the task that the Source God would entrust to him.