Chapter 22: Arrested

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“Let’s try somewhere else. The search technique probably can’t cover the entire planet,” Gao Yue said.

He relaxed and soaked for a while. Once some of his weariness had faded, he focused and listened carefully to the movements outside. After confirming that Ouhe had left, he examined the bathroom thoroughly. Only when he found nothing unusual did he slowly circulate his Taiyan True Energy and activate the voice-transmission array hidden on his left arm.

After being struck by the cold wind in the street, Tang Shan began to regret storming out in a fit of anger. He was already nineteen, yet he still acted like such a child. Now that he stood alone on the street, without a friend or relative nearby and with nowhere to go, the cruelty of reality had immediately proven itself.

Cheng Junzhi could not accuse them of negligence. Clearing several hundred tons of coal was genuinely time-consuming and exhausting; it was not a problem that could be solved simply by rushing. Yet dark clouds gathered in his heart. “Why did these trucks overturn at precisely the moment I arrived, neither earlier nor later? That is far too coincidental.”

Fortunately, he still had the Ten-Thousand-Year Yin Spirit Milk to offer in return. Seeing the delight on the ghost cultivators’ faces when they received it, Ye Ziluo was finally able to set his mind at ease.

At the critical moment, Duke Huahua’s close friend came looking for him. The man called Charlie Ibison was clearly of an even higher status than Duke Huahua. As a result, Duke Huahua actually stopped at the most crucial moment, temporarily spared her, and warmly received his friend.

Qing Wei’s heart stirred when he heard the Dragon Emperor’s words. Could it be that their genuine counterattack was finally about to begin?

Liu Bei felt deeply frustrated. He had gathered all his strength and prepared to launch a powerful assault, yet it had produced no effect whatsoever. Lü Bu’s forces occupied Nanyang, then immediately halted their advance and strengthened the city’s defenses, apparently intending to hold it at all costs. Liu Bei glared angrily at Zhuge Liang. He wanted to send troops to retake Nanyang.

All the enemy and allied soldiers around them were stunned. The Eldest Young Master was simply too formidable. Even Lü Bu beneath Hulao Pass had never appeared so composed, had he?

Watching the wrist guard completely enveloped in true fire while remaining as thin as silk, Ye Ziluo finally breathed a sigh of satisfaction. While the true fire continued to temper it, he took out five sharp black claws. They had come from the Gale Fangbeast and were just right for enhancing the wrist guard’s offensive power.

“That Ma Dan is an idiot. The project will be ruined if it falls into his hands. I’m still waiting to use the money. We have to secure the project in its entirety, then use it to raise funds,” Lu Yi’an said.

It occupied more than half of the entire report. They had only noticed it because Si Qiyu, who had gone out to buy breakfast that morning, happened to catch the name Qian Xi in the corner of his eye. He had immediately bought the paper, but after reading it carefully, his face darkened.

“Didn’t you say a few days ago that you wanted pork-and-century-egg congee? It happens that I’m making some for you today,” Yan Xiuzhe said with a smile as he turned around and stirred the pot once more with a spoon.

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“Call my father-in-law and Third Uncle over so we can discuss it together,” Chen Xiu said helplessly. Earlier, he had used public opinion to force several people out of office. Now, they intended to treat him with the same method he had used against them.

As for Li Heyu, once she had spoken, there was no taking it back. She truly intended to marry Li Wei ten days later.

Back then, Ye Qingxia had ruined her reputation and found it difficult to secure a marriage. She had still been extremely choosy, too. If the Zhou family’s relatives had not proposed the Xu family’s marriage alliance, she might still have been suffering at home even now.

Wu Qingsuo had suddenly led a large contingent of Xia troops to the scene, catching the Sui soldiers who had climbed onto the battlements completely off guard.

“Aren’t you afraid that we’ll bully you, only to be beaten up by him afterward?” Xun Yuting also wore an anxious expression.

“Li Jing, take this letter to the magistrate’s office and give it to Constable Liu—or to Prince Tie,” Zhuang Mingjun said. An hour later, he opened the door and stepped out, handing the letter to Li Jing.

Ao Guang watched as the dragon and the man disappeared. He patted one of Jiuying’s heads and moved his lips, though no one could tell what he said. After Jiuying let out several strange cries, it folded its wings and plunged headfirst into the sea.

“But… logically speaking, you should have forgotten what happened in that world. Even if it was only a dream, you would forget everything in it upon waking. You shouldn’t be able to remember,” Ye Qin said, puzzled.

“Head south to the royal capital…” The Grand Chancellor of the Western Expedition pondered the matter. If she went to the royal capital and joined Mu Yunsong, would that not leave Mu Yunsong even less restrained, allowing him to attack the capital without fear?

“Go back to wherever you came from,” Wanzi said coldly. “Anywhere is fine, as long as I no longer have to play your sham husband.”

At that moment, Du Bin was lying in a hospital bed at Jinghai First Hospital, speaking with Tang Mu on his phone.

By now, he could simultaneously activate ten wind blades to attack the same target. Their destructive power was immense.

Fu Bo hesitated, seeming to stop and start, but the meaning he wished to convey was perfectly clear.

It was a threat.

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“Uh…” Su Qi had not yet answered when Song Gan nimbly flipped over the railing and leaped down from the second floor, knocking flat the lackey who had just shoved Tana.

The moment the people heard the title “Deputy Governor Yang,” they immediately cleared a path.

“Fine. Money isn’t a problem. I agree,” Li Qingpin replied at once. Life was rather difficult for him at present. If Bai Fei had not given him a place to stay, he might still have been renting a room even now.

The sea wind dispersed the rain clouds. As the evening sunlight fell across Tang Yan’s face, the modified pickup truck stopped before a row of roadblocks.

It was a level-ten purple-quality helmet. Its attributes were merely ordinary, but once an item reached purple quality—and was level ten at that—it would not come cheap.

“What is it?” Li Yaqin asked. However, after asking the question, the slight flush that had colored her face earlier had already turned into displeasure.

Left with no alternative, he could only investigate matters related to ghosts and other strange phenomena, hoping to find something useful. Unfortunately, he found nothing at all. Most of the accounts were nothing but unfathomable nonsense.

That alluring woman had spoken incorrectly and been slapped herself. Then she saw Zhang Shaogang continue slapping her as well.

The young cavalry general’s purpose was to intimidate the Xiongnu and the nomadic tribes of the north, castrating them psychologically. “How dare you disturb the Grand Minister of the Year! Whoever offends our mighty Han, no matter how far away, must be executed. Don’t think hiding in some remote mountain ravine will keep you safe.” This devastating blow against the Xiongnu later became the spark that led to their division many years afterward.

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