Volume 1 Chapter 26: The Gathering Storm

Shen Qingran steadied herself and walked toward the entrance of the emergency room. Qin Xiangbei was speaking with the head physician, his expression grave.

"Director Wang, what exactly is going on with my father's condition?"

Wang Binhai frowned. "I have been managing Old Man Qin's case all along. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have suffered such severe vomiting of blood."

"This gastric hemorrhage has caused permanent damage to his stomach. His condition has stabilized for now, but I fear he will suffer greatly in the future."

Qin Xiangbei’s face changed instantly. He muttered, "That’s impossible. My father had improved significantly just a few days ago; he even said the stomach pain had subsided."

Wang Binhai tightened his...

Zhang Chi raised an eyebrow slightly. Red Moon was indeed an old fox who had survived for who knows how many years—cunning to the core. He had long since left a backdoor. If Digger truly relied on that avatar core as his greatest trump card, he was bound to meet with disaster.

It was said that County Magistrate Chen used to be a bandit, but he lacked ambition, preferring to guard his own small patch of land.

Before long, they surfaced again, entering an underground space where the entrance to the dungeon lay right before them.

He simply did not want the three children to develop a lazy disposition, assuming that everything would be handled for them even if they didn't put in the effort. This wasn't love; it was doing them a disservice.

He pulled her collar open a bit further, nibbling and biting at her chiseled collarbone, leaving shallow tooth marks, before looking up to admire his masterpiece.

He had been to several places but couldn't find Zhu Erlang or Zhu Mingguang. When he asked several acquaintances, they all said they hadn't seen Zhu Mingguang.

The Emperor felt a spark of amusement. "You aren't crying injustice first?" When royalty or nobles got into trouble, they usually cried injustice and offered flat denials first, only resorting to excuses when they couldn't wiggle out of it anymore.

Yao Youqing looked up, her lowered eyelashes lifting, her heart tightening and her breath stalling.

Chu... naturally knew the medicinal use of... He turned and cast a faint glance at her. Though he said nothing, his manner already made Chizhu quite displeased.

***

In the evening of late autumn, as winter approached and the chill deepened, Chun Shao broke into a sweat from sheer anxiety, gripping Shaoshang firmly to keep her from leaving.

This shout exploded like a thunderclap over everyone's heads, leaving them dizzy and disoriented. The simultaneous appearance of the five top mercenaries was like something out of a legend, yet now it was unfolding right before their eyes, causing their last shred of desire to seek revenge on Rio to vanish into thin air.

After finishing his conversation with Old Man Shi and his martial brother, Chu Nan decided not to linger. He headed outside, got into his car, and drove toward home.

Back in his room, Yi Yongheng began to tidy up. He preserved the remaining purple blood ginseng and tossed his bedding directly into the washing machine, knowing that even if washed, it would be unusable.

He looked at Long Fei carefully once more. Yang Yuxin grew even more astonished. This man was filled with righteousness and possessed a very dense spiritual aura—a type of aura very close to nature, which could be described as the vitality of the natural world. He was truly brimming with energy.

"Could it be that our China truly possesses the Xuanyuan Divine Sword?" Yang Yuxin was shocked, staring at Old Man Huang in disbelief.

The princess was both ashamed and angry, so she went to complain to her mother after daybreak. Little did she know that the housekeeper had already slandered her to the Empress, painting the princess in a very poor light. The Wanli Emperor had long neglected the Empress, who had never borne children and was trapped in a whirlpool of jealousy from favored concubines. Naturally, this malicious complaint hit its mark perfectly.

There was no point in staying here, so she made up her mind to go back. Even if her mother asked, she would accept the consequences and tell the truth.

"The way you hesitate shows you don't look like a leader of a forest bandit gang at all!" Zheng Ziming had no idea that in Huyan Cong's eyes, he looked so formidable. Seeing the faint trace of apprehension on the man's face, he teased him with a smile.

In the second month of the eleventh year of the Chongzhen reign, the Haiyang salt field officially opened for business, with its salt output bought out by five major merchant guilds, including the one led by Gu Yushan. The profits were divided between the Haiyang and Dashan thousand-man garrisons and the Rushan Fortress inspection office. The laborers at the Haiyang garrison also received a new benefit: a portion of salt per person each month.

However, for the Song army equipped with the Divine Arm Bow, this distance was no problem at all. Seeing the enemy hesitating in their formation, Yang Yan immediately gave the order for the Divine Arm Bows to fire first.

None of this had anything to do with You treating Ling's illness, so it didn't matter. You called for Ling and asked Xue Zhi to take a good look.

Lu Beichen's face changed. He had felt there was a slight problem, but he hadn't expected it to be this significant.

Lu Ningxing, having money and power, was willful. While he hesitated, the CEO's phone call came through, and he was scolded on the spot.

"Scum Dad, Uncle Song, what are you two doing?" Yangyang walked over and was very surprised to see them in such a state.

Indeed, the Taiyi Star Sand had been pre-programmed by Old Man Cangxu; after releasing its power once, it would fly back into his hand.

***

"Alright, Mengze, let's wait here for a little while." Kumu, who had calmed Mengze down, sat quietly on the bench.

Watching the changing expressions on Ranxin's face, he knew that if he couldn't say anything, it would lead to the worst possible outcome.

The sheer audacity of the friend request note made Qi Hao raise an eyebrow; the sleepiness that had just begun to surface vanished halfway.

When he looked at Qi Jianguo, the old man's eyes were completely wet, and the tears brimming in his sockets flowed out in an instant.

Klaue crawled out of the car, clutching the piece of vibranium in his hand. Black Panther yelled toward Klaue's direction, "Klaue!" Then, extending his claws, he walked toward him. Clark followed closely behind.

I was stunned, immediately understanding her goal. I switched to "All Mode," locked onto Ruoxi, and charged, slamming directly into her and even stunning her. Without another thought, I picked up Ruoxi and charged straight out of the teleportation portal.

"Alright, no problem." Chu Yan nodded, and the Bee Queen took out her phone and sent the video to Chu Yan, crisp and efficient, without a moment's hesitation.

Li Yifeng didn't think much of it and nodded in agreement. In his view, Mu Yu only wanted to notify him at the critical moment to coordinate an inside-and-outside strike against the Demon Clan, not realizing that Mu Yu actually had other plans.

Several times, when magical beasts passed by and sniffed at the door, she hadn't been afraid at all, as she would have been in the past. What did it matter if she died?

For a time, the disciples of the Chan Sect screamed, and the disciples of the Jie Sect shouted. Because of the darkness descending, the battle between the two sides suddenly fell into even greater chaos. Many cultivators, consumed by inner demons, had blood-red eyes and, unable to distinguish friend from foe, hacked and slashed indiscriminately until they finally exploded and died.

After the group arrived at the Hall Master's residence in the backyard of the Crystal Palace, the Fifth Lady, without any courtesy, walked straight into the main hall and sat in the seat of honor. Ruo Tianyun hurriedly poured fresh tea for the Fifth Lady himself.

We chatted for a long while. At dawn, Qin Yun needed to log off to rest. I pestered her for her address, but she wouldn't say, only telling me that what was meant to return would return. I couldn't sway her, so I had to let it be.

In that instant, I thought of a more fun method, and at the same time, I saw the sky filled with fireballs and arrows raining down. The first wave of the mages' volley and the rain of arrows had arrived.

The kindness of a beauty is a heavy burden, hard to decline. Yang Nan had no choice but to abandon the idea of having her stay in charge of the Eastern Continent.